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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1902
Page
7
Readers are invited to send signed letters on current topics for publication. Submissions must bear the writer’s real name and may be edited before acceptance. The paper notes a five cent charge for classified advertising and reserves editorial revision rights.
Fragmentary text lists governors and officials including W Pennypack, Brown, Isaac Ate, and several regional commissioners and district names. The piece notes November 4 and mentions olive branches for Republicans addressing derelicts. The readable portion resembles a period political register or transcription with incomplete names and roles.
The convention certified the Republican ticket with Connell for Congress Vosburg for orphan’s court judge Morris and Penman for commissioners endorsed as the ticket to unite the party. They advocate a uniform primary law with personal registration to boost voter engagement and represent real government. Democrats oppose Republican harmony in Pennsylvania and seek their own advantage.
Washington debate suggests no sweeping crackdown on honest business while favoring safeguards for public welfare. Report notes Roosevelt advisers discuss German syndicate regulation and publicity as a tool, citing Mason Mason’s Berlin study on a transition from agriculture to manufacturing and regulated exchange to curb speculation and price swings.
The article argues that law requires full public disclosure of corporate finances, strict director accountability, and ongoing inspection of books to curb syndicate power. It laments crooked trusts and urges Republican legislative action to improve policing, noting a Robesville party in Congress ready for reform.
A French reform proposal named after a French senate vice president seeks to reduce penalties for first offenses under two years if the offender commits a misdemeanor within five years. Proponents argue reform fosters rehabilitation, citing a ten year decline in second offenses. The article notes broader calls for humane handling and criticizes fear of harsher police measures.
The article argues against full open primaries, warning that shifting to a district wide popular vote could strip counties of nomination power. It contends Bradford and Susquehanna would dominate in their districts, while others fear erosion of county lines and merit representation.
The text comments on political rotation harming county efficiency and the conferee system. It notes a push for a uniform primary law to reduce nuisances. It discusses Judge Simonton’s ruling on navigable streams affecting Wyoming County and defines a creek with water only during floods as not navigable.
A Dunn's review shows 610 insolvencies in the first half of 1902 with liabilities totaling $55,804,080. Banking defaults fell to eight in Q2 for $120,100, while manufacturing defaults reached 672 with $13,428,200 liabilities. Pennsylvania improved. New England led declines. Southwestern states suffered from crop failures.
A collage of fragmented verse proclaims allegiance to progress and the Right. Poetic excerpts praise unnamed heroes, the duty to fight for truth, and the honor of dying for noble causes, amid references to heroic sacrifice and collective human striving.
A discussion notes an incident at Bevel Deer and a Frederick king table mishap, emphasizing how critics belittle the incident to restore social balance. It recounts a New York Times tale from ex governor Wyler of Virginia about a Richmond negro pardoned after claiming sufficient punishment and the reaction of onlookers.
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