16 Apr 1901
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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1901
Page
1
London items report a private telegram claiming General Trench the famed cavalry commander has been captured by the Boers along with about five hundred British troops during a mist bound movement in the Transvaal. No official confirmation yet from the War Office.
William Simpson, a Black man from Annapolis, was attacked by a gang of Black itinerants near Newport while walking with a white man. They beat him, doused him in flames, and he escaped, later treated at Homoeopathic Hospital with severe facial burns and injuries. Police could not locate the assailants.
The purchaser William J. Thompson treasurer of the Philadelphia and Gloucester Ferryboat Company plans a new central local terminus 149 feet 10 inches along Delaware avenue south of the Pennsylvania Railroad wharf at Market street. Port Wardens will be asked for permission to a ferry ps on the property for additions aiding the South J farmers.
Paris dispatch reports that the Chinese indemnity settlement remains unresolved as powers clash over claims. The United States proposal to cap indemnity at 200 million dollars draws limited support, with many governments deeming it too low. Individual claims are expected to be paid first to expedite commerce and foreign ventures. Rumors of the Emperor returning to Peking without the Dowager Empress and Russia Japan tensions are viewed skeptically.
Li Hung Chang appeals to General Chaffee to leave Captain Tilleon and a sufficient garrison in Pekin to police the city after departure. Chinese fear misrule by other foreigners as the district remains unsettled. An expedition of 5000 German and 3000 French troops sails from Paoting Fu to force out Chinese dissidents who refuse Li’s boundary order.
Under Charles H. Cramp and Naval Constructor Robinson the keel of the United States armored cruiser Pennsylvania was laid yesterday at Cramp's shipyard. Rain kept officials and workers busy as the keel was laid on supports formerly used by the Russian cruiser Retzivan, lengthened by a few feet.
One half of the W. Dewees Wood plant workforce of the American Sheet Steel Company is on strike over forced union affiliation with the Amalgamated Association. The dispute marks a major clash between organized labor and the United States Steel Corporation, with plans to shut plants or move work if needed to win the fight.
Mrs. Thomas Gillespie of North End escaped death after her clothes ignited in a back yard fire. She rushed to the house, leaped into a water-filled tub to extinguish the flames, but fainted from shock and nearly drowned before neighbors rescued her. She was seriously burned and could die from injuries.
Mrs Carrie Nation was arraigned on obstructing the street charges, fined 500 dollars, and ordered to leave the city by 6 pm. The police judge warned she would be jailed if she remained after the deadline and she departed on a Kansas City bound street car within minutes.
The President and Cabinet members were photographed in the Cabinet room. The torpedo boat board met at the Navy Department to discuss general action plans. The Solicitor General has not filed his brief in Captain Carter’s bail case. The North Atlantic squadron departs San Juan for Kingston and will sail home from Kingston on the 19th. Colonel Woodbull retired. Colonel Eakeydge faces a retiring board. Colombia offers exclusive pearl and coral rights for 15 years to the highest bidder. General MacArthur reported Major Petoan’s death from heart disease. Joseph Parris, long-time District Diveatment chief, retires May 1 with $100 monthly pension. Baptist ministers from Baltimore meet Washington clergy at Calvary Church in the East Room. Industrial Commission held an executive session with no witnesses. President Harris of the spaces and Reading Railway expected to testify. Chinese Met exhorts establishing permanent Legation quarters in Washington. The wireless plant inspections were requested by the naval board. Sir William Vanora discussed Cuban affairs with Secretary Root. Vanora, long with Canadian Pacific, remained connected to the company. The La San Juan vessel bringing Minister Looma departed after arrival.
Riverside New Jersey April 15 a staff correspondent reports nearly two hours of house to house search at Mrs Mabel Howard Haines home in Riverside. Authorities say brains were found on carpet and sheet from Gwendoline s crib and seven and a half grains of arsenic were in the child s organs. Mrs Haines is jailed awaiting grand jury action.
