No Extra Session Planned for Philippine Policy
The Philadelphia Times reports the President and advisers do not intend to call an extra session of Congress. They assert Spooner authority covers Philippine governance for now, and a Court ruling on Porto Rico creates no firm constitutional barrier. Tariff by executive order remains a practical issue, with military occupation cited if civil law derives from military power. The situation is expected to clarify before winter.
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Congress
Philippine Islands
Spooner
Philippines
United States
Supreme Court
Porto Rico
House of Representatives
Philadelphia
Marshall
Stroh
J. Coray
Luserne
Ooray
Peter Marta
Reciprocity and protection clash in American trade policy
The National Association of Manufacturers leader urges renewed tariffs and reciprocity shifts as Europe tightens under competition. The piece critiques legislative machine control in the House, detailing Speaker Marshall’s handling of bills, parliamentary objections, and alleged rule violations.
Protectionists Urged to Embrace Liberal Trade Policy
The author argues against rigid protectionism, warning it blocks national progress. They praise commercial expansion for widening American manufacturing horizons and advocate liberal trade relations as a path to peace, civilization, and national prosperity.
Minority commends reforms on railway bills despite party lines
The small Hose minority praised amendments to curb private schemes in railway ripper bills. Proposals to limit franchise terms, empower local fare control, require public notice, apply existing law, and demand actual investment were about public good but were voted down as bills sped through second reading under orders. The independent few deserve recognition.
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Eich
Ministers and Mammon On Sunday Golf Controversy
A New York circles debate centers on fashionable people playing golf Sundays. In Yonkers a group reportedly ties the Sabbath to leisure activities, including baseball and a Scottish cousin of American origins, stirring discussion on propriety and tradition.
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New York
Yonkers
Clergy Clash Over Sunday Sports In Local Row
A clerical delegation urged police to curb what they call sinful pastimes, while baseball players and well heeled golfers opposed the move. Clergymen faced pressure from petition signers who warned they would sever church ties. The debate pivots on who profits and where loyalty lies in these games.
Carnegie Gift Conditioned Library Offer Stirs Local Debate
In Norris town residents weigh Mr Carnegie's gift terms as a library endowment contingent on building plans. While praising libraries that expand access, the piece argues books and ongoing endowment are essential before a building, citing Philadelphia's Free Library as a model of practical benefaction.
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Norristown
Carnegie
Philadelphia
Free Library
The Value of Franchises in Baltimore Transit
A reflection on how city residents tolerate lucrative franchise deals. It recalls Baltimore's first street railway fight, the 20 percent gross receipts offer, and how the city accepted a 12 percent rate, later cut to 9 percent with fares at five cents. The piece notes ongoing lobbying and public apathy toward franchise terms.
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United States
First Street Railway
Baltimore
Baltimore streetcar savings prove value of fair transit
The text argues for maintaining current transit franchises, citing Baltimore’s five cent fares with child discounts and free transfers that fund parks, delivering about a thousand dollars daily to the city treasury. It warns Philadelphia lawmakers against franchise removal, claiming massive fiscal and public benefit would be lost.
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Baltimore
Philadelphia
Asphalt Pact Locks in Philadelphia Paving Rates
A Philadelphia ordinance blocks any competition by forbidding awarding paving work to firms outside the Trust. Prices leap from historical highs to a fixed maximum of 2.60 per square yard, affecting both public and private projects. The piece also notes a trend toward practical college leadership and cites Dr. Ira Remsen’s appointment at Johns Hopkins, framing education as usable in the real world.
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Ecuador
Felicidad
Venezuela
Philadelphia
Ira Remsen
Johns Hopkins University
Harrison
University of Pennsylvania
Seth Low
Columbia
Hadley
Yale
Harper
Chicago University
Wheeler
University of California
Remsen
Letters to the Editor in The Philadelphia Times
A letters page outlines reader submissions with optional publication of names, free from offensive content. It notes conditions on identification and editorial discretion while inviting diverse topics and viewpoints.
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The
Philadelphia Times
Subscriber praises Philadelphia Times under new management
An old subscriber, Dr Thomas Hay, writes from Philadelphia praising the Times after its change in ownership. He notes the current issue is elevating and loyal in tone and expresses renewed commitment to continued subscription.
