Police tie Wynne to priest murder in Philadelphia
Testimony from companions places the poisoning of Father Charles Paul Riegel at the hands of Jacob Wynne and associates. Police report a conspiracy to rob the priest after he left Cheltenham for church fund collections. Several suspects including Annie Bryan Killa Barrett and George Hartmann are held at City Hall awaiting coroner action.
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City Hall
Jacoo Wynne
North American
Stephen Bryan
Charles Burns
North Eighth Street
Bob” Bryan
Annie Bryan
Annie Miller
North American Street
Robert Bryan
Killa Barrett
George Hartmann
Kid Howard
Bryan
Burns
Wynne
Hamm
Ellender
Eighth District
Rochesperger
Hartmann
Father Riegel
Quirk
Miller
Dugan
Butler Will Be Honored Special Telegram to THE Tixps
West Chester January 10 about fifty officers of the United States Marine Corps with wives and daughters will attend a citizens reception to Captain Smedley Darlington Butler at the Assembly Building on Thursday evening. The Marine Band will accompany a Washington party on a special train and all visitors will be guests of Congressman Butler and family. A G A R reception and watch presentation is planned Saturday evening if Butler remains well enough.
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Tixps
West Chester
United States Marine Corps
Long
Smedley Darlington Butler
Assembly Building
Marine Band
Washington
Congressman Butler
Captain Butler
Must Toe The Mark Company Must Give Free Transfers
In Scranton on January 10 the Common Council unanimously passed a resolution forfeiting the Scranton Railway Company's franchise if it refuses to issue free transfers between lines starting January 15. Mayor Moir will sign it. police will block cars and arrest trespassers if transfers are not provided. Labor groups, especially the Street Car Men's Union, defend the trolleymen amid this dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Scranton Railway Company
Moir
Organized Labor
Three Men Blown Through Building in Manayunk Dust Blast
Three men aged 24, 82, and 37 were seriously injured yesterday when an explosion in C. R. Simister’s wool dusting mill on Nixon Street Manayunk hurled them through the side wall. The blast started a fire that destroyed the mill and its machinery, with $1,500 estimated damage and no insurance. All three were taken to St Timothy’s Hospital with serious but non fatal injuries.
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Manayunk
C. R. Simister
Nixon Street
Umbria
Robert Peel
Prohibition Avenue
William Hooper
George Culp
Canton Street
Roxborough
St. Timothy’s Hospital
UNIQUE POSITION FOR WOMAN Miss Carpenter Named Assistant to President
Special Telegram to The Times from Chicago reports that Miss I G Carpenter, daughter of A H V Carpenter a longtime GM passenger agent, is selected to succeed B G Lennox as assistant to the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul president Earling. The move marks the first time a woman is placed in a high railroad trust role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Carpenter
Lennox
Hazing May Cost A Life At Colby College
William Phillips, a Colby College student, lies critically ill from fever and kidney hemorrhage blamed on hazing during Delta Upsilon initiation. He was blindfolded and struck twice in the back, suffering weeks of immobility. His condition worsened at home during Thanksgiving and convulsions followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
William Phillips
Molby College
Fraternity of
Delta Upsilon
Phillips
Will wed man she rescued
Miss Bertha Gambell of Newark broke the ice to save Miss Emma Connelini and Frank Podiasnik at a Newark skating pond. Podiasnik later married Gambell the next day, after the rescue and engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will
Wilmington
Del
Bertha Gambell
Newark
Frank Podiasnik
Chicago
Emma Connelini
Philadelphia
Newark, Fell Into An Air-Hole. Miss Gambell
Podiasnik
Miss Gambell
Vodiasnik
Norton Slams Teddy as Great Disappointment of His Time
Special Telegrams from Boston report Harvard emeritus art professor Charles Elliot Norton criticizing Theodore Roosevelt at a Unitarian Club dinner. Norton contrasted Civil War ideals with later times, noting young volunteers faced danger with serious, unbrutal resolve and insisting they were not solitary in Virginia.
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Boston
Charles Elliot Norton
Harvard
Unitarian Club
Theodore Roosevelt
Norton
Roosevelt
Virginia
Roosevelt Loaded for Bear in Colorado Hunting Expedition
Theodore Roosevelt vice president elect arrived in Colorado Springs with Phillip B. Stewart and Dr Gerald B Webb. The party planned a westward trip to hunt mountain lions and bears while a noisy crowd gathered at the station to bid farewell to the colonel.
