Vaccination Campaign Expands To Citywide Effort
Forty physicians will vaccinate up to 750000 residents at city expense in a house to house canvass north of Market Street. Clerks and Chinatown residents are vaccinated with mayor Lee Toy aiding outreach. Additional doctors bring total to forty. cost near 150000 with 20 cents per vaccination and vaccine point costs.
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Bureau of Health
Market Street
Broad Street
Delaware River
Garret
Chinatown
Lee Toy
Po Nceman
Lee_ Toy
W. M. Angney
Corps of
Angney
Sixth District
Camden Reports Three New Smallpox Cases At Emergency Hospital
Camden Board of Health reports three new smallpox victims admitted to the city built Emergency Hospital near Woodwynne at cost 3100 with twenty five beds. Current patients include Albert Kite 18 John Woll 20 Margaret Bailinghoff 59 and others: Mrs Heather Alfred 19 Walter Johnson Jr 8 Lydia Johnson 29 Harry Johnson 2 Debbie Goff 17 Joseph Elliott 38 Alexander Alfred 4 months John Baler 18.
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Board of Health of
Camden
Woodwynne
Albert Kite
Fulton Place
John Woll
Royden Street
Margaret Bailinghoff
Webster Street
Heather Alfred
South Fourth Street
Walter 8. Johnson, Jr
Lydia Johnson
Harry Johnson
South Second Street
Debbie Goff
South Sixth Street
Joseph Elliott
South Third Street
Alexander Alfred
John Baler
Sunday Eghea Times Weekend Magazine Page Teaser
Fragmented OCR notes describe a Sunday edition with 36 pages including an illustrated supplement and domestic, local and state content. The text references Philadelphia, a dealer or carrier and an advertisement.
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Eghia Times
Fusst En Spager
Siautes
Salar
Philadelphia
Eness
Advt
Vaccination Notices For Chinatown Disease Cases
A city notice from Lee Toy, Mayor of Chinatown, lists twenty five Camden residents affected by the disease and urges vaccination. It details a plan by health authorities to provide free vaccines and calls for a Sunday meeting at the Chinese-American Association to explain the plan, with a vaccination clinic at the association rooms next Monday evening.
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Lee Toy
Chinatown
Firemen's Salaries Up to 1200 a Year in City Plans
A special meeting of Select and Common Councils was called to discuss department budgets for the coming year and a potential raise for firemen. An estimate proposes increasing firemen's pay from 2.75 a day to 1200 annually, a move the sub committee may approve before presenting to the full councils.
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Finance Committee
Charles Seger
7Th Ward
Counells
Philadelphia Times
New York City
Surge of Missing Persons Baffles City Police
Vagrant Detective Allmendinger reports a record week of missing persons at City Hall with adults making up the majority. The most puzzling case is Emily Hughes, 42, who vanished with her 21 month old baby on Thanksgiving. Also listed are Joseph Church, J McNaulty, Agnes Cannon, Annie Logan, James Bayer and Harley Parker.
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Allmendinger
City Hall
Emily Hughes
Pine Street
Mabel Church
Garnet Street
Joseph
J. McNaulty
Hotel Savoy
South Thirteenth Street
Agnes Cannon
Catharine Street
Annie ©. Logan
Sadsburyville
County
James Bayer
North Seventh Street
Harley Parker
North Eleventh Street
New Board of Mercantile Appraisers Forms in City
The Board of Mercantile Appraisers convened in the City Treasurer’s office and elected Gustav Bacharach president. Members Harry C. Trainer William McCoach Joseph H. Kremmer and William H Mur phy will now personally perform appraisals rather than by clerks. A chief clerk vacancy remains open and secretary not yet named with possible clerical changes to follow.
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Board of Mercantile Appraisers
Harry C. Trainer
William McCoach
Joseph H. Kremmer
Gustav Bacharach
William H. Murphy
Mr. Bacharach
B. B. Hardenbergh
Moore
Harrisburg
A Day's Doings in Maryland
The Susquehanna river remains frozen as the Green Valley Hunt completes its first fox hunt. The annual meeting of the Association of Some Commissioners of Maryland closed on a Sunday. An unknown man was found along a road near Seatac.
