Steamer Ranald Goes to Bottom near Atlantic City
The British tramp Ranald sank off Atlantic City after cargo pitch liquefied in heat and shifted. Captain Cassidy and crew of 24 landed safely. ship valued at 100000 dollars, cargo at 200000. Lifesavers tried to assist but were denied access by the mate.
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Philadelphia Times
Atlantic City
Ranald
Cassidy
Timothy A. Parker
Hamilton Cassidy
New York
Absecon
Parker
Ranalé
Trinidad
Barber Asphalt Company
Carolina
Gulf Stream
Army and Navy Orders Honorably Discharge Senior Officers
Washington June 4 The following named assistant surgeons are honorably discharged as majors and surgeons United States Volunteers to take effect June 30 Captain Henry C Fisher Eugene I Swift ob 5 ROR to Frederick Pr Reynolds Merritt B Trelan Lewis Paul Shillyck Alex are N gente 5 RAR C Fauntleroy Charles Willcox Henri A Shaw First Lieutenant George St Mathews Captain Clermont L Best Susiena Board detailed as a member of the Exam mining and secretes a San Antonio Texas vice Colone erie Second Infantry relieved George 8 Grimes Artillery will n Francisco and report to the commanding general Department of California for a ment to duty with field artillery at the Orders May Bl gonia wing First Lieutenant Guy V Heary 3 ir eleventh Cavalry are amended so as to assign him to the Fourth ry Iain William Brooke Fifteenth Infantry mil ved out 28 major Forty-sixth Dee United States Volunteers will proceed a E Fifteenth Infantry at Fort Ethan Shermont NAVY Lieutenant E H Campbell detached June 5 to torpedo station June 10 for course of instruc tions Lieutenant G R Marvel detached to home three months sick tenant J B Blish detached Philadelphia left as executive as relief Lieutenant Heth Lion Lieutenant J Hetherington detached Alert nap reporting font to home and wait orders tenant A H Seales order directing report torpedo station for instruction revoked detached Academy June 9 to Philadelphia June 15 gn A MacArthur to torpedo station June 15 for course of instruction ookara cadet J W Timmons detached Glou Massachusetts June 6 Naval Cadet H K B Cooks safe directing to proceed home and wait orders revoked detached Academy June 7 to Constellation June 10
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Washington
United States
Henry C. Fisher
Eugene I. Swift
Frederick Pr. Reynolds
Merritt B. Trelan Léwis
Paul Shillyck
Alexare N
C. Fauntleroy
Charles Willcox
Henri A. Shaw
George St Mathews
Clermont L. Best
Susiena
San Antonio
Texas
Colone Erie
George 8 Grimes
Francisco
Department of California
Guy V. Heary
Eleventh Cavalry
Iain William Brooke
Fifteenth Infantry
Mil
Dee United States Volunteers
Fort Ethan ‘Shermont
NAVY
E. H. Campbell
G. R. Marvel
J. B. Blish
Philadelphia
Heth. Lion
J. #. Hetherington
Font
A. H. Seales
Academy
Gn A. MacArthur
J. W. Timmons
Massachusetts
Naval
H. KB. Cooks
Constellation
Pension certificates granted in Pennsylvania list issued amounts
Special to The Philadelphia Times reports pension certificates issued in Pennsylvania. Original certificates include Philander M. York Spring Creek eight dollars Thomas H. Sawhill Claysville eight dollars George W Keagle Steelton twelve dollars James Laufman Allegheny six dollars Robert M. Sylves Turtle Creek six dollars and more names with varied amounts for restoration, increase, and additional allowances across multiple towns including Harrisburg Pottsville and Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia Times
Washington
Pennsylvania
Philander M. York
Spring Creek
Thomas H. Sawhill
Claysville
George W. Keagle
Steelton
James Laufman
Allegheny
Robert M. Sylves
Turtle Creek
George Steinmetz
Schaefferstown
John Watson
Ogden Lewis
East Texas
George Werrick
Hellam
Jacob Peterman
Aean
Loganla
John Bennett
Burnside
Robert Getorss
Harrisburg
Asan
Mead
Rage
Samuel Miller
Pottsville
Williabie
Philipsburg
Jacob Heiser
John McConville
Philadelphia
John Kiater
Bethel
Frederick Nnnell
Mabel
Roe Fe Vibe
Settle
Thomas D
Potter
Close
Laurelton
Jesse En Uae Ie
Bert Bane
Preted
Percy
Saquetanna
Wertz
Godfrey Sam
Halifax
Ihabenhaute W. Church
Suspane
Relgons
Oriepta A
Port Serah Woodal
Borah i
Robbery, run down, arrest and drowning in brief
State News in Brief reports a cashville general store robbery by Monday night, a 16 year old boy named Jacob Deater killed by Laurelton Lumber Company train, Henry Jones released from New Castle jail and later charged with burglary in Chester, and a four year old girl drowned in the Lackawanna river at Scranton after falling from a riverbank. The fragment notes a chaotic morning with limited details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Thrush