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Colorado Springs
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Phillip B. Stewart
Gerald B. Webb
Roosevelt
Reading Strike 10 Settled by Arbitration Victory
A Special Telegram to True Times reports the United Traction Company has agreed to arbitrate grievances causing the strike. Conductors and motormen are ordered to report for duty at the Tenth Street car barn at 8 o'clock Friday morning. Sam McVurll and E. Rice, Superintendent.
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United Traction Company
Tenth Street
Sam Mvuuerl E. Rice
Peddler Seized by Vigilante in New Jersey Narrow Escape
Alfred Vanderslice stopped a Jewish peddler on the public highway after the thief took a family watch dog from his home and hid it in the wagon. A child alerted the mother, Mrs Vanderslice signaled for help, and Vanderslice arrived to confront the peddler and recover the dog.
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the Times
Mulilea Hill
N. J
Alfred Vanderslice
Vanderslice
Politician Linwood Pratt Disbarred in Mail Fraud Case
Linwood Pratt a Boston political figure and former private secretary to George Fred Williams was disbarred and sentenced to nine months in the House of Correction for fraudulent use of the mails. He advertised loans from a supposed wealthy client to offer funds without interest, charged $2 per applicant, and made no loans. He pleaded that politics ruined him as no former allies appeared in court.
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Boston
Linwood
Pratt
George Fred Williams
House of Correction
MISS NETHERSOLE INDISPOSED AT BROAD STREET THEATRE
Illness of Olgea Nethersole kept the Broad Street Theatre dark last evening with many tickets sold but patrons disappointed. Doctor Getchell diagnosed a slight influenza like fever that would yield to rest. she is to return tonight in Sapho.
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Broad Street
Olgea Nethersole
la Grippe
Here
Jordan
Getchell
New York
Sapho
Arbitration agreed in United Traction strike settlement
Five men will form a board of arbitration to settle the United Traction Company strike. Richmond L. Jones W F Fuller Harry T Degour Samuel D B Dibert John Leader sought as neutral member. meeting set for 9 p m January 10 1901 in Diberts Ball. Company and union executives confirm acceptance of the arbitration plan.
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the Times
Reading
United Traction Company
Richmond L. Jones
W. F. Fuller
Rigg
Harry T. Degour
The
Advocate
Oregan
Trades Council
Samuel DB. Dibert
Dibert
Louis Houl
Charles E. Lenhart
Attorney Jones
Mr. Fuller
Messrs
Degour
Vanderbilt Ordered to Slow Auto Speeds in Hempstead
Hempstead village trustees directed the clerk to notify William K. Vanderbilt Jr. to strictly observe the automobile speed limit within the village. Vanderbilt, driving the White Wings to Brookholm, has been a frequent passer, but the board will enforce the ordinance against all violators going forward.
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New York
Hempstead
U. S
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Vanderbilt
Brookholm
Oliver P. Belmont
Rescued From Grip Of Death On Snow Bound Trains
Odessa reports police firemen and physicians rescued 470 passengers from five snowbound trains after days of suffering. A 4,000 man force labors to clear tracks to the city. Four days of mail were stalled as efforts continue.
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Odessa
German immigrant dies in coffin trap at home
Abram Rothmyer an elderly German citizen obsessed with body snatchers had a heavy metal casket built in Cleveland with a strong lock. While moving the coffin it toppled, rupturing a blood vessel and killing him. he was buried in the same coffin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon
Abram Rothmyer
Cleveland
Rothmyér
Rothmyer
Naphtha sale to French syndicate in Baku reported
Warsaw dispatch notes naphtha properties at Baku sold to a French syndicate for 8,000,000 roubles. The French Chamber debates three days weekly on the law of associations as Premier Waldeck-Rousseau aims to push it through quickly. The Tanagra arrived Bremen from Savannah Norfolk via Falmouth with cotton fire damage. Delcasse reassures Garreau France’s Newfoundland rights are exercisable. The annual Kanda Tokyo festival, Toshi No Ichi, was identified recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Baku
Chamber of Deputies
M. Waldeck-Rousseau
Tanagra
Marsters
Bremen
Savannah
Norfolk
Falmouth
Rosa M
Delcasse
Foreign Affairs
Garreau
France
Newfoundland
Toshi-No-Ichi
Kanda
Tokio
Japan
Marquise de Feo Returns to Stage in Monte Carlo
The Marquise de Feo formerly Miss May Garlick of Baltimore will perform in Monte Carlo before sailing to Cairo. She says the Galveston flood loss and passion for art compelled her return, denying poverty or husband’s desertion. She earlier sang with the Castle Square Opera Company in New York.
