Bold Robbery at Mechanics' Bank in Broad Daylight
A bold daytime theft at Mechanics' National Bank on South Third Street saw three men grab $100 in greenbacks from Thomas Marsh, with $66 in gold left behind. Detectives and Pinkerton agents pursue leads as clues are scarce and Marsh reveals prior bank deposits and habits.
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Mechanics’ National Bank
South Third Street
Thomas Marsh
North Twelfth Street
Marsh
John Mulane
Callowhill Street
Mr. Marsh
George Getz
Mr. Marsh and Yelled Something Unintellible At Him. Mr. Marsh
Mr. Getz
Mr. Geta
Miller
Pinkerton National Detective Agency
Fifth and
Chestnut Streets
H. W. Bearce
Pinkerton Agency
American Bankers’ Association
Mechanics’ Bank
Senator Flinn Has Best End Of The Situation
From a staff correspondent in Harrisburg April 9 Senator Flinn praised Governor Stone for appointing a Recorder in Pittsburg and stated no deal exists. The piece details political maneuvering among Quay supporters, Stone allies, and the anti machine faction as legislators await further moves on the Ripper bill and party divisions.
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Flinn
Hararssure
Stone
Pittsburg
Major Brown
Thomas 8
Bigelow
Senate
Senator Quay
Coal workers resume work after prolonged strike ends
Marseilles reports that coal workers decided to resume work today, bringing to a close the extended stoppage that had disrupted production and supply. The move ends days of halted mining activity and restores normal operations at the mines in the region.
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Marseilles
Bronze tribute to Major General Logan dedicated in Washington
The bronze equestrian statue of Major General John A. Logan was unveiled in Town Circle with the President, Cabinet, Mrs Logan, and many mourners and veterans present. Sculptor Franklin Simmons attended. Grandson George Tucker pulled the cord as the flag revealed Logan on his charger amid cheering crowds.
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Washington
John A. Logan
Town Circle
Franklin Simmons
Humbert
Italy
George Tucker
Black Jack
Logan
Navy Yard
District of Columbia
Army of the Tennessee
Army of the Cumberland
Maxwell Woodbull
Thomas M. Logan
Murphysboro
Ilinois
M. B. Logan
K. Cunningham
Aguinaldo urged to sign peace manifesto amid surrenders
Manila reports indicate Aguinaldo signed the peace manifesto after objection to two clauses. General Malvar with about 300 men and rifles is expected to surrender near Silang Cavite. Colonel Alba with 13 officers and 96 troops surrendered at Olongapo. Navy cable notes Alba 18 officers 83 men 92 rifles.
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Manila
Aguinaldo
Arellano
Alba
Zambales
Manell C. Goodrell
Olongapo
Subig Bay
Malivar
Silang
Cavite
Washington
Navy Department
Remey
Goodrell
Mule Case On Trial In United States Circuit Court
In New Orleans on April 9 a suit for an injunction by Boer representatives against Anglo Australian agents seeks to stop shipment of mules and horses to South Africa for the British army. Judge Parlange presided with General Pearson and British officers present. Defendants filed depositions denying munitions, claiming peaceful transportation.
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New Orleans
South Africa
Parlange
United States Circuit Court
Pearson
Trousseau Stolen. Mrs Corry Wins $515 from Railroad
Mrs Effie W Corry recovered a verdict of 515 against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company in Common Pleas Court No 4 for the loss of a trunk carrying her wedding outfit. The trunk, delivered at a New Jersey station, was robbed during the night and never recovered.
