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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1900
Page
7
Serge suits advertised at 7.50 and 15 dollars with discounted flannel options from 10 to 15 dollars. The sale enters its second week with half sold in the first week. Orders by mail accepted from E O Thompson's Sons at 1338 Chestnut Street with same day alterations and delivery.
Dudley Marks, manager for Albert Champion, claims an outsider aiming to stop Champion may have sabotaged the motor of the rear cadie before the Waltham race. Two men, Harry Miles of Lynn and William Stafford of Cambridge, died when the tandem faltered after missed explosions and a brake like slowdown. Marks vows tighter security on his equipment, insisting he did not alter the motor and warning against leaving the machine unguarded before big races.
The Wissahickon Heights horse show concluded with outsiders winning prizes in hackneys and harness while society lingered home. Judges faced close calls as yearlings, saddle horses, ponies, and four in hands competed, producing popular wins for Young Vigorous Viscount Canadian Belle Starlight and Vengeance in Corinthian class. Efforts of John G. Groome and E Etting credited for the strong show and forecast a larger crowd today.
The court voids a gag rule adopted by a county Republican committee amid a clash over pledges to candidates for the State Senate. Key testimonies show vote methods questioned as several committee members describe irregular procedures and refusals to sign pledges.
The Reformed Presbyterian Synod of North America met in Cedarville Ohio with church boards in focus. Delegates heard the Allegheny Theological Seminary board report an expenditure total of 45 889 dollars for missions in Syria and China.
A local horse show lists entries with names such as May Deering, Henry Fairfax, Eben D. Jorden, and F. J. Kimball. Horses like Puck and Crystal are described by height and color with notes on age and breeding, while A. J. Cassatt is named as breeder and owner in harness.
The article lists pony classes, hackneys and half-breeds, harness teams, and four-in-hand entries at a fair in Berea Ohio. It notes prizes including a $100 first prize and a silver medal by the American Hackney Horse Association, with details on horse names owners ages and colors.
Judge Dallas filed an appellate opinion disallowing the demurrer to the Farquhar Company bill against the National Tooth Harrow Company. The panel of Acheson Dallas and Bradford debated the matter last week and issued concurrence in the lower court’s ruling while noting the case centers on securing all lawful means to protect a patent.
Special Telegram to Tux Tumme reports that the James Curry & Sons lumber mill near Paint Township, Somerset County, four miles east of Windber, burned early this morning around six o'clock. The fate of the mill and its workers remains unclear as flames caused extensive damage.
London reports Johannesburg's capture but Pretoria's surrender awaits confirmation. British advance from the Gold Reef City nears the Transvaal capital while Colonial rebels clash near Douglas. US Consul notes allied correspondents held or liberated in Pretoria.
At Winburg on May 31 the Boers with two field guns and several Maxim Nordenfeldt guns hold a stubborn line eight miles east of Senekal. General Rundle repelled Federal forces, enabling the reoccupation of Lindley without opposition.
A belated Kroonstadt dispatch dated Tuesday May 29 says President Kruger is very ill and a station master claims he is dead but this report is not credited.
Dr. Heyman, Kruger’s physician, and one of the president’s sons passed through Res sano-Garcia this morning on the first station in Portuguese territory. The train arrived later without them. Prichie Eloff, Kruger’s son-in-law, arrived here with Dr. Heyman.
Berlin reports that German newspapers object to the terms of the forthcoming proclamation Lord Roberts will issue upon British occupation of Pretoria. They argue the defeated Boers should be treated with consideration rather than harshly.
The Voseische Zeitung argues that after peace the Boers deserve humane treatment and that detaining or trying President Kruger would violate international law. It says a general amnesty should follow a peaceful settlement and warns against punishing non-combatants.
A critical survey reviews To the Healing of the Sea by Francis M. Hardy, noting turbulent stock gambler episodes and heroic rescues. It also covers Henry Harland The Cardinal’s Snuff Box with its intellectual passion and a silver snuff box plot element.
Justice Matthews in the Queen's Bench Division decides two claims for £100,000 each against insurance companies. The court rules no state of war existed when the Transvaal seized gold prior to the war, forcing payment of policies. The mining companies win the suits.
Governor Poynter reports the Boer envoys will visit Lincoln on their Western trip for a personal talk with W. J. Bryan about Boer national affairs. Bryan declines to discuss the expected visit or conference.
The Presbyterian Evangelistic Committee of Philadelphia begins its first noonday meeting next Monday at 920 and 922 Chestnut Street. The sessions will run daily all summer with speakers famed in religious circles and Princeton Theological Seminary students among the presenters. A note on collections indicates proceeds of $15,080 have been raised.
Readers recount relief from gynecologic symptoms using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier. Miss Gomes from Aptos declares regular cycles after treatment. Miss Jensen from Ogdensburg credits three bottles of each remedy with overcoming nervousness and pains.
Dr Wilson's treatment claims to prevent blindness and cure deafness without surgery. It offers free consultations this month and descriptive circulars by mail. Office hours listed in Philadelphia New York Washington Boston offices.
L. C. Page & Co release Memory Street by Marsh Baker Dunn a retrospective slice of village life set just after the Civil War. The simple romance offers an amiable afternoon read with a New England backdrop and a desert heroine. Mary Hepburn Parsons issues The Reading of Speech from the Lips for the deaf noting practical tips and word lists for lip reading.
A list of new books and publications with authors and prices. Notable items include Four Years Nine by Bart Mynderse and The Green Flag and other war and sport stories. Booth Tarkington’s Monsieur Beaucaire is priced at $1.25.
Charles Engle a well known city brewer died Thursday at his home Assers Lautern Rhein Pflatz Germany from a paralytic stroke.His daughter Mrs A W Weebolken of 1410 North Sixteenth St received news by cablegram. Born February 11 1816 in Germany he came to Philadelphia in 1840 and started a brewery before returning to Europe for the sale of property and rest. The remains will be interred in the family vault.
Fragment describes astrological guidance for today focusing on favors, writing, travel, and seeking employment. It names Zachtel Thesun and Raphael as authors and mentions lunar aspects as favorable for pen undertakings and business matters.
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