New Bills Target Railroads in Philadelphia and Cities
A pair of railroad bills anticipated in Harrisburg would regulate running of passenger trains at grade in first and second class cities and empower municipal authorities to curb nuisances by abolishing dangerous surface lines. Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Allegheny City, and Scranton would face broad effects including potential speed reductions and elevated track requirements.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia and Reading Railway
Ninth Street
Fairmount Avenue
Pennsylvania Railroad
Trenton Avenue
Norris
Butler Street
Philadelphia and
Trenton
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Schuylkill River
Chestnut Street
Pittsburg
Allegheny City
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Reading Railway
Reading
Miss Anna Dodge Weds Milford Denison in Lancaster Church
At 8 p m in First Methodist Episcopal Church Lancaster Miss Anna Deborah Dodge daughter of Mr and Mrs Byron Griswald Dodge married Milford Streeter Denison of Huntsville Alabama Rev H G Apenzeller performed the ceremony assisted by Rev W H Shaffer The couple will travel through Ireland and Canada before settling in Huntsville Alabama
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Philadelphia Times
Lancaster
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Anna Deborah Dodge
Byron Griswald Dodge
Milford Streeter Denison
Huntsville
Ala
H G. Apenzeller
W. H. Shaffer
Margaret R. Aiken
Pittsburg
Lyte Paul
Wheeling
W. Va
Mary Brooke
Cleveland
Elizabeth Drake
Norristown
Susan Baumgardner
Mary Eilen Rathson
Benjamin H. Son
Watertown
Harvey. Cowel
Troy
N. Y
Frank G. Denison
Clergyman Vanishes from West Scranton Home
Special to The Philadelphia Times from Scranton reports Rev. D. C. Phillips of West Scranton disappeared last Monday amid alarm at his family home. Phillips, in ill health, had given up his North Scranton charge several months ago.
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Philadelphia
Scranton
Boy Jumped From Bridge to Save Life
Ten year old Harry Weaver, fishing from a railroad trestle in South Bethlehem, leaped twenty feet into Monocacy creek to avoid an approaching train. His action saved him from worse harm, but he broke a leg in the fall.
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Philadelphia Timms
Bethlehem
Harry Weaver
Monocacy Creek
Dynamite Crash Kills Two Cows in Forest City Barn Blast
In Forest City two cows were instantly killed and a barn owned by Michael Metonsky demolished when a dynamite explosion occurred last night. A cow stepped on a package of explosives stored beneath the barn, triggering the blast.
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Philadelphia Times
Scranton
Michael Metonsky
Forest City
Runaway Girls Apprehended in Reading
Two nicely dressed girls were arrested by Chief Miller on a run away from home charge. One is 19 from Conshohocken and the other 12 from Philadelphia. The chief sent them home.
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Philadelphia
Shenandoah officer held on perjury charges in naturalization scheme
Joseph Anderson, former Shenandoah police officer, is held on $600 bail on charges of perjury and subornation of perjury connected to a naturalization scheme in Mahano y City. The case was heard in Philadelphia with special correspondent reports.
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Philadelphia
Innes Mahanoy City
Dane
Joseph Andersom
Shenandoah
Miner Fatally Hurt in Coal Mine Accident
Pottsville dispatch reports George U aged 36, a miner at Oak Hill coal works, was fatally injured today while at work in the mine. He suffered a chest wound and died shortly after.
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Pottsville
George U
Oak H Getters
Ork
Will Defeat Quay Man Fight for Controllership Nomination
Greensburg June 1 The Republican county convention adjourned without a winner for Controller after an all day and night session. Eighteen districts were excluded and a committee was appointed to probe vote legality. Hitchman leads by 112 votes among remaining districts, but antis control the committee and organization. Brown is favored to be declared nominee by the investigative panel.
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Philadelphia
Antis
Quay People
Brown
Lutheran Ministerium Reverses Schaeffer Resignation
In Allentown on June 5 the Lutheran Ministerium debated Rev William Ashmead Schaeffer's resignation as superintendent of home missions. Strong appeals led to a large vote asking him to withdraw, which he did. Rev J W Gauker must answer at next Lancaster Conference for possible suspension. Rev Joseph W Mayne, after remitting ordination, serves as Lehigh representative at Harrisburg.
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Philadelphia
Allentown
William Ashmead Schaeffer
J. W. Gauker
Lancaster
Joseph W. Mayne
Lehigh
Harrisburg
Recorder Brown's Axe Weighs City Officials Change
Pittsburg reports a wave of expected removals as Recorder A M Brown targets several city leaders. George W Wilson and John Anderson are among those likely to be ousted, with former director E M Bigelow tipped to replace Wilson. City Solicitor Clarence Burleigh and others may depart, while J O Brown, Roger O Mara and Burleigh are said to keep their posts.
