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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1894
Page
4
The United Press reliability is praised, while Tare Toruune pledges not to join rival agencies in the fight. It assures readers they will receive the best and most accurate news money and skill can obtain, urging subscriptions now.
Editorial urges Scranton officials and the Elmhurst burg road project to grade and finish the driveway. A finished street benefits the traction company by attracting home builders and boosting revenues while promising growth and prudent investment for the city. The piece notes the company’s pledge to act and warns against breaking faith. It also comments on school reforms in Wilkes-Barre and questions public funding for broader education.
A Scranton editorial questions expanding public school curricula and favors private philanthropy and practical trades training. It praises night industrial classes by the YMCA and a Drexel Institute like endowment, arguing churches and charities better advance industrial education than taxing citizens. It also defends a local printing decision against outside firms, urging support for home industries.
The Richmond Times criticizes Henry Watterson and questions holding a Grand Army of the Republic encampment in a Southern city. It warns that Union veterans gathering in a Confederate city recalls historic victory and defeat, urging candor and restraint in revisiting past conflicts.
The piece discusses enduring southern political views on disunion and patriotism, cites Rev. Dr. Cave’s stance, and notes reader opinions on a fireproof high school, while praising Senator Charles T. Saxton and warning about Protection Democrats. It reflects 19th century newspaper voice on elections and policy.
Chairman Robert P. Robinson urges Lugerne county Republicans to prepare for the fall campaign. The piece cites Democratic failures and urges a protest vote, while noting Maine and Vermont Republicans and local primaries in Lackawanna county. It discusses Watres potential nomination, Morton governor talk, and Altoona Democratic gathering plans.
Fragmentary political note suggests party sentiment around an election and potential moves toward compromise with an opponent. No specific names, places, or dates are readable.
Editor Singerly of the Philadelphia Record pursues a gubernatorial bid amid Chicago dispute speculation. Conservative Republicans estimate Hastings’ margin may shrink to about 300000 as campaign dynamics unfold.
A brief note indicates the irrigation congress was not invited to hold its next session in Kentucky, suggesting a scheduling or venue dispute. The fragment mentions Washington and Kentucky context without clear dates or additional participants.
A fragment recounts Maud Muller on a sunny day fanning flies as a judge rides by and comments on her rake or lack thereof. The verse references a lay and a quarrel over hay and meadow work amid a Washington Post clipping.
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