Koons Family Targeted by Kidnapping Threats
Mrs. Koons of 263 South Twenty-second Street received two taunting letters demanding $5,000 with threats to kidnap or injure her child. Police and detectives watched the Koons neighborhood as they traced the threats to a writer signing R J and searched for the suspect near the Koons home and vacant lot next to it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. W. Koons
South Twenty-second Street
Oene
Crawfords
Celal
Koons
R. J
Panic on Wall Street Dramatized in Harper's Weekly
A Harper's Weekly vignette portrays a Wall Street stock firm's panic scene as greed drives speculation. The senior partner sobs on the lounge while the junior partner and head clerk weep, and an aging partner recalls decades of honesty amid looming ruin. The star client weighs his own fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
Bill
Harper's Weekly
Steel
Mr. Blank
Grape-Nuts Credit For Teacher’s Recovery From Fatigue
A Media Kansas schoolteacher credits Grape-Nuts Food with a major health turn. She reports five months of steady improvement, weight gain of twelve pounds, steadier nerves, and renewed energy after adopting the food to support demanding teaching work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kan
Stanford Memorial Rooms Agtments Set Aside in California University
Stanford University preserves rooms named for Presidents Cleveland Harrison and McKinley in California. Mrs. Leland Stanford began the project after Cleveland’s inauguration, acquiring chairs shields banners and other regalia. Later renovations include Harrison and McKinley furnishings and gifts from Mrs. McKinley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California University
Washington Star
Stanford University
Califoria
Cleveland
Harrison
McKinley
California
Leland Stanford
Pension Office
White House
San Francisco
Stanford
University
Bristles Sourcing in Brush Industry Across Borders
A Washington Star report explains the U S bristle shortage for brushes. Most bristles are imported from Poland and North Germany with Russia and France also contributing. Hogs fattened in the United States yield few bristles, while wild hog bristles are harvested in remote areas. Imported bristles measure three and a half to seven and a half inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Washington Star
United States
Russia
Poland
Germany
France
He Was Eligible How a Former State Senator From Erie Gained Admission
Erie News recounts how Morrow B Lowry, Erie State Senator 1862 1870, sought to visit Girard College. A gatekeeper misread him as a minister and refused entry until a later remark revealed his true eligibility. The piece links the founder’s will ban on ministers with Lowry’s bid to gain admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Girard College
Presbyterian General Assembly
Philadelphia
Morrow B. Lowry
Sunny seaside visit draws crowds to Atlantic City
Atlantic City on June 2 reports a lively spring Sunday with crowds from Philadelphia and nearby towns. The boardwalk and surf attract many bathers while golf at Northfield and yacht activity rise. Hotels and season amenities fill, with notable guests visiting Grand Atlantic and Iroquois hotels including Mrs. Kennedy and Mr. Hoyt among others.
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Atlantic City
Philadelphia
Northfield
Inlet
New York City
Grand Atlantic
John Campbell
Kane, Pa
Seidel
Reading
J. W. Lattomus
Wilmington
Irving P. Wagner
Norristown
Brighton
Thomas B. Kennedy
Chambersburg
Cumberland Valley Railroad Company
Anna Biddle
Charlestown
W. Va
C. B. Raymond
George T. Perkins
Akron
J. J. Gill
Steubenville
M. N. Lockwood
Sandusky
Henry M. Hoyt
Hoyt
Pennsylvania
Washington
United States
W. K. Holloway
Mary R. Holloway
Danville
Jacob Theis
Wilkesbarve
J. D. Maguire
Thomas Smedley
Smedley Construction Company
Kenilworth Inn
Paul Graff
Graff
Blairsville National Bank
Malcolm MacGregor
First Baptist Church
Walter Reynolds
St. Paul
American Medical Association
Atlantic County Medical Society
Philip Marvel
W. E. Darnell
Sarah N. Doughty
E.&. Thompson
John F. Hall
John G. Shreve
General Lafayette
Daughters of the American Revolution
Sea Girt
W. H. Warder
William Anderson
Theodore Megargee
Emma L. Megargee
Emma C. Megargee
Adelia Megargee
Haddon Hall
American Flint Glass Workers’ Association
T. S. Mehbrer
the Morris
Dpd
B. Watkins
Bleak House
St. Charles
E. W. Pearson
Steel
Louisa B. Smalling
John F. Long
J. B. Long
Louisa Long
Lancaster
J. A. Carr
C. E. Berry
Charles E. Voorhees
Traymore
Percy Herbert Williams
New York
Charles M. Speidel
W. H. McCausland
Atlantic City Railway
Clark
da Costa
Jefferson Medical College
Edward Waters
Thomas Berry
George H. Hoffman
Divine Healer in Trouble in Millville
William Francis Ireland of Washington DC, who claims to heal the sick, cannot practice in Millville without a medical certificate. The State Medical Board protested, Mayor Payne ordered him to stop or face arrest, as Ireland awaits his Thursday wedding to a Bridgeton woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Millville
William Francis Ireland
Washington, D. C
Ireland
Bridgeton
State
Payne
June China and Glass Sale at The Basement China Store
The Basement China Store announces a June sale on china and glassware with discounts from a fourth to a third off regular prices. Readily available items include cut glass, bowls, pitchers, decanters, celery trays, ice tubs, dinner sets, and Bohemian and Austrian porcelains across first floor and basement displays.
