Civil Service Reform Hearings Target Local Practices
Senators probe Philadelphia Municipal Civil Service Board methods as Proctor Walton and Thompson testify. George McAneny and national reform groups press for independence from appointing powers, favoring exams publicity and a three name certification limit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walton
Thompson
National Civil Service Commission
George McAneny
New York Civil Service Reform Association
Philaphia
Testimony Attacks Philadelphia Civil Service System
The witness described Philadelphia as having a defective civil service system and urged independence of the Civil Service Board from the appointing power. Details revealed 11,000 gasoline street lamps costing $21 per lamp annually, supplied by Pennsylvania Globe Gas Light Company with no power or hours specified, though expected to burn all night. New York City reportedly used 300 lamps with stated candle power.
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Municipal Civil Service Board
Freed- Jey
Pennsylvania Civil Service Reform Association
Civil Service
Civil Service Examining Board
Walton
Freedley
Civil Service Board
John R. Proctor
Kentucky
National Civil Service Commission
Proctor
Agricultural Department
Bureau of Public Printing
District of Columbia
Civil Service Law
Neers
New York
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Civil Service Board
Thompson
Pennsylvania Globe Gas Light Company
New York City
Shooting at Bainbridge craps game turns deadly
A dozen players including George St Clair and John Hicks fought over a game at 1331 Bainbridge street. Hicks shot St Clair in the left side, St Clair injured, Hicks fled then surrendered at the Second district station claiming self defense. St Clair was taken to Pennsylvania Hospital in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bainbridge Street
George St. Clair
Lombard Street
John Hicks
Sarver Street
St. Clair
Hicks
Second District
Pennsylvania Hospital
Dorseys Anxious Over $100000 Bequest Inheritance Mystery
Special Telegram reports anxious colored residents named Dorsey in the James Wesley Dor sey area hope for a windfall from a Shaffer estate. Shaffer died childless with a will near $100,000. attorney cannot locate the named beneficiary. Residents recall slave connections and seek missing relatives including J Wesley Dorsey of Paulsboro who recently disappeared with his aged mother untraced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DorSey
Peter Shaffer
Shimon Crick Pean Ae
James Wesley Porestaor
Isey
Mier
Shaffer
James Wesley Dorsey
Dorseys
J. Wesley Dorsey
Paulsboro
Pennsylvania Dairyman Hangs Self Over Mortgage Woes
Nicholas Hartner aged 64, a former dairyman on Morgan street in Pittsburg, hanged himself using a horse halter after his horse was shot due to a broken leg. He faced foreclosure on his home and had hoped to clear the debt, saying death was preferable to waiting for foreclosure to proceed. His body was found today in the stable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Nicholas Hartner
Morgan Street
Plague Spreads in India with Rising Casualties
The bubonic plague spreads widely with 55 new cases and 87 deaths reported in a day. Since the outbreaks began there have been 1,126 cases and 804 deaths, while this city sees about 1,000 deaths in the past week from all diseases compared with a normal rate near 300.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bomb Bay
City Notes On the charge of selling unwhole meat
A crowded city note column reports Adolph Blum held for selling unwhole meat at 1911 South Front Pie. Coroner's jury returns accidental death verdict for Joseph M. Dillon 35 from a pistol wound to the left breast. Patrick Meek 28 jailed after coroner case. a 24-year-old man found unconscious near Juniper and Catharine with an O Day pawn ticket. Pennsylvania Hospital cases include Joseph Hagan and Edward Burns charged with pocket picking. Will iam J. Wood accuses George Hudson Jr. of tax-receipt fraud. Women’s Branch of the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals reports 55 cruelty investigations, 14 prosecutions, 12 convictions, 30 fowl recoveries, 6 disabled animals removed. Last month cruelty or neglect cases involve zoo children and guardians in event homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph M. Dillon
South Fourth Street
William Morgan
Carpenter Street
Patrick Meek
South Front Street
Ashbridge
Juniper and Catharine Streets
O'Day
Pennsylvania Hospital
Joseph Hagan
Edward Burns
New York
South
Fourt
Market Streets
Eckstein
George Hudson, Jr
Frank
Society To
Maceo Death Confirmed After Engagement in Cuba
Dispatch from Washington reports Antonio Maceo killed in battle near Pinar del Rio as Major Cirugeda’s 350 men rout his force of over two thousand. Maximo Gomez’s son said to have died by own hand. corpses identified and seized by Spanish troops.