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Susquehanna
Green Valley
Clut
Asanel
Association of Somes Commissioners of
Maryland
Seettenay
Seatac
Window Smasher Caught In Act On Chestnut Street
Detectives believe James Lambert, six, implicated in multiple Chestnut Street show window robberies. Lambert was arrested after a store window at Allisons clothing, 725 Chestnut Street, was shattered and an overcoat stolen. Escort by Policeman Mc Fadden and guard George W. Perry Jr. led to pursuit and capture. Lambert denied involvement, claiming he only grabbed a coat. He was sent to City Hall for a further hearing.
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James Lambert
Allisons Clothing
Chestnut Street
Lambert
McFadden
Eleventh
Race Streets
George W. Perry, Jr
Perry
Eighth
Eighth Street
Eleventh Street
City Hall
Miller
Rochersperger
Thieves Rob Homes on Thursday Night Across City
The Hartman residence at 128 Diamond street was entered after a dining room window was forced. Jewelry valued at about 153 dollars was stolen. Dr. H R Wharton at 1725 Spruce street reported theft of surgical instruments and household goods worth 75 dollars. William Potberg’s at 1738 Foulkrod street was robbed of jewelry and clothing worth 45 dollars. Harry Starr’s home at 966 North Fifth street saw a thief steal eyeglasses.
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William C. Hartman
Diamond Street
H. RK. Wharton
Spruce Street
Fifteenth
Locust Streets
William Potberg
Foulkrod Street
Harry Starr
North Fifth Street
Deny Gregorys murder after inquest hints at train death
Samuel Gregory was found on the Philadelphia and Reading Railway tracks near Falls of the Schuylkill with a crushed skull. Police abandon foul play, coroner's inquest delayed by missing witness Albert Hardwick, saloon owner. Bartender John Shannon says Gregory sold his house for 450 dollars, left after a drink, warned about crossing slippery tracks, train passed at 10 25, body found 10 20, burial planned at Mt Vernon Cemetery.
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Samuel Gregory
Philadelphia and
Reading
Schuylkill
Albert Hardwick
Gregory
Elizabeth Berry
Queen Street
Falls of Schnylkill
Shannon
Mt. Vernon Cemetery
Woodrow Secures Bail in Defalcation Case
Wilmer B Woodrow president of Collingswood Borough Council and former cashier of South Jersey Gas Electric and Traction Co Camden has posted 1000 bail for his court appearance John Dobbs his father in law provided security Reports say his defalcation exceeds two thousand and many customers settled accounts at the company office amid rumors of reimbursement by Woodrow friends and no action against him.
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Wilmer B. Woodrow
Collingswood Borough
South Jersey Gas, Electric and Traction Company
Camden
John Dobbs
Woodrow
Four Killed in Thief Chase at Opp Alabama
Sheriff Bradshaw returned to Andalusia with twenty two Negroes accused of complicity in the fight that killed merchant J W Dorsey and City Marshal Vale Atkinson near Opp. A barricaded cabin battle left two Negroes dead, several wounded, and Fussimmons shot in the leg. Dorsey was a prominent citizen.
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Andalusia
Ala
Bradshaw
J. W. Dorsey
Vale Atkinson
Opp
Fale Atkinson
Turpentine
Dorsey
Atkinson
Fussimmons
Sunday Philadelphia Times highlights national and local news
The Sunday Philadelphia Times front pages multiple sections including domestic, local, state, sporting, dramatic and society news. It notes educational and other topics with broad coverage and adds advertising from dealers or carriers.
Shoemaker Explains Plea for Special City Solicitor
An exchange between Dr John V Shoemaker of the Departments of Charities and Correction and City Solicitor John Kinsey centers on a request for a special attorney to handle poor relief cases. Shoemaker argues many delinquents and pensioners require legal action and notes cases in Philadelphia Hospital Almahouse Norristown.
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John Kinsey
John V. Shoemaker
P T
Department of Charities and Correction
Shoemaker
Councils’ Committee On Finance
Theureau of Charities
Kinsey
Guardians of the Poor
Cuy Keiter
of Charities and Correction
Bureaus of Charities and Correction
Philadelphia Hospital
Almahouse
United States
Philadelphia
Norristown
Three Die in Malvern Train Wreck
A collision between passenger trains on the St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern near Malvern Arkansas killed three people and injured thirty eight. The deceased include two unidentified Black passengers and one unnamed woman, with engineers Heriott and MacCampbell escaping. The wreck involved a Black emigrant coach crowded with travelers from North Carolina and Alabama.
