Grosvenor Endorses Third Term for McKinley
Cincinnati June 9 Congressman Charles H Grosvenor advocates a third term for President Mc Kinley arguing no unwritten law forbids it and praising McKinley as the most popular and capable leader in recent times Washington’s refusal stemmed from fear of defeat rather than any rule.
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Cincinnati
Chauncey M. Depew
McKinley
Charles H. Grosvenor
Washington
United States
Times
Taft Talks to Filipinos in Manila Visit
Taft outlines Manila governance efforts in Nueva Ecija and San Isidro with Capt Kreps as Governor and Lt Day as Treasurer. He warns central taxes may rise if customs are not levied. Insurgent activity continues with six engagements and several captures in Luzon.
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Manila
Philippine Commission
Nueva Ecija
Luzon
San Isidro
Jacob F. Kreps
Twenty-second Infantry
Richard C. Day
Thirty-fourth Volunteer Infantry
Leutenant de Witt C. Lisles
Taft
Washington
United States
American Astronomical Commission
Sumatra
Wray
Pekin Evacuation Nears as Forces Withdraw
June 9 Pekin dispatch says foreign troops will withdraw by mid September. All except legation guards to depart. Japanese reliefs are being sent. General Voyron to leave one brigade in China. French transports already moving. British departures to India conclude by September.
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Pekin
Legation Guards
Japan
Voyron
China
India
Von Waldersee Lands in Tokio After Arrival in Yokohama
Count von Waldersee arrived in Yokohama aboard the German cruiser Hertha from Taku and immediately traveled to Tokyo.
Gibbons Works in Rome Ties Extension of Papal Delegation
In Rome Cardinal Gibbons is said to be negotiating with Cardinal Rampolla and other high church officials. He aims to extend the Washington apostolic delegation powers to Cuba and the Philippines while settling Philippine church property issues.
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Rome
Cardinal Gibbons
Cardinal Rampolla
Nozaleda
Manila
Philippines
Cuba
Washington
A Strange Courtship from an Eminent Divine
An eminent minister, after years of single life, resolves to marry a flock member. He goes to her home on a Monday washing day, is told she is busy, and presses his suit with the maid serving in the kitchen. The exchange leads to a surprising, morally framed proposal about happiness for both parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utica
New England
Jane
Mr. B
At the Seashore
Fragmentary Newark Ador item describes a girl down at the seashore with notable color and a brief speculation about her time there. The readable lines suggest casual chatter about appearance and length of stay, with no clear incident or outcome.
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Newark Ador
Tobacco and whiskey toxins reassessed by Lancet study
Modern research indicates nicotine in tobacco smoke is not the main toxin from burning tobacco. cigarette combustion fools pipe and cigar risks, while fusel oil in whiskey is not the primary poison. Instead aldehydes like furfural and pyridine dominate the harmful effects in smoke and drink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
New York City Hall Showcases Historic Interior and Oddities
A New York Evening Sun description of City Hall reveals security with heavy wooden shutters and iron bars, a costly 1897 renovation, portraits valued at $100,000, and rooms like the Governor's with a famous Trumbull painting. It notes a Tweed era banquet room, a long oak tree, poker nights, and a basement marriage bureau serving fifty marriages weekly.
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New York Evening Sun
Civb
Greater
New York
Council
Board of Aldermen
Senate Chamber
House of Representatives
National Capitol
Trumbull
Washington
Aldermaniec
Jersey Went Hungry in a 168% Famine Record
A Chicago Chronicle recounts a severe New Jersey famine in autumn 168% caused by crop failures. Residents subsisted on roots and nuts while Indians aided with shellfish and clever foraging. No bodies are recorded as perishing during the famine.
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Chicago Chronicle
New Jersey
Jersey Co
Rita
Ata
Inter
Soldier stories captivate juvenile readers in New York Sun
The New York Sun notes a revival of appetite for military tales in public libraries juniors. Oliver Optic’s latest in the Army and Jack the Navy series draw strong interest from schoolboys, echoing the enthusiasm of generations past for war books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Dewey
Cuba
China
South Africa
Oliver Optic
Ha Sere
Jack
Navy
Five Murderers To Hang Together In Georgia
Special to The Philadelphia Times Savannah Ga June 9 five negro murderers convicted of a brutal conspiracy led by Andrew McKinney will be hanged next Friday at the Screven county jail in Sylvania The case stems from the Knights of Archer gang terrorizing Screven county authorities and citizens after the October 1899 ambush of Constable Milton Mears Captain Jesse Wade and Filmore Herrington. The five men Arnold Augustus Andrew Davis Richard Sanders William Hudson and Sam Baldwin await execution after appeals fail and Governor Candler refuses clemency.
