Contractor Monihan Vows Suit Over Street Cleaning Bid
Contractor Monihan says he will sue to overturn the award of the street cleaning contract and seeks to force opening Twenty Fourth Street through to the Market Street Bridge.
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Monihan
Twenty- Fourth Street
Market Street Bridge
Twenty-fourth Street
Ludlow Street
Bamnstead Street
Ludlow
Chestnut Street
C. Eb, Spenceley
Webster
Twenty-third Street
Lace Curtain Bargains Peak Ahead of Christmas
Advert says 9500 dollars worth of Brussels lace curtains offered for 5683 dollars with delivery promised any day. It urges quick purchase as Christmas nears and cites an importer’s late shipment and a favorable windfall as the reason for the bargain at Gimbels.
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Hristmas
Gimbels
Brussels
Philadelphia
Automobile Coats and Box Coats Feature in Philadelphia Ad
An advertisement catalogues Automobile Coats and Automobile Box Coats with prices and styles. It details three-quarter length coats in Kersey and Oxford Boucle, plus box coats 26 inches long in tan, gray, and beaver-trimmed variants, satin or velvet linings, and distinct design elements such as collars, revers, and cuffs. Becond floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wales
Philadelphia
Oxford
West End Factory Flannel Waists Clearout
The store offers French Flannel Waists from West End at deep cut prices. Styles include tucked corded beaded and gilt braid trims in multiple colors. Dresses priced $4 to $6.50, waists at $2.85 with sizes mainly 34 36 and 38. Second floor east store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End
Gimbel Picture Store Expands Large Selection of Oil Paintings
The Gimbel Picture Store proclaims itself the nation’s largest picture shop with abundant oil paintings priced from 0 to 250 dollars. The fourth floor features pretty reprints at 2 cents, while all pictures are described as meritorious and ring true to art.
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Gimbel Picture Store
Glove Bargains From City Store Clearances
A local dealer offers Adler Gloves at 1.50 and cape gloves in fall tan. Men's Scotch Wool, Women's Mocha fleece-lined, and children’s fleece-lined cashmere gloves priced 25c to 60c, with stock from existing inventory. Ninth Street men’s and East store locations noted.
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Ninth Street
East Store
Smoking Jackets Offer Cuts on Instore Coats
Yesterday's advertisement noted eighty percent discount to a third to a half under regular price as rain reduced attendance. Half the coats remain for this morning with prices $4, $5.50 and $7.50, values from $6.50 to $15, located on Ninth Street.
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Ninth Street
Christmas Piano Sale Attracts Bargain Deep Discounts
A Richmond Piano shop advertises Hallet & Davis Upright Pianos with patent practice pedal and handsome cases at sale prices from 265 to 325, citing prior prices up to 400. Additional styles include richer tone uprights at 310 and 325, plus second carload at 225 and fine square pianos from 40 to 100, on seventh floor with Christmas delivery available.
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Hallet & Davis
Richmond
Sporting Goods For Christmas Footballs And Gear
Christmas shopping for boys includes Rugby footballs and regulation models like Penn and Harvard, priced from 7 cents to $2. Durable leather footballs, sweaters in maroon and white, and youths sweaters are offered. Air rifles and Daisy pellet pistols range from 68 cents to $1.85, with Champion Jr and Atlas items noted. Fourth floor.
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Penn
Harvard
Eanee
Champion
Bargain Electric Seal Jackets and Coats in Limited Stock
Bargains on fur jackets claim imitation Alaska seal and European dyed designs. Limited stock includes Electric Seal Jackets London dyed with satin lining from 22.75 to 43.75, Electric Seal Coats with heavy or stylish collars, and Persian trim options. Second floor display.
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Alaska
London
Hats and Velvet Furs Exhibit Opens on Market Street
A store invites customers to view a new collection of fur and velvet hats in delicate blue and pink Panne with rose accents. The homepage promises fresh pieces, not reissues, and announces the exhibit on the second floor of Market street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Market Street
Negroes to Celebrate Dawn of the Century
Arrangements finalized at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church for a New Year’s Day celebration led by Bishop William B. Derrick. Elders and ministers from the district join the effort to mark the dawn of the new century at Bethel Church, described as the cradle of African Methodism in the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Sixth Street
Pine Street
William B. Derrick
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Bethel Church
World
Richard
Horas Reet
Yan
Horace Stuart Policy Dilemma Leads to Ballot Scandal
Horace Stuart faced questions over ballot handling as Benjamin Blaw was jailed on a $600 bond for allegedly marking ballots in the second ward division. Testimony showed Sturts could read and write, but the claim that he could write policy cast doubt on his literacy.
