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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1900
Page
4
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National ticket whipsawing rhetoric lists McKinley for president and Roosevelt as vp. State slates name Lance Galusha Foerderet for Congress and others including auditor general, treasurer, and district attorneys. Bryan quotes echo party money stance from 1896 and 1900 speeches.
In a high energy Republican bid, William Peak campaigns for the county register of wills post. The piece lauds Peak for loyal party service east of the mountain and notes his unanimous party support amid multiple candidates. It adds a postscript remark on Democrats voting to continue imperialism in Hawaii.
A large procession of thousands of miners and boys in Scranton yesterday showcased the scale of the anthracite industry. The orderly march, military precision, and unity impressed spectators and highlighted the importance of coal work to Pennsylvania’s economy.
The Treasury bureau reports eight months ending in August showing imports of crude materials nearly 200 million dollars, about double the 1896 figure, while exports of manufactured goods rose to 304 million dollars from 143 million. The Troy Times notes a double lesson from this growth.
The passage argues that high protection expands foreign trade and prevents monopolies, noting that Republicans allow imports of crude materials up to 200 million dollars and that foreign buyers spent nearly twice as much on protected goods in eight months of 1900 under Dingley as under the Wilson act. Exports rise and opposition to protection is deemed unfounded as trade improves with the tariff.
The Scranton Times marked its fifth anniversary under present management with a sixteen page eviction issue and several new special features. Editor Lynell leads a paper whose growth has been rapid and notable, earning commendation for editorial skill and business vigor. The celebration includes a birthday cake display.
A London Times military correspondent observes French manoeuvres and criticizes their reliance on mass infantry attacks and civilian leadership in defense. He notes French troops march shoulder to shoulder, doubt gunfire effectiveness at 2000 yards, and rely on bayonet display to dazzle the enemy.
A Scranton baseball promoter, who typically starts activities for next season around this time, has reportedly not yet returned from a summer trip, delaying preparations for the upcoming campaign.
It is announced that Lord Roberts will leave General Kitchener in charge of affairs in Africa and that President Kruger will place the same trust in General De Wet. It will probably be necessary for General De Wet and Kitchener to have another.
The discourse mixes party loyalties and public figures as 1890s politics feature plans for appointments, vows and grooming, police conduct in race tensions, Aguinaldo support, weapons marksmanship, and insinuations about Bryan endorsements. The Philadelphia Times shows cautious editorial bias.
A Washington Star report recounts western congressman elects a lobby discussion in an uptown hotel. An elderly man shares a tale of Jim, a youth torn between law politics and theology, and a veteran judge advises him to choose between politics and religion.
A father recounts his son’s street fight with Jimmy Jones. The boy claims he was slapped and explains he turned the other cheek per the Bible yet retaliated when struck, declaring his resolve to be obedient to Sunday school teachings.
A Cincinnati Enquirer report recalls a comic incident where Bo Pryor removes a hornet from a man’s collar after mistaking it for a nuisance bug, triggering a chaotic street scene with a car collision and noisy street reaction. The piece also mentions Roosevelt and a Yellowstone anecdote, highlighting rugged frontier grit and weather endurance.
W B Curtis reports a brutal street altercation where a foreman strikes his hand and dislodges a man’s jaw in a heated exchange. The aggressor vows to teach the “critter” who is boss, insisting he will not quit his job.
A collage of clipped notes from multiple papers, noting an ill fated stmailatician on Pennsylvania, a Bryan reference from Albany, a Kansas bank suspension, and farmers paying debts while Western lenders shrink. It also cites Richard Croker’s declared stance against vice and for virtue as surprising.
Mr. Davis claims grievance as a man from Ohio pretends to be Hon. Webster Davis and is judged sane by the court. The Hartford Times questions a judge’s accountability while the New York Evening Post quips at Bryan’s prosperity assertion with a Bryan reply about adversity.
The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle notes that Democrats appear mortally afraid their imported Filipino statesman will prove a hooroo, signaling political unease and concern over his impact on the party.
The Wilkes-Barre Record notes Mr. Bryan’s latest paramount issue is the army and claims he ignores that ninety nine percent of volunteers were workingmen in the true sense. The piece portrays the debate over armed service as a class issue.
The Elmira Advertiser criticizes Firgan for pandering to the northern negro vote while ignoring southern mistreatment, calling it a common demagogue’s tactic.
The article notes evening planets fading toward the sun and lists visibility for October. Mercury remains an evening star with its greatest eastern elongation on October 20 but poorly placed. Venus and Mars rise before dawn and brighten gradually. Jupiter and Uranus linger in the evening sky, with Uranus near Jupiter in conjunction and difficult to spot in twilight.
The article surveys varied topics from Miss Lillias Hamilton as court physician to the Ameer of Afghanistan and Dr Conan Doyle’s nearing war history, to John Burroughs enjoying open-air writing and Ambassador Choate’s routine mornings. It notes Bresler’s psychiatry museum plans in Freiburg and Harvard’s gift to Roosevelt. Other items include Kruger’s railway car, General Lew Wallace’s manuscript copy of The Prince of India, and Dewon 1592 on the Kankakee river.
A sorrowful poem laments lost joys and childhood streams in Bald Mount Pennsylvania. The speaker recalls spring birds flowers woods and dreams from old days and mourns that they cannot return as December winds and graves set sorrowful distance.
The article argues Bryan’s tariff stance harmed farmers, showing farm animal values fell under free trade in 1896 and then rose sharply by 1900. It highlights horses, cattle, and sheep gains, noting total farm animal value rose from 1.727 to 2.212 billion dollars as protection increased, signaling broad farmer gains.
Chicago children donate 4580 to Galveston relief. Spitzbergen hosts a tourist hut far from civilization. Dr Braubacher reports 72.5 percent of dyspeptics have unsound teeth. Kassauli opens Pastour institute near Simla. Japan foresees a 144,834,290 bushel rice crop. Samuel Johnson’s 191st birthday marked at Lichfield. A British captain links Galveston storm to volcanic activity. Birch beer makers fined for bark theft in Van Cortlandt Park. France and Italy trade fox skins, 4000 exported last year. Fox size varies in a nest. A Swiss professor notes wide variation among ants. An Tony woman warns others about her husband’s debts. A French traveler estimates 509000 dollars yearly in gold fillings in American teeth. Insurance policies on German officers spark war-cloud talk. Mission work prospects in Wyoming with 3,000 evangelical Christians. English tradesman uses shells stamped with ads to lure seaside visitors.
A collection of nineteenth century quotes praising expansion and liberty. The speaker argues for black men' s role in defending democracy and Philippine independence, and urges youth to carry forward the nation s government with civic participation and personal investment.
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