Rapid railway bills pass Pennsylvania Senate
The rapid transit measures by Focht and Emery move quickly through the legislature with 32 votes in the Senate and expected swift House action. Rumors tie the scheme to Republican leaders and Penrose, with Richard R. Quay named. Philadelphia connections and a Trenton to Princeton line were cited as targets and timelines.
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Philadelphia Times
Harrisburg
Focht
Hmery
Senate
House
Rules Committee
Ayes
Berkelbach
Muehlbronner
Neely
Budke
Quai
Cumings
Scott
Emery
Sisson
Fisher
Snyder
Ocht
Sproul
É ‘Aya
Tatineman
Gransback
Jober
Haines
Ware
Heidelbaugh
Vaughan
Higgins
Washburn
Ne Weller
Matson
Williams
Miller
Woods
Nays
Cochran
Keyser
Henry
Stewart
Herbst
Wells
Weller
Bedford
Flinn
Allegheny County
Philadelphia
Penrose
Stone
Durham
Richard R. Quay
United States
Street rail rules stir Philadelphia power plays
Union Traction Company and Pennsylvania Railroad deny joint or separate opposition to railroad bills. David H. Lane, a stockholder, says the bills will become law and investors will scrutinize franchises and surface traffic profits. He questions Fecht and Emery bills and notes an hour amendment about temporary use abandoned.
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Union Traction Company
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Senate
House
David H. Lane
Harrisburg
Mr. Lane
Philadelphia
When &Wan
Fecht
Emery
Broad Street
Eanot
Broad
Johnson Syndicate
Traction Company
Vicious Legislation Threatens Pennsylvania Rail Growth
Attorney R. E. Wright condemns Emery and Focht trolley bills for granting secretive charters to a few backers. He warns two year monopoly on streets, then two more to start construction and five to finish, enabling price coercion and killing statewide railway development including Philadelphia three cent fare.
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Philadelphia
Allentown
R. E. Wright
Albert L. Johnson
Emery
Focht
Pepes
Pennsylvania
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Commonwealth
Notiow
Robbed Girard College Thefts Prompt Special Police Watch
A month long series of thefts at Girard College led to outside police involvement. A 19 year old Reading resident, Howard Moyer, was arrested after being seen climbing the wall with a bundle containing uniforms and goods stolen from dormitories. Authorities say no current students were alleged to have aided him, and the case was later removed from police records.
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Girard College
Fetterolf
Smyth
Twentieth and
Jefferson Streets
Howard Moyer
Reading
Moyer
Pullinger
Philadelphia Times
Vehicle Tumbles Into Creek Near Hagerstown
In Hagerstown Maryland on May 31 an accident sent a vehicle into a creek nearly drowning Miss Jessie West and Robert West. Emergency crews rescued both, with medical teams assessing their condition thereafter.
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Hagerstown, Md
Jessie West
Robert West
Two Dams Victims Found After Flat Rock Tragedy
A Schuylkill harbor police crew recovered two of seven victims from Thursday’s Flat Rock dam disaster near Nixon’s Mill. Bertram Osmond and Mazie Kenney were identified as recovered bodies, while John Moore survived. The search drew over a thousand onlookers as officers braved heavy rain to grappling the river and retrieve remains.
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Schuylkill Harbor
Samuel G. King
Flat Rock Dam
Mazie Kenney
Florence Densmore
Nixon
John Moore
Francis
Schuyl Kil
Harbor
H. T. Vance
Charles Maxwell
Frank Williams
Lush
Metzler
Thirteenth District Police
Hamm
Elm Social Club
Morton Bond
Florence Bond
Knettle
Manaydak
Miss Kenney
Paper Mills
Leutenant
Po- Neemen Potts and
Ames
Pencoyd Iron Works
Wissahickon
Buttonwood
Osmond
William Hughes
Daniel Garvey
Elm 8&Odal
Penrose Ferry Bridge
Reuben Walls
Question of fault in dam accident debated by canal chief
E F Smith superintendent of canals of the Schuylkill Navigation Company says youths should not have been allowed on boats on Memorial Day and questions the need for life guards or buoys near the dam. He notes differing conditions at Fairmount and Flat Rock dams and cites city maintenance and public access.
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Fairmount
Schuylkill
Flat Rock
Fairmount Dam
Flat Rock Dam
Lush
Manayunk
Boyle
Smith
Moore
Schuylkill Navigation Company
Gertie Aikens
E. F. Smith
Ari
Plat Rock Dam
Family Identifies Drowned Girls in Tragic Waterfront Deaths
The body identified as Florence Densmore, 15, after the drowning tragedy. Her father initially believed it was his daughter but later realized the other body was Maggie Kenney, also 15. Maggie’s father identified her at the Morgue on Wood Street, as Bertram Osmond’s funeral proceeded with Undertaker William Cushing handling removals.
