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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1902
Page
4
The slate lists Governor W Pennypacker and Lieutenant Governor W M Brown with Secretary of Internal Affairs Isaac B Brown. The posting cites executive roles and party alignment for state government during the period.
The Boer delegates led by Botha De Wet and Delarey show pragmatism as they acknowledge the Crown's transformation since Vereniging peace. They seek tangible aid for stocking farms and rebuilding homes, preferring constructive support over bitter ant British reproach. Yellow journalism claims about Pattison’s life are depicted as sensational and unfounded.
The Treasury Bureau of Statistics reports 1902 merchandise from Porto Rico valued at 10,719,444 and exports to the United States at 8,207,422. Philippines exports reach 5,261,867 with imports 6,012,700. Hawaiian figures show 1902 exports about 19,000,000 and imports 24,700,420, with combined shipments and receipts from these islands rising sharply from earlier years.
The article notes vast Scandinavian immigration with 22,000 arrivals in the nine months before March, driven by Sweden's conscription laws and hard times. It describes Porto Rico and Philippine exports of iron and steel, provisions, and textiles, and praises Swedish newcomers as thrifty, law-abiding, and predominantly agricultural settlers.
The piece discusses a three year Colombian revolutionary struggle affecting the Americas, with exiled educated Colombians in New York watching the insurgent cause. It cites Liberal antis and Conservative misrule, detailing taxes, monopolies, clerical control, press freedom loss, and bureaucratic decay, while praising Roosevelt and Cuba policy amid calls for reform.
The passage argues Roosevelt will be renominated and re elected by the people with emphatic support, noting voters want to hear candidates speak before deciding. It contrasts Pennypacker's unfamiliarity outside Philadelphia with voter rights to assess candidates firsthand, and mentions Missouri shifting to Republicans as German voters abandon the Democrats over silver coinage policy.
A survey of varied topics notes BRT plans to open YMCA rooms in car barns for 10,000 workers, plus $20,000 spent on facilities. It cites 1901 fire losses, wool manufacture data, William Still’s death, and iron and steel industry growth. It mentions census figures, bicycle exports, southern timber shifts, and American industrial prowess.
In Shenandoah and surrounding coal towns Father H F O Reilly of the Church of the Annunciation has become the era’s most talked about priest for his fierce denouncements of the miners union and its leaders. He recalls standing against the Molly Maguires during a reign of terror and continues to urge law and order while opposing the union.
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