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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1902
Page
4
The Scranton Tribune announces its flat advertising rate table per inch for space within one year. Signed letters are welcome but must bear the writer’s real name and may be edited for publication. The notice is dated Scranton September 2, 1902.
The article lists state and county officials including governor lieutenant governor and judges with several district names. It notes election day as November 4 and includes a quoted sentiment from John Mitchell about unity and disorder.
A New York Republican convention is expected to praise Theodore Roosevelt in resolutions yet avoid pledging his candidacy. Governor Odell is described as the real party leader, unlikely to back a Bond-bag against Roosevelt, and the NY delegation may refrain from a full national politics clash to shield the campaign from trust issues. Senator Platt signals a likely strike resolution pending in a week or more.
The British and German press challenge President’s Monroe Doctrine stance, calling it arbitrary and indefinite. They argue other nations have rights to colonize the New World, while the US only rarely justifies vetoes. The piece notes the US seeks a global role yet finds European counterpoints hard to refute.
The piece argues the Monroe doctrine may force a European power confrontation and suggests war could fix its global standing. It questions Governor Stone's pledge about troops guarding non-union workers and questions why district presidents would seek such a promise.
Chauncey Depew surveys Europe’s shift from fear of American power to a preference for American methods. Nations seek partnerships, trusts grow through cross national unions, and Germany advances under the modern emperor. Roosevelt and Taft receive praise for diplomacy, while American press and funds loom large in European discourse.
The piece notes how travel and returning civil servants lift living standards in mid-continental towns through American-provided conveniences. Senator Depew foresees benefits for American exports as these gains spread among common people, enhancing knowledge of the republic. It cites Vancouver BC profit sharing for railway workers and calls for humane industry relations. It ends with etiquette changes due to motoring and a remark on naval and land military prowess.
A reflective editorial laments wasted courage in swimming Niagara rapids and urges use for mankind. It notes General Gobin’s soldiers deserve respect, questions Grand Duke Boris of Russia’s portrayal, and remarks Bloomsburg’s oldest resident outlived the season’s heat.
A Harper’s Weekly figure discusses agriculture as America’s foundation wealth. It notes Minnesota and Dakota farmers receiving 100 million dollars for their products, Kansas corn at 260 million bushels, Oklahoma rain losses, and milch cows producing half the steel trust’s capital. It emphasizes farmer intelligence rising with output and political strength.
The piece argues that Pennsylvania's iron, steel, and textile sectors would suffer from a Democratic tariff plan. It cites 1896 1901 furnace counts 190 vs 206 and tin plate output rising from 40000 pounds to 678000 pounds with wage earner totals 4251019 to 5241687. It claims agricultural values and farmer incomes surged under Republican governance and declined under Democrats.
In Chicago the Clark University head argues slang benefits youths fourteen to nineteen by aiding fluency. He mocks formal speech as outdated while urging flexible language use to boost educational outcomes amid a tongue tied era.
A Lewinton Journal anecdote describes Abner a witty town figure who handles funerals and quips about a deceased man’s life. The minister’s questions reveal Abner’s blunt view on morality and church attendance, ending with the minister pocketing a five dollar fee.
A collage of quips and tales from American dramatic circles and odd legal miscues. A writer, Dan Hart, recalls a farm prank turned scare with a shooting, while a Scotch horse deal ends in a judge delivering payment on the day of judgment, as reported in Brooklyn Eagle.
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