Postal Notice from Scranton in 1598
Entered at the post office at Scranton Pennsylvania as broad-class mail matter. Scranton September 6, 1598.
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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1898
Page
4
Entered at the post office at Scranton Pennsylvania as broad-class mail matter. Scranton September 6, 1598.
D Governor William A. Stone, Lieutenant Governor J P S Gobin, Internal Affairs James W Talbot, Judges of Superior Court W W Porter and W D Porter, Congressmen at Large Samuel A Davenport and Galusha A Grow named in the ticket.
The record lists officials including Congress member William Connell Judge F W Gunster Coroner John J Roberts and surveyor George E Stevenson as part of the civic roster. The document reads as a concise roll of appointed positions without additional context or actions noted.
In the Twentieth District selections, James C. Vaughan represents the First District Joun R Farr is listed with the Second, John J. Scheuer Jr. serves the Second District, N. C. Mackey the Third, and John F. Reynolds the Fourth.
The speaker vows to govern for all people of the state and to curb abusive practices in the legislature. He stresses honesty and steady public duty, aiming to win broad support through fair, modest leadership and promises to pursue economic growth in Scranton if a businesslike city government is adopted.
The Commonwealth defends the New York Voice against a senator Quay libel linking private life to politics. It criticizes Reverend Swallow and Funk for exposing domestic matters and calls for decency in campaigning. It notes Dr Simeon Baldwin as a cousin of Senator Hoar and comments on expansionist views.
The article argues the US should seek no immediate role in a czar inspired disarmament congress. It states no European consensus is possible because land and sea power require opposite forces and that major powers like Germany France and England will not disarm while others retain gains and influence, making a fixed ratio unworkable.
The United States argues it cannot disarm Europe and must not be drawn into a European congress. It cites its unique sphere of influence, humanitarian aims, and readiness to arm to enforce peace, proposing the US as the world’s officer of the peace while criticizing European militarism and reformers who challenge Senator Quay.
The diary printed in The Revue de Paris and the New York Sun notes Manila as the key to East Asia as Dewey’s blockade begins. It quotes a Manila resident praising Philippines wealth and location, arguing European sympathy for Spain and global trade routes would favor continued American possession.
The article honors Thomas P. Ryder who died in service, likening his sacrifice to a soldier felled in battle and placing his memory in reverent regard for the community and service he gave.
The piece predicts a broad Anglo German coalition altering colonial holdings and influence from Africa to Asia. It envisions England pressuring Portugal over Delagoa Bay, Boers merging into a South African confederation, Syria under German protectorate, and the Netherlands possibly joining the German empire.
The piece critiques a self reliant approach to safeguarding American commercial interests with a push for open trade into China. It also discusses Governor Black of New York and the push for Roosevelt’s renomination, plus criticism of military red tape and mortality claims tied to Camp Wiley and leadership.
The piece argues officers must deeply manage soldier health, camp sanitation, bedding, and food preparation. It cites Camp Thomas and Chickamauga conditions, urges regimental leaders to train in field care, camp policing, and disease prevention to avert fevers, typhoid, and poor readiness.
The author laments the lack of 1200 to 1400 trained officers for 990000 raw volunteers. Officers learn on the job as staff errors and red tape hinder care for soldiers and force rapid, imperfect reforms. The piece calls for accountability, investigation, and reorganization to fix systemic failures.
Truxtun Reale in September Forum discusses strengthening U S efforts to dominate Pacific seas. Argues alliance with England and Japan could bottle up Europe and secure positions from Hawaii to Singapore. Warns against lagging in asserting U S leadership amid competing empires.
A private who left his unit at the end of the war and returned home was captured by his mother. She chased him into the yard and turned him over to the police as a deserter. She declared she would own no son who was a skulker or coward, a remark echoed as a harsh maternal rebuke.
The New York Sun argues the coming November election will be decisive for the republic. It asserts Congress must complete war gains, harmonize with the president, and unite the nation as sectional lines dissolve. The focus is the war’s political aftermath and national unity.
A Rochester Post-Express item recalls the Spartan mother guiding her son with the shield and three cheers. It notes a New Haven incident last week when a young man enlisted and received his mother’s God-speed as he answered the call for volunteers.
The London Spectator argues the United States misread the toll of campaigns before Santiago and seeks a scapegoat in Mr. Alger. It faults amateur soldiering and shows that war without proper preparation caused misery and muddle in supply and transport.
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