Publication and mailing rates of The Times Philadelphia 1900
The notice lists various subscription rates for mail and per copy in the Philadelphia area, including six cents a week, three dollars a year, and twenty cents per month. It notes The Times publication office at Cheatnut and Eighth Streets, mechanical department on Sansom Street, and New York and Philadelphia offices with a date of June 6, 1900.
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DAILY
Sunday Times
the Times
Philadelphia
Cheatnut and
Eighth Streets
the Times of Building
Sansom Street
Akbee
New York
Park Row
The Heroism of the Boers in the Pretoria Stand
A reflection on the Boer resistance around Pretoria as Lord Roberts enters the city. The article praises Boer bravery, notes their withdrawal to new mountains, and questions England’s glory in victory. It suggests lasting world judgment on conduct rather than on battlefield success.
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South African Republic
Pretoria
Lord Roberts
England
Lord Roberts Seizes Pretoria in Noted Campaign
Lord Roberts solidifies his growing renown by capturing Pretoria in a swift operation. The move marks a significant gain for his forces and reshapes regional power dynamics as authorities assess the next steps.
Public Advantage Plan Aims at Broad Street Station Access
The plan for improving approaches to Broad Street Station is described as serving the traveling public and city interests. With traffic around Market Broad and Fifteenth streets surging, access to the station has become congested and hazardous, while trains run reliably. The proposal emphasizes public benefit and safety over private gain.
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Broad Street Station
Philadelphia
Market Street
Broad Street
Fifteenth Street
Anq Ayer
Boxers With Steels Stir Trouble in China and Mongolian Helpers
Chronicle notes clashes involving Boxers wielding steel in China. Local Mongolians provide support to stabilize areas and aid in smoothing operations. Observers record rising tensions and efforts to restore order amid regional unrest.
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China
Counterfeiters Sentenced in Noted Conspiracy Case
ADGE McPHERSON imposed harsh terms on principals in a major counterfeiting plot. Acobs and Kendig received twice-year penitentiary terms plus a $5,000 fine and prosecution costs. They confessed when faced with proof and aided authorities to unravel the conspiracy.
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Adge McPherson
Acobs
Kendig
Costa
Counterfeit Stamp Ring Leaders Sentenced in Major Conspiracy
The court jailed Jacobs and Kendig for masterminding a vast counterfeiting plot involving expert engravers and bribed officials. An ex-U S official aided negotiations while other participants received lighter sentences as accomplices. The Transvaal lamented surrender as it faces harsh prospects.
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Jacobs
Kendig
United States
Officials Profit from Public Contracts Sparks City Reform Call
A Philadelphia issue criticizes officials who profit from public contracts citing James P. McNichol and his brother Daniel McNichol. It argues the law forbids officials from benefiting from such contracts and urges the Citizens' Municipal Association to initiate action to curb unlawful influence and ensure fair competition for large public improvements.
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Philadelphia
James P. McNichol
Daniel McNichol
Daniel
James
Citizens’ Municipal Association
Icemen With Axes Cut Prices, A Notion In Business
One of the sharpest assumptions in commerce is that icemen used axes as a metaphor for cutting prices. The idea reflects how tough bargaining and price discipline were named in early trade lore.
Cuban postal frauds reveal lax Havana Post Office control
Reports allege a long running scheme at the Havana Post Office where Neely split receipts with half for the office and half for himself, while surcharged stamps were sold for personal gain. An inspector’s warning a year earlier was ignored. The piece criticizes colonial administration as mismanaged by political appointees and notes a shift in McKinley’s colonial selections.
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Havana
Neely
McKinley
Yorktown Victory and Rochambeau’s Role in 1781
The article recalls the Yorktown victory and credits Rochambeau with the decisive French contribution. It notes Washington and Lafayette led the campaign, with De Grasse’s fleet playing a crucial role. About 9,000 American and 7,000 French troops faced 35 French ships in the allied effort.