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Florence Densmore
Taylor Street
Twenty-fourth
Dickinson Streets
Manayunk
Wood Street
Thirteenth
Maggie Kenney
Mr. Densmore
South Clarion Street
Mr. Kenney
William Cushing
Eleventh Street
Snyder Avenue
Bertram Osmond
Elm Club to Hold Meeting Over Deaths of Members
Sorrow pervaded the Elm Social Club at 1122 Passyunk Avenue as members mourn the deaths of comrades from a recent accident. A meeting is set for Sunday at 3 o clock to pass resolutions of regret, with separate gatherings by the club’s girls to take similar action.
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Elm Social Club
Passyunk Avenue
Narrow Escape On River Ferry At Flat Rock Dam
Elm Social members narrowly avoided disaster when the steam boat Francis L. lost its stern line near Flat Rock dam. The vessel drifted toward the dam while ferrying St. John the Baptist Church parishioners, but aid from a dozen boats freed the towline and brought the boat to safety.
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Elm Social
Flat Rock Dam
Francis L
Edward Boyle
St. John the Baptist’s
Whites Only Office Bill Sparks Alabama Convention Clash
At the Montgomery constitutional convention on May 31 Sander of Limestone proposed a suffrage reform scheme with an educational qualification echoing a Louisiana grandfather clause and restricting officeholding to whites General Sanford proposed a broad internal improvements plan funding state projects and using convicts for labor A heated dispute followed over delegates' rights to introduce ordinances.
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Montgomery
Ala
Sander
Limestone
Louisiana
General Sanford
Surgeons Favor Army Canteen Plan
The Association of Military Surgeons, meeting in St Paul, voted unanimously to support a proposal for an army canteen. Decision aims to aid service members and improve morale across posts.
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St, Paul
Association of Military Surgeons
Governors Refuses To Accept Resignations Of Senators
Columbia May 31 Governor McSweeny declines to accept resignations of Senators Tillman and Laurin tendered at Gaffney stating acrimonious campaigns would harm the state. He urges reconsideration for the people’s peace and prosperity while permitting full discussion later. Laurin says he may withdraw if urged and Tillman offers no comment.
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Philadelphia Times
Columbia, & C
McSweeny
Tillman
MrLaurin
Gaffney
Commonwealth
McLaurin
Bennettsville
Senate
Senator Tillman
Senator McLaurin
McLaurin North
Filipinos Seek Passports at U S Embassy in London
Two men representing themselves to Filipinos applied at the United States Embassy for American passports. Ambassador Choate refused without evidence of citizenship and advised they must prove entitlement before action. They left signaling they would take the matter to Washington.
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London
United States
Woman survives fall from elevator shaft in New England Building
Miss Dodie Scanlon, 27, a debt collector for a Cleveland firm, fell sixteen stories into an elevator shaft after hours. Found unconscious at the bottom with a torn scalp, she is expected to live. The fall remains a mystery as doors on her floor were open and no witness saw the incident.
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Philadelphia Times
Cleveland
Dodie Scanlon
New England
Bernhardt’s Son Threatens Duel Over Offense to Mother
Paris May 31 Edmond Rostand’s Academy election nearly sparked a duel between Maurice Bernhardt and Lucien Muhlfeld critic. Muhlfeld’s Gaulois article referenced Mme Bernhardt, prompting the challenge. Seconds advised no ground for a duel and Bernhardt concluded no duel would occur.
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Paris
Edmond Rostand
Academy
Maurice Bernhardt
Lucien Mubchifeld
M. Muhlfeld
Gauloils
M. Rostead
Mme. Bernhardt
M. Bernhardt
Captain King Found Guilty of Money to Influence Actions
Captain King was found guilty of receiving money with intent to influence official actions. The verdict follows a prosecution detailing payments made to sway decisions by a named official. Authorities and sources cite ongoing legal proceedings and potential penalties.
Mrs McKinley Illness Report Toward Unchanged Status
Washington May 31 Mrs McKinley shows no improvement with her condition unchanged from the morning bulletin Doctors Sternberg and Rixey saw her tonight with continued extreme weakness The President canceled a New England trip due to her illness Dr Clinton Cushing in San Francisco denied local reports of a fatal prognosis.
