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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1900
Page
7
A large manufacturer overstocked merchandise and the retailer offers reductions on menswear including fadeless serge suits from 7.50 up and 15 to 49 dollar flannel suits. The sale emphasizes five dollars off many items with coats vests and oxfords in blues browns and stripes.
A Philadelphia case may summon Kaiser Wilhelm to testify next fall in a suit by Henry W. Fischer seeking damages over the unpublished work The Private Lives of William II and His Consort. Fischer contends the book holds Berlin court secrets and merits publication. Barrie & Sons say it contains immoral material and lese majeste violations.
Atlantic City hosts the fortieth annual United States Brewers Association convention with headquarters at the Hotel Rudolf. Delegates, largely major brewers and capitalists, travel from New York New Jersey Indiana and New England for proceedings Wednesday and Thursday followed by the annual banquet.
Special Telegram to THE Timms reports in Gloucester City on June 4 that Winifred S. Hilliard a Hudson and Burlington streets druggist mixed carbolic acid and left it in a jar on a table. Her one year old son Winifred pulled it over himself and suffered fatal burns. he was unconscious two hours and not expected to recover.
Frederic W. Messerve a physician yesterday filed suit in the Court of Common Pleas against the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company alleging a faulty ticket sale. He says he bought a wan at the company ticket office on August 24 1800 at Thirteenth and Chestnut streets.
The church held a reception for Bishop T Schaffer newly elected at the AME General Conference in Columbus Ohio and for Rev D P Roberts pastor of Union A M E Church. Clergymen from multiple denominations attended as Abel P Caldwell gave the welcome and Bishop Abram Grant and others spoke.
Lebanon June 4 special telegram reports Egra H Light Swatara farmer walked free as the June criminal term opened after a long appeal history. The celebrated turkey stealing case, involving ten to eleven birds, led to a record of not guilty following prior convictions and multiple higher court reviews. The litigation cost was estimated at not less than 100 dollars per pound of turkeys, and Light remains the only Lebanon county resident sentenced to the Penitentiary who did not serve time.
A large gathering of physicians from North America meets for the fifty-first annual American Medical Association convention. About 5000 physicians and families arrive by rail to the seashore as Mayor Stoy welcomes attendees on the pier. Senator Sewell, Surgeon General Sternberg, Ex-Governor Garson, and Acting Governor attend. The Academy of Medicine meets at the Shelburne with 200 members. Discussions cover social health, hygiene, and interstate medical examinations. New Jersey Medical Society holds its 134th annual meeting at the Islesworth Hotel with lectures on consumptives and medical progress.
Policeman Milton Lakens of the Fifth district was yesterday convicted of assault amid a murky court scene. The verdict comes after a tense trial as prosecutors argued Lakens used excessive force against a civilian, prompting questions about police accountability and discipline in the department.
Battery A N G P conducted its annual inspection last night at the armory on Forty first street and Mantua avenue. Sixty men and four officers answered roll call out of seventy two. Major John A. Worman led the inspection with Captain Barclay H. Warburton in command. Major Worman complimented the men's excellence in work at the close.
The Common Pleas Courts issued decrees in fifty three divorce cases across three dockets. Couples listed include Eliza J Stevens and Frederick W Stevens and many others such as Marion Myers and William H Myers, Sophie Janney and Maurice H Janney, and Kate Hall and William F Halzapfel with numerous additional pairs named.
Commencement schedules list Girls' High School on June 12 a.m. Boys' High School and Academy of Music on June 14. Northeast Manual Training School and Association Hall hold ceremonies on June 14 and June 15 at Central Manual Training School and the Normal School. The Normal School date remains unfixed.
Washington June 4 The Senate in executive session confirmed nominations Colonel L S Hare Thirty third Infantry to be brigadier general Colonel J H Smith Tofantry to be teineset aria
Local political notes discuss hotel rate protests during the Democratic convention possibility, announced GOP candidates Henry Burk and others, a bid to oust R Cortland Horr from Common Council, battles over federal appointments, school funding cuts, and municipal leadership moves. The piece mentions the anti-Quay group, James M. Guffey, and a reception for Rich C. Kerena with the Young Republicans planning events this Saturday night.
President William Baldwin of the Long Island Railroad met with President Caseatt and Pennsylvania Railroad leaders in Philadelphia at Broad Street Station. He had just returned from London where he studied iron work and rail improvements.
