No Work and Big Pay in Philadelphia Legislators
Investigations reveal Philadelphia officers, clerks, and employees in Harrisburg draw salaries from two to twenty five dollars daily while many shirk duties or hire substitutes. Cases include door keeper W. Lambert linked to Reyburn, clerks and pastors who never staffed sessions, and numerous substitutes paid while the actual workers were absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tue Timms
Samuel Thompson
House of Representatives
Harrisburg
Thiladelphia
W. W. Lambert
Senate
Hamilton A
John
Reyburn
Custom House
W. J. 2. White
Philadelphia
Lambert
Hayes
White
Edward T. Steel
Lawnbert
Albert Worth
George E. Wright
Joseph Richardson
Richardson
Representative Kneass
Fred Swartz
Milton Hoffman
John Henry
Wright
McClellan Street
Second
Mitchell Nes An Ee
Isc
John M. McIntyre
Ding Room
Latona Street
Joseph R. Souder
Keesler
Scilly
George A. Cornelius
Barclay Street
Filt
Ward
Monat
Ruddiman
Albert
Showaker Denial Sparks Astonishment Over Stewart Ties
A Tun Times interview quotes Councilman J Gordon Showaker denying knowledge of Thomas Stewart while his long friendship with Stewart is described by multiple Ward 19 and Ward 31 veterans. Neighbors recall Showaker as intimate with Stewart and involved in prior Power of Attorney fraud allegations, raising local scrutiny and laughter.
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J. Gordon Showaker
Tun Tiers
Samuel Thompson
McCleery
Showalter
Stewart
Nineteenth Ward
Thirty-first Ward
Showaker
Hackett
Aleck Crawford
John Hicks
York and
Amber Streets
Tur
James Bowers
Charles Jefferson
John Gordon
John Gordon Showaker
Otis Street
Frankford Road
Jimm Bowers
Johan Showakter
Rittenhouse
Highway Department
Man Takes Paris Green To End Life In Retreat Village
Japhet Finnimore aged 86 of Retreat in Mount Holly New Jersey killed himself by Paris green after three attempts on the same day. He first tried to drown in a creek, then leaped into a well, and after being stopped from another leap he consumed poison and died immediately.
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Mount Holly
N. J
Japhet Fennimore
Retreat
Paris Green
Cornetist Levy's Divorce Granted Alimony Order
Special dispatch reports Judge Speir granted Emily Levy a divorce from cornetist Isaac Levy after an agreement for alimony of $20 weekly. Levy previously obtained an Indiana divorce from Emily in 1872 and married Mariana Conway in 1875. Emily argues the prior divorce is void.
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THE
Times
New York
Speir
Emily Levy
Isaac Levy
Levy
Indiana
Mariana Conway
Rafts Waiting to Come Down on Delaware River
Special Dispatch to Tax Times from Easton reports the Delaware River water is twelve feet above low water, down three inches today. Several rafts have passed downstream but current remains too swift for safe rafting. Some rafts have wrecked at Easton, while many more wait upriver for lower water.
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Tax Times
Easton
Delaware
Fast Time on Wheels and Privileges Sought at Fairmount Park
The article reports postponement of a bicycle meet due to rain and threats of bad weather, with riders proceeding on the Bryn Mawr road to Ardmore and back after supper. It details efforts to gain broader park access, speeds and records of Philadelphia riders, and plans for petitions to secure more lenient Park rules.
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Bryn Mawr
Ardmore
General Wayne
Bribery charges cloud New York convention balloting
A special dispatch from Albany reports the joint convention adjourned after a single ballot with Platt 22 and Depew 38 for long term, Cornell 7, Folger 3, Lapham 2, Kernan 29. short turn results show Conkling 23, Wheeler 19, Cornell 8, Jacobs 29. The bribery committee, led by Francis N. Bangs, questioned witness William K. Trimble who recounted a meeting with Edwards urging vote changes for pay. Edwards’s identity remains unclear, described as a lobbyist, while the panel plans another session Monday morning.