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Monte Carlo
Marquise de Feo
May Garlick
Baltimore
Cairo
Galveston
Marquise
Castle Square Opera Company
American Theatre
New York City
Burnham Nominated for U S Senate in New Hampshire
Concord January 10 On the first ballot Judge Henry E Burnham of Manchester won the Republican nomination for United States Senator in the New Hampshire Legislature over Senator William E Chandler and others Chandler received 47 votes Burnham 198 Congressman Sulloway 23 Henry M Baker 29 Henry B Quinby 22 and H W Blair 1 were also tallied.
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Concord
N. H
Henry E. Burnham
Manchester
United States
Wiliam KE. Chandler
Chandler
Burnham
Sulloway
Henry M. Baker
Henry B. Quinby
H. W. Blair
Rule by His Wife Named Regiment After Queen
Belgrade reports King Alexander of Servia will honor his queen by naming a new regiment after her, signaling the queen’s influence over royal conduct and diminishing the king’s authority at home and abroad. The announcement implies the queen has imposed this plan on the monarch, reflecting a shift in power dynamics within the royal household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Hydelphi Times
Vienna
Belgrade
Alexander of
Servia
Alexander
Reading Trolley Strike Intensifies as Officials Return
A3 The third day of the Reading strike showed high activity as United Traction Company officials and workers pressed for terms. President John A. Rigg returned to town and strikers sent formal demands to headquarters through committees. Continued on Seventh Page.
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RwapiIne
Reading
United Traction Company
John A. Rigg
The
Traction Company
Scoffers at Christ Fearless in Faith, Hillis Explains
Prominent New York divine Rev. Dr. Nelson Dwight Hillis explains why the Christian life commands respect in next Sunday's Times. His analysis argues that scoffers lose ground when confronted with steadfast faith and practical devotion.
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Nelson Dwight Hillis
New York
Reynolds Held Up In New York Larceny Charge
Oliver Adams of Atlantic City faced arraignment for larceny after allegedly posing as a police officer and stopping J F Reynolds near the Fifth Avenue Hotel. On the way to Thirtieth Street Station Reynolds reportedly handed over cash and an envelope containing railroad coupons valued at 1500 dollars.
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New York
Oliver Adams
Atlantic City
J. F. Reynolds
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Adams
Thirtieth Street
Reynods
Deschanel Resumes Presidency of Chamber of Deputies
Paris January 10 M Deschanel resumes the Presidency of the Chamber of Deputies promising impartiality and calm deliberations. He foresees profound transformations in the new century and urges all Frenchmen to stay united. The Senate re elected M Fallieres as President without opposition.
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Paris
M. Deschanel
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
M. Fallieres
Washington notes from Congress and fleet updates
Senator Tillman denied reports of a rift after returning from Omaha with Mr. Bryan. Hoar proposes raising Supreme Court salaries to 415,500 and 15,000 for associates. Various military and diplomatic moves included forest reserve bill, naval dispatches, and state department tariff notes. President nominates a new collector. Hay shows improvement. Oleomargarine debate, and other administrative items fill the day’s notices.
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Hoar
United States Supreme Court
Weather forecast for the tri-state area and districts
The forecast covers Western Pennsylvania Eastern New York New Jersey Delaware Maryland District of Columbia Virginia and Western New York and notes Friday snow or rain and Saturday mostly fair. Winds vary from southeast to northwest with colder conditions. Local bureau report shows cloudiness temperatures around 41 to 50 degrees with no rainfall accumulation since January 1.
