Philadelphia City Council Tightens Street Railway Franchises
The Street Passenger Railways Committee met to consider fourteen bills. Municipal League leaders urged safeguards on franchises, while the panel swiftly moved to favorable recommendations for rapid transit ordinances and rejected opposition.
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Western Rapid Transit
Rolla Dance
Tenth Ward
Southern
Edward W. Patton
Twenty-seventh Ward
Northern
George W. Sunderland
Eighth Ward
Fastern
Charles Seger
Seventh Ward
Broad Street Rapid Transit
William H. Funston
Thirtieth Ward
Chestnut Hill and
Glenside Railway Company
James A. Briggs
Twenty-sixth Ward
Broad Street Subway Railway Company
Albert A. Ardis
First Ward
One Obstacle Raised Before Philadelphia Rail Ordinances
In a special session the Select Council received the committee report on street passenger railways and opened with a communication from the Stephen Girard trustees dated June 12 1901 warning that no elevated or other rail line on Delaware Avenue between Vine and South should be built without city consent. The thirteen railway bills and repealer were laid on the table and will be printed for another meeting.
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Watson D. Can
Miles
Select Council
McCurdy
Common Council
Harry B. French
The
Municipal League
Clinton Rogers Woodruff
League
McClellan Hirsh
C. P. Weaver
Union Traction Company
Upperman
William H. Felton
James P. McNichol
Tenth Ward
West Philadelphia Passenger Railway Company
Schuylkill River
George D. Widener
Seger
Seventh Ward
Milligan
Philadelphia
Isot
City of
Stephen Girard
Delaware Avenue
Vine
South
Delaverue
Lille
Fap
Johnson to the Front in Philadelphia Street Railway Battle
A.L. Johnson promoters of a three cent trolley plan arrived in Philadelphia to meet with attorneys and city officials. He pledged to push for extensive street railway concessions with three cent fares and free transfers while allies push charter rights for Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley Traction and two related companies. Officials warned of court challenges if Councils refuse the applications and predicted rapid patent issuance from the Governor for the two new lines.
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A.L. Johnson
Philadelphia
Robert F. and
J. Marshall Wright
Allentown
F. 8. Drake
M. Bates
F. K. van Dyke
F. G. Honecker
Mr. Johnson
Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley Traction
City and Suburban Street Railway Company
West Philadelphia and Suburban Traction Company
Johnson
Bates
Johnson Companies
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley Traction Company
Sehuslkill
West Philadelphia and Suburban Street Railway Company
West Philadelphia
Schuylkill
Emory
Robert E. Wright
Johnson Syndicate
Philadelphia Times
Councils
Recorder of Deeds
Mr. Wright
A. &. L. Shields
James Gordon
Quietus on Union Traction line extension blocked
The Select Council voted to disapprove plans by the Union Traction Company to extend the West Philadelphia Passenger Railway on Baltimore avenue to Market street with turnouts at Sixty-second and Sixty-third and Vine streets. Only Edward W. Patton opposed the ordinance.
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Common Council
Union Traction Company
West Philadelphia Passenger Railway Company
Baltimore Avenue
Market Street
Vine Streets
Covnellman
Edward W. Patton
Twenty-seventh Ward
Philadelphia firms filed at dawn of secretary office opening
Emery bill notes Henry Jr filed the applications of two Philadelphia companies as soon as the secretary of the commonwealth opened. Among incorporators two Pennsylvanians are Samuel Harris of Allentown and F K Van Dyke of Harrisburg. Other incorporators Bates a New Yorker Honecker from Cleveland then Trenton and now Philadelphia Drake from Cleveland. All are longtime associates of Mr Johnson and Cleveland's mayor.