Cashville
Jacob Deater
Laurelton Lumber Pamgesy
Laurelton
New Castle
Del
Henry Jones
Chester
John Miller
Lackawanna River
Scranton
Yesterda
Rapid transit charter ready to be filed in Philadelphia
The article lists Philadelphia and Western Pennsylvania backers of the proposed Pennsylvania Rapid Transit Company led by Robert H. Foerderer Boles Penrose Henry Burk Israel W. Durham and others with connections to Keystone Telephone and Union Traction. It notes secrecy while applications for charters under amended 1889 and other measures are prepared to file once Governor Stone signs. The piece covers amendments debated by Creasy McClain Mayne and Coray, voting on stock limits franchise terms and prohibitions on selling franchises, and notes the mace presentation amid House proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Rapid Transit Company
Robert H. Foerderer
Boles Penrose
United States
Henry Burk
Israel W. Durham
John M. Mack
James PP. McNichol
Tenth Ward
D.J. McNichol
Jacob E.ridgway
Quaker City National Bank
Senator Quay
Governor Stone
Union Traction Company
Philadelphia Traction Company
Mayne
Creasy
Sooper
House
Jehcock
Tioga
Stulb
Philadelphia
Focht Emery railway bills advance after amendments in House
Harrisburg June 4 The Focht and Emery railway bills passed the House on second reading, were amended and sent back to the corporations committee. They will pass finally tomorrow and go to the Senate for concurrence. Robert E. Wright Allentown linked to Johnson syndicate said the bills aim to block Johnson projects including rapid transit and cheap New York Philadelphia fares. Amendments bolster a Philadelphia court suit to bar through traffic and prohibit track connections between street railways and railroads. The Fecht bill authorizes eminent domain for elevated or underground railways and limits franchise life, while several members debated franchise sale and municipal fare controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Harrisburg
Focht. Emery Railway
House
Corporations Committee
Senate
Robert E. Wright
Allentown
Johnson Railway Syndicate
Johnson Syndicate
Philadelphia
Johnson
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Commonwealth
Emery
Fecht
Board of Directors
Creasy
Columbia
New Orleans
Coray
Luzerne
Mr. Creasy
Voorke
Creany
Gooper
Ware
Paul
Biles
Seaport Bathing Amid Chicago Preparations
Fragments indicate Chicago crews undergoing salt water baths to acclimate to seacoast environs. The exchange notes that residents from Portland Oregon are hearing varied reports from the scene.
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Portland
Chicago
Shipping notes from the port and sea routes
A fragmented shipping summary notes the steamer Willowde from Norfolk damaged and to be drydocked for repairs. It mentions the Nor Steamer Uller at Baltimore revealing that 25 plates require repairs, the Allen Line twin-screw Austrailan arriving at Montreal on its maiden voyage, and the steamer Ranald from Port Spain bound for New York with pitch cargo.
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Heck Zee Berk Ville de Benne
Willowde
Norfolk
Wks Sra
Ee Lande
Rince Mesh
Vines
Sorhea
Oorth
Uller
Baltimore
Eg Sy
Jamaica
Allen Line
Air Australasian
Montreal
Atlantic
Moville
Wade
Clyde
N, Fy
Parisian
Ranald
Port Spain
New York
Presbyterian creed revision committee named
Stated Clerk Roberts announced a committee to draft a creed revision authorized by the General Assembly. The list includes Rev. Hen C. Minton and Rev. Charles A. Dickey among others from multiple synods. First meeting set for June 18 in Pittsburgh to address organization and start work.
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Clerk Roberts
Presbyterian General Assembly
Hen C. Minton
D. D
Synod of California
Charles A.dickey
Synod of Pennsylvania
Herrick Johnson
Synod of Illinois
J. Niccolls
Synod of Missouri
D. W. Fisher
Synod of Indiana
William McKibbin
Synod of Ohio
George B. Stewart
Synod of New York
P. Sprecher
Henry van Dyke
Synod of New Jersey
John DeWitt
J. Ross Stevenson
D. W. Moffat
K. McCormick
Synod
John M. Harlan
Synod Re
John W. Foster
Synod of Bak
John E. Parsons
Stevenson
Chicago
Moffat
Fort Wayne
Ind
Pittsburg
Dickey
Minton
Abraham Barker Birthday Highlights Long Stock Broker Career
Abraham Barker, lifelong New York broker and founder affiliated figure, celebrated his 80th birthday amid memories of fifty four years on the Stock Exchange. He recalls early banking in New Orleans, Quaker neighbors, and his role in funding colored troops during the Civil War era.