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Albany
Platt
Depew
Cornell
Folger
Lapham
Kernan
Conkling
Wheeler
Tremain
Kerger
Jacobs
Francis N. Bangs
New York
William K. Trimble
Assembly
Edwards
Warrant Dispute Between City Controller and Health Board
City Controller Pattison refuses to pay street cleaning warrants for May without District Inspector certificates. A prison committee inquiry reviews Israel Durham’s Eighth and Tenth district pay warrants withheld after a December work lull. Board of Health officials and Council members plan to meet to resolve the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pattison
General Sickel
Board of Health
Prison Committee of Councils
Israel
Durham
Howard Korns
Gray
Swede Westergren Found Dead After Battery Park Incident
Johan Gustave Westergren, 39, arrived from Liverpool with wife and four children and left Castle Garden for an Inman Line cash draft. He was found insensible in Battery Park after an altercation with a stranger. Three Swedes implicated. No visible severe wounds. Police investigating cause of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Johan Gustave Westergren
Castle Garden
Richmond
Liverpool
Westergren
Inman Line
Westlund
Burkman
Andersen
Wreck of Nettie Margrethe off St Paul Island Five drown. survivors reach Sydney
News from St Paul Island reports the Norwegian bark Nettie Margrethe driven ashore in a gale and dense fog. Five seamen drowned including Captain Frederick Christophersen and first officer Carl Somoe. Survivors, rescued by the lighthouse superintendent, reached Sydney, Cape Breton, with voyage details still incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Christophersen
Carl Somoe
P. Mathesean
Carl and
Reisen
Edwards
Campbell
Sydney
Cape Breton
Moon Eclipse Viewed From City Observatories
Citizens across the city watched the lunar eclipse last night with lorgnettes and telescopes. At the High School observatory Professor M B Snyder led twenty five graduates as the penumbra appeared at 11 15 P M and totality centered around 1 53 A M with the end at 3 35 A M as observers enjoyed a clear sky and uninterrupted sighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broad Street
M. B. Snyder
German Theological Seminary Proposed at Carthage
At the General Synod in Altoona the committees urged founding a German seminary at Carthage Illinois. The report on Church Extension shows receipts of 21000 dollars and favors Board control over congregational aid, with a Special Ordination Fund to loan or donate as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona
General Synod of the Lutheran Church Today
Carthage
Ilinois
Board of Church Extension
General Synod
Wrecks of the Storm Reach Williamsport and Flood Debacle
Special dispatch details a long railway wreck on the Reading Railroad near Long Hollow where thirteen freight cars plunged into the Catawissa Mountains gorge. No injuries. crews transfer passengers, assess cause linked to heavy rains. Also describes a Philadelphia and Erie derailment near Whatham with fatalities and extensive damage, plus record flood impacts on the Susquehanna, timber booms, and losses estimated in the tens of millions of feet of logs and lumber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamevont
Catawissa
Reading
Long Hollow
Philadelphia and Erie
Whatham
Lock Haven
John Crone
John Pittinger
Thomas Ritter
George Brand
Williamsport
West Branch
Susquehanna
Sunbury
Linden
Storm devastates Kansas and Missouri towns with tornados and hail
Reports detail a Kansas night storm reaching Lyon county destroying Americus near Emporia, tearing churches, unroofing school additions, and wrecking crops. Emporia and nearby areas suffer blown houses, fences, and crop damage as hail and a water spout flood Barry county. Southwest Missouri also struck. rail lines resume as rivers recede and damage totals remain undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Jane
Kansas
Lyon County
Americus
Emporia
United Presbyterian Church
State Normal School
Missouri
Barry
Seven Star Springs
Prrrapura
Lutheran Ministry Adopts Women’s Work Drive at Synod
Special Dispatch from Pottstown reports the Lutheran Ministerium approved promoting women's work in the church at home and abroad. The Theological Seminary in Philadelphia listed forty nine students and will open mid September due to heat. Directors elected included Rev. Dr. G. F. Krauth and Revs. Kuhler Pfaiticher Graham and others. A jubilee medal for the Angerberg Confession was presented, and the Synod urged congregations to raise funds for good works under Synod supervision.