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Philadelphia Times
Times
Ae Crew Ae Bighregan
Thomas Hay
Proposed Card Insists on Weaver for District Attorney
In a Philadelphia Times letter, the editor critiques a bar invitation for signatures supporting John Weaver for the District Attorney nomination. The writer urges a truthful card naming Weaver as machine candidate and condemning Rothermel for his public service. The note cites Philadelphia bar membership and asks members to sign only if aligned with the stated view.
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Philadelphia Times
Philadelphia
John Weaver
Rothermel
Messrs
Ashbridge
Durham, McNichol & Co
Weaver
Rother
American workmanship praised by Europe and India in public view
The Public Ledger argues that American manufacturers must use high quality materials and skilled construction to compete abroad. It stresses strength and endurance in American bridges and locomotives, citing Lord Beresford’s praise of U S railroad gear and its power on steep grades.
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Europe
Ihdia
England
Germany
Lord Charles Beresford
Manufacturers in Convention From Philadelphia Press
The National Association of Manufacturers in Detroit urged broad circulation of a statement by President Theodore C. Search. He supported reciprocity treaties and rejected any return to tariff protection while predicting better results next session on unresolved details. The group backs a departments plan, parcels post, the Nicaragua canal, and education to influence national policy.
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National Association of Manufacturers
Detroit
England
Germany
Philadelphia
Theodore C. Search
Search
Senate
Department of Commerce
Nicaragua Canal
Down with the Chinese Wall
In the Philadelphia Record the writer argues that the nation is ready to end the Dingley tariff era. The piece urges tariff revision and embraces commercial expansion, declaring Protection for infant industries obsolete and calling for dismantling the Chinese wall of policy.
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Philadelphia
Supremes Court
McKiffley
Philippines
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Far East
European Mind Fears Old World Ruin From American Rivalry
In discussion across European chambers the fear of American economic power is debated. A French deputy warned of American peril surpassing the Yellow peril, arguing Napoleons of American industry seek European conquest by economic ruin. The piece argues such views are nonsensical, noting prosperity depends on selling to a paying Europe and that destruction of European markets would harm both sides.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
House of Commons
Chamber of Deputies
China
Europe
Mayor Ashbridge Urges Separate Ballot for City Loans
The Philadelphia mayor proposes asking residents to authorize another loan to fund multiple improvements including Reading crossings removal, the Parkway, Crow Boulevard, and Delaware dredging. He warns against lumping all schemes into a blanket loan bill and urges separate propositions to avoid risking essential projects.
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Philadelphia
Ashbridge
Reading
Park Speedway
Crow Boulevard
Delaware
Ashas
Boulevard Sleds
el Moun
Phils
Fragmented OCR Notes From Local Page
Readable fragments show garbled text likely from a local page. No clear names, dates, places, or events emerge to form a complete item or identify a subject. The piece appears to be an OCR error cluster with random letters and broken phrases.
Odd Mix of News Bits From Old New York to Kansas City
A collage of curiosities and trivia. Marble from a demolished Fifth Avenue mansion is used for gravestones. The Wye sails to Ascension yearly for turtle soup. A South American tribe is mottled black and white and fish-fed. Paul Revere helped found the copper refiners, now Revere Copper in Canton. Los Angeles boasts 13 parks totaling 3740 acres. Lifeboat history from South Shields since 1830, 1028 rescues. Humorous exchanges about misery and recipes. General Wood plays jai alai in Havana. Germany funds 125 foreign schools. Brazil 20. Chile 12. Romania 12. British dominions 12. Lawndale’s police have not arrested in eight years. Ladies in waiting ribbing about bridesmaids. An Albino robin near Rutland VT draws notice. Senators West Elkins Cockrell slated for Kansas City old settlers picnic in July. A printer notes a typist travels about eleven miles daily. A quip ends with a nailed lie.
People in South Carolina push for direct democracy idea
The piece notes Tillman and McLaurin adopting referendum principles to settle their dispute and Illinois granting 25 percent voter recall on district issues. It argues voters seek direct say in governance, showing disillusionment with representatives and warning politicians not to bluff.