John Cooper chief lineman of the Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph between Cumberland and Rockwood risked his life to save a fast mail train near Ellerslie by swimming Wills Creek's torrent and repairing broken wires. Crossing via the nearest bridge would have delayed him and likely caused an accident.
Havana April 15 five delegates Tamayo Capote Berriel Portuondo and Lorento were named a commission to travel to Washington to present the Cuba convention’s views on future relations with the United States. They will confer with Governor General Wood on departure date and interview terms with President McKinley. The session planned to decide on adjourning until the commission’s return.
Adrian Arthur Rockiff imprisoned in Sing Sing for bigamy sends a letter to the Court of Chancery clerk as an answer to his wife's divorce action. He says he cannot appear due to incarceration and poverty, claims his wife condoned the offense, and argues she has no grounds for divorce.
Late tonight a large fire in Bellefonte destroyed the Jenkins and Lingle foundry warehouse and pattern shops along with many valuable patterns. Loss likely over 20000 dollars with partial insurance coverage.
A four story brick building at 757 Passyunk Avenue housing P. T. Hallahan Shoe Factory was destroyed by fire around 11 PM. Firefighters faced live wires, cowled flames and searing heat as residents evacuated adjoining homes and fought sparks from rooftops. The blaze left only a shell after about an hour, with neighboring properties saved.
Chicago Carpenters District Council warns that reports of a building boom are false and will increase the number of idle workmen. They adopted resolutions to inform other cities through Philadelphia about true Chicago conditions to deter influx.
Youngstown Ohio April 15 After rescuing a fellow worker from a gas danger J C Wilson a pipe fitter from Salt Lake City fell from a platform at the Ohio Steel Company plant and died instantly He and three other workers had been overcome by gas when Wilson went to aid them He died a few minutes after succumbing to gas on the scaffolded platform.
Special Telegram reports from Cumberland Maryland that Mrs Rachel Frye wife of John W Frye a leading Wardensville West Virginia resident died by her own hand yesterday. She slipped from her home in night clothes and jumped into the Capon river suffering from temporary mental aberration. She belonged to a prominent West Virginia family.
Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey see fair to rain with brisk northerly winds. Eastern New York reports rain on Tuesday and fair, warmer Wednesday. Delaware expects fair days with rising temperatures and northerly winds. Western New York and Western Pennsylvania forecast fair Tuesday and Wednesday with variable or fresh winds. Weather Bureau Philadelphia notes temperatures, sunshine, and rainfall deficits for April 15 1901.
A collage of brief items reports burglaries and thefts on Broad and Arch streets, a three month sentence for R Wigham, and $800 bail for Henry Keller on a robbery attempt near Germantown avenue. Speak-easies on State and Melon streets raided with $600 bail set, while jewelry and clothing were stolen on Page street and Eighth Street. A stamp cashier at South Seventeenth Street injured a finger. a hospital treat followed.
Washington April 15 The Secretary of the Treasury today purchased 1 600 000 short term four per cent bonds at 115 55 the action announced from Washington.
About 3,000 coal workers in Hopkins, Christian, and Webster counties were ordered to strike by United Mine Workers but only around two percent obeyed. Mines operate as usual, signaling a second breach of a union directive and an ongoing dispute between miners and officials.
The piece urges readers to prepare for a seasonal wardrobe shift as warmer days loom. It promotes a new suit collection and hints the prudent shopper will stay ahead as demand rises with the first warmth. The tone suggests a newspaper ad promoting ready stock.
A sales note highlights ready made and made-to-measure suits priced at $25. Staples include blacks grays olives browns and blues. A customer ordered three suits after seeing them and obtaining a measure and order.
A sale of about 600 fine men’s suits from a New York maker priced at ten dollars per suit. The collection includes 34 lots with styles valued at fifteen to twenty dollars, and alterations are charged at cost. Perry & Co., 1520 Chestnut Street.
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