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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1897
Page
7
Special correspondence notes incidents in New York from June and June events. Robbery of Mrs. Yerkes ends with suspect spared court. James Gordon Bennett travels abroad. Remsen Scott wedding surprises society. Mayor Strong and General Collis plan city improvements. Broadway amusements fade as season closes and new roof garden plans begin.
Mrs. Cosgrove 57 of 120 West Eighty-first street was struck by a Broadway streetcar at Thirty-third Street after stepping into its path. She was taken to New York Hospital with a scalp wound two broken ribs and a bruised thigh. condition reported as not in danger.
A Pittsburg reform delegation led by President James Bindley meets Senator Quay to assure that bills aiding Philadelphia under the Bullitt law will not curb Philadelphia governance and may be amended as desired. Quay notes governor stance matters for enactment. delegation leaves with plan contingent on gubernatorial approval. Senator Quay also notes personal news of Quay Jr and a Chester County admirer sending a blue blouse he plans to wear in the mines.
A two hour meeting in Constantinople brought together the Ambassadors of Russia France Britain and Turkey's Foreign Minister Tewfik Pasha. Memoranda on frontier rectification Greek subject protections and indemnity were presented by Count Nelidoff M Cambon and Sir Philip Currie and will be submitted to the Sultan for consideration.
Uniontown reports D. M. Hertzog won a landslide for Fayette County Judge over William H. Playford. Playford carried only his home Third Ward. Hertzog won three other wards with a town wide majority of 95. Liquor League shift aided Hertzog, yielding a decisive walk over.
In Allegheny County the Quay and anti-Quay factions maintained relative strength with no major changes. The Quay supporters gained unexpected strength in McKeesport while ward faction battles remained inconsequential to overall results. W. C. Robertson won his district race for county committeeman.
Washington county Republican primaries produced a large vote with John H. Kennedy of Washington leading Sheriff challengers Luke P. Beaxtel of California and W. C. Robinson of Monongahela. W. F. Penn of Washington defeated Theodore J. Allen of North Charerql and A. W. Kimmons of West Alexander for Recordership. Thomas Griffith of East Finley defeated J. L. Rockey of West Finley for Director of the Poor.
A reflection by Sir Algernon West on shifts in etiquette, manners, and social life during Queen Victoria's reign. The piece contrasts arm in arm greetings, dining etiquette, smoking, class titles, and gender norms with later looseness, while noting reforms in punishment, education, and public health.
Special Telegram notes President McKinley is not at his usual vigor and asks for leniency with meetings. Secretary Porter says illness and fatigue hinder today’s interviews with seven Congressmen. A Nashville trip is planned as recreation with focus on the Cuban situation via Special Commissioner Calhoun.
The Legislative prison committee led by Chairman A G Seyfert will reopen next week to investigate the Western Penitentiary. They will subpoena ex convicts and ex guards and hear testimony from convicts and officials. The delegation arrived from Columbus and began tours of the mechanical departments and later the Women’s department.
The Texas battleship built in Richmond and Norfolk will get a loving cup from Richmond social clubs. The Secretary of the Navy orders the vessel to Old Point on June 15 for examination by the National Association of Master Mechanics meeting there. The cup is donated by all city social clubs.
A town rumor claimed a Friday night fight among tramps at the Fish House Station led to two stabbing deaths. Police found the tale false after investigating the scene near Andrew Tippin’s saloon where a colored man was only slightly injured and later cared for by Tippin.
Stephen Schapps, 40, of Phoenixville, died after his head was crushed between car bumpers while assisting loading structural material at the Phoenix Iron Works. He collapsed on the track as the engineer began backing the engine.
William May Jr son of Lafayette Hotel proprietor was struck by a Philadelphia Wilmington and Baltimore train after 9 pm while crossing Sixth and Penn streets. One leg mangled beyond repair and will be amputated. he was taken to Chester Hospital for treatment.
Mayor Westcott orders riders to refrain from blowing bicycle horns on Sundays in Camden after complaints from churches and residents. Chief Dodd directs police to enforce the prohibition during Sabbath hours.
