Harrisburg Letter Details 1899 Legislature End
Harrisburg reports the closing legislature session with 660 bills passed, 297 approved by Governor Stone, 17 vetoed, and over 200 awaiting executive action. Notable appropriations and structural reforms include school funding, capital completion, a state homeopathic hospital, new courts, and amended taxation and corporate laws.
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Harrisburg
Stone
Pennsylvania
New York
Common Pleas Court
Philadelphia
Luzerne
Northumberland
Lancaster
Lackawanna
Montgomery
Westmoreland
Allegheny
Berks
Pittsburg
Supreme Court
Scranton
Board of Judges
Board of Revision of Taxes
Philadelphia Building Commission
Department
Forestry
Algo
Railroads
Seventh National Bank Closed Over Marquand Debt
New York June 28 the Seventh National Bank was closed by order of Comptroller Charles G. Dawes with For est Raynor named temporary receiver. The bank faced about 1.6 million dollars owed by Marquand & Co secured by doubtful collateral while efforts for an orderly reorganization were under way.
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New York
Seventh National Bank
Charles G. Dawes
Forest Raynor
National Bank Examiner
Dawes
Henry Marquand & Co
Edward R. Thomas
William H. Kimball
Edwin Gould
Lorenzo Semple
William Nelson Cromwell
Thomas
Messrs. Marquand & Co
Edwin H. Gould
Marquand & Co
Noamed
Gould
Marstrand & Co
Pittsburg, Shawmi and Northern Railway Company
John Byrne
Henry Maragnand
Eyler Blocked Inspection at New Jersey Home for Girls
A state charity committee led by Hugh Fox and Dr. Allen, authorized by Justice Gummere, attempted an official visit to the State Home for Girls in Trenton but was refused entry by Mrs. Myrtle B. Eyler and two trustees who said officials had no right to inspect in that capacity. The dispute ended with the committee leaving displeased.
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Eyler
New Jersey
Trenton
Hugh Fox
Allen
Alexander
State Charity Aid Society
State Home For Girls
Myrtle B. Eyler
Gummere
Supreme Court
Wiping Out War Taxes On Wide Range Of Items
Washington says next Monday war taxes will be repealed on a long list of items including bank checks telegrams money orders receipts certificates of deposit reinsurance and warehouse receipts. The move also reduces taxes on beer cigarettes tobacco snuff cigars and other goods.
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Washington
Cosi
Will’ Bally
Pennsylvania Prohibition Ticket Campaign Funds Raised
A fragment notes a Prohibition ticket in Pennsylvania raised about $8,500 for campaign purposes. The text references a June rain event affecting the state. Details on candidates or locations are unreadable.
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Pennsylvania
Fourth of July Celebrations Across Europe and Asia
The article notes how Independence Day is marked abroad with American societies in Paris London and Geneva hosting large dinners and receptions. In Paris officials attend, and 500 guests join toasts to Washington and Lafayette. Geneva sees flags and patriotic displays, while Yokohama enjoys festive parades and a humorous local weekly flag display.
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United States
Paris
Europe
American Chamber of Commerce
Galeries Des Champs Elysees
Grand Hotel
Lafayette
Pink
Berlin
Tn Leme
Londoun
Criterion
Tolbourn
Bartholdi
Tondon
New York
Washington
Embasg Sniior
Switzerland
Wagland Orerance
Germany
Geneva
Boston
Yokohama
Japan
Nhe
Patriotism Fete Noted Leader Speaks at Fourth of July Celebration
A Massachusetts figure Hon. George S. Boutwell is highlighted in a patriotic event. The article notes public recognition, distinguishing attendees, and the sentiment surrounding the Fourth of July celebration and its meaning in present times.
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Hon. George Ss
Sonnies Reflections on July Fourth Fireworks
A Baltimore American piece in dialect recalls a father guiding a boy during Independence Day fireworks. The narration contrasts older restraint with a child’s curiosity as rockets and torpedoes brighten the night, ending with a vow to avoid lighting matches in the future and to run a fireworks store someday.
First Independence Day Celebration in Philadelphia
An unpublished John Adams letter recalls the July 8 1776 observance in Philadelphia four days after the Declaration. Ships in the Delaware River displayed colors and fired salutes while crowds filled the wharves. A parade, dinner, music, and continual volleys accompanied candles, bells, bonfires, and fireworks across the city.
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Philadelphia
John Adams
Congress
Chen I
Delaware
Marine Committee
Trenton
General Howe
Bis Master
Deaths on the Fourth Mark Eminent Americans
On Independence Day the newspaper notes deaths of Samuel Richardson Fisher Ames and William Wisby, plus two U.S. presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson who died in 1826, fifty years after the Declaration. Jefferson credited authoring the Declaration and founding Virginia religion and UVA, Adams and Jefferson maintained late friendship.
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Samuel Richardson
Fisher Ames
Harvard College
William Wisby
United States
Earth
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Washington
Thomas
Jefferson
Adams
Monticello
Virginia
University of Virginia
Fourth of July Varied Names Across Regions
A fragmented passage notes that Americans call Independence Day in New England, the Glorious Fourth in the South and West, the Fourth of July in many places, and Dienic Day in Cumberland Mountains Tennessee, with lingering hints of local customs and speech.
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New England
Salys
Cumberland
Tennessee
Glorious Fourths and Historic Signals in 19th Century Craft
Fragmented text recalls nineteenth century Fourth of July celebrations and early signaling methods. Mentions Cincinnati Detroit Mississippi Louis and a steel-arched bridge with references to trains and various places, but details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
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Stites
DenCe
Miami
Cincinnati
R Et Louis
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