Uninstructed Delegates Dominate Governor Contest
Harrisburg political action centers on the upcoming state convention as Elkin Pennypacker and Watres vie for delegates. Uninstructed delegates loom large with 68 pledged and 204 to be elected, while Quay Pennypacker backers wager on early nomination and strategic delegates.
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Harrisburg
Elkin
Tioga County
Quay
Penrose
Board of Trade Rooms
Pennypacker
Watres
Philadelphia
Eudge
Quaynes
Schuylkill County
Washington
C. A. Snyder
Elkin Wins Big in Huntingdon Republican Primary
Special from Huntingdon May 31 The regular Quay faction dominates the primary. John P. Elkin runs unopposed for Governor with Bell and Brewster instructed for him. Howard E. Butz defeats Edwin M. Hummel for Congress. County ticket includes Montgomery Taylor prothonotary Steel DA Williamson Chilcote Commissioners Carthers Couch Madden named for roles.
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Philadelphia Times
Huntingdon
John P. Elkin
W. T. Bell
C. ©. Brewster
Howard E. Butz
Edwin M. Hummel
Snyder County
Congress
Butz
Manon
T. W. Montgomery
John «. Taylor
W. H. Benson
George G. Steel
K. W. Williamson
W. J. Chilcote
A. L. Carthers
A. L. Couch
John Madden
Florida Indian Claims Bill Brings Joy to Florida
The President signed the omnibus claims bill settling Florida Indian war claims. Floridians express great pleasure and rejoice, believing the passage will bring their people significant relief and recognition.
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Florida
Local healer promises rapid cures for the sick
A controversial healer claims hundreds have been cured and hints at further advances. He asserts his methods bring relief within hours, surpassing noted physicians and offering rapid treatment to those suffering.
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Pein
Delayed Florida News Brings Whopping Gain to Union
The Florida Times-Union reports a windfall of almost three quarters of a million dollars, a reward seen as long overdue after a delay spanning nearly fifty years, drawing expected pleasure from readers.
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Florida Times- Union
Factories Quitting Coal Move to Gas and Oil Fuel
A growing coal shortage drives New Jersey manufacturers to abandon coal furnaces in favor of gas or oil. Atco Window Glass Works plans a gas plant and a winter shutdown, with a tank furnace to cut coal costs. Millville, Bridgeton, Vineland, Magnolia plants already use gas tanks. others consider oil engines. John K. Hand and Cheselhurst makers switch to oil due to coal strikes, while Skinner Cut Glass and Cyrus Osgood Shoe Manufacturing explore oil engines.
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New Jersey
Edward Flood
Atco Window Glass Works
Atco
South Jersey
Millville
Bridgeton
Vineland
Magnolia
John KE. Hand
Marine Compass
Binocles
Jackson
Camden County
Captain Hand
Harry Horton
Cheselhurst
Skinner Cut Glass Company
Cyrus Osgood Shoe Manufacturing Company
Early Hawaiian Stamps Found by Former Postmaster General
The Honolulu Advertiser reports H. M. Whitney discovered two rare 1863 Hawaiian stamps attached to old letters. Each stamp shows a large 2 in the center with Inter Island Uku Leta 2 cents Hawaiian Postage and a ruled border. Whitney, first Kingdom postmaster general and former editor, notes possible fortunes in such stamps hidden in New England chests.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
H. M. Whitney
The
Advertiser
Inter Island
Uku Leta
Whitney
Kingdom of Hawaii
Polynesian
Artillery Cargo Recovered From Bay After Storm Loss
The United States recovered the last of a heavy artillery cargo from a wrecked scow off Point Bonita. Diver Tom Olsen led the effort, salvaging 200 pieces of mortar battery cars weighing up to fourteen tons. The unearthed gear, shipped from the East, was crucial to fortification work and its duplication would have caused delays and heavy costs. The seven ton piece was raised yesterday and installation is planned within weeks.
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San Francisco
Uncle Sam
Point Bonita
Tom Olsen
Olsen
Oil Bath For Georgia Roads Draws Farmers Interest
The Augusta Herald reports road oiling progressing with farmers and country visitors aiding. Judges earlier test at the stockade prompted broader use with Wrightsboro road chosen first. Travelers note dust reduction and smoother surface as oil percolates, leaving a spongy but firm layer. The experiment nears completion and oil will be used for county road improvements this year.
