Newspaper Men See Wonders of the Great West Tour
Special correspondence from Davenport Iowa May 31 reports the Great Eastern Newspaper League tour beyond the Mississippi to document Western trade life and opportunities. The Tri City Davenport Rock Island Moline area welcomes the private car Ralph King and praises rail links, prosperity, and liberal EastWest press collaboration guiding settlers and manufacturers toward the booming Western frontier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Times
Davenport
Iowa
West
Great Eastern Newspaper League
Mississippi
Ralph King
Golden Gate
Waters
Missouri
League
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Rock Island
Moline
Illinois
Tri-City
Mlinois
Union
F. King
Prairie Schooner
Yachtmen Warm Up New Home in Essington
Rain failed to damp a grand opening for the Philadelphia Yacht Club’s new Essington clubhouse on the Delaware near Chester. Governor Stone and staff arrived by steam launch, salutes were fired, and a shore party of numerous dignitaries and members toured the building, grounds, and tented refreshment areas despite downpour.
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Governor Stone
Philadelphia
Olympus
Shearwater
Club House
Frank G. Sweeney
Thomas J. Stewart
Thomas Potter, Jr
Sheldon Potter
John 8. Muckle
M. Richards Muckle
Abraham L. English
Ashbridge
Harrisburg
McFarland
Camden
Market Street
Broad
Bellevue
George I. Scott
Club
A. L. Riker
Long Island
B. R. Maxim
W. B. Macy
Samuel T. Davis, Jr
Presses and publicity across the East and West explored
The piece discusses the role of newspapers and presses in detailing regional interests. It notes Western faith in ink and printing while acknowledging the East has more to teach the West, inviting correspondence to league headquarters in New York and Boston for prompt attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
League
Park Row Building
Waterstreet
Desperate Capture in Cornwall After Hunter Led Sweep
Special Telegram to The TIMES reports Constable Hunter and officers engaging in a fierce clash at Cornwall to seize Mike Knall a Hungarian desperado. Knall and several companions tried to resist authorities before surrendering following a sustained pursuit in Lebanon on June 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Times
Lebanon
Hunter
Cornwall
Mike Knall
Knall
Ee Ceryre
Express Company Sued Over Child Injury Damages
Mary O Toole and her four year old son William filed suit against Adams Express Company seeking 85 000 for injuries to the boy. On April 11 he was hit by a company team while crossing Allen Street, fracturing his right knee bone and suffering serious internal injuries. The suit was filed by their attorneys.
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Mary O'Toole
William
Adams Express Company
Allen Street
PRFS
Inter-Society Debate Honors Barbe at Susquehanna
The Philo and Oho Literary Societies of Susquehanna University staged a debate in Selinsgrove on Porto Rico tariff inclusion. H. K. Barbe and Harry Wels spoke for Philo. J. H. Newhauser and Robert Z. Burns for Clio. Judges Foeler Potter and Bowersox awarded Barbe the prize silver cup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Times
Selinsgrove
Philo
Oho
Susquehanna University
H. K. Barbe
Harry Wels
Porto Rico
United States
J. H. Newhauser
Robert Z. Burns
Clio Society
B. K. Foe
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Cure for Scrofula
An advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparilla cures scrofula by purifying the blood. It cites thousands of grateful parents whose children were disfigured, saying the medicine fully cured them and that it never disappoints.
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Hood
City Notes In Art
M Herrin announces a sale on Tuesday the fifth, featuring a case exhibit with items for bidding. Local buyers in Noida may attend to view and place bids on the displayed pieces.
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M. Herrin
Noida
Assembly Place for Disciples of Christ at Ocean View
The Disciples of Christ plan a large assembly auditorium at Ocean View following a Scranton delegation’s visit to Frankford to inspect railroad terminal facilities. They control six miles of beach property and compare Ocean View to Ocean Grove. The group, numbering about 3 million adherents nationwide, aims to establish a major church complex near Wilmington.
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Times
Wilmington
Jacob Deatrich
Jacob Johler
R. R. Bulgin
Scranton
Rev. J. Hopkins
Clayton
Frankford
Ocean View
Disciples of Christ
Methodist Episcopalians
Ocean Grove
N. J
HEALTH MEN MEET BY THE SEASHORE
Atlantic City hosts the fifteenth annual conference of North American health boards with about one hundred delegates from thirty eight states. Officers elected include President C C Probst and Secretary G T Swartz as discussions cover school hygiene vaccines water plans and epidemic response.