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Effie W. Corry
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Common Pleas
Resignation and power shifts noted in telegraphic items
Albion College president John P. Ashley resigns while at Mot Springs for health. The National Metal Trades Association hosts its third annual convention in Detroit. A. W. Lamson is appointed receiver of United Salt Co. in Cleveland with a $25,000 bond. Shreveport Ice and Refrigerating Co. plant burns for about $150,000. box cars and fourteen mules perish. New York deputy surveyor Theodore F. Reed resigns amid pressure. Carnegie’s $5.2 million library gift commended by New York City. New Orleans University named principal legatee in will contest by Louisville relatives. Stock seat sells for $58,000, above prior high. National Business League seeks presidential attendance in Chicago. Goldsborough torpedo destroyer reaches 31.84 knots in test. Dr. William N. Guernsey dies by suicide. Henderson factory fire damages Gallaher plant and Chas. Kriel grocery. Velvet Mill strike ends. fines policy revised. Executed killer da Storti granted a respite as death looms.
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John P. Ashley
Albion College
Mich
Mot Springs
Ark
National Metal Trades Association
Theodore F. Reed
New York
Gage Yrepentes
Reed
Daniel E. Dowling
Municipal Council of
Panera
Board of Aldermen
Andrew Carnegie
Louisville
Josephine Lemoine Newcomb
McKinley
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Goldsborough
Portland
Ore
William N. Guernsey
Senator Quay Sphinxlike After Unannounced Pittsburg Visit
United States Senator Quay arrived in the city at 2:20 PM on the Washington express and met his daughters at The Walton. The visit spurred gossip about his stance on selecting a city recorder, with Bigelow named as his preferred candidate. Officials and local leaders gathered at his rooms, while Quay remained gracious and noncommittal about details.
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United States
Quay
Washington Express
Walton
Thomas
Reeder
William H. Andrews
Berkelbach
Klemmer
Focht
Ballot Reform
Grady
James P. McNichol
CANNOT BURY SON Died on Philadelphia and Reading Railway
Mrs. Annie Swindt, 1840 North Front Street, testified she walked nearly three miles to City Hall due to no money for car fare and funeral expenses. Her son John Swindt was killed on a freight train at Nicetown after the wind blew his hat off. He slipped and was crushed, death swift.
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John
Philadelphia
Reading
Nicetown
Annie Swindt
North Front Street
City Hall
Swindt
Real Mean Said Soubrettes At Palm Garden
Palm Garden soubrettes Evelyn La Tella Goldie de Weiss and Marie Belle visited Magistrate Cunningham to press a civil action for twenty dollars in unpaid weekly stipends Bischoff owed. The magistrate warned they must stay in Philadelphia twenty days longer before filing suit, ending their bid for revenge.
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Palm Garden
Bischoff
Cunningham
Evelyn la Tella
Goldie de Weiss
Marie Belle
Philadelphia
Now Ruler in His Duchy Grand Duke Takes Possession
Schwerin, April 9 The Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II of Mecklenburg Schwerin, who reached majority today, entered the city in state. He was greeted at the station by his guardian uncle Grand Duke Johann Albrecht and other princes. A welcome speech at the town wall followed by a castle reception marked the formal debut of the ruler in his realm.
City Notes on Crimes Fires and Accidents in Philadelphia
Timothy Hackett received six months in jail after pleading guilty to stealing regimental equipment from the state. Five youths were held on bail for assault and theft charges, and John Dobson faced horse theft allegations with bail set at $400. Police hunt two highwaymen who robbed John Locke of 84 dollars and an overcoat. A fire damaged the Brant residence at 867 North Fortieth Street, likely from a defective flue, with about 400 dollars loss. A six year old boy was run over at Waterloo and Berks, suffering leg fractures and nursing care. Minor fires caused 50 dollar losses at Arthur Payton’s home. A boy suffered a crushed leg while attempting to ride a train at American and Norris. The ballot reform committee sent a large petition to Harrisburg for the Bedford ballot bill. Edgar G Conkll, professor, lectured at the University of Pennsylvania on recent advances in some branches of science.
