Union party to hold State convention September 3 in Philadelphia
The Union party calls a state convention to nominate Governor Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Internal Affairs for the November 1902 election. It will meet at Musical Fund Hall Philadelphia with 508 delegates and may pursue fusion with the Democrats. Frank M. Riter and George E. Mapes lead the call amid strong interest in party affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Party
George E. Mapes
Frank M. Riter
Musical Fund Hall
Locust Street
Eighth
Robert E. Pattison
George W. Guthrie
Pattison
Guthrie
James Nolan
Old Fa Élph
Philadelphia
Senate
House of Representatives
Pennsylvania
Union Party State Committee
Mapes
Michigan
Texas Floods Recede as Death Toll Rises
Weather improves in Texas with Brazos River falling at Waco and residents returning home. Railroads face historic damage, International and Great Northern estimates $100000, six lives lost in San Martes Valley and Wylie, overall losses likely around a million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Brazos
Waco
International
Great Northern
San Martes Valley
Wylie
China Railways Near Pekin To Stay Under Chinese Control
Washington reports the amended nest agreements outline plans drawn by powers at the Chinese capital to maintain and control railways near Pekin. The foreign grip on a Chinese railway near the capital is seen as a constant menace, so efforts aim to keep railways around Pekin under Chinese control as much as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pekin
Ima
China
Cote
French Ship Sails to Haiti Under Marine Orders
Paris July 31. The Minister of Marine M Pelletan cabled orders today to Admiral to direct a French warship to Haiti. The message follows tensions in the Caribbean with France asserting presence and readiness for coastal duties and potential rescue operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
M. Pelletan
Bryan Visits New Haven for Tariff Talk
William J. Bryan spent July 31 as a guest of Philo Bennett at the Ansantawae Club in Sayin Rock New Haven. He planned to travel to New York then Maryland to address a Chautauqua Assembly at Mountain Park on Saturday. He praised Iowa Republicans for admitting tariff reform is needed while warning reforms could destabilize the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
William J. Bryan
Philo
Bennett
Sayin Rock
New York
Maryland
Mountain Park
Bryan
Mayor Ames to resign from Minneapolis post
Mayor A A Ames, then at West Baden Indiana, plans to resign effective September 6. He will have his letter read to the Common Council next meeting and aims to avoid a costly special election. He also seeks his brother Colonel Fred W Ames, Superintendent of Police, to resign. The move ends two months of police corruption scandals tied to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
A. A. Ames
West Baden
Ind
Common Council
Fred W. Ames
Grand Jury
Mayor Ames
Morgan Threat Letter Targeting J Pierpont Morgan
Police in Pottsville investigate a letter from Watson Connell mailed from Minneapolis threatening to kill J Pierpont Morgan on August 1 in the interest of mine strikers. The missive has fallen into local hands and sparked an inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottsville
Watson Connell
Minneapolis
J. Pierpont Morgan
Strange divorce plea shocks Auburn court
Mrs. William B. Warren of Auburn objects to her husband wardrobe gifts claiming only three dresses in four years of marriage. Justice Nash dismissed alimony and counsel fees, ruling Warren should have advised a different legal motion.
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Auburn
N. Y
William B. Warren
Nash
Calprin
Cardinal Gibbons Accepts Vice Presidency of Schley Arch
In Baltimore on July 31 Cardinal Gibbons accepts the vice presidency of the Schley Triumphal Arch Association. He says Admiral Schley's victory brings glory to Maryland and hopes for a hearty citizen response to the monument project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Schley
Big July deficit in Washington receipts shown
The July balance sheet reports customs receipts up 3.17 million dollars while internal revenue drops 6.7 million, producing an estimated 7.5 million deficit. Extraordinary appropriations for civil war interest to states added 3.25 million paid during July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
City Council to Attend Grand Rapids Convention
Wilmington July 31 Despite citizen opposition most City Council members plan a public funded trip to Grand Rapids Michigan for the League of American Municipalities convention. The trip may cost about $1000 with councilmen arguing other cities send delegates yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Traus
Wilmington
Grand Rapids
Mich
League of American Municipalities
Navy Not Exposed to Cholera in Philippines
The Navy Department states no alarm over cholera in the Philippines. Sailors aboard ships follow strict sanitary rules and drink only distilled water. Army cases link to improperly boiled water in several instances, while naval measures focus on preventing infection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NAVY
Washington
Navy Department
Philippines
Army
Governor posts $500 reward for Randolph County lynchers
