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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1902
Page
4
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A proposal within the city limits suggests atralehtene and widening the river channel then bridging over the top to save space. The plan would cost money but is considered worth the expense for valuable space.
President Roosevelt will push Captain Crozier's nomination to head the ordnance bureau. The piece argues opposition rests on seniority bias and old fogeyism, praising Crozier and Secretary Root's army modernization plans and urging vigorous Senate action. It cites John I Morgan of Alabama supporting expansion and a wider republic vision.
After months of debate the Virginia constitutional convention approves a suffrage plan setting residency and poll tax rules with three pre 1904 registration periods. It grants exemptions for military service and ties qualifications to literacy or property tax payments, aiming to place whites on a permanent list while restricting Black suffrage.
The text criticizes the grandfather clause and defends state suffrage rights as a duty, arguing for fair play regardless of race. It notes Virginia’s avoidance of discriminatory laws and mentions Roosevelt offering Colonel Watterson a West Point visitors round. It laments militarism limiting freedom.
The current North American Review analyzes the government versus Northern Securities and the legality of merging securities holders under the Sherman act. It argues the core issue is whether such mergers are lawful, with broader notes on anti trust policy and public interest, plus related constitutional reform and geopolitical hints.
The column notes a range of topics from legal fuss over a spouse beating case to a revival of cycling and rising oil prospects. It mentions a Princeton student fine for property defacement, Miss Stone's lecture bureau woes, Alaska's oil bounty, and railroads switching from coal to oil as fuel. The tone skews topical and opinionated about social trends and industry shifts.
The March issue notes Mormon colonies expanding in Chihuahua and Sonora with 20 000 acres bought for farming wheat corn and barley. It reports Mexico exporting copper lead and silver, expanding rail and mine activity, rising US materials imports, and robust Mexican textile and tooling industries amid growing western trade relations.
A lengthy column notes broad overseas interests centered on Mexico. It cites new Mexican coffee prices, impending Bank of Chiapas, planned American investments in rubber and tobacco, a Torreon bank site, a Japanese colony near Tapachula, and a Pan-American railway. It lauds Mexico’s stable governance, growing industry, and improving living standards under practical administration. Walter J. Ballard reports from Schenectady, April 8.
During the 1902 summer in Cotuit Massachusetts a Summer School of Secondary Instruction will offer courses under Principal Charles E. Fish. It serves five classes of students including conditioned entrance candidates postponed exam takers ill or deficient secondary students aiming to accelerate study and college entrants needing to remove admission conditions before the next scholastic year.
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