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Philadelphia Times
Savannah
Screven County
Sylvania
Andrew McKinney
Screven
Knights of Archer
McKinney
Georgia
South Carolina
Milton Mears
Joe Sanders
Young Sanders
Jesse Sanders
Jesse Wade
Schreven County
Filmore Herrington
Sanders
Mears
Old Sanders
Wade
Herrington
Captain Wade
Arnold Augustus
Andrew Davis
Richard Sanders
William Hudson
Sam Baldwin
Evans
Supreme Court of
Thompson
Supreme Court
W. L. Grayson
Augustus
Davis
Hudson
Baldwin
Candler
Pardon Board
TRACY TESTIFIES IN HONDURAS SYNDICATE CASE IN JERSEY CITY
General Benjamin F. Tracy former Navy secretary testified in the United States circuit court in the Honduras syndicate suit seeking surrender of concessions from Honduras. He denied any counsel relationship and said Loomis may have thought otherwise. The examination was led by Jacob F. Shipherd and adjourned to next Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
Benjamin F. Tracy
Secretary of the Navy
United States States
Honduras Syndicate
Honduras
General Tracy
Honduras Company
Jacob F. Shipherd
Mr. Shipherd
Frank Loomis
Loomis
Loomie
Klondike mining activity floods Dawson fields
In Seattle June 9 Gold pours into Dawson as Hunker Gold Bottom and Bonanza camps sluice heavily. Hunker ships gold to Dawson while Bonanza reports a fresh crop and broad activity. Legal actions arise against Doyle and Matson concessions amid Klondike gold rush tensions. A nugget valued at 264 dollars was found on American Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Dawson
Hunker
Gold Bottom
Bonanza
Pointes
Klondike
Sulit
Gold Commissioners' Court
Doyle
Matson
American Hill
Armed Bands Hunt Negro Suspect in Maryland Town
Armed bands of men on foot and on horseback hunted all day for a Black man suspected of assaulting Lizzie Goddard in Hagerstown Maryland. The incident occurred in the Goddard family area amid tense patrols and pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Hagerstown
Ee Howell
Lizzie Goddard
Subway Realty Buys Park Avenue Block for Transit Link
The Subway Realty Company paid two million dollars for west side Park Avenue frontage between Forty first and Forty second streets. The purchase signals plans for a large underground tunnel connected hotel on the site and immediate tenant relocations with 48 hours notice. Brokers Douglas Robinson and Charles S Brown arranged the deal with Vanderbilt interests owning the north portion and Central Realty Bond and Trust Company holding the south. August Belmont is identified as a leading figure in the venture integrated with John P McDonald’s tunnel construction and broader property acquisitions along the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
New York
Subway Realty Company
Park Avenue
Douglas Robinson
Charless. Brown
Vanderbilt Interests
Central Realty Bond and Trust Company
Subway
Dispute over Hall’s discharge in Rice bankruptcy case
Thomas Murray accuses Ernest Hall of concealing assets and underreporting liabilities in the Edward E. Rice bankruptcy. Murray alleges omitted items include $400 credit, a $150 diamond ring, $157 watch, $100 locket pledged, $1,000 in stage scenery, librettos and scores, plus $3,000 to $5,000 from two benefits. Case returns to Referee Hall for creditor challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Murray
Ernest Hall
Edward E. Rice
Rice
E. Southwell
Paris
Bank of New Amsterdam
Metropolitan Opera House
Boston Theatre
Goulds Lose 1901 Assessment On Long Island Residence
Frank Gould swore to residing on Long Island before Tarrytown assessors, causing his $300,000 1901 assessment to be stricken. Miss Helen M. Gould sought a $50,000 reduction, but her tax relief request was denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J Gould
Tarrytown
Long Island
Helen M. Gould
Fatal Lockjaw Follows Tooth Extraction
Nellie Jennings a 20 year old of 2185 Third avenue died after a failed tooth pull two weeks earlier. Doctors at Roosevelt Hospital say a molar fragment remained in the gum and led to cancer, with jaws swelling and lockjaw before her death yesterday just before her fiancé arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Jennings
Third Avenue
Roosevelt Hospital
Fasting Hen Lays Six Eggs in Hay Car from Michigan
Station Agent John H. Lee at Tarrytown reports finding a white Leghorn hen atop hay in a car sealed since leaving Michigan twenty days earlier. The hen laid six eggs in a corner of the car during the long journey, surviving without food or water. The mystery remains how the bird entered the freight car.