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Paris
Rochambeau
America
Yorktown
United States
Washington
Cornwallis
Lafayette
de Grasse
Rochambeau and Washington tied by enduring loyalty and aid
The text lauds Comte de Rochambeau for his bravery and loyalty to Washington. It notes Rochambeau lent funds to pay New England troops in Philadelphia and links his actions to the successful Yorktown battle. It also mentions broad sympathy with French honor and the broader strike context in Buffalo and beyond.
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Washington
Rochambeaux
New England
Philadelphia
Yorktown
United States
Paris
Rochambeau
Comte de Rochambeau
Farmers threaten revolt over oleomargarine fraud in Pennsylvania
General unrest sweeps Pennsylvania farmers over oleomargarine passed off as butter. They demand honest enforcement officials and an independent protection organization to shield butter producers, warning machine politics will be challenged in key eastern counties.
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Pennsylvania
Storm
Bucks
Montgomery
Chester
Stone
Gilderoy
Mountains Versus Woods Expression Noted in Transvaal
In the Transvaal, referring to going to the mountains is likened to the saying in richer regions of taking to the woods as a way to seek better timber and resources.
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Transvaal
Mayor Van Wyck Faces Possible Removal Over Ice Trust Ties
A New York City issue ties Mayor Van Wyck to an Ice Trust with city contracts and Dock Commission privileges. The revelation links political power to a public monopoly, potentially violating law and triggering removal actions by court and Governor Roosevelt.
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New York
van Wyck
Roosevelt
Hotel-keepers’ Demands Challenge Delegates in Kansas City
In Kansas City the demands of the hotel keepers may become so exacting the Democratic delegates won’t put up with them.
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Kansas City
Fashionable Tagging for Maids and Matrons Draws Censure
A London debate proposes marking single women with a bow or aigrette on the left and married women on the right as a simplified social cue. Critics question risks for divorced or widowed women and whether tagging should expand to cover all social statuses.
Motivations Beyond Wealth in Old Mafeking Siege
A compact reflection noting that even during sieges like Mafeking wealth has limits. The text suggests gold is not always a cure for hunger or a solution to needs, as people cannot literally feast on treasure.
Unclear Chinese Objections to San Francisco Plague Precautions
The determined objections of the Chinese in San Francisco to submit to authorities' precautions against threatened plague are not clear in cause or grounds. They are also not very important beyond showing their distance from the civic spirit of the country they inhabit.
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San Francisco
Public funds tied to Neely’s Havana Post Office fate
A fragment notes public money spent to secure Neely’s position at the Havana Post Office and contemplates a jail sentence if costs push the action beyond legal bounds.
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Neely
Havana
Stephen Crane Dies at Badenweiler at Age Thirty
The Distinguished American Author and War Correspondent Stephen Crane died in Badenweiler, Baden, aged 30. Born in Newark in 1870, he attended Lafayette College and Syracuse University before writing widely. His notable works include Maggie a Girl of the Streets, The Red Badge of Courage, and The Monster, with later volumes on battles and Whilomville Stories.
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Badenweiler
Baden
Stephen Crane
Newark
N. J
Lafayette College
Syracuse University
Delta Upslion
New York Tribune
Maggie
D. Appleton & Co
George
Mr. Crane
America
England
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Jersey
Elizabeth
New York
Continental Congress
Philadelphia Women's Christian Temperance Union reelects leaders
At the sixteenth annual county convention held at New Tabernacle Baptist Church, Dr. Harriet French was reelected president, with Mrs. E F W Russell as vice president and other officers honored. The gathering featured reports from departments, musical numbers, and Dr. French's keynote address urging protection of motherhood and childhood and a continued push for sobriety and reform.
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Harriett French
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Philadelphia County
E. F. W. Russell
Mary V. Stringer
Susan G. McFarland
Russell
French
County Union
New Tabernacle Baptist Church
Isabella M. Alden
Dr. French
Anon
Baptist Church Incorporated President on Pinletter
Court notes show Renee Be Ste Lee Rees named as president of Baptist Church Incorporated in a Common Pleas Court action filed yesterday involving Pinletter.
