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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1898
Page
4
The notice records that New York advertising agent VREECAND entered at the Scranton port office as second class mail matter on October 4, 189% with the formal status recorded by local postal authorities.
A concise listing of Republican nominees for state offices including Governor William A E, Lieutenant Governor J P B, and several cabinet and judicial posts with names such as Jamus Ww Latta W W Porter and Samuel A Davenport among others.
Congress member William Connell, Judge P W Gunster, Coroner John J Roberts, and Surveyor George E Lee were listed among public officials in the notice. The fragment provides roles for each named person without additional context or dates.
Senate Twentieth Dist James C. Vaughan. House Vicet District John R. Farr. Second Dist John Scieur, Jr. Third Dist N. C. Mackey. Fourth Dist John F. Reynolds.
A candidate pledges to govern for all the people of Pennsylvania and curb wasteful investigations. He vows honesty and daily public duty, seeking approval through merit, not party. He notes past Democratic criticism of Republican wartime management and recalls a botched peace effort.
The piece lauds Senator Matthew Stanley Quay, arguing he deserves a lofty pedestal in Pennsylvania amid attacks and slander. It contrasts populist hero worship with the continuous reevaluation of public figures and notes recent attention to Dr. Nancy Guilford and Mrs. Botkin as prominent American women.
The passage discusses possible suicide by the Chinese emperor and questions that claim. It describes native medical practices claimed to be sanctioned by Pekin’s medical board, including tonic uses of various animal parts and a controversial needle-based treatment for rheumatism and dyspepsia.
A Western traveler recounts a brutal Chinese case of punishment for unfilial conduct. The sequence includes beheading of the father, then the mother, brother, and teacher, with neighbors’ homes, crops, and soil penalties, plus the district sheriff banished. The piece also criticizes China’s current leadership and cites Philadelphia’s strained school system amid diphtheria.
The piece highlights Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders through Jacob Riis’s October Outlook article. It surveys leaders and followers, including Chaplain Brown and the Pawnee sergeant, noting acts of bravery and dramatic scenes on San Juan Hill.
Rev Dr De Costa of St John the Evangelist in New York warns religion is dying and Freethusarianism causes decline. He urges a union of existing bodies under one spirit, but notes diverse motives keep faiths from single path. Shafter defends against yellow press attacks, while Wood’s Santiago success fuels coverage. Mormons hold Chambersburg convention amid growing accessions as Swallow campaigns.
The piece warns Wanamaker factionalism may split wings into a separate party and notes Citizens Union shifts from municipal aims to broader ambitions. It mentions Camp Meade excursion, Dr John Hall’s death, Klondike fever counts, and the likelihood of a strong Republican tally in New York.
The article argues that China illustrates the drawbacks of granting local self governance, contrasting expectations of local autonomy with centralized control and outcomes. It highlights governance tensions, policy execution issues, and potential risks to national unity.
Washington opinion notes Roosevelt as an independent reformer likely to resist Platt’s control as New York governor. It argues Roosevelt’s independence, role in civil service reform, and early war preparations for Spain show a pattern that could undermine machine politics and perplex party leadership.
The piece credits Roosevelt with改革 reforms that tied promotion to gunnery proficiency and expanded ammunition use for training. It asserts this boosted the U S Navy’s gunnery and claimed excess powder was used in peacetime practice to produce top gunners, with experts defending the practice before Congress.
The Times-Herald notes the government faced transport shortages after sending troops to Santiago. Future troopships will be modernized with health and comfort in mind, including electricity, distilled water, refrigeration, folding bunks, bathrooms, a 76 cot hospital, gym space, and ample officer accommodations aboard vessels like the Michigan Mississippi Manitoba Massachusetts and Minnewaska.
The Philadelphia Record lauds General Lawton as the right man in the right place for governing Eastern Cuba He is praised for converting Cuban generals Garcia and Cantillo from ekulkers to active supporters at Santiago and shown as proof that the US can provide capable administrators for foreign dependencies The piece argues that criticisms of US responsibility in ruling alien races are unfounded and mythical
A comic verse satirizes extreme health fads that condemn common foods. A couple follows strict dietary rules from so called professors, bans breakfast items like eggs and milk and meals like soup, oats, and potatoes, while implausibly praising gluten wafers and cocoa. They deny guests over appetite, exposing the emptiness of rigid orthodoxy.
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