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Philadelphia Times

Location

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1901

Page

11

Real Estate Plans Surge Across City Listings

Detailed plans advance in Philadelphia offices for a grand Hotel Filbert on Filbert street near Thirteenth, with bids to follow. Architect Hie & Morse finish two and three story Camden NJ brick houses. Doyle & Doak build Keith's Theatre in Philadelphia. Manor Real Estate and Trust Co prepares a Delaware avenue Chestnut Street project. W C Bullitt residence in Devon PA contracted to Payne & Co. Midvale Steel Works additions funded. Ford Memorial Chapel and Allegheny College library projects awarded to Bolton & Co and Morrison & Son with stone brick terra cotta construction and modern amenities.

Filbert Street Broad Thirteenth Street Filbert Hie & Morse Drexel Camden N. J Doyle & Doak Sansom Street Keith’s Theatre Eleventh Chestnut Streets Stairs & Thompson Tenth Manor Real Estate and Trust Company Delaware Avenue Chestnut Street South Water Street William W. Mayers Devon W. C. Bullitt George F. Payne & Co T. Mellon Rogers Appleton & Burrell Chancellor Street City Midvale Steel Works Nicetown Charles W. Bolton & Co Witherspoon Allen & Mears Allegheny College Meadville Ford Memorial A. W. Morrison & Son

Building permits issued for multiple Philadelphia properties this week

Charles Henderson received permits for a 31 brick house operation on Fifty first Street from Kingsessing to Greenway costing 101 500. A 2 000 office forge shop and machine shop was approved at Fifty second and Eastwick, with Dougherty as general contractor. James W Orr to start 58 brick and stone houses at Howard and Waterloo wards 33, costing 94 000. Additional plans include a stone brick house for Hugh Lennon on Fifth Street, alterations to H A Berwind stable, Dr Seiss at 255 South Seventeenth Street, and 1217 Walnut Street remodel to an apartment house by Central Realty and Carl P Berger.

Charles Henderson Fifty-first Street Fiftyfirst Street Kingsessing Avenue Greenway Avenue Fifty-second Eastwick Avenue Hales & Ballinger Twelfth Chestnut Streets William KR. Dougherty Howard and Waterloo Streets James W. Orr Waterloo Street Howard Street Waterloo Hugh Lennon Fifth Street Ruscomb William Henderson H. A. Berwind Walnut Street Plas William Grubler Dr. Seiss South Seventeenth Street Mantle Fielding Jacob Myers & Sons Central Realty Company Carl P. Berger Bristol Stree Glebes Clasby Pune

Building alterations and extensions listed at city inspections

A list ofほ numerous building projects from yesterday at Buenos Building Jrnspection and City Hall shows addresses across Germantown, Chestnut, Columbia and surrounding streets. Projects include additions, frame extensions, interior and exterior work, foundations and tear downs by various contractors and owners.

O Buenos City Hall James F. Lamb Furtiot Reone Powelton Avenue B. Jenkins Straw Eighteenth Street Glenwood Avenue Richard Walsh Shackamaxon Eee Samuel Hart Msrrey Dahl Milton W. Young Coulter Street Germantown H. H. Hudson Twenty-third Street 8S M. Leeds, Jr Filbert Street Crane Ice Cream Company Waterloo Street Thomas Matthew John Cather Columbia Avenue John A. Engle Fifty-sixth Market Streets Corne William Beckershoff Bhmnur & McManus Cumberland Streets Merritt &Co Walnut Street R. J. Whiteside Fourth Street J. N. Kennedy Sydenham Street J. F. Havener Twelfth Street Sharpless & Watts Eter Amond Street 8. M. Button Dock Street W. Clad & Sons Pine Street P. F Pee Street We Arch Frankford Aven Cuthbert Street Ineo Chem Elevator Company Meee Sherpl Fenimore Nchgataut G Gaegnne Seen Knot Street M. F Cicen Sleeuniitite

Real Estate Transfers Update Shows Listed Property Changes

Listing fragment shows several names and values for transfers including addresses on One Ave and St Asbury. The readable items indicate transfers involving Henry Einwecht, Marvel Jone Pideerstessessphes and other parties with prices around 8,500 to 8,075. Further details are incomplete due to OCR damage.

Wei Henry Einwecht Cai Bameche ST. Asbury Marvel Jone Pideerstessessphes

Property transfers listed in 1901 mortgage ledger

Details vast realty transactions including lots on Ontario Street Sheridan Street Norwood Street and Spruce Street with mortgages ranging from 500 to 5 000 dollars. The record shows names such as William Allen Andrew Alexander Emma Byerly Chas Hastings and John Kaufman with dates in May June 1901 and March 1903.

