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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1895
Page
4
Elevation above tide at 740 feet marks a city poised for expansion with an estimated 1895 population near 100,000 and 20,599 registered voters. School property valued at $900,000 and 12,000 children, plus cheap electric power, position the city as a leading northeastern Pennsylvanian hub for new industries.
A political editorial argues that the Democratic party cannot be trusted on currency reform and silver, dismissing fears of a strong silver stance at the next Democratic convention. It urges Republicans to apply protection platform principles to restore silver to parity with gold and prevent a flood of cheap foreign silver. It praises Mayor Strong of New York as a principled patriot and calls for open, courageous liberty.
In a Northern city eminent citizens of Protestant and Catholic faiths unite against the American Protective Association. They defend the shared human bond and oppose sectarian violence while backing harsh punishment for Minneapolis killer Harry Hayward as necessary self defense.
A city joint estimates committee balks at paying a landscape gardener for Nay Aug park, approving 2000 for labor and 100 for a lone police officer amid calls that the park would serve the South Side West Side and North End. The piece defends park philanthropy and criticizes anti park resistance as harming public good.
Readers argue that Brooks law grants excessive licensing discretion to judges. A Pittsburg reader warns that modern travel and alcohol use distort the old public license concept, urging that local opinion should restrict licenses where residents oppose them.
Fragment discusses political rhetoric, mentioning a demagogue and defeat for democracy. No clear event, date, or identified persons beyond generic references.
The Tribune presents a daily horoscope by astrologer Amacchus. An astrolabe cost is noted as 1.38 with reference to an early March timing. The entry reads as a brief astrology notice rather than a prediction of events.
The Pittsburg Commercial Gazette ridicules partisan organs over the Farr compulsory education bill and argues its moderate provisions demand sixteen weeks of schooling for eight to sixteen year olds with home instruction and exemptions for absences. Scranton items note E. H. Sturges as director of Lackawanna Tron and Steel, praise Colonel Jim J. Ripple’s National Guard promotion, and discuss local corporate representation. News includes praise for local leadership and concern over broader political moves affecting education and governance.
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