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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1901
Page
4
A note outlines submission guidelines and compensation for reader letters and advertisements. It mentions printing limitations, space allocations, and a quarterly charge for lapsified advertising. It reflects debate over a political partnership and the public reaction to a certain candidate’s participation.
The proclamation calls on armed Reeve forces to lay down weapons under threat of banishment and property seizure. It aims to distinguish combatants from non combatants and may affect Cape Colony and Natal, though enforcement is doubtful. Home support boosts hope for Boer surrender, per historian RoW Evans.
A Pittsburg dispatch notes New York garment workers face seven day weeks and meager pay. Six thousand shirt makers and cloak workers stage a general strike demanding higher wages while many workers earn only two to four dollars weekly. Half the strikers are women, with families to support, amid gaunt tenements and rising hunger.
An English engineering journal summarizes South Africa’s railways showing Cape Colony with 2600 miles open and 40 under construction, Natal with about 690 miles open, Transvaal with 890 miles open and 200 under construction, all set against years of British and Boer conflict.
The article notes about 4 miles of open mileage and 1 mile under construction in Orange River Colony, with roughly 1.4 miles of open railway already, and three main lines under construction including the Malt Wayn-Zamnise. It cites Bulawayo-Tullingg and others totaling around 60 miles, with South Africa’s open mileage near 500 miles and at least 2,000 miles under construction. It mentions funds not yet provided for extensions and comments on Philadelphia papers’ view of ex-Governor Pattison.
The August North American Review features TF Austin on world indebtedness. A table ranks nations by debt per head and total debt, noting the United States as the least indebted relative to wealth and Britain second, with Germany third. The article critiques per capita figures and wealth measures and discusses Austrian Hungary and other specifics.
A discussion of early 20th century waste to wealth innovations describes turning carp and Belgian hares into food sources, then shifts to chemical recycling from coal tar and industrial byproducts. It covers distillation of coal tar into fuels and chemicals, extraction of ammonia and acids, and uses for kerosene, lubricants, and carbon products, highlighting rising chemical industry prospects.
The column critiques innovations in animal farming and speculative foods, laments social changes in Pennsylvania Dutch areas, notes a railroad language restriction amid safety concerns, questions Alaska meat pricing for immigrants, and comments on public reactions to current events including Panamanian politics and Boer prospects in South Africa.
A detailed survey shows how sugar, dairy, oil, and chemical plants turn waste streams into valuable byproducts. From beet sugar molasses to cane germ oils and limestone processes, factories recover sugar, gluten, germ oils, potash, and chemicals, reducing waste and boosting profits.
Fragmentary notes cover British life boats, water costs, population shifts, farming, and telephones in the UK. It cites wheat yields, driver distances, Ireland’s root crops, and a curious mix of commodity rates, sugar origins, and Morgan acquisitions as examples of global commerce and modernization.
A laborer named Mert How confronted the Inge workers at the mill yard. He shouted and slammed a tool, declaring that everything was ruined and gone to the dogs. The incident focuses on a damaged dispute near the factory area with local workers.
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