Scranton Tribune News Briefs Highlight Late-Breaking Reports
The Scranton Tribune describes its fast telegraphic service, claiming fresher news than Philadelphia and New York papers, with news up to 3 a.m. The piece notes staff figures and mentions a political figure, David Rinholt Tinnling Davie, declining an ornamental staff post and opting for private volunteer work.
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Philadelphia
New York
Rinhart Tinnling Davie
Thelaird
Pennsylvania Republicans weigh Quay and Stone futures
A Pennsylvania Republican message argues against Senator Quay as party director seeking to avert internal splits over a Stone candidacy. It warns a convention vote could invite distrust, treasury raids, and a split across tickets, urging leaders to act before the state convention assembles. A closing note mentions a bill to authorize rapid armored cruisers.
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Treasury
Supreme Court ruling bans exclusive city franchise grants
The Supreme Court holds that a city council cannot grant exclusive street railway rights. The Detroit case traced a 1862 ordinance granting monopoly to operate in streets, extended by later councils, and challenged in 1912. The decision implies limits on exclusive franchises for utilities and suggests implications for competing companies in municipal markets.
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Detroit City Railway
Detroit
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Comentia
Lucka Wana Telephone Co Seeks Beranton Rights
The Lucka Wana Telephone company with 10 subscribers on five year contracts seeks access to Beranton street space to lease telephones and services at half the rates charged by the local American Bell unit. It argues constitutional right to do business despite proposed prohibitory amendments. The case signals legal clashes over telecom competition and market access.
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Lucka- Wana Telephone Company
Treeta
Beranton
American Hell Telephone Company
Perhope
Anthracite Freight Rates Spark Regional Coalition Calls
Trade papers note rising agitation among anthracite counties forming associations to push equal rate per ton per mile with bituminous coal. They argue lower freight costs would expand markets and steady work, while railroads push for policy shifts amid broader imperial and naval strategies discussed in Congress and diplomacy.
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Philadelphia
Teéploy Strent
Dewey Cocktail Stirred Headlines Across New York
The piece references a fashionable purple “Dewey cocktail” in New York culture, claiming it sparks bold sensationalism in Paris and New York press. It contends US accountability for foreign chatter and hints at a critique of Supreme Court governance under Pennsylvania influences.
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Paris
United States
New York Journal
Untitled Naval Tale of War Prizes and Patriotism
Fragmentary report describes a postwar law on prize shares and a naval officer named Lampoonie earning £97,000 and urged to sink Cervera. It notes American views on governing colonies and hints at unrest in Port de Paix.
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Admiral Lampoonie
Cervera
Problems After the War and the Anglo-Saxon Spirit
The author reflects on postwar challenges and the responsibilities of leaders and citizens. He warns that national policy could alter character and questions whether the nation remains restless for enterprise or retreats into peaceful industry. He argues the Anglo-Saxon legacy of exploration and nation-building Shapes future choices and urges constructive action.
One Month of War Chronicle From Huffaly Expres
A brief wartime update summarizes battles and maneuvers in the war with Boaln. It notes a bold victory over the Spanish squadron, Cuban skirmishes with notable American aggression, and the arrival of the Spanish fleet in the West Indies as major developments.
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Boaln
West Indies
War readiness critique of American forces in the Philippines
The piece argues army unpreparedness for foreign war and criticizes Washington's military administration and Dewey relief delays. It notes the navy's mixed effectiveness, torpedo boats, monitors, and the need for armored cruisers while warning against overreliance on a national guard. It laments delayed support and forecasts risky naval challenges abroad.
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Hill
Dewer
Manila
Corvern
Putate
Guard
Washington
Pruseli
National Guard
Our Greatest Victory From the Atlantic Monthly
An essay praises removing a scandal of a colonial misgovernance as a righteous surgical act for civilization. It argues democratic institutions sustain progress toward equality of opportunity and well being, urging restraint and caution in wielding power while criticizing foreign entanglements.
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Isa
C'oin
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Atlantic Monthly
Eoath
Astrolabe Weather and Oddities of May Day
The item blends astrological notes, a 4:01 a.m. Wednesday birth time, and scattered chatter about the Spanish American War, local school board rumors, and a statue controversy. A quirky breakfast chat mentions a Pike County visitor and Admiral Dewey, with no decisive news.
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Pike County
Admiral Dewey
China and Crockery Bulk Carload Arrives
We have received a large shipment of white and decorated china and porcelain. See the latest designs in dinner tea and toilet sets offered at low prices from direct manufacturer bulk buying.
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