Bear Attack Ordeal At Deer Camp Leaves Guard Tied
John P. Kline, guard at the McConnelsburg Deer Hunting Club camp near McConnellstown, was bound to a tree for six hours by three masked hunters who rifled the lodge. He survived after fearing a bear encounter as wakes of the woods filled with sounds and his prayers. The incident occurred after breakfast as hunters went in search of game.
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the Times
Newville
John P. Kline
Kline
McConnelsburg
McConnellisburg
John Kline
Bear
Bryan expresses gratitude for Miller support in 1900
In Lebanon on December 4 Alderman Robert L Miller, a leading Democrat and Bryan backer, received a letter from William Jennings Bryan dated December 1 1900 from Lincoln Nebraska thanking him for his work and goodwill He says they fought for American principles and will continue their duty despite reverses.
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Lebanon
Robert L. Miller
William Jennings Bryan
Miller
Lincoln, Neb
Ropert L. Miller
Pittsburg Man Clings to Smokestack Above Crowd
Patrick McCarthy climbed a 120 foot smokestack for the Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad, posed atop the iron ladder, waved a handkerchief to cheering spectators, and nearly toppled from a narrow shelf before police arrived and he descended safely.
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Pittsburg
Patrick McGarthy
Pittsburg and Lake Erie
McCarthy
Deer Season Closes in Pike County After Bountiful Hunt
Bushkill reports the open deer season ended Friday with twelve deer killed in recent days. Charley Peters and local hunters record impressive bags while the pot hunting law is cited as aiding game protection in the county. Separately, a fire at Brod ericks near Wilkesbarre destroyed four large houses, with losses estimated at 8000 dollars as the bucket brigade fought the blaze.
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Bushkill
Pike County
Charley Peters
Death on railroad tracks shocks Scranton city
Scranton reports the death of John Carroll aged about 28 from Franklin Furnace New Jersey found on the Delaware and Hudson tracks in the city. He appears to have been killed by a train during the night.
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Scranton
John Carroll
Pranklin Furnace
N. J
Delaware and Hudson Railroad
Dilworth Brothers grocers founder dies in Pittsburg
George W. Dilworth senior partner of the firm Dilworth Brothers wholesale grocers died today at his home in Pittsburg of heart failure. He had been prominent in local business since 1860.
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Pittsburg
George W. Dilworth
Dilworth Brothers
Pastor W D Happel Marries Anna M Levan at Bride’s Home
Rev W D Happel pastor of Zion Reformed Church married Miss Anna M Levan a public schooler at the bride’s home today in Wilkes barre December 4.
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Tur Times
Wilkesbarre
W. D. Happel
Zion Reformed Church
Anna M. Levan
Local Credit Register Reported With Mixed Figures
A terse item lists credit balances at 91.07 and 10 505 1.00 percent, a bid at 79, and barrel counts with 06 774 barrels and 74 389 bar overseen, noting figures from OU City Ohio and nearby Pa on December 4.
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OU City
May Forestall A Coal Surplus In Ninth District
Shamokin December 4 A meeting of Ninth District United Mine Workers delegates was called for Pottsville December 20 to select delegates for the national convention in Indianapolis next month The Pottsville convention may consider asking miners to work four days a week until April to prevent a coal surplus should a new wage dispute arise President John Fahy said action was uncertain but steady work could raise earnings before another strike
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Shamokin
United Mine Workers
Pottsville
Indianpolis
John Fahy
Teacher Acquitted of Serious Charge in Norristown
Miss Maggie Paul, a Spring Mill schoolteacher, faced assault and battery charges in Norristown on December 4. The trial involved allegations that she whipped Mrs. Sarah J. Stevens, but the case concluded with acquittal.
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Norristown
Maggie Paul
Spring Mill
Sarah J. Stevens
Engineer and Fireman Brawl Through Flames to Save Train
Special Telegram reports engineer David Phillips and fireman Robert Cobaugh of the Cincinnati Baltimore and Objio express were badly burned when a gas pipe leaking under tracks ignited the firebox. Phillips throttled the engine to push through the blaze, saving the train as it reached Elm Grove. The train arrived two hours late after gas was shut off.
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the Times
Washington
David Phillips
Robert Cobaugh
Cincinnati
Baltimore and
Objio Express
Elm Grove
Phillips
Cobaugh
Twenty Councilmen Will Resign Office
Scranton residents read of a planned mass resignation by twenty councilmen following a bargain with Municipal League officials. Ten already agreed to resign and ten more are rumored to sign in, shrinking the council to twenty two. Special elections will fill vacancies. League pledges only good men.
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Tas Times
Scranton
Common Council
Municipal League
Select Council
Boy Fights Bear With Axe in Maryland Hills
Roy Harkins, 15, of Dry Run, Pa, fought a large black bear while chopping wood near his home after his dog drew it down from a tree. He axed the animal, then fled for help with a few young men and Dr. Shope. A half eaten full grown sheep from Wilbert Skinner’s flock lay near the tree.
