Four Insurance Firms Enter City Boosting Philadelphia Coverage
Four out of town insurers opened agencies in Philadelphia within ten days as higher fire insurance rates and improved high pressure mains attract capital. The new entrants Indian apolis Fire Insurance, Capital Tire Insurance of Concord New Hampshire, India Mutual of Boston and Michigan Millers’ Fire Insurance of Lansing join others eyeing the congested district. broker J Burns Allen says the expanded field allows merchants to insure more and at profit, with several more firms considering entry.
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Philadelphia
Indianapolis Fire Insurance Company
Capital Tire Insurance Company
Concord
N. H
India Mutual Company
Boston
Michigan Millers’ Fire Insurance Company
Lansing
Mich
Capital Company
J. Burns Allen
Charles Frederick & Co
Walnut Street
Fix Convention Date Targeted by State and Local Officials
State Assessor David Baird and Camden County Congressional committeeman along with Salem County Inspector John H. Ward and Congressman Henry Loudensinger meet to fix a date and place for the next Congressional convention. Opposition exists but a decision is expected and an announcement of timing may follow.
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David Baird
Camden County
Ll I
John H. Ward
Salem County
Henry ©. Loudensinger
Spiegel jailed over Camden policy selling case
John R Spiegel was sent to Camden County Jail in default of 500 bail by Justice Schmitz yesterday afternoon on charges by Laura Schaeffer of 402 Pine Street Camden. Schaeffer alleges Spiegel and Mary B Sherr bought policy slips after Shaeffer dreamed of a new dress and Spiegel refused to pay winnings after the number came out on May 9.
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Camden
John R. Spiegel
Justice Schmitz
Laura Schaeffer
Pine Street
Miss Schaeffer
Mary B. Sherr
Spiegel
John
Lasso Eyeglasses Enter Second Year Of Popularity
The Lasso eyeglasses mark their second year with strong public appeal. The design offers adjustable guards that center lenses to each eye independently without pinching or marking the nose.
Paulsboro Suit Seeks 5000 Damages Over Fertilizer Vapors
Paoolsburg plaintiff J. Miller sues J. P. Thomas & Sons Company for 5000 dollars claiming emissions from the defendant fertilizer factory ruined his crops. The action was filed yesterday in the local court seeking redress for damages.
Vandals Steal Flowers From Camden Graves
Camden police investigate graveyard flower thefts across cemeteries after reports of plant removal, with a prominent 7th ward resident suspected. Charles Conger age 70 of Eighth Street and Kaighn Avenue Camden died after a fall from the Demsey Butler Masonic Temple window located at Ann Street and Kaighn Avenue. The 8th Ward Republican Club rents 512 Ferry Avenue for a new clubhouse.
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Camden
7Th Ward
Charles Conger
Eighth Street
Kaighn Avenue
Demsey Butler Masonic Temple
Ann Street
Cooper Hospital
New Republican Club
8Th Ward
Republican Club
Ferry Avenue
Special Camden County Court session to hear multiple cases
Judge Joline presides a special Camden County Criminal Court session today to dispose cases including George Parvin for assault and battery William Chesser for malicious mischief James Tyson for passing bogus checks Mary 8 Jones Lee and Roy Maslin for assault and battery. Also William Marple released on $800 bail yesterday with Albert Mott and William Hargraves of Gloucester City acting as bondsmen.
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Camden County Criminal Court
Joline
George Parvin
William Chesser
James Tyson
Mary
aged couple robbed near Shurchtown Carlisle
Samuel Carr aged 74 and his wife aged 71 were bound and gagged at dawn near Shurchtown in Carlisle County. The robbers forced $40 from them at gunpoint and ransacked the house, while the couple lay restrained upstairs and robbers feasted downstairs on stolen food.
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Carlisle
Samuel Carr
Shurchtown
Grand Army of the Republic confirms officers in Pennsylvania
At Gettysburg June 5 a Grand Army of the Republic meeting installed Serene Commander R P Scott of Utler Senior Vice Commander E L Schroder of York Junior Vice Commander Ignatius Greaser of Allentown Medical Director Dr M B Hughes Chaplain John W Sayres of Reading and named assistant generals and a staff. Forty delegates to the national convention in Washington were chosen.