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Tillman
McLaurin
Illinois
South Carolina
Meaning of Platt Amendment and Roots of Cuban Policy
The New York Sun argues Secretary Root’s informal remarks to Cuban delegates were thoughtful but warned that inserting his opinions into Cuba’s organic law misplaces interpretive authority. It urges Cubans to adopt the Pratt amendment verbatim in their constitution and let U.S. courts resolve any disputes. The piece notes that even a Washington visit by Cuban leaders does not settle the issue.
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New York Sun
Secretary Root
Supreme Federal Tribunal
Cuba
United States
Washington
At Sea We Voyage in Quest of Light
Poetic fragment describes a voyage by ship with Hope and Love. It speaks of sails lifted in prayer, seeking light beyond mortal sight, while invoking the Creator who formed earth and sea. The verse pleads for clarity to pierce eternity and restore vision amid driving rain.
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Calva
Odvedina
City School Committee Seeks $2,000,000 Loan for New Schools
The school committee urged Mayor Ashbridge to arrange a $2 million loan for school construction. Officials cited urgent northern and southern needs, with bills seeking over $600,000 and proposals for a manual training school in each city area.
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Ashbridge
Pu Countiiah
Alexander Abrahams
Board of Education
Samuel Lamond
Carothers
School Site Plans Amid Contested Hunting Park Purchase
The Board of Education property committee debated buying a lot at Hunting Park avenue and Sixteenth street for a school. They doubt the irregular triangular site is suitable and discussed offering $20,000 before referring the matter to a sub committee. They also reported York, Sepviva, and Olney buildings due for turnover in two weeks and urged $45,000 for a new Oxford and Hedge streets school.
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Board of Education
Hunting Park Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Thirty-eighth Ward
Hubbert
Cook
York
Sepviva Streets
Olney
Oxford and
Hedge Streets
Twenty-third Ward
Pardons Board to consider death row cases on June
Director English filed with the State Board of Pardons urging no commutation for Charles Perry and Henry Ivory who were condemned for the murder of Roy Wilson White. Sheriff Hartman refused to sign support. The governor set July 16 for execution. the Board meets June 19 to review the cases.
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English
State Board of Pardons
Charles Perry
Henry Ivory
Roy Wilson White
Hartman
Stone
Board of Pardons
Law Bars Hospitals In City Health Board Meeting
City Health Board moved to enforce a law forbidding pest houses and hospitals in built up areas. The Bureau of Building Inspectors may be notified to withhold permits. Medical Inspector Taylor reported May activity on 1,459 contagious disease cases including 263 diphtheria 44 scarlet fever 10 smallpox 3 meningitis and 105 consumption.
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Board of Health
Kinsey
Bureau of Building Inspectors
Taylor
City survey committee makes street plan recommendations
The Councils survey committee advised changing Catharine street from Delaware to Front and placing Thirteenth street from Ontario to Germantown on city plans. Forty-fourth street from Baltimore to Chester would be removed from plans. An ordinance to appropriate 20000 for a Dauphin street bridge was referred without recommendation. Wharton Bond’s request to build temporary sewers on Watts and Juniper streets was referred to the district committee.
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Catharine Street
Delaware Avenue
Front Street
Thirteenth Street
Ontario Street
Germantown Avenue
Forty-fourth Street
Baltimore
Chester Avenues
Dauphin Street
Wharton Bond
Watts and
Juniper Streets
Material Brings $2,428 to City Treasury
The Public Buildings Commission reported receipt of 2423.19 from old material sales and turned into the City Treasury. A resolution passed to appoint a committee to audit the Commission’s books so accounts may be closed before July 1 when the commission expires.
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Public Buildings Commission
Walton
Frohman buys drama for Faversham in Royal Rival
An Associated Press cable from London reports Charles Frohman has purchased for William Faversham a new season drama titled A Royal Rival. The work is a Gérald Du Maurier adaptation of Don Caesar de Basan and Maritana, previously used in theatre and opera. Lewis Waller stars in London. James K. Hackett to play the rebelling bravado swordsman in Don Caesar adventures.
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Associated Press
London
Charles Frohman
William Faversham
Lewis Waller
Gérald du Maurier
Trilby
Don Caesar de Basan
Maritana
Feehter
Charles Dillion
Salvini
Don Cacesar
James K. Hackett
Reble Brave and Swordsman
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