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the Times
Atlantic City
State
Provincial Boards of Health of North
Ohio
Henry Mitchell
New Jersey
G. T. Swartz
Rhode Island
J. A. Egan
Illinois
Boards of Health
Bailey
Kentucky
Tyler
Colorado
Mitchell
McCormack
Evans
South Carolina
Swartz
State Boards of Health
Beatty
Utah
Probst
Fulton
Maryland
Baker
Michigan
Cooper
Delaware
Kennedy
Iowa
Hurry
Indiana
Linsley
Connecticut
Baltimore and Ohio Railway
Waldorf-Astoria
R. B. Short
Union Mills Ind
F. J. Evans
Chester
John W. Hayes
Albion
Ind
George A. Davis
Summit Point
West Virginia
W. J. Bailey
Lessenring
Swithin Chandler
Wilmington
Del
Rosswelll Parke
Buffalo
N. Y
W. 8
Mountain
Confluence
J. L. Grier
Norwich
Res Graeffe
Sandusky
J. R. Trimble
Baltimore
L. McLane Tiffany
National Convention Medical Association
Medicine
Auto Race Through Storm Delays and Mud Final Leg
A fleet of Jersey City autos races from St. George to New Brunswick and Princeton, battling rain and mud. McFarland and Chamberlain lead, weather worsens at Princeton, a herd blocks the road, and the final stretch proceeds amid heavy downpour and cautious maneuvering.
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Broadway
Jersey City
St. George
Tottenville
Perth Amboy
New Brunswick
Princeton
McFarland
Chamberlain
Grade
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the Mississippi
Solomon
New York Sun
Philadelphia Tres
Baltimore Herald
Boston Journal
Mississippi River
Pacific Ocean
Coachon Maseuas
Power of the Press
Essington
Philadelphia Club
Samuel H. Ashbridge
Warren Webster
Wiliam H. Bromley
W. Bookhammer
W. P. Anthony
Alexander van Rensselaer
C. F. Wernwag
E. K. Nelson
Robert J. W. Coombs
Robert M. Riddle
Charles H. Brock
J. Lewis Good
Florence Good
Theodore Webster
Ellwood M. Locke
Jeanne L. Locke
W. A. Conner
Benjamin Gimbel
William Marks
Mr. Langsdorf
B. W. Cregar
Barclay H. Warburton
Marie Clement
James Potter
Charles Wilkinson
William Boyd
Robert Crega
Sydney L. Crouse
Charles Purves
Miss Cecil
Duffin
S. J. Duffin
L. Rienzi
James D. Stafford
T. Carpenter Smith
Warfield
Miss Clement
C. P. Donnel
C. Philip Donnel
H. CG. Hamer
W. R. Garsed
Garsed
D. B
Meyers
Charles M. Wagner
James
Woodward
Albert A. Gui
Gartley
H. ©. Carpenter
Joseph B. Bond
Bertha Bond
Ada T. Shaw
Paul Alexander
P. B. Williams
David H. Rosas
Edwin McCoy
Arles H. Bond
Benjamin Mann
Annie Hess
W. H. Halbert
R. P. Holton
John A. Serill
Robert von Moschiszisker
John D. Moore
J. W. Barker
John H. Bromley
J. Whittem
Edward Dalton
Frank L. Lyle
James D. Slade
B. W. Mitchell
George B. Lackey
D. Gideon
William ©. Haddock
Miss Lacy M. Clement
James M. Hibbs
Charles Wood
G. Wesley Thomas
William R. Carson
Chetwood Hill
James S. McCartney
Frank Bement
J. Fred Zimmerman
William M. Bunn
J. Fred Betz, Jr
R. C. R. Binder
Isaac Elliott
Jamie Hoyt
Craig Biddle
F. Amede Bregg
Abraham M. Beitler
Samuel W. Pennypacker
Mayer Sulzberger
William W. Wiltbank
Thomas K. Finletter
Charles B. Mc Michael
Henry J. McCarthy
Michael Arnold
Charles Y. Audenried
William B. Hanne
Bromley’s
Etelka
Shenandoah
Mary Berg
John Berg
East Centre Street
Express Company
William O’toole
Heon's
Heilbron's
China
Japan
M. Heilbron & Bro
Market St
State and Provincial Boards of
North America
Marcus Ward & Co
Victoria
Hoskins
Chestnut St
Willow Grove Park
Damrosch
Ernoon
Gimbel Bros
Strawbridge &, Clothier
Partridge & Richardson
Marks Bros
ACME
Elmira
Eas Cone
Man
Telephone
Pier
South Wharves
Columbia
Bristol
Otis Street Wharf
Steigerwalt
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