Pennypacker Watres coalition shapes Pennsylvania convention
Rival factions move to curb Elkin and Stone influence as Pennypacker and Watres unite to control Pennsylvania Republican convention. Quay and Penrose signal support for Pennypacker on first ballot while caucus plans and parade preparations loom with 20 000 shouters expected.
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Watres
Pennypacker
Elkin
Friends of
Quay
Stone
Pennypacker and
Senator Penrose
Joseph C. Sibley
Quayites
Quay Folks
Louis A. Watres
Republican People of
Pennsylvania
Penrose
Swarthmore Faces Urgent Endowment Boost Standoff
Swarthmore College must raise 400000 more by Thursday to secure Joseph Swain as president and avoid losing a 600000 endowment plan. The Alumnae Association holds a meeting this afternoon after commencements as donors push to meet the target. Robert Janney reported 882800 promised since Isaac Clothier offered 100000 toward the fund. William Bancroft pledged 100000 with a condition tied to reaching 400000 by next Thursday. Swain will be notified by telegram tomorrow of the outcome.
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Elkin
John F. Finney
Theodore B. Stulb
Mercantile
Joseph H. Kiemmer
Robert H. Foerderer
A. S. L. Shields
William J. Milligan
Select Council
Republican City Committee
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Philadelphia
Congress
Court of Common Pleas
Milligan
Moore
Pennypacker
Republican State Committee
Lochiel Hotel
Swarthmore College
Joseph Swain
Indiana
Alumna Association of the College
Robert M. Janney
Isaac Clothier
Dr. Swain
Hureday
Sret
Swalp
William P. Bancroft
Wilmington
Thoresey
Swain
Fire in London Center Claims Three Dead
A blaze in a five story building near Mansion House Station exposes ladder failure. Inmates on upper floors jumped to a tarpaulin from a passing fruit van. Three people died and fifteen were injured, with several others missing as casualties were tallied hours later.
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London
Mansion House Station
May Fight Another Duel In Rome Over Eritrean Budget
Rome June 9 Signor Prinetti Minister of Foreign Affairs who dueled with Deputy Franchetti yesterday has been challenged by Deputy Signor Borsuelli. A cable from the Rome correspondent of the Philadelphia Times says an arrangement will be made to avert another duel. Borsuelli sits on the committee on the Italian East African budget and felt offended when Prinetti insulted him.
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William M. Brown
Lawrence
Frederick E. Lewis
Lehigh
Allentown
Brown
Lochiel
Lewis
Commonwealth
Pennypacker
Watres
Elkin
Richmond
Moore
Pennypacker Campaign Committee
Capitol Park
Harrisburger
Eyre
McClain
Mr. Eyre
Hampton L. Carson
Devlin
8Th Ward
Philadelphia
Robert Murphy
Johnstown
A. J. Colbourn
Scranton
A. & L. Shields
Pennycker
James
Miles
Penrose
Indiana
Oregon
Ohio
Congress
Cuba
Rome
Signor Prinetti
Franchetti
Signor Borsuelli
Philadelphia Times
Prinetti
Tragic Fall Kills Bricklayer At Drexel Annex Site
A. L. Vhapin, a bricklayer from 2165 Stella Avenue, fell at the Drexel Institute annex on Thirty second and Chestnut yesterday afternoon. He struck a railing and suffered a fatal neck and skull fracture, dying instantly.
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Drexel Institute
Small-Pox Closes School Until Fumigation Ends
A case of small-pox in a pupil’s family prompted the Man o Public Thirty-ffth and Mount eye school to close for fumigation. The school was not opened until tomorrow morning.
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Mano
Speedy Chauffeur Fined
Max Thiel of 9864 Arcy Street was fined $5 by Magistrate Ackerman at the Res Avenue Station for an offense relating to reckless driving. The case cites improper conduct and a violation of traffic rules during the incident.
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Speedy
Max Thiel
Arcy Street
Ackerman
Res Avenue
Fat Bel
Grief Drives 13YearOld Boy to Kill Self in Vienna
Leopold Winkler a 13 year old schoolboy shot himself at his parents home overwhelmed by grief over the Boers surrender. He had formed a school band pledged to support the Boer cause and left a letter saying he remained true to his oath unto death.
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Vienna
Leopold Winkler
Winkler
Transvaal
Reid Visits Lansdowne London Coronation Envoy Credentials
Whitelaw Reid, the U S special envoy to the Edward VII coronation, presented credentials to Foreign Secretary Lord Lansdowne. Later, Mr and Mrs Reid attended a dinner hosted by Lord and Lady Henry Cavendish-Bentinck.
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London
Canada Consents to Large Cut in Mexican Coffee Duties
The Mexican Consul General in Canada reports that Ottawa has agreed to reduce coffee duties from ten cents a sack to one cent. The Canadian government aims to boost direct trade with Mexico and lower import costs for coffee.
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Canada
Mexico
Mexico City
Department of Foreign Relations
Tus Country
Rochambeau Party Returns East
Comte D Rochambeau and his party spent a quiet Sunday in Chicago. They visited the Chicago National Bank to view safes and machinery then toured the fire department exhibits. In the afternoon they were driven to Sandie on the Lake Shore in an automobile and left for New York the wording.
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Chicago
Comte D. Rochambeau
Leago National Bank
Sandie
New York
Governor McLean Ends Bid for Re Election
Hartford June 8 Governor George P McLean withdraws from the race citing health issues. He says his condition will prevent active campaigning and he plans to focus on recovery for the coming term.
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Hartford
Conn
George P. McLean
Bas Ce “Y Soemces
Trolley Car Kills a Child in Street Collision
A 4-year-old boy named David Miller of 2040 Kensin Street was killed yesterday afternoon when struck by a trolley car while playing on the street. Police investigated the incident as a tragic pedestrian accident.
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David Miller
Kensin
Elkin Pennypacker Battle reshapes Pennsylvania GOP power
Harrisburg dispatch reports a brewing split within the Pennsylvania Republican machine as Elkin and Pennypacker factions threaten to sever Quay's long control. Elkin loyalists accuse Quay of mistreatment, hinting at retirement plans and a political purge that could redraw state leadership after the convention.
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Senator Quay
Coalition For Control
Judge Pennypacker
Durham
W. H. Andrews
Thomas
Philadelphia Pennypacker Committee
William L. Mathues
Delaware County
Wesley W. Andrews
Franklin ‘Repository
Franklin
Swarthmore
Marks Brothers
Arch Streets
Eton
Oxford
Cies Ences
Cs Cass
Crescent
Wolff Cooker
Fall
India
Reid
Lansdowne
Rochambeau
Gov. McLean
Crash
Serge
New York Mills
Russia
Eighth Street
ELUDS
Publican Convention
Hikin
Resent Quay
Torney General
Harrisburg
Peg Eat
Attoney
Pomteres
Feld
Biican
Delgmater
Panama
Hats Daily
GEO. B. Wells 13Th & Market Sts
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