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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1902
Page
4
Harrisburg June 11 Republican state convention adopts a platform praising McKinley and Roosevelt, endorsing protective tariffs, Cuba reciprocity, Philippine governance, anti trust actions, and a pure ballot law. It decries Democratic attacks on soldiers and calls for isthmian canal, tariff stability, and fair labor protection.
Harrisburg reports William L. Mathews Delaware County Republican leader is tipped as next Secretary of the Commonwealth if Samuel W. Pennypacker wins the governorship. Rumors say Mathews would replace W. Ma h Greist in Lancaster County and a Bucks delegate, B. Frank Gilkeson, may become Banking Commissioner, though Quay may diverge. Gilkeson, nicknamed Frosty, was once Hastings’s ally but fell out with the party.
June 11 Pittsburg W. H. Stauffer longtime Allegheny delegate breaks from Elkin to Pennypacker and pays off a score against the ring. Stauffer had supported the ring in past mayoral races while Wyman ran as anti ring candidate before Recorder Murphy shifted support to Wyman. Stauffer vows to exact revenge despite delays.
A 20 foot boa constrictor found on Riggs avenue dump yielded half a bushel of eggs when dissected. Eggs ranged from baseball to mens sizes and resembled boiled eggs after shell removal. The reptile had been part of a menagerie and was discarded at night wrapped in matting.
The article explains how spiders construct webs across fields roads and gardens and how the spider positions itself center and upside down to sense prey. It recounts an experiment where frightening a spider caused it to drop head downward swing on a thread and then return to its web to avoid entanglement.
Harrisburg June 11 The Elkin campaign for fair play ends in a plea against a machine vote. Philadelphia delegates unite to block his bid as the Quay Durham faction presses onward, prompting a somber, orderly convention backdrop with Elkin accepting defeat.
The Fourth district delegates Samuel Lee and John F. Shaner and Luzerne’s Morgan R. B. Williams and Charles A. Miner faced Elkin’s challenge. The Penrose committee voted to seat the anti-Elkin delegates after debate, with Elkin protesting as crowds cheered.
The vote favored adopting the report though three delegates abstained. Colonel Watres told THE PHILADELPHIA TIMES that he supports majority rule and praised Judge Pennypacker as able and honest, predicting a clean efficient administration for the state.
Influential independent Republicans in Schuylkill County vow to oppose Judge Pennypacker similar to the way Potter and Harris were resisted last year. W. K. Woodbury, Union party chairman, says Pennypacker's nomination mirrors the Quay machine methods and will be opposed with strong vigor. Stalwart Republicans condemn the state convention for unseating Seiders and Woodward.
Harrisburg reports detailed county tallies for the two Governor candidates Pennypacker and Elkin. Across 206 total votes, Philadelphia led with 86 for Pennypacker and Allegheny 29 for Elkin, among numerous per county tallies and numerous small returns statewide.
The American Museum of Natural History receives Texas tusks from a 50 000 to 100 000 year old mammoth found in an old river bed. The longer tusk measures thirteen feet, the mammoth stood about thirteen feet tall, and the skull fragment will be rebuilt to show its original size.
The Liverpool Post notes that Bible printing is tightly controlled in the United Kingdom with the King's printers and Oxford and Cambridge universities issuing most copies. A 1611 authority governs changes, such as capitalizing spirit in Matthew and Mark, and altering sanctioned text risks upheaval in printing centers.
The Pennsylvania Democratic convention in Erie on June 25 awaits a nominee chosen by the delegates rather than by a single leader. Donnelly, Creasy, and other leaders express confidence in victory, citing ballot reform and opposition to Quay allied tactics as key themes.
Democratic ward workers begin comparing assessors lists with the just completed canvass in headquarters. Chairman Donnelly notes attention to the 5th 7th 8th 9th and 10th wards where abnormal voting population increases appeared. The work will take at least one week.
The piece recalls Daniel Defoe's 18th century tale claiming St Vincent exploded and vanished. It contrasts that hoax with recent volcanic destruction in Martinique and notes how sensational reports, like a Moorfields foundry disaster, shape public fear today.
A brief note urges collective stance to resist reports that Panama hats with straight brims will dominate trends this year. The text warns against wasting a year's savings on fleeting fashion.
In Wilkes Barre President Mitchell told reporters the anthracite strike is complete and the union will win. He said he has nothing to say on coal railroad talks and noted 28,500 West Virginia workers on the soft coal strike with 3,600 in Virginia. He reported arrests in Fairmont and said he will dissolve an old injunction. The Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company offered to reinstate some repairmen, but District No.1's Mr Nichols insisted the entire group must return together or not at all.
New York June 11 Carroll D Wright United States Commissioner of Labor in conference with Truesdale Lackawanna and Fowler Ontario and Western presidents. Wright says he is investigating issues not known to the public and that a solution is near though he cannot promise an immediate settlement.
Rain floods slopes and increases desertions among non union workers in Hazleton as coal operators fear water will rise above pumps, threatening mine workings. District leader Gallagher declares the strike won amid continued bad weather.
Noah Richards, a coast and tron deputy, pursued by a mob, took refuge at the Philadelphia station amid a chaotic chase. The report notes intense scenes as authorities contained the disturbance and secured the area.
In Monongah West Virginia on June 11 Sheriff issued injunctions against leader Thomas Haggersey and "Mother" Jones plus a dozen national United Mine Workers organizers. Strikers face broad restraints from entering company property and intimidating workers. Seven leaders arrested and jailed in Fairmont for violating injunctions. In Tamaqua area dealers vow not to sell to deputies and plan to resist by hunger.
June 11 report notes Empire Iron and Steel Company in READING and nearby plants hit by coal miners strike. One stock blown out in the city while another runs on coke. Four stocks at Catasagua banked up for lack of fuel.
Heavy rain began around noon and continued into night in Shamokin. Water flooded several mines while a group of strikebreakers from Baltimore reported for work for the mining company today.
The article notes a tiny reservation of about two and a half acres in Grafton, Maine, tied to the Hasanamisco tribe and eldest family lines. It mentions Patience Fidella Hassaneniesit and early Eliot’s praying bend as historical anchors, with the old New York publication date context.
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