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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1900
Page
7
A local tailor notes they selected a double portion of fine suitings for the season and plan to occupy a new adjacent store once completed. All tailoring occurs in their own sanitary workshops with careful attention to fine details, producing garments of exceptional value.
A series of society weddings unfolds in Philadelphia as Miss Aline Taylor wed Carl Neidhard Martin at St Martin's in the Fields with a procession by the church choir. The couple plans to reside at 324 South Twenty first Street after a brief honeymoon and announce home visits on January 8 and 22. Additional nuptials include Dr C Carrol Sticker and Blanche Boyer at 2143 North Nineteenth Street and other ceremonies at St Marks and the Church of the New Jerusalem.
Royal Canadian Regiment members led by the Duke of Argyll visited the Houses of Parliament. Joseph Chamberlain and Lord Lansdowne welcomed the Canadians while Colonel Otter denied mistreatment claims, noting only kindness. The group later lunched with the Dukes of Argyll.
Ed ward Moore a noted South Jersey crook was arrested in Camden after confessing to a friend he planned to crack a bank at Woodbury He had just been released from Trenton Prison where he served two years for larceny He appeared before Recorder Nowrcy denying the robbery talk and was sent to County Jail on general principles.
Colonel N. F. Thompson, secretary of the Southern Industrial Convention, calls for state and national courts of arbitration to settle labor disputes. He argues compulsory arbitration is common in governments and should apply to labor and capital. The aim is harmony, preventing strikes and boycotts, and guiding the South’s industrial rise with stable public policy.
Edith Williams of Waynesville Ohio says she cured her father after years of drinking by secretly using a remedy from Dr Haines of Cincinnati. She reports him becoming sober after a single afternoon and declares the method will help others. The ad offers a free sample and full instructions.
N B Kelly of the Trades League of Philadelphia argues for foreign and coastwise trade as key to Southern growth. He notes a Philadelphia Savannah steamship route started Oct 1, already handling more traffic than two ships can. Management plans to add a fourth ship, making sailings semi weekly to lower costs and rates. He says direct water links aid Southern ports and reduce handling overhead, with New Orleans benefiting from direct Philadelphia access.
Yesterday afternoon a blaze from overheated steam pipes at the sanitary special ties shop of Ronaldson and Johnson at 147 North Seventh street drew two alarms and a large fire response. Firemen Edward Donahue and Dick Barret were hurt. six female employees fainted in panic. Damage estimated around $1,000.
Vienna presses attack U S policy outlined in President McKinley’s message. Fremdenblatt says Washington has influence but cannot compensate foreigners for rights violations, while Neues Wiener Tageblatt questions equal concern for Austro-Hungarians who suffered in the United States versus those arrested for military evasion.
One life was lost and several injured in an early morning fire that leveled George L. Mesker & Co on First Street. Estimated loss to Lowenthal’s commission leases placed at $110,000 as crews removed debris and searched for victims. ||
Dover reports Governor-elect John Hunn will attend the Sons of Delaware banquet at the Belle Vue hotel next Friday, regretting he cannot be at both rival Delaware societies’ events in Philadelphia. He notes the split mirrors a Republican rift in Delaware and confirms his misidentification of the two groups.
City Council scheduled a December 18 meeting to draft a new charter to present at the Legislature session and authorize a $20,000 city bond issue to improve finances. It notes tax collection errors and improper assessments as issues, and cites former collector George Tobin to answer for about $396 uncollected 1896 taxes.
Charles Williams known as Chicken Billie is missing in New Castle. Daniel Cash from St. Georges with a search warrant targeted Billie, finding eleven chickens as a claimed theft from Red Line farmer. Billie, a peculiar man who could procure livestock quickly, has been arrested before but not proven in crimes.
John Shearer, elected assessor of New Castle county, proposes questioning owners of dogs at large and threatening to shoot unclaimed animals to obtain ownership. The tactic prompts pleas for mercy and admission of ownership in many cases. Meanwhile in Wilmington, Lee Walter is arrested in Chester for larceny of an overcoat, watch, and chain. Road commissioners of New Castle hundred sue the city for 1100 dollars and win with interest after a prolonged dispute.
The Leipsic Quartette, a renowned European group touring the United States under major German Lutheran church auspices in New York Philadelphia and Baltimore, will perform at Zion German Lutheran Church at Sixth and Jackson streets in Wilmington next Sunday morning.
December 5. The city treasury lacks funds to pay police salaries for the past month. Council members neglected to draw the orders, and outstanding orders remain unfulfilled as more invoices accumulate.
Wild ducks and geese are plentiful in the Delaware River opposite New Castle. Many birds flew inland yesterday and today seeking springs and ditches for feeding. The fowls are in good condition and a number are being killed.
Dover clerk Downs issued licenses to five couples to wed soon. The pairs are David B. Knight and Alberta Clark of Dover James Foster and Hester A Ball of Canterbury Ja Allen and Maggie Poor of Hartley and William H. Mason and Lueila Woolford of Maryde.
Machinery and dry goods and furniture are offered for sale or purchase. Special days include Wednesday Saturday and Sunday, featuring various listings and notices.
Delaware teachers institutes open in New Castle Middletown Kent Smyrna and Sussex Milford with lectures by George Wendling of Illinois on The Man of Galilee. Tomorrow night speakers include W W Stetson and W W Deatrick and Friday Jacques Redway and FE Oram Lyte. J Williams Macy a New York humorist headlines Kent County tomorrow and the Ariel Sextette of Boston performs Friday.
Special Telegram to The Times. The Kent Club Dover's social organization of Progressive Blue Hen's Chickens enters its fifth year with about 100 members. Officers nominated for the ensuing year include President Harry A. Richardson Vice President John H. Jones Secretary Mark W. Cole Treasurer Alden B. Richardson and Board of Governors H Ridgely Harrington Bradford Murphey John B. Wharton PD Mifflin Wilson James Saulsbury J Pomeroy Jones H C Walker.
Governor elect Hunn pledges no changes in Delaware National Guard leadership before inauguration day while promising a memorable ceremony. The Wilmington Turngemeinde names officers and reports a $1,200 chattel mortgage ban amid enthusiasm. Philadelphia Turners set a January 20 visit to the city.
Delaware notes report Wilming ton grocers show day plans and a gun barge completion. Dover bans more frame buildings while church organ recitals and charity visits pepper the week in Wilmington. Indirect injuries, administrative changes, and civic meetings close with state college funding debate and a Dover library budget shortfall.
New Bedford police chief Henry W. Mason writes to the public praising Dr. Greene's Nervura as a trusted remedy. He shares personal experience of giving it to a ill friend and notes the public confidence from physician endorsement.
An advertisement for Dr. Greene's Nervura claims it cures debility and nervous exhaustion with vegetable elements. It promises quick health gains, urges readers with despair to seek advice at 35 West 14th Street New York City, and offers free consultation by mail.
Admission to the garden is 25 cents for adults and 10 cents for children with legal holidays except the Fourth of July. The text notes daily opening and holiday exceptions for visitors.
In Germantown a wave of dog and cat thefts unsettles residents as a movement by wealthy homeowners pushes for an indignation movie. Police believe many missing pets are sold for rewards higher than offered.
The bulletin covers a Bulgarian cabinet resignation amid ministerial rifts, Brazilian rail and dock news, a Rio de Janeiro operation note, a capital proposal tied to New York, and U S consular notices in Paris and Washington. It mentions an American woman’s death, a ship arrival in Victoria BC, and an embassy secretary securing a thirty day evidence-extension in an ER case.
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