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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1895
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR lists names and roles including P Kingsbury president and W W Davis business manager. The passage appears to be a masthead or staff line from a periodical, with partial titles and roles.
An obituary honors Eckley Brinton Coxe as a prominent mining engineer and Democrat who shaped the model mining village at Drifton. He led as president of the American Institute of Mining Engineers and held other key posts, renowned for honesty, integrity, and dedication to workers and state progress.
The article notes a daily rise in proof of past corruption in Chicago city government. It cites a former senator and a New York case of $50 000 yearly labor charges with no work proven, arguing Americans tolerate public graft more than private theft and show little public interest in municipal affairs.
The piece critiques public interest in investigations, noting that citizens occasionally demand inquiry when frauds rise but quickly lose interest. It argues moral inertia allows hucksters and tricksters to operate freely and questions the average American's understanding.
Editorial warns a general strike by miners in Western Pennsylvania Ohio West Virginia Indiana and Illinois could devastate business recovery and spark riots and lawlessness. It urges miners to distance themselves from militant leaders and considers punishment for those driving unrest.
The editorial blasts Justice Jackson's vote on the income tax ruling, arguing the Supreme Court's decision serves a partisan aim and tarnishes the court's reputation. It predicts Republican policy will seek repeal of the tax and notes administrative shifts in Scranton journalism and hints at Morton’s GOP presidential bid.
A broad survey remarks on strikes signaling recovery, tax ideas for beer, newspaper shifts in Wilkes-Barre, and Cleveland gold debates. It notes Brazil adopting a gold system, praises cultural growth, discusses immunity talks, Cuban rebels, and Handley estate fraud. It also comments on Cleveland era politics, Philadelphia finance, and upcoming events in Chicago and Russia relations.
J W Donta of Scranton voices objections to a Scranton Republican piece quoting board of trade leaders who urge industry to abandon merita or fail without substantial support. He questions the board’s focus on member convenience and speculative stock aims, urging attention to public goods and local improvements.
The Press comments with approval on editorials from two Republican Kentucky newspapers endorsing a gold unit of value and opposing international bimetallism. It suggests a move away from the weak international bimetallist position, noting the struggle against advocates of bad money.
A collage of fragments from a Philadelphia Inquirer piece and other papers, weaving vignettes of a city man and a girl and a fisherman's life. It includes playful lines about a shave for a night out and a boy’s angling antics, plus brief verses on ambition and modest triumphs.
A Cleveland Plain-Dealer piece quotes folk wisdom on saying no to others. The poem-like vignette contrasts a man who respects proverbs with a bill-collector and a woman in church scrutinizing her Dutch bonnet while the preacher addresses his text.
A quirky column warns of spring fever for a child born that day and predicts Saturnian influence and a future marriage to a china painting wife. It then shifts to mock advice for gold bugs and a jab at President Cleveland’s trout fishing success and foolhardy investments.
Fragmentary OCR data shows numbers and names incomplete including 100 £ 27 $135 190 Im 78 Curly Birch and 100 ty 0a) i.
A reflective verse notes that no man can uphold fame forever and that humble acts endure. It contrasts the rust of time with the crown of glory, praising a simple life and quiet contentment over public acclaim.
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