The Times Daily Times publication pricing and addresses
Publication notice from Philadelphia dated December 8 1900 lists delivery pricing six cents a week one dollar a year and monthly rates with mail options for daily and Sunday editions. Public offices show Chestnut Eighth Streets and Sansom Street locations for Times building and mechanical department.
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DaiLy Times
Mail
Sunday Times
Mall
IMES
Philadelphia
the Times
Chestnut
Eighth Streets
the Times New
Sansom Street
Eighth
West Point Abuse Demand Reform to End Cruelty
The article denounces brutal hazing at West Point, urging authorities to root out gowdyism and protect weaker cadets. It asserts the academy must enforce discipline and equal treatment or risk losing public confidence and the army’s honor.
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Booz
Military Academy
West Point
Academy
United States Army
Bristol
War Taxes On Tobacco And Beer Oppose Reductions
The house bill reduces war taxes on beer and tobacco only slightly, leaving beer at 60 cents per barrel and tobacco largely unchanged. The piece argues beer and tobacco are necessities for many and the $2 per barrel beer tax harms brewers and consumers, urging repeal of the extra beer tax to sustain honest brewing and prevent inferior beer.
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America
Tax debates spark calls to cut beer and tobacco duties
The passage argues Congress should cut tobacco taxes and repeal the beer tax to aid industry and the public, noting the army bill received little discussion as it moved rapidly through the House.
Kagan's Triumph McKinley's Shame
A harsh critique of the handling of Eagan amid the beef contracts scandal. The piece accuses the President and military officials of protecting Eagan, commutations and restorations that spared him punishment, and condemns the Army’s silence as a disgrace and conspiracy underpinning lingering dishonor.
Prodigals and Calves Echo Festive Season Reflections
Reflective prose notes forgiveness as central to the season, comparing it to the fatted calf in a parable. The author muses on mercy, ritual abundance, and rekindling kinship during a time of reconciliation. A literary meditation rather than a news item or report.
House balks at promoting Shafter to Major General
The House of Representatives refuses the expected full rank to Shafter citing a string of blunders in the campaign and a retreat-ward attitude despite winning at San Juan Hill and Caney. The piece argues his hero status is undeserved and compares political figures to ticket speculators in theatre.
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House of Representatives
McKinley
Shafter
Miles
Caney
San Juan Hill
Santiago
War Department
Washington
Iter
Council Defeats Repeal of Hopper Closet Ordinance
The council votes to defeat the repeal of the Hopper closet ordinance and maintains the automatic replacement measure. Supporters praise the decision as sensible legislation aimed at preventing unnecessary waste.
City considers permanent water waste restrictions
Local officials debate upholding an ordinance to curb water waste rather than repealing it. The discussion cites expense of changes and the danger of continuing unnecessary consumption. The name Eagan is mentioned in a vague context related to an army list.
Towne Named Minnesota Senator as Short Term Appointee
Governor Lind appoints ex-Congressman Charles A. Towne to fill the late Cushman K. Davis’s Senate seat. Towne’s term will be brief before a Republican successor takes over in a largely Republican Legislature. The piece traces Towne’s political arc from Congress to Silver Republican alignments and a near Vice Presidential nomination.
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G Overnor Lind
Minnesota
Charles A. Towne
Senate
Cushman K. Davis
Towne
Congress
Bryan
Sioux Falls
Kansas City
National Committee
Stevenson
Robert Rantoul, Jr
Massachusetts
Webster
Fillmore
Rantoul
Far West
Reform or risk in Scranton Council elections
The editorial urges Scranton voters to fill twenty council seats with men who refuse bribes and public office for profit. It warns that choosing self seekers could perpetuate corruption, calling for candidates willing to serve without pay and to resist election temptations.
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EN OF
Scranton
Philanthropist Jackson Seeks Relief From Requests
Alexander Jackson of Camden Delaware, famed for intending to distribute a large $100000 to relatives, has received about 1300 letters with stamps and even special delivery marks. He has fled on an extended trip, hoping the flood of requests subsides on his return.
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Camden
Del
Alexander Jackson
Jackson
Misleading Headline About Times Strikers Back at Work
A North American page notes the headline Times Strikers Back at Work misleads readers about the Times Printing House. The Times has no connection to Tue Toes and has never had any dispute with its employees.
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Times
Will Occupy an Unknown Grave Special Telegram
Coroner Wandever sent the body of James Pierce to Farnhurst for burial in the county burying ground after finding no relatives in Townsend or nearby towns. Pierce was said to have a sister in Jersey City or Newark New Jersey and few other relatives in the country.