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Pittsburg
George H. Wilson
John Anderson
A. M. Brown
Public Works
George W. Wilson
E. M. Bigelow
Fiinn
Nineteenth Ward Republican Association
Recorder Brown
Bigelow
Clarence Burleigh
J. O. Brown
Roger O'Mara
Burleigh
Old House Harboring Snakes. 200 Slain in Fire
In Hallstead near Scranton, nearly 200 snakes of various kinds invaded an old house once occupied by Thomas Osgood and his wife. After a fire started in the fireplace a giant black serpent appeared and was slain, prompting Osgood to uncover more snakes emerging from cracks. Within half an hour about 75 were killed with a club and as many more perished in the grate fire.
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Philadelphia Times
Scranton
Hallstead
Thomas Osgood
Binghamton
Woman sues in wrong court over actor’s estate
Catherine Davis Detter known as Kittle Huddleston sued Nixon & Zimmerman owners of the Alvin Theatre for a share of actor Charles Davis’s estate claiming widow status. The Common Pleas Court dismissed the suit, ruling the action belongs in the Orphans' Court, with possible appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Philadelphia Times
Pittsburg
Catherine Davis
Detter
Kittle Huddleston
Nixon & Zimmerman
Alvin Theatre
Charles Davis
Alvin Joslyn
Common Pleas Court
Orphans’ Court
Supreme Court
E G Brooke Iron Co Starts Clearing for Birdsboro Steel Plant
The E. & G. Brooke Iron Company begins ground clearing for a one million dollar steel plant at Birdsboro on Furnace street. The main building measures 300 by 450 feet and foundations will be laid in weeks. Operations are expected within a year, creating many jobs.
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Philadelphia Times
Reading
E. & G. Brooke Iron Company
Birdsboro
Furnace Street
Imperial Dry Goods Company Formed in Pennsylvania Area
McKeesport June 5 The Imperial Dry Goods Company with a capital of 1 000 000 has been granted a Delaware charter J D Plank of Carlisle is president A meeting to organize will be held in Carlisle tomorrow The firm plans stores in Carlisle York Harrisburg Scranton Wilkesbarre McKeesport Beaver and other large towns in the state An investment of half a million will be made for ground and buildings in this city
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Philadelphia Times
Mckeesport
Imperial Dry Goods Company
Delaware
J. D. Plank
Carlisle
York
Harrisburg
Scranton
Wilkesbarre
Beaver
Pennsylvania Chantauqua Sessions Mark Mount Gretna Start
Mount Gretna hosts the annual Pennsylvania Chantauqua sessions from July 2 to August. Lectures by Professor Francis H. Green and Dr. Lincoln Hulley are planned, with Dr. N. Schaeffer and impersonators Edward P. Eliott and Pobariee F. F. Tete among performers. Additional talks and entertainments fill the programme.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Times
Mount Gretna
Pennsylvania Chantauqua
Francis H. Green
Lincoln Hulley
N. ©. Schaeffer
Edward P. Eliott
Pobariee F. F. Tete
Philippine Soldiers Welcome Franklin County Troops
Twenty Franklin county members of the Forty-Sixth Volunteer Infantry arrived in Chambersburg after mustering out in San Francisco. A large crowd greeted them at the station and a reception was held in their honor tonight.
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Chambersburg
Franklin County
Forty-Sixth Volunteer Infantry
San Francisco
Ma Iy
South Bethlehem School Board Honors Longtime Member Quinn
The South Bethlehem School Board held a reception for Charles Quinn who has served since 1865 and was sworn in for three more years. He holds an elective state position continuing in office.
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Philadelphia Times
South Bethlehem
South
Terror of Insane Constable Report From Pittston
Heavily armed constable from Brownstown confronted threats in Pittston on a day in June. The scattered readability hints at a tense confrontation involving local law enforcement and unidentified suspects.
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Pritape Truia True
Pittston
Tobu Ryeare
Brownstown
Miners Press Capitol Bill Fight in Harrisburg
Anthracite miners urge Senate Mines and Mining Committee to report three bills on weighing coal and pay by ton. They ask House members from coal counties to withhold support for the Fox Capitol bill until their measures pass.Bills 215 216 and 217 cover ton rate pay check weighman and weighing before screening. The effort aims to secure passage by discharging the committee and gaining broad backing from miners and allies.
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Lay
Senate Committee On Mines and Mining
Senate
House of Representatives
Fox Capitol Bil
Senate Committee On
Committee On Mines and Mining
Heidelbaugh
Java
Great Diamond Robbery Reconstructed by Noted Crooks
A London Telegraph account details a 19th century South African diamond heist setup by famed thieves linked to the Devonshire portrait plot. The plan used mail coach routes, a sabotaged river ferry, Port Elizabeth post office delays, wax key impressions, and a Lambeth locksmith to access a safe. The estimated loss reached about £70,000.