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Vienna
A. K
Haviland & Co
Chas
Field Haviland
Theodore Haviland
Theodore St Tan
Theodore Inland
Early East Underwear Sale Promises Value and Variety
Historic advert outlines May sale of Maslin Cambric Underwear with corset covers gowns drawers and petticoats in cambric muslin nainsook seersucker and percale. Items range from 6 to 2 dollars with numerous lace trimming ruffles and lace inserts.
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Nainsook
McManus Rescued After Drowning Incident at Washington Park
George McManus a 25 year old Philadelphia resident was found lifeless in a lake at Washington Park and saved after an hour of artificial respiration at Cooper Hospital Camden. He and a companion, who was arrested, had been intoxicated when the hat blew into the lake.
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George McManus
North Fourth Street
Philadelphia
Cooper Hospital
Camden
Washington Park
Ross
Gloucester
McManus
New Jersey Notes Diplomacy and Local Meetings Reported
Fragmentary notes from New Jersey recount a photo, a cast, and a restler challenge at Cassten Gloucester and Stuber enet. Over 200 attendees joined St. Mary event as the Young Men's Catholic Beneficial Society of Princeases City met to elect officers for secretary Beets and Dunn.
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Cassten
Gloucester
St. Mary
Soelery
Prenceases City
Beets Aes Dunn
Gimbel Shoe Sale Offers 40 Percent Reduction
108 000 pairs of shoes priced to cut costs with a 40 percent average saving. Women’s Oxfords from $1.20 to $1.90, patent versions $1.30, plus men’s and children’s footwear from $0.35 to $2.40. Advertises shoe insurance and cautions about old-style patent leather. Located at 815 Chestnut Market Street second floor.
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Market Street
Hats At Market Street Second Floor Display
A Market Street notice announces a hats display on the second floor with over four hundred new styles. Bright sunlit colors favor white tones and white and black combinations, described as dainty and fresh.
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Market Street
Women Responding to Ads A Pastime For Some Workers
An art store manager laments many women answer ads not to seek work but as a hobby or nuisance. He notes professional ad responders and describes efforts to screen applicants. A Washington Star blurb follows with a joke about a president and servant of the people and a quip about someone named Diogenes seeking a home.
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The
New York Sun
Washington Star
Pigeon Vale Crow Preening Duty Described in Ladies' Home Journal
A tale from the Ladies' Home Journal details a crow named Tom cared for by a white pigeon named Beauty. Beauty acts as a maid to Tom, fetching food and daily feather preening, performing duties twice daily while Tom lounges, correcting Beauty with a peck if she pulls too hard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Home Journal
Tom
Beauty
Woman Prescription Clerk Wins Hold On NY Drugstores
In New York City a drugstore faced opposition from male clerks who rejected a female prescription clerk. The proprietor asked for her choice. she vowed to stay if accurate. The men quit, but the woman remained and the shop benefited from her work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Magazine
New York City
Seeley's Truss Establishment Partners In Patent Right
Seeley’s Truss Establishment at 26 South 11th Street below Market claims a patent right for a marriage proposal product. The owner now runs with a faithful partner and a first class prescription clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seeley’s
Chesterman & Streeter
South 11Th St
Santo Domingo Revolt Suppressed Striking Rebels
In Kingston, Jamaica, officials report Santo Domingo's revolt crushed with many rebels executed or imprisoned. A son of the late President Hereaux is named among leaders. The mail La Plata notes scarce cargo from Colombian ports due to new export duties.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Santo Domingo
Hereaux
al Mail
la Plata
Eee
Carnegie Gift Held in Abeyance in Scotland
Glasgow June 2. Four Scotch universities resist Andrew Carnegie’s 7500000 gift as impractical. Carnegie agrees to place the fund with Lord Balfour pending a modified scheme and continued consideration.
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Carnegie
Glasgow
Andrew Carnegie
Lord Balfour
Diplomacy Defined by Veteran in Washingtonster
A student asks how to define diplomacy and a seasoned figure replies that it is the art of conducting quarrels without becoming visibly angry. The exchange underscores restraint and tact in handling disputes in public life.
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Washington
Parental Alarm Over Boy Athlete Near Farm Life
A Washington Star note recounts a neighbor warning about Jostar’s athletic talent. The neighbor fears the boy will overdo sports once on the farm with real duties awaiting him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Washington Star
Jostar
Corn Tessel
Judge Questions Man Over Six Stolen Turkeys
A courtroom scene unfolds as the judge accuses a defendant of stealing six turkeys from Colonel Smith. The defendant, Rastus, replies he has no witnesses and admits nothing, joking he has never stolen turkeys before witnesses.
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New York
Smith
Rastus
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Erie News
New York Press
Times Bureau
Atlantic Avenue
New Jersey State Medical Board
Eric-a-Brac
Jardinieres
Carlsbad
China
Welsbach
Bishop
New Jersey
Gimbel
Shoey and
Oxfords
Diogenes
Philosopher
Pigeon Vale
Gimbel Brothers
Ninth Street
Joe
Seeley
Domingo
Girard
Cunningham Piano Company
Chestnut Street
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