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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1902
Page
4
The Scranton Tribune outlines its publication rules including space permitting short letters from supporters, to be signed with the writer's real name and subject to editorial revision before printing. The paper is published by The Tribune Publishing Company at fifty cents a month.
The document presents a fixed rate table for advertisement insertions within one year. It lists charges per insertion and spacing requirements to standardize pricing across placements.
Republican ticket lists Governor S W Pennypacker and Lt Governor W M Brown with Isaac B Brown as secretary of internal affairs. Other statewide posts include A A Vos?rtf as judge and several commissioners and representatives. Election day set for November 4 amid national tensions and calls for restraint in public discourse.
A speech reflecting on the White House coal strike conference and its modest gains toward arbitration and public welfare. It notes the need for government supervision of capital and labor and highlights Pennsylvania’s Republican-led labor protections, eight hour day, child labor limits, and mine safety laws.
The North American Review praises Premier Balfour for vision and high purpose. It predicts a new type of statesmanship guiding the British Empire toward progress. The piece hopes England’s leadership will keep pace with world developments.
A Democratic party organ blames Republican policies for coal strike idleness while arguing that Democrat governance caused widespread unemployed conditions. The piece claims workers are better paid under Republican prosperity and urges voters to consider party policies as a guide for November. A contemporary notes regional tensions between coal regions.
The article argues labor rights must advance gradually and steadily, weighing Democratic and Republican party records in Pennsylvania for future progress. It also notes an imminent duel in France over a disputed handshake between a general and Captain Dreyfus at Zola’s funeral, implying tense topics abroad.
Bradley Strong faces social scrutiny after marrying May Yohe, a union depicted as a form of punishment meted out for earlier erratic conduct. The entry notes public rebuke and moral judgment surrounding the couple.
The August record of the U.S. foreign trade shows exports of manufactures up by over $2 million from last August and about $12 million for the eight months. Imports of manufacturing materials rise by about $25 million in eight months, while nonmanufacturing imports and foodstuffs shift, with a notable sugar import decline. Cotton cloth exports surge especially to China, and iron and steel trade shifts show reduced exports but increased imports.
A letter lauds the Treasury Bureau of Statistics under O P Austin for its timely publications and special monographs. It notes his leadership, memberships, and background, praising the bureau as advancing U S commerce and placing America in the world’s forefront.
Walter J. Ballard of Schenectady notes the bureau has improved its monthly summary of commerce and finance and its annual volumes. He comments the work is complete and worthy of commendation from international bodies and readers unfamiliar with technical details. October 4.
A venerable gentleman visits a Boston railway office asking who owes a dining car meal. After a clerical mix up he is identified as Senator Hoar and discovers the man who paid for the meal, reimbursing him at last with a sense of duty equal to a large appropriation.
A collection of lively vignettes featuring Sir William If. Holland the Manchester cotton king and Rotherham MP, Dion Boucicault’s stage gags at the London Princess, and Shafter era Cuba army tales. A balloon misadventure near Siboney adds a comic note.
A New York lawyer recounts how during a murder trial the defendant's wife and child sat nearby as the district attorney urged a first degree verdict. The infant began to sob loudly, prompting Recorder Hackett to interrupt, saying the baby’s distress would worsen if the plea was pressed further.
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