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Benjamin Blaw
Eisenbrown
Sturts
General Committee
University Trustees Hold Their Monthly Session
The University of Pennsylvania trustees met at 400 Chestnut Street for their regular session. Prizes in Biology and Interior Decoration, valued at 550 dollars annually, were announced by a generous donor and the trustees. The gift included equipment for the physical laboratory worth three to four thousand dollars. Professor Edgar F. Smith was elected permanent vice provost and Dr. M. G. Brumbaugh was appointed professor of pedagogy.
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University of Pennsylvania
Chestnut Street
University of
Physical Laboratory
Edgar F. Smith
M. G. Brumba
Contin Rae
Rumbaugh
Sen
Isgioner
Ucation
Porto Rico
Ceapomer
Shumway
Rest in Italian Pastor at Our Lady of Good Council
The Roman Catholic congregation at Our Lady of Good Council on S14 Christian Street provides a mausoleum for their pastor, Rev. Father Reppetti C. and A. the citys first Italian pastor who died August 2 and lies in a vault at St. A Charlie Fourth Race streets in a funeral arrangement described as substantial.
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Church of Our Lady of Good Council
Christian Street
Father Reppetti
St. A . Charlie
Fourth Race Streets
Oney
Toys at a Dollar: Philadelphia’s Bright Toy Stock
A scanned 19th century sale note lists numerous one dollar offerings and demonstrations of toys and gadgetry in Philadelphia. Highlights include a Magic Lantern, iron cooking stove, mechanical train, wagon, and a Simplex Typewriter, with many items and prices across floors and displays.
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Philadelphia
Stratton Ene Geen
Judge Biddle Denies Charter To German Society
Presiding Judge Biddle of the Common Pleas Court refused to grant a charter to the Deutsch Amerikanischer Volksfest Verein because the charter title and body were not written in English. He warned many charters now appear in multiple tongues, requiring an accomplished interpreter to judge propriety.
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Biddle
Common Pleas Court
Deutsch- Amerikanischer Volksfest-Verein
Mrs McKinley Brief Stop in Philadelphia En Route to Washington
Mrs. McKinley made a brief Philadelphia stop on her way from New York to Washington after Christmas shopping. The Grassmere car was detached and escorted to a siding as detectives guarded the train, with reporters barred from entry.
Park May Own Its Electric Light Plant
Councilman Wilson H Brown argues Fairmount Park Commission should run its own electric light plant. Previous proposals included using Queen Lane pumping station as a dynamo room with power from its machinery. Past cost estimates and opposition from electric light interests stalled the plan, but supporters say the park could save money and avoid private charges by self-supply.
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Wilson H. Brown
Fairmount Park Commission
Stokley
Public Works
Windrim
Queen Lane
Electric Light Combine
Fairmount
Disappearance of 14 year old Ellen Dyce shocks city
Fourteen year old Ellen Dyce, a servant living at 1820 North Broad Street, has been missing since November 7. Police and the Home Mission Society appeal for information and aid in locating the girl.
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Ellen Dyce
North Broad Street
Home Mission Society
Booz Death to Be Probed Over Hazing At West Point
A Congressional inquiry is urged into Oscar L. Booz’s death linked to alleged hazing at West Point. Doctors discuss possible throat injuries from corrosive substances and hot liquids, while Booz’s parents deny autopsy and defend his bravery despite claims of rough treatment.
Cadet Bocz’s death to be investigated at West Point
Washington December 4. Mr Driggs of New York introduced a House resolution demanding a War Department inquiry into cadet hazing at West Point. The focus is on the death of Oscar L Booz formerly from the Seventh district of Pennsylvania.