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Emery Bill
Henry Jr
Philadelphia
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Johnson
Samuel Harris
Allentown
Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley Company
F. K. van Dyke
Harrisburg
Bates
Honecker
Cleveland
Trenton
Drake
Charters Held Up In State Transit Fight
Governor Stone’s absence cited as reason for not issuing charters to street railway firms under Fecht and Emery bills. About 100 applications pending. few charters issued since last Saturday. Mellon and Quay parties in Harrisburg to probe delays. secrecy persists at State Department as applications await Governor’s review.
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Philadelphia Times
Harrisburg
Stone
State Department
Fecht
Emery
Executive Department
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Scranton
Wilkesbarre
Senate
R. R. Quay
W. L. Mellon
Charles R. McKee
Mr. Mellon
Allegheny
Mellon
Grant Boulevard
Dick Quay-Thomas 8. Bigelow Syndicate
Grant
Griest
I 20
Arctic Delicacies From the Youths’ Companies
An account by W H Gilder describes Eskimo hospitality during Siberian travel. A matron hosts a meal with a squatting table, misting guests with a sequence of dishes from frozen greens and seal oil to walrus meat and hide, finished by tough walrus hide chewed in small pieces.
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W. H. Gilder
Siberia
Mud Preserves Health From the Baston Transcript
The Baston Transcript notes mud reduces disease compared to dry dust. Wetting dust to form mud hinders germ spread, lowers bowel and respiratory illnesses, and prevents dust borne complications. Mud runoff into drains carries germs away, and moist clothing provokes less dust. Some doctors may urge frail patients to seek muddy environments.
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Baston Transcript
London
Virginia to Solve Negro Problem
Special to The Philadelphia Timms from Richmond on June 11 reports the Virginia constitutional convention opens with focus on suffrage rights for Negroes and illiterates, amid a divided electorate. Delegates, mostly farmers and businessmen, face conflicting instructions from Democratic and Republican camps as they debate voter qualifications and potential remedies like grandfather clauses or literacy tests.
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Philadelphia
Daniel
Virginia
South
Kidney Trouble Kept Her From Work Says Sareaparilla Help
A reader from Indiana Pa describes kidney trouble and fatigue improving after taking Hood’s Sarsaparilla. She notes swelling subsided and she became able to work, claiming the remedy saved her life.
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Hood
Voer
Indiana
Sweeping Suffrage Scheme Moves in Alabama Convention
The Alabama Constitutional Convention adopted the first part of a new constitution. It created the Lieutenant Governor post and raised the governor’s salary from 3000 to 5000 dollars. Executive terms lengthened to four years with ineligibility for re election. A sweeping suffrage plan proposed by Burns would bar many groups from voting, risking the majority black vote.
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Montgomery
Ala
United States
Burns
Burnsville
Woman 86 Lived Under Five British Monarchs Arrives in Newcastle
Mrs Elizabeth Davies, an 86 year old English immigrant aboard a Cunard liner, settled with her son in Newcastle Pennsylvania. She recalls witnessing George III and George IV events, Victoria's coronation, and her allegiance shifting with Edward VII, hoping to spend declining days in a republic and as a little American.
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New York Sun
Republic
Elizabeth Davies
Newcastle
Cunard Line
Nam IV
Queen Victoria
Davies
England
Edward V
Engnas
Ieee Tryce Othia
Teachers and Pupils Contest Ends With June 20 1901
Notice states the School Teachers and Pupils Contest terminates at midnight on Thursday June 20 1901 and prizes go to those with the highest vote total at that time.
Murder Trial Reveals Force Marrying Kennedy at Revolver Point
In Kansas City Lulu Prince Kennedy faces murder charges as prosecutors present testimony alleging she was forced into marriage at gunpoint by Will Prince and that the Princes conspired to kill Kennedy days before the crime. The defense opens tomorrow aiming to prove inherited insanity and temporary loss of reason after Kennedy’s refusal to acknowledge the marriage.
