State Officials and Election Day Provisions Listed
Scranton dated September 8, 1817 presents a roster of state officers including Treasurer Beacom of Westmoreland Auditor General Levi G McAully of Chester Sheriff Pryor of Beranton District Attorney Jones of Blakely and Clerk Daniels of Scranton along with a list of other county officials and a note on Election Day set for November 2 1807. The document references a platform endorsement from a 1896 national Democratic convention and ties to Lackawanna Democracy.
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Beacom
Westmoreland
Levi G. M'Caully
Chester
Bherif
Clarence FE. Pryor
Beranton
John St. Jones
Blakely
John Copeland
Carbondale
Langstafe
Avran
Thomas PP
Daniels
Scranton
Charles Huester
Boranton
William K. Heck
Moscow
Charles Wiggins
Lackawanna Republicans rally behind county ticket
The Lackawanna county GOP touts its ticket led by Pryor, Jones and Huest er with Cope land Langetaff Daniels Heck and Wiggins as nominees. The Permanent Chairman Lowry and Captain Molt urge unity and an aggressive campaign to secure a November victory.
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Lackawanna County
Lowry
Molt
Mesers
Pryor
Jones
Huester
Notinee
Mir. Copeland
Carbondale
Langctaff
Scranton
Daniels
Bright Young Republican
West Slide
Heck
Register
Republicankem
South of the Mountain
Wiggins
Republican Party
Yellow fever hits Ocean Springs health resort
A bulletin reports yellow fever at Ocean Springs Mississippi near Biloxi Bay, a famed health retreat near New Orleans. An imported case among a New Orleans family member prompted relocation home and quarantine efforts. Controversies swirl over drainage and oyster beds, while officials aim to stamp out the scourge as the season wanes.
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Ounean Springs
Miss
Biloxi Bay
New Orleans
Occean Springs
Board of Health
Willston
Ocean Springs
Bay
Rales
Ship Island
Quarantine Proposal Aimed at Dengue Fever Control
The piece argues for rigid quarantine by the Mississippi board of health and Marine Hospital to prevent dengue fever. It notes dengue as a painful, sometimes dangerous disease mainly in the West Indies and southern states, and cites northern city health officials for promoting vigilance. It also mentions improved foreign demand for American meats after McKinley’s inauguration.
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Staten
Mississippi Board of Health
Marine Hospital
West Indies
New York
Philadelphia
McKinley
Corn Surplus and Distribution Urgency Highlighted
A Globe-Democrat writer warns that even with abundant U S corn, Europe and India face hunger due to poor distribution. He argues marketing gaps hinder relief as a 2 billion bushel Midwest crop sits unsold. calls for better systems to move corn domestically and abroad. The piece notes yellow fever fears could affect public health timing.
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Globe-Democrat
Europe
West
New York
London
India
McKinley Praises Philadelphia Textile Art School Opportunities
President McKinley visited the School of Industrial Art tied to the Penn Museum in Philadelphia and praised its varied programs from painting to textile design. The school, especially strong in textile studies, offers free scholarships to every county and is open to both sexes on equal terms.
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McKinley
Philadelphia
Pennsylvannia Museum
America
Pennsylvania
L. W. Miller
Broad and
Pine Streets
Lackawanna
Pittsburg Man's Wedding Journey Endangered by Desperate Act
The Pittsburg man who attempted death by his own action on a wedding journey with a bride valued at a quarter of a million appears to defy Providence beyond what a misogynist could excuse.
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Pittsburg
Diet of Lizards Promoted for Cancer Cure by Austrian Priest
An Austrian priest named Gentilini promotes a lizard diet as a universal cancer cure, claiming thirty recoveries and predictably praising its efficacy across all carcinoma types. The article notes public imagination shifting from fear to curiosity as such odd remedies gain attention amid broader agricultural news.
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Gentilini
Anarchists Attend Mild New York Outing
The New York anarchists held a quiet Monday gathering described as a friendly picnic. About 150 attendees enjoyed beer without intoxication, while the piece notes a contrast to 16,000 five years earlier and suggests reform occurs when an anarchist becomes a capitalist or real estate owner.