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London Picture Dealers
Port Elizabeth
Cape Town
England
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Mall
Governor nominates judges and Justices of the Peace in Pa
Harrisburg reports the governor sent to the Senate nominations for L. B. Walter as additional law judge for the Eighth district and several Justice of the Peace nominees in Armstrong Crawford Northampton York counties. Johnstown coverage notes a convention denouncing the embalming school system and planned resolutions.
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Harrisburg
Senate
Walter
Mount Carmel
Eighth Judicial District
Armstrong County
Jacob Troutman
Red Bank Township
C. C. Buffington
Crawford
B. A. Hoffman
Spartansburg
Northampton
Reuben Weaver
Upper Mount Bethel
York County
Henry Fortenbaugh
Newberry
Philadelphia Times
Johnstown
Pennsylvania
Blind Fishes Show Eye Injuries Common in Deep Dwellers
The New York Sun notes eye injuries are frequent among fish caught in nets. Cramped schools and panicked fleeing cause collisions and rubbing, with the eye as a vulnerable area. Bluefish and sharks exacerbate harm as they disrupt groups.
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New York Sun
Czar Fumes as Courtiers Whisper Through Keyhole
A fragment from the Washington Star shows courtiers whispering about the Czar's anger and rumored plans. One warns others to retreat, fearing severe repercussions if exposed.
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The
Washington Star
Baltimore American Fragment Illusion of Love
A clipped Baltimore American excerpt depicts a young woman reacting to a proposal with skepticism and a cryptic protest against social conventions. The dialogue hints at romance thwarted by societal expectations and personal fate.
State Veterans Elect Mc Cauley State Veterans Elect Mc Cauley
The first business session of the thirty fifth annual encampment of the Pennsylvania State Department of the Grand Army of the Republic elected Levi G. Mc Cauley as department commander. Other officers named include Dr M B Hughes as medical director and Rev John W Sayres as chaplain.
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Philadelphia
Gettysburg
Pennsylvania State Department
Grand Army of the Republic
Xavier Hall
Levi G. McCauley
M. B. Hughes
John W. Sayres
Pensylvania
Gettyeburg
Pennsylvania Cavalry
Pennsylvania Infantry
G. A. R. Hall
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Women's Relief Corps
M. ©. Monfort
Maud Chunk
Anna Martin
Renovo
Callie Myers
Irwin
Jennie B. Agnew
Tilonesta
Memorial Home Association of the
Woman’s Relief Corps
Geenral Charles Miller
M. J. Chapman
Martha Sherman
Helen Morrison
Alfaretta Devine
Jane A. Marr
W. H. Grey
F. A. Bayden
Charles J. Cummings
Hawkins Home
E. J. Collingwood
Kate Downes
Jersey Veterans' Commander Named at Camp
ASBURY PARK June 5 The thirty sixth annual encampment of the Department of New Jersey Grand Army of the Republic opens here It is expected Quartermaster John Lawrence of New Brunswick will be chosen Commander Hopkins withdraws The general camp fire was held at Beach Auditorium tonight
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Tistms
Asbury Park
Department of New Jersey
Grand Army of the Republic
Seasion
John Lawrence
New Brunswick
New Jersey
Charles F. Hopkins
Beach Auditorium
Fifty-First Convention of Pennsylvania Protestant Association
The American Protestant Association of Pennsylvania held its fifty-first annual convention in Reading today with large delegate turnout. Reports read from committees. secretary notes list seventy-five lodges in the state and about nine thousand members.
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Philadelphia
Reading
American Protestant Association of Pennsylvania
Secentary
Pennsylvania
Camden A P A Elects Officers At Annual Camden Meeting
The Worthy Grand Lodge of the American Protestant Association of New Jersey held its regular annual meeting in Mogter's Hall Camden and elected officers for the ensuing year.
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Camden
Palmist's Prediction Comes True in Plainfield
Miss Laura Giddings, a palmist who warned two weeks ago of danger, died this morning at Muhlenberg Hospital from complications after an appendicitis operation.
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Philadelphia
Plainfield
Laura Giddings
Muhlenberg Hospital
Delaware Delegates Dine at Constitutional Convention Banquet
In Dover Delaware tonight delegates of the 1896 07 Delaware Constitutional Convention gathered for their annual banquet and reunion at the Hotel Richardson. President John Biggs and Delegate John Hering were absent and Federal Judge E G Bradford served as chairman and toastmaster.