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Chambersburg
Roy
J. A. Harkins
Dry Run
Brain
Dr. Shope
Wilbert Skinner
Schoolmistress Acquitted After Slap Verdict In Case
Miss Paul admitted striking the 8 year old pupil about the legs for drawing a nude picture. She said the punishment was deserved. The jury acquitted her and ordered the county to pay prosecution costs.
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Mise Eee
Miss Paul
Frick Plans Twenty Story Skyscraper Next to Carnegie Building
Henry C. Frick announced plans to erect a twenty story granite skyscraper on the block bounded by Fifth avenue Grant Diamond street and Serip alley at a cost of two million dollars. The building will be the tallest in Western Pennsylvania, six stories taller than the Carnegie Building, with completion targeted in fifteen months. Frick also plans a $750,000 mansion on Beechwood Boulevard in Squirrel Hill. both sets of plans were shown to the city today.
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Pittsburg
Henry C. Frick
Carnegie
Fifth Avenue
Grant and
Diamond Street
Serip Alley
Pennsylvania
Frick
Beechwood Boulevard
Squirrel Hill
Goose bone forecaster Elias Hartz reads wines in early tale
Elias Hartz the veteran goose bone prognosticator recently moved from this city to Fadledelphis. He plans to write friends here that he will soon predict the weather by goose bone signals and determine the type of wines likely to be served.
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the Times
Reading
Elias Hartz
Fadledelphis
Soria
Bridge Contract Awarded for Comn River at Clarion
Harrisburg December 4 The Board of Public Buildings and Grounds awarded the contract for the new state bridge over the Common river at Clarion to the Fico vany of Phoenixville for the stated construction. Herman Laub of Pittsburgh is named.
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Harrisburg
Board of Public Buildings and Grounds
Clarion
Fico Vany
Phoenixville
Herman Laub
Pittsburg
Constable Sechrist's Tenth Ward Feud Over Gambling
Williamsport December 4 Constable Sechrist clashes with Mayor Williams after Judge Mitchell cites gambling devices in hotels and saloons. The judge warned officials to curb violations as Sechrist plans action ahead of the upcoming council session. The fair occurred in Sechrist's ward amid the dispute.
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Williamsport
Sechrist
Tenth Ward
Willams
Mitchell
Meta
Kiem
Cat Causes Early Morning Barn Fire in Reading
A cat knocked a lantern from a barn window sill in Hereford Berks county, starting a straw fire while Harvey Helstand milked cows before daylight. Prompt actions by Helstand stopped the blaze before it spread, avoiding serious losses.
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Reading
Harvey Helstand
Hereford
Civil War Veteran Francis Klein Dies at 73
Reading telegram reports Francis Klein a Civil War veteran from Company H Twenty first New Jersey Volunteers died at his residence this afternoon aged 73. He served with the Twenty first New Jersey during the war and passed away in Reading on December 4.
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Tue Timms
Reading
Francis Kiein
Newersey
Europe reacts to McKinney message and treaty notes
London reports mixed European reaction to President McKinney's message. The Pall Mall Gazette notes censorship limits, highlights a China section, and cites debates over Hay-Paunefote and Bulwer treaties affecting American rights and Washington’s authority.
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London
The
Pall Mall Gazette
Reuter
McKinney
China
Washington
Governor Stone Receives Rhoads Requisition Protest
Harrisburg, December 4. Governor Stone has received a protest against granting a requisition for William Rhoads who was arrested in New York charged with swindling Miss Marion Lind of Philadelphia out of 5000 dollars in a real estate transaction.
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Harrisburg
Stone
William Rhoads
New York City
Marion Lind
Chambersburg Goes Dry As Rain Stops Water Supply
Heavy rain paralyzed Chambersburg water system as reservoirs ran dry and factories closed. The electric plant changeover left the dynamo unable to pump, forcing steam engines to supply water until rainfall raised the creek and the turbine regained operation.
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Timms
Chambersburg
Hoyt Will Contest Filed in New Hampshire
Mrs. Mary E. Green of Geneord and Joseph B. Hoyt of Nashua, first cousins of the late Charles H. Hoyt, retain counsel to contest probate of Hoyt's will on grounds that Hoyt was of unsound mind at the time the will was made.
Remarkable Cure for Consumption by Koch Lung Cure
A Philadelphia resident shares how doctors ruled her case consumptive. After four months of oily Koch inhalations at 1834 Arch Street she recovered, defying prior diagnoses. She praises the treatment and invites visits to No 2245 Sydenham Street to verify her recovery and thank the doctors.
