Tritians Publish Short Letters From Friends
The Tritians announce space for letters from readers though publication requires the writer’s real name and editorial revision of all contributions.
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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1900
Page
7
The Tritians announce space for letters from readers though publication requires the writer’s real name and editorial revision of all contributions.
The paper lists national and state Republican nominees including McKinley Roosevelt for president and vice president and Gaudita A. Ghow for Congress with various local offices such as Auditor General F. Howardenberg and Prothonotary Tods Copeland. It quotes William Jennings Bryan warning against the gold standard and reiterates the party’s 1896 money stance.
A citizen urges that the district attorney be a skilled and honest leader. The Republicans nominate William R Lewis, described as straight, energetic, and versed in the courts, with a strong record and knowledge of the county. A Lewis vote is cast as a vote for justice. The note questions Mr Tillman’s credibility regarding reading the Declaration of Independence to a South Carolina audience.
Dr. Edward Meade argues the United States leads global coal production and export, citing vast American coal lands and rising outputs. He links coal abundance to cheap production and power, predicting the U S will dominate foreign trade as the world’s commercial monarch.
The United States has expanded coal production from 80 million to 218 million tons in twenty eight years, six times the pace of its four rivals. America benefits from shallow, thick deposits and richer iron ore, strengthening its manufacturing edge and future commercial expansion.
The article explains that individual operators agreeing to the 10 percent advance proposed by larger companies could speed a regional return to work and prosperity. Acceptance would bring early wage hikes. rejection risks a protracted struggle with destitution and losses. Common sense supports accepting for the overall welfare.
A New York Sun report details Republican campaign operations in Nebraska from 1899 to 1900. It describes statewide data collection, township committees, and targeted literature for doubtful voters. It cites McClure's Magazine on Col Quay's hoax city directory tactic used to influence the 1888 election.
The piece argues Republicana edging Tammany by Quay’s strategy and notes rising political money use in education and campaigns. It highlights a Philadelphia trial by Dr W W Kean, injecting cocaine into the spine to create a pain free operation, seen as a new era in surgery, with observers impressed by patient tranquility and lack of pain awareness.
A Democratic executive official forecasts 326 electoral votes for Bryan with seven McKinley states, including Pennsylvania, which is deemed Bryan’s. The piece mocks Johnson’s influence, critiques Republican responses to strikes, and notes Bryan’s stance on silver. It ends by predicting a post election Bryan cabinet discussion and a campaign swing to democracy.
A review of public bath systems in European cities and several American towns details prices, facilities, and reach. It notes Glasgow Liverpool Birmingham Manchester Sheffield Edinburgh Newcastle Dublin and others maintaining baths with varied receipts and expenses, and highlights New York Chicago Buffalo Brookline Boston and Philadelphia as early adopters of all year public baths with free soap and towels in some cases.
The piece previews a new book by the author of The Crusan of the Cachalot titled The Men of the Merchant Service. It describes shipboard life from officers to sailors across various vessels and includes anecdotes and a lively style. The October Journal of Inspiration Success features Emil Loubet interview and pieces by Barr Wilcox Hillis Alden Hearlland and others. The Bookman wins a gold medal for Haphazzard Quotations a notable collection.
A Washington anecdote recalls John Sherman as treasury secretary directing a young Messenger to write a pivotal answer for reporters. The scene shows Sherman guiding press access with courtesy and tact, while another tale relays Secretary Hay’s polite restraint during the Chinese crisis and a mistaken telephone prompt from a sensational press figure.
Fragmented reminiscence recounts Senator West in Missouri and a park scene in Old, with a blunt boast about his farm, then ties to events with Roosevelt in San Juan and a grim war injury sighting of a young Arizona man named Busby during a hot day journey.
An elderly witness recalls a blond man who ordered him to move and fled up a hill. The speaker notes he joined the feaulir army and that the man is now in the Philippines, as cited by Alton Empire.
A speech proclaims moral obligation guided by higher law, defending imperial actions in Manila and Philippines governance. It contrasts consent with obedience to a divine or constitutional mandate and asserts education and citizenship as paths to civilization and progress.
A fragment from The Saturday Keening Post recalls a fiddler’s plaintive croon in memory of a lost love. The lyric lines describe a dusky scene, a memory awakening, and the ache of a heart once played.
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