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Tub Times
Wilmington
James Pierce
Townsend
Wandever
Farnhurst
County
Pierce
Jersey City
Newark
N. J
Philadelphia Group Forms for King Alfred Memorial
Philadelphia readies a commemorative drive for the 1000th anniversary of King Alfred the Great. Mrs. Charles C. Harrison chairs a local committee to fund a Winchester statue and hall museum, with tableaux fundraisers and national reach.
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Alfred the Great
England
Winchestert
Fennsylvania
Philadelphia
Alfred Bowker
Winchester
James W. Bright
Johns Hopkins’ University
Committee For America
Charles C. Harrison
Queen Victoria
Alfred
United States
English Government Sustains Roberts In Home-Burning Crusade
In the House of Commons Mr Chamberlain outlined aims in South Africa UK policy. He said Milner would govern Orange River and Transvaal with local councils and proclamations in English and Dutch. He defended Lord Roberts, cited punishment for rebels and emphasized a Crown government and eventual self government.
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Roberts
London
House of Commons
Chamberlain
Orange River
Transvaal
Alfred Milner
W. Duncan Pierce
North Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire
South Africa
Mr. Chamberlain
Orange River Colony
Lord Roberts
Kitchener Adopts Weyler Methods in South Africa
Johannesburg authorities move to reconcentration style camps at a race course to shelter 4000 farm residents near the Rand. Burghers will be herded in a laager and closely watched. Gazette notice declares all able bodied British subjects subject to conscription for service in the Rand Rifles.
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Johannesburg
Rand
Rand Rifles
Prepared for trouble Pro-Boers in Cape Town Try to Reach Burgher Prisoners
Cape Town December 7 report that sympathizers attempt to contact Boer prisoners at Green Point camp. Maxim guns have been placed on surrounding heights ready for a disturbance.
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Cape Town
Green Point Camp
Relic of Napoleon Destroyed in Cherbourg Fire
A fire at the arsenal in Cherbourg destroyed several workshops and many historical relics including one Napoleon launch. The damage is estimated at 2,000,000 francs.
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Cherbourg
Former West Philadelphia resident named Havana governor
Geberd Nunes, once a West Philadelphia resident, has been appointed Civil governor of Havana Cuba. He has been elected delegate to an island convention to plan a Cas tation. Nunes will be joined by his son Bernie Nunes in a fortnight, who is currently staying with relatives in this city.
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Alger
Eagan
Washington
Miles
Delaware
House River and Harbor Committee
Raymond
Philadelphia
City Hall News Finance Committee Faces Memory and Contract Push
The finance committee debated contract rule enforcement sparked by the Citizens' Municipal Association, with critique of past bid practices and a plan to study naphtha lighting contracts. The meeting reviewed street cleaning budgets, proposed a grand New Year celebration with hundreds of Christmas trees around City Hall, and reported progress on Queen Lane water pumps. The State Board of Undertakers elected officers and the Alexander Biddle estate filed, showing a large balance. City obligations before year end total 3 169 028 dollars with loans maturing and interest due.
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Citizens’ Municipal Association
Water Bureau
Anderson
McNichol
Tenth Ward
Seger
English
Department of Public Works
Public Building Commissioners
Maloney
Bureau of Lighting
Leeds
Leeds’ Lea
City Hall
Messrs
Abrams
Bansley
Hetzel
Barton
Sunderland
Sayre
Briggs
Schofield
Queen Lane
Roxborough
State Board of Undertakers
Bureau of Health
J. Lewis Good
C. F. Buchanan
Pittsburg
C. L. Dykes
Philadelphia
E. 8
Pennsylvania Railroad
Move to Restore Perrys Flagship
From the Tax Traps Bureau Washington December 7 Congressman Davenport introduced a House bill directing the Secretary of the Navy to raise repair and preserve Commodore Perry s flagship Niagara sunk after the Battle of Lake Erie on September 10 1813 The vessel lies in Presque Isle Bay and the measure appropriates 40000 for the work.
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Washington
Davenport
Secretary of the Navy
Commodore Perry
Lake Erie
Presque Isle Bay
Tourists to Visit Castie Kenilworth Ruins Tomorrow
The Times reports that tourists tomorrow will visit the ruins of Castie Kenilworth, the most famous in England, with a vivid description of its history by Dr. Edward Brooks.
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the Times
Castie Kenilworth
England
Edward Brooks
Census figures and trade notes in early 20th century dispatches
Condensed cable items report Berlin population at 1 854 447 versus 1 677 000 previously. English board notes November imports rise by 5 488 900 pounds and imports by 52 700 pounds. A hotel proprietor faces bankruptcy claims and costs. German budget committee weighs indemnity for China dispatches and troop costs. Parker's hair product ad appears at end.
