Harrisburg Senate Acts and House Bills in May Session
Harrisburg May session reports the Senate passing elevated and subway railway bills on second reading and moving to third reading. It notes amendments to the Emery and Focht bills and the failure to delay, plus bills on tax reform, park funding, and labor protections.
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Padoof Pilate
Coma
Rani
Pemkteey
Shatt
York
Hutton
Thar Tisbury
Oteloek
Fiarrisbore
Senate
Om Aspestal Asec Esterday Oriite
Vis
Furtroas
Anders Vis
Rorala
Shaan
Warren
Harrkebere
Messrs
Boehi
Emery Walls
Breil Street
Chihhulelphia
Harrisburg
Herbst
Berks
Sénate Committee
Washingtons flask a relic of Lafayette era treasured by Bishop family
A half pint blue whiskey flask said to have belonged to an orderly at Washingtons Yorktown siege sits in the parlor of Robert Bishop of Southampton County. The bottle carries a legend connecting it to Lafayette and Washingtons circle, passed down through generations and kept secure in a glass case.
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Lafayette
Southampton County
Parson Weems
Washington
Robert
Southapton County
Frene
Yorktown
Tiehop
Stith Bishop
Mer Dishop
Cornwallis
Bishop
Williamsburg
Lewis
Jas Oardevdy
Quay
Richmuod
Sothern’s Ventriloquism Prank At a London Supper
A vignette from Mr Midgar Pemberton’s Memoir of Sothern describes an elaborate ventriloquist ruse at a London suburb supper party. Sothern staged a fake ventriloquist act with a confederate on the roof and a voice from the chimney, prompting comic remarks and a drenched, angry guest as the scheme unraveled.
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Sotherna
Tre
Pheasant House
Inno
London
Sothern
Midgar Pemberton
Isaac
Seether
Suthern
Sethern
Cout
Diazes
Sponge and Its Ones Spotted by City Children
Two young girls with snub noses stood by a Third Avenue drug store window yesterday afternoon admiring sponges. One exclaimed about the many sponges as the other sneered at the remark. The scene captured a moment of street curiosity in New York.
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York
Vertiser
Inexorable Camel Versus Pursuing Whale
The Arabs tell a tale of a ruthless camel that survives a sea chase by diving in and swimming after a man who was trying to escape. The camel then kills the pursuer, illustrating a feared brutal instinct.
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Adena
Aden
Gazette
Tragic Rock Dam Swim Claims Seven Teens
A Philadelphia group of Elm Social club members touring the Schuylkill River were swept over Rock Dam. Seven youths died and one boy survived after the boat capsized near the dam as a heavy current carried them downstream. Rescuers searched for bodies into the night.
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Philadelphia
Rock Dam
Schuylkill River
John Moore
Mounors
Elm Social Club
Ined
Nese Glen
Schuylkilh
Msak
Ately
Mustroeans
Rowins
Davis Ul
Oearsman
Osmond
Moore
Ube Pay
Counterfeit Coin Not Illegal In Poker Jackpot Case
A United States court verdict found no law violation in using a counterfeit dollar to open a poker jackpot. Jesse Page of Elnora was charged with passing a counterfeit dollar while his feet were under a poker table, opening the pot for a dollar and tossing the coin onto the table. A government witness took the pot.
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Indianapolis
United States
Jesse Page
Elnora
Page
Father Riegel Slayers Sentenced in Philadelphia
Jacob Wynne and Sailor Bob Bryan were sentenced yesterday to 20 years each for murdering Rev. Charles P. Riegel by knockout drops. Under a commutation they will serve about 12 years and 3 months. Ella Barrett and Annie Miller received two years each plus a $500 fine.
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Riegel
Philadelphia
Jacob Wynne
Bob” Bryan
Charles ‘ P. Riegel
Teve Bryan
Anil
Ella Barrett
Annie Miller
Outlook for June features Whiton Yale Regatta and garden features
The June Outlook magazine highlights Dr. James M. Whiton’s Yale Harvard Regatta recollections, plus articles on gardening by J H Bailey with McFarland photographs, country clubs by Gustav Robbe, Booker T. Washington on chickens pigs and people, and Riis’s The Making of an American continued with Mrs Riis’s Elisabeth Tells Her Story. It covers naval history and new book reviews as part of its recreation issue.
