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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1902
Page
5
The Tribune outlines advertising policies including space by inch rates for display ads, a requirement that letters to the editor be signed, and that classifieds prices are available on application. It mentions a flat advertising rate and guidelines for cards of thanks and condolences.
Scranton June 6 1902 John P Elkin of Indiana seeks fair play and an open field for the Pennsylvania gubernatorial contest under the will of the Republican masses as the campaign advances.
A public defense of core rights including labor strikes and free expression, arguing that compromise is possible on wages and hours but not on fundamental protections. The piece urges public support for teachers in Scranton and calls on the Board of Control to grant higher salaries.
Figures from London Commercial Intelligence show the world produced 40,408,000 tons of iron and steel in 1901, with the United States contributing 16,878,000 tons, the United Kingdom 7,750,000, Germany 7,663,000, Russia 2,962,000, and others 3,855,000. The U.S. output jumped 985 percent since 1868-70, far outpacing other nations as its share of world production grows.
The text notes rising U S iron and steel output and exports from 1884 to 1901, with imports shrinking from 1882 to 1901. It highlights per capita iron use, foreign trade shares, and the protective policy stance, concluding that restrictions and economic control are essential for national work rights.
The Montgomery Advertiser reviews Tuskegee Institute's progress in its memorial day feature. Since 1881 the school grew from one teacher and 30 pupils to 461 graduates, with 4,000 others instructed and a wide reach across southern states. It details branches, enrollments, production, and town improvements led by Mrs. Washington, highlighting bricks laid, lumber milled, and a thriving printing office.
The article catalogs Tuskegee Institute activity including brick making, shop output, student labor value at $59,918.16, 1,187 lights installed, and 78,981.67 dollars contributed by students. It lists graduates from 11 states and multiple trades, noting practical training in housekeeping and a practice home for girls, with many post graduate plans and immediate employment prospects.
A Scranton miner with twenty years in the industry writes about being out on strike. He questions the eight hour demand, weighing of coal, and the impact of foreign labor, noting the hardship on families and the risk to homes and education. He urges careful, considered action rather than a rush to confrontation.
Oscar Webb killed his wife and her mother during a Germantown quarrel and burned the revolver on himself. He inflicted fatal wounds, ending the incident with his own self harm. The event occurred in a Philadelphia suburb, June 1.
Dr Ethelbert D. Warfield president of Lafayette College is seriously ill and confined to his room with only medical staff allowed. He will not attend the commencement exercises.
A letter to the editor argues railroads can refuse to carry labor agitators just as hotels may refuse to house officers of the law. The writer notes police boarding at hotels and cites Mr. Mitchell traveling on the Delaware and Hudson.
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