A sea armistice was signed in Thens between Turkish and Greek delegates with conditions controlling naval movements and port access north of the accord line. A land armistice followed on June 3 in Thessaly and Epirus, both to hold until peace talks conclude, with 24 hours’ notice to resume hostilities if talks fail.
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania met to close the academic year and approved five additional fellowships on the George Leib Harrison foundation. The fellowships are subject to appointment flexibility, increasing total Harrison fellowships to twenty four with nineteen at five hundred dollars and five senior fellowships of eight hundred dollars. Professor William R. Newbold of the philosophy department will be asked for further information.
Greensburg June 5 Republican primaries in Westmoreland County produced a solid delegation for James Beacom for Treasurer. Chester D. Lensick poised to win Clerk of Courts. R A Rankin appears certain for Prothonotary, while James McCarthy’s backers cling to hope. W Peoples faced no opposition for District Attorney.
In Jeffersonville Georgia today R R Newly and his son J W Newly shot J R and M Defore brothers in a feud. Ten shots were fired leaving R R Newly mortally wounded. The incident stems from an old quarrel between the families in Macon area.
The Pennsylvania Railroad says the Susquehanna Bridge between Wrightsville and Columbia opens for train service on June 7. Frederick Division schedule changes include altered departure times for trains 410 408 and 409 with adjusted Philadelphia connections and earlier arrivals to Columbia. Other local timetable changes are noted.
Last evening at Walnut Street Theatre a benefit for old-time manager Robert Fox was held though A Man of Nerve was not produced. The program showcased an illuminated club swinging act by William E Brown a top musical comedy sketch by the Metropolitan Trio and Mlle Flora the tough girl on the wire with Leo Gordon also contributing to the entertainment. Other turns were well received.
Gloucester June 5 At a city council meeting twenty nine liquor licenses were granted bringing the yearly total to forty all issued this year Steps were taken to force saloon keepers to close at midnight and reopen at 4 am Four license applications were refused Mayor Beaston has closed about twelve unlicensed saloons this past week.
At a Baltimore stockholders meeting it was announced two mortgages of 3,000,000 each were recorded. The first issues 3,000 bonds of 1,000 each dated Dec 1, 1896, to mature Dec 1, 1941, to pay the Baltimore and Catonville Construction Company debt and finish the line to Washington. The second issues 3,000 bonds dated June 1, 1897, to mature June 1, 1947, to retire the original first mortgage bonds and reorganize the company, with work on the line to be completed.
A frightened horse attached to a Hansom carriage on Broad Street led driver John Croghan on a perilous ride from Broad to Filbert and finally City Hall. The horse slipped but recovered, then halted by Reserve Policemen Bucklaw and Jakemite. No serious injuries or damage reported.
Special Telegram from Pittsburg June 5 reports Jones & Laughlin plan to restart their mill Monday amid fears of trouble if new workers replace strikers. The firm claims strikers will return, but workers dispute this. Union leaders push to keep men quiet as patrols scour saloons. Pattern makers led by L R Thompson organized at the strike site.
Northern Ohio coal miners threaten to refuse any wage cut after operators advise a conference with miners to adjust pay. Operators cite Pittsburg price at 54 cents and push for 45 cents in Ohio, nine cent differential. National strike could begin in Ohio. President M D Ratchford to convene National Executive Board meeting to decide.
A man from Owego New York in St Francis Hospital Jersey City has a bullet in his spine. He is identified as James Clark not James Flood and is the son of Patrick Clark of Secaucus New Jersey. Clark says he was shot in a brawl in Owego and declines to reveal the shooter. His lower body appears paralyzed.
Chester reports a southbound Baltimore and Ohio train struck and instantly killed Edward Hayes a driver for J T Swartley of Glenolden this afternoon at the Llanwellyn crossing. The wagon was shattered and Hayes body was thrown about 180 feet. He was years old.
The Philadelphia police boats Samuel G Bog and William Jokiey joined a crowd of Gill fishermen off Gloucester yesterday and today to recover the body of Berthold Kantorowicz who drowned Thursday morning. So far the efforts have not succeeded.
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