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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1895
Page
4
An urban promotional piece extols Scranton as a healthy coastal metropolis with high elevation above tide and ample electric power. It cites population estimates, registered voters, school property value, and children counts while urging new industries and growth despite political party obstacles.
Critics question President Carson and the board of control for rewarding new members with multiple chairmanships while veteran educators receive obscurer roles. They warn the move could politicize the board and harm educational interests, urging the community to resist the spread of a pugilatic contagion.
The Collins bill seeks to allow mayors of third class cities toseek reelection. It argues that a mayor with a full first term should be eligible for a second term to continue beneficial city service. The piece compares mayoral tenure to corporate leadership and notes risks of prolonged power. It contends that effective leaders deliver public benefits, while ineffective ones would not be saved by longer terms.
A columnist endorses the Collings bill to curb patronage in third class cities like Scranton. The piece argues limited executive power reduces self serving re election exploits and preserves good government amid close public scrutiny. The note also covers a letter from an anonymous A P A sympathizer and urges accountability through signed contributions.
A bill approved by the senate proposes a five member Superior court of appeals to relieve the overcrowded Supreme Court. Judges would be appointed by the governor before July 1 and serve until January 186. Five more judges would be elected in November for ten year terms with limited voting to four candidates to ensure minority representation. The court would sit at least annually in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Harrisburg and salaries would be 7500 dollars. The measure aims to elevate justice and reduce petty appeals, with the Supreme Court reporter allowed an assistant at up to 2000 dollars annually.
Harrisburg report outlines a mill introduced by Senator Stiles to regulate liquor sales to club members. The plan sets a 10 dollar license for every initial hundred members, escalating by tens for each additional hundred, with a maximum cap of 1,000 dollars per club. All members must be adults and disclose full information with licensing.
The passage questions whether defeat of the proposed amendment would turn the Telegraph editor into a libel plaintiff under existing law. It suggests contemporaries may console him, noting tension between justice and perceived overzealous reporting.
The Tribune astrologer offers whimsical forecasts for a child born on this day and cautions on noon favors and signed papers. It quips about a bell’s gentle peal to John Demuth and lightly references political chatter in Scranton and Florida orange crop concerns.
The article argues painting as the best real estate investment, noting paint protects structures and reduces repairs. It warns against cheap finishes and urges using only pure white lead and trusted brands like Atlantic, Boymer-Bauman, Jewett, Davis-Chambers, Pahinestock, Armstrong & McKely, and National Lead Co.’s tinting colors.
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