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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1897
Page
6
Early tallies suggested Swallow led with 2 500 votes but final counts soared to 4 774. Beacom Natiman and Wiggins followed, draining Beacom and drawing Natiman away from the ticket, leaving the body of the slate Republican while the head and tail went Democratic. Mc Caouley carried the county against La.
The text records district designations and ward references across City and County voting divisions. It lists First through Fifth districts with wards and boroughs named such as Throop and Waverly, noting totals and counts for each division and the overall vote tallies. The passage includes scattered figures and names linked to district boundaries and local divisions.
With late afternoon results in, Koch tops county returns securing the largest vote and clear plurality. The tally shows a decisive lead amid a tight contest as precincts finalize counts and propose a victorious outcome for Koch.
Norton supporters quieted boasts as incomplete returns favored Langstaff opponents. Schadt Heuster and Book trailed with Daniels and Warnke in next highest votes. Okell and Prohibition gains drawn from Republican ranks. Pryor leads Schadt by 218, testing outcomes.
The account notes a tight race among candidates with Pryor poised to defeat Schadt by an estimated 2600 votes if weather and party winds aligned, but the outcome remains uncertain as the day ends. Wiggins and Doherty show limited concern, while Law’s friends take little action.
A readable fragment mentions Percen Beonn with references to a sequence of numbers or ordinal terms. The text is incomplete but indicates names and a possible event or countdown. No clear date or location is identifiable from the fragment.
The county cast under 18 000 votes for the head of the ticket while over 24 000 voted for register. Last fall the head of the ticket drew 41 087 votes. County total registered voters are about 45 000.
The article reports a US postal deficit of 11.4 million dollars in the last fiscal year with total receipts around 42.6 million and expenditures about 46.1 million. It blames costly second class mail and dime novels for losses while contrasting Britain France and Germany surpluses. It urges congressional action to fix the transmission of light literature and curb wasteful spending.
A Clinton grocer recalls a Civil War veteran who refused a pension, insisting he can support himself. The piece praises independence, bravery, and dislikes partisan views, noting Major Balmon among those admired.
A sensational El Reno case involves a couple posing as man and wife after fleeing their spouses. While awaiting Kentucky requisition papers they met at a principal hotel, ran away to Texas, and aroused pursuit as the injured husband and wife from Kentucky arrived to press arrest.
The Kentucky officer returned home after release and told the local paper a rattlesnake would bite him if he ever traveled a thousand miles again to hold a couple of men trade wives.
An Irish diver Pat joins a Boston crew in a shallow water job wearing a helmet. After minutes with no sound, a firm pull on the rope signals Pat to rise. He jokes about the helmet and offers to remove more gear before finishing the task.
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