The article outlines expected presidential and vice presidential nominations at the Republican convention. McKinley likely renominated by acclamation with Fairbanks and Roosevelt among probable contenders. It also details ticket distribution plans, staff arrangements, and the involvement of the American Tariff League led by Blise and Wakeman.
William Lane of Chestnut Hill, Pa, one of 14 living of 426 delegates at the first 1856 Republican convention, recalls the stormy meeting and Abolitionist rise. He notes his Whig past and belief that slavery could not be abolished, and he hopes to attend the current convention on the invitation of the Republican national committee.
Washington June 4 Conference on the Alaska code bill reports a full agreement. The plan drops the House proposal for a delegate to Congress to avoid an election this fall. Mining rules allow continued on shore and dredging offshore under War Department guidelines for citizens or declared citizens.
The Southeast Convocation of the Protestant Episcopal Church met yesterday afternoon at the church house on Twelfth and Walnut. Contributions to the Mission Church of the Holy Spirit on Snyder Avenue were reduced from $1,000 to $800. John Moncur was elected secretary and Rev. Charles M. Peters treasurer.
Special Telegram to Tum Tres reports Rev. R. Riddick, who shot Dr. Temple, may have the case reach the jury Thursday night as former parishioners gather for hearings amid questions of insanity.
Havana reports reveal C F W Neely diverted about $31 313 in May 1809 while his monthly average ran near $17 000. The scheme involved halving receipts and clerical concealment. Examinations of Rathbone, Maynard, and others exposed lax controls, with potential total losses estimated between $80 000 and $100 000 plus $411 000 in surcharge stamps. Extradition orders prompt calls for swift Neely trial and national accountability.
New York June 4 Requisition papers signed by Governor Roosevelt in the Neely case. Federal authorities prepare to transfer the prisoner to Havana. Habeas corpus actions may be brought for Neely and Baldwin says under the original charge he can be tried in this district. Marshal Henkel seeks instructions from the attorney general Griggs. Until a reply is received Neely remains at Ludlow Street Jail under Judge Lacombe's civil order.
The Academy of the Fine Arts opens its year end exhibition featuring Clifford I. Adams traveling scholarship canvases. Eleven works hang in the rotunda showing Parisian influence. The display runs until June 7 when the school exhibit closes.
A string of horses from Colonel W F Reynolds near Bellefonte will be offered for sale at Herkness Bazaar on Ninth and Sansom streets. The lot includes saddle carriage and coach horses, with 25 more horses used for the coach Rockett between Philadelphia and Devon, trained for single and double driving and four in hand harness.
The Board of Judges met in Court No. 676 for a routine Seer session. Alfred Moore was appointed a member of the ae of City ooo Sone of en mi Comegys, decca and the oft of the County Prison was re-
Northbound Cannonball on the International and Great Northern was stopped after midnight near Price’s Switch sixty miles south of Longview Texas. Three masked men entered the engine and forced the engineer and fireman to uncouple cars and pull them away from the rest of the gang. Fireman Love broke a hole in the car end as the messenger and baggage master urged restraint and safety. The robbers fired through the car side as Rich fled toward safety amid confusion and gunfire.
An advertisement touts Warner's Safe Cure as a remedy for albuminuria and bilious ailments. It claims success for thousands and warns against substitutes, citing a Gaffe cure and Liver Enervation as related products.
Real estate notes show Stacey Reeves & Sons planning alterations at 1508 Chestnut for Robert Steel & Co with brick and stone work. Alterations and a two story addition at 3701 Spruce for T Beaston & Sons by architect Charles Hillman. F W Yeager contractor for J C Hirst residence at 1821 Spruce. Several bids revised for Devon Hill Kennels and Mascher Street parochial school in Philadelphia. Also listings of new outbuilding at West Chester and multiple four to seven story projects in progress with various architects.
A garbled astrology note cites Zadkiel and Raphael offering mixed forecasts. It mentions Venus Mars aspects and favorable outcomes for servants, engineers, and earth workers, with advice to court and push affairs in the afternoon and evening.
Oxford Pennsylvania hosts a spring fair with reduced excursion rates via Pennsylvania Railroad. Special tickets will be sold from Philadelphia for June 6, 7 and 8, with train departures at 7, 11, 12 and additional connections to band concerts or events as noted.
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