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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1902
Page
1
Public Education Association submits memorial and letter urging change. Council admits bill 10 for progressive schooling changes. Association requests state support and outlines expense coverage of $10,000.
Frederick L. Breitinger introduces an ordinance directing the Mayor to appoint a three member commission of national educational experts to investigate Philadelphia public schools and report a plan to reorganize the system with a $10,000 funding, backed by the Public Education Association. The measure drew debate over board size and administration while highlighting calls for expert, nonpolitical guidance.
Henry Heilman of Sunnyside was acquitted of malicious mischief for cutting a Lebanon Valley Street Railway pole and guy wire. He must pay half the costs, while attorney Bassley Boyer bears a quarter and superintendent Charles H. Smith plus the prosecutor the remaining quarter, totaling nearly $300.
The British steamer Conway in ballast with a bad list and no steam anchored one mile north of Kitty Hawk, N C at 6 PM. Life savers went aboard but the captain gave no information or request for aid as weather was cloudy with an east wind at 20 mph.
In Syracuse on June 5 the Congregational Home Missionary Society elected the Rev Newell Dwight Hillis of New York as president. Justice David J Brown of the U S Supreme Court was chosen as one of the vice presidents and W H Wanamaker of Philadelphia was named to the executive committee.
Chicago report notes Illinois Audubon Society members continuing a long effort against the sale of birds. The piece hints at organized campaigns and legal or civic actions to curb trade and protect avian life.
A secret final conference in New York set rental terms for tunneling under the North River. The Pennsylvania Railroad will pay 100 dollars annually for river access plus 50 cents per track foot for ten years and 1 dollar per foot for the remaining fifteen years, totaling 1 382 500 dollars over 25 years. The deal confirms the city’s claim to tolls for under-water tunneling.
Cincinnati dispatch reports the Humbert Crawford will dispute tying Covington and Paris. French detectives operate via Paris and Washington channels with help from Covington figures M Katin and Frank Deveneck as the probe widens. Louis d Aurignac, Humbert ally, is seized in Tunis on related matters.
The Bureau of Navigation notes 126 vessels totaling 34139 gross tons were built and registered in May. Major ships include the James Gayley 4777 tons built in Cleveland and the L Smith 4744 tons built in Bay City. In eleven months to May 31 US ships total 1198 vessels 363038 tons up from 1074 vessels 359789 tons in 1901. Three foreign built vessels were added to the US merchant marine during the past month.
Hettie Fortus, a patient at the Methodist Hospital, ran through the women’s ward at about midnight Wednesday brandishing a large knife and threatening to kill every patient. Nurses tried to disarm her after she had attempted suicide at home Monday by cutting her wrists.
The State Insurance Department directed the Perpetual Fire Insurance Company at 625 Walnut Street to stop writing policies after finding capital under management had not been paid in or complied with by law. Management disputes the securities value, promising to comply and continue business.
A special correspondent for The Sunday Philadelphia Times offers an illustrated, truthful description of the volcanic destruction in the West Indies. The piece promotes the report as an invaluable historical contribution and urges readers to secure a copy for accuracy and compelling narrative.
Bellamy Storer United States Minister to Madrid, on two month leave, called at the State Department. He may be promoted to an ambassadorship if a vacancy arises, but will return to Madrid until a European embassy vacancy appears.
Complete returns from all counties except small precincts show Chamberlain, a Democrat, leading Governor with a 841 vote margin. An earlier Multnomah county error favored Chamberlain by 213 votes, correcting an initial belief that Republican Furnish won.
In Sioux City Iowa on June 5 two carloads of ripened beef cattle sold for 7.15 dollars per hundredweight, a record high and 15 cents above the previous peak in this market.
Easton June 5 Rev Dr Ethelbert D Warfield III president of Lafayette College is seriously ill. Only nurses and physicians may enter his room and he will miss the commencement exercises.
Local forecast calls for fair conditions with light to fresh southerly winds. Eastern Pennsylvania expects fair weather Friday and Saturday with a chance of showers in the north portion and similar winds. New Jersey and Delaware anticipate fair conditions Friday and Saturday with light to fresh southerly winds.
United States Weather Bureau reports sunshine today with high pressure and clear skies. Temperatures show a 03 percent reading and a slight rise in daily conditions across Philadelphia with no precipitation expected.
A Harrisburg case accuses William L. Elkins George W. Elkins P A B Widener and others of conspiring to push assets into the Asphalt Company of America at inflated values The bill seeks to void the bondholders committee appointment and to require disclosure of assets and connections to the promoters and related companies.
In Scranton on June 5 the Cosgrove trial intensifies public attention as the case proceeds in court. The proceedings focus on key testimonies and the defense challenges. Local observers anticipate further developments and verdict implications.
A $5,000 check from Charles M Schwab President of United States Steel Corporation accompanied by a letter urging success of Pittsburg Fourth of July celebrations with President Roosevelt as guest of honor. Schwab noted the firm earns much of its income from Pittsburg and vicinity and wished to show appreciation.
Miss Mildred Harrison daughter of Alfred C Harrison and Joseph Heatley Dulles Allen son of Francis D Allen announced engagement five weeks ago. It is now broken with Miss Harrison declining to explain though rumors cite a ping pong dispute as the cause. Both families known in Philadelphia and other cities for horse showing and society life.
Senator Quay said he knew nothing of any substitute for Judge Pennypacker and expected his nomination to be foregone. Colonel Andrews left for Harrisburg while Senator Penrose plans to go there and Quay to depart soon. Most Pennsylvania Republicans in Congress were set to leave Washington next week. Only Evans, Connell, Jack, and Cassel supported Elkin. others backed Pennypacker or remained neutral.
Charles Mehler a policeman from the Twenty sixth and York streets station will be arraigned before the Police Board of Inquiry on a charge of robbing George Dunn s saloon on Nineteenth and Huntingdon streets early Wednesday morning. Dunn told reporters he invited Mehler and another officer to his back room for drinks then found money missing from the cash drawer and the room ransacked. He reported discovering a cluttered bureau and a missing watch among the stolen items.
New York June 5 comedian David Warfield underwent an appendectomy today described as routine. Surgeons performed the operation and doctors hope for a swift recovery with no complications reported.
In Wilkes-Barre a violent day surrounding a pumpmen strike erupts at the Murray mine with guards firing to deter a mob as fires ignite a fence. Police report a boy shot at Stanton mine and a wide-scale non-union mob threatening workers across Plymouth and Kingston areas.
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