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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1895
Page
4
The piece quotes the Republican platform favoring bimetallism with gold and silver standards and notes a belief in compulsory education amid arguments over the Farr law. It mentions Governor Hastings and the law’s tested utility across states, urging a fair trial and condemning failure if it fails.
Senators argue Lackawanna and Susquehanna would form the Twelfth with a 182,181 total population and Republican leads, while Luzerne remains Thirteenth. Projections vary by vote basis. potential realignments threaten Schuylkill and Wayne districts. A Pittsburg ordinance targets overhead electric wires, mandating undergrounding a portion annually.
The piece notes Pittsburg utilities set an example for Scranton amid memory of Browning ordinance that required overhead lines to be removed. It questions whether Scranton will pursue a more progressive solution and warns of rising costs and safety concerns from surcharged lines.
A column rails at the administration for denying Admiral Meade retirement and hounding him with remarks of madness while praising his patriotism. It warns the era’s currency quarrel favors silver and criticizes the 1792 statute, urging practical, modern debate. The piece also questions Pennsylvanian appropriations for the Deaf school and hints at political maneuvering around the Meade case and silver policy.
The piece lampoons political maneuvering around senate appointments and apportionments, notes local denouncements of gas magnates, and critiques financial policy shifts. It reflects on Democratic strategies, Cleveland era currency debates, and mentions a Tennessee income tax decision as the era’s fraud narrative shifts.
A collage of humorous vignettes and anecdotes recalls Lever in London meeting Lord Clarendon by chance, then shifts to sweeping notes on Europe’s debt, a 1720 French Academy marvel of rapid growth, a postal mix up about mail, a penny-duel outcome for star showmen Coup and Reiche, a misread excuse from a mother, comic tales of Flossie at the seashore, and a satirical dream of bachelors sold at auction.
Astrolabe cast for Friday May 17 1895 notes Moon rises at 1 41 am. It comments on Christian judgment and a hypothetical stone throwing, mentions bimetallism skepticism and a silver dollar buying steak, cites Harrisburg school-fag defeat, and references the Corbett Jackson Musselman dispute and a St Louis Republic quote about a great chance for a man. It notes a New York Recorder item about sounds in the human voice.
Leading Republican figures in northeastern Pennsylvanian counties oppose proposed coupling of Susquehanna with Lackawanna and Wayne with Northampton Monroe Carbon and Pike. They doubt demand for a new den and discuss potential delegates William Connell Joby T Williams Conrad Schroeder and Major Everett Warren. The Harrisburg Patriot praises Charles P. O Malley of Scranton as a bright young lawyer and devoted legislator.
A mournful ode depicts a worker who built grimy towers with tireless hands and a restless heart. Despite a life of toil and struggle for gold and gain, no blood stains his blameless life as a grave seals his story and loved ones seek God’s blessing.
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