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Newspaper

Scranton Tribune

Location

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1900

Page

7

The Scranton Tribune Published Daily

The Scranton Tribune is published daily by The Tribune Publishing Company at pitty cents a month in this historic notice.

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Roosevelt in Print Surges Amid Political Nonsense

The piece mocks public fuss over Theodore Roosevelt’s name in print while noting his active persistence. It highlights a theme of visibility versus substance among political figures and observers.

Theodore Roosevelt le Teddy

Nominating the Vice President at the Philadelphia Convention

The piece discusses who will be chosen as vice president, weighing Postmaster General Smith against Secretary John D. Long. It argues for Smith, noting his qualifications and Pennsylvania support, while acknowledging Long as a plausible alternative and praising his qualities. It praises Pennsylvania Republicans and envisions Smith as the preferred nominee for national unity and strength.

Smith John Long Brith Thoes Pennsylvania Republican Organization Pennsylvania Ples Ax Navy McKinley Simpson-Sehley Behley John D. Long Russia Charles Emory Smith

Secretary Root Praises Harvard Cuban Teacher Program

The letter to President Eliot commends Harvard’s plans to host and educate Cuban teachers and students this summer. Root notes strong interest and potential in Cuba’s bright pupils and native instructors, stressing the duty to start the educational process promptly.

Root Eliot Harvard University Harvard War Department Cuba

Educational Aid for Cuba Seen as Key to Stable Self-Government

The text argues Cuba needs new ideas and self-government practices. It promotes sending 1,450 teachers to Massachusetts to learn from Harvard and U S institutions, to return and educate Cubans nationwide. It praises Cuban effort and predicts peaceful, prosperous reform through organized education rather than external rule.

Cuba Haiti San Domingo Massachusetts University of Harvard

Embezzlement Risk in Cuba Postal Service Sparks Political Debate

The text argues a system to prevent embezzlement in Cuba’s postal service is needed amid concerns that colonial appointments become the prey of carpetbag politics. It contrasts British civil service tenure with American colonial practices and notes Postmaster General Smith’s claim that appointments were based on merit, not politics.

Postal Service Cuba Philadelphia Ledger Ays Ledger Ffaire Great Britain Postal Department Smith

Cuban Cuba and Philippines governance and reform discussio

The piece critiques Neeley and carpetbag government in Cuba and Porto Rico flipping to praise for honesty under a reform mindset. It notes the need to test character in practice and to punish the guilty while improving weak areas. It also mentions oleomargarine taxation debates and calls for a reorganization of the consular corps. It ends with observations on Towne and Lord Roberts with light political and military notes.

Neeley United States Indiana Cuba Porto Rico Philippines

Daily Horoscope Drawn by Amacchus Tribune Astrologer

Astrolabe cast for Saturday May 12 offers wry aphorisms about ambition eloquence and luck. The misquoted lines note room at the top for the elusive, the pessimist’s blinded view, and warning about too many high balls for a pitcher.

Amacchus the Tribune

Trade in 1890s Foreign and Domestic Textiles And Wool Trade

English yarn imports rise while domestic mills gain on Continentals and Japanese goods. White shirting quality improves as demand grows. cotton goods show mixed gains with chinties and flannel up. Exports valued at 11,741,802 taels, railways likely to double trade.

Milla Japan China

Bevery Smith Gains Favor as Republican Vice Presidential Pick

From the Lebanon Daily News comes the note that Mon Charles Bevery Smith, a popular politician, is gaining favor as a candidate for vice president on the Republican ticket. His nomination would bolster McKinley and McKinley Smith would provide strength and broad popularity to the ticket.

Charles Bevery Smith McKinley Smith

Empty Nest Echoes of a Lost Summer Love

A poem fragment notes birds flown east and a silent wood while a speaker clings to a cherished woven keepsake. It laments four passionate joys passed and the ache of a severed bond, recalling Margaret E. Sangster in a faded Leslie's page.

Agin Margaret E. Sangster Leslie

Three Piece Bedroom Suites at $20 Catch Eye and Interest

The article highlights a $20 three piece bedroom set drawing attention for its eye catching design. Construction and finish are noted as superior, and the price is seen as offering better value than anything previously available at that cost.

Common Sense in Law from the Indianapolis Preps

A defense of U S sovereignty argues against a Cuba connection to deter charges of embezzlement by a U S official. It maintains the government may prosecute crimes against itself anywhere in the world and that extradition technicalities should not bar trial.

Cuba Neely United States

China’s Trade Surges With Rail Openings in 1800

A Treasury Bureau report from Imperial Maritime Customs notes China’s 1800 foreign trade reached new heights, aided by railways and stable exchange. Internal commerce flourished as lines from Pekin to Hankow advance, with the Russo-Chinese border line and new corridors boosting transport and prices.

China United States Treasury Bureau of Statistica Imperial Maritime Customs Service of China Rire Newehwang Tirtain Monkden Manchuria Pekin Hankow Chingting Sankow Yellow River Taku Tieotuin Heyend Bhanhaikwan Nowchwang

The Man for the Place

As time passes the field of McKinley running mate candidates narrows to Charles Emory Smith the postmaster general of Pennsylvania a distinguished and honored citizen of the state.

McKinley Pennsylvania Charles Emory Smith

Duplicator and Office Aids on Trial in Local Office

The ad offers the Neostyle Duplicator capable of 2000 copies from one original writing and 1500 from typewritten manuscripts. It mentions agency representation and a trial period for the duplicator, pencil sharpener, and paper fastener in the reader’s office.

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