Baroness Delmas Names Forger in Fair Will Case Scam
Montreal story follows Baroness von Turkheim also Mrs. J M Delmas who claims the baron was a fraud and a detective. She says she knows who forged the will and tailed schemes to remove her, detailing travels in London Quebec and Montreal and a proposed asylum plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Quebec
Dalhousie
Baroness von Turkheim
J. M. Delmas
San Francisco
Associated Press
Windsor Hotel
France
Delmas
Mrs. Delmas
Mr. Delmas
Stillwell
von Arnold
The
Laurentian
Battle Over Delaware County Poor Directors Vacancy
Chester June 1 A deadlock fills the Delaware county Board of Poor Directors vacancy after the death of C H N Martell. The two Republican directors split over the pick with Charles Cheney as a renomination candidate running independently. Friction deepens between leaders State Senator Sproul and William L Mathues as the dispute threatens the small office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Delaware County
C. H. N. Martell
Charles Cheney
Bryan
Sproul
Wiliam L. Mathues
Mathues
Mysteriously Disappeared Miss Emma Sponenberg of Nescopeck
Emma Sponenberg daughter of Mr and Mrs Legrant Sponenberg Nescopeck vanished from home after going on an errand Thursday evening. Parents fear she met someone from the country and accompanied them home. Search efforts have failed and her mother is greatly distressed.
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Berwicx
Emma Sponenberg
Legrant Sponenberg
Nescopeck
Lafayette's Honor Men at Lafayette College Commencement
President Warfield names the 6 honor orators for June 23 and 15 additional speakers for the Lafayette College commencement. The class of 53 will hear from Bryden Fuller Kinter Schuyler Setple Ward and others, with a farewell banquet in New York tonight. The schedule covers field day baccalaureate senior farewell alumni events and the June 23 ceremony in Pardee Hall.
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Tom Timms
Easton
Lafayette College
Warfield
W. D. Bryden
Forest City
A. H. Fuller
Camptown
W. L. Kinter
Chambersburg
Elmer Schuyler
High Bridge
N. J
Charles M. Setple
George
Ward
M. Bishop
Greencastle
Black
Towanda
H. D. Bloombergh
Aston
Hotel Savoy
New York
C. K. Derr
C. F. Velmyer
Marshal
Students’ Dramatic Association
Able Opera House
George B. Stewart
Harrisburg
Brainerd Y. M
James W. Girland
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Pardee Hall
Long Island train strike tragedy prompts inquiry
President Baldwin reports from the Long Island Railroad crew after a tally-ho party at Valley Stream was struck by a train killing five and fatally injuring others. Engineer Joseph Colligan and Conductor John Reeves defend warning signals and say party noise hindered hearing. Funerals will be in Brooklyn led by Rev. Cornelius Woelfkin. State Railroad Commission to investigate.
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New York
Baldwin
Long Island Railroad
Valley Stream
Brooklyn
Joseph Colligan
John Reeves
Colligan
Reeves
Railroad
Cornelius Woelfkin
Greene Avenue Baptist Church
State Railroad Commission
Clemens in good health amid London visit and book progress
Friends of Samuel L. Clemens deny illness rumors as the author, then in Chelsea, shows improved health and spirits. He has finished a book with the publisher en route, plans a summer in Austria, and dined with Nelson of Harper’s Weekly praising his vigor and energy.
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London
Samuel L. Clemen
Mark Twain
Associated Press
Clemens
Chelsea
United States
Austria
Mr. Nelson
Harper's Weekly
Mr. Clemens
New York
Von Tausch's Misdeeds Trail Berlin Trial
The trial of Von Tausch, ex-chief of the secret political police, continues as Herr Hamman testifies. He reveals Normann Schumann, a jailed newspaper man, as author of dangerous articles about Emperor William and General Count Von Capriv. Evidence ties threats to loans and state security concerns.