Charleston West Virginia July 31 Governor White announced a $500 reward for the arrest and conviction of the men involved in the Randolph county lynchings following the assassination of Police Chief Wilmoth at Womersdorf Randolph County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
White
Randolph County
Wilmoth
Womersdorf
New Steamship Line For This Port
A Franco American group plans a subsidized steamship line from Philadelphia to the Mediterranean to move coal and return with Algerian and Spanish iron ore. Local shippers doubt viability due to British price competition and English coal dominance. success hinges on French subsidies and market conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mediterranean
Philadelphia
L. Weiler
United States
M. Weiler
Marseilles
England
J.S. W. Holton
Sterling Coal Company
Electrician Survives 3000-Volt Wire Collapse
George Fisher, an Interstate Telephone Company electrician, received a 3000-volt shock while laying a telephone wire across Millville Electric Light lines. The wires collapsed, Fisher writhed but survived as bystanders aided him and summoned help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Millville
George Fisher
Interstate Telephone Company
Fisher
Millville Electric Light Company
Tally-Ho Coach in Collision in Denver
Fifteen people were injured when a tally-ho coach carrying tourists was struck by a trolley car and overturned late at night in Denver. The driver Ala Caprer was among the injured with serious injuries. others sustained less severe damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Ala Caprer
Twice Escaped But Finally Lynched
Camden Arkansas July 31 after twice escaping from law enforcement Shapea Leash was captured and lynched. Authorities report the mob executed the suspect despite efforts to subdue him and restore order. Local officials condemned the act while promising further investigation into the lynching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
Ark
Bog
Shapea
Philadelphia society man injured in Bryn Mawr carriage accident
R W C Ellison of Philadelphia suffered a compound fracture of the left leg above the knee a broken left thumb and facial injuries after the harness broke and the brake cart shafts dropped on a hill near Lindenshade farm Bryn Mawr. His coachman escaped injury and a passing wagon served as ambulance. Ellison is in serious condition at Bryn Mawr Hospital and may be crippled for life. He is the son of R B Ellison of J B Ellison & Son cloth dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodman W. C. Ellison
Philadelphia
A ‘Mawr
Mr. Ellison
Lindenshade Farm
Bryn Mawr
Ace
George W.childs
Drexel
R. B. Ellison
J. B. Ellison & Son
South Sixth Street
Engagement of Miss Julian Clark to Horace Stebbins
New York society reports the engagement of Miss Julian Seymour Clark of 7 West Thirty-ninth Street and Southampton to Horace Chase Stebbins of New York. Clark previously announced an engagement to Herbert Hunt, son of the late architect Richard M. Hunt, which ended last fall without public reason. Clark is daughter of George Crawford Clark, a millionaire and Northern Securities director. her future residence will be Riverside Drive. Stebbins, a Philadelphian who moved to New York five months ago, is wealthy and connected to Philadelphia clubs and descended from Justice Salmon P. Chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
New York
Julian Seymour Clark
West Thirty-ninth Street
Southampton
Horace Chase Stebbins
Miss Clark
Herbert L. Hunt
Richard M. Hunt
George Crawford Clark
Clark
Northern Securities Company
Riverside Drive
Stebbins
Philadelphia
Salmon P. Chase
Ohio
Philadelphia Woman Injured In Runaway Escape Near Newark
Mrs E C G Duffy of Los Angeles and Mrs Raymond Armstrong of near Newark were thrown from a carriage when a frightened horse bolted after a broken harness. Mrs Armstrong was unconscious while Mrs Duffy sustained a deep head wound. the baby remained unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spectal
Philadelphia
Eletom
Julies Raymond Armstrong
E. C. G. Duffy
Befair
Newark
Newsdealer Claiming Bunco by Slot Machine Swindler
Philip Sacket of 612 Kaighn Avenue Camden told police he was swindled by a man selling a novelty newspaper machine. The stranger promised a paper after dropping a cent in a slot and pressing a button, took the first payment, and disappeared with no machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newsdealer
Philip Sacket
Kaighn Avenue
Camden
Tragic Freight Express Collision Claims Young Man
New Castle reports the death of Frank Stapleton, 20, after being struck by the Norfolk express at Brown's crossing near State road. His horse was destroyed in the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
New Castle
Frank Stapleton
Cetty
State Road
Norfolk Express
Brown's Crossing
Waterspout Washes Out Rail Line Near Harmann Neb
A waterspout northwest of Harmann Neb caused a washout four miles north of town on the Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha line. About 1000 feet of track washed away. Reports say a heavy electrical storm swept across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmann, Neb
Here
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and
Omaha
Cape May Express Derailed Near Camden
The Cape May express leaving Camden at 2 45 P M derailed just below Third Street when a rail broke. The engineer and fireman jumped to safety. The consist included engine parlor car and six coaches with passengers aboard. No injuries reported. Traffic delayed two hours.
