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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1901
Page
4
The document lists kiliter style postal matter and foreign advertising rates. It references advertising agents, class mail status, and price structures for various periods. The text includes scattered names and addresses and outlines charge rates and requirements for notices and applications.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a contested event at a local meeting with unclear details about attendees and outcome. Names and places are unreadable, but the context suggests a dispute or claim discussed during a community gathering.
Unclear opinion on constitutional measure discussed by Judge Arch Bowls Teminows. Rhetoric questions whether municipal actions infringe state constitutional limits and the test remains whether the law stands under the constitution as written. Public works head vows to clean wasp and imends armawalks while conditions remain terrible in the central city.
The piece condemns winter filth in the city as March winds rise and calls for swift action to clean streets. It contrasts sensational labels used for Chinese Boxers and Von Waldersee and notes Christian outrage at atrocities, praising a single righteous stance.
Five reports on Great Britain's reaction to the amended Hay-Princefor canal treaty claim Britain opposes renegotiating terms and seeks to avoid abrogating the Clayton Bulwer treaty. The English government reportedly prefers cautious negotiation with the United States and anticipates Congress may not push immediate ratification. Labor factions and operators prefer to avoid a strike while continental railway interests loom large.
In Philadelphia a heated debate over tax revision and appeal powers pits Anti Ripperites against supporters of shifting control away from the court. The bill faces committee delays and may test political factions as Buffalo and Chicago comparisons loom.
The article discusses self supporting students and the rise of college access for ambitious youths. It notes many now fund education themselves and seek practical paths, while colleges adapt by offering aid to the impoverished and allowing opportunities through college affiliated work.
Residents near Yale hire students for groundskeeping, bookkeeping, door sales, event invites, canvassing, pet care, debt collection, library cataloging, guiding tours, organist work, and office duties. Young people find high earnings through stenography, typing, music, or reception tasks. poverty not a barrier to education.
Treasury estimates detail imports and exports for ten major nations through the latest month, comparing current year figures to the previous year. United States exports lag by about 10 million when matched to January 1901, while United Kingdom exports rise by around 90 million in the same period, with varied changes across France Austria Hungary Canada and others.
The Blakely borough invites applications for the engineer job at the electric plant. Applications must be received by March with communications sent to Frank P. Benjamin, Secretary, Weekville, Mo. W Williams signs as president of the council.
A crowded snippet shows multiple want ads including a 12 day trial offer for employment, a Philadelphia address for promotions, and several “Situation Wanted” notices from various individuals. The page also lists international trade figures and country summaries with dates and monetary values.
Railroad timetable notice lists trains dated 2001 from Scranton to New York Philadelphia and intermediate stations via D and L R with routes to Bethlehem Easton Meading Geneva Rochester Buffalo Niagara Falls Chicago and western points. Pullman parlor cars are noted between Wilkes-Barre and New York Philadelphia and the Lackawanna line offices are cited for inquiries.
Fragmented schedule notes show trains moving between New York Philadelphia and regional hubs. Entries list times for departures from Scranton and Utica with numerous stops including Kingston Binghamton and Northumberland, reflecting a dense travel page from a historic timetable.
Fragmentary OCR item notes a Truro gathering with a train to Mawler and a named event at 1 am and 2 pm. It mentions a New Vek location and a September date, but many words are garbled.
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