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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1902
Page
7
The Tribune invites signed letters on current topics with real-name publication and editorial revision. It notes a flat advertising rate and a 6-cent-per-line charge for letters and notices, plus classified rates available on request.
The June 14 1902 issue notes investigations into corrupt money use in city councils. W Penny Feas is mentioned as governor and W Brown as lieutenant governor with Isaac Own as secretary of internal affairs. Councilman Weller’s specifications are stated, leaving open whether the matter ends there.
A Scranton Native recalls the impact of seeing an American flag in a German village before the Spanish American War. The piece lauds the flag as a symbol of liberty and progress, notes its global reach today, and praises Judge Pennypacker’s Harrisburg nomination as the work of Matthew Stanley Quay.
The message argues liberal economic ties with Cuba are moral due to unfinished policy after the Platt amendment. It stresses reciprocity with Cuba impacts U S products, noting sugar and tobacco markets and the need to shield domestic interests from foreign competition amid economic crisis and unemployment risks.
The article argues for lowering Cuba duty and expanding trade with Cuba, predicting a growing market of 1.5 million people and rising purchasing power. It says Cuba will remain a strong customer and urges Congress to act, noting Republican Congressman Sibley faces skeptical gallery reactions in Harrisburg.
The piece argues Pennypacker’s surge remains likely despite Elkin’s defeat, with former supporters embracing party unity and readiness for harmony. It notes Democratic alarm over Wood’s Cuba literature funding and critiques GOP splits, while citing rising savings deposits and a booming import trade in Santo Domingo. It ends by warning against complacency as British whisky interests loom.
John Elkin, in the Philadelphia Bulletin, stands out even in defeat as a compelling activist in Pennsylvania politics. His performance at the governor nomination convention shows him as a vigorous, charismatic leader with a strong following, capable of challenging Quay and remaining influential for years.
Special correspondence notes a marked improvement in U S foreign commerce in the ten months ending April. Exports of manufactures rose in April to 4.5 million dollars above last year, while iron and steel products showed mixed results with an April rebound. Cotton goods exports surged, especially to China, lifting overall manufacturing exports above the prior year.
In Chicago the Times J. W. cites the Annu Return of the Foreign Trade of the Empire showing the US share of Japan's imports rising to 6 percent in 10. Britain falls from 187 to 20 percent as a rival. The US becomes Japan's second seller after India, with a nearly twenty three fold increase. Philippine trade also grows after 1802, Manila as a key Orient trading center.
Herbert F. Gunnison argues that advertising should target the buying reader rather than sheer circulation. He cautions against cheap, widely circulated inserts and stresses quality readers, paper standards, and reputations of editors. He asserts high quality papers attract reliable advertisers and more effectively convert readers into buyers.
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