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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1902
Page
4
The Scranton Tribune invites signed letters on current topics with editorial revision allowed. It notes second class mail status, and explains advertising rates including display inch pricing and a later mention of classified rates on application. The piece references space constraints and policy for cards of thanks resolutions and similar notices.
Governor S W Pennypacker and staff statements urge prompt attention to complaints against teachers in Manila who press religious beliefs on children. The text asserts the United States is not in the proselyting business and emphasizes official oversight from Washington.
The article reports senators opposing reciprocity with Cuba offering explanations through a close ally. Senator Elkins of West Virginia privately framed his opposition aligned with Roosevelt and McKinley, arguing a House bill would trigger a long tariff debate and hurt domestic industries. He favored an executive treaty approach but that was rejected, and concerns about sugar duties influenced pivotal votes amid tariff politics.
A political analysis warns that ongoing pursuit of relief for a new government risks breaking with bipartisan support and Republican sentiment favoring the president. It argues relief would boost home industry and Market access, while hinting at possible legal action in a Seattle case as a backdrop to the tense scene.
The first quarter of the EF calendar year reports USPS receipts of 92 088 592 and expenses of 31 590 036 leaving a profit despite rural free delivery costs. The fiscal year deficit is expected to be well below 3 million with nine months showing a surplus and receipts up 9 percent from last year. If trend continues, the 1902 total may reach 121 478 000 as rural delivery expands and penny postage becomes a possibility. A $3 000 Illinois Prohibition fund contribution is noted amid broader policy debates.
The article argues education must bridge schooling and real life, noting a surge in American university enrollments and citing statistics from Harvard and Johns Hopkins. It highlights practical demands shaping higher education, contrasts public state institutions with endowed universities, and references Jefferson’s university ideal in urging stronger links to life outcomes.
The passage discusses the rigidity of educational institutions and their slow adaptation to social change. It notes that collegiate ideals formed during student life may clash with the outside world and cites Emerson on the limits of formal study. Don M. Dickinson is identified as the original Choate-for-president advocate.
The Wilkes-Barre Times extends congratulations to Congressman Connell for strong Republican support in Lackawanna and urges re nominating Henry W. Palmer in Luzerne. The piece credits Palmer with aiding federal buildings, district court presence, and Scranton benefits through steady representation.
A tale recounts Bald Blow who kept goods gathering dust until Smart urged him to advertise. Blow pens an ad, it runs in the paper, and within six weeks his store is stripped clean. The dusty goods vanish and the dust pays the purses.
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