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Abraham Barker
Third Street
Stock Exchange For Life
Board Room
Wharton Barker
Forrest
Barker
Stock Exchange
Mechanics’ Bank
Bettles
Samuel Bettle
Barker Brothers
Pennsylvania
New Orleans
Louisiana
Jacob Barker
Madison
Barkers
Plymouth Rock
Hudson River
Sixty-ninth Street
Amsterdam Avenue
Beekman Street
Astor House
Broadway
Union League
Henry
Alaska Street
Chestnut Street
Maryland
Women Members Saw Wood At Baptist Meet
At the Christian Endeavor Society semi annual meeting of Laken Baptist Church two young women resolved to prove doubters wrong about women doing men's work by sawing wood. One finished in 1 minute 4 seconds, the other in 2 minutes 22 seconds, winning the contest and silencing doubt.
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Philadelphia
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Clear Skin
Edward H. Wille of South Bend Indiana credits Hood's Sarsaparilla with curing years of impure blood marked by pimples and blotches. After taking a few bottles his complexion improved and his facial skin became clear.
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Edward H. Wille
South Bend
Ind
Hood
Intal
Hood's Sarsaparilia Promises Cure and Strength
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilia as a blood purifier that provides lasting vigor and tone. The claim emphasizes permanent improvement in health and vitality through the tonic.
Tense stand-off between Chester Traction and Swarthmore crews
Workmen from the Chester Traction Company and the Philadelphia Morton and Swarthmore Company remain at odds in Glenolden with two gangs watching each other. Officials and several hundred Chester men looming, while charges pose against Arthur J. Jack and Samuel A. Haigh. Swarthmore seeks a mandamus to order replacement of a removed switch, returnable in one week.
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Chester Traction Company
Philadelphia, Morton and Swarthmore Company
Glenolden
Swarthmore
Chester
Chester Company
Squire Laroche
Delaware County
Arthur J. Jack
Swarthmore Company
McLaurin Withdraws Shifts to Peaceful Proposal in SC
In Columbia South Carolina on June 4 Senator McLaurin announces he will retain his United States Senate seat to maintain peace and harmony. He refuses to be driven by political battles and vows to serve the state while resisting external attempts to restrict his judgment on national issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
8. C
South Carolina
McLaurin
Carolina
Bennettsville
CaJdune
M. B. McSweeney
United States
Senate
Joan Lowndes McLaurin
School Teachers Pupils Contest Ends June 20 1901
Notice that the School Teachers and Pupils Contest will close at midnight on Thursday June 20 1901 and prizes will go to those with the highest vote total.
Murderous Outburst at Golden End Angers Harewood Line
Francis J. Las celles, half brother to the Earl of Harewood and cousin to Sir Frank Las celles, shot his master at Golden after a glooming period of morose behavior following a writ. The servant died, and Las celles was committed to an asylum as a raving maniac.
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Philadelphia Times
Vancouver
Francis J. Lascelles
Earl of Harewood
Frank Lascelles
Germany
Penton
Golden
Mr. Lascelles
Lascelles
Golden Fov
Serviot
Long on Insular Cases in Denver
Secretary of the Navy John D. Long, en route to Washington, commented on the Porto Rican cases. He said the Downes decision sustains the government and supports Congress power to legislate for insular revenue relations, and he argues no other constitutional or precedent-based decision is justifiable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
John D. Long
Secretary of the Navy
Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
John Quincy Adams
John Marshall
Daniel Webster
Tunnel Blaze In Pan Handle Tunnel With Oil Spill
Train 106 rear ended a freight tank car carrying 0,000 gallons of oil in Pittsburg. The tank ignited, wrecking and lighting the tunnel in a fiery blaze. Engineer Leander Criss and a fireman escaped. conductor led passengers to safety as eight travelers fled the tunnel. William Reese was injured during the ordeal.