Wife of Montague man held for trial in infant murder
Newton New Jersey June 11 The wife of Aleck Westbrook of Montague Sussex county is held for trial for killing her six week old infant. Known in Milford as Annie Razer she has a notorious past and her sister once smothered a child. Coroner's jury returned a case against Mrs Westbrook though no deliberate killing evidence was found at first.
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Newton
N. J
Aleck Westbrook
Montague
Sussex County
Pike County
Milford
Annie Razer
Mrs. Westbrook
Postoffice staff dismiss deserting letter carrier case
George McCormick a letter carrier and Henry Morgan who tried to help him were dismissed by Postmaster Huidekoper for conduct likely to bring scandal on the postal service. Mrs McCormick had sought aid from the Postmaster after obtaining a warrant against her husband. McCormick was given three days to provide for his child before his wife sued him before Magistrate Lennon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McCormick
Henry Morgan
McCormick
Myers
Huidekoper
Postal Service
Two Men Charged Over Town Hall Bomb Plot in Liverpool
In Liverpool on June 11, examination of two men captured in a Town Hall bombing attempt proceeded. They face charges of damaging a building with intent to murder and laying an explosive to damage a building. One suspect, previously identified as Roberto, now claims the name McGreth. A large police presence secured the courtroom while only those with official credentials attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Gret
Roberto Has Sines
McGreth
Boiler Explosion Toll Grows in Pottsville Inquest
Special dispatch from Portsville reports a boiler blast that killed Daniel Moran Henry W Lansberger and James O Neill amid hours of agony. Funeral rites and guardianship steps await legal action as survivors Jeremiah Reed and Lewis Blankenhan endure severe burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsvillle
William Atkins
Pottsville
Jacob A. Hazen
F. B. Bannan
Hibbert Hoopes
Levi Huber
John T. Noble
Samuel Gay
Daniel Moran
Henry W. Lansberger
James O'Neil
Jeremiah Reed
Lewis Blankenhan
RUFFIANS LIGHTLY PUNISHED FOR DESPERATE ASSAULTS
Two notorious desperadoes Thomas Nilan or Neyland and John Farrell were released from prison on June 4 after a month long penance for a brutal assault on James Burnshaw in a Front street saloon. Farrell wrecked Patrick Carrigan’s bar after being refused liquor. Nilan and Farrell were convicted May 6 and Hired to four months, then reduced to one month for Nilan while Farrell went free on June 4.
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Thomas Nilan
Neyland
John Farrell
Nilan
Briggs
Farrell
James H. Burnshaw
Front Street
Fairmount Avenue
Farrel
Burnshaw
Patrick Carrigan
North Front Street
Carrigan
Jacob Sekinger
St. John Street
May's Land
Farrell An Nilan
Allison
Christian Kneasa
Ilan
Michael Burke
Warwick and
Bregg
Burke
Joseph 8. Allen
Clergy suit seeks injunction against sugar refinery noise
J M Moyer files equity suit for Redemptorist Fathers of Pennsylvania to bar John Hilgert Sons from operating a sugar refinery at 1009 1011 North Fifth Street. Complaint cites continuous steam engine noise vibration and odor from molasses barrels obstructing Fifth Street, harming St Peter's Church and school facilities near the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redemptorist Fathers of
Pennsylvania
Hare
Fell
J. M. Moyer
Peter
John M
Charles M. Hilgert
John Hilgert
North Fifth Street
St. Peter’s
Fifth Street
Girard Avenue
Fifth
Lawrence Streets
Firth and
Uncle Sam's Long Wait for Jenks Penalty
For nearly three years efforts sought to recover a $500 penalty and costs from Jonathan Jenks builder of 1228 Marshall street. He allegedly hired the steam tug M Hugh Mc Fadden to transport roughs to a Pennsville prize fight in 1876 where Walker was killed. The tug was pursued by the revenue cutter Colfax, but escaped. Jenks was fined $500 for carrying passengers and released upon security. a final execution against Jenks property was issued after authorities failed to obtain satisfaction.
