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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1902
Page
4
The Tribune welcomes brief letters on current topics but requires the writer to use their real name and to accept editorial revision. The ad rate shows flat price per inch for each insertion, valid within one year.
Scranton reports a Schuylkill County strike acquittal deters ag feelings as trial proceeds. The reference to frushfin of the thres is unclear but suggests ongoing legal action and county stance.
The piece discusses Theodore Roosevelt's influence on the coal strike and the commission's role in shaping wages hours and pay methods. It argues for a wage increase of 10 to 20 percent and stresses safeguarding public interests through the commission rather than private agreements. The text cites figures Mitchell and Marcum and notes comparisons to German commissions.
The administration is credited with higher collections in ten months than the prior four years, larger school spending and more children in school, reduced health department budget but better health, lower death rate, and significant water arrears collection. Taxes, parks, and public buildings see improved honesty and quality, while arrears and penalties rise under the new regime.
The report cites $18,000,000 planned for 519 new buildings and 1,200 old tenements altered to meet the law. Savings reach 12 percent in bridges and dock operations, with reduced dockers' pay and fewer petty expenses. Critics warn Tammany power may override gains at the next election despite strides in efficiency.
Washington reports on difficulties in Cuba talks as anti-American influences in Havana resist a proposed reciprocal trade treaty. The plan aims to open Cuban markets for U S exports while preserving Cuban revenues, but opposition from European-backed interests and local factions complicates approval before General Bliss and Minister Squiers.
The text argues anti American leadership in Cuba, contemplates using Monroe doctrine logic to seize Panama Isthmus portions for a canal, and calls for Hague arbitration for compensation. It also notes veterans from the National Guard face employment discrimination post coal fields service and urges state protection.
A dated editorial laments limited knowledge of South American geography and urges schooling reforms. It contrasts U S expansionism with Latin nations, comments on Cuba and Hawaii royalty claims, and criticizes a proposed 400 percent magazine postage rate hike by the Third Assistant Postmaster General. The piece reflects imperial attitudes and calls for greater awareness and policy consideration.
New Yorks Metropolitan Opera House hosts a grand season opening featuring Otello with stars like Nordica Eames Sembrich and Gadski. The season spans many weeks with revivals of Gioconda Masked Ball and Hansel and Gretel among others. A Carnegie Hall debut of Koplan and performances by the Powers Alexander studios accompany a Newark wedding event and a Julia Allen Cordelia Freeman recital.
An aged army friend recalls General Benjamin FF Trey from the One Hundred Ninth New York, who served in Plogo County. News of a great battle reached Enronah Tioga after the regiment’s dispersal, but details remained elusive and only General Tracy’s young daughter doubts the tale.
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