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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1899
Page
5
The Scranton Tribune announces its daily publication schedule and mailing details from Mitty Center, with New York office in 189 Novem Bt and advertising agent Vreeland. It invites letters from readers under real names and notes post office classification as second class.
In a Nov 2 1869 report from Bcranton the borers are said to face similar scouting difficulties as American troops chasing Aguinaldo, hindering efforts against Ceci Rhodes.
The article argues for relief options from the Scranton Water Company charges, including voluntary rate cuts, competition, or government action. It discusses economic and political implications, potential arbitration, and the influence of public opinion and key figures in urging reform.
Kohlsaat reports on McKinley and Hanna shaping the secret history of politics. From 1896 to 1897 McKinley leaned on Hanna as adviser and friend, kept a cabinet slot open for him until three days before inauguration, but Hanna refused to accept to avoid political payoff.
Official Ohio returns reveal Nash the Republican won 417 109 votes, McLean the Democrat 268 178 and Jones the Independent 106 221, Nash leading by 49 020 with 920 446 total ballots. Jones dominated in Cuyahoga Hamilton Lucas and Franklin counties.
A critique portrays alleged accusations against Colonel Metcalf and General Funston as manufactured. It notes Secretary Root may retire Shafter, mocks Aguinaldo rumors, and ridicules trials and officials, arguing political motives and timing taint the charges and actions of prominent figures.
A mixed era poem fragment includes Walter Herries Pollock lines on death as a sacred voyage and Edwin M. Abbott styles of romantic verse. It features love, quest, and cosmic imagery across brittle stanzas and archaic spellings. The piece ends with a comic note on advice about mistakes and worries.
The report covers champagne consumption in New York, marriage rates in Ohio, declining military deaths per thousand, Rochdale cooperatives, French advertising revenue by poster size, fines for poster methods, tumblers and glass design, and a Roman camp discovery on the Narenta riverbank with walls, gates, towers, and artifacts suggesting a Noric era origin.
A Wyoming avenue silk sale offers about nine hundred yards of black brocaded silks at near 50 percent off. Regular 75 cent to 2.50 quality brocades reduced to 3sc to 1.25, plus fancy silks in stripes checks and plaids at deep discounts. Christmas gifts suggested with a grand display at the silk aisle entrance.
A Scranton shoe retailer offers today only a large selection of Women’s Shoes priced at 2.60 a pair, with 300 pairs from brands like French Kid and Vici Kid in sizes from A to FE. The sale emphasizes hand-turned soles and hand welts and marks the price as far below usual 3.50 to 4.00 ranges.
The article reports Finley staged a meteoric display that failed to impress, with the event described as flat and disappointing. It discusses organizers and attendees reacting to the lackluster showcase and the outcome of the spectacle.
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