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Berlin
Herr von Tausch
Herr Hamman
Legation
Normann Schumann
Baron
von Luetzow
Paris
Brussels
William of
Germany
Count von Capriyi
von Tausch
The
Tageblatt
General von Capriv
Count von Waldersee
Foreign Office
Herr Schweinburg
Politisch Nachrichten
Nterior
Prince Bismarck
Friedrichsruhe
Park Packing Place Burned
The three story brick park packing house of Horace A. Effrig at 2800 Jasper street was destroyed by fire yesterday morning causing about 10000 in losses. Fire spread before arrival of firemen due to interior combustibles. origin unknown. Building owned by Mrs. aeack and insured. The structure had burned or nearly burned in prior years.
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Horace A. Effrig
Jasper Street
Doings of a Daughter of Eve on Table Decoration Trends
The article surveys fashionable table decoration trends for hosted dinners, noting four illustrated schemes by a female artist florist. Cherry and water cress centerpieces, orange tree motifs, feathery glass displays, and flame colored azaleas with turquoise Sevres service exemplify inventive table art across banquets.
Resourceful Seashore Girl Impresses Hotel Guests
A Detroit Free Press passage describes a resourceful girl who, despite appearances and lonely companions, makes the best of a seaside summer. She crafts a clever deception with a lay figure and clothes, drawing envy from hotel girls and sparking conversation on veranda moonlight nights.
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The
Detroit Free Press
Acourr
Noth
Mprese
Summer fashions and seaside life in The Feminine Observer
The column notes fashions for summer girls with silver belts and fluffy dresses, mentions fruit stalls, duck costumes at Gimbels, yellow lace on Mrs. Drexel frocks, and Darlington shirt waists. It laments porch sun, promotes commencement gifts, Park holidays, and summer sodas while humorously warning about sun tan risks and a caterpillar joining menus.
Queen Wilhelmina's First Ball Outfit Noted
The little Queen of Holland attended her debutante ball in a plain white silk bowl gown with two roses on the left shoulder. Her hall was bright with diamond ropes, signaling her majesty in a restrained yet regal toilette.
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Holland
Wilhelmina
Graduation Dreams Through Gentle Reflective Years
A nostalgic reflection on graduation day memories from youth to adulthood. The author contrasts the joy and certainty of school days with life’s later realities. The piece laments loss of innocence while praising the current generation’s hopeful, carefree moment.
Four Mosquito Truths From Modern Science
The Boston Evening Transcript outlines four facts about mosquitoes. A mosquito cannot live on air free of malarial poison, untainted air affects it like a healthy community on a doctor, and its proboscis carries a modified germ of malaria. The mosquito only bites those susceptible to malaria and acts with apparent medical restraint.
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Boston Evening Transcript
Her Invitation Poem Fragment in Humorous Verse
A playful romance poem depicts a speaker and a beloved as wind and flower. The narrator imagines kissing and sharing fragrances while the beloved teases with sighs and whispers. The piece repeats floral imagery and ends with a prayer that the beloved becomes the wind and the speaker the flower.
Diplomas Awarded to Philadelphia Seminary Graduates
The Philadelphia Seminary held graduation exercises at the New Century Drawing Rooms on Twelfth Street. Diplomas were awarded to Florence Atmore Lilie F. Bains Florence M. Hewitt Lucy R. Kern Florence A M Koch Bessie S Latourette Gwendolyn A Nathans Gertrude Dellers Grace D Robinson Josephine Reed Jessie L. Wedell Florence M Weber.