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Washington
Fines for Delay Taken Off in School Contract Settlements
The Board of Education property committee remitted penalties for delays in completing several school projects including Leopard and Girard avenues, Twelfth and Allegheny avenues, and Belmont and Camegys schools. It also considered buying a Fortieth section lot for 15000 and sought 8000 for Chamberlain property adjacent to Whitehall School. A vacant lot near Wilmot School prompted plans to adjust its purchase cost, while building encroachment on Frankford Avenue prompted a 5000 request for a light and ventilation preserving strip.
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Board of Education
Leopard Street
Girard Avenue
Twelfth Street
Allegheny Avenue
Belmont
Camegys
Fifty-first Street
Greenway Avenue
George Macey
Sixty-third Street
Elmwood Avenue
Fortieth
Chamberlain
Whitehall
Tacony Street
Frankford Avenue
Wilmot
Meadow
Mulberry
Cr Hieainnon
Forecast of Events Today and Thursday in City Committees
A schedule of today and upcoming committee meetings including Charities and Correction, City Property, Finance, Central Manual Training School, Fire and Health, Supplies, Compulsory Education, Elementary Schools, and Night Schools. Bids to be opened for Text Books and other facilities. Board of Education items include hygiene and school talks. Meetings convene in rooms 113 204 296 305 592 496.
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Central Manual Training School
Board of Education
Filbert Street
Fifteenth Ward
City street cleaning contracts dispute over bids
City contracts for street cleaning next year sparked a row as Daniel Dooley and Patrick Monihan bid separate lots in the Third district. The Director ruled the combined work as one project and favored Dooley's lower total of 55 700.
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Haddock
Daniel Dooley
Patrick Monihan
Dooley
Favorite Prescription Promises Strength for Mothers
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as boosting maternal strength before birth, reducing labor pains, and aiding a healthy baby. It claims the remedy contains no alcohol or opium, and cites a testimonial from Mrs. Murdock of Topeka Kansas praising its effects through a full pregnancy. Also mentions Dr. Pierce's Pellets for heartburn.
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Dr. Pierce
Policy writers held in West Philadelphia arrest case
Six men arrested Monday night on charges of writing and selling policy in West Philadelphia were held on bail of $800 each. The bail and related proceedings were reported by Mate Stratton. Names and addresses of defendants appeared in the report, including individuals from Lacus Street and Ladlow Street.
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West Philadelphia
Mate Stratton Oripenae
Lacus
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OORT
City Hall News
Vhrise
Sporting Goods
Horace Stuart
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Tel
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Roberts
the Bailey Banks and Biddle Co
Booz
Congress
Oscar L. Booz
West Point
Bristol
Secretary of War
Oscar
Millis
A. L. Mills
Military Academy
Boog
William H. Booz
Willis P. Weaver
Boos
Weaver
Bocz
Representative Driggs
House
Twenty-fifth Ward
Survey Committee of Councils
Twentyfourth Street
Market South
Board of Surveyors
Survey Bureau
Baltimore and Ohio
Twenty-fourth
Chestnut Streets
Weikel Street
Welker Street
Westmoreland Avenue
David Lapton
Exchange Willard
Kennedy Street
Welker
Tulip
Trenton
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Bill
Short
Gordon
Commons
Mr. Traiper Kite
Mr. Gor¢on
Mr. Short
Meesis
Anderson
Barton
Byram
Conrad
Crothere
de Haven
Edwards
Henry
McCurdy
McFetridge
Leeds
Shaw
Smediey
Stinger
Trainer
Ware
Witbank
Hults
St. Mesurs
Goreens
Bilas
David Dugan
East Albert Street
Brown
Sargent and
Jasper Streets
Gerald D. O'Farrell, Jr
East Cumberland Street
Bureau of Health
O'Farrell
Bureau
William Angney
J. Howard Taylor
Helen Jones
Mary E. Son
Brown School
Dr. O'Farrell
Young Dugan
Lebanon Cemetery
Kennedy
Passyunk Avenue
Twentieth Street
Girard
Chief Webster
Public Buildings Commissioners
Spring Garden
Schuylkill
Europe
Southern
Pacific
America
California
New York
New Orleans
Southern Pacific Company
Phila
Leigh Coat
Bertod
Black Diamond Coal Company
Th and
Nobmia
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