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Kansas City
Lulu Prince Kennedy
State Today
Kennedy
Prince
West Point Exam Pass List and Cadet Reorganization
Fifty nine candidates reported for entrance exams. twenty two passed. Names include W P Abbott, V B Albright, L S Arnold, M H Roadhurst, J S Dusenbury, J B Bhovee, H L Wells, and others from Tennessee to Michigan. Also noted: 105 others who qualified in March joined today after oath. cadet officers reorganized with Grant named sergeant major and multiple promotions and furlough actions affecting the third class.
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West Point
N. Y
W. P. Abbott
Minnesota
Albright
Tennessee
Arnold
Arkansas
M. H. Roadhurst
North Carolina
Curtins
Osouri
Dusenbury
South Carolina
W. C. Kelley
Kentucky
P. J. BR. Kiehl
Wisconsin
T. H. Lowe
Missouri
J. Lund
Towa
South Dakota
J. R. Starkey
Illinois
R. Talbot, Jr
Colorado
H. L. Wells
Michigan
Military Academy
U. 8
Grant
Geeadet Douglas T Noes
Jaongley Hinrichs
Hannum
Carpenter
Maweroen
Praaler
Leutenant
Wehkoph
Mfrehart Sler
Hedrig Pieck
Ery
Seedknatte
Not Averse to Arbitration Aims for Tech Mediation
Special to Tak Philadelphia Times reports a possible move by the National Metal Trades Association to receive a committee from the International Association of Machinists in Toronto to negotiate a permanent arbitration system. The IAM seeks AFL funding, cites $35,000 paid in the strike, a $150,000 fund, and hints at moving headquarters from Washington with Chicago or Cleveland as options.
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Philadelphia Times
New York
National Etalrades Association
Glisey House
Machinists
Toronto
International Association of Machinists
American Federation of Labor
Association
Washington
Chicago
Cleveland
Blacklisting Declared Legal by Chicago Judge
Chicago June 10 Judge Waterman ruled that a stock yards firm legally blacklist ed a group of girls who struck last February and were not rehired despite the fire. The decision will be appealed.
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Chicago
Waterman
Iast
Bishop Potter Laureates Actors at Alliance Meeting
The Actors' Church Alliance held its second annual meeting in New York with Bishop Potter presiding. He urged actors to use their influence to ennoble society and uphold high truths. Officers announced include President Henry Potter, first vice president Mackay, second vice president the Rev. Thomas B. Slicer, general secretary the Rev. Walter K.E. Bentley, and treasurer George D. Macintyre.
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New York
Actors’ Church Alliance
Bishop Potter
Henry ©. Potter
Mackay
Thomas B. Slicer
Walter KE. Bentley
George D. Macintyre
Chicago Jury Convicts Trio in Insurance Death Scheme
Dr August Unger and F Wayland Brown found guilty of conspiracy to defraud insurers in the death of Miss Marie Defendach. Frank Smiley pleads guilty and becomes a witness. The plan aimed to stage a fake marriage and murder via illness to collect life insurance. The woman died after a supposed illness and the body was cremated amid disputed cause of death.
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Chicago
August M. Unger
F. Wayland Brown
Marie DefenDach
Frank H. Smiley
Unger
Brown
Blate
Smiley
Miss Defenbach
Sudley
Losses claimed against wine agent in U S Circuit Court
Crews, Lee and Co. of London sue George A. Kessler in the United States Circuit Court for $182,508.60 alleging a balance due on transactions conducted at Kessler's order between March 14 and May 21 last. Salt was mentioned as part of the case and the date June 10 is noted in the filing.
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Philadelphia
Marine shot in the foot near Island Navy Yard
Blaine Barkley, 22, a marine at the Island Navy Yard, was fired upon early yesterday morning. He said two shots were fired, one hitting his ankle. Barkley received medical treatment at Methodist Hospital as investigators probe the case.
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Blaine Barkley
Island Navy Yard
Navy Yard
Barkley
Methodist Hospital
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Kept
Ad touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a reliable remedy claiming cures and urges readers not to substitute other tonics, reinforcing trust in the brand and its effectiveness.
