Who Owns the Streets Opinion Provokes Philadelphia Debate
In June 1902 Philadelphia readers see John G. Johnson's view that the streets may be owned by the Keystone Telephone Co as a practical matter. The city gifted streets to the company and regulation is lacking. A judicial ruling clarifying street ownership is desired amid calls for better service and possible competition or consolidation.
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John G. Johnson
Keystone Telephone Company
Philadelphia
Keystone
Bell
Rapid Transit
The Deficiency Loan Sparks City Finance Debate
The five million dollar deficiency loan, approved by Councils, raises concerns over evading the law on floating debt and misclassifying routine highway expenses. Critics say funds will barely cover new school houses, undermining voters’ aims while masking true costs.
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Bureau of Highways
Registration Act and call for fair city elections reform
The piece argues that candidate nomination is meaningless without a fair election and that election reform should not be a partisan issue. It emphasizes honest elections as foundational to public security and urges reform from nonpartisan civic sources.
Personal registration urged to curb ballot fraud in cities
The piece argues for a personal registration law as essential to curb ballot fraud, calling for explicit pledges from candidates and organized city opinion, with Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce cited as a guide and Philadelphia's stake emphasized. It stresses the issue as more important than gubernatorial races and urges city-led action.
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Durham
Pittsburg
Local Republican nominations in Philadelphia conventions
The piece notes eight thousand delegates at seventy Republican conventions in Philadelphia voting for leaders already chosen by party chiefs. It lauds discipline, predicts ticket success, and details candidates for sheriff coroner congress and judges. It praises Judge Arnold for a third term and contends the party uses Judge Pennypacker to extend control over state lawmaking.
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Philadelphia
Miles
Select Council
Dugan
Durham
Arnold
Committee of One Hundred
Common Pleas
Judge Pennypacker
Bryn Mawr College Secures Major Fund Raising
Miss Thomas earns praise for securing half a million dollars to aid Bryn Mawr College while a Rockefeller gift of $250,000 becomes available if matched by others. The drive was announced at commencement with gifts exceeding expectations. Donors span a wide geographic area, reflecting broad national interest in the Quaker founded school since 1884.
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Miss Thomas
Bryn Mawr College
Rockefeller
Friends of the Institution
Bryn Mawr Endowment Increase Boosts Educational Role
The second 250,000 endowment fund shows 160,000 from Philadelphia 41,000 from New York 12,000 from Boston and similar sums from Chicago and other states. The rise will enhance Bryn Mawr as an educational center expanding grounds and the architectural group, fulfilling long held future hopes.
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Philadelphia
Boston
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Bryn Mawr
Protection's Work Is Done Says Hill On Tariffs
James J. Hill addressed the Illinois Manufacturers Association on Commercial Expansion arguing tariffs should be ended now that infant industries have grown. He credits Michigan Wisconsin and Minnesota iron ore for strong steel and rails and urges a shift to foreign trade and permanent export markets to prevent industrial collapse.
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Henry C. Carey
Horace Greeley
James J. Hill
Ilinois Manufacturers’ Association
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Hill
Ifé
The Care of Parks and Soil Renewal in Urban Greens
The article argues urban parks suffer soil exhaustion from leaf removal and limited natural enrichment. It cites Fairmount Park as an example, noting grass loss and declining tree vigor in older sections, and contrasts with Lansdowne plateau and West Park practices that use soil renewal, manuring, and grazing to maintain vitality. It urges artificial fertilization and careful gardening to restore health.
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Central Park
Fairmount Park
Lemon Hil
Lansdowne Plateau
West Park
Colleges and common sense in war and education
The article argues that formal education and knowledge of science matter less than common sense in warfare. It notes Captain Chadwick’s view that war skill comes from practical experience and cultural literacy, contrasting collegiate pursuits with real combat ability. It cites naval and military leaders and hints at the shifting value of learning in late 19th and early 20th century conflicts.
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War College
Newport
West Point
South Africa
Lessons From The South African War On Tactics
The author argues that ancient and modern tactics fail when an enemy deviates from expected behavior. Experience in South Africa shows war cannot be reduced to a science and must account for irrational, unforeseen actions. Captain Chadwick’s Newport War College opening omits this key lesson.
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Irish attempt to block Kitchener reward fails in Parliament
In Parliament yesterday the Irish bid to stop a 250000 pound reward for Lord Kitchener’s end of the South African war failed, with a 380 to 44 vote. Conservatives and Liberals backed the general despite Irish Boer sympathy and attacks over alleged cruelty to women and children.
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Kitchener
London
Lord Kitchener
Westminster
Assessors Expand Lists Amid Growing Fraud Concerns
The May assessment shows 347 152 names, up 4 212 from December, with continuous increases as officials add new names while failing to purge deceased or moved voters. Critics urge personal registration law to reduce fraud and shrink the inflated voting lists.
The War is Over Victors Cheer Across Desolate Fields
Poem reflecting on the end of conflict with victors rejoicing and vanquished bowed under sadness. Lines describe desolate fields loneliness and woe for those whose plans were doomed by fate. Public joy contrasts with somber aftermath and lingering pride of strength.
Proclamation for a trusted gubernatorial candidate urged
A letter to the editor urges choosing Judge Pennypacker as the Republican standard bearer to lead Pennsylvania, praising a reformist course, denouncing third terms, and arguing the party must present a clean, capable candidate to restore state governance and public funds. The writer calls for bold action to defeat a corrupt machine and welcomes Letters to the Editor from readers with names.