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Augusta
Herald
Wrightsboro Road
Eve
Stockade
Grand Jury
Wrightsboro
Anniversary services and cornerstone ceremonies in Philadelphia
The Rev J Addison Henry marks his forty second pastorate at Princeton Presbyterian Church Powelton and Saunders Aves with morning and evening services. Cornerstones for a new operating building and a hospital for private patients are to be laid at 3 PM funded by Mars B and Loeb and Meyer Guggenheim New York. A public meeting of Alliance Israelite Universelle is set for Touro Hall at Tenth and Carpenter Streets PM. The thirty eighth anniversary of the Congregational Church at Fifteen Green Streets features an evening service with Professor Martino G Bromdress.
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J. Addison Henry
Princeton Presbyterian Church
Powelton and
Saunders Avenues
Mars B&b. Loeb
Meyer Guggenheim
New York
Alliance Israelite Universelle
Touro Hall
Tenth
Carpenter Streets
Congregational Church
Fighteen Green
Martino G. Brom
Street Presbyterian Church
Old Germantown Exhibition to Open June 11
The Site and Relic Society of Germantown announces the loan exhibition "Old Germantown" opening June 11 in Alumni Hall Germantown Academy. Rare books maps and artifacts from descendants of the original settlers will be shown including Pennsylvanias first Germantown map 1686 the Frankfort Land Company articles 1686 and Beissels Bible.
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Germantown
Old Germantown
Philadelphia
Alumni Hall
Germantown Academy
Samuel W. Pennypacker
Pennsylvania
Frankfort Land Company
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Johannes Kelpius
Wissahickon
Francis Daniel Pastorius
Altdorff
Hermann Op den Graeff
Rittenhouse Mill
Hermann
Chris Cooeet Saur
Conrad Beissel
Beissel
Saur
Community Press
Ephrata
America
Charles J. Wister
John Andre
Wister
Chew
Justice Chew
Baltimore
Academy
William Ashmead Schaffer
England
Middle Ward Fire Company
Louis XVI
Walter Scott
Waverly
William Penn
Jan Luken
Pastorius
F Francis Daniel
Samuel Pastorius
Billmeyer
Germantown Avenue
Upsal Street
General Washington
King of Prussia Inn
Association
Whittier
Connec
Birthplace of Salmon P. Chase in Cornish New Hampshire
Article recounts Salmon P. Chase born in 1808 at the Chase house in Cornish, New Hampshire, and traces the family’s 18th century settlement led by Dudley Chase. It notes the house’s age and its link to Cornish’s founding, including Mrs. Chase’s brave trek to start the settlement and the notable careers of Chase descendants.
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New Hampshire
Connecticut
New England
Salmon P. Chase
Chases
Ithamar Chase
Ohio
Philander
Dudley Chase
Cornish
Dbdle Chase
Sutton
Mass
Mrs. Chase
Philander Chase
Ithamer
Dud 1 Jr
United States
Mount Ascutney
Lincoln
Bituminous Coal Surges to Five Dollars a Ton
Unprecedented coal demand snarls lines and blocks rail yards as bituminous coal jumps from 2.70 to 5 a ton delivered in Philadelphia. Contrasting anthracite prices climb with large sales to regular customers amid ongoing strike and labor hiring by coal and iron police in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Reading
Baltimore & Ohio
Harrisburg
Altoona
Clearfield
West Virginia
Tidewater
Local Officials Named in Contested Board Roster
The record lists Man H. Keyser Robert Roger Haydock William J Campbell Warren H Poley and Horace M Lippincott as names connected with a recent board or committee matter, indicating a roster or selection process involving several prominent local figures.
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Man H. Keyser
Robert Roger Haydock
William J. Campbell
Warren H. Poley
Horace M. Lippincott
English Trade Upswing Hidden by Mixed 1901 Figures
Trade reports for 1901 show sharp declines in imports of certain raw materials like gutta percha by about 40 percent while imports for textile raw materials rise by roughly 10 million dollars. Exports surged in shoe export demand to British South Africa and demand for rail road material remains strong. Overall growth in yarns textiles and personal use goods accompanies these shifts.
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British South Africa
Ientitie Ama
All hail the microbe in a warning verse
A fragmented Baltimore News piece warns about unseen microbes in water and food. The text urges disinfection and vaccination ideas, calling for vigilance against invisible threats and stressing fear of microbial danger.
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Salvador
Justice of the Peace Daniels
Ezeta
Raner Collection Agency
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Hallet & Davis
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WEBER
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Ernest Gabler
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