Evangelical Synod Names Officers
New York June 10 convention of the Atlantia district of the German Evangelical Synod elects officers. Henry Reller of Albany named vice president and Rev Seee appears in report with other unnamed officers.
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Evangelical Synod
New York
Atlantia
Henry Reller
Albany
Vice Press
Flirt
Mexico appoints Jose de Teresa Miranda minister to Austria
City of Mexico announces the appointment of Jose de Teresa Miranda as Mexican Minister to Austria. The June 10 release confirms the posting and outlines diplomatic duties and expected duties in Vienna.
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Mexico
Austria
City
Jose de Teresa Miranda
Secretary announces bid to succeed Governor Hill
The Republican nominee announced his candidacy to replace Governor Hill. His platform calls for a one year governor term and strict enforcement of all laws including prohibition statutes.
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Manley Eaters
Percene
Scawisyon
We Me
Eeett Iba
Re Oiele
Hill
Glebe Trotter Covers $2,000 Miles, Special News Brief
Victoria BC report states Glebe Trotter completed a trip totaling $2,000 in mileage. The blurb notes the journey was publicized in the local paper, with no additional details on routes or dates.
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Glebe Trotter
Victoria
B. C
Ay M
Legal notice terse court entry from June term
June term record shows Judge Piety ordering mandatory injunction against the Euprese Company. Proceedings center on securing a restraint to prevent further actions tied to the Sort Seat case. Term details are fragmentary but indicate judicial action and enforcement directions.
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Terre Maute
Tad
Denver Clerics Face Contempt Probe After Court Rebuke
Judge Peter Palmer rebuked over a hundred reformers in Denver who protested injunctions against city and fire and relief boards over Sunday drink restrictions and liquor sales to women. He warned of contempt charges for clergymen who denounced him from pulpits and pledged swift punishment under the law if found guilty.
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Denver
Col
Peter Palmer
Zeocerday
Secret transatlantic submarine planned in secret French port
London dispatch reports a Russian submarine under construction in a French port to be ready for trial in August. The craft allegedly can cross the Atlantic in two and a half days due to a special screw design. No official confirmation.
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Philadelphia Times
London
St. Petersburg
The
Daily Mail
Atlantic
What Democrats Must Do Former Breckenridge Views on Bryan Issues
Former Congressman Breckenridge argues the party cannot legislate currency to match Bryan and cautions against Bryan’s territorial policy. He says victory requires a nominee and platform appealing to both anti Bryan Democrats of 1896 and 1900 and regular party members. He suggests 1904 may hinge on relations with new possessions.
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Lexington
W. C. P. Breckenridge
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Locomotive Trust Formed in New York Incorporation
Special to The Philadelphia Times reports the American Locomotive Company filed incorporation papers in Albany under New York law due to major properties located there. Capital set at 50000 dollars, split evenly between preferred and common shares, with plans to raise as needed. Directors include Dwight W. Morrow Hawilton H. Durand Graham Sumner Alexis P. Bartlett Alfred L. Curtis Charles J. Pay Hugh A. Bayne Robert Gratan Thomas M. Day Jr J Clinton Walker and John Tracy.
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Philadelphia Times
New York
American Locomotive Company
Albany
Reed, Simpson, Thacher & Barnum
Dwight W. Morrow
Hawilton H. Durand
Graham Sumner
Alexis
Philadelphia financier to lead world’s largest linseed oil mill
E. Lewis Metzger of Philadelphia, with Guy G. Major, former Toledo mayor, heads a new company aiming to build the largest linseed oil mill. Land was bought Saturday and stakes set today, with construction to start at once to challenge the Linseed Oil Trust.
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Philadelphia Times
Toledo
Ohio
E. Lewis Metzger
Philadelphia
Guy G. Major
Tolédo
American Linseed Company
New Shipyard Planned on Staten Island Front
ELIZABETH, N. J. June 10. Lewis Nixon of the Crescent shipyard at Elisabethport is said to have purchased 1,000 acres of Staten Island Sound waterfront to establish a large shipbuilding yard for a recently organized syndicate. The tract includes the Candee and Sawyer properties from Woodbridge to the Sound, near the Lehigh Valley Port Reading Central Baltimore and Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroads.