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James M. Whiton
Whiton
Yale
Uwmeecle
Amon
Gardenia
J. H. Bailey
J. Horace McFarland
Carnera
Om Country
Chiba
Gustav Robbe
Clifton Johnson
Tuskegee
Booker T. Washington
Philip W. Ayres
Colorado
Minnesota
Virginian
Jacob A. Riis
Pennsylvania Railroad Tour to San Francisco for Monoerth League
The Pennsylvania Railroad announces a special through tour to San Francisco and the Pacific coast for delegates to the Monoerth League convention July 18 to 21. The itinerary includes Pullman sleeping dining and observation cars with stops at Denver Colorado Springs Salt Lake City Monterey and more. Round trip from points west of Pittsburgh is 168 50 with Pittsburg rates 20 less. tour lasts thirty days. Further details from ticket agents or Geo W Boyd Philadelphia.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
San Franeisco
Pacine Coast
New York
Philadelphian
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Beneit of All Tho
Californian
Canadian Northwest
Denver
Colorado Springs
Salt Lake City
San Vrancisco
Monterey
Santa Barbara
Low Aprestes
San Jose
Porting
Seathie
Ban Tot Springs
St. Paul
Penneyviegnian Railroad
Pitttsburge
Pittsburg
Geo. W. Boyd
Assistat
Philadelphia
Pilgrim for June highlights Atlantic City summer life
The Pilgrim for June opens with Julian Tawthorne’s piece on Atlantic City urging more outdoor life for workers. It features Neighborhood Golf, gardening by Wilherm Miller, and editorials on social reform and a Detroit conference. Frederick Pym describes locust plagues in South Africa. Helen Tutt promotes library work as a profession for women.
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Pilgrim
Atlantic City
Julian Tawthorne
Wilherm Miller
Cornell
Department of Social Reform
Detroit
Elfweed Pomeroy
Count Tolstoi
Ernest. Howard Crosby
Glaszow
W. Bemis
Oan
Frederick Pym
South Africa
Helen Tut
Reduced excursion fares to Cincinnati via Pennsylvania Railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad offers reduced round trip excursion tickets from all stations for July 4 to 6 to Cincinnati in honor of a Christian Endeavor convention. Tickets are valid for return from Cincinnati July 8 to 14. See ticket agents for rates and details.
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United Societies of Christian Ekndeavor
Cincinnati
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Annual G A R Encampment Excursion Rates to Gettysburg
The Pennsylvania Railroad will sell excursion tickets to Gettysburg from all stations in Pennsylvania on June 1 2 3 4 and 5 for a round trip fare. Tickets are good for return until June 10. See local agents for exact rates.
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Imperial Council
Kansan City
Pennsylvanian Railroad Company
Kansas City
Grand Army of the Republic
Department of Pennnsylvania
Gettysburg
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pennsylvania Railroad Excursion Rates to San Francisco
Due to the international Epworth League convention in San Francisco from July 18 to 23 the Pennsylvania Railroad will offer greatly reduced excursion tickets from all stations on its line from July 4 to 12. For detailed rates routes and conditions contact ticket agents.
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San Francisco
Pennsylvania Railroad
Bomet
Subscription price notice for Clarion newspaper
The notice advertises Clarion subscription rates in advance: one year for 1.00, six months for 60 cents, and three months for 25 cents. It emphasizes payment in advance and highlights the advance price.
Storm Poem by Geoffrey Jeffries in Lewiston Journal
A storm mood piece describes a menacing sky and roaring sea from a sheltered cottage. The speaker finds calm inside despite violent weather, trusting in grace and shelter as the tempest rages outside.
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Geoffrey Jeffries
Lewiston Journal
Market Notes From Philadelphia 1901 Beef and Sheep Prices
May 25 1901 reports from Philadelphia stock market show beef cattle with advances on leading grades amid light runs. Sheep and lambs priced steady with fair trading. hogs not offered. Cows and calves listed with various dressed prices. Western lots emphasized.
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Beeves
West Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
The Pawn Shop Habit Across New York Society
A New York Tribune piece discusses Americans adopting European pawnshop custom. It cites Mont de Piété in Tavish as respectable and notes women using pawn tickets to fund writing careers, theatre outings, and gifts for relatives while balancing temptations to borrow.
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Europe
Marin
New York
Marin Lves
Maria
New York Tribune
Brothers Recall a Wunsch Coffee Mill Dream
Two grown brothers fondly remember the old coffee mill they once desired as boys. Tom asks their mother to give it to them but she fears a quarrel between the brothers if they share it. Tom promises there will be no fighting since Ben will not touch it.
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Atti
Tom
Ben
How Apples Should Be Eaten For Digestive Benefit
The article argues apples are most beneficial when eaten with the skin and flesh consumed in sufficient quantities. It notes ferment germs on the skin aid digestion and that cider fermentation connects with the juice, asserting apples are the easiest fruits to digest for those who eat them skin and all.
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Radcliffe
Cooke
Just Like the Rest A Wife Confides in Marriage
A fragment from Philadelphia Times and Atchison Globe reflects a wife’s complaint about intimate life after a year of marriage. She voices frustration that her husband never asks for affection unless money is involved.
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Inet
Atchison, Globe
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