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Gettysburg
Grand Army of the Republic of Pennsylvania
Allentown
R. P. Scott
Utler
E. L. Schroder
York
Ignatius Greaser
M. B. Hughes
John W. Sayres
Reading
Charles A. Suydam
Philadelphia
Edwin Walton
Kennedy Williams
Bater
Washington, D._C
Bergfels cavalry medal awarded to Cadet Mendel at West Virginia
Notes from nearby places cover awards, deaths, and local notices. Cadet Samuel G. Mendel of West Virginia wins the Bergfels cavalry medal for efficiency in horsemanship and tactics among six contestants led by judges from state National Guard and U S Army.
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Bergfels
Samuel G. Mendel
West Virginia
Irwin, Poth, Price
Wolffe
Jennings
Mendel
F. G. Sweeney
National Guard
J. B. Hoffer
Ordnance Department
J. C. Groome
Philadelphia
Annie Patrick
William Lockhardt
Cora Williams
Fry
Lincoln Godfrey
Eddystone Manufacturing Company
Young Men's Christian Association
South Chester Baptist Church
W. TD. Thatcher
Media Baptist Church
Walnut log timber sale drives bidding in Oklahoma lands
The timber on Territorial School lands and Indian allotments in Osage Kiowa and Comanche countries is highly valued. Bidders offer large sums for removing dead and dying timber with proceeds aiding Indians as approved by the Secretary of the Interior. The theft and shadowy purchases of this timber are common and government arrears are widespread.
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Oklahoma
Secretary of the Interior
Dallas News
Indiana Democrats Name Ticket and Philippine Plank
Indiana Democrats nominate a full slate led by Albert Schoonover for Secretary of State and W. E. Stillwell for Attorney General. Platform condemns Republican Philippine policy and calls for immediate independence for Filipinos. Convention notes unity, debates Bryan plank, and discusses Cuban liberty as a contrast.
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Philippine Islands
W. H. O'Brien
State Central Committee
John W. Kern
Indianapolis
Kern
Committee On
Shiveley
Indiana
Thomas Taggart
Democratic National Committee
United States Senate
Indiana Democrats Endorse Platform Denouncing Trusts and War
Delegates in Indiana adopt a platform denouncing Republicans for trust alliances and tariff policies, calling for anti trust legislation, a revenue only tariff, stronger Interstate Commerce Commission powers, and public support for the Philippines independence while praising Cuban recognition and opposing imperial moves. The convention closes with unanimous adoption and speeches predicting November victory.
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Democratic Party
Indiana
Republican Party
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
American Labor Union Declared as New Political Party
In Denver on June 4 the Western Labor Convention adopted The American Labor Union as a new political labor party. The group plans organ ization drives in the East, aims to enroll AFL members with socialist leanings, and expects Western Federation of Miners to join. Western headquarters will open in Denver as efforts to oppose rivals intensify.
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Denver
Western Labor Convention
American Labor Union
East
Daniel McDonald
American Federation of Labor
Western Federation of Mineré
Frank Morrison
Kidd
Washington
Gompers
Morrison
Western Federation of Miners
Western Labor Union
Populists Nominate Indiana State Ticket In Indianapolis
The Populist State convention in Indianapolis announced a ticket: Secretary of State W G Gill Treasurer Henry Brecksmith Clerk of Supreme Court Barker T Brown Attorney General David F Boger State Geologist Albert Shook Statistician Edwin Pope. The judicial ticket was left to the State committee. The platform reiterates 1902 1906 1900 conventions and condemns the Fowler bill.
