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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1897
Page
4
The Scranton Tribune announces subscription details for readers in Scranton Pennsylvania. The notice lists weekly and yearly prices and marks a date of September 21, 1887. William Connell is referenced in the context of Provident ally.
The state officers including Treasurer J. H. Beacom and Auditor General Levi G. McAuley are named with their counties. Election day is set for November. Homoeopathic convention delegates plan entertainments during visiting time, praising Scranton and its fair enterprises as the showcase for the new hospital.
The article marks the 100th anniversary of the Constitution, nickname Old Ironsides, recalling its Portsmouth retreat and refit in Charlestown. It lists captains Hall Bainbridge Decatur Rodgers Stewart and mentions Paul Revere, Mercy Ross, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and Nelson's Victory. It notes enduring patriotic sentiment, possible move to Annapolis as a Naval Museum, and compares Klondike gold values quoted from New York prices.
The Brooklyn Eagle lauds 2 700 troops plus constables and sheriffs deployed to Hazleton and surrounding towns. It credits the force with quieting tensions between Poles and Hungarians and preventing further bloodshed after shootings, noting the military’s high cost is offset by averting larger violence.
An article condemns 149 women marching armed with clubs and pokers, labeling the scene a misguided display of women’s rights. It argues militaristic pride harms liberty and notes the event reflects poor tactics and dangerous consequences urged by men seeking to dodge law.
Debs urges a pacific Social Democracy in Chicago discussions, risking alienating firebrand wings but appealing to conservative labor members. Fitzgerald Murphy concedes error over Hazleton killings, while Indiana clergy anecdote highlights a bold pocketbook theft as police seek suspects.
The Philadelphia Press urges Canada to improve hotels to attract American tourists, praising wilderness appeal but criticizing dirty streets. It links the Dingley tariff to changes in shopping abroad, noting luggage duties may boost home industry. It also covers Fremont association remarks and Captain Fremont’s manumission document, ending with Arctic mutton chop plans and Peary’s voyage.
The Paterson, N J Press notes governors Mount Hastings and Atkinson display decisive leadership amid crises. Mount urges rapid inquiry into the Versailles lynching. Hastings mobilized troops at Hazleton to prevent greater violence. The piece also mentions a Georgia postmaster shooting and a Bethlehem youth patenting a non puncturable tire wheel with hub mounted pneumatics. It cites Germany's demand for diamond drills and Japan's shift to American rail, praising U S manufacturing.
A Lancaster New Era editorial argues for stricter immigration controls citing low literacy among many newcomers, reliance on unskilled labor, rising crime and pauper issues, and the need to protect American citizenship standards with broader restrictive legislation. It notes declines in arrivals but warns about the changing origins and social effects of immigration.
A Philadelphia Inquirer discussion in a recent issue analyzes whether men or women hold greater honesty. The Washington Post notes the comparison, highlighting questions about natural advantages in truthfulness between the sexes.
The piece argues women show fewer criminal acts in business due to temptations and opportunities shaped by society. It suggests potential equal moral levels with men if temptations were equal, noting thirty years of rising female employment alongside no rise in female crime, and credits nature over education for honesty.
A Northampton county judge jailled and fined an entire Bethlehem ward election board for gross election law violations in last November’s vote. The ruling aims to curb costly contests, reduce taxpayer burdens, and raise accountability for boards across the state.
The Salt Lake Tribune notes European and British press fury over Silver's potential return to money use. It discusses England's finances, India famine blame, and Bank of England bullion policies. The piece argues caution, citing legality and the need to avoid harming monetary stability.
A montage of quips from newspapers poking fun at politeness interruptions and fate. Lines reference milk dealers, rigid rules of politeness, Dame Fortune and a doomed man awaiting the rope, with caustic comment from Mrs. Gadsby and varied newspaper chatter.
Proclaims Goods Has Always been pro verbial and growing trade in lower and medium priced goods. Lists three dress patterns offered this week with prices 1.98 3.35 and 4.85. Notes mixed chlevots wool cloth jacquard camel hair crepon effects and novelty saltings in latest color combinations.
Pottery shop advertises clay flower pots from 3 inches to 16 inches for replanting. Special offer includes exchange stamps for customers.
A nostalgic verse from New England Magazine celebrates summer’s charm while foreshadowing autumn. The speaker notes summer’s beauty, then laments drought and heat and looks toward fall’s renewal as October and June fade.
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