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Newspaper
New Holland Clarion
Location
New Holland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1900
Page
6
Pennesisenia’s Junior Order convention reports a near unanimous move toward secession with only six dissenters. The assembly pledges aid for orphans as a plan unfolds to redefine state identity and governance amid shifting alliances and a dramatic national rift.
Fragmentary text from a June report mentions Edwin G and a murder conspiracy charge in a Pa county court. The readable portions refer to defund t of S410000 badd, an aged wife, and various corrupted phrases, with no clear names or outcomes due to garbled OCR.
In Pottsville Pennsylvania on June 27 a 10 year old boy was fatally injured when a cannon exploded as he approached it to inspect a misfiring charge. He suffered skull fractures and a fatal scalp wound and died at the hospital. Also noted Patterson was nominated for Congress by Schuylkill County Republicans in the Thirteenth district, replacing Democrat J W Ryan.
A string of tragic incidents is noted from Pennsylvania towns including Harrisburg Reading Pottsville and Pottsville with drownings drownings and health incidents. Cases cite Tikewas Failey seven drowned in the Pennsylvania canal at Harrisburg Annie Stephany rescued from drowning in the Susquehanna and a 14 year old William Marshall found drowned in Bedford pond.
Patents granted to inventors in Pennsylvania reported by C. A. Snow & Co., collectors of American and foreign patents, covering railway parts, embossing presses, brake mechanisms for electric railway cars, printing devices, and various machinery from Pittsburgh, York, Allegheny, Johnstown, Greensburg, and surrounding areas. The list includes filing names like Coolbaugh, Dingertz, Eyre, Hendrick, and Swinbank, noting diverse industrial applications and improvements.
A long_NOTE lists Taechard Harding Davis and other contributors presenting war correspondence on Las Guasimas and the slave trade. It highlights John R. Spears and Walter Appleton Clark illustrations, and essays by Thomas P. Millard Senator Flont Dexter Marshall Daniel Gregory Mason and Tommny and Grizel.
The Pennsylvania Railroad announces reduced round trip fares from all lines to Charleston for the National Educational Association meeting. Tickets sold July 6 to 9 and valid for return until September 1 with Washington stopovers allowed on deposit of the ticket and a small fee.
At the Prohibition National convention in Chicago on June 24, John G Woolley of New Jersey was named presidential candidate on the first ballot. Rev Silas C Swallow of Pennsylvania declined the vice presidency after a strong push. Henry D B Metcalf of Rhode Island was nominated for vice president as the second ballot winner.
Nine insurgent leaders including Generals Pio del Pilar Concepcion Garcia and Alvarez were released in Manila after taking loyalty oaths to the government and renouncing all forms of revolution in the Philippines. They acknowledged American sovereignty in a stronger binding oath than Otis’s earlier version, which Filipinos accepted reluctantly.
A lighted bomb charged with powder and lead was found before the entry to M Balot procurator of the republic at No 22 Rue De Galvani just before midnight. The reference recalls the March 1892 Bomb explosion at M Bulot's Rue De Clichy house linked to the anarchist Ravachol.
In Havana on June 29, the opinion among lawyers is that accused Custom House officials facing fraud cases on trial will be acquitted. It is openly asserted the fiscal is determined that no one shall be convicted and every effort has been made to aid the defense against the prosecution.
The Pennsylvania Railroad offers two guided tours in summer 1900 to Canada and northern New York. Demarcated itineraries include Niagara Falls and Montreal with 15 day round trips at 125 dollars, guided by a tourist agent and chaperon. Inquiries go to the company offices in New York Brooklyn Newark or Philadelphia, with ticket agents named.
The Pennsylvania Railroad announces an excursion train on the Delaware division and Cumberland Valley routes to Clantofagia New York with speeds from Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Altoona Wilkes Barre and other stations. May include return trips from Atlantic City Bridgeton Vineland Clayton and others with specific departure times and reduced rates for tickets bought in advance.
The notice lists subscription prices with advance annual payment at 21.00 per year for Ciaran and six months for Sern. It mentions a three month option for ably 25 and a December payment deadline. Details are unclear due to fragmented OCR text.
The article describes GALSnaw & Co offering assistance to inventors on protecting intellectual property. It highlights their experience in obtaining patents and guiding clients through patent processes in the United States.
The Pennsylvania Railroad offers reduced rates for excursions from Kansas City to Delaware and other lines. Tickets will be sold with return options and good motive dates, excluding certain Pennsylvanian lands. The line plans promotional travel events and special train services.
Pennsylvania Railroad offers excursion tickets from all stations to Cincinnati at one round trip fare for the Baptist Young People's Union convention July 12 to 15. Tickets on sale July 1 to 7 with return until July 27, or extended to August 10 if deposited by July 14 with 50 cent fee.
A notice describes Mr. Tharne completing new condensed novels for the Saturday Evening Post. Readers are invited to enjoy Lemlock Jones in The Stolen Cigar Case and Stories Three with tales of Moo Kow and others. It mentions popular authors Conan Doyle Kipling and a reimagined Anthony Hope.
The July Ladies' Home Journal highlights the social life at fashionable resorts once accessible only to the rich. It includes The Girl Who Fought in the Revolution a tale of a young woman who enlisted as a man and wore soldier's uniform. Ernest Seton Thompson's Wild Animals I Have Known dramatized by friends of the forest and plain. Edward Bok on The American Man and the Country, American Mother, and articles on education for girls. Plus illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy and various practical features. Published by Curtis Publishing Company Philadelphia, one dollar a year, ten cents per copy.
A man recounts meeting Martha Sprigg in Manchester lineage and Buxton visits then a dramatic rescue on a Peak golf course. In a cave like river cavern the caddie shouts as the narrator is swept away. Martha saves him with rope and they wed on one condition a chapel ceremony nowhere else.
A fragmented clipping from the Philadelphia Bulletin shows a garbled dialogue about a girl and rings. The readable text hints at social norms and a question of agency in a cryptic exchange.
Dr. D B Cargile of Washington Indiana reports Mrs Brewer cured of scrofula with Electric Bitters. He claims the medicine purifies blood and treats eczema tetter salt rheum boils and running sores while boosting digestion and strength. Sold by Wm M Stanford druggist at 50 cents with guarantee.
Daily market summaries show wheat futures bearish with large winter yields expected and export demand light. Corn offerings firm with modest export inquiry and scarce local car lots. Live stock prices mixed with cattle firm and vealers steady. cows higher as dairy prices climb. market activity uneven across regions and grades.
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