Theatre listings and vaudeville across city venues
A compact rundown of shows across multiple venues including The Soldiers' Queen at Theatres Auditorium and Naughty Anthony and Mad. Butterfly at Chestnut. Other performances include Ben Hur at Eleventh and St. Op House, Minstrelsy at Girard Avenue, The Two Sisters at Grand Opera House, Keith's Theatre vaudeville, Lyceum, Rose Hill English Folly Company, Curios, Mites Across the Continent, Trocadero, Twentieth Century Maids, and Belle of Bohemia across Walnut venues.
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Queen Broad
Malabar
Naughty Anthony
Butterfly Chestnut
ST. Opera House
Ben-Hur
Girard Avenue
The
Two Sisters Grand Opera House
Keith's Theatre
Continuous
Vaudeville Lyceum
Rose Hill English Folly Company
Ninth & Arch Museum
Eseseceees Belle of
Bohemia
Recitals and Society Events Highlight Philadelphia Season
Minton Pyne gives second organ recital at St Mark's Church with a program of Bach Salome Dubois Beethoven Foote Sullivan Chopin and Von Weber. Drexel Biddle hosts dinner for Laura Whelen fiancé of E Craig Biddle at 2104 Walnut with elegant spring decorations and guests including Miss Whelen and Miss Ellen Drexel Paul.
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Minton Pyne
St. Mark's Church
Bach
Salome
Dubois
Beethoven
Foote
Sullivan
Chopin
von Weber
Prodigal Son
Sir Arthur Sullivan
A. J. Drexel Biddle
Laura Whelen
Mr. Biddle
E. Craig Biddle
Drexel Biddle
Walnut Street
Ellen Drexel Paul
Violet Whelen
Grace Howe
Adelaide Jordan
Mary Wilmer Reakirt
EB. Craig Biddle
Arthur L. Wheeler
Grahame Wood
Herbert Wheeler
Livingston Ladiew Biddle
John C
Anderson
Newlands Thomson
John Thomson
Philadelphia
Alexander van Rensselaer
Alexander Benson
J. Hunter Ewing
de Lancey Place
Amy Ewing
A. H. Gallatin
New York
Maskell Ewing
Whelen
Christine Wheeler
Solange Lungerich
Alice Ewing
Nancy Frwing
Mary L. Paul
Margaret Frans
Julia Neil
Louise Eliiot
Robert Brooke
Arthur Rush
Frank Lloyd
William Montgomery
Howell Davis
William Whelen
Edward Megs
Frederick Prime, Jr
Daniel Miller
Lawrence Morris
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Blackguard
Elect Council
Select Council
Philadelphia Committee
Harrison
John Cadwalader
S. Weir Mitchell
Arthur Biddle
Meredith
Rush
Vaux
Charles Morton ‘Smith
Allen Evans
John T. Morris
Lydia T. Morris
Edward Shippen
Mary Dippier Cox
Jacob Shoemaker
Wal
Eleanor Willing
Violet Willing
Robert Morris
John Markoe
George McClellan
Hare
Horace I. Hare
Woolsey Hodge
Hamo Thornycroft
Kitchener
Napoleon
Emperor
Havana
Emelio Nunez
City Hall News
James P. McNichol
Finance Committee
Buncombe
Mr. McNichol
Tax Traps Bureau
Berlin
Count von Buelow
China
Parker
Greve
Ida Mildred French
Locust Street
Powelton Club
Baich
W. H. H. Robinson
Mises
BE. L. Hutchinson
Witherspoon Hall
Madame Sembrich
Ludwig Breitner
Art Club
Misses Gould
South Forty-first Street
George H. Steward
Oak Lane
John H. Engard
Edith Dade
Gwendolyn Rees
Ellalee Tuttle
Helen G Bson
Mary Price
Catherine Cairns
Erma Cox
William Haskins
Charles Henry Scott
Spruce Street
Clement Biddle
Pine Street
Norfolk Navy Yard
W. Henry Newbold
Florence
Isabel Wetherill
Maria Pinckney Norris
Smith
Louie Lennig
Florence O'Neill
Lea
Newbold
Manheim
Henry Grove
Robert W. Downs
Norton Downs
Elias Davidson Kennedy
Alice Kennedy Hill
W. W. Frazier
Horticultural Hall
Silas W. Pettit
Miss Pettit
George W. McDougal
Baltimore Avenue
Oison Peters
Hart
Helen Pearce
Reba Ballinger
A. McDougal
Nellie Renailt
Independence Hall
Benjamin Thompson
Society of the Children of the American Revolution
Daniel Lothrop
National Society
Agnes Boyd Clay
Richard W. Clay
South Twenty-third Street
Antoinette Greetey
Washington, D. C
Katharine Spencer
Nora Faselti
Sthel Greiner
Sarita Crawford
Jessie Crawford
Mary Clay
Gertrude Merryweather
Alfred Clay
George Erben
Jeffry Almy
Louis Stovell
Gilbert Levering
Maxingiaen Cues
Laverne
Yon Kat
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