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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1897
Page
7
Foreign and U S delegates to the Universal Postal Congress touring Washington were hosted in Philadelphia with visits to Independence Hall the Post Office and Cramp’s shipyard. Governor Hastings ex-Postmaster Wanamaker and others spoke as riders toured the Delaware aboard the Sylvan Dell before departing for Washington.
Delegates to the Postal Congress arrive by special train at Broad Street Station Philadelphia. Ex-Postmaster General Wanamaker leads a large reception committee including current and former Philadelphia postmasters and notable city officials. Governor Hastings greets the committee and expresses festive hopes for good weather and enjoyment of the visit.
The Universal Postal Congress delegates were greeted at Independence Hall by Governor Hastings and city officials. John Wanamaker spoke at a luncheon in the Bourse building, praising postal service unity and global cooperation, while a prior parade escorted letter carriers along Chestnut Street to Fourth and Fifth.
The Universal Postal Congress delegation arrived by special train in Atlantic City. Postmaster Devine and W. B. Edge greeted them at New York, with a mayoral welcome and a Windsor Hotel breakfast. They toured the Brighton Casino, watched the diving exhibition, and praised the warm reception before proceeding to Philadelphia. The party included representatives from sixty five countries and wore formal attire while enjoying the seaside itinerary.
Tarrytown N Y June 12 Mrs Charles Strong eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs John D Rockefeller gave birth to a daughter last evening at Mr Rockefeller s Pocantico Hills estate Several weeks ago Mrs Strong visited her father s place a joyous flurry of telegrams followed announcing that John D Rockefeller had become a grandfather
Telegram from Lebanon reports General Gobin defeated in his factional bid for state convention delegates. County results show small margins against him, even by his own followers. Citizens' Republican League expected to gain large city majority. delegates named Gerberich Euston Hilig Bowman.
United States Senator Quay departed for Washington after a meeting with state leaders on the Commonwealth’s finances. Treasurer Oellers warned that proposed tax shifts could cripple the city by reducing revenue from personal property and retail licenses. Officials expect further plans to raise revenue without harming the city, with Harrisburg to review during the coming week.
Washington reports there is no present likelihood of removing Superintendent Kretz of the Philadelphia Mint. Pressure mounts to dismiss him, though the Mint has been under Democratic control for over four years. The charge of discrimination against Union soldiers was not sustained. The Treasury Secretary and Mint Director favor letting Major Kretz serve a full four years.
A short quoted exchange contrasts gendered fears as Jack questions women’s fear of mice and Puss counters that men fear nothing yet fear mice, highlighting stereotype tension in a playful debate.
A special telegram from Boston dated June 12 reports a nationwide hotel industry boom as delegates of the National Hotel Men's Association from across the country share optimistic views. hotel men from Baltimore New Orleans Chicago Selma Los Angeles Cincinnati Pasadena and others note improving business conditions with confidence rising and expectations of a fall upswing.
The Colonial Premiers led by Canadian Premier Wilfrid Laurier and Mrs Laurier were guests of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce at St George's Hall. Duke of Devonshire praised the empire’s growing colonial role as traffic between motherland and colonies deepens, with Laurier briefly addressing the crowd before a reception and banquet at Town Hall. Sir Samuel Strong and other officials attended, and Tasmanian and Western Australian premiers spoke during the event.
Washington dispatch reports Captain Stouch of the Tongue River agency detailing a disturbance after the arrest of Indian Stanley for a settler Hoover murder. Yellow Hair and Sam Crow were arrested and turned over to civil authorities. Indians remained quiet after the incident. The episode grew from a clash between State authorities and Federal officers, with a threatened duel and army presence seen as stabilizing. Stanley surrendered to the reservation jail and was later handed to Miles City authorities.
The narrative extols Sarah Bernhardt's vigor and devotion to craft citing her praise for Paine's celery compound as a nerve strengthener. The testimonial claims health benefits, improved appetite, digestion, and blood circulation, urging reliance on the remedy for neuralgia rheumatism and fatigue.
Washington June 12 President Gompers and the Executive Council of the American Federation of Labor send a greeting on immigration questions to affiliated unions. The questions cover restricting immigration, criminal elements, enforcement powers, alien contract labor penalties, shipper liability, naturalization tests, and declaration of intent to become a citizen. Delegates at Nashville are urged to express labor's judgment. nonrepresented unions must vote and mail results by October 30, 1897.
A terse exchange hints at wealth as wings and the futility of pinning riches to a single claim. Haven nods to doubt, while a cryptic line suggests salt cannot settle the illusion of abundance. The fragment leaves questions about value and perception.
The Commercial Section of Last Year’s Class, Girls High School, met for its first annual reunion at the High School building on Seventeenth and Spring Garden streets. Over half the class attended a program of recitations music and a banquet with toasts and a brief business meeting electing officers.
An elderly narrator with an aquiline nose laments a hollow scene at 2 a.m. The chaperon presence is questioned as the band continues to play despite the speaker’s hunger and fatigue.
The editors remark on poets being poorly paid with a quip about their punishment in the hereafter. The item presents a light literary jab likely from a column or cartoon caption reflecting editor humor and public sentiment about poets and pay.
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