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Arch Street
Philadelphia
Sydenham Street
McKinley Sympathizes With Bloomfield Boy
Bloomfield December 4 Roy Farrand a Bloomfield boy who lost his right hand in a cannon accident during McKinley and Roosevelt victory celebrations received a letter from President McKinley via Private Secretary George B. Cortelyou expressing regret and sympathy for his affliction. Farrand is the son of Councilman Herbert O. Farrand and plans to frame the letter
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the Times
Bloomfield
Roy Farrand
McKinley
Roosevelt
George B. Cortelyou
Farrand
Herbert O. Farrand
New Departure in Journalism and Mortuary Records
The New Woodstock Gazette prints death notices as its specialty. Editor Dr. A D Smith highlights mortuary records with items on Polly Conkling Marshall and Efford Warner Staff. The piece notes curious obituaries and lingering imagery from the last issue.
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Times
New Woodstock
N. J
Polly Conkling Marshall
Efford Warner
Thieves Active in Camden Outbreak Hits Local Stores
South Camden endures a surge of robberies this month with four successful heists reported. Yesterday morning Smith & Son cigar store at Fourth and Chestnut was entered after thieves tried to pry a shutter. A neighbor, Ms A N Walton, alerted police but the thieves escaped before officers arrived. Earlier, Le Croix druggist at Fourth and Avenue was robbed of cash from the till. To curb the gang, Deputy Constables were sworn in to patrol South Camden.
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Camden
Smith & Son
Fourth and Chestnut Streets
A. N. Walton
Moral wave hits Elizabeth saloon trade in Sunday crackdown
In Elizabeth a Sunday liquor crackdown led by Mayor Mack's order arrests of violators. Police Justice Mahon fined 3.85 dollars for open stores and for selling cigars and newspapers, with one saloon keeper fined a dollar. Several businessmen and widows faced the same fine as authorities vow more actions and potential lawsuits.
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the Times
Elizapethnn
Elizabeth
Mack
Mahon
Louis Seitz
Ran
Edward 8. Mackey
Mackey Bros
Mail Burier Freed Over Statute Gap
Charles I. Ireland a former Milly Alle letter carrier was discharged from Camden County Jail for burying the mails after October 11. United States Commissioner Willard J. Morgan released him for want of a revised statute fitting the offense. Ireland claimed the mail grew heavy and buried it. the buried letters were later dug up after his arrest.
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Charles I. Ireland
Milly Alle
Camden County
Reland
United States
Willard J. Morgan
Millville
Ireland
Dazed When Brought Home In Camden Train Accident
Herman Frases 66 of 1107 Cooper Street Camden was brought home by two unknown men who urged sending him to a hospital. He showed dazed behavior with a left head bump and concussion. His son said he works in Philadelphia and may have been struck while near the Vine Street ferry rail line.
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Herman Frases
Cooper Street
Camden
Frases
Cooper Hospital
Philadelphia
Vine Street
Ice price rise likely after Atlantic City deal
Atlantic City reports the American Ice Company has acquired a controlling stake in the Atlantic City Cooling and Ice Company. The purchase is expected to push ice and refrigeration prices higher, with terms withheld. The sale is verified and effective January 1, 19XX, with details not released to the public.
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Atlantic City
American Ice Company
Atlantic City Cooling and Ice Company
Iee
Ohare
Jan le
Kuaickerbocker
Hatch-Baird Combine Plot to Halt Spring Elections
Camden reports reveal a Hatch-Baird meeting drafting a bill for January to annul spring elections. The plan seeks to consolidate power by replacing city ticket votes with a state ticket and mounting a bid to unseat the mayor. The fight centers on re election and building combined strength before fall.
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Camden
Hatch
Lgor Mclans
Hatch Again Bows to Telephone Men
After a secret caucus led by Mayor Cooper B. Hatch, Camden Councils grant Pastern Telephone and Electric Light Company permission to lay conduits under asphalt streets with a new one inch inside curb rule. The ruling allows extensive underground wiring and pavement tearing on Arch and Federal streets from Haddon avenue to the Camden and Atlantic Railroad, expanding the pole franchise.
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Cooper B. Hatch
Camden
Arch Street
Federal Street
Haddon Avenue
Camden and Atlantic Railroad
Jewish Burial Ground for Camden in Prospect
Negotiations closed for Camden s first Hebrew burial ground after long agitation by members of the Independent Order of Israel. A 700 acre site in Camden Cemetery was chosen. $128 paid, deed to be signed, total price $200. The purchase reserves 28 large lots with plans for railings walks and drives.
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Camden
Independent Order of Israel
Hill Faces Gallows Doubts Courage to Die
Robert F. Hill, sentenced to be hanged January 16 for wife murder, told Camden County Jail officials he would never hang. Sheriff Sell ordered doubled watch and emptied Hill’s cell, with meals prepared outside the cell and utensils removed. Arguments for a new trial were heard in Trenton before the Court of Errors, with a decision due Friday.
