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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1901
Page
6
The piece decries a legislative push to create broad private powers via railway bills, arguing they undermine public interests, bypass safeguards, and empower speculative corporate control over franchises. It calls for narrowing grants to serve actual rail projects and compensation for the public.
Public notices detail subscription rates for Daily Times and Sunday Times in Philadelphia. Readers leaving the city can have The Philadelphia Times mailed. rates include postpaid daily and Sunday mailings, plus monthly options and additional magazines.
An editorial urges Pennsylvania lawmakers to fund the Delaware channel dredging project. It argues the appropriation benefits the entire Commonwealth, aiding immediate dredging within state lines and strengthening a national request to Congress, with funds to be saved from less important aims.
The author argues for free transfers on all intersecting lines to enable full city trips on one fare. Philadelphia lags behind other cities due to transfer costs, harming residents amid the rectangular street layout. The piece calls out the Traction Company and urges immediate concession on transfers to relieve fare burdens.
The article celebrates rising educational influence during commencement season. It notes prominent capitalists funding medical research and university endowments, highlighting a broader trend of philanthropy fueling scholarship and discovery worldwide.
The Wind sor gathering of sovereigns was an international event of great dignity. A large number of American sovereigns attended but all yielded to Edward and John Pierpont as they clasped hands, signaling strong Anglo American amity.
The report discusses Windsor management under Mr. Morgan and possible Scottish university syndication by Mr. Carnegie. It notes Maxim’s explosive projectiles at Sandy Hook, ongoing armor versus gun tech, coal oil as domestic fuel, and legal ambiguities around counterfeit money and Septic’s independence debates in Pennsylvania.
A scattered collage of brief items includes forty five graduates arrested in Columbus Indiana after a class road raid, a semi conscious man found in Buffalo later identified and sent home, light quips from a husband and wife, a Kansas seminary class where most are married, a $2500 royal cooking school widow grant, a professor’s cheerfulness about Columbus eggs, rare Prussian crown wearings, Pope Leo XIII’s silver chair worth $90000, a hazing warning from Ohio, and a Paris sculptor’s John Paul Jones plaster model. A WV congressman hints at McKinley’s world tour ending his term, a 550 pound Hudson sturgeon near Albany, and a quip about collaboration in play.
A satirical verse in which the speaker, a British observer, laments American cultural and economic dominance. He notes American goods, industry, and wealth shaping British life from markets to ships, while expressing unease at loss of national distinctness and privacy. The piece mocks transatlantic triumphalism and imperial ties.
The piece argues the Dewey era lessons apply to Cuba, condemns Cabinet refusals to approve the Cuban Constitution, and predicts coercive force and the Platt amendment. It warns that rigid policy will erode goodwill, invite brutal methods, and damage U S prestige and future relations with Cuba.
The Philadelphia Ledger denounces rush passage of Harrisburg street railway bills in both chambers. It argues new laws create monopoly for two years with eminent domain power and bond issuance, enabling charters to be sold or used to pressure existing firms, amid claims of a secretive process and political manipulation.
The Philadelphia Record critiques the Fecht-Emery measures through Robert E Wright Allentown lawyer who argues the bills obstruct railway development. He says the bills favor pocket charters by delaying other companies and invite municipal extortion and court battles, harming town and country rail growth.
Lord George Hamilton replies to Sir Alfred Hickman's Commons address, jolting British readers with candid critique of India governance. The piece notes past evasions and calls for reform, urging thorough investigations into methods of administration and business practices in need of overhaul.
Harrisburg reports indicate a machine ballot reform demonstration will be held later in the legislative session. The Philadelphia Press notes public sentiment is tired of the push and finds the plan needless and demeaning.
The piece criticizes the Pon Legislature for rushing a franchise bill and failing to deliver ballot reform. It asserts the Guffey Will was not a strictly Democratic measure, reflecting Republican reform ideas, and condemns attempts to mislead voters about ballot reform and related platforms.
James A. Herne the prominent actor and playwright died in New York at his home after a long illness. Born in Troy, he debuted in 1859 and led a forty year stage career noted for naturalism and social drama in works such as Margaret Fleming and Shore Acres. He influenced American theatre as actor director and writer.
In New York a Bar Association speech by Charles Henry Butler, who argued the Lacelles Porto Rican tariff cases, questioned Congress delegation to the President to levy duties. He warned the Spooner amendment raises issues of institutionality and whether Congress can delegate its power to impose customs duties.
A Philadelphia special train carrying Eastern Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware and Maryland manufacturers departs at 10 30 am for Detroit to attend the sixth annual National Association of Manufacturers convention opening June 4. Theodore C Search of Philadelphia leads the party with seventy five local merchants among the attendees. The gathering at Hotel Cadillac runs three days with a program including addresses, committee reports, and an illustrated talk by Dr William H Tolman.
June 2 in Chambersburg the Scotch Irish Congress led hundreds to Rocky Spring Presbyterian Church built in 1738. Dr. John H. MacIntosh of Philadelphia presided, with psalm readings, a Covenanter sermon, and remarks by Professor George McCloskie of Princeton. Evening baccalaureate at Wilson College welcomed society members as guests.
Idywilde, the country home in North Wales, opened Saturday as a rural retreat run by the Blue Cross Medical Aid Association of Philadelphia. It offers free or low cost stays for working class men and women, with equal accommodations and secrecy about charity. Dr. H. F. Waite manages the association with Dr. Dewitt also noted.
The piece criticizes Mr. Atkinson for misreading a Supreme Court decision on colonial questions. It argues the decision opens doors to colonial status while contending citizens of colonies could be integrated only if they were part of the United States. It condemns anti imperialists and notes the administration seeks to extend trust to colonial populations.
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