Republicans win big in Oregon election returns
Complete returns from 22 counties show Republicans lead the ticket by at least 8000. Wolverton wins justice of the supreme court by 7951, Tongue 2421 in the First district, Moody 5550 in the Second. Republicans will control both legislature chambers and a 22 vote joint ballot. Woman suffrage defeated. Portland mayor Rowe leads by 500 as of this evening.
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Portland
Ore
Wolverton
Justice of the Supreme Court
Tongue
Moody
Senate
Republicana
House
Rowe
Personal and Pertinent News Tidbits and Oddities
A collage of short items notes Daniel Frohman securing stage rights for Red Pot tage, James Jackson’s long Sing Sing duties, Robert Avery’s wild woods escape after clothes theft, Miss Anna Hasbrouck's resignation controversy in Holyoke history class, a New York purse nurse’s defense after biting a child, a Kansas plan for a readers’ magazine, and Columbia University creating an adviser for young poster workers.
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Anna B. Hasbrouck
Holyoke
Mass
Christ
Hasbrouck
New York Normal School
Holyoke School
Keith's Theatre and Parks Burlesque Acts Featured
A program listing continuous performances at Keith's Theatre and multiple parks including Chestnut Hill, Central Park, World’s Fair Marine Band, and Damrosch Orchestra. Notable acts include Rosati's Band and Liberati's Band among others.
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Chestnut Hill Park
Rosati
Central Park
World's Fair Marine
Washington Park
Liberati
Willow Grove
Damrosch
Woodside Park
First Regiment
Promised Land Imagined in Summer Pleasures in Philadelphia
Ripley D. Saunders in St. Louis Republic notes poetry on nature as heavenlike. City social notes report George Gould and guests at Devon polo, weddings and engagements, and summer itineraries of Philadelphia families with club weddings at Mercantile Hall and elaborate receptions as May to June events unfold.
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Jordan
Promised Land
Ripley D. Saunders
St. Louis Republic
George Gould
Devon
Gould
Lakewood
Bellevue
Bryn Mawr
Charles Randolph Snowden
Convicted Oleo Dealer Appeals in Federal Court
Judge McPherson reserved decision yesterday on a motion for a new trial in the James P. Farraher case. Farraher was convicted in a federal court of illegally selling oleomargarine across multiple stores. The outcome hinges on the reserved ruling.
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McPherson
Ust States District Court
James P. Farraher
Zimmerman's Jenkintown Wedding Of Sarah Frazier And John Zimmerman
Miss Sarah Ann Frazier and Mr John Ed ward Zimmerman wed at Our Saviors Church in Jenkintown at noon with a small reception at the Frazier home Oolia following the ceremony The groom is a Rittenhouse Club member and former First City Troop veteran who served as staff interpreter in the Porto Rican campaign
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Tomkins
Church of the Holy Trinity
Helen Frazier
Nora Davis
Sarah Williams
Nora Parrish
Wilkesbarre
Starr
Zimmerman
B. W. Frazier, Jr
Charles Frazier
Arthur Zimmerman
Orange
William Innis Forbes
Oolia
Jenkintown
Mr. Zimmerman
Rittenhouse Club
Suchnel and Wolf Married in Quiet German-American Ceremony
Emil J. Suchnel Jr and Elise Wolf wed last night in a small service at the groom’s sister Mrs Y G Greasiey home on Fontaine street conducted by Rev George J Mueller. Witnesses included maid Miriam May and groom’s man Martin F Wolf. The couple then left for a brief southern honeymoon.
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George J. Mueller
Emil J. Suchnel, Jr
Elise Wolf
Y. G. Greasiey
Fontaine Street
Onco
Miriam May
Mrian F. Wolf
South
Wedding of Bonniwell Cahill in St James Church
Miss Madeline C Bonniwell and Eugene Cahill were married at St James Church West Philadelphia. The ceremony included Miss Anna Maria Dougherty as honor attendant and Ein Eugene Cahill as groom with best man Peter Kernan. Ushers named include John Cantii Edward Mull Linnehan Geo Wright and others.