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Michigan
John H. Lee
Tarrytown
Kindness Rewarded After Two Years In Hoboken
A Hoboken station house tale ends with a grateful return from Martin Munzinger of Phoenix. After two years, he sends a dollar to Christopher Stanton who lent tobacco for mosquitoes in his cell. The note credits Stanton for help during a rough period and mentions past travels and arrests.
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Hoboken
Martin Munzinger
Phoenix
Ariz
Christopher Stanton
Munzinger
Stanton
Desertion case ties two women to one man Rabinowitz
Esther Bloch told Magistrate Hogan she married in Philadelphia six months ago and her claim that her husband deserted her in this city after marriage and stole nearly 600 dollars saved from service wages. Her counsel said she might become a public charge. Kiernan and Rosenthal noted prior appearances where she pressed desertion against Rabinowitz, who was found guilty and served six months. Rabinowitz admitted giving her 150 dollars on condition she drop prosecution, as the magistrate discharged him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Bloch
Philadelia
Ogan
Bloch
Kiernan
D. Rosenthal
D. Rosenthal, Who Feared She Might Become A Public Charge. Mr. Kiernan
Rabinowitz
Adt
Hogan
Changed Name Proceeding in County Court
Christine Foster has legally changed her name to Winifred Hermine Rogers. The order, issued by Judge Hand of the County Court, formalizes the name change while noting she remains unwed.
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Christine &. Foster
Winifred
Hermine Rogers
Judge Hand
County Court of
School Teachers and Pupils Contest Ends This Thursday
The contest closes at midnight on Thursday June 20 1901. Prizes go to those with the highest votes at that time.
Petition Seeks Name Change and Estate Court Action
Brooklyn granted permission for a name change amid a petition alleging a large estate from a maternal aunt, guardianship by father Christopher Foster, and failures to account or support. The petitioner claims an uncle named her sole heir and seeks to bear his name. References a deceased friend Winifred and aunt Hermine.
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Brooklyn
Christopher Foster
Winifred
Hermine
Tragic End for Actor Horace Porter Pell Buried
The young actor who fatally shot himself in Cleveland was buried in Trinity Cemetery New Rochelle this afternoon. Funeral services at the Church of the Transfiguration were led by Rev. R. R. Upjohn. Family and many society and theatre friends attended. Pell was once prominent in local social life.
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Horace Porter Pell
Cleveland
Trinity Cemetery
New Rochelle
Church of the Transfiguration
R. R. Upjohn
Mayor Van Wyck and Coler Push Water Supply Study
The mayor and comptroller plan preliminary steps to expand New York City’s water supply with city engineers and federal topographical bureau input. They will inspect existing surveys and report to the Board of Public Improvements, influenced by Croker and Tammany insiders seeking campaign leverage and potential large department outlays before November elections. The debt limit remains unchanged by these expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Wyck
Coler
New York
Board of Public Improvements
Croker
Tammany Hall
Tammany District
Parson and Justice Fined For Bicycle On Sidewalk
From Hempstead Long Island comes a tale of public officials breaking the law. Rev D H Marcy pastor of the Baptist Church and Magistrate William Tatum were fined for bicycling on a sidewalk and both paid their penalties before Justice Gittens.
