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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1902
Page
4
The Scranton Tribune invites letters on current topics signed with real names and subject to editorial revision. It outlines display and classified advertising rates and formats, along with approvals for space, contribution types, and card of thanks notices.
In a Pittsburg Gazette interview former Governor Pattison hints at willingness to serve again. He notes a Democratic salvation role. this year the state may not require a Democrat as savior.
The article argues the Republican majority blocked a Crumpacker resolution to investigate restoration of suffrage in the states. It condemns delaying public inquiry, defends equal voting rights for Black citizens, and predicts the defeat of Senator Jones will ease tensions among supporters of disenfranchisement.
Excavations near the courthouse square uncover peat removal and two new uses. A carbonized peat fuel resembles coke and may replace anthracite when exhausted. Dusseldorf peat fibre yields a soft, elastic wool usable for fabrics, hats, dress goods, carpets, and medical dressings. The New York Tribune urges reform to curb cab overcharges and improve enforcement.
The article notes a large increase in completed buildings in New York City in the last quarter, with costs up about 60 percent from a year earlier. Similar rises are reported by New York state labor officials in Buffalo and Rochester, indicating widespread, if uneven, prosperity despite speculation fluctuations.
The New York Court of Appeals holds organized workers may strike to win better terms, as long as aims are lawful and peaceful. Employers may dismiss union workers if they refuse to work, but liberty within the law is upheld for both sides. Boer leaders seek settlement in South Africa as hopeful signs amid smoke of conflict.
The column surveys labor precarity and potential corporate remedies in cahill lettings, hints at the National League baseball row, predicts diplomatic scrutiny of Charles Dickinson’s Sofia posting, and mocks reform rhetoric. It also jokes about meat price inflation, Belgian hare enthusiasts, and a mysterious Marek departure twist.
Fragmented tale recounts Field's ill health in winter and a trip to Alameda California where he interacts with family and hears moralizing stories about heaven gatekeeping. A later scene describes a New York bound train passenger overheard by a conductor and a Devon show featuring a dog acts as a curiosity with audience reactions.
In a quirky account from the Indian Territory Colbert a mixed heritage figure captivates officials. He handles cattle, helps with horse shoemaking and even acts as private secretary, impressing President Hoanvelt and Col. Roosevelt during the San Juan campaign period.
A London Globe item recalls an uptown car ride where two Black passengers discuss salvation in a heated manner, and a separate Irish fishing story has two anglers in a contest ending when the winner’s minnow bites the rival’s worm, with humorous outcome.
A voter asks the candidate what he has done to deserve office. The reply is blunt and humorous, suggesting he has done nothing yet and would earn more as a private citizen. The Washington Star reports the exchange.
The article outlines The New York Tribune family publications including The Tribune, Daily Tribune, The Tribune Farmer, and The Weekly Tribune. It explains format changes to reach wider readers, distribution in rural counties, and the forthcoming Tribune Almanac 163 with records and statistics, priced 25 cents and on sale January 1.
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