Tariff revision is the keynote at Detroit convention
Special to The Philadelphia Times reports the sixth annual National Association of Manufacturers meeting in Detroit opening with addresses of welcome. Presidents, treasurers, and delegates discuss reciprocity, French treaty ratification, and tariff reforms as key to expanding U.S. exports. The tally shows 1,450 members across 34 states with Pennsylvania leading.
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Philadelphia Times
Detroit
Mich
Philadelphia
National Association of Manufacturers
Buffalo
Cadillac
George H. Barbour
Association For Michigan
William C. Maybury
Theodore C. Search
Association
Search
Owen Osborne
United States
Union
France
United States Senate
Barker
New York
Congress
America
Sanders
Robert Laidlaw
Cincinnati
Europe
Russia
Gage
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
William H. Tollman
League of Social Service
Ohio
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
Mr. Search
Senate of the
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Rct
Baltimore
Poor Laurence woman regains health with Grape Nuts and Postum
Mrs. M. C. Waring of Laurence Indiana credits a diet of Grape Nuts Food and Postum Coffee with restoring her energy and mental clarity after months of fatigue and illness. She reports improved sleep appetite and ability to work sixteen hours daily.
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Laurence
Ind
M. C. Waring
No Release for Hawkins Yet by Delaware Board of Pardons
Delaware's Board of Pardons postponed action on former Secretary of State John D. Hawkins after a brief session at the prison to assess his condition. The case will resume at a full board meeting. The same dispatch notes the appointment of a State Library Commission by Governor Hunn and a clemency decision for Percy Smith, an 11 year old spared lashes after a theft conviction.
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Delaware
Board of Pardons
Philadelphia Times
Dover
Del
John D. Hawkins
State Board of Pardons
Hawkins
Percy Smith
Delaware Notes Highlight Appointments and Local Events
Governor Hunn appoints E L Collins of Milton as Justice of the Peace. Miss Josephine Foard of Waverly and Ottomer W Speer of Wilmington attend national events. Mrs Jacob Steiger recovers money from a bedspread after a robbery scare. George Carter resigns as manager of the Wilmington Evening Journal effective June 15. A Wilmington constable faces a hearing for disorderly conduct. Diamond State Steel dissolves and transfers assets to a new company. Bishop Derrick transfers Rev J P Sampson and Alfred H Butler to Wilmington churches. Wilmington Military Academy and Golden Wilmington Commercial College hold commencements with notable speakers. The Wilmington district reports conference contributions. New Castle Levy Court sets June 19 deadline for tax collections with lists of contributors.
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Hunn
E. L. Collins
Milton
Josephine Foard
Waverly
N. Y
Natural History Society of
Delaware
Paupers to gain work and new homes in Philadelphia plan
The Bureau of Charities and Correction plans to move paupers and the insane from Blockley Hospital to new homes with 300 acres of workable land to generate revenue. Dr. J Shoemaker says a report is due soon as the city shifts to outdoor labor and indoor tasks for those able to work. Funds will build a children’s hospital, a skin-disease hospital, and phased pavilion groups at Philadelphia Hospital for separate treatments.
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Bureau of Charities and Correction
Philadelphia
Blockley
J. Shoemaker
England
France
Philadelphia Hospital
Fort Washington Celebration Marks Evacuation Anniversary
The Pennsylvania Society of the Sons of the Revolution holds an observance at Fort Washington Whitemarsh on June 15 to mark the 123rd anniversary of Philadelphia’s evacuation by the British and the army’s retreat from Valley Forge. Notable committee members include J. Edward Pege, Heberton Loudon Snowden, Theodore Etting, Horace Haldeman, and many other named participants.
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Philadelphia
Valley Forge
Pennsylvania Society of the Sons of the Revolution
Fort Washington
Whitemarsh
Howe
al F. Ven Albade Cabeen
Robert E. Pattison
William F. Smith
Josephine Anderson
Will Hi. Davis
Hugh Bons White
Charlies W. Stone
Henry G. Keasbey
Read Frazer
Rodman Jones
Henry P. McKean
J. Lucius H. Warren
Wiliam B. Rawle
Jamine Rush
William D. Neilson
Monery Evans
Mele! B. Chaplin
Isaac Roberts Davis
Ja William Hill
Varge
J. Edward Pege
Sores Heberton
Loudon Snowden
Aan
W. Murray
Theodore M. Etting
Luther R. Kelker
Isaac Porter, Jr
Horace L. Haldeman
Nomant S G. Pe
George G
Walter M. L.ungler
Henry W. Littlefield
Meas T. Meet
George H. Burgtt
Thomas W. Worrell
Benjamin B. Osborn
C Wman Dougherty
Edward
Movements of Vessels Reported Across Atlantic Routes
A compilation of ship movements with British steamers from Philadelphia to Hamburg London and Glasgow and other routes. Vessels named include Steamers Ventnor Suningdale Astoria Circassian Prince Drummond Trinidad Michigan Mexicano City of poses Mesabe Williamsport Harrisburg Admiral Sampson Amsterdam Durango and schooners Lottie and Grace among others, with arrivals at Boston Bermuda Baltimore and York through June 4.
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Ventnor
Philadelphia
Hamburg
Suningdale
London
Astoria
New York
Glasgow
Moville
Shields
Drummond
St. Thomas
Santiago
Trinidad
Bermuda
Michigan
Liverpool
Boston
Tampico
Jupiter
City of Poses
Te Ee
Port Tampe
Mesabe
Scilly
SA. M
Jacksonville
Anmee
Wabana
Williamsport
Salem
Chatham
Harrisburg
Coleraine
Cathan
Admiral Sampson
Port Morant
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Lizard
Durango
Baltimore
Noble Caterers The Gunter Family Which Supplies Royalty With Delicacies
The London Chronicle notes the Gunter family may receive a baronetcy for supplying royal delicacies. Reminiscences of Georgiana, Lady Bloomfield hint at social awkwardness over catering in earlier days, but Gunters were famed for their ice and hospitality. Lord Alverleigh is referenced in a hunting anecdote about their service.
