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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1902
Page
4
The Scranton Tribune announces print policy for signed letters and space for ads. It lists advertising rates per inch and per line for cards of thanks and similar notices, with New York and local office details and a note on editorial revision.
July 4 1902 Scranton lists state officers including Governor William Pennypacker Lieutenant Governor William Brown Secretary Isaac B Brown and state legislators Joseph Oler John Scheer Edward James P A Philbin with the phrase The workingman's friend by deed as well as word William Connell noting a political context and party or civic references.
The piece argues William Connell's long business experience and proven leadership qualify him to handle federal finances and national governance. It dismisses personal resentments as bases for opposition and urges voters to consider competent representation at the national capital. Reminder: primaries are Tuesday from 4 to 7 PM.
Harper's Weekly analyzes President Roosevelt ten months in office. It praises civil service merit reform and high personal fitness for federal jobs while noting the need for practical results and political maneuvering to sustain reform and govern effectively.
The piece contrasts McKinley and Roosevelt as political operators. It argues McKinley could win over cross party votes and shape Cuban reciprocity, while Roosevelt lacks Democratic support and struggles to hold Republicans. It concludes with a call to unseat the opposition in Lackawanna.
The essay argues Independence Day is not waning but expanding its meaning beyond a local celebration. Forefathers acted to secure liberty, and today this expansion spans a global domain, with liberty spreading to diverse peoples. The Pennsylvania Bar Association meetings focused on highlighting the Supreme Court, with appellate courts criticized as obstinate.
OST commentators praise enacted legislation while lamenting Cuba reciprocity failure. The Philadelphia Inquirer argues public indifference and critiques Cuban claims, noting strong presidential backing within Republicans and predicting continued support if the President pursues the policy.
The piece surveys varied topics from political maneuvering and speeches to odd notes about snakes with whiskers in New Jersey, forecast on peach crops, and remarks on social rituals. It cites Senator Quay, Governor Stone, and the Democratic committee while wryly noting weather lore and public opinion dynamics.
Editorial from the Olyphant Record urges re nominating Hon William Connell of Scranton for Congress. It praises his long service since 1897 his district and party leadership and urges voters to attend the July Sth primary and support the incumbent over a new candidate.
Harper’s Weekly surveys a whirlwind century of change with two long wars, collapsing empires, a dying queen, a slain president, major scientific and medical advances, vast industrial growing pains, and sweeping global upheavals shaping a new era as one century closes and another begins.
On a passenger voyage an American group plus two English baronets discussed bridge whist and the patriotic value of draw poker. Pierpont Morgan criticized draw poker as un-American, calling it a bad game built on deceit and bluff, noting it misleads boys about moral conduct.
An argument ends with a critic calling for abolishing a label used for Americans. The speaker condemns the term as foreign to American ideas and says the man who coined it should be shot, ending the heated discussion.
A spark from a locomotive on the Cypre es Hills branch touched the roof of a Fulton Street corner house in Brooklyn. Bernard Donohue and his daughter slept inside as Miss Donohue calmly continued washing, insisting the fire was no bother while firefighters fought the blaze and barely damaged the structure.
A dated political exhortation calls citizens to support a respected candidate described as an old miner. It derides John Farr and urges voters to elect the "good and grand old man" on primary day, promising faithfulness in the past and future.
Syracuse University awards two scholarships at 432 dollars each. Bucknell University announces a scholarship. Rochester University offers a separate scholarship in sewer management context.
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