Odell Seen as Possible McKinley Successor in 1904
Special to The Philadelphia Times reports Henry J. Coggeshall of New York predicts Governor Benjamin Odell will be McKinley’s successor and receive New York’s renomination and delegation support at the 1904 Republican National Convention. Coggeshall states Odell is not aligned to any man, could become a major political figure, and prefers Odell over Roosevelt for the 1904 ticket.
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Philadelphia Times
Washington
Benjamin B. Odell
William McKinley
White House
Henry J. Coggeshall
New York
Arlington Hotel
Platt
Odell
Coggeshall
Empire State
Roosevelt
Census Frauds Trial Reveals Dead and Nonresidents Listed
In the Maryland census fraud case witnesses testify that St. Marys county enumerators sent lists with dead persons fictitious people non residents and duplication of names. Entire families outside the county Washington hospital staff a large negro family and others are cited among the cases. One man counted three times and some women listed under maiden and married names.
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Baltimore
St. Mary's County
Washington
Missing Parmalee Reappears From Charleston After Ten Days
Willar H. Parmalee, missing from Canandaigua for ten days, has sent a telegram to his brother County Treasurer George W. Parmalee stating he is in Charleston with no memory of how he arrived there. He recalls nothing since May 17. It is learned he withdrew $100 from a Rochester savings bank the day he left.
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Philadelphia Times
Canandaigua
Willar H. Parmalee
George W. Parmalee
Charleston
Parmalee
Rochester
Rumors of Recorder Moir’s Removal Spread in Scranton
SCRANTON May 31 Persistent rumors say Recorder Moir will be deposed by Governor Stone with Luther Keller succeeding. The claim centers on Moir’s open defiance of Congressman Connell as the main reason for removal.
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Recorder Moir
Philadelphia Times
Scranton
Stone
Luther Keller
Moir
Congressman Connell
Weather forecast for the mid-Atlantic region
The dispatch notes a cloudy weekend with occasional showers for Eastern New York, Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, and unsettled weather with showers for Western Pennsylvania and Western New York. Winds vary, generally east to southeast in the east and southwest in the west, according to the United States Weather Bureau in Philadelphia.
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New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
United States Weather Bureau
Philadelphia
North Atlantic Weather in June Quiet Winds and Fog noted
June on the North Atlantic shows quiet overall conditions with southwest prevailing winds along trans-Atlantic routes. Fog is common from Newfoundland banks to the American coast with southeast winds. storms are infrequent and conditions favor fog development.
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North Atlantic Ocean
Newfoundland
Midnight Report of Steamships
Steamship Midnight Report lists sailing statuses for vessels including the 20-Wingrove and Merveillia with routes from Philadelphia and other ports. Details indicate departures and arrivals may be affected by weather and navigational updates.
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Wingrove
Merveillia
Philadel
New Shipyard for Chester on Delaware River Front
A new shipbuilding company with at least 3 million dollars in capital is forming to build on a 55 to 60 acre riverfront site in Chester Delaware County. Promoters report 2.6 million subscribed and an option on the land with 240 feet water frontage and 20 to 25 feet depth. District Attorney Josiah Smith says the project will bring employment and boost local industries, with Bath Iron Works and several Chester firms connected.
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Delaware
W. C. Sproul
Delaware County
Bath Iron Works
Bath
Maine
Chester
River Front Improvement Company
John B. Roach
Roach Shipbuilding Company
J. Frank Black
Chester National Bank
Josiah Smith
Delaware River
Philadelphia
Robert Wetherill & Co
Tidewater Steel Company
Seaboard Steel Castings Company
New York Shipbuilding Company
Camden
Ths
Wetherill Engine Building Company
Plate and Steel Industries
Smith
Carnegie Gift Modified for Scottish Universities
Modifications to Mr. Carnegie’s educational plan for Scotland are under discussion at Scottish universities. The Daily Chronicle notes Carnegie has placed himself with Lord Balfour of Burleigh and the amended scheme features a depositary trust for high grade schools and institutes. Grants would target only poor students with no eleemosynary character, leaving a substantial balance for university equipment and buildings.
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London
Carnegie
Scotland
Daily Chronicle
Lord Balfour of
Burleigh
the Chronicle
Suspected Anarchists Arrested in Madrid
Cablegram from Madrid reports police seized two alleged anarchists, an Italian and a Spaniard, after information from Marseilles. They were intercepted while approaching a target, with plans to assassinate.
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Philadelphia Times
Madrid
Marseilles
Trolley Car Held Up on Long Island May 31
Special to The PurcaDELpnia Times reports desperadoes attempted a hijack of a trolley car on Long Island May 31. The gang fired or threatened, were pursued by detectives, and one member was captured while others escaped.
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Long Island
Ieee
Gang
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King
Mrs. McKinley
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Local Weather Report
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