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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1902
Page
5
The Tribune prints short letters from friends on current topics but requires real names for publication and editorial revision of contributions. It shows display ad rates and mentions advertising pricing per inch and space usage.
The Erle gathering kept the records creen. A Democratic convention there days without the aid of police to re store order would be its tame as a ren dition of Hamlet without the prince.
The piece contrasts Robert Emory Pattison with Guffey and allies, questions Pattison’s qualifications for leadership, and lauds Theodore Roosevelt and Secretary Root. It notes the era’s political crises, calls for unity, and cites Roosevelt’s Harvard speeches praising trusted administrators. It ends with reflections on party splits and looming tensions.
Thomas B. Reed told Bowdoin graduates that newspapers exist mainly to sell and editors should not stray far from their readers. He warned against overestimating reform engines and noted editors generally align with other men, urging cautious independence.
The piece traces the rapid rise of labor saving machinery from the sewing machine to the telegraph and cable, noting Elias Howe's pivotal invention and the shift from manual farming to mechanized industry. It highlights the tinotype as a modern revolution in printing. The tone evokes a nostalgic yet admiring view of technological progress across decades.
The piece surveys rapid innovations including the Web perfecting press, which prints folds and inserts pages at high speed, and notes historical aids like the Hoe ten cylinder press. It highlights the shift from manual feeding to automated systems and mentions other era milestones such as the telephone and moving pictures.
The Tribune editor recalls Mrs Annie Connell wife of Hon William Connell as a high character and generous friend to the Afro American race. He notes her life fulfilled Christ's law outwardly and inwardly and offers sympathy to the family through Rev H A Grant of Wayman Chapel New Brighton PA.
Candidates who have received additions at the entrance examinations are listed. The notice indicates who qualifies under the revised scoring or eligibility criteria and the next steps for final qualification.
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