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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1896
Page
4
The Scranton Tribune announces no hostility to Hon. John R. Farr and states it declined support, not forecasting his chance, while expressing willingness to see him secure a good chairmanship. The notice appears in the Scranton, November 13, 1896 issue.
The Philadelphia editor is accused of backing Wanamaker over Charles Emory Smith for the U S Senate. The piece argues Wanamaker lacks the qualities for high office while Smith would better represent Philadelphia and the commonwealth. It condemns corporate influence and notes Dupuy de Lome’s disputed remark on a possible war with the United States.
In a 19th century banquet letter, President Cleveland urges New York Chamber of Commerce members to maintain vigilance for sound money and pursue thorough reforms to secure financial safety. He notes the 1896 rise of business political action and calls for continued business reflection in politics, criticizing Bryan as a diminishing voice.
President Mitchell files answer denying the opinion that the Scranton Board of Control failed in its duties. The document states the board did employ Mr. McCloskey and disputes the declaration in question.
The board backed a decision to not finalize a teacher contract citing a legal loophole that may release them from financial obligation. It notes several other teachers lack formal contracts and urges insistence on written agreements. Meanwhile ex-Speaker Boyer sees growing support as the Harrisburg speakership race tightens with a new political combine forming.
A historical critique argues the Taylor incident shows corporation responsibilities to the public and calls for ballot law reform. It contends a quasi public company traded services for a franchise and faced fair dealing questions while urging certification of candidates to counties thirty days before elections to ensure proper ballot printing.
A brief discusses Allegheny county Commissioner Mercer backing church property taxation as a potential study for the next legislature. It notes New York clergy also favor equal treatment of religious and charitable property, and argues for private generosity over state action, while acknowledging unlikely Pennsylvania moves soon. It then shifts to a chaotic Scranton anecdote about a car track obstruction and local constables.
The Cleveland World cites Lord Macaulay’s 1857 warning on demagogues and famine, noting the American voter’s role in choosing leaders amid adversity. Indiana Republican congressmen elect require postmaster applicants to publish claims by vote, with Pennsylvania mentioned as a potential change. A Forest City case recalls a boy harmed by a traveling hypnotist, prompting calls for expert inquiry.
An eight page Daily Tatler from Stone & Kimball in New York debuts as a book review column with literary gossip and critiques. It showcases signed pieces by witty writers and aims to inform readers on Dramatic and musical critiques. The piece highlights Wanamaker as a public figure with effective speaking and broad appeal.
The war lord of Germany finds it hard to restrain free speech as even in a land used to authority dissent persists. This is presented as evidence that the current era is democratic in nature.
A collage of light humor and human-interest notes from different papers. It includes a stage audience anecdote about smuggling clap sticks to applaud a villain, reflections on marriage as chance, a moral fable about selling a sister for gold, a joke about restaurant eggs, a preacher’s choir tale, a gas bill remark, a pencil-sketch of a Scranton figure’s divorce and career shift, and a quip on lawyers.
William Young pursues a new play based on The Rajah while Olga Nethersole mulls a French period drama if the first production succeeds. Madame Melba notes broad at home training. Frechette writes a blank verse play for Sarah Bernhardt on early Italian history. Irving and Wyndham will close theaters for a London Benevolent Fund dinner. A Montreal critic hails Booth era Hamlet interpretation by O Neill as best since Booth. Julia Marlowe Tabor sues Frank Howe Jr over pay claiming name value and consent for reduced earnings.
The article asserts that Great Britain recognizes the Monroe doctrine not as law but as an impassable, incontrovertible fact backed by American might. It declares the doctrine’s protection of American republics from European encroachment by the United States, asserting the U S will fulfill this guardian role regardless of formal treaties or jurisprudence.
The Times Herald notes a political shift wrecking the dollar industry as a reformist head governs with a single cent per two, undermining the traditional exchange and hurting local commerce.
A fragment describes a man named Adame Freeman as a capable, valuable person. The note portrays him as an all around good fellow who often proves himself trustworthy and dependable.
The text notes a child born on this day will notice an apparently unlimited stock in a valley. It mentions Billy Bryan and his lack of big headlines, Uncle John Wanamaker’s patriotic sacrifice, and that a dollar pair of shoes causes pain yet is preferred to a dollar shoe. Amacchus offers advice not to change your mind too often.
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