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Gunter
London Chronicle
Georgiana
Bloomfield
Lord Alveriey
Firet Artiet’s painting draws public praise, not art for art's sake
The note critiques Firet Artiet as painting what the public wants rather than pursuing pure artistic expression, questioning whether the artist values stomach comfort over artistic integrity.
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Brooklyn
Trymby Furniture Final Clearance at Philadelphia Store
After delays deliveries resumed and stock regrouped on the Sixth floor, final reductions cut prices on Trymby pieces. The sale includes ten curtain styles and four to seven colorings per style, with bargains on furniture and draperies not duplicates. Pieces priced to clear today and tomorrow.
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Trymby
Philadelphia
Gimbel Silk Salon Display Highlights White Silks
The Silk Salon on the main floor showcases white silks with wash durability and dainty feel. 21-inch Japanese silks at 28c, 36-inch silks from 68c to 80c, 75 36-inch Japanese silks at 36-inch 50c, 24-inch whites at 1.31, Geisha silks 85c, and 24-inch twisted Japanese silks 75c.
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Gimbel
Bargain Mattings Priced Across Several Rolls
Advertises discounted China mattings and Japanese mattings with several price cuts. Mentions rolls priced from five fifty to eighteen dollars and notes cotton warps and heavy fibre warps. States varieties on the fifth floor and lists roll lengths of forty yards.
Panama and Straw Hats at Bargain Prices
A local hat shop advertises a wide selection of Panama and Ecuador grass hats at savings of two to five dollars. Men’s panamas priced at 12 dollars, various braids from 1.50 to 4 dollars, children’s hats from 50 cents, with styles and sizes shown on the third floor alongside clothing.
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Panama
Milan
Market Street
Startling Confession of a German Desertion and a Ritual Crime
A French army court martial in Algeria heard a striking tale linked to a Koenitz murder of Worser and Jewish ritual murder accusations. A German soldier claimed he killed a man under masked orders in a synagogue as part of a broader plot, drained blood into a silver vessel, then carried a sealed letter as proof before fleeing to join the Foreign Legion.
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New York
Algeria
Germany
Koenitz
Worser
Breslau
Frankfort am-Main
Foreign Legion
Preparing a Speech Exchange Joke and Train Excursions
A Scottish minister quips how long to prepare a speech depending on duration. An item lists $1.00 Seashore Excursions to Pennsylvania Hallroad on Sundays in June, leaving Market Street Wharf, Philadelphia at 7 30 A M.
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Pennsylvania Hallroad
West Jersey and Seashore R. R
Philadelphia
Market Street
Sell or unload in soup joke saves broker
An American in London, amid Wall Street boom talk, reads a four letter omen in his soup. The letters spell Sell and then Unload, prompting him to cable his broker to dump his holdings and avoid financial disaster. He acts quickly after the message appears in the spoon.
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London Daily News
England
London
Wall Street
The Trouble From Town and Country
The naturalist's wife leaves the baby with the absent-minded husband. Upon return she finds him with a chaotic scene and a crowd of curious onlookers. The baby appears unharmed but the scene reveals the humor and chaos of domestic life.
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David
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President Search
Great Britain
Nelson
Minnesota
Linea
Commission
Nicaragua Canal
International Freight Bureau
Bureau of Information
State Library Commission
Manlove Hayes
Daniel W. Corbit
Odessa
George F. Bowerman
Wilmington
Joseph Holland
Milford
Johnn Barkley
Clayton
Ella Marshall
Harry A. Richardson
Charles R. Miller
Margaret Truxton
Georgetown
Cornelius N. Frear
Delaware News Notes
Ottomer W. Speer
Modern Woodmen
St. Paul
Jacob Steiger
George Carter
Wilmington Evening Journal
New York Preas
Lucille Jones
Diamond State Steel Company
Wilmingtonesterday
The
W.B. Derrick
A. M. E. Conference
Rev
J. P. Sampson
Bethel Church
Wilmson
H. H. Butler
Wilmington Military Academy
Thomas A. McCurdy
Central Presbyterian Church
B. Denver Coppage
William L. Todd
Golden Wilmington Commercial College
Grand Opera House
Russell H. Conwell
Charles B. Lore
Methodist Yun Conference
St. Paul's
Worth
Edge Moor
Claymont
Red Lion
J. Sores
J. Sores Kirkwood, Ebenezer
Port
Bethel
Perryville
Mount Pleasant
Ount Lebanon
Colora
Chesapeake City
New Castle
Sons of Revolution
NOBLE
Gimbel Brother
Gimbel Bro Brothers
Trym
Trumby
Derby Portieres
A. M
Georgia
Arcove
St Frormant Harbor
Benet Ieee Arene
Gimbel Brothers
Ninth Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Colorado
Salt Lake City
Canadian Northwest
Coutte Pittman Bern
Geo. W
Pass. Agt
J. R. Hutchinson
Cenc
Manacen
J. R. Wood
Cen
Hotel Cecil
London, W. C
A. Judah
Cecelia
Keeley Cure
Keeley Institute
Broad Street
Phila
North Ixerit
Chesterman & Streeter
South 11Th St
Fowler & Hanna Go., Inc
Chestnut Street
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