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Philadelphia Times
Dover
Del
Constitutional Convention
Richardson
John Biggs
John Hering
E. G. Bradford
Delaware News Notes From Wilmington and Vicinity
John M Whiteman of Lafayette Lodge in Wilmington is reported unwell. Chief Justice Lore is elected delegate to the Ecumenical Council to meet in London in September. Thomas Mullin shot in Wilmington by Henry W Fish remains in serious condition at the Delaware Hospital. The steamer Hildegarde, formerly Philadelphia to Smyrna, sold to a company in Florida. Governor vaHygnwilt will address exercises at West Presby terian Church Wilmington on Sunday. Daniel Ross to serve on the Board of tion the Pirse ward. teen turned to 8 J Horn. Patrolman Michael McGillon of the Wit Teel force to report for promotion to officer. Letters of administration on the estate of Joshua Gillman granted to Albert Goldstein. A fatal accident on the People’s mall led to a pending salt against the company. Smyrna High School Alumni elect officers including president Smith and treasurer Hazell. An explosion at the Diamond State Steel Company in Wilmington caused ventilator collapse. several workers scratched, none seriously injured. The $50,000 claim by Barah A Stratt Sant remains unresolved.
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Lafayette Lodge of Masons
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Lore
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London
Thomas Mullin
Henry W. Fish
Laware Hospital
Hildegarde
Philadelphia
Smy
Florida
John Va Hygnwilt
West Presat
Sbyterian
Daniel Ross
Pandrawee
J. Horn
Michael McGillon
Wit Teel Niet
Joshua Gillman
Albert Goldstein
Smyrna High School Alumni Association
Law Smith
Ent
Collent Dilbert & Faries
Sore Ay Hazell
Wace
Diamond Brate Steel
Frederick
Barah A. Strattsant
Mercantile Tax Boosts City Revenue in Atlantic City
Atlantic City reports rapid tax intake with nearly 10 000 daily as mercantile tax enforcement began June 1. By June 5 total nears 40 000 and expected to reach 80 000 as licenses are issued to over 5000 buses and express wagons and ten cars. Fines imposed in Police Court on unlicensed traders.
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Philadelphia Times
Atlantic City
Mercantile
John W. Parsons
Turned Hose On Mob At Passaic Factory Riot
In Passaic New Jersey June 5 firemen used streams of water to break up a mob that pursued girl strikers arrested at the Acheson Harden Company handkerchief factory. Two police on duty faced volleys of stones and window smashing as the crowd attacked the building.
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N. J
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Steamer Ranald to be blown up if wreck cannot be raised
Sunken steamer the Ranald off Atlantic City may be blown up with dynamite if salvage proves impossible. The ship sank after a pitch leak caused it to list and flood. wreck lies in six fathoms of water blocking navigation and experts say the pitch has solidified, preventing raising the vessel.
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Philadelphia Times
Atlantic City
Ranald
Camden Recorder Dockets 16-Year-Old Beggar for Ten Days
Sallie Jones a 16-year-old beggar from Camden was fined ten days in the County Jail by Recorder Newrey after Mrs. Peters accused her of assault and theft. Peters said Sallie begged at her home on Front and Mt Vernon streets, grabbed four cents from a dresser, demanded two more, and knocked her down when refused.
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Newrey
Albert Peters
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Mya
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Catholic Club Expels Society Man
TRENTON June 5 Accused of giving newspapers extracts from the address of Rev Thaddeus Hogan on The Duty of Getting Married contrary to the rules James J West a young society man has been expelled from the Catholic Club His friends who comprise nearly half the membership threaten to resign unless he is reinstated.
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Philadelphia Times
Trenton
Thaddeus Hogan
James J. West
Fitzsimmons Gilmore Nuptials at St Marys Church
Charles H Fitzsimmons son of Camden policeman wed Nelile Gilmore daughter of Harry Gilmore at St Marys Roman Catholic Church in Gloucester City. Rev P L Connolly officiated. Jennie Gilmore sister of the bride served as bridesmaid and Michael Coyle was best man. The couple will reside in Camden after a brief reception.
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Charles H. Fitzsimmons
Charlee Fitzsimmons
Camden
Nelile Gilmore
Harry Gilmore
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
P. L. Connolly
Jennie Gilmore
Michael Coyle
Mrs. Fitzsimmons
Miss Marie Fritz Ties Up With Keris Ingalls in Atlantic City
Special to Tum PuILADELPSIA Times from Atlantic City on June 5 reports Miss Marie Matilda Fritz daughter of Mrs M M Fritz of Rose Vee agee venue was even to Keris Ingalls in a ceremony described through fragmented details.
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Atlantic City
Marie Matilda Fritz
M. M. Fritz
Rose Vee
Keris Ingalls
Spectators Called for Jury Duty
In Gloucester a court required spectators to join a jury pool but excused nine panel members as the process unfolded. The unusual procedure drew attention as the court pressed forward with jury selection.
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Paitapeirnia
Tiwes
Woodbury
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Shad Fishing Season Nears Quiet End After Saturday
Bridgeport reports the shad fishing season winding down with Saturday's catch likely the last major haul. A few nets may still operate briefly into the week as weather and tides favor late efforts.
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