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Staten Island
Philadelphia Times
Elizabeh
N. J
Lewis Nixon
Crescent
Elisabethport
Staten Island Sound
Candee and Sawyer
Woodbridge
Sound
Lehigh Valley
Port Reading
Central
Baltimore and Ohio
Pennsylvania
Largest Carpet Plant in World
Hartford Carpet Corporation at Thompsonville bought land and will clear a church and several homes to enlarge the plant. The expanded factory will cover ten acres of floor space and become the largest carpet works in the world, employing 8 500 operatives.
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Philadelphia Times
Hartford
Conn
Hartford Carpet Corporation
Thompsonville
Lake Torpedo Boat Company Incorporation News
The Lake Torpedo Boat Company filed articles of incorporation in Elizabeth New Jersey today with a capital of one million dollars. Incorporators listed are Lebbings P. Miller Elisabethport Henry J. Miller Elizabeth Simon Lake Bridgeport Conn and J Christopher Lake Rutherford New Jersey.
Telephone Company's Big Assessment
The Philadelphia Times reports that Central Union Telephone Company president Sabin issued a stockholder circular announcing a $5,000,000 capital need. It calls for an assessment of 00 per share from stockholders.
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Telephone Company
Philadelphia Times
Chicago
Sabin
Central Union Telephone Company
Watch Syndicate Expands into United States Plants
WALTHAM Massachusetts June 10 The watch syndicate that recently acquired United States and Suffolk Companies has purchased lands and will enlarge the United States works and consolidate the two plants into a larger operation with improved facilities.
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Watch Syndicate
Philadelphia Times
Waltham, Mags
United States and
Suffolk Companies
United States Works
Towne's Oil Company charter filed in Austin
The Export Oil and Pipe Line Company charter was filed in Austin Texas on June 10. Former Senator Charles T Towne of Minnesota is promoted and principal stock holder. Capital is $2,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towne’s Ol! Company Incorporated
Austin
Texas
Export Oi! and Pipe Line Company
Charles T. Towne
Minnesota
Clover Leat's Sale Conceded in Cleveland
The Leader reports on a conceded sale in Cleveland dated June 10, noting local interest and anticipated disclosures. Details are incomplete due to the fragmentary OCR text.
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Cleveland
National Steel Co President Resigns
NEW YORK June 10 The Herald reports that the president of the National Steel Co resigned at a directors meeting held this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Steel Co
New York
the Herald
Heary
National
Stee! Com
Piow Factories Combine Plan Near Chicago
Chicago June 10 plans for a combination of twenty one of the largest plow factories and a proposed merger to form a dominant tractor and agricultural equipment group. Potential benefits cited include increased production and unified distribution channels across the Midwest.
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Piow
Chicago
Sey Lt
PRN
Age Tes
Ohio Mines Sold Easter Taupe Soaan sales report Cedar Geers
Ohio mine properties were sold amid a regional shakeup. The Cedar Geers operation transferred hands with terms undisclosed. Local officials noted no immediate job cuts, while buyers indicated ongoing production plans.
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Ohio
Easter
Taupe
Soaan Ah Noupcemen
Cedar Geers
Swins Approve American Plowshares Cablegram to The Philadelphia Times
Geneva June 10 reports recent successful experiments with Steey pee American lowshares have prompted Birmingham brokers to lose large orders. The note references Parke Greve's pipes vanity and suggests shifts in trade and base market activity affecting prices and demand.
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Swins
Philadelphia Times
Geneva
Birmingham Bros
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Old Dominion
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Gorman
Maryland
John Daniel
Alabama
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Niagara Falls
Pevere
Revolver’s Point
Parsons
Palmer Wii
France
Breckenridge
Locomotive Trust
Linseed Oil Trust
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