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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1902
Page
4
The Tribune invites short letters on current topics but requires the writer to sign with their real name. Editorial revision may occur. The Flat Rate for Advertising shows prices per inch per insertion and card of thanks or condolence notices run at five cents a line. Scranton September 9 1902.
The clipping lists state and county officers and legislators with names such as W Pennypacker and William Connellt. It notes election day set for Nov 4 and mentions an unconfirmed rumor that John Mitchell advised miners to return to work as a strategic move to preserve union integrity.
In Maltby area a two week coal strike led to a mob attack on a Lehigh Valley colliery crew, killing one striker and injuring another while driving off deputies. The piece urges vigorous law enforcement and cites President Roosevelt as a model for upholding authority and protecting workers and officials alike.
A Galveston News special outlines the 1.5 million bond issue to construct a Gulf front concrete sea wall. It rises 17 feet above mean high tide with a 30 to 60 foot deep piling foundation and a 6 foot wide surface driveway. Completion is hoped within eighteen months to protect harbor shipping.
The piece highlights Galveston’s post disaster rebound with cargo, shipping, and cotton exports rising. It notes Hank clearings at £972,298,800 and shipping value at $200,897,90, plus post office receipts up 60 percent to $140,840. The report lauds American resilience and expansion.
Dun's Review summarizes a Havana report noting over 60 percent of Cuban sugarcane planters sell below cost amid bleak prospects for next year unless reciprocity with Cuba is enacted. Tobacco growers lose profits and merchants face rising past due debts as credit tightens and unemployment rises. Public works and proposed tax hikes threaten hardship, with critics urging Congress to restore Cuba reciprocity to protect American interests. The Firminists dismissed the war vessel fad.
The Manufacturers' Strike Insurance Company plans to insure employers against losses from strikes with a four tenths of 1 percent premium based on Austrian strike statistics. The policy pays partial losses for up to three months per strike and six months per year, contingent on a committee ruling strikes unjustifiable, and neutral workers bear the remaining burden.
The piece discusses an independent audit of strike causes as a likely feature of the Vienna scheme, arguing publicity and education value if the public learns both sides. It notes broader calls for transparent handling of labor disputes and cautions on industrial publicity and public protection.
Dr Richard Cole Newton of Montclair New Jersey argues that school hygiene is vital. He contends teachers are not sole culprits for overwork but that parental vanity and competitive grading harm health. He cites that girls bear heavier workloads and urges balanced pacing and parental cooperation with teachers.
A discussion on gender differences in physical strength and endurance cites medical opinions and observations. The author argues girls are weaker due to training, dress, and early life habits, calling for earlier and thorough physical education for women and changes in attire to improve health and equality. The piece notes that without outdoor activity a sound mind cannot exist in a sound body.
Mount Hermon in Northfield Ma is to receive 310000 from H B Silliman trustee to expand Silliman Science hall while Professor Alex Agassiz earns Prussian order of merit. Amid notes on knowledge and power the piece cites treason cases in Germany and records that 131 colleges have formed in the United States since 1570.
The Washington Star portrays Senators Quay and Platt with distinct styles. Quay is bold and combative, attacking adversity with force, while Platt manipulates and outmaneuvers, undermining opponents until they face a hidden danger.
An article notes that the average cost to the public of each newspaper copy in 1910 was about 0.68 cent, while twenty years earlier the selling price averaged 24 cents. It claims a gain of over one fourth in publication size despite the price rising only to two-fifths of that level.
Deep in the earth a mighty ore awakens as fire shapes it for battle. Death lingers near the gleam yet it finds a master in Selim who wields it with fearsome power. The sword glows with vengeance and pride, awakening in him a fierce, waking fury.
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