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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1900
Page
2
The spacious Gimbels Christmas store promises bargain December pricing like a second Christmas for the prudent. Aimed at forewarned shoppers, it asserts a million dollars worth of stock and emphasizes cash-and-delivery labeling to speed holiday purchases.
The Giving Umbrella shop on Middle Market street front has more than doubled in size and showcases a wide range of umbrellas. Silk umbrellas priced at 4.95 dollars, silk and linen 3.95, all silk and silk linen 2.50, union tafteta 1.95, silver trimmed 1.65, and a popular dollar umbrella for men and women.
The piece criticizes wasteful purchasing behavior in fur buying, contrasts careless stores with frugal buyers, and advertises Safe Furs electric seal cluster scarfs at 2.95 and Hudson Bay sable cluster scarfs at 165, plus children's sets from 1.05 to 16.50 on the second floor.
Gifts include child sets from 15c to 1.15, bread trays up to 5.50, tea sets 5.50 to 15, Rogers items from 0.75 to 1.00, odd spoons and forks 0.75 to 1.50, napkin rings 1 to 4.50, bon bon dishes 3.50 to 8, butter dishes 5 and 6. Nine rib mandolins 1.10 to 3 and metronomes 1.95 or 2.95. Fourth floor rear.
An old advertisement touts Dr White's Electric Comb as solving dandruff hair loss and headaches while costing as much as a normal comb. It claims unbreakable construction and a guaranteed satisfaction, with ladies and gents sizes priced at 40 and 35 cents. The call seeks agents nationwide and lists D N Rose as general manager inatur Ill.
John Armstrong Chanler once married to Anella Rives and Princess Trombetzkoy are the subjects of a broad police search after Trombetzkoy escaped Bloomingdale Insane Asylum. Authorities circulated a detailed hotel description and urged tips, hoping to locate the missing man and the princess.
Manila dispatches describe intensified operations in Northern and Southern Luzon. General Funston led Troop A and scouts to cross the Nehleo River, routing a hundred insurgents and leaving four dead. Lieutenant Morrow engaged near Bulacan with 50 men and drove rebels from an entrenched position. Casualties and captures are reported amid ongoing clashes around San Roque and other sites.
London reports December 7 that in response to U S Secretary Hays notes through Ambassador Choate the Foreign Office says Hong Kong authorities have not found any Filipino traders there.
The first performance of The Contrabandists, an anti Hebrew drama by Ofron, provoked a violent audience reaction. Police detained about fifty demonstrators after missiles and cat calls disrupted the show for two hours.
Kingston Jamaica December 7 reports the British steamer Louisianian from Colon notes a Pheasant gunboat visit to Panama after the seizure of the British steamer Taboga by Colombian authorities. It is expected the Taboga issue will be settled by paying indemnity to Pacific Navigation Company, owners of the vessel.
Professor Thomas Bruce a noted geologist and mining expert settled the desertion complaint filed by his young wife out of court. He had been held on bail and the trial was scheduled before Judge Suzberger. The wife did not appear and Bruce agreed to pay her ten dollars weekly. a Philadelphia heiress acted as security. This follows their four year marriage and marks a second similar episode for the couple.
Miss Jennie Daisy, daughter of Charles Daisy of 308 Somerset Street, wed George Patton of Haddon Heights at her home last night in a ceremony conducted by a Reverend. The report notes popular local ties and confirms the union in Gloucester City.
The piece recounts President McKinley’s pardon of Brigadier General Charles P. Eagan for conduct unbecoming an officer, restoring him to full rank and honors amid the infamous embalmed beef scandal. It notes Eagan’s 1899 court martial, Miles’s “embalmed” beef description, and public outrage that pressured clemency over Alger administration effort.
Commissary General Eagan, before the War Investigating Commission on January 12, 1999, accused General Miles of making false claims about tinned beef. He described Miles as deliberate and malicious, calling for public ostracism if the assertion cannot be proven.
The Kensington Electric Light Company renews efforts to win a city franchise in territory bounded by Green Street and the Delaware River. The bill would require 1 percent of gross receipts to city coffers, set lighting caps, bury wires, and eventually sell the plant to the city in 2015 with 6 percent interest. The proposal faces sub committee review as the electrical committee plans next week deliberations.
A wave of creditors swarmed the Philadelphia offices of C W Morgan & Co at 71 and 1440 Broadway after an assignment. An attached deposit with bail of 1899.22 was seized by Charles J Branch through attorney Joseph W Kenworthy at the Prothonotary's Office. Deputy staff protected the bank site as Beasley arrived from New York to press claims for Bert Hanson's assignee.
A large stable on the Hunter estate at Fifty fourth and Hun ter avenue burned early yesterday, killing three horses including a valuable trotter owned by William Cook. Neighbors saved two other horses before the flames. The stable was owned by John W. Nunan and Cook. Loss ran to several thousand dollars and is insured.
A Christmas matinee, a New Year’s dance, a vaudeville night, and a Patriots show headline a tour by Fay is day partners with the Phonograph.
Judge McPherson in federal court reserved ruling on David B Ogden's motion for a new trial after arguments by ex Judge Beecher and Assistant DA Thompson. Ogden was convicted of selling oleomargarine fraud. Jurors testified that a morning paper report did not prejudice their verdict.
An animated session of the Retail Pruggists' Association discussed proposed motions regarding scoring the Scare cotaiging or Near Board for ite methods. A handsome colored picture of the ruins of historia related to Kentworth will be given free to every reader of The Times tomorrow.
Philadelphia merchants report a strong Christmas shopping season with heavy demand across furniture, shoes, clothing, rugs, and novelties. Retailers note increased staffing, larger stock, and rising customer interest, while some warn about potential shortages as the holiday rush continues.
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