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Jonathan Jenks
Marshall Street
Jenks
M Hugh McFadden
John Scully
Pennsville
New Jersey
Weeden
Walker
Kosta
United States
Mayor vows to suppress fireworks sales amid license dispute
Mayor King said a citizen warned that fireworks dealers hired a lawyer to approach Harr isburg for a Governor license under an old act. He stated the Governor may issue a license only with his approval, and he is determined to suppress fireworks sales and have offenders arrested.
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King
Harrisburg
Ordination of Priests by Archbishop Gibbons
Baltimore June 11 The following candidates were ordained to the priesthood today at the Cathedral by Archbishop Gibbons Revs James Melvin San Francisco Terrence Hananan Hartford Peter Plunkett Brooklyn Edward Clarke St Augustine D Mallady Peoria Joseph Weber Baden William Worsfeld Luxembourg John Klang New York Patrick Barrett New York George Hild Detroit William Brick Buffalo Henry Garris Caspar Ritter Baltimore Francis De Largy New York F Speidel Germany Alexander Klauder Philadelphia John Frawley Boston Rev J Klein 8 J Woodstock College
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Baltimore
Archbishop Gibbons
James Melvin
San Francisco
Terrence Hananan
Hartford
Peter Plunkett
Brooklyn
Edward Clarke
St. Augustine
D. Mallady
Peoria
Joseph Weber
Baden
William Worsfeld
Luxembourg
John Klang
New York
Patrick Barrett
George Hild
Detroit
William Brick
Buffalo
Henry, Garris
Caspar Ritter
Francis de Largy
F. Speidel
Germany
Alexander Klauder
Philadelphia
John Frawley
Boston
Rev. J. Klein
8. J
Woodstock College
Vanarsdalen Pleas Judge Peirce Rules on Demurrer
Judge Peirce yesterday overruled the demurrer to the special pleas of Joel M. Vanarsdalen in theVanarsdalen case. The ruling allows a trial on some counts of the indictment while sustaining the demurrer on the forgery charge. Furman Sheppard objected and the matter may go to the Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peirce
Joel M. Vanarsdalen
Furman Sheppard
Supreme Court
Rioting in Cork After Arrests at Racecourse
In Cork on Thursday night eight people were arrested for a drunken disturbance at the races. The mob formed to rescue the prisoners and then attacked police and soldiers, with roughs showing hostility toward law enforcement through repeated assaults on individuals left alone.
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Cork
American dory Little Western to begin return voyage
The Little Western, the American dory that crossed the Avanua Gloucester Masa to London with Captain George P. Thomas and Frederick Norman, will start its return journey from Westminster Bridge on Tuesday next the 15th instant. The vessel sailed from Gloucester June 12, 1880 and passed the Downs July 38.
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London
Avanua
Gloucester
Masa
George P. Thomas
Frederick Norman
Westminster Bridge
Downs
Belknap Merchant Robbed and Shot Near Graham
J E Martin a Belknap merchant was abducted from his home by three unknown men who led him half a mile away and shot him. The assailants robbed the residence of valuables and escaped into a storm as a tying condition contributed to their concealment.
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Graham
Texas
J. E. Martin
Belknap
Martin
Star Route Quarrels Stir Controversy Over Changes In Department
Special Dispatch to Tux Tora reports turmoil in the Star Route program. The Walsh Brown suit tied to route pay raises links Brady, Brown, and Walsh, with officials reticent. Secretary Kirkwood denies early reorganization rumors while confirming upcoming changes. Meyendorff to aid Jewett in establishing a live assay office in St. Louis.
