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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1899
Page
5
A late May report from Bcranton dated May 18 1590 notes no controversy between Mayor Moir and Mr Connell on one point but outlines disputes involving the mayor and his private secretary, with tension extending to the public.
The text debates whether the mayor’s private secretary acted without authority in pressuring Connell toward a Barker company deal. It warns public trust would fall if the mayor is deemed to have been involved or if the secretary remains in place. The issue hinges on trust between the mayor and aide and the Barber affair.
A heated political critique accuses the Barber Company and city officials of corrupt dealings over a Fisher Asphalt street contract. The piece argues the mayor blocked or supported actions for political gain, urging scrutiny and warning of consequences if work remains unfinished or tied up in legal battles.
Roosevelt approves three amendments to the Perm franchise tax bill with aims to shift oversight to the state tax commission, ensure uniform levying, and deduct state tax from local franchise tax. If amendments pass by May 22 to 47, the bill may be signed. otherwise the original act stands. He vows no amendments that emasculate the bill.
Disjointed OCR prose notes suspicion around Private Secretary Hatton and a request for funds from a known corrupting body. The text critiques the mayor’s confidential agent for risk of appearing corrupt and calls for ethical conduct in public service.
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes factional fights within the insurgent camp over the next Republican state convention. Archbald of Lackawanna is praised as a strong candidate for the Supreme Court, while backers shift to Porter of Allegheny. Archbald’s support grows in Northeastern Pennsylvania and beyond, with merit as the test.
The cardinal argues marriage is indissoluble except by death and deems divorce a social plague. He cites 1870s through 1880s figures showing rising divorces, warns of their harm to families, and urges abolition of divorce legislation paired with strict adherence to moral teachings.
A column argues for clearer divorce grounds and uniform statutes while condemning trivial provocations and social mockery. It calls for reform of family law, notes unrest in the Transvaal, and mentions figures like General Gomez and Rear Admiral Watson amid broader geopolitical commentary.
The 4.18 a.m. reading for Wednesday forecasts ambition and anxiety around public figures and political action. Vague omens reference an overblown ego and the danger of fame, urging caution about costly artistic pretensions and the need for practical judgment.
Washington dispatch notes a national committee soliciting subscriptions to fund a home for Admiral Dewey in Washington. The appeal urges immediate donations and promises duplicate date memos with a portrait to each subscriber, aiming to honor his service and provide a winter residence in the capital.
The article details a nationwide campaign to raise funds for a home for Admiral George Dewey, with leaders including Vanderuip Allen Corbin Merry Heath and Jis Li Roberts and a temporary receipt promising a Dewey portrait. It recalls postwar gifts to Grant Sheridan Farragut and a residence for Grant, a Sheridan home in Washington, and a Dewey tribute linked to a portrait.
In a letter to the Tribune editor, Burts of Scranton argues the Barber asphalt contract was a normal business proposition. He asserts free speech rights, praises city officials, and defends the bid process as fair and protective of taxpayers’ interests.
A Philadelphia Ledger letter praises Theodore Roosevelt as an example in public life. It lauds his fearless honesty and clear-mindedness while urging measured reform and practical patriotism to inspire American youth amid political demagoguery.
Poem fragment asking for divine guidance to understand why progress meets resistance in times of civil strife. Author attribution appears as William J. Viseeher in Times Herald, with archaic spelling and prayerful tone.
May 18 notice from Rexford's Scranton urges readers to buy silverware now. It advertises Rogers Reed & Barton and Meriden goods with prices for tea spoons six for eight shillings, table spoons six for 1.60, knives six for 1.50, forks six for 1.90, and lists 132 Wyoming Ave as the address.
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