Asphalt Trust 15 Arouses Philadelphia City Officials Claims
James W. Newlin files amendment to an equity suit charging the Biddle committee and John M Mack with corrupt influence over Philadelphia contracts for asphalt. He accuses the committee of aiding promoters and overreaching depositors of American securities to secure a reorganization plan and a $700 000 annual earnings projection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. M Newlin
Hannah V. Gallagher
Biddle Committee
John M. Mack
Philadelphia
Effingham B. Morris
Newlin
Bullitt
Biddle
Asphalt Company of America
National Asphalt Company
Land Title and Trust Company
I 1
John F. Shantey
Trust Cou. Oe
Aspha Company of America
Mack
National Asphalt Company’securities
National Asphalt
City of
Representa
Ein
Biddle Compellor
Ir Company of America
Suc
Asphalt Company of
Amerca
Oratrix
Beause
Asphalt of America
M. Mack
Morris, Ellis and Packard
Too Many Customs Hubs Cited in Triborough Scrutiny
A Treasury official urges trimming 150 customs districts and ports as wasteful, citing high costs per dollar collected in Annapolis, Buford, Burlington, Charleston, and Crisfield. He notes coast ports once used for smuggling are largely outmoded, with overland smuggling and a Montreal fur house remaining concerns. Brooklyn Eagle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Treasury Department
Customs Service
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
St. Louis
New York
Maine
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Annapolis
Buford
N. C
Burlington
Trenton
N. CJ
Charleston
S. C
Crisfield
Montreal
Fim
United States District Court of Vermont
Brooklyn Eagle
Pattison Campaign Cue urged for state issue focus
The New York Evening Post reports calls for Ex-Governor Pattison’s Pennsylvania canvass to follow Henry Budd’s Philadelphia address focusing on state issues. It urged Democratic managers to press Republicans to discuss local matters rather than national policy, noting past campaign habits and urging sustained emphasis on local concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Post
Pattison
Pennsylvania
Henry Budd
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
McKinley
Budd
Tunnel Franchise Meets New Delay in New York
A conference among the Board of Aldermen the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Rapid Transit Commission made progress on a tunnel franchise under the North River. Key issues included wage clauses permits and the scope of a perpetual franchise with Cantor Green and Shepard shaping terms ahead of a September 8 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Board of Aldermen
Pennsylvania Railroad
Rapid Transit Commissioners
North River
Rapid Transit Commission
John P. Green
Rhode Island
Green
Jacob A. Cantor
Edwin M. Shepard
Shepard
Cantor
Low
Grant
John R. Stevenson
Samuel Rea
George V. Massey
J. T. Richards
Health Department
Thirty-second Street Terminal
Alderman Walkley
New York City
Montauk Point
New York Court of Appeals
Parnes
Ward Democrats Endorse Pattison Slate In Erie Convention
The 1st and 40th ward Democratic committees adopt resolutions endorsing Pattison Guthrie and Nolan for governor lieutenant governor and secretary of internal affairs. They pledge support and condemn Republican complacency, urging a Democratic victory. Arnold is endorsed for re election and William A Carr is endorsed for Congress in the Sixth district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Me
Pennsylvania
Erie
Robert BE. Pattison
G W. Guthrie
James Nolan
Commonwealth
1St Ward
40Th Ward
Democratic Committee
Michael J. Joyce
Erley
Arnold
William A. Carr
Congress
Confectioners and Salesmen Hold National Conventions in Philadelphia
National Jobbing Confectioners Association and National Confectionery Salesmen Association meet in Philadelphia for three days. Headquarters set at Continental Hotel and Bingham House. Delegates arrive from Buffalo Baltimore Pittsburg and New York with social events including a Delaware River voyage and a Belmont Mansion dinner. Presidents are A C Keeley E G Staley and J Martin Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Jobbing Confectioners’ Association
National Confectionery Salesmen's Association
Philadelphia
United States
Continental Hotel
Bingham House
Buffalo
Baltimore
Pittsburg
New York
Atlantic City
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Philadelphia Jobbing Confectioners’ Association
Delaware
Columbia
Horticultural Hall
City
Fairmount Park
Belmont Mansion
Jobbers’ Association
A. C. Keeley
E. G. Staley
Salemen’s Association
J. Martin Miller
Man Attacks Parmenter with Knife in Philadelphia Home
James Crawford, living with Mrs Mary Parmenter at 3051 GC Street, slashed her throat with a butcher knife as she read in the dining room. She cut his hands. Crawford deemed insane by Dr Butcher and to be committed to the State Hospital for the Insane in Norristown after papers are prepared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCarthy
Criminal Court
James Crawford
Mary Parmenter
GC Street
Parmenter
Crawford
State Hospital For the Insane
Noristown
Public Baths Attendance Figures
Last week twelve public baths served 420874 visitors including 96293 men 2516 women 313670 boys and 8205 girls.