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Indianapolis
Albert Schoonover
Attica
W. E. Stillwell
Princeton
James R. Riggs
Sullivan
Jerome Herff
Peru
Supreme Court
Adam Heimberger
New Albany
Samuel L. Scott
Clark County
Myron D. King
Edward Barrett
Hendricks County
Timothy E. Howard
South Bend
John R. East
Bloomington
W. H. Bracken
Franklin
John D. Megee
Rushville
Richard H. Hartford
Portland
James T. Saunderson
Henry G. Zimmerman
Al-Dion
W. G. Gill
Henry Brecksmith
Knox County
David F. Boger
Shelby County
Barker T. Brown
Johnson County
Louis Patterson
Edwin 8. Pope
Marion County
Albert Shook
Howard County
Congress
J J Hill Praises Rail Merger Policy At Chicago Dinner
James J Hill president of the Great Northern Railway spoke to about four hundred at a Clinois Manufacturers Association dinner in Chicago. He argued railways are vital to national commerce, support corporate capital, and urged uniform federal regulation to curb speculative trusts.
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Chicago
Clinois Manufacturers’ Association
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railway Company
Mr. Hill
Soren
Congress
West Point Board Inspects Cadet Barracks and Exercises
The Board of Visitors at West Point toured cadet barracks and mess areas, surveyed sanitary conditions, and observed first class cavalry exhibition drills. Cadet Herr of New Jersey drew attention with hareback riding over hurdles as the first class exams closed. The afternoon featured tent pitching, mule pack train drills, and a light battery drill. A sham battle with cadets, hospital corps, and ordnance detachment is planned for tomorrow.
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West Point
N. Y
Board of Visitors
Military Academy
New Jersey
Hospital Corps
Ordnance
Morse Credited With Control Of Mercantile National Bank
New York June 4 Charles W Morse reportedly added a large block of stock in Mercantile National Bank and Wall Street believes he has secured absolute control. Morse would not confirm or deny and did not disclose price though rumors place it between a figure and the bid price of the day. The bank carries a capital of 1 million dollars.
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Philadelphia Times
New York
Charles W. Morse
Mercantile National Bank
Wall Street
Rock Island Railroad Reports Higher 1901 Earnings
The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway reveals year end March 31 figures with passenger earnings rising from $6.4 million to $6.9 million and freight earnings up from $17.7 million to $19.1 million. Net earnings increase in step. At the annual meeting the retiring board was reelected and authorized capital stock rose from $60 million to $75 million.
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Philadelphia Times
New York
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company
Eapeness
Mysterious Woman Arrested In Street Robbery Case
Detectives Tate Jr and Wood brought a fashionably dressed young woman to detective headquarters after an incident on the street. A well dressed man accompanied her before authorities took them into custody amid ongoing inquiries into other Crimea related suspicions.
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Tate, Jr
Wood
Detective Headquarters
Citizens' Party Sets Plan for Judge Pennypacker Ticket
Pittsburg June 4 The Citizens' Party committee of 32 meets to name a ticket for county legislative and congressional posts depending on Democratic endorsement. They may fuse with Democrats to back likely nominees, and discuss using the Union column on the ballot.
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Philadelphia Times
Pittsburg
Citizens’ Party Committee
Democratic Party
Dauphin County
Citizen's Party
Citizens’ Party
George E. Mapes
Union Party
Thomas Bigelow
Union
Pennypacker
Elkin
Stone
Guthrie
Councilman Says Investigation Bill Not Yet Prepared
Councilman Louis T. Steitinger stated he has not prepared a bill to authorize an investigation by the council into extortion charges tied to teachers in the 28th ward. The move aims to address concerns raised by educators.
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Louis T. Steitinger
28Th Ward
Telephone dispute ends with sidewalk dug up by workers
J Harry Hughes of 3623 Powelton avenue protested when Keystone Telephone Company crews began tearing up new sidewalks. The foreman ordered the digging after Hughes demanded assurance the pavements would be repaired, and laborers demolished the slabs amid threats to bystanders. A local resident and the lawyers were notified.
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J. Harry Hughes
Powelton Avenue
Keystone Telephone Company
Local Rail Lines Face Jersey Coast Route Conflicts
Fragmentary text indicates a clash over rail routes involving Club Car, Cape May, Pennsylvania Railroad, and West Jersey and Seashore lines with possible name distortions and crossovers among multiple rail outfits.
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Cape May Vie
Pennsylvania Railroad
West Jersey and Seashore
Penesylvania Railroad
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