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Robert F. Hill
Constable Post
de Watch
Camden County
Sheriff Sell
Hill
Trenton
Court of Errors
Warren County Bible Society elects new officers
Blairstown December 4 The War ren County Bible Society elected officers: President Dr J C Johnson Blairstown. First Vice President Dr W H Vail Blairstown. Second Vice President W O Ward Hainesburg. Secretary Rev S B Darnell Hackettstown. Executive Committee Rev W McCormick Hackettstown Rev Drutler Blairstown H Albertson Vienna Oscar see Washington and J Clark Prall Elvldere.
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Blairstown
Warren County Bible Society
J. C. Johnson
W. H. Vail
W. O. Ward
Hainesburg
S. B. Darnell
Hackettstown
W. McCormick
Drutler
H. Albertson
Vienna
Oscar See Washington
J. Clark Prall
Elvidere
Stanhope appoints Bethuel Hubert as Chief of Police
Community notes record Bethuel Hubert named Chief of Police in Stanhope New Jersey. Other items list St Martin's Christmas exercises in Lumberton and naturalization papers granted in Bridgeton courts.
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Bethuel Hubert
Stanhope
St. Martin's Church
Lumberton
Bridgeton
Schooner Oliver Seofield Goes Aground Off Jersey Coast
A northeaster drives shipping trouble along the New Jersey coast as the schooner Oliver Seofield, a 203 gross ton lumber cargo built in 1867 with home port New London, is reported waterlogged and breaking up after grounding between Toms River and Chadwick. The crew are rescued by Toms River life-savers. An Alexandria dredge tow unable to enter due to weather returns to Breakwater.
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Tum Times
Atlantic City
Jersey
Alexandria
Atlantic City Sewage Company
Oliver Seo Field
Norfolk
New York
Toms River
Chadwick
Sco Field
Tottenville
N. Y
New London
Woman Drank Alcohol With Preserved Rattlesnake
Lizzie Dawson of 80 Sixteenth avenue attempted suicide after a quarrel with her husband. She drank alcohol containing a preserved rattlesnake, became seriously ill, and was taken by ambulance to the General Hospital after emetic treatment. The preserved reptile had been five feet long and was killed by J. Dawson last week.
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J. Dawson
Smith Announces Senate Comeback In New Jersey
Jersey City December 4 Information reaches Democratic headquarters that former United States Senator James Smith of Newark plans to reenter politics and seek the complimentary nomination for United States Senator to regain Democratic control in New Jersey.
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the Times
Jersey City
United States
James Smith
Newark
Armed Intervention Not War in China Debate
Berlin reports Baron Von Richthofen advised Reichstag members that the China expedition was not regarded as war but as armed intervention against an anarchic condition. He said it hindered the normal intercourse between Germany and the lawful Chinese government during the discussion on supplementary credits for China.
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Berlin
Reichstag
China
Baron von Richthofen
Herr Bebel
Germany
Outrages Rise as Kalgan Expedition Fails to Engage
From Nankow Pass a November dispatch says the Kalgan expedition was ineffective as Chinese forces evaded engagements. En route towns were taken without resistance, tolls in skins and silver levied, and 20 000 taels captured after a cavalry raid near Swen Hwa Fu. Three mandarins linked to past massacres and twenty three Boxers were executed, while German authorities largely ignored anti foreign activity warnings. Disturbances deepen inland amid troop withdrawals and allied complacency, with missionaries fearing renewed outrages.
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London
Nankow Pass
Kalgan
Swen Hwa Fu
Publicly Paraded Suspect Before Decapitation in Tien Tsin
Tang Wen Huaan, author of outrages on Pao Ting Fu missionaries, arrived in Tien Tsin and was paraded through Victoria Road in a cart under German guard before transfer to the provisional government for decapitation.
Choate Discusses China Policy With New British Foreign Secretary
United States Ambassador Choate held a lengthy talk with Lord Lansdowne about Secretary Hay's note and other powers notes, but no definite agreement emerged. Lansdowne was cooperative and no major disagreements appeared. Choate will inform Secretary Hay and further consultations are planned. The Westminster Gazette hopes Britain stays aligned with the U S on China policy despite German policy pressures.
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London
United States
Choate
Marquis of Lansdowne
Hay
Lord Lansdowne
Westminster Gazette
Great Britain
China
Germany
Engineer Peter Cross Drowns From Morro Castle
Peter Cross, a maritime engineer living in the city, died by his own act by jumping overboard from the steamer Morro Castle on a Havana to New York voyage. He had arrived in Owba three weeks earlier to command a lighter sent south from the vessel.
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Peter Cross
Morro Castle
Havana
New York
Cross
Owba
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