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Philadelphia Seminary
New Century
Twelfth Street
Walnut
Florence Atmore
Lilie F. Bains
Florence M. Hewitt
Lucy R. Kern
Florence A. M. Koch
Bessie S. Latourette
Gwendolyn A. Nathans
Gertrude Dellers
Grace D. Robinson
Josephine Reed
Jessie L. Wedell
Florence M. Weber
Gounod
John Wanamaker
University of Pennsylvania trustees meet with endowments and appointments
At the monthly meeting the trustees announced a $10 000 endowment for a private room in the Agnew Memorial Pavilion and a $5 000 gift for a library book collection from an anonymous donor. Dr John Marshall was elected chemistry chair, Prof E P Cheyney European history chair, Miss Mary F B Pennington won the Thomas A Scott hygiene fellowship, James Parsons resigned after twenty two years, and Randall Morgan became committee chair on finance and property. The US Geological Survey donated an important geology collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Pennsylvania
Agnew Memorial
Emma L. Forrest
John Marshall
Wormley
E. P. Cheyney
Mary FB. Pennington
Thomas A. Scott
James Parsons
United States Geological Survey
Department of Geology
Randal Morgan
Kindergartners Officers Elected in Philadelphia Branch
The annual meeting of the Philadelphia branch of the International Kindergarten Union elected officers led by President Miss Constance Mackenzie. Other officers include Miss Anna W Williams vice president, Mrs. M L Van Kirk treasurer, Miss Bessie Coulter treasurer? recording secretary Miss Alice Campbell. A paper on the St Louis convention was read by Miss Williams and Patterson De Bois lectured on The Child. A reception followed Mr De Bois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
International Kindergarten Union
Pennsylvania Institution For the Blind
Race Street
Constance Mackenzie
Anna W.williams
M. L. van Kirk
Bessie Coulter
Alice Campbell
Mary L. Lodor
Emilie Jacobs
G. O'Grady
S. A. Stewart
Adele Mackenzie
Anna Gilchrist
Winifred Roberts
Helen Grice
St. Louis
Anna W. Williams
Patterson de Boiss
Mr. de Bois
Notes and Queries Literacy Snippets on Language and History
A collection of short entries discusses Scottish golf pronunciation and common skin blemishes, plus biographical notes on Deborah Sampson and Queen Victoria. It also covers etymology of entente cordiale and Constantine’s vision, including the XP monogram and historical banners.
Old Reliable Store Offers 50c and $1 Items
Advert shows pricing at 50 cents and one dollar for assorted goods from the Old Reliable Store, highlighting discounted daily merchandise and a simple shopping note for customers.
Redheffer Sentence For Mail Fraud Conspiracy
Bushrod W. J. Redheffer was sentenced by Judge Butler in federal court to pay a $500 fine plus costs and serve one year in the Eastern Penitentiary for conspiracy to defraud by means of the mails. The judge deferred punishment on the second count if he conduct himself properly.
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Quarter Sessions
Pennypacker
George Williams
Boston and Philadelphia Steamship Company
George ©. Eckhart
Comany
Post Office
Eckhart
Williams
Samuel Williams
Young Williams
R. B
Yorx
Constantine
Eusebius
Alps
Maxentius
Christos
Christ
Bushrod W. J. Redheffer
United States District Court
Butler
Eastern
Yellow Fever Death Aboard Alliance Bound for New York
Angus McLellan a second cabin passenger aboard the steamer Alliance died of yellow fever at sea after reaching New York from Colon. He was a civil engineer from Pictou Nova Scotia and likely contracted the illness in Panama. Fellow passenger Herbert Gill a waiter also fell ill May 27 and was moved to Swinburne Island Hospital. Remaining second cabin passengers will be detained on Hoffman Island for five days.
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New York
Angus McLellan
Allianeca
Colon
Pictou
Panama
Herbert Gill
Alliance
Swinburne Island
Hoffmansland
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Baron Turkheim
the Times
Lafayette’s Honor Men
Park
Steinway
N. Stetson & CO
Chestnut Street
DT Teas &W. Ceeinin
Gimbels
John R. Drexel
Darlington
Europe
Partridge & Richardson's
She
Patterson de Bois
Scotland
Radcliffe
Deborah Sampson
Massachusetts
Robert Shurtleff
Helen
Jammess McM
Queen Victoria
Willam IV
Pyramids
Egypt
Babylon
Mausolus
Diana
Ephesus
Colossus
Rhodes
Jupiter
Phidias
Pharos
Egyp
Cyrus
Kendall
Vay
Sunday Times
Buffalo
Washington
Tong Candion
Shanghai
Morocco
Partridge
Nnt Sc
Ribet St. & Richardson
Shelburne
Atlantic City
Young Redheffer
Wilton Carpets
Chestnut ST
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