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Philadelphia Times
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Chicago and St. Louis
Pan Handle
Leander Criss
William Reese
Dove Forty Feet To Death At Midway Show
Teddy Oliver a nineteen year old performer in Buffalo New York suffered critical injuries during a Midway act at the Exposition grounds. His bicycle stunt from a forty foot platform ended with a headfirst plunge into a shallow outer edge of a water pool where the bottom rises to five feet deep.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Teddy Oliver
Exposition Grounds
Oliver
Bankrupt petition filed by Alvin B. Crocker in New York
Alvin E B Crocker of New York files a bankruptcy petition with pauper’s oath in U S District Court. He claims about 50 000 from late Benjamin R Crocker estate. brother of the California magnate. Crocker’s life details tie to mining ventures and debts settled by his son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States District Court
Alvin EB. Crocker
Crocker
Benjamin R. Crocker
California
Su Venture
Fourth Class Postmasters Appointed
Washington dispatch reports the appointment of fourth class postmasters in Pennsylvania with new positions including Milford Star in Lancaster Swarts P M Brook Medford Adolph Robert and other specified officers noted in the June 4 release.
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Washington
Toennsylvania
Milford Star
T. Lancaster
Swarts
P. M. Brook
Medford
Adolph
Robert
Excursion Train to Pan American Exposition From Reading Area
Special coach excursion leaves Reading Terminal at 10:80 A M bound for Buffalo via the Philadelphia and Reading Lehigh Valley route. Tickets on sale now at a special teaspeed rate with return within seven days.
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Philadelphia
Reading
Lehigh Valley
Buffalo
Locomotives Under Fire In Anglo American Trade Row
Sir Alfred Hickman, ex president of the British Iron Trade Association, replies to Lord George Hamilton over American built locomotives and bridges. He cites Burmah Railway Company figures showing higher fuel use and vehicle miles for American engines and urges a committee to investigate. The Daily Chronicle notes British trade fears but concedes paramountcy is doomed, keeping a sentimental tone.
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London
Alfred Hickman
British Iron Trade Association
George Hamilton
India
House of Commons
Burmah Railway Company
George Hmuaniton
America
Godtieh
Sir Alfred
Sir Alfred Hickman
Lord George Hamilton
the Daily Chronicle
Br Alfred Hickman
Dazzled by Millionaires at London Reception
Morris K. Jessup, president of the New York Chamber of Commerce, led American delegation guests at Claridge's Hotel in a grand reception attended by the Lord Mayor in full chain of office. Cabinet members, Lord Rothschild, Sir Thomas Lipton and others were present, with the Daily Mail calling the event the largest gathering of American millionaires abroad. Ambassador Choate hosted a dinner, and Windsor impressions with the King and Queen were shared in The Chronicle. A remark by J. T. Terry praised the Queen's beauty.
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PHILADELPH _TIMEs
London
Morris K. Jessup
New York Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Claridge’s
Hotel N Day
Éverme
Daily Mail
Atlantic
Ambassador Choate
Blow at Platt Amendment Governs Havana Mayoral Vote
Havana voters elected Senor Gener as mayor, a move seen as a setback to the Platt amendment. Gener, a constitutional convention delegate, voted against the amendment and has no strong revolutionary ties. Nationalists, well organized, expected to influence the outcome as the convention prepares to meet in secret Thursday with a McKinley communication likely to be received by General Wood.
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Philadelphia Times
Havana
Senor Gener
National Party
Anen
McKinley
Wood
Bernhardt in London with Coquelin at Her Majesty's Theatre
A large and fashionable audience welcomed Mme Bernhardt and M Coquelin in L Aiglon at Her Majesty's Theatre London June 4. French residents filled the pit and gallery, sparking applause while English critics felt the play did not deeply move the audience and warned the role may suit a younger genius.
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Philadelphia Times
London
Mme. Bernhardt
M. Coquelin
Her Majesty's Theatre
Mme. Bernhamt
Big Railroad Combine Reported Uniting Lines From Pacific to Mississippi
New York June 4 The Press reports a major railroad consolidation may result from a dispute settlement between Morgen Hill and Blarrimen factions. It claims agreements will cover the St Paul Chicago and Northwestern Chicago Great Western lines as part of a nationwide harmony plan, pending J Pierpont Morgan’s Europe arrival.
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Pacific
Mississippi
New York
Mississippi River
Pacific Coast
Northern Pacific
Morgen-Hill
Blarrimen
Northern
Union Pacific
St. Paul
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Bulldog
Army and Navy
Philape Elrura Times
ARMY
Rapid Transit
State Department
Leugh
McClain Clail
McClain
Lancaster
Lugerne
M. 8. Quay
Republican Party
Quay
Mr. Haag
Marshall
Hall
Crea8y
Christian Endeavor
The
Atteo
Niagara Falls
Iladelphia Tins
Annapolis
United States Naval Academy
Board of Visitors
Roger Willams
Francis McTivraine
Williams
Wright
Mellvalne
Elsie McIlvaine
Augusta Woodward
Hanash Randal
Ieee
MR. Hickman
Platt
Aigion
BIG Railroad
Cebye
Tareer
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