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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1901
Page
6
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The Cuban Constitutional Convention has accepted the Matt resolution signaling renewed diplomatic triumph for the administration. It ends irritation over Cuban relations, defeats malcontents, and clears the path toward Cuba Libre while strengthening American influence. Events in Cuba are expected to accelerate toward the birth of a new republic in the coming months.
The piece argues for rapid transit by building an underground Broad Street subway and future lines. It favors modern systems over excess surface railways, warns against secrecy in ordinances, and calls for uniform safeguards to let enterprise deliver the best, quickest, cheapest railway system for the public.
The piece argues for early passage of the small appropriation to dredge the Delaware channel. It rejects Senator Penrose’s stance that delays are preferable and notes navigation obstructions. Even modest funds would aid the port, especially the lower Schuylkill area, viewed as a state priority.
The speaker argues for a large liberal appropriation from the Legislature to complement Federal and local improvements in Delaware harbor. Any amount is welcome if greater sums are unlikely, and the push should proceed quickly for the port’s honor and prosperity.
A charged political manifesto denounces a Republican machine led by Mr. Quay for monopolizing railway franchises and political power in Pennsylvania. It decries corrupt Legislature votes, warns against party betrayal, and urges patriotic citizens across parties to resist the entrenched power and defend constitutional government.
A fragment reflecting on ill gotten spoils and corrupt power feeding on restraint, implying growth of authority through dubious gains. The line suggests a critique of those who hoard wealth and use power without limits, signaling moral rot and unchecked ambition.
Municipal League pressed council committee to adopt street railway ordinances with deadlines for start and finish, low fares with free transfers, fair city compensation, and franchise termination upon sale. They urged forfeiture in case of sale or consolidation, but the committee ignored the request.
The convention in session in this city discusses resolving illiteracy in the South. Emphasis on Hampton Tuskegee models and industrial education to train practical workers. Philadelphia philanthropists aid negro schools, aiming to extend supportive education to empower Black South and strengthen the nation.
In a discussion of urbanization the piece notes rising urban populations, with 35,840,516 now in incorporated towns, and argues for preserving yeomanry and farm labor. It urges rural adaptation to changing conditions, urging farmers to modernize and workers to seek steady employment closer to farms rather than city slums.
John H. Converse urged Senthere delegates that the city competes with Greater New York in manufacturing, stating the metropolis contains vast, varied industries across its 180 square miles. He emphasized the city's pride and potential as a major industrial center.
The article notes Philadelphia's manufacturing strength with about 25 000 industrial establishments and highlights the Illinois battleship's speed record of 17.31 knots for 65 miles. It praises Newport News Shipbuilding and U S forces, mentions Havana malaria control using kerosene, and cites Fort McHenry mosquitoes as a summer nuisance now tamed by petroleum.
A Washington list signals possible 1904 candidates including Roosevelt and Senators Hanna Spooner Lodge Allison Beveridge Cullom Fairbanks Foraker Platt with Secretary Long and ex Attorney General Griggs named. Economic measures show luxury imports and Europe travel as prosperity tests. European locomotives praised for power but criticized for efficiency, while Paris cabbies face new profanity restrictions and Parisian policing tightens.
W Parker of the United States Geological Survey reports U S coal production for 1900 at 267 542 444 short tons versus Britain’s 252 190 573. Pennsylvania leads with about 137 million tons, Illinois 25 million, West Virginia and Ohio follow with tens of millions.
Fragmentary verse notes a vagrant fancy and dreamt plots in a garret. It mentions besy spiters spinning on Wednesdays to lay treasure in.
A reader chronicles harsh Philadelphia newspaper language about the Legislature, then reviews Southern visitors, Governor Stone, and the bite of carpetbagger rhetoric. Notes mosquito control efforts, Standard Oil stock, and bribery cases, highlighting Addicks’ Senate bid uncertainty in Delaware.
The Philadelphia Enquirer notes strong public support for President McKinley and argues against a third term. It praises his nonpartisan backing and wise decision to end speculation early, citing the burden of office and the rarity of living ex presidents.
The Philadelphia Ledger criticizes Hartisburg and Philadelphia transit bills as controlled by powerful interests. It accuses lawmakers of hasty, self serving action without proper public consideration and questions the mayor’s past stance on city franchises.
President Hargrove of a Southern trade group told the Philadelphia audience that locals bear blame for weak commercial ties with the South. He urged Philadelphia merchants to expand sales efforts and publicize Southern manufactured goods to boost exchange. His remarks, from the Southern convention's Philadelphia session, challenge local business leaders to act.
The Philadelphia Press argues state machine opposition to constitutional amendments voted next November. It warns past influences may persist and that enactment depends on future legislation. The piece notes amendments aim to facilitate a city personal registration law without altering existing laws.
The New York Times reports citizens in Pennsylvania condemn a broad legislative action as rapacious and unethical. Critics say lawmakers profit from the “output” of the political system, betraying public trust. They call for voters to replace dishonest officials at the polls.
The Chicago Record-Herald notes the Archives of the Indies in Seville hold papers from Columbus era. A recent find details crew pay on his first voyage with Columbus receiving 5320 dollars and 19 a month. sailors earned 2 to 3.40 dollars monthly, plus subsistence and clothing quarters.
A collage of short items features Harson Clark settling a $50 dinner wager with the late Roland Reed, a blocked street railway plan in Emporia due to a stubborn property owner, and Richard Le Gallienne noted as a European oculist who has tended royalty. إضافة
A U S Consul report outlines ozocerite or mineral wax found in Austria Hungary and Galicia. Galicia hosts 956,885 square meters of beds with 42 mining concerns employing over five thousand. output 77,586 quintals 7,068 pounds. Cerestin is a major derivative used in candles phonographs and electro plating.
An ex-cabinet maker lived for years in a carved giant linden stump near Pere Marquette Wisconsin. The hollowed tree served as a luxury residence with door and window while the occupant, a native of St Malo, claimed ancestral cave ancestry. Locals doubted the damp, gloomy harbor of the stump as a living space.
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