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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1902
Page
4
The Tribune notes it welcomes short letters from readers on current topics but requires signatures with real names and that all letters are subject to editorial revision before publication.
A reflective line notes public restraint during ongoing boycotts and growing discontent as pressure mounts on authorities. The piece suggests patience may waver if grievances persist without resolution.
Date for the Democratic nomination for governor clears the way for the Erie convention to nominate Pattison and Guthrie. A Harrisburg mayor Vance McCormick is set for secretary of internal affairs. The platform will denounce and reform. Pattison appeals to independent voters but the party faces trust issues and internal reform conflicts. Republicans favor Pattison to peel votes from Pennypacker and leverage Guffy plans. Queries about Hall withdrawal and Cuba bribery rumors are noted with skepticism.
Health officer Gorgas compares Havana's 1898 to 1902 deaths noting declines in overall deaths from 21,252 to 6,153 and drops in malaria and yellow fever to near elimination. He cites no yellow fever or smallpox cases in 1902 and reports tuberculosis remains high but improved. The final note remarks on progress in sanitary conditions.
The report compares tuberculosis death rates in Havana with other big cities, noting 2704 deaths in 1898 and 1187 in 1886, averaging about 1600. It cites malaria declines in Cuba from 344 deaths in 1900 to 151 in 1901 after mosquito work, and 26 deaths in the first four months of the current year. The piece extols American skilled efforts in Cuba and the Philippines.
A geologist asserts the Mont Pelee eruption has raised the surface in parts of Pennsylvania from two inches to four feet, offering a striking contrast to the recent mine cave report.
Eighteen or more Republican senators at Senator Elkins residence issue an ultimatum opposing reciprocity with Cuba and signaling support only for a rebate bill. After months of delays the nation awaits a decisive Senate vote as party loyalty peaks and administration strength is tested.
The Montrose Republican notes that the first price increase due to coal scarcity was by a Democrat long known as an opponent of monopolists. It argues lack of opportunity keeps many from becoming monopolists.
The treasury figures show British North America leading in U S purchases for the first nine months of 1900 1901 and 1902 with 1902 at 60 9 million. Mexico West Indies and Central America trade faltered or grew slowly while Canada’s gains suggest the Dominion will join the United States in a reciprocal trade system to expand commerce. Some writers doubt the need for reciprocity arguing Canada buys American goods with or without tariff walls.
The text argues that the growing trade with Canada drives a strong call for reciprocal terms and notes King Edward’s insulated position from popular sentiment, contrasting his endurance with an American presidential campaign after Aldershot.
Reports show only one person killed by explosives during Independence Day celebrations as exuberant youths handle fireworks, delaying full casualty tallies.
A political pamphlet arguing for protectionist policies, citing rail, shipbuilding, and export gains under Republican rule. It compares 1894 to 1901 fiscal years, touts Dingley era protection, postal revenue growth, and foreign trade shifts, and advocates vote for the party of protection, progress and prosperity.
A minister writes from Beersheba that he will not defend a prior position but seeks a public discussion with Rev. I J Lansing. He notes his absence from town, claims a fifteen year study of the issue, and asks the editor to arrange a meeting at a mutually agreed time and place to debate the capital labor question.
The writer Thos. B. Payne expresses doubts about completing a study and divides his planet between caplinal and labor. He offers Brother Lansing choice of either end of the question and pledges to take what remains. The note is dated Beranton June 16.
A satirical note compares delays attributed to Uncle Bam with the Democrats actions in North Carolina. It jokes about time gaps between efforts in different political contexts and invokes religious imagery about creation and the fall of humanity.
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