Herma Lansdows Laurel St Oscar Schr Wilpinta Ludlow Mary Henry Fi Calaway Hans Ek Mer William Ane Cor James T Terrence Norwood Medaim Davis Ontario ST Elin H Uae Peter V Park Te iAllegnen Fletcher Charles J. Reed Thomas B. Smith Thomas 4. Reed Edia Margist ST Smith Mary Tony Ygaret M. McCartne Ee W. Frost Sheridan ST Spruck 4Th ST Commonwealth William N Ashman Susquehanna Stilman Stephen P. Loux Talor ST Ws. & I. Roberts Wil Wales 10Th Dakota Sts Mararet Howard Charles P. Donnelly A ST Joseph Jam IF Bryan William G, Naylor Charles P. Hastings Robert R. Lockhart Jane ©. Mitchell Sankom John Wil Clarke P. Pond Woop 16Th Lever Rankins Henry PBRSS B. Wi Eosness Emma Joby J. Turner Boston Ave Chambers, Frank Joseph C. Murphy Berks Fe Ono Daniel Rising Sun Re& LA Drew Wm, B Phila Sens Rees John Gould Robert Blum W. Sheridan Clearfield Gregson Jos Ell K. Price S South Hinkle Jaqcob Commonwealth T 1 & T Co Somerset Hovfstedter Laura V Joseph C.ogan Girard Ave Hastings Chas G. Naylor Cebdas Henry Christian B&l A Almond John W Robert G McDoug Wood & Watson Loyal Young Graham Secor 18Th Coberoo Weisser Oxford Cadwalader Oxford Rmagtown Ave Hentia Neilsen Frederick Edmund Nowland pichAy W. Patterson Tantum Sangom Terrence Pte Titanery Ee Francis W Reliance Bé& 4 Medany Dé Ves

Shipping News Highlights Coastal Traffic and Vessels

Shipping items list multiple steamer names and cargoes including the Florida Georgian Prince Roanoke Grecian Saxon and others with ports of origin and destinations. Also notes tides, breakwater readings, and several schooners and barges under tow or cleared, plus Delaware Breakwater station reports for June 3 and New Castle Delaware updates.

Florida Naccar Carthagene L. Westergaant & Co Flett Havana William J. Grandfield Roanoke Joy Jacksonville Cook-Dummer Steamship Company Nickerson Boston George Eckhardt Sherman Providence Fall River Lancefeld British Grant Rosario Banes Barn Line Steamship Company Schooper Anna L. Mulford Henderson New York Ballast Pettit & Co Charles H. Wolston Hinckley, Sullivan, Stone, Haldt & Commies Abbie C. Sinbbs Pnicbexhen Port Antonio Cocoanuts United Fruit Company Ca . Fen Claremont Railmee Ties Hone Nape Borges Tortamouth Jagerman Sicherbecker Triton Charles T. Megee

Camden property deeds and transfers across multiple townships

Fragmented OCR lists transfers and deeds in Camden and nearby areas with names such as John McCloskey George Co Henry Wisler and Andrew Mellon. Also mentions lots on Oak Land and Mountaineer avenues and trustees of the Presbytery of West SORE, with scattered parcel and price references including 8000 and 2500 dollars.

Camden 10Th St Ferry Ave John McCloskey George Co Newton Ave Lewis F. Hall Presbytery of West Sore Oakland

Camden Building Permits Granted to Ha Vansant

City Clerk Cramer issued a building permit to Ha Vansant for a 16 by 34 foot structure at Sig an Veu in Camden. The permit approval follows standard procedures for new construction in the town.

Cramer Ha Vansant Sigan Veu

South Penn Square Plan Extends Width and Grade Crossings

The Board of Surveyors confirmed extending South Penn Square from Broad to Fifteenth to match the eastward street and to remove grade crossings on Reading Railway tracks at Washington lane Chew and High streets Germantown at an estimated cost of 140000 split between the railroad and the city. Seventy second street between Paschal and Woodland avenues was not stricken from the plan despite owners urging its removal due to unusable property from current conditions.

South Penn Square Board of Surveyors Broad Fifteenth Streets Reading Railway Washington Lane Chew and High Streets Germantown Ihe Railroad Company Beopes Seventy-second Paschal Woodland Avenues

Chinese Lad Captures Oratorical Prize at Vanderbilt

Charles Yun Marshall a full-blooded Chinese youth from Senchow won Vanderbilt Universitys Founders oratorical medal in a campus contest judged by the student body and professors. His speech urged freedom from foreign influence, called for justice for Chinese people, and expressed faith in the nations future.

