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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1901
Page
6
The Philadelphia Times lists pricing for Daily and Sunday editions, with carrier and mail rates. It details annual, monthly, and weekly charges for Daily Times, Sunday Times, Daily and Sunday combined, and The Times, plus a mail service option for summer travelers.
A lengthy critique denounces alleged railway franchise graft in Pennsylvania. It links Senator Quay and Senator Penrose to private speculation, calls for impeaching officials, and urges Philadelphia Councils to deny perpetual or ill treated franchises, enforce fair fares, and reclaim city control. It also notes Detroit tariff talks and demands tariff revision through reciprocity and new schedules.
The piece argues for reducing tariff walls to foster friendly relations with nations. It notes America’s booming factories needing markets and capital, and warns that continued protection risks plant closures if demand falters amid trade tensions and retaliatory risks.
Philadelphia leaders urge the Pennsylvania Legislature to approve a $200,000 appropriation to deepen the Delaware River channel. They argue Congress has failed to fund the project and stress the port’s commerce depends on a safe, certain channel. They warn without action ships will bypass Philadelphia and trade will shift to New York and New Orleans.
The piece notes improved packing of berries sent to market and commends growers for better care this season. It warns peaches will soon appear and criticizes past lax packing in cheap baskets, urging sturdier baskets and better distribution to protect high quality fruit.
The article argues for improved peach handling from Delaware and Maryland peninsula to England, noting bruised fruit before reaching cities and praising California's successful packing. It urges growers to adopt attractive baskets and careful packing to raise prices and profits before the ripening crop ships.
The essay dismisses third term talk for McKinley as absurd, noting Hanna and Foraker booms and arguing the unwritten law against a second term. It praises McKinley, stresses his pending eight-year tenure by March 4, 1905, and urges ignoring Depew and Grosvenor’s flirtations with a fourth year.
The writer assesses Sir Walter Besant as a practical, useful figure whose work reflected reality. He will be missed in the world’s largest city, and many recall his influence. The piece also discusses Southern visitors, Philadelphia’s pride in the South, and critiques railway speculation impacting small investors and widows.
The piece notes a shift in American leisure as railways use concerts to lure riders. It observes how earnest pursuit of pastimes, once duty or burden, is tempered by trolley promoted entertainments. The commentary implies railways influence cultural recreation and travel habits.
A nostalgic note recalls a mass outdoor orchestra on a Sunday, then shifts to U S ambitions praising Philadelphia’s visitors and the push for an American Pacific cable. It mentions British rival plans from British Columbia to Australia costing 10 million dollars, due by 1903, and ends with weather remarks shaping Philadelphia’s reception of guests from the South.
A humorous port scene notes a woman arriving with a casket of her dog remains, bearing a Paris certificate, joking about wealth and replacing pets. Glasgow University awards Carnegie LL D while a senator denies engagement to a widow. A New Jersey man vows poverty to hide money. Transit jokes question elevated and underground roads and a cooler summer with fewer freckles on a daughter.
The Philadelphia Times invites letters on any subject with the author’s name provided for publication or not by choice. Letters must be free from offensive personalities and reflect the writer’s views, even if they differ from the paper’s.
A letter to the editor from A R Foster secretary of the Twenty-fourth Ward Association of the Municipal League urges councils to grant time limits on city railroad franchises. It cites traffic relief fare reduction and a fair city return as reasons to limit rights, noting New York Subway terms where after years the franchise becomes city property. Philadelphia June 10.
A letter from J H Grove critiques American papers printing war coverage near Independence Hall. The Times is defended for interpreting heroism of the Boers while arguing against prolonging a hopeless struggle, noting parallels to Mantia and Santiago and Appomattox.
In memory from O14 Memories Major Payn led the Fifty-third Irish regiment in a bold river crossing and bridge assault. They rushed the bridge without orders, driving the enemy from positions, allowing cavalry to pursue and capture every gun.
From the Philadelphia Record this piece argues the Pennsylvania Constitution prevents a Penal Legislature and Executive from surrendering city streets to rapacious promoters without municipal consent. It warns elected officials to resist railway franchise grabs or risk public backlash, likening it to bank robbery where accessories share blame. It stresses city leaders must protect Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports growing support for using reciprocity in U S trade to expand foreign commerce. Voices at the National Association of American Manufacturers meeting emphasize reciprocity as compatible with protection, a traditional Republican policy.
The Philadelphia Press argues that railway bills move swiftly through councils and legislature with little debate. It warns councils to demand fair compensation for street use, noting rich prizes like a Broad Street surface electric line and Diamond Street, while cautioning about legal hurdles and possible repeal of protections.
Philadelphia Ledger describes the Southern Industrial Convention in Philadelphia with a cordial welcome. It notes Southern progress, Northern capital cooperation, and renewed harmony between North and South as commerce shapes a shared destiny amid social and economic growth.
Hartford dispatch reports Chief Justice Charles B. Andrews of the Connecticut Supreme Court has resigned due to ill health. Andrews, an Amherst graduate of 1838, previously served as governor in 1878.
Fragmentary poem by Helen Hay from Harper's, reflecting on life love and immortality. Imagery blends wine years perfume lilies wind stars and a crimson rose with a moral about the soul’s altar beyond wake and fear of death.
A long running court dispute begun in 1867 was settled in Albany recently with a total stake of just 237 dollars. The piece also surveys a string of quirky items from gossip and misfortune to oddities in law and science across the country.
A Department of Agriculture reporter notes the white pine tree is vanishing due to ruthless destruction. He cites historic stands, distribution from Newfoundland to Georgia, and measures of tree size and age, while urging reforestation and conservative lumbering.
Marine Journal recounts irregularities at the sea bottom amid sharp words from Neptune and a mermaid, illustrating yellow journalism’s brash coverage as reporters dive deep.
In the Marine Journal a strange scene unfolds as sea life and myth mingle. Neptune, heard in the upper air, contemplates music and oceans with Orpheus like longing while a mermaid speaks of boating parties and a vanished life of the ocean. The sea-king then retreats into a cave and seals it behind him.
A fragment shows a melancholic youth declaring life bitter while a friend agrees and notes a fading pattern of the past. The text hints at change and disappointment but provides limited readable details.
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