Quay and Penrose Visit Harrisburg Amid Tepid reception
Senators Quay and Penrose arrived in Harrisburg to meet Governor Stone but encountered a restrained, near freezing, reception. The Governor was detained at Capitol Hill and did not greet them at once, while state officials largely kept to their duties and avoided social calls during the visit.
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THE
Philadelphia Times
Harrisburg
Quay
Boies Penrose
Stone
Capitol Hill
Building Commission
Anemo Aan Phi
Lund
John Glenn
Auditor General's Department
James Auter
Penrose
Govrnor
Hardenao
Harris
William P. Snyder
Chester
T. Larry Eyre
the Commonwealth
W. W. Griest
Lancaster
Frank Reeder
North
Elkin
Destructive Midwest Floods Threaten Rail Lines and Homes
Des Moines area faces record flooding as the Des Moines Raccoon Cedar and Skunk rivers rise seven to fifteen feet washing out bridges and threatening neighborhoods. Trains stalled nationwide with washouts in Nebraska Kansas and Iowa. crews battle damaged tracks and record rainfall across the region.
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Chicago
Iowa
Des Moines
Raccoon
Cedar
Skunk
Bolline
Storm Rips Farm Barn. Three Die In Minnesota Tragedy
A violent storm struck near Wabkeca and Wanda causing severe damage. In a large barn basement Adam Bishman Jr., his two sisters, and a hired man were crushed by falling equipment and hay. One sister died instantly, Bishman died overnight, and the others were saved after hours of neighbor help. The rest of the family escaped unharmed. At Perham a circus tent was torn by wind and fire from lights burned several people but none died.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Wabkeca
Adam Bishman, Jr
Adam, Jr
Wanda
Perham
Lightning Strike Kills Farmer in Bushkill District
In the Bushkill district of North county a cloudburst last night killed farmer Charles Abel and set his clothing on fire. He and his wife were returning from harvest when he was struck by lightning and burned before his wife could extinguish the flames. A second brief item from Clearfield notes a mine boss killed by a similar storm, but the details are fragmentary.
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Baston
Upper Bushkill
North County
Charles Abel
Clearfield
Viebining
Grammy
Roosevelt Thanks Post No 1 for Honorary Membership
President Roosevelt sends thanks to William Harkness Commander of George G. Meade Post No 1 G. A. R. for an engrossed resolution making him an honorary associate member. He notes appreciation for the honor and the resolution is forwarded to him.
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Roosevelt
George G. Meade
William Harkness
Gosbys Plans for Delaware River Channel Approved
The Delaware River channel project gains approval for a 30 foot deep, 600 foot wide waterway from Christian street to deep water in Delaware Bay. Major Spencer Cosby announces bids to be let in sections within sixty days, with $600,000 allocated and further funds anticipated for ongoing dredging and bank revetment at Dan Baker shoal and Duck Creek flats.
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Delaware River
Roosevelt
Spencer Cosby
United States
Washington
Cosby
Major Cosby
Philadelphia Times
Beteg
Bali
Captain Cosby
Dan Baker Shoal
Duck Creek
Delaware
Christian Street
Delaware Bay
Reedy Island
American Dredging Company
Stony Point Shoal
Land given with coffee premium in New York land grant
Walter B. Kelton gifts deeds to residents of Ballston and Schenectady for land in Clifton Park, south of the village, with two pounds of coffee. A wager of $1,000 fueled the giveaway, claimed to prove the land could not be sold in three months.
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Philadelphia Times
Ballston
N. Y
Saratoga County Clerk’s Office
Walter B. Kelton
Schenectady
Clifton Park
Inquest Reveals Broken Back After Fall
Robert McAllister aged 37 from 520 South Twenty-fourth Street died after a six week illness believed linked to a back injury from a fall. The inquest noted the long duration of suffering before death.
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Robert McAllister
McAllister
South Twenty-fourth Street
Ceompete
Young Philadelphian in a Peck of Trouble
A Philadelphia man accompanied May Beck of New York when she swallowed poisoned tablets during a Brooklyn streetcar ride. She was treated at Siney Hospital and recovering. The man gave a fictitious name, later revealing his true identity after witnesses supported his claim of an innocent mistake.
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Philadelphia Times
New York
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
May Beck
West Thirty-enth Street
Siney Hospital
Webster
Coney Island
Prisoners Wreck Jail Wall In Escape Attempt
Three prisoners James Blade Leck Allen and James Murray blew a rear wall of Buckanan county jail in St Joseph Missouri with dynamite The blast shattered courthouse windows and led to a short fight during which guards subdued the escapees All three prisoners face separate charges and one is a government prisoner
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ST. Joseph
James Blade
Leck Allen
James Murray
Buckanan County
Allen
Blade
Murray
Disbrow Held for Trial in Nassau Murder Case
The hearing on the murder charge against Lewis A. Disbrow, alleged to have killed Sarah Lawrence and Clarence Foster, was continued at Good Ground Long Island. Witnesses described facial injuries and oyster-bed locations to challenge shell injury claims. Disbrow was sent to the grand jury.
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Sarah Lawrence
Albert Foster
New York
Lewis A. Disbrow
Clarennce Foster
Good Ground
L. I
Albert T. Hand
Foster
James Cassidy
Albert C. Mott
Bayman
American treated badly acquits Bright in London trial
The trial of civil engineer Charles Bright of Sandusky Ohio ended with acquittal on charges of concealing 500000 in bankruptcy proceedings. Co-defendants J F Moreno and R G Fudge were also acquitted as jurors questioned whether the case justified a conviction.
