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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1902
Page
1
Midnight bulletin reports King Edward's condition increasingly satisfactory and improved appetite. He opened telegrams with his own hands as Buckingham Palace crowds await further news amid coronation anxieties and renewed hope.
Exclusive AP report notes the Senate shelved the omnibus statehood measure for the session. A committee report is set for the third day of the next session. Other business moved forward including army and naval appropriation conference reports. The Philippine civil government bill began amendments with limited progress. The naval bill amendments were rejected by the House by 63 to 1.
Burglars dynamited the safe of Perry J. Blough a Somerset general storekeeper, seizing about 1000 in gold 1200 in currency and nearly 20000 in judged and promissory notes. Blough recently led First National Bank of Hooversville and most notes are on record though recovery may reduce losses. The burglars fled town on a hand car.
Exclusive wire reports the death of Colonel H. Neiman at his Haston home. Nearly 80, he was a longtime editor of the Haston Sentinel and later worked with various newspapers. An ardent Democrat, he served in party leadership and was a former member of the legislature.
Conferees on the canal bill reach a complete and unanimous agreement this afternoon in favor of accepting the Senate amendment. The plan contemplates building the Panama canal if the president can secure a clear title to that route.
In Honesdale Pennsylvania on June 25 claim is made that the Twenty sixth district conference at Susquehanna adjourned to meet June 30. A Wayne county delegate says Susquehanna members reassembled a room with a proxy and named Charles C Pratt for senator. Wayne delegates plan to reconvene in Honesdale Monday.
A severe storm swept north central Indiana from Hancock to Tippecanoe counties, damaging hundreds of buildings, uprooting trees, and wrecking crops. The disaster caused an estimated two million dollars in losses with fifty injuries and two deaths near Pendleton and McCordsville.
President Roosevelt attended Harvard Commencement delivering remarks and receiving an honorary LL D. Also honored were Secretary of State John Hay and Rev. Edward Everett Hale. President Eliot led the procession to Sanders Theatre, with ceremonies and toasts at Memorial Hall and University Hall receptions.
Three striking mine engineers resumed duties at the Henry Clay colliery in Shamokin Pa under the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron company. They operate the water hoist to prevent flooding into the upper level and connected Sterling mines after company threats to abandon the workings.
Fifteen hundred Brill's car works employees in Philadelphia walked out today over the discharge of twenty two men for joining a local Inter national Association of Car Workers branch. At a meeting last night the workers voted to strike unless reinstatement occurred.
After a long session the Democratic and Populist state convention completed a fusion ticket led by W. H. Thompson for Governor and BK. W. Gilbert for Lieutenant Governor. W. J. Bryan praised the effort and pledged full support for the ticket.
Erie Pa June 25 ex Governor Robert E Pattison was renominated for governor of Pennsylvania at the Democratic state convention in Erie. James Nolan Reading was nominated by acclamation for secretary of internal affairs and George W Guthrie Pittsburg was named lieutenant governor. The platform avoided national questions focusing on state issues.
The Democratic party of Pennsylvania repeats its 1901 platform and accuses state government of profligacy and corruption. It cites bribery in the legislature, a stolen franchise, and the loss of coal deposits and trolley control as evidence of widespread public plunder.
A Democratic convention denounces the Republican machine in Pennsylvania, pledging an honest administration, ballot reform, personal registration, and a secret ballot. It condemns corruption, outlines reforms, and calls for broad support from honest voters and labor to purge public affairs of bribery and fraud.
Wire report lists ships and ports of call with arrivals at New York and other hubs. Graft Waldersee Haniures Majestic Livers pool mid Queenstown and Teutonic Lahn Patricia etc appear with New York entries and European port calls including Cherbourg Glasgow Rotterdam Boulogne Sur Mer and Southampton.
By order of Lieutenant General Miles the Fourth battery of field artillery at Fort Myer Virginia will march to Gettysburg Pennsylvania to encamp with the Pennsylvania national guard from July 12 to 18 inclusive.
Forecast for Thursday and Friday shows showers in Pennsylvania, then clearing. Thursday and Friday will bring cooler conditions with brisk west to northwest winds from Washington.
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