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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1902
Page
4
A notice from the Scranton Tribune explains its letter policy and advertising rates. It details the need for signed letters, editorial revision, and shows the flat rates for display and classified ads, including cards of thanks and condolence notices.
Governor W Pennypacker and Lieutenant Governor W M Brown head state offices with Isaac B Brown as secretary of internal affairs. County posts list John Courier Morris and John Prnm as commissioners and Llewellyn Evans and David Williams as mine trustees. First District Joseph Oliver. Second District John Scheuer Sr. Third District Edward James. Fourth District P A Philbin. Election day is November 4. President Gompers quotes that 9,000,000 wage earners were unemployed under the last Democratic administration. The only idle workers today are those who choose to be.
The article argues time has arrived for operators in the anthracite strike to submit to union terms or resume mining. It warns prolonged idleness harms industry and the public, urges operators to open mines, and critiques continued obstruction. It notes Roosevelt's progressive administration endorsements by the Wyoming Republican state convention.
The piece argues fall 1896 to 1901 shows prosperity broad-based, countering claims it benefits only trusts and magnates. It cites crop year comparisons, noting 1901 was weak aside from wheat, yet farm value under Republican rule rose by about 743 million dollars over a good year under Democrats, challenging the opposition’s narrative.
The passage discusses a dip in business morale under Democratic rule, yet asserts American workers share in profit growth. It criticizes anti-imperialists for seeking national honor while ready to assist efforts that would tarnish the army.
The August issue of World's Work extols social progress in health education and childhood, calls attention to democratic mobility, ethical standards, and the South's development, while praising honest dealing and journalism. It notes steady exports from Porto Rico and strong US trade abroad.
Department of labor bulletin details New Hampshire tourism in 1899. It counted 154,000 visitors who spent 4.047 million dollars, with 12,854 jobs and 10.44 million invested in summer property. Wages totaled 34,001 dollars and the sector generated about 6.6 million in summer business, highlighting travel’s broad economic impact.
A dated survey discusses merit in promotions for military officers favoring merit over lineage. It cites Brigadier General Frank Lincoln Bell and criticizes non graduates receiving high rank. Also notes census projections, pie bakers strike outcomes, and regional political unrest in Haiti, Venezuela, and Columbia. It ends with objections to publicity around Mr. Schwab.
Literary notes survey highlights from Country Life in America, The World's Work, Delineator, Outlook, Century, and Harper's. It touts August issues with articles on polo and summer recreation, fiction and photographs, educational essays by notable scholars, and contemporary documents on West Indian disasters.
The Tribune editor recalls the Wisconsin state convention clash over J Spooner and the La Follette fund, noting the push to sideline L D Harvey from the superintendent of common schools post. Harvey has served four years and faces broad teacher support to run as an independent, seen as a grave state education loss if he loses.
W H B Tripp of Jeansville Wisconsin writes that after voting Whig ten years and then Republican since, he cannot vote for a ticket that rejects J C Spooner. The letter dated July 24 expresses staunch party fidelity and opposition to current opposing leaders.
Herbert I. Furman of Scranton writes to The Tribune praising Dr. A. T. Still as the originator of osteopathy. He argues the system will revolutionize medicine, cites endorsements by Clemons, Read, Foraker, and Platt, and claims many cures in Scranton. Furman predicts Still will be regarded among the greatest. July 28.
A column notes farmers delaying harvest until frost, jokes about political issues, and praises Chief Devery as a public entertainer. It discusses grain speculation, magazine binding costs, and a looming coronation with hints of a sparse audience in Westminster Abbey.
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