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Cape May
Pennsylvania Railroad
Camden
Bridge Avenue
Third Street
Lafayette Gruff Refuses Pardons Board Appeal
Lafayette Gruff, sentenced to be hanged in Camden on September 4 for the murder of his wife at Westmont on March 11, says he does not depend on the New Jersey Board of Pardons. He has requested a last prayer and is visited daily by his ritual adviser, Rev. R. Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette Gruff
Camden
Westmont
Board of Pardons of New Jersey
Rev. R. Thompson
Alabama Faces Severe Drought with Bee Colony Losses
Reports from Montgomery indicate a serious drought in Alabama with reduced rainfall. Observers note many areas report near total crop and pasture damage and widespread bee colony losses damaging agricultural prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Train injury leaves Clementon man in hospital
Frank Furmator of Clementon New Jersey was admitted to Cooper Hospital Camden yesterday afternoon after a skull fracture from a train incident. A separate report notes a White worker on the city bus route in Laurel Springs was struck and injured.
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Frank Furmator
Clementon
N. J
Cooper Hospital
Camden
Laurel Springs
Stru Tee A
Aged Man Hurt in Trolley Crash Near Parkside Camden
Thomas A. Wilson, 81, of Wood-Lynne Camden county New Jersey, was seriously injured when his wagon collided with a trolley car near Parkside South Camden yesterday.
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Thomas A. Wilson
Wood- Lynne
Camden County
N. J
Parkside
South Camden
Camden Republicans endors Henry C. Tress in First Ward race
The B. Hatch Republican Club of the East Side Camden met last night and adopted resolutions urging Henry C. Tress as the party’s candidate in the First Ward contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Hatch
East Side
Camden
Henry C. ‘Oe Tress
Reverend Emil Gooa Ence at Beth Shelter Service
Atlantic City reports a Saturday morning service at the Beth with Rev. Dr. Emil Gooa presiding. The fragment notes a ceremonial event or religious gathering in the city, reflecting local church activities.
Durand Nominated for Michigan Governor by Gold Democrats
Judge George H. Durand of Flint, a gold Democrat, was nominated for Michigan governor by the Democratic state convention. He did not attend nor commit to acceptance, but the vote was unanimous after the fourth ballot amid a fierce silver fight. The platform centers on state issues, endorses direct election of U.S. Senators, initiative and referendum, and municipal ownership of utilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
George H. Durand
Flint
Democrats
Michigan
Durand
United States
Dyer Sues Kedward Over Wife Affection Loss
Barber and cigar dealer Watson N. Snyder sues Thomas Kedward for 25000 in Common Pleas Court No 1 claiming Kedward won and possesses Snyder's wife through Kedward's dealings with Snyder's wife after Kedward was a customer who sat for a shave at Snyder's Frankford avenue shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson N. Snyder
Frankford Avenue
Fillmore Street
Thomas Kedward
Kedward
Common Pleas
Snyder
Ked
Cedar Street
Chestnut Street
Raising Chickens for Foxes on Mather Estate
Charles E. Mather of Philadelphia plans to feed wild foxes on his Westchester estate by rearing chickens in pens. The fowls will roam the property while foxes feed, reducing poultry losses. The 25 foxes inhabit several hundred acres with four dens and recently added youngsters.
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Philadelphia Times
Westchester
Charles E. Mather
Philadelphia
Mather
Police Captain Dismissed Over Graft Allegations
In Pittsburg on July 31 Police Captain George McClelland of the Bowery district was summarily dismissed by Recorder Brown. No department charge. newspapers proved grafting to the chief’s satisfaction. Director Leslie stated graft will not be tolerated in any form.
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Pittsburg
George McClelland
Bowery District
Brown
Leslie
Marksman Fatally Shot at Rifle Range Accident
Alta Moyer aged 16 son of Washington Moyer was shot at Coop ae rifle range of Company E Sixteenth N G P when a member’s gun discharged. The bullet pierced his stomach and he remained alive tonight though recovery seems unlikely.
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Philadelphia Times
Franklin
Alta Moyer
Washington Moyer
Coopae
Sixteenthment
Moyer
Asphalt Co sues Reading for $2000 over city work
The Pennsylvania Asphalt Paying Company sues Reading for $2000 claiming payment for work done last fall. The city reportedly refused payment, saying the work by the Board of Pit Works lacked council approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Reading
Pennsylvania Asphalt Paying
Sait
Melancholy Cause Leads Local Man to Suicide
George Knecht aged about 80 of Pen Argyl killed himself today amid ill health. He shot himself with a pistol, ending his life in a ruin of despair. Police report details are incomplete due to damaged text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Baston
George Knecht
Movement in Hightstown forms Law and Order League
July 31 in Hightstown a drive to form a Law and Order League aims to curb on street flirting by young men. Citizens say the issue is serious, while the Mayor questions the need and calls for evidence of disorder. The dispute centers on whether such a league is warranted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Trenton
N. J
Hightstown
Clergy Move: Milwaukee Parish Seeks Militant Rector
The Rev Dr Floyd W Tomkins rector of Holy Trinity Church is the clergyman St Pauls Church of Milwaukee is trying to obtain. St Pauls is Milwaukee's leading fashionable Protestant Episcopal church and Holy Trinitys rector is the target. The former St Pauls rector Charles Stanley Lester resigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd W. Tomkins
Holy Trinity Church
St. Paul's Church
Milwaukee
Philadelphia Times
St. Paul's
Holy Trinity
Philadelphia
St. Paul’s
Charles Stanley Lester
Court Seizure Opens Boxes From Free Maternity Service
District Attorney Weaver and Assistant District Attorney Shoyer oversaw a day of box openings after police seized wooden contribution boxes of the Society of Free Maternity Service. The receiver appointed by the court sorted torn paper and glass as money was bagged for safekeeping and later use as evidence in ongoing action.