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McKinley Times
New York
Red Faith
Herr Most
Buffalo
Times
The Klondike Gold Bug Notes On Fakes And Fancies
Local column mocks a would be promoter Blatter offering four free tickets to a dubious art recital. The piece ridicules the scheme as fake and compares it to inferior art, while also noting Bill Cook's horse ran away without injuries and a questionable golf club invitation. It closes by lampooning the circular as an insult and predicts its failure.
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Blatter
Offic
Slatter
Jack Moore
Wnord
Shatter
McKinley
Hobart
Washington
Delaware
Slatier
Tenderfoot Square
Kiondonian
Three Naval Needs From The Philadelphia Press
The Philadelphia Press argues the United States requires more torpedo boats and destroyers to defend the shallow coast and stresses the necessity of three dry docks—on the North Atlantic South Atlantic and Gulf coasts—and an adequate armor plant. It warns battleships depend on these supports to be effective.
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Philadelphia
United States
North Atlantic
South Atlantic
Gulf
Workingman Demands Greater Convenience and Rights
From Philadelphia, Prows cites worker expectations urging easier access to services and better facilities. He argues laborers should press for practical improvements in daily life, stressing time saving and reliable support.
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Philadelphia
Working Man Demands Reform for Fair Wages and Services
The passage argues for increased financial security and small loans with proper regulation, stronger fraud penalties for banks and insurers, expanded telegraphic and postal facilities, and better food and housing inspections. It calls for sanitary checks, recreation spaces, clean water, and affordable debt, asserting workers would benefit if these reforms are granted.
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Mving
Billion Dollar Congresses Growth Alarming in U S Expenditures
The Philadelphia Record reviews Mahlon Pitney’s analysis of rising federal costs from 1877 to 1881 and 1881 to 1891, noting per capita spending surged while pensions grew. It cites committee structure changes in 1887 as contributing to waste and urges reform to curb public outlays across federal, state, and local governments.
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Congress
Mat Mahlon Pitney
New Jersey
Pitney
Wursts and Math Puzzle at Kittatinny House
Stroudeburg readers ponder a puzzle from W. J. Granlees about a Kittatinny House guest roll. Starting with a certain number of cucete, fractions leave on Friday and Saturday and arrivals follow, ending with half the original guests on Sunday morning.
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Stroudeburg
W. J. Granlees
K Kittatinny
Delaware Water Gap
Kittatinny House
The Sun Comes Prowl in Springtime
A rusty rural scene describes longer days and a hard task stretching from dawn to dusk. The speaker laments the slow progress of work as spring nears, noting the mule and farmer wrestling with a long fence and fading night into dawn. Washington Star.
Coldsmiths vs Bazaar Offers Narrow Wool Plaids and Novelties
A catalog-style notice advertises 25 pieces of 38 inch wool plaids at 25 cents and 75 pieces of Choice Novelties for fall 1897 at 39 cents.
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Scranton Tribune
National Convention of Democracy
Plunk
Lackawatina
the Convention
Newburg
Adder
Ligard
Owlet
Kansas
Klondike
Bill Cook
Philadelphia Record
Pliney
Appropriations Committee
House
Ways and Means
Diplomatie Sulor Wepbseders
Pee
Military Academy
Seteedanwes
LH Postoffier Iss
Tie River and Harbor
Pearson’s Weekly
Washington Star
Coldsmiths
Lackawanna Avenue
Lewis, Reilly
Wyoming Ave
Jardinieres
ASD
the Clemons, Ferber, O'Malley CO
Lacka. Ave
Reynolds Bros
Atullonera
Hotel
Jermyn Bldg
Wyomleg Ave
Scranton, Pa
Disston
Witherby
Gooddell
Bstarrett
Brade's
Rose Bricklayers
Disston Plasterers
Darbys Plasterers' Hocks
Henry Belin, JR
Wyoming
Dupont
Commonwealth Huilding
Agencles
Thos
Ford
Jou
Mulligan
Pittstes
Plymouth
Wilkes-Barre
MT. Pleasant
Commonwealth Building
WM. T. Smitp
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