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Minister de Lome
Washington
Spain
Antonio Maceo
Cirugeda
Maceo
Maximo Gomez
Madrid
Washtington
DeLome
Pinar del Rio
Trocha
Havana
Cirugedas
Maceo Death Rumors Shake Cuban Anxiety in City
Prominent Cuban residents doubt reports of Antonio Maceo and Francisco Gomez death claims. They say if true, it would only be a temporary blow as the rebellion under Maximo Gomez continues. many expect fresh reinforcements and a resumption of action in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antonio Maceo
Francisco Gomez
Maceo
Maximo Gomez
Army of Liberation
la Trocha
Marcos Morales
Havana
Pinar del Rio
John Guiteras
Senor Palma
Doubt Over Cuban Leaders Deaths Reported in Havana
Spanish officials claim proof of Antonio Maceo and Francisco Gomez deaths but details are sparse. Major Ciujeda describes field identification procedures after a Punta Brava engagement, noting bodies were moved by horses and later searched by guerrillas, with lingering uncertainty in Havana about identity and circumstances.
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Havana
Antonio Maceo
Francisco Gomez
Maximo Gomez
Ciujeda
Punta Brava
Associated Press
Young Gomez
Maceo
Guatad
Chujeda
Claon
Gomez
Death of Antonio Maceo Clarified by Forensic Finds
Reports detail recovered items from battle dead including a watch cuff buttons a hunting knife and a waterproof coat. Major Cirujeda believes the bodies may be Maceo and a young Amazon insurgent 22 years old, though no direct identification has been possible. The public accepts Maceo is dead and views his loss as a devastating blow to the revolution.
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Antonio Maceo
Gomez
Cirujeda
Maceo
Hancing
Cirajeda
Inceo
Moreau
Turin
Paris
Santa Ana
Jose Marti
Zyas
Reports differ on Maceo death amid Cuba crisis
A Havana dispatch notes conflicting accounts of General Jose Maceo's death, with belief the claim was spread by Spain to influence U S Congress. Couriers were chased by Weyler forces near Artemisa, and reinforcements moved to Havana as the Olivette sailed out.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Key West
Havana
Maceo
Congress
Weyler
Artemisa
Trained Nurses Prepare Cuba Hospital Unit
Leon M. Lynch of Buffalo and George Heath of Watertown with Joseph Cox of Youngstown depart for Harrisburg then Havana to form a hospital corps for Cuba. Lynch says they will consult the Cuban Junta and seek Weyler's permission to set up a field hospital to aid wounded on both sides.
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Buffalo
Leon M. Lynch
George Heath
Watertown
N. Y
Harrisburg
Joseph Cox
Youngstown
Ohio
Havana
New York
Death of Maceo and Gomez Sparks Spanish Demonstrations
Madrid reports the official deaths of Antonio Maceo and Francisco Gomez son of Maximo Gomez. Crowds from the city march in protest and support outside the Ministry for the Colonies while praises for Spain the army and Major Ciujeda rise after his forces defeated insurgents near Punta Brava in Havana Province.
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Madrid
Antonio Maceo
Francisco Gomez
Maximo Gomez
Spain
Ciujeda
Maceo
Punta Brava
Havana
Struck by an Engine on Jackson Street Wharf Tragedy
Two men Charles Boyce and Peter Callahan were struck by a backing switching engine on the Baltimore and Ohio tracks near the Jackson street wharf in Delaware river area. Boyce was cut in half and died. Callahan lost one leg and lay unconscious before being taken to St Agnes Hospital with limited life prospects.
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Jackson Street
Delaware River
Charles Boyce
Federal Street
Peter Callahan
Richmond Street
Baltimore and Ohio
Boyce
St. Agnes’ Hospital
Electric Brevities Summary of 1900s News Snippets
Short dispatches report battleship Indiana passing Sandy Hook. Cincinnati figures ex-Judge Patrick Mallon and Julius Dexter in politics. May 1900s tales include Rev Talmage denying May marriage, Harold Gray sought for embezzlement, Columbus Southern Railroad sale, Urbana bond suit, ex-Senator Gear acquittal, Livingston County treasurer resignation, Kentucky whisky tax ruling, New York building safety count, and tobacco industry actions. Aircraft, ships, fires, and corporate moves pepper the digest with varied locales and figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Dexter
Cincinnati
Ohio State Board of Commerce
T. DeWitt Talmage Yeste
Susie Mangam
Sing Sing
Harold B. Gray
Boston
Columbus Southern Railroad
Phoenix Life Insurance Company of
Hartford
Urbana
Ohio
William Gear
Gaumer
Gear
Wyandot County
James B. Hampton
Livingston County
New York
Court of Appeals
Kentucky
Constable
Strong
American Tobacco Company
Reed
Chancery Court
Jersey City
Finlayson & Co
Den
Coates Thread Company
Bandits Hold Up Iron Mountain Express In St Louis
Six masked men dynamited the door of an Iron Mountain Express car near Bates street crossing in St Louis but could not open the time lock safe. Passengers were not disturbed and the robbers fled after two minutes of action, leaving no confirmed loot.