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Hempstead
L. I
D. H. Marcy
Baptist Church
William Tatum
Gittens
Fast Express Crashes in Herkimer in Early Morning Smash
New York Central train No 31 the special American express collided with a light engine and caboose at 2 11 A M in Herkimer. The derailment blocked all four tracks for nearly three hours. The conductor and two trainmen were aboard the caboose with one officer thrown fifty feet but only bruised. Firemen and engineers escaped injuries as authorities identify the switch error by a branch tender who fled after the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Central
Herkimer
Patte
Doctor to be questioned over child death amid Christian Science dispute
Dr James Byrne of the Brooklyn Health Department will seek a formal statement from Dr A B Morris a physician who recently joined Christian Science about how he treated 8 year old Francis Fletcher son of William Fletcher of Lincoln Place who died on Wednesday The death certificate lists pneumonia but neighbors allege diphtheria and that Christian Science methods were used without success
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Christian Scientist
James Byrne
Health Department of
Brooklyn
A. B. Morris
Francis Fletcher
William Fletcher
Lincoln Place
Morris
Byrne
Berkett
First
Fletcher
I. Ness
Carlet Belence
Porters Bell Funeral amid Pell Declares Accidental Death
New York on June 9 Horace Porter Bell the actor who shot himself was buried this afternoon Pell stated his brother’s death was accidental not self inflicted The report notes Pell’s public stance on the tragedy and funeral arrangements
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Pell
New York
Horace Porter Bell
Sole survivor of Jersey Indians Dan Halstead
Norma June 9. In a one room house by the Maurice river lives Dan Halstead the sole survivor of the South Jersey Indians. For over fifty years he shuns civilization and clings to tribal ways. He is said to be a grandson of Shamung Basket Jim a chief whose hunting grounds lay along the Maurice. He lives with his dog Prince as his only companion and supports himself by a small garden and fishing hoping someday the red man will reclaim the old hunting grounds.
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Norma
Maurice River
Dan Halstead
Halstead
Old Shamung
South Jersey
Basket Jim
Shamung
Clarke Place
Rosenhayn
Prince
Salem
Red Man
Dog eats books in bankruptcy case
Louis Peters of Jersey City defended failing to produce 1897 to 1901 accounts by claiming his collie chewed the ledgers. Six books were reportedly eaten with a canvas-backed 450 page volume among them. Peters testified the dog ruined the records before he moved accounts to new books. Commissioner Lewis appointed Joseph Pudiger trustee of Peters property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoboken
Louis Peters
Pacific Avenue
Jersey City
E. A
Lewis
Peters
Pine Street
Lafayette
Heorlee
Randolph Perkins
Joseph H. Pudiger
Mr. Pudiger
State to gauge corporate income amid flimsy charters
Trenton June 9 Returns to the State Board of Assessors show corporate income prospects for New Jersey. Endorsements suggest many recently chartered firms were flimsy. One return reads this thing is busted and seeks satisfaction by finding Tom. State estimates about 2 million dollars in revenue from the law's operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Trenton
State Board of Assessors
New Jersey
Tom
First Tent Meeting Held in Camden
A three week tent meeting series opened at Warren avenue and Carteret street Camden with Rev. J F B Tingling of London Rev Roland D Edwards and Samuel Livermore in charge of song The Three Deadly Dangers was the afternoon topic delivered to men by Dr Tingling Ministers from Camden churches attended and the two Y M C A groups aided the event
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
Warren Avenue
Carteret Street
J. F. B. Tingling
London
Roland D. Edwards
Samuel Livermore
Tingling
Woman Bitten by Two Bulldogs in Burlington Attack
Mrs. George Woolman was severely bitten when two bulldogs owned by Thomas Brown attacked her this afternoon. Brown intervened, drove off the dogs, and they were subsequently killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Burlington
Jone
George Woolman
Thomas Brown
Brown
Boy Struck by Express Train in Atlantic City
A 13 year old, Kirk Risley of Pleasantville, narrowly escaped death when struck by the 3 45 Reading express at the station. He attempted to cross the tracks in front of the moving train and was misjudged. He survived with injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Atlantic City
Reading
Camden
Kirk Risley
Jobo Risley
Pleasantville
Thieatre
New Jersey Weddings and Awards Highlight Week
New Jersey notes report multiple weddings planned in Salem and Gloucester counties this week. Margaret M. Burnet of Madison, a recent graduate of New York University Law School, is noted as the third in her group. Children’s Day was observed across Congregational and Methodist churches in Millville yesterday.
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Salem
Gloucester
Margaret M. Burnet
Madison
York University
New Jersey
Millville
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