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Weaver
Shoyer
Society of Free Maternity Service
False Teeth Cause A Fire At Camden Dentist Home
Dr. W H Gelston, a Camden dentist, left false teeth cooling on a dresser as he read upstairs. The rear two and a half story frame house burned early morning, with about $1000 in damage. A motorman who passed by alerted him, and firefighters arrived to save the dentist from suffocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Gelston
Thirtieth Street
Westfield Avenue
East Side
Camden
Nyce Granted Bail After False Pretenses Charge
L T I Nyce, a local attorney and legislator, posted bail of 5000 with Court Clerk Good on charges of false pretenses and related counts including embezzlement by an agent and fraud in a partly printed instrument. Nyce fled to Guadalajara before being arrested and brought back. bail order was sent to Moyamensing Prison for discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good
L. Ti. R. Nyce
Manayunk Trust Company
David J. Smyth
Nyce
Guadalajara
Mexico
Moyamensing
Immigrant Census Highlights At Port For Year End
Commissioner Rogers submits annual report showing 22 317 immigrants landed by June 30 with 107 debarred. Irish numbers reach 7 446, Poles 2 399, English 2 361, Scandinavians 2 077, Lithuanians 480 with literacy 227. Total money brought by immigrants 287 739, fish 91 716, Irish 43 000, others split among poorer nationalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers
Washington
Ogures
Killed While Seeking Work in Parkesburg
Harry B. Herr a 22 year old painter from Lancaster was killed this morning on the Pennsylvania Railroad at Parkesburg. He boarded a train to go to Coatesville to seek work and got off at Parkesburg where he was killed. Herr’s death is reported in the Lancaster dispatches from July 31.
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Lancaster
Harry B. Herr
Pennsylvania Railroad
Parkesburg
Herr
Coatesville
Town under provost guard after riot in Shenandoah
Indignant strikers petition Governor to recall the militia as two full regiments plus attached companies encamp on a hill above Shenandoah where bloodshed followed a riot. The text lists regiments and companies with origins from York Girardville Tamaqua Carlisle Chambersburg Pottsville Harrisburg Mahanoy City St. Clair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
York
Girardville
Tamaqua
Carlisle
Chambersburg
H—Pottsville
Harrisburg
Mahanoy City
K—St. Clair
Philadelphia and Reading
Coh
Norman
Farquhar
Pottsville
Se Tone
Sou Sponses
Military unit assignments list for Fourth Regiment
Col Christopher O Neill of Allentown commands the Fourth Regiment with officers and posts at Sunbury Williamsport Milton Lock Haven Danville Lewisburg Pottsville Lancaster and Sunbury. Several battalion officers are shown with designations A through K and letters indicating location assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewisburg
Danville
Williamsport
Milton
Lock Haven
Sunbury
Christopher O'Neill
Allentown
Pottsville
Lancaster
Governor's Troop Enlists Capt. Frederick M. Ott
Harrisburg records note Capt. Frederick M. Ott in Gov ern or's Troop. Details on assignment or function are not specified in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Frederick M. Ott
Troops Guard Shenandoah After Riot Overnight
Twelve hundred State troops encamp on a hill above Shenandoah while rioters and police clash last night. The town is quiet now as militia restore order with provost guards, and foreign residents largely stay indoors.
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NCKET
Texas
Haiti
Iowa
Ames
Morgan
Mgr. Gibbons
Wilmington Council
Holton
New Jersey
Tally-Ho
R. W. C. Ellison
Horace C. Stebbins
Julia Seymour Clark
Nebraska
Loudensinger Indorsed
Rabbi Hirsh
Sil
Dyer
Barber
Reynard
Recorder Brown
Marksman
Cooperstown
Order League
DR. Tomkins
St. Paul’s Church
Ment
Theodore F. Hoffman
Col
C. M. Clements
St. Clair
Gobin
Ferguson House
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