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Caesar
Quay
Judge Pennypacker
Warson
Keystone
Views of state editors on party platforms and campaigns
A compilation from multiple papers discusses the Citizens party platform favoring honest administration and economy, with calls for unity across parties. It notes Quay and Tennypacker political maneuvering, criticism of Roosevelt's Arlington speech, and defense of alleged ballot-box stuffing claims in Philadelphia.
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Pittsburg
Citizens’ Party
Friends of
Political Briefs From Across The Nation
Oregon reelects Tongue by an increased majority. Democrats not counting on the Toer war as a campaign issue. Brooke praised by many while Senator Quay backs a promotion scheme. A full coal scuttle may become campaign slogans in several states. Roosevelt Memorial Day address draws Southern praise, many hopeful of office under Roosevelt.
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Tex
Express
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Banner
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Noted Americans and their varied pursuits across the era
Profiles span police heroism, horse show leadership, religious conversion, a senator’s hat worth over a hundred dollars, and a quip about Congressman Cannon’s left handed gesturing. It notes Frank B. Sanborn’s Harvard ties and Concord friendship with Emerson Hawthorne and Thoreau amid abolitionist ties and 1860s politics.
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National Conference of Charities and Correction
Detroit
Frank B. Sanborn
Harvard
Concord
Emerson
Hawthorne
Thoreau
Kansas
Jefferson Davis
Modern Civilization Denounced by Bishop Mackay Smith
The Right Rev. Alexander Mackay-Smith, bishop of the Pennsylvan ia Protestant Episcopal Diocese, warned graduates at the Divinity School in Philadelphia that material civilization decays the masses by forcing toil and loathsome tasks while widening wealth gaps. He cited education, democracy, and luxury as dangers, and condemned vast fortunes as a curse and threat.
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Alexander Mackay- Smith
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania
Divinity School
Church of the Advocate
Eighteenth
Diamond Streets
Clergy Honored as Six Divines Receive Bachelor of Divinity
The sermon urged clergy to show God’s power in homes and warned of material civilization’s danger. The Rev J De Wolf Perry conferred Bachelor of Divinity on Amos Goddard Walter Haupt Thomas Costello neon Harry Otingje Malcolm Shipley Allen Reshell Meter. The Doctor of Divinity went to Rev Fordyce W Argo of Fox Chase.
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Cleopatra
Anthony
Mackay-Smith
J. de Wolf Perry
Amos Goddard
University of Ponntylvania
Philadelphia
Walter Glessper Haupt
Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster
Thomas Costello Neon
Waeb
Harry =oting je
Princeton University
Malcolm Atus Shipley, Jr
Haverford College
Delphia
Allen Reshell
Meter
Trinity College
Riverton
N. J
Fordyce W. Argo
Fox Chase
Various Oddities From Around The World
The notes cover historical details such as a 48 year old War Office grant for a volunteer corps, a Kent church chalice from Elizabethan times, Edinburgh baths for baptism refused by council, a Bohecala spiritualist seance fine, shifts in language use in Russian courts, an old Newcomen engine at Farme Colliery near Glasgow, and a Kansas corn busker claim with a playful legal aside about statutes.
Progressive Friends to Meet in Longwood Society Gathering
The Progressive Friends Society of Longwood, formed 49 years ago during the anti-slavery movement, holds its annual meeting to discuss human welfare today and tomorrow. A religious meeting is slated for Sunday with Bos. Pantaaien O- Bapeetey of Pate as speaker.
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Pate
Tales Worth Telling
Philadelphia Times invites stories for Tales Worth Telling with prizes for top six entries. Submissions must be about Philadelphia people or affairs and under 300 words. A reader’s discussion over naming a newborn prompts humorous remarks about choosing a name like Geraldine Esmeralda Fanchon Estessa and a father's quip about naming a human being not a five cent cigar.
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Geraldine
Esmeralda
German Battery Sergeant’s Comic Pledge at Wilson’s Creek
A humorous Civil War anecdote recalls Schwartz’s Battery under General Grant at Wilson’s Creek. A German sergeant described the hill lines and skirmishers while claiming the battery was captured then humorously insisting they had not spiked the guns but had taken them back.
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Bulletin Board News Tells Deacon Jones Death
In a rural town editor copies Philadelphia style bulletins for Deacon Jones. Updates show health decline, relapse, and final death at 3.10 PM with a later playful note about Jones not yet arriving in Heaven at 4.10 PM.
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Philadelphia
President McKinley
Deacon Jones
Admiral Kempff Honored by Roosevelt for Taku Fort Refusal
Washington June 5 Rear Admiral Kempff was presented to the President by Representative Bartholdi. The President praised him for refusing to join the bombardment of the Taku forts after the legation relief expedition reached Chinese waters. The President said the civilized world had judged his action correct.
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Kempff
Bartholdi
Taku Forts
Legation
Army medals board appointed in Washington
By direction of the Secretary of War a board of officers has been appointed to meet in this city from time to time to examine applications and recommendations for medals of honor and certificates of merit and to make recommendations. The board includes Major General S. B. M. Young Colonel Wallace F Randolph Chief of Artillery Major John Tweedale and Major Henry A Greene.
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Secretary of War
B. M. Young
Wallace F. Randolph
John Tweedale
Record and Pension Office
Henry A. Greene
Pleasantries and a mixed bag of satirical notes
A collection of brief quips and anecdotes from various papers. Jokes about a china shop pitch, a London missionary tale with a milking stool on an African farm, a short humorous poem, and notices on Monaco’s divorce cases and a Kaiser’s stance. The items reflect light social commentary and vintage newspaper humor.
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