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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1897
Page
4
The Beranton Tribune weekly issues with no Sunday edition. Subscription prices shown as 50 cents a month and one dollar per year. Publication date noted as September 7, 1897 from Branton Port offits station.
The brief notes J. Beacom of Westmoreland as State Treasurer and Levi G. M. Cauley of Chester as Auditor General. It mentions election day in November and hints at Republican convention results, urging friendly readers to accept disappointment rather than affecting Republican voters.
A speaker notes growth projections and urges Berantor teachers to renew dedication as city schools reopen. He warns that education of youth shapes the republic's future and loyalty, urging resilient, patriotic effort despite financial undervaluation.
Commodore Singerlyn leads efforts to unite Pennsylvania Democrats against the Republican machine. Critics say the movement questions the Reading convention as a basis for strategy and seeks a cohesive opposition.
The article argues that high wheat prices linked to European shortages are temporary. It projects U S production peaking around 600 million bushels, with home use rising from 4 to 6 bushels per person as population grows. Export surpluses depend on demand, with long term factors suggesting a gradual price increase.
The article analyzes rival statements from Mr. Derman and Mr. Lenahan after a dispute at Reading. It argues Luverne county will be too small to accommodate both enterprising residents and suggests one should exit the community, framing the conflict as a public dilemma.
Havana reports quote a Spain prime ministerial letter urging firm action against American interference in Cuba, warning that war could follow if the US persists. The piece also notes Evangelist Merrell in Philadelphia predicting catastrophe and a violent local crime involving Amy Surran, plus debate on immigration barriers in New York.
The piece cites foreign-born proportions in major cities, criticizes Mr. Bryan on wheat and currency, and analyzes U S railroad investment and earnings. It notes Dawson City mining risk, Spain’s stance toward Cuba, and hints at upcoming congressional action on injunctions.
The Klondike Gold Bug mocks a caucus vote that nominated Jake Woods for mayor amid accusations of treachery and payoffs. The piece noments curfew talk, jokes about Sammy Scroggins, and rejects Billy Burh’s Senate bid while warning against haste and scandal.
Lord Kelvin declares that refuse utilization is the greatest invention of our era at a Toronto British Association meeting. In Rhoreditch England the system burns 50 to 60 tons daily, powering lighting, baths, and motors for dwellings, while waste is repurposed into paving stone and profits fund a new public library.
The term Jingo has become an honorable appellation in the United States, symbolizing American self respect and patriotism, even as it is used by critics as an abuse. The piece notes the term’s paradoxes and its evolving civic meaning.
A Rochester Democrat and Chronicle piece argues lynching harms the sacred right to life and law for all US denizens. It stresses lynching is an invasion of universal rights, urges focus on the act rather than accidents, and warns of decline into savagery if the habit grows unchecked.
From The Illustrated American an essay argues immigration limits are needed to preserve American democracy. It contends equality of birth is false, warns open borders threaten the republic, and favors selective admission to protect racial standards and national destiny.
A boarder who spent two weeks in Europe declares Americans lack the art of living while the Cheerful Idiot counters that Europeans are top with dyeing. The exchange appears in the Indianapolis Journal.
The fragment shows a professor in a daze asking for a prompt, muttering about forgotten desires, and directing a response from an assistant. The line captures a comic beat of distraction and search for the nearest answer.
Common Clay Flower Pots from 3 in to 16 in for replanting use. We give exchange stamps.
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