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Timothy Hackett
State of
Pennsylvania
Ralston
Thornton
Sendee Sing Lee
Sixty-the Street
Girard Avenue
Arthur Ford
Frank Fogg
Walter Alblaster
Morton Watkins
David Martin
John Dobson
1644 Ridge Avenue
Martin McLaughlin
Forty-fourth Street
Eleventh
Race Streets
John Locke
Saybrook Avenue
Loth and Vine Streets
Susie Tompkins
South Eighth Street
Armand Fisher
McKean Street
Scott
William B. Brant
North Fortieth Street
John Meerbach
Hope Street
Waterloo
Berks Streets
St. Mary's Hospital
Arthur Payton
Edgemore Street
American
Norris Streets
Frank McQuay
Philip Street
Episcopal Hospital
Union Committee For the Promotion of
Harrisburg
Bedford
Ree
Edgar G Conkll
Joay
Ss University of Poenntvenia
Omere Chapel
Core
Embezzler Thorley Bound Over On Charge At Prudential
Willam M Thorley of 1419 North Fawn Street was charged with embezzling 42 dollars from Prudential Life Insurance Company. He admitted the amount but said he lost it from his pocket and was held for court in 300 dollars bail. An American singer later famed for royal ties is now performing in a beer garden per next Sunday Times. Kaiser William voices faith in bayonet rule in Berlin March 31 speech reported by Frankfurter Zeitung.
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Prudential Life Insurance Company
Willam M. Thorley
North Fawn Street
Orne
Thorley
Prudential
Times
Berlin
Frankfurter Zeitung
William
William J
Weather forecast for Mid Atlantic states and New York
The forecast covers Wednesday and Thursday: fair conditions across Eastern Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware and Eastern New York on Wednesday with Thursday becoming partly cloudy and likely rain by afternoon. Western Pennsylvania and Western New York expect rain on Thursday with brisk northerly winds. The report includes measured temperatures wind, sunshine percent, and rainfall deficits from the season to date.
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Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
New York
Loper Ill Delays Court Trial Another Week
Richard F. Loper’s trial in the Quarter Sessions Court on conspiracy to defraud People's Bank was postponed for one week by Judge Martin due to the defendant’s illness. Dr. Shoemaker testified Loper is recovering but remains too weak to appear, fever gone, temperature normal, need at least another week.
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Richard F. Loper
People’s Bank
Martin
Quarter Sessions Court
John V. Shoemaker
Loper
Italian boy killed by train in Nicetown incident
An unidentified Italian boy was struck and killed yesterday afternoon by a Philadelphia and Reading Railway train at Nicetown. The body was removed to the Morgue for examination.
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Philadelphia and
Reading
Nicetown
Boys Suits Underpriced Compared To Competitors
Advertises boys suits at $3.50 for double breasted jackets and knee trousers for ages 7 to 16 in grey and brown cheviots. Claims superiority in materials and craftsmanship, with coat French faced and strong trouser lining. Also promotes Russian blouse suits in same fabrics at $4, 50 cents more due to belt and extra work.
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Fifteenth
Callowhill
Pinkerton
French & Richards
Tenth and
Market Streets
Carpenters’ Society
Carpenters’ Hall
Anti-Machine
Fac
Senator Flinn
Machine
Governor Stone
Elkin
Quay-Stone
Mr. Cooper
Cooper
Stone- Elkin
Capital
Illinois
Francis L. Coroner
Fourth United States Artillery
Malvar
Dumaguete
Negros
United States Philippine Commission
Bacolod
Senor Severino
Occidental
Oriental Negros
Corry
Railroad Company
Velvet Mill
Mystic
Conn
Er da Storti
M. S. Quay
F. Gutekubst
Thomas S. Bigelow
the Times
Boy
Soubrettes
Evelyn
Goldie
Marie
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
City News
Kaiser
United States Weather Bureau
Bar
el Rain
Fam
Oudy
Train
Wm. H. Wanamaker
Forbes
Andrew Forbes
N. Ith St
Fowler & Hanna
Chestnut St
Perry & CO
Chestnut Street
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