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West Philplace
St. James’ Church
Thirty-eighth
Chestnut Streets
Madeline C. Bonniwell Ating
Haid of
Cahill
Eugene
Anna Maria Dougherty
Peter F. Kernan
John R Cantiii
J. Edward Mull B. Linnehan
Geo’ Wright Rasigan
John J. Sullivan
Johnare B. Taylor
Robert J
Paxson Hickman Wedding Held at West Chester Church
Miss Anita Kerrey Hickman daughter of Mr and Mrs F Sharpless Hickman and Charles Speakman Paxson of West Chester were married last evening at the M E Church West Chester The maid of honor was Beatrice Tyson bridesmaids included Helen Meredith Hettie Otyeda and Anna Gweet Speakman Best man and ushers attended the bridegroom The ceremony followed by reception at the bride’s home in West Chester and a later formal celebration in Vondale
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Miriam Folz
Grace Hexter
Elsie Marks
Minnie Friedman
Alice Marks
Walter A. Hirsh
Messrs
Edwin M.dannenbam
Arthur Loeb
Eugene Kauffman
Sydney L. Krauss
Frank Newburger
Alexander M. Dannenbaum
Jacob H. Hirsh
Stanley Foltz
Leon Marks
Lawrence H. Marks
Herbert Schamberg
Charles Friedman
Clarence Kohn
Sydney K. Allman
Henry Berkowitz
Great
Adirondacks
Anna Gweet
Ss Speakman
Ter
Wise Aida F. Beant
Salvera
Mises Annette Hall
Philadel Ward
Paxson
Was Best Wae
J. Herbert Pratt
Ester
Anaes Ey
West Ter
Houghton Kervey
A. Est
Vondale
Wedding of Ella Klander and Clarence Bilston
Miss Ella Klander daughter of Mr and Mrs William Kleuder wed Clarence William Bilston in a May ceremony. The bride's parents hosted at their home in North Marshail with a reception following.
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Elston-Klander
Ella Klander
William L. Kleuder
Clarence William Bilston
Yester
Ord
North Marehail
Policeman Fined After Assault Conviction
Policeman Milton Lukens of the Fifth district was fined 1285 dollars after Monday's conviction for assault and battery against Jobo Lynch. The report notes the case and mentions Greve's Ointment and Parker's Hair Balsam as relief products referenced in the same text.
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Milton Lukens
Fifth District
Jobo Lynch
Ieagues
Greve
Parker
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Fair Temperance Advocates
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Cooper
New Department of Tom Light
Crawford
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Miss Snyder
Mrs. Peacock
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Oregon
Daniel Frohman
James Jackson
Sing Sing
Robert Avery
Winsted
Conn
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Reevents
Columbia University
Youngs
Seer Ie Ee Ee Sar Ag Sirendy
Che
Keith's Theatre
Girard Avenue
Lyceum. Park
Standard
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Nowadaes
Blackville Society
George Arkhart
Atlantic City
8. O. Urie
J. K. Coleman
Bartram
Doylestown
Newport
Edward 8. Willing
Admiral Dewey
Mrs. Dewey
Countess de Moltke-Huitfeldt
Charles Carter
The
Aldine
Oakland
Lucius Landreth
Spencer Ervin
Bar Harbor
Henry L. Davis
Eleanor Bushnell Davis
Morris Llewellyn Cooke
Second Presbyterian
R. B. Wilkinson
West Chelten Avenue
Germantown
Florence P. Wilkinson
Edward Waterworth
Unitarian
John Henry Livingstone
Miss Katharine Livingstone
Lawrence Timson
Cleremont
Tivoli-on the-Hudson
John Catherwood
Walnut Street
Miss Catherwood
Mr. Janney
Mary Armstrong
Lock Haven
William Knight McGown
Grace Emanuel Church
East One Hundred and Sixteenth Street
McGown
Fanny Eleanor Lawrence
Charles Lawrence
Gloria Dei
Madison Avenue
J. Alfred Hirsh
Spring Garden Street
Utah
Colorado
Bouillons Parisiens
Duval
London
Muller
Maxim's
Rue Royale
Sylvaina
Cafe Americain
William L. Leeds
Misses Leeds
Baltimore
Wharton Sinkler
Wincote
C. Howard Clark, Jr
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Bay Head
Bonniwell-Cahill
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