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Iron Mountain Fast Express
St. Louis
Iron Mountain
Union Station
Central Station
Desmond
William Hall
William Green
Jefferson Barracks
Egan
Pacific Express Company
Bates Street
British Russian French Move to Enforce Turkish Reforms
The Birmingham Post reports an accord among Great Britain Russia and France on the Turkish problem The plan would mobilize the Russian Black Sea fleet and British and French Mediterranean fleets near the Bosphorus and Dardanelles to press reforms backed by the Berlin signatories Germany Austria and Italy if needed The aim is to force Straits passage with allied naval power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Birmingham Post
Great Britain
Russia
France
Black Sea
Bosphorus
Dardanelles
Germany
Austria
Italy
The
Man Found Dead in Hotel Room After Gas Inhalation
A man registered as J Murphy of Philadelphia at a New York hotel and was found dead in his room early today. Police believe the surname Murphy was assumed as no identifying marks were found on the body and the death resulted from inhaling illuminating gas through a rubber tube.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
J. Murphy
Philadelphia
Murphy
Turbulent Miners Armed Deputies Called to Protect New Men
In PiepMont West Virginia on December 9 armed deputies were stationed at the Paw mines as a coal weighing dispute sparks a strike. New workers face threats as the Sheriff travels to the border to keep the peace between Maryland and the mining district.
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West Virginia
PiepMont
W. Va
Paw
Maryland
Death by own action in Reading canal
The body of Miss Emma S. Robinson aged 42 was found in the Schuylkill canal. Her mother is dead, father bedridden with paralysis for nine months. Illness and worry since 1886 likely led to self-inflicted death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Times
Reading
Emma
Robinson
Schuylkill Canal
G. H. Mumm's Extra Dry Shipped for Sale Abroad
A marked vintage champagne beloved for its universal appeal is being exported to a foreign market. The packaging and promotion highlight its distinct dry profile and allure for international consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Mumm
Millionaire Operator Sparks Barging Controversy at Coal Convention
At the joint coal operators and miners convention in Pirrspure the mining rate committee backed 70 cents per ton, provoking miner threats of a strike. Chicago operator W. P. Read denounced independent firms as "industrial anarchists" while dramatic clashes ensued among operators and Mine Workers leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Read
Chicago
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company
Henry Floerschim
Phil Penna
Mine Workers’ Union
Floerschim
Penna
Osborne
Cleveland
Disappearance of Linabury hardware linked to cow death
In Flemington New Jersey a farmer Frederic Lindabury reported missing hardware after a cow died. Dr Conover examined the animal and found thirty five nails sixteen walnut sized stones a carriage bolt and a padlock in its stomach. One three inch nail pierced the stomach wall and lodged in heart tissue causing death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Times
Flemington
N. J
Frederic Lindaburg
Lindabury
Conover
Man Walks Away After Trestle Tragedy in Shenandoah
Johan Gorman, 23, attempted to cross a trestle at St. Nicholas, Pa., when struck by a Pennsylvania Railroad train and fell fifty feet. The train halted, the crew recovered a body, then found Gorman standing and walking away smiling, apparently only lightly hurt.
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Shenandoah
Johan Gorman
St. Nicholas
Pennsylvania Railroad
Grand jury indicts Doran for first degree murder
In Norristown Pennsylvania on December 9 the grand jury indicted M Richard Doran for murder in the first degree in the death of Sarah Jane Doits from September 26 They also heard testimony in the case of Charles O Kaiser the suspected wife murderer and will report findings in the Kaiser case tomorrow morning"}
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Norristown
Mrichard Doran
Sarah Jane Doits
Charles O. Kaiser
Kaiser
Burlington man recovers from bella donna poisoning
Henry Silpath of Burlington New Jersey was found near the Tenth district station suffering from bella donna poisoning and sent to St Marys Hospital. He returned home yesterday claiming no attempt to take his life and offered no explanation for his condition. A farewell letter and a rough will were found in his pocket along with cash and jewelry. The Times Christmas number will feature an eight page illustrated colored supplement and goes on sale Sunday.