Local Rain Then Cooler Outlook for Mid Atlantic
Local rains sweep Eastern Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland and New Jersey with a subsequent turn to fair and cooler conditions. Fresh southwest winds shift to northwest as the period progresses into Wednesday and Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
New Jersey
Weather Summary for Philadelphia August 5 1902
United States Weather Bureau Philadelphia reports a full day of sunshine with 100 percent. The excess in temperature today is 5 degrees and the accumulated excess since August 1 is 22 degrees. Rainfall deficiency since August 1 stands at .64 inch and the total rainfall excess since January 1 is 3.12 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Weather Bureau
Philadelphia
Voters' rolls padded in Philadelphia wards prompt fraud fears
A Philadelphia investigation finds padded voter lists across nearly every city ward with hundreds of fraudulent names. Democrats vow purges, expect court action if Assessors refuse, and warn of potential trouble at the polls in the 41st ward where Southern negro residents are heavily registered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woters
Charles P. Donnelly
Henry Budd
Citizens’ Committee
Donnelly
Democratic Division
Democratic
Select Council
James L. Miles
Miles
Tacony
Torresdale
Philadelphia
Samuel Salter
Durham
James FP. McNichol
Samuel
Maloney
Democratic City Executive Committee
Republican
Detective receives wife of Chelsea man request
Detective Allmendinger received a letter from the wife of Harry Lindsay of Chelsea Massachusetts asking him to search for her husband who reportedly came to the city some time ago seeking employment on a DeWna paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allmendinger
Harry Lindsay
Chelsea
Mass
DeWna
Missing Persons Report With Fragmented Details
Reported missing are Thomas McClung aged years at 223 South Twenty-third Street since August 4 and Florence Moore 21 at 2106 East Arizona Street since July 31. Additional fragmentary lines reference addresses and ages with unclear names and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas McClung
South Twenty-third Street
Florence Moore
East Arizona Street
Pha Road
Rhawe
Judge McCarthy Vows Tough Stand On Pocket Book Snatching
In Criminal Court, Judge McCarthy declared measures to eradicate purse snatching and warned offenders will face severe punishment. Eighteen cases were heard. seven involved Southern Black defendants, three for stealing from women pedestrians. Bundy confessed to snatching a purse for food, receiving a two year sentence. Rockmoller faced assault charges with a denial, a decision postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCarthy
Criminal Court
Lancaster Avenue
Virginia W. Schnafer
Joseph Bundy
Berkley
Bundy
Eastern Penitentiary
Joseph Rockmoller
South
Kathleen Kirk
Rockmoller
Contempt for Women From Early Training Shapes Attitudes
A London Daily Mail essay argues that contempt for women stems from early education by mothers nurses and teachers who tell boys they act like girls. It contends this harms women’s rights and wages and calls for self-respect to prevent passing on the miseducation to future generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olga Nethersole
Adelphi
Sapho
London
Dally Mall
Protectionists warn Republicans over tariff talks
Kansas City Star notes protection leaders urge GOP papers not to discuss tariff cuts but many party papers already endorse tariff reform. It argues that business fears over agitation are less convincing as Republicans broadly accept reductions and Western papers resist Eastern protected interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Star
Dem
Democratic Party
Doubt Envelops McCoach Jobs in Philadelphia
Washington report on William McCoach of Philadelphia who holds dual roles as Collector of Internal Revenue and Select Council member. Alexander’s inquiry finds satisfactory administration, but Roosevelt will decide if he may keep both posts. Officials note prior precedents allow dual office only if duties aren’t neglected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Washington
Internal Revenue
Yerkes
Alexander
William McCoach
Philadelphia
McCoach
Select Council
Mc- Coach
Shaw
Roosevelt
Civil Service Commission
Treasury Department
Lyman
The
Treasury
Tomeny Cleared of Hoffman's Death
A coroner's jury exonerated Joseph Tomeny from all responsibility for the death of Samuel Hoffman who fell from the twelfth to the tenth floor of the Commonwealth Trust Company building at Twelfth and Chestnut streets. Hoffman was killed and Tomeny discharged from custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomeny
Hoffman
Joseph Tomeny
Samuel
Walter
Commonwealth Trust Company
Twelfth
Chestnut Streets
Hotel and hotelier listings across cities and states
A fragmented OCR shows multiple hotel names and proprietors listed by city and state including Green's Windsor Colonnade Continental and The Little Hotel Wilmot with names like Nathaniel Robertson Arthur Reeves William Meurer and others in diverse locales such as Scranton New York Detroit Chicago Harrisburg and Washington. The passage reads as a roster of hotel names and associated individuals rather than a cohesive article.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel G. Robertson
Scranton
A. Keys
C. H. R. Woodward
KE. Auld OF
New York
H. B. Lupton
Pittsburg
Walton
Arthur C. Reeves
Louis G. Meurer
William Hall, Jr
E . Reynolds
Los Angeles
Pete Eng
McDowell
Baltimore
G W. Samson, Jr
Seeenatpart
Charles Wood
F. C. Clark
Florence
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Asphalt Trust
J. W. Mc Newlin
MR. Mack
Kiddle
Asp Company of America
John M Mack
Uncle Sam
ALBA
Ted
Posi
Tion
Montauk Point Terminal
Indorsing Pattison
Adop
Local Weather Report
Tomtom
York
S.E
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Atlanta
Palestine
Clear New A
Southern
Serge
H Wanamaker
Judge McCarthy
McOachs
Inspector of Internal Revenue
Gov
Michener’s
Excelsior
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