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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1902
Page
4
Scranton Tribune invites letters from readers on current topics and reserves the right to edit. Writers must sign with real names and consent to publication. space rules govern acceptance. The paper also lays out advertising rates and acceptance guidelines for cards of thanks and similar notices.
State officials including Governor W Pennypacker and Lt Governor W M Brown are named along with internal affairs secretary Isaac B Brown and county officers. It lists inspectors treasurer and commissioners and the legislative district representatives. The note adds Election Day is November 4 and urges focus on agriculture over politics for Cuba’s welfare.
A Milwaukee correspondent notes the Wisconsin state convention failed to endorse Senator Spooner and could hinder reform efforts. Analysts say Republicans may lose ground in legislative races as Spooner backers push for loyalty while La Follette supporters seek caucus and taxation reform.
The piece notes Charlies Emory Smith and James M. Heck are expected to back Judge Pennypacker with speakers at a September Academy of Music event in Philadelphia. They will then tour the state with Pennypacker while Hamilton L. Carson and J. Hampton Moore join as speakers. Pennypacker will outline campaign issues at the Academy assembly, launching the campaign.
The Tattler of the Philadelphia Ledger recounts Rev. Alexander Allison Jr a sermons on lying using church tales. A young man drops a coin in a collection then jokes about generosity, while a deacon’s plate reveal commotion. A Virginia representative shares a Petersburg girl’s prayer about a mole. Local note: Mr Peixoto at Girard College knows college rules as a youth hoodlum is observed.
The new poet Joseph Mills Hanson gains attention with a Leslie’s Monthly ballad titled Jake Dale. The work evokes Bret Harte styles and recounts the tale of Jakey Dale in the Mississippi frontier setting, detailing river life, a daring rescue, and a rugged character with a rough but generous heart.
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