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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1902
Page
4
The Tribune states space permits letters on current topics but requires real names and authorial revision. It also lists advertising rates and 5 cent per line charges for condolences and similar notices.
Governor W Pennypacker and Lt Governor W M Brown lead the list with ISAAC B BROWN as Secretary of Internal Affairs. County officials include WILLIAM CONNELL and A A VOSBURG with multiple commissions and districts noted. Election day is November 4, while a French government critique on duty and liberty appears in the slice of commentary.
The piece argues that Grover Cleveland’s acts against Hawaii and the McKinley tariff harmed American workers and that electing Pattison governor would revive their losses. It lauds McKinley’s era as prosperous and credits the current president as the youngest in office, urging support for continued national leadership.
The passage reflects on the high cost of achievement, citing Charles M Schwab as an exemplar of fame demanding personal sacrifice. It contrasts public acclaim with private strain, noting health decline, insomnia, and unmet ambitions, while threading a political aside about The Times and Democratic misperceptions.
The Pittsburg Gazette argues Lackawanna Iron and Steel moved to Buffalo due to competition and rail facilities. The essay contends the Great Lakes area will become the empire of iron and steel, with Pittsburg adapting rather than monopolizing production as ore and coal sources diverge. It notes freight-car shortages as temporary and highlights China treaty reforms, likin abolition, new treaty ports, and the need for currency standardization. It also warns against matrimonial ads after a Pittston case and comments on evolving global trade dynamics.
The U S State Department has negotiated a tariff treaty with China through agent T 8 Sherrett a treasury expert. Details are not yet known but the agreement is expected to be reciprocal in benefits for both parties. Another treaty with the Chinese government has been under consideration.
The Philadelphia Press urges public action to prevent typhoid fever this fall. It cites contaminated drinking water infected milk and soil as sources and calls for boiling water sterilizing milk cleaning contaminated soils disinfecting closets and thorough fly control.
From the Pittsburg Times the commissioner of internal revenue rules that palm oil cannot be used in oleomargarine without the tax on colored oleo margarine. The decision reinforces honesty in food products and enforces the pure food law.
Opinion piece from the New York Mall and Express arguing that turmoil in Venezuela Colombia or Haiti threatens U S stability and will force action to curb disturbances at the nation’s borders. The text reflects concerns over regional unrest and U S responses to foreign instability.
The article argues that while most of South America maintains stability and Mexico prospers under Diaz, Central America and the northwest continent must be taught the lesson of peace. It frames regional governance as pivotal to lasting order.
A well known English dean misplaced his umbrella and in a sermon hinted that if a porce Maor dropped it over the wall that night he would say no more. The next morning he found not only his own umbrella but forty five others.
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