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Malvern
Ark
St. Louis
Iron Mountain
Southern
Jerry Dickson
Robert Heriott
MacCampbell
North Carolina
Alabama
Freight Jam Stills Industry In Pittsburg
Pittsburg reports little railroad disruption from the switchmen strike yet freight congestion hits mills and furnaces. Clinton furnaces close, valley plants idle, Bessemer Furnace Association notes widespread shutdowns as rail traffic steadies and operators expect relief after early next month with motive power redirected from coal movement.
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Pittsburg
Clinton
Bessemer Furnace Association
Valley
Low appoints Reynolds and Moran as secretaries
Mr Low announces James B Reynolds as private secretary and William J Moran as assistant secretary. Reynolds brings East Side familiarity from years as a University Settlement head worker. Moran, Columbia Law School graduate, assisted at headquarters during the campaign.
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Philadelphia
New York
Low
James B. Reynolds
William J. Moran
Mr. Reynolds
East Side
University Settlement
Moran
Columbia Law School
Lynn seeks change of venue in county court case
Special to The Philadelphia Times Wilmington reports tomorrow’s hearing on whether Street and Sewer Directors must post new bonds of 30000 dollars each to replace missing originals and on the quashing of indictments and change of venue in John Lynn’s case for larceny and obtaining money under false pretenses as Levy Court president.
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Philadelphia Times
Wilmington
John Lynn
Levy Court
Planning Wilmington Elevated Tracks for Rail Line
City engineers begin plans to elevate Pennsylvania Railroad Company tracks in Wilmington as part of the project. The work aims to improve traffic flow and regional transit, reflecting early-20th century urban modernization efforts.
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Wilmington
Philadelphia Timms
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Counterfeit Coins Found in New Castle Area and Guard Uniforms Recovered
In New Castle district many counterfeit coins circulate while National Guard uniforms discovered in armory areas surface in Wilmington pawnshops. In South Wilmington James Gilmore, 55, was struck and killed by a trolley while crossing the tracks. William J. Wilcox of Wearboro Alabama is appointed superintendent of the Ferris Industrial School near Wilmington.
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New Castle
National Guard
Wilmington
James Gilmore
William J. Wilcox
Wearboro
Ferris Industrial School
Change in Time of Amboy Division Pennsylvania Railroad
Schedule note for Amboy Division effective Sunday December 8 lists revised train times and connections. Trains now depart Killad at 11.20 A.M. for Kinkora with connection at Peaberton for Pemberton and Nightstown Rathroa, with Philadelphia Market Street at 12 M. Weekdays cut one train from Philadelphia Market Street at 1.80 to Stanwick. Saturday only service to Stanwick and Mt. Train gcier Akwend Market Street Wharf link.
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Amboy
Pennsylvania Railroad
Rast Wharf
Wil
Kinkora
Peaberton
Pee
Pemberton Ana Ightstown Rathroa
Philadelphia
Market Street Raat
Merket Street
Stanwick
Akwend
Market Street
Night school closings threaten deficit in city budget
The Board of Education committee says keeping night schools open past December 11 would create a deficit of about 2400 dollars, to be covered by next year’s appropriation. Night schools will close before Christmas and reopen January 6 with salary coverage for fumigation.
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Board of Education
City Hall
Wharton
Mt. Vernon
Northern
Fairhill
OEE
Hunter and Whithall
Webster
M. J. Taylor
West End
American coal exports surge as Europe seeks cheaper supply
A Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron official says American coal will push into Europe to secure contracts, with shipments to Sweden France and Prussia and talks for Italy Spain and the Thames trade. Reading firm cites large foreign demand and limited home supply due to car shortages and storage limits.
