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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1902
Page
4
The Scranton Tribune announces a flat advertising rate schedule with per inch charges per insertion and space rules for a year, inviting signed letters from readers and noting editorial revision as a condition for publication.
A fragment listing state and county officials with names for governor lieutenant governor secretary of internal affairs and various county and legislative districts. Election day noted as Nov 4. The piece notes Philippine War news from Lake George as more authentic than现场 reports.
The piece condemns recurring violence by strikers and supporters in the mine strike belt as illegal and harmful. It praises the strikers for maintaining nonviolence, urges disciplined leaders to rein in hotheads, and notes outside funding relies on peaceful conduct. It also mentions Goddard, a Camden repeat offender, as having faced consequences.
Vic toria dispatch details Harry De Windt and companions crossing Siberia toward New York and Paris to study a Europe to Besing Straits railway. The trek included Irkutsk, Kutsk, and Yakutsk, with reindeer and pemmican supplies as they neared the Arctic coast.
The march along the Bering Strait faced severe cold and scarce fuel. After 16 May they found friendly Indians at East Cape, awaited the Thetis, and reached Dawson by July 16 before moving to White Horse and Skagway. The note ponders rail routes and Sino American ventures, with political remarks on Cuba and Chinese funding.
A census review shows 1900 alcohol use totaling over 1.3 billion gallons with beer leading growth. Beer per capita reached 15.7 gallons, beer production rose from 2 million to over 40 million barrels in a century, while wine and spirits grew slower. The piece argues malt beer replaces stronger drinks, notes temperance progress, and contrasts public education funding with defense spending and officials’ sacrifices.
A verse meditation on the man without the hoe, whose life is barren and barren of growth. The poem contrasts a wise heart with a lifeless existence, distant from God’s world, highlighting the alienation of labor and rural poverty.
The Tribune reprints Walter J. Ballard on Porto Rico's era of growth under American rule. He notes budget gains, rising exports led by sugar and cigars, education plans, health improvements, and closer US ties. He predicts tariff politics will dominate the election, calling prosperity the defining issue.
The Great Editor era fades and sensationalists fade as a growing, conscientious corps of high minded journalists expands. The field gains professional dignity and better pay, with more stable employment as profits rise.
Local retailer advertises men’s Russett and Black Oxfords priced at two dollars, plus $3.00 grades cut to two dollars. Welted styles adjusted to fit shapes. Address 114 116 Wyoming Avenue.
Thirty three scholarships announced across multiple institutions with two at Syracuse University valued at 432 dollars each. Additional scholarships reported at Bucknell University and the University of Rochester.
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