Nashville Tenn Charles Yun Marshall Senchow Vanderbilt University Vanderblit

Reduced Rates Excursion to Pan American Exposition

The Pennsylvania Railroad announces June 13 excursion tickets to Buffalo and return. Tickets will be sold from Philadelphia at the special rate, valid for travel to the Pan American Exposition.

Buffalo Pennsylvania Railroad Pennsylvania Railroad Company Pilladelphia

Weak demand limits chartering in steady market

Market for sail tonnage shows light inquiry as shipowners fill years of shippers. Rates hold on June 2a 74d for June and 28s 7d to 2s Odt for July. Several steamers listed with varied cargoes from grain to petroleum and coal, with Philadelphia and Delaware Breakwater routes featured.

Florida Philadel Nillion Bury Karewarae Petroleum Philadelraeus Patras Vota Emlaphere New Orleans Gelveres United Kingdom Continent Sir Hicuesaren Ltimore Copenb Ltd Ithaka Baltimore Hamburg American Packet Company Alberto Guleeel Cromwell Bienna Sams Ben Voiritch Martial Java Delaware Newton Fall Earl P. Mason Philadelphia Z . Schneetchard Philade Juniata Boston

Steamer Vigilancia Reaches Havana After Gounding

The Ward Line steamer Vigilancia grounded off the banks Los Colorados eighty miles west of Havana January 14. She has been warped off the reef and towed into Havana harbor for repairs.

Havana Ward Line Vigilancia Los Colorados

Port of New York Arrival List Fragment

Readable fragments show ships arriving June 3 including Ulriken Norwegian from Catbarien and Adier British from Kingston with unclear further routes. Mentions Havre and Bocas del Toro with partial vessel names and origins, but many words are damaged or illegible.

Ulriken Catbarien Seney Sorens Adier Kingston Underland Menominee Havre Bocas del Senegig Noregian Evenn Savecese Frees Gomes Orleans

Maritime arrivals and departures land and sea notices

Ships and steamers arrive and depart from Baltimore Cherbourg Dover Hamburg and Bristol ports with vessels including Bjorgoin Chateau Lafite Oscar Sr Uller State of Texas and Geeste munde plus multiple arrivals at Avonmouth Glanhafen and Assyria with dates June 2 to June 8 and routes from New York Philadelphia New Orleans Savannah and more.

Baltimore Bjorgoin Bergh Junin Caleta Buena Coronel Monevideo St. Lucia Chateau Lafite Chabah New York Oscar Sr Olsen Brookline List Port Antonio Providence Chesapeake Delano Avena Frostad Vera Crag State of Texas Eldridge Savannah Uller Newark Rjuellelas Easter Graptolae Tyson Fulladelpae Brothers Beth Reich Low Crowley Napeen Lows Rtsmon la Gae Cherbourg Wilhelm der Bremen Point Suningdale Philadelphia London Gravaria New Orleans Newport News Hamburg Dover Bengalia Bristol Drot Avonmouth Glanhafen

Vessels Movements and Atlantic Sailings Mentioned

Shipping report lists multiple steamers and schooners with origins, destinations, and recent arrivals. Notable entries include Steamer Diamond State from Ogdensburg to Philadelphia arriving Quebec May 30, Steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse arriving Cherbourg June 3, and Steamer Bavene from New York arriving Havana in June. Also notes several sailings from Philadelphia, New York, London, and Rotterdam with destinations including Boston Havre and Antwerp.

Diamond State Ogdensburg Philadelphia Quebec Planet Mars Avonmouth Edderton Berg Bi Hiogo Malta Ratmente Oxelesund Butt of Lewis X Suningdsie Poon New York Pernambuco Germa Bremen Cherbourg Bavene Havana la Gascogne Havre Lizard Saxon King Rotterdam Boston London Urd Norwenton Santiago Martinique Stella Shields Instant Delano Delaware Alexandria Jenny Jaragua Brasil Sandy Nederland Beigen Antwerp Scilly Ackworth Britten Aarhuns Dunnet Head Assyria Hamburg Barh Rechooner Francis Goodnow Rowton Sd Twohy Joxton General Farcely Philadelia William L. Walker

Shipping notes report multiple vessels and weather warnings

The British steamer Yucatan stranded on Anegarda Reef but then reached Vera Crag after repairs. Edderton returned to Malta for machinery issues, about seven days to fix. Lizzie D. Small reported sea damage off Hebe with parts washed overboard. Ranald afloat two miles off Atlantic City after cargo shift, aided by rescue teams. Rely arrives in New York with Haiti passages. Muriel later reached Vineyards after Nantucket shoals incident. lumber intact. Hydrographic Office forecasts fair weather, but gales and fog affect Atlantic routes near Flemish Cap, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland.