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Tux Tora Washington
Star Route
Walsh
Enoch Totten
John A. Walsh
Samuel P. Brown
Washington
8. P Brown
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Prescott
Arizona
Jerome J. Winds
Brown
Livady
Lfinds
Fisher
McDonough
Hinds
Post Office
Post Office Department
Meases
Woodward
Gideon
Brady
Colonel Cook
Colonel Walsh
Route 40
Kirkwood
Bell
Lockwood
Marshal Dudley
Bentley
Major Lockwood
Department
M. A. Meyendorff
Melier
United States Assay Office
Helena
Montana
Mint
Burchard
E. C. Jewett
St. Louis
Meyendorff
Jewett
Philadelphia
New York
Bolehs
Mr. Jewett
New York professor buys 400 acres for lake side school
Professor Francis de Biaif of New York City buys 400 acres from Walter Mitchell in Shohola township known as the Brink Pond tract. He hires builders for a 50 by 90 foot three story building with seventy five rooms to serve as his summer home and operatic school. He plans a fine orchestra and a small steamer on Brink Pond for pupil recreation and may add 150 rooms if profitable.
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Dome
Boston
G. R. Aussiz
H. E. Parkhurst
Boston Bicycle Club
E. P. Jaquitte
Massachusetts
Tappan Francis
George K. Warren
Washington, D. C
Philadelphia
St. George’s Hall
Arch Street
Pennsylvania
New York
Baltimore
Washington
Maryland
Virginia
Francis de Biaif
New York City
Walter Mitchell
Shohola Township
Brink Pond
de Rialf
Simmer
Fiendish plot to blow up Chicago foundry workers
In Chicago two moulders at the Chicago Stove Works barely escaped when two pounds of gunpowder were found hidden in a mould just before molten iron was poured. Investigators believe striking moulders, lingering around the plant for months, staged the attempt to kill colleagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chcaco
L. A. Fieure
F. A. Sessions
Chicago
Councilman Herse Remains Silent on Serrill Bribery Matter
Councilman Herse returned home and refused to comment to a reporter. He stated he has placed the matter in his counsel and will not speak until the investigating committee meets on Monday when his sworn affidavit will be presented. He added he would make it hot for Mr Serrill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herse
Tua ‘Tiates
Serrill
Horse
Park Commission authorizes rockeries in sections of park
At yesterday's Park Commission meeting the plans and improvements committee was authorized to erect rockeries at various park locations. The Park Superintendent reported that recent rains caused considerable damage to the Wissahickon from Ridge Avenue to Thorp's Lane, and the committee will arrange necessary repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Commission
Wissahickon
Ridge Avenue
Thorp's Lane
Ten Men Die in Ranger-Cow Thief Fight at Southwest
A San Antonio dispatch reports ten men killed in a Southwest clash between rangers and a gang of cow thieves near Cincinnati. No further details are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
San Antonio
Texas
Indications for To Day Warmer Weather Forecast
The brief notes show warmer and fair conditions for today with winds largely from the southeast. Barometer remains stationary as the day unfolds.
City committee weighs moving fountains from Rittenhouse
At a council committee meeting an effort will seek removal of the fountains from Rittenhouse Square to Fairmount Park. Wanamaker Brown sent another balloon to the countryside offering a suit of clothes as a reward for the captor. Erie and Western Transportation stockholders adopted resolutions of regret over Joseph D Potts resigning the presidency. Magistrate McClintock fined a Herdic coach driver ten dollars and coats for driving raw-shouldered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittenhouse Square
Fairmount Park
Wanamaker & Brown
Erie and Western Transportation Company
Joseph D. Potts
McClintock
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Dauphin County
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Huhn
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Geary Street
Wm. R. Claridge, Jr
Palmer Street
Eighteenth Ward
Union Republican Club
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Bumm
Claridge
Water Department
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William C. Smith
Jefferson County
Edward Tracy
South Eleventh Street
Seventh Ward
Patterson
Smith
John F. Bertlelock
Twentyth
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Cornetist Levy
Fairmount Park Commissioners
England
America
T. K. Longstreth
Philadelphia Bicycle Club
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