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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1900
Page
5
Ten pages analyze the bargaining bloc as it clings to confidence that it can outlast Quay. Reiterations hint at skepticism amid ongoing political maneuvering and public doubts about the alliance’s strength.
The piece critiques calls for a Democratic reorganization as a quarterly after election theme. It questions meaning and feasibility, noting risks of losing votes if aims include purging populism or extremism or remaining inert. It cites party loyalties shifting toward Republicans. It ends with a note about John Wanamaker congratulating McKinley and his impact on GOP races.
The Republican national committee funded 15000 public meetings and distributed over half a million dollars in literature. The Perry St Heath led literary department produced concise, clear materials to inform voters, reducing ritual campaign spending. The piece argues for voter education via documentary materials over traditional party machinery. It notes Russia’s denial of hardship amid international campaign chatter.
A report warns that manipulating the cost of meat without livestock price changes hints at a conspiracy to extort money. The issue touches common law, Sherman anti trust law, and interstate commerce implications as state remedies seem potentially limited. An eminent Washington commentator weighs in on the federal angle.
Walter Wellman of the Chicago Times-Herald argues Republicans face loss if seen as the party of wealth and trusts. He urges purging elitist links, enacting reform, and regulating tariffs and war taxes to show the party serves the masses. He cites Bryanism’s past and notes Syracuse sold a street railway franchise to the highest bidder.
A short congress session will tackle more than routine funding as lawmakers debate the oleomargarine tax, a canal treaty, an army expansion, ship subsidies, reapportionment, tax cuts, and colonial issues. Farewell speeches and ongoing party concerns frame a busy, uncertain political season.
Reading about future population estimates from MIT economist Pritchell, the piece cites a 1950 projection near 200 million nationally and suggests Scranton could reach about 250,000 if local residents invest in development. It warns industry departure signals urgency for civic efforts to counteract decline.
The article emphasizes the city’s long standing public spirited stance and its readiness to support fresh business ventures, warning that this reputation must be preserved.
The Virginia legislature backed a Franklin sample dispensary selling whiskey in half pint packages with front-door access only. Profits split with one quarter to the state and three eighths to Franklin for general and school funds. After six months the venture netted $600, with $150 to the state, boosting talk of state control of saloons. The Ice inquiry into Tammany failed to implicate Mayor Van Wyck, though Tammany faced censure.
Indiana reports advocate a recommendation for Harry 8 8 as secretary of war position. The current holder remains the preferred choice and no rival exists among peers.
The Associated Press dispatch reports the Philippine civil commission in Manila inaugurating public legislative action. Five members including Judge Taft passed four bills totaling $2,010,435.02 Mexican money for insular needs. General Wright and General MacArthur oversee highway and bridge work to aid pacification and employment, with Senor Torres seeking safeguards against malfeasance and ensuring laws are properly implemented.
The commission approved a million plan for road and rail development in Banet Province, with General Wright backing a survey for a mountain railroad and prospects of coal, cattle, and health benefits. A separate bill funded salaries and schooling studies, while open public discussion remains a feature of the commission's process.
A Philadelphia Press item misstates J D Mitchell and Scranton history. The region was Slocum s Hollow named for Joseph Slocum, later called Harrison, then Scrantonia briefly before Scranton became the borough and city. Mitchell served as pastor of the early Presbyterian church, and local settlers including George W Scranton and Joseph J Scranton helped found the Lackawanna Iron and Coal company.
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes voting machines with acclaim in New York state and Elmira New York where results were announced swiftly. It argues machines could have sped the national result, contrasting with the Australian ballot and predicting ballot voting will be replaced by machines in time.
The New York Sun advances a critical view of William Jennings Bryan calling him a hollow theatrical figure whose long talking and evasive conduct undermine his claimed honesty. It argues his sincerity is self created and that his rhetoric has blurred into unreliability, with readers recalling his prior missteps.
A Cleveland tale recounts a woman choosing her husband’s shaving brush to mix blue paint for her kitchen. Aimed at avoiding help, she applies the paint, causing her husband to awaken to a blue face in the mirror, provoking laughter and relief at the comic mishap.
A collection of anecdotes about Henry W. Paine of Cambridge noted for sharp repartee and a courtroom defense of a 15 year old arson suspect. The second tale describes a crowd gossiping over a horse wagon mishap ending with the driver driving away as spectators conclude the horse was sick.
The November 10 issue of The Saturday Evening Post highlights John W. Foster on American diplomacy, Frank A. Vanderlip’s The Onward March of American Train, and Carter Harrison on city modernity. It includes General Wolseley sketches, Pioneer Plainsman anecdotes, fiction like Senate Bill 678, and essays by Loomis, Harrison, Flandrau, Fraser, Dunbar, and Day. Booker T. Washington is praised as a leading post-slavery figure.
Edwin Erle Sparks reviews Washington Haw’s Up from Slavery influenced studies and Alfred Honington Chath’s portrait. The Outlook excerpt and forthcoming work trace migration routes and continental movement. Scott, Foresman & Co will publish the book with photographic reproductions and rare woodcuts.
A historical reflection on the resilience of American democracy after civil strife, praising the election process and popular sovereignty. It asserts lasting unity, warns against threats to republican government, and forecasts growing inclusion of southern states in national sentiment, with McKinley’s upcoming inauguration noted.
The Pittsburg Dispatch reports ongoing claims and counter claims over the Pennsylvania senatorship as Quay wins most battlefields while anti Quay managers promise possible defections. The piece notes Quay’s rehabilitation, party endorsement, and predicts the control of legislature and senatorship by Quay and allies, with future outcomes hinging on use of opportunities.
The Great Seal uses over four hundredweight of sealing wax monthly under the Lord Chancellor. A Rowen crematory has opened and others are planned in Havre and Marseilles. France cremated 4,514 bodies last year. In Minora Philippines hummingbirds attack a huntsman in large numbers, causing injuries.
Finley’s presents a expanded selection in Dress Trimmings with lace by the yard and all-overs. Jackets Boleros Collars Fibus Ties feature real handmade Irish Russian Arabian Cluny Point Venice and Duchess lace. New Marie Antoinette Applique Re naissance pieces offered along with lace gauntlets and gold threaded all-overs.
A large assortment of miniature calendars suitable for fancy work and designs has arrived. Stock in this limited line sells quickly, so customers are urged to secure their selections now.
The Mercereau and Connell store invites friends to call and see them. They express pride in their shop and prefer testimonials from customers over self-promotion.
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