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Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
District of Columbia
Virginia
City News Notes and Local Court Actions
Lena Kiser four years old died yesterday morning at Presbyterian Hospital from burns received January 3. Lew and White held on $600 bail for writing policy. Abbott robbed of overcoat yesterday by unknown man visiting his case. Kwiatkowski petitions to change surname to Kwiat in Court of Common Pleas No 3. Judge Hanna names Staake and Meiers to Orphans' Court board of examiners for law students. Founders and Patriots of America hold fourth annual meeting at Hotel Bellevue. Coroner’s Jury rules William Burrell died from accidental strychnine poisoning. Police seek wagon driver who fatally injured Julia Holboran. Three months’ sentences for 13 Chinamen reduced to two months for opium use. James Welsh fractures hip on Reading Railway tracks. Henry Boeger loses left thumb in circular saw at Seventeenth street factory. Alonzo Cramel concussion after fight at Ninth and Locust. assailant fled. Franklin Institute lecture on Ancient Life in Patagonia by Prof W B Scott of Princeton. John Griffin and Alfred Heron held on bail for robbing slot machines front of Ninth Street stores.
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Lena Kiser
Presbyterian Hospital
Burns
Jacob Lew
James K. White
Harrison
H. F. Abbott
Green Street
Hanna
William H. Staake
Joseph Meiers
Orphans’ Court
Pennsylvania Society of the Order of Founders and Patriots of America
Hotel Bellevue
William Burrell
Lombard Street
Julia Holboran
Marshall Street
Finletter
Henry Boeger
North Third Street
Seventeenth Street
Indiana Avenue
Samaritan Hospital
Ninth
Locust Streets
Alonzo Cramel
Locust Street
Pennsylvania Hospital
John Griffin
Vine Streets
Alfred Heron
Ninth and
Are Streets
Cunningham
W. K. Roberts
North Ninth Street
Henry Votts
Remarkable January Stock Reductions on Wool Suits
More than 25 styles of all wool Cheviots Cassimeres and Pure Worsteds with checks stripes and overplaids. Single and double breasted vests offered as part of a sale noted as remarkable bargains. Warns that cotton suits are advertised as bargains elsewhere.
Alfred Benjamin Overcoats and Suits Sale at Wanamaker
A large Wanamaker sale touts Alfred Benjamin & Co. overcoats and suits at substantial discounts. Limited to 400 coats plus thousands of trousers and suits, with reductions from forty dollars to smaller priced items. Stores highlight late-made stock and color options.
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Riegel
Ella Bennett
Annie Ailler
Jac Wyaine
Edward
Shartman
Charles
Riecel
Chas Burny
Wynne IS
Charles Paul Riegel
North Highth Street
Sailor Bob
Olney
Lehigh Avenue
Memphis Street
Father Thomas Barry
St.Anne's Church
St. Anne's
Philopatrian Club
Arch Street
Father Ryan
Boothby’s
Thirteenth and Streets
Boothby
Butler
Marine Corps
Tue Tres
Big Railroad System
Colby College
Timms
Tok Timms
Rockies
Sam
Union Traction Company
Ture Times
Reapine
the Traction Company
Willie
Young Vanderbilt
Trarms
Reynolds
Tillman
South Carolina
Omaha
Mr. Bryan
James O'Grady
Rochester
Bureau of Education
F. P. Reynolds
U. V
W. D. Beach
Philippines
Philip H. Ellis
Eighth Infantry
Elkton
San Francisco
W. Pierce
Admiral Schley
Montevideo
State Department
Jenkins
San Salvador
Francis J. Gannon
Edward S. Purbrick
James Denton
Ken
Carlos A. Lacayo
Lewis de Lastreto
Hay
Charles L. McUin
Wilson
Senate Committee On Agriculture
Yesteras
Deseras
Piteneter
Milledgeville
David Graham Adee
Adee
Secretar
Eons
Gala Cope
Bent Mre
Confederate Memo Association
Arlington
South
Ludington
Samoa
Hong Kong
Man Neville
Nebraska
Nota Seeaia
Wiitle
Mae
Naval Board
Roder
Lion Tse
Port Havel
United States Weather Bureau
Tim Bar
Sain Rey
Tempare
City News
Oscar Ferdinand Kwiatkowski
Court of Common Pleas No. 3
Kwiat
James Welsh
Stanton Street
Falls of Schuylkill
St. Timothy's Hospital
Reading Railway
East Ralls
Franklin Institute
Young Men's Christian Association
Association Hall
W. B. Scott
Princeton
Patagonia
Win. H. Wanamaker
Alfred Benjamin
Alfred Benjamin & Co
Oxford
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