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London
Charles Bright
Sandusky
Ohio
Bright
J. F. Moreno
United States
Paris
Madrid
R. G. Fudge
Dake Dare
Queen of Belgians Contracts a Chill in Belgium
Queen Marie Henriette of Belgium contracted a chill yesterday and her condition for a while caused grave concern as she remained in bed. Her royal physicians reported she is steadily improving.
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Spa
Belgium
Marie Henriette
Arrivals of ee Liners from East Coast Ports
Ships arrive with Westerniand Liverpool service from Philadelphia and Majeatic Queenstown from New York. Priesland New York route appears on a partial list. details incomplete and dates unspecified.
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Westerniand
Liverpool
Philadelphia
Majeatic
Queenstown
New York
Priesland
Citizens Plan 10 Flood Proposed Pest House Site
40th ward residents threaten to flood Cannon Ball Farm if the city moves to place a pest hospital there. They warn of dykes costing up to 200000 dollars and note the land lies below sea level, with water-logged acres and limited city services. Mayor Ashbridge’s return is awaited as petitions and council votes shape the Petty Island and Cannon Ball Farm site decisions.
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Cannon Ball Farm
Samuel Crothers
Kingsessing and Tinicum Meadow Land Company
Seventy-first Street
Gray's Avenue
Ashbridge
Lord Giberson
Hugh McIlvaine
Albert Lowry
Richard Hoy
John Young
Charles Pleasant
Charles Roney
John Park
Samuel McMichael
Geo. Turner
Harry D Beaston
Beaston
Rae
Hand
Patura
Mr. Crothers
Tinicum Island
Kingsessing and Tinicum Land Company
Silve Island
Cannon Ball
Elmwood Avenue
40Th Ward
W. S. P. Shields
Shields
Warner, Quinlan & Co
A. R. H. Morrow
Lake George
Counceils
Petty’s Island
Boy Drowns in Delaware River at Washington Park
A 15 year old boy Charles Smith of 770 North Thirty eighth street drowned yesterday while swimming at Washington Park Delaware river. He swam after a log and was swept into a current toward Lake Martha while picnickers from St Agatha parish watched. His companions Robert Kelly and William Muhling tried to rescue him and narrowly escaped danger themselves as the search continued into the night.
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Charles Smith
North Thirty-eighth Street
Delaware River
Washington Park
Young Smith
St. Agatha’s Catholic Church
West Philadelphia
Robert Kelly
Union Street
William and Davis Muhling
Brown Street
Smith
Lake Martha
Kelly
Avart
Whsler
Mount Wetada Street
Striking Miners Sing for Bread in Philadelphia Streets
A group of Edwardsville miners idle from a strike earn income by singing in Philadelphia streets. Members of the United Mine Workers and Gwents Society perform in mining regalia, attracting crowds outside hotels City Hall and suburbs to garner sympathy and support.
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Edwardsville
Philadelphia
David Johns
David D. Lloyd
William W. Roberts
David J. Williams
Thomas Courts
W. W. Williams
W. J. Jones
John Acton
D. E. Thomas
Thomas A. Williams
Daniel Thomas
Rescued Three From Fire in Chenango Street Home
Mrs. I F Doman of 129 Chenango Street saved her 7 month old baby by dropping it to John McCormick of 1116 Sophia Street who caught the infant and handed it to a bystander. Mrs Doman and her 11 year old sister Elsie Crosta then jumped from the second story window amid a blast from an oil fire causing extensive damage.
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I. F. Doman
Chenango Street
John McCormick
Sophia Street
Minneapolis Mayor and Police Chief Indicted for Bribery
Grand jury returns indictments charging Mayor A. A Amos Police Superintendent Fred W. Amos and Joseph Cohen with accepting bribes. Alleged tribute collection from abandoned women forms the basis of the charges. Cohen acted for both mayor and chief.
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Minneapolis
A. A Amos
Fred W. Amos
Joseph
Reddy) Cohen
Cohen
Trolley Hits Barrow. Camden Man Hurt in Crash
A bearere owned by B. F. Schroeder of Camden was demolished Tuesday night when struck by a trolley car at Fourth and Market streets. The drivers, Jobo Kelly of 17 Catman Street and Melvin Sere, were seriously injured at home.
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B. F. Schroeder
Camden
Fourth
Marrket Streets
Jobo Kelly
Unnamed Illness Linked to Prof O Malley in Jewelry Case
Philadelphia Times reports Prof Austin O Malley suffers a long standing illness likely not due to ptomaine or arsenic poisoning. The case centers on his wife Aline Ellis O Malley facing larceny charges after alleged jewelry theft, with defense claiming she planned only escape from a unhappy marriage aided by Will Hearin. The hearing proceeds with lawyer Harry J Scott promising a surprise defense.
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Aline Ellis O'Mally
Will Hearin
Austin O'Malley
Aline Ellis
St. Agnes’ Hospital
O'Malley
South Bend
Ind
Eles
Imne
Austin O’malley
Joseph O'Malley
Charles Burr
Philadelphia Times
Burr
Aline Ellis O'Malley
Harry J. Scott
Hearin
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