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Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron Company
Europe
Pennsylvania
Sweden
France
Prussia
Italy
Spain
Thames River
Birmingham
England
Somme
Western Railway
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
St. Nazaiirre
Bordeaux
Baltimore
Marselfiles
Newark Lawyer McDermit Admits Extortion Findings
Dermit, a Newark lawyer once disbarred, charged a client $900 for services and the court ruled this extortion under the circumstances. His reinstatement application is signed by many leading Newark lawyers, and he has deposited $500 to compensate the overcharged client.
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Dermit
Newark
McDermit
Mary Raspin Misses Wedding. Wife Returns to Philadelphia
Mrs Mary Raspin also known as Mary Stewart failed to appear for her wedding to John Cameron of Camden last Tuesday night. A note yesterday from Mrs Cameron states Cameron has returned and proven his right to claim her as wife, and she has gone with him to Philadelphia to avoid bigamy.
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Mary Raspin
Mary Stewart
John Cameron
South Seventh Street
Camden
Lakewood man pleads guilty to shooting Sister Superior
John Lawler of Lakewood waived indictment and pleaded guilty to shooting Sister Superior Agnes at Lakewood Convent School. Judge Martin sentenced him to three years in State Prison. Sister Agnes is nearly recovered. Lawler had been discharged for drunkenness by the Sister Superior and shot her for revenge.
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Philadelphia Times
Toms River
N. J
John Lawler
Lakewood
Day
Agnes
Martin
Lawler
Prisoner Found Diamond Hidden in Tobacco Chew
Thomas Connors, a burglary convict arriving at the State Prison, was searched by Keeper Moore. A large diamond was found inside a quid of tobacco Connors had chewed, after earlier denials and searches by his attorney and others.
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Trenton
Thomas Connors
Elizabeth
Connors
Moore
Corpses Turned to Stone in Cemetery Move
In Atlantic City on December 6 five years after Joseph Stevens buried two children in Elwood Cemetery the remains were exhumed and re interred in a different cemetery. The bodies and even the flowers inside the coffins had become petrified.
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Philadelphia Times
Atlantic City
Joseph Stevens
Elwood
Two Accidents at New York Shipyard Injure Three
Two accidents at the New York shipyard injured three men. John Cullen, 19, of Gloucester City, fell into the hold while rivetting a fuel ship. a scaffold collapsed moments later, injuring a man known as Pete and William Whicker, 35, of Camden. Cullen is in critical condition with a skull fracture. Whicker sprained his ankle. Pete escaped with severe bruises. Cullen and Whicker were taken to Cooper Hospital.
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New York
John Cullen
Glouceser City
Cullen
Pete
William Whicker
Newton Avenue
Camden
Whicker
Cooper Hospital
Gloucester to Open New Street
Gloucester City council passed an ordinance appointing Justice Henry Black Frank Snyder and Peter McAdams to open Ridgway Street from Joy Street to Broadway and settle dues arising therefrom A loan of 10000 dollars was authorized for expenses in anticipation of taxes and sewer construction.
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Gloucester
New Street
Philadelphia Times
Gloucester City
Henry Black
Frank Snyder
Peter McAdams
Ridgway Street
Joy Street
Broadway
Seipres
Doance Conant
Disbarred Attorney Reinstated
Trenton reports the Supreme Court reinstated Frank Me after disbarment. The decision marks a formal restoration of his license to practice law following the disciplinary action.
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Trenton
Supreme Court
Frank Me
Unrest in Atlantic City and New Jersey briefs
Two arson attempts in three days hit Atlantic City apartments. Robert Henson faces hanging in Trenton for murder of Mrs. Mary Van Fieu and her son Willie. Clifford Rogers injured by fall into a hot canning vat at Blakeley’s. Sherman B. Oviatt, former New Jersey Assembly Speaker, gravely ill at home in Asbury Park. Atlantic City plans to lobby Chicago G A R Council for August encampment. Cumberland Iron Works Bridgeton plant sold to Western Company for 35000 dollars. to be expanded. Charlies Van Sant, retired Atlantic City officer, sues for 1000 dollars under the old soldier act.
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Atlantic City
Robert Henson
Trenton
Mary van Fieu
Willie
Clifford Rogers
Blakeley
Sherman B. Oviatt
New Jersey Assembly
Asbury Park
Chicago
G. A. R. National Council
Cumberland Iron Works Bridgeton
Westersey Be Company
Charlies van Sant
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