Yucatan New York Havana Vera Crag Anegarda Reef A Crag London Venieday Edderton Beneseless Hiogo Japan Malta Lizzie D. Small Stel Vineyard Mores Ranald Port Spain Atlantic City Rely Haytien Gramvs Point Muriel St. John N B New Haven Reich Bren Nantucket Shoals Manomoy Ereckers Vineya Aven Mass Yesay Marit Aeeutenan Raymond Arge Edward L Belviet Iver Hydrographic Office Nentucke Flemish Cape Virgin Rocks Nova Scotia Capemeeeen Island Jasborss Newfoundland

Immigrant Girls Arrive on Waesland in Port Arrival

The Waesland brought about 150 buxom Trish and Russian girls seeking housemaid work and headed mainly to Chicago. The Belgenland carried 200 German girls bound for the same city. Two stowaways, Carl Hegner and Franz Sommer, were turned over to immigration authorities.

American Line Waesland Liverpool Chicago Belgenland Carl Hegner Franz Sommer

Port Wardens Board Reelects Officers

The Board of Port Wardens yesterday re-elected Joel Cook as president. George Sproule and A F Renners were re-elected secretary and vessel clerk respectively. Cook has served as president for ten years.

Board of Port Wardens Joel Cook George ¥. Sproule A. F. Renners Mr. Cook

Children’s Aid Society May 2001 Report Highlights New Cases

The Children’s Aid Society reports May 2001 activities including 50 new cases bringing total to 764, 151 visits conducted, 41 families’ home life investigated, 42 country homes inspected, and domestic service placed 50 women with babies during the month. Continued efforts to place mothers and children and complete investigations are noted.

Children's Aid Society South Twelfth Street Cgre Department of Dowmestig Service Tegotycles Ag Gt

Look Out for Burglars and Local Wants

Public notice urges vigilance at home against burglars and promotes trust in alarm services. Classified items include lost Maltese cross with 17 stones, rewards, and several employment and sales ads from Philadelphia area listings.

Thompson St. Eele

Young Colored Man Seeks Porter Messenger or Janitor Work

Classified notice from a young colored man seeking employment as porter messenger or janitor. Mentions delivery wagon duties and includes contact addresses 1645 Cabot St and 1101 N Howard St. Also open to hospital or institution work with cook or carver skills and proficiency in English and German.

Cabot St N. Howard

Equity accident and sick benefit policies offer

Agents wanted nationwide for original Equity policies costs six dollars per year payable quarterly. Policies issued to all classes and occupations with handsome renewal commission and potential income. Address National Acont Society 320 Broadway New York City.

Natonal Acont Society Broadway New York City

Business chances bakery sale in clear view

Advertisement notes a bakery and confectionery for sale with equipment and assorted goods. Includes multiple business names and locations, mentions storage items and a combined lot sale near Eleventh and Buttonwood Streets. Ends with a separate sale for bread, cake, and pie equipment with address N. D. 20 Times.

Buttonwood Elty N. D

Cadiz and Barcelona Steamship Ciudad di Cadiz Called

A steamship named Ciudad di Cadiz was called on June 8 at Cadiz and Barcelona to address port and voyage arrangements. The note records the vessel being linked to Cadiz and Barcelona with no further context.

Ciudad di Cadiz Cadiz Barcelope

Forged Mother's Name Charge in Germantown Case

Special Policeman Hornsby arrested John O Hay at 8 Worrell Street Frankford after he forged his mother's name on a Germantown National Bank draft dated January 3, 1900. He was arraigned before Magistrate E. Nelly and held on $600 bail for a further hearing Friday.

John O'Hay Hornsby Germantown Special Policeman Town Canta Worrell Street Frankford

Philadelphia and Reading Fons Isde Ct y

Train timetable fragment notes weekday schedule and station details with unclear times and locations. It mentions 1 South Street and a non ticketed mat event at Biatsone, reflecting partial transit information.

Baltimore Ohio Through Trains Westward Schedule

Train schedule notes from Philadelphia departure at Chestnut Street and 12.20 PM to a Westward route. References include state room sleeping car, dining car service, observation and parlor cars, with no extra fare beyond standard service.

Pennsylvania Railroad Broad Street Bitteess Piceas Cincipia M. Fae Pittsndee Aan Pricnes Faresteburg Force Dai “Limited Pittsburg Chiertites Cipeionati Louisville St. Ei Chicago Knoxville Cleveland Ieck Haven Express I Inifa Renovo Express Ean S. Ob Mt. Tehee Nd IL Fu Sunsije Reading Chestnut Streets Liberty Street Newen Jersey Cit Whitehall Street New York Bethlehem Easton Willeys Niagara Falls Philadelphia 24Th and Cnet Sain Tata Soumen Sa Marsh

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