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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1902
Page
5
Daily published paper prints short signed letters on current topics after editorial revision. The page lists advertising rates and confirms foreign advertising agent in New York and Scranton post office entry details.
Scranton June 2 1902 report on John P Elkin of Indiana pursuing the Pennsylvania Republican nomination for governor. The appeal centers on open field and fair play and follows the will of the party masses.
An analysis notes tropical and subtropical imports shaping daily life in the United States. It highlights rising per capita sugar coffee and cacao use, broader clothing materials, rubber growth, and expanding food variety contributing to longer life expectancy and improved health.
An editorial writer in the Philadelphia Record condemns the Amerts can council at Cape Town for claiming poor women and children in concentration camps are well cared for and requiring funds from the U S. The piece mocks distant experts and argues the Democratic press seeks new targets to attack the administration.
Major Goergas reports Havanas sanitary revival since 1888, noting major reductions in deaths and the eradication of yellow fever and smallpox. Mosquito control since 1901 cut malaria. four months in 1902 show 20.68 per 1000, far lower than many cities. Bryan’s Cuba prophecy criticized as alarmist.
The Fowler currency reform bill is introduced in Congress by Representative Fowler of New Jersey and only lately opened for formal discussion. The column argues public interest is low despite recognized need for banking and currency changes, blaming inertia and unclear public understanding.
The Fowler bill faces cautious reception with older banks resisting radical changes. While provisions for gold and silver interchangeability and minor reforms win approval, core ideas like greenback redemption and a broad branch network may not gain quick congressional support.
A Washington Post excerpt describes Secretary Cortelyou and officials discussing plans to keep President McKinley and later Roosevelt from public exposure. It notes McKinley preferring a closed or private ride, Roosevelt often walking out untracked, and secret service attempts to monitor his movements.
The piece surveys U S Steel stockholder gains, rail freight churn, and vast steel production figures for the year, alongside Britain's wealth and global debt. It notes iron mine expansions, Great Northern rail support, and Kansas crop labor imports, then argues for a large American merchant fleet and imperial reach including the Philippines and Hawaii.
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