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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1898
Page
4
The Scranton Tribune is rushed to publish Danity on Sunday by the Tribune Publishing Company at fifty cents a month. A foreign advertising agent is mentioned. The item notes an entry at Port of Piorn and references cabinet chatter about Colonel Stone with amusement.
In a defense of Professor Pennington the author cites the treasurer’s report showing he earned a net fee for six weeks of operatic work on The Gondoliera. Critics are challenged to match his effort and payment, a defense offered without Pennington’s knowledge. Dispatches from Pare reference Spanish commissioners and Judge Day’s silence on a climactic claim.
The Albright library should serve as a hub to spread culture to suburbs. The West Side Philosophical Society and Librarian Carr back a Providence branch system with branches in South Side Green Ridge and West Side to link communities to Albright Library and its resources.
The passage argues for modern education and business methods in Spain to unite the masses, and cites Governor-elect Roosevelt asserting New York needs intelligent enforcement and amendment of existing statutes rather than new laws. It contrasts national cohesion with a pauperized division of society and mentions general truth about governance.
The piece argues for expansion despite opposition, urging Americans to rise to the duty of guiding politically orphaned nations. It calls for a moral, missionary approach in public service, teaching self government with conscience and courage, to uplift domestic governance and revitalise statesmanship. It also muses on waiting in Paris to resolve the Dreyfus affair.
The article surveys AFL leader Samuel Gompers proposed labor legislation for McKinley’s coming message. It calls for extending the eight hour day to all government work, stamping convict-made goods in interstate commerce, tightening immigration controls, penalizing contract labor abuses, holding steamship lines accountable for passengers, and tightening naturalization tests.
The text critiques raw use of federal court injunctions in labor disputes, arguing courts should act only when a real legal remedy exists and warning against restraining municipal legislatures or Congress. It cites Gompers, discusses risks to republican institutions, and endorses timely judicial intervention to prevent harm. It also touches on global events and figures like the Mullah, Bryan, and Dingley.
The Tribune Astrologer notes a stormy day with odd prophecies about open storm doors and meddling politics. It foresees cold waves between now and spring and hints at political hopefuls needing new plows.
A North Bide church collection ends with a family facing shame as the mother and daughter lack money for the plate. A 5 year old boy deposits a penny and proclaims he saved the family from disgrace in a loud whisper to his sitter. Cited by the Cleveland Main Dealer.
The annual report by Commissary General Hagan lists 2,002,408 rations of bacon beef and staples for 16,000 men for 1,472 days, shipped from Tampa to Santiago and supplemented by crackers canned peaches and soups. He notes provisions reached troops in Cuba and defends the subsidary staff amid reports of shortages.
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