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Brenda
Gifford
Demerara
New York
Long Beach
J. G. Gould
Leland & Smith Company
Toledo
Ohio
Brown Brothers’ Tobacco Company
Winston
N. C
Henry Silpath
Burlington
N. J
Tenth District
St. Mary’s Hospital
Times
Thursday forecast for Eastern PA and New Jersey
Weather note says Thursday will be fair and warmer with westerly winds for eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Yesterday’s high reached 52 and low 45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
To-Day's Local Meetings And Events Across City
Numerous 2 PM council meetings and club gatherings unfold across Philadelphia venues including Select Council, Penrose Republican Club at Locust street, and Civic groups. Evening programs feature concerts, lectures, and charity bazaars at Horticultural Hall, Mercantile Hall, Hotel Walton, and other locations with various societies and associations hosting events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Tuxedo Athletic Club
Penrose Republican Club
Locust Street
Philharmonic
Academy of the Fine Arts
National Democratic Party
Indianapolis
Civil Service Reform Association
Hotel Walton
Delaware Plal
C. W. Raymond
Rocholl and Co Piano Shop Ad at 140 North Ninth
Established 1870. Rocholl and Co at 140 North Ninth Street Newby Evans pianos at lowest prices. Quality of instruments emphasized with promise of value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocholl & CO
North Ninth ST. Newby
EVANS
Juvenile Pedlar Robbery Ring Exposed in Hazleton
In Hazleton on December 9 police arrested six boys aged 12 to 17 for highway robbery connected to pedlars Abram Rohrbach and Lewis Rockmaker. The gang, led by a 16 year old, planned robberies on a mountain road, beating victims, taking cash and valuables, and leaving one man unconscious on trolley tracks. Police anticipate further arrests and revelations.
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Hazleton
Coal and Iron Police
Times
Seiwel
Joseph Bamick
Thomas Boyle
Dennis Boyle
Hugh McDyer
James Fox
Daniel McGee
Alderman Laubach
Abram Rohrbach
Jeddo
Japan
Lewis Rockmaker
McGee
Rockmaker
Coal and Iron
McDyer Boy
Joe Bamick
Scanlon
Merchan t’s Wife Robbed by Two Highwaymen
Mrs James E Febrey wife of a well known merchant was seized by two highwaymen near her Mary street home as she alighted from a trolley. One thief covered her head with a cape while another threatened to kill her if she did not stop crying and he fled with her pocketbook through Jefferson Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Times
Elizabeth
N.J
James E. Febrey
Mary Street
Jefferson Park
Death of Ex-Policeman Dillon at Pennsylvania Hospital
Coroner's jury returns an accidental discharge verdict for Joseph Dillon who died of a gunshot wound to the breast in the Pennsylvania Hospital on Monday. Dillon had previously stated he accidentally discharged the revolver, changing the initial belief of self inflicted death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Dillon
Pennsylvania Bospital
Devastating Chester Fire Destroys Depot and Town Center
Report from Fayetteville Arkansas on December 9 describes a massive blaze in Chester that wiped out the Frisco Railroad depot and most of the business district. The town lacks water works and residents are unable to fight the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville, Ark
Chester
Ark
Frisco Railroad
New York’s Finest Suits and Overcoats Sale
A firm dissolving partnership clears stock at Perry 24 Co. 1520 Chestnut Street offering Montagnacs Chinchillas Frieze Kepe Worsteds and more in half price or better. Overcoats from twenty five down to seven fifty and suits from fifteen down to six fifty with trousers bargains as well.
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New York
Perry 24 Co
Chestnut Street
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Public Works
Civil Service Bureau
Councilmaniec
McAneny
National Civil Service Reform League
India
Bombay
Adolph Blum
South Front
Uth
Major Cirajeda
Sociated Press
Cuba
Hart
United States
Indiana
Sandy Hook
Patrick Mallon
Bar of Cincinnati
Trans- Missouri Railroad Association
Supreme Court
James C. Carter
W. M. Marsden
Missouri
Home Brewing Company
Appad
W.J. Egan
Abdul Hamid
England
the Kaiser
Bill
Charles Kaiser
F. Shandrew
Mercantile Hall
F. Carroll Brewster
Hotel Bellevue
E. D. Egbert
Wissahickon Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Carnival of Flowers
St. Luke's Homoeopathic Hospital
Horticultural Hall
New England Society of Pennsylvania
Manufacturers’ Club
Walnut Street
Peirce School Alumni Association
Boldt’s
Bullitt Building
J. B. Laird
Frankford Presbyterian Church
Europe
Tennyson
Helen Blaylock
D. M. Cor
Normal School
Broad Street
Diamond
Miller Club Law Dispensary
University of Pennsylvania
South Sixth Street
Girls’ Friendly Society
Church of the Redeemer
Luzerne
Rohrback
McDyer
Seiwell
Dillon
Arkansas
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