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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1901
Page
6
The June 9 1901 Philadelphia issue lists subscription options for the Daily Times Sunday Times and The Times. Rates shown include six cents per week by carrier and annual mail options with yearly and monthly payments. Includes various combinations for daily and Sunday editions.
The Philadelphia Times warns against hurried passage of ordinances authorizing railways to be built over or under city streets. It questions compensation to the city, oversight, and safeguards, urging delay for public review and their profit sharing.
The United States suggests referring the China indemnity dispute to the Hague tribunal. It notes hurdles like unequal eagerness for settlement and doubt China would honor a civil tribunal's judgment. Nonetheless the proposal reflects American diplomacy favoring fair dealing and humanity in Pekin.
The article notes Andrew Carnegie’s donation to Scottish universities via bonds issued by Morgan and colleagues to persuade Carnegie to exit the iron business. Ten million dollars, earned by a former Pittsburg telegraph messenger who built Carnegie Steel, is placed with university trustees as part of the deal before Carnegie sails back to Scotland.
The speaker notes Carnegie’s continued munificence with more gifts possible. He emphasizes the donor’s choice of worthy causes and says the universities of the country of his birth receive the princely gift, while acknowledging future benevolence to Scotland and beyond.
A midnight gathering in Harrisburg of Senators Congressmen State officials and contractors under Governor Stone approved secret railway acts. The piece accuses a shameless bid for private gain and warns of impeachment if public safeguards are ignored, calling for accountability over the Governor and Legislature.
Mr Yerkes of Chicago argues that English society undervalues scrap heaps in a modern rush to modernize London. He notes America leads in scrap efficiency as New York sells four million dollars of cable gear for junk and League Island discards old monitors.
A critic argues that scrap heaps of old presses symbolize progress in all departments of effort. He says men should discard ideas and prejudices as quickly as machinery. He warns spoils systems and excessive tariffs, noting government, like a corporation, needs scrap heaps to advance.
A political editorial denounces machine rule in Pennsylvania's Legislature led by a corrupt Speaker and compliant clerk. It claims falsified roll calls, blocked corrections, and unchecked tyranny, urging minority lawmakers to appeal to the people to restore constitutional processes and guard representative government.
A Georgia sheriff earns praise for stopping a lynching during a murder trial of a Negro charged with killing a white boy. As lawyers sought Supreme Court delays, the mob pressed for mob violence until the sheriff fired, preserving the prisoner and setting a rare example of restraint.
The speaker argues that lynching harms American civilization and advocates strong legal action. They stress the duty of law to prevent crime and, when prevention fails, for officers to ensure punishment in a proper manner. The Georgia sheriff is commended for his role.
The fifth number of The Illustrated Weekly Magazine supplement to The Philadelphia Times offers 32 pages of text and pictures. It covers the local police bureau Old Swedes Church League Island naval yard bravery by firemen hot weather baby care and society topics. It includes fiction sketches topical cartoons and club gossip with features for readers across many interests.
The Buffalo Exposition remains incomplete but already showcases its potential as an instructive display of American resources. Nightly light from Niagara electricity highlights the grounds while buildings take shape and the last heavy wagon deliveries clear the roads. In two to three weeks the show should merit close inspection despite earlier management delays.
The National Civic Federation surveyed opinions on electing U S Senators by direct vote. The responses show two sides to the question. The piece argues the Constitution's balance and cautions against changing a system built by the Founders.
The Alabama Constitutional Convention and others in Mississippi, South Carolina, Louisiana, and North Carolina pursue schemes to suppress black votes without direct polling. By use of educational tests and grandfather clauses, the Fifteenth Amendment’s reach is being eroded, with Virginia planning a convention to follow.
A muddled English critique of American locomotives condemns rail policy while Bull challenges engine priority. Sunday golf legality in New York spurs players to drive business. In Cuba, U S policy presses ahead as the administration seeks control amid tensions.
A fragment appears to describe Slumber Town as a shadowy, welcoming city where night softens fate, promising rest to all. It contrasts toil and tears with gentle portals to a place where the poor may glimpse opportunity and power may soften.
A Philadelphia Times reader critiques a Mayors convention on tramp policy. It mocks proposals to hire five dollar tramp officers, condemns missions for aiding hoboes, and urges practical housing for runaway boys and wayfarers lodges to separate honest wanderers from professionals.
The Philadelphia Record notes expectations that rapid transit franchises will be rushed through councils by week’s end. It warns grants carry lasting value, shape property and business interests, and cannot be recalled. Public spirit and municipal fidelity are tested as franchise grabbers prepare to claim gifts already secured.
The article criticizes Secretary Root for a heavy handed approach in Cuba over the Platt amendment conditions. It notes the Cuban Constitutional Convention meets Monday to decide its course, with members angered by U.S. treatment and threatened withdrawal terms. The piece condemns Root's manner as arbitrary and tactless.
The Philadelphia Press reports on rushed passenger railway bills in the Legislature. Franchises may grant seven years of profit to owners with little public cost. Amendments to cap fares and regulate returns are defeated. Public trust erodes as councils face responsibility for promised transit expansions that may not be carried out.
In Clifton Springs New York on June 8 a report notes that work in China was taken up by the Inter denominational group. The item highlights interest in missionary activities and indicates ongoing efforts in the region.
The Census Office reports 10 602 incorporated places in the nation up from 7 578 in 1890. New York Chicago and Philadelphia exceed one million residents each with three cities between 500 000 and 1 000 000. Illinois leads with 930 towns. Alaska has none. The total population in incorporated areas is 35 849 516, 47 percent of the national total. Mississippi has the smallest share at 15 percent.
Brief items note William Allen of Sunderland a factory worker saved three lives from fumes in a patent fuel still earning a gold medal as England's bravest man of 1900. Other snippets cover Danish child exchanges, illiteracy in Southern states, a Minnesota law printing feat, and various humorous vignettes.
The national convention of the Commercial Travelers Association elected officers including President Samuel P. Jones of Louisville and Vice President Neal McCaul of New York. Henry T. Paske of Baltimore was named second vice president, with D. P. Johnson of Racine listed as another vice president.
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