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Philadelphia Times

Location

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1902

Page

4

Innes Sues For Absolute Divorce Innes Sues For Absolute Divorce

Frederick W. Innes, bandmaster, seeks an absolute divorce from Georgia F. Innes in New York court. Co defendants include James J. Corbett and Ernest Crowhurst. Evidence centers on alleged conduct at a Philadelphia hotel and letters between Innes, Crowhurst, and Mrs. Innes. The trial opened with testimonies about hotel room encounters and alleged scenes at the Hotel Walton.

Philadelphia Times New York Frederick W. Innes Georgia F. Innes A. H. Hummel Herman Roth Ernest H. Crowhurst Philadelphia Innes Crowhurst Charles L. Hoffman Hoffman & Wable Henry A. Friedmann Hummel Hoffman

Special Pullman Train to Denver for Sunday School Conventon

A special PULLMAN train runs to Denver via Pennsylvania and Rock Island lines. Reduced rates available for the International Sunday School Convention. Leaves Broad Street Station at 12 81 P. M. Wednesday June 23 with stops at Sst and Gataalee.

Denver Colvin Pennsylvania Rock Island Roads Broad Street Mepday Gataalee

Enduring champion ferryman and oarsman at 78

An amateur from a New York trip praises Ed Ten Eyck as champion, recounting how Uncle Jim Ten Eyck ferries passengers across the Hudson at Peekskill. Jim, 78, claims a lifetime of rowing, with tales of races in Newark Bay and a family lineage spanning four generations and a Naval Academy crew coach son.

Ed Ten Eyck Dunderberg New York Sun Ten Hudson Uncle Jim Ten Eyck Uncle Jim Captain Ten Eyck Peekskill Naval Academy Isaac Newburgh Isaac Seaman Abraham Post Jersey City New York Washington Market Newark Bay Jim

Model Jewish organization tightens transport rules for tramps

The piece notes Jewish charity groups curb tramp movement by requiring cross city investigations before transporting applicants. A telegraph code enables rapid sharing of data between cities, with New York reports guiding transportation funding and local societies offering work if needed.

United States St. Paul New York

Elkins Defeat Costly for Quay in Pennsylvania Race

Harrisburg dispatch reports Elkin supporters privately label Quay a political thief and fear weak backing for Quay’s Pennypacker ticket. Leaders plan to defend Stone and Elkin while predicting tough lines to win statewide, with rumors of a Supreme Court judge aiding Quay and extensive railroad pass activity cited.

Elkins Defeat Haunts Judge Pennypacker Campaign

Judge Samuel W. Pennypacker, nominated by Senator Quay’s Republicans, defeated Attorney General John P. Elkin. Elkin telegraphed his praise and readiness to back the ticket, while Pennypacker warned of grave responsibility and declined active nomination. Party leaders expect a late August campaign kickoff with canvassing in Philadelphia and Allegheny counties.

Philadelphia Times Harrisburg Elkin Quay Pennypacker Quayr Guay J. Hampton Moore Judge Pennypacker Philadelphia Pennsylvania Sam Matt Andrew Curtin Quay Samuel W. Pennypacker Senator Quay John P. Elkin Beaver Statesman Judge Vennypacker Shiladelphia Allegheny Interior Counties Tet Partrapetenta Times Senator Focht T. Larry Eyre Frank Reeder Pottsville P. Bechtel Bechtel

Death from caisson disease aboard Bridge No 3

John Sullivan died at Brooklyn Hospital from caisson disease contracted in Bridge No 3 work. The illness, caused by lung distention from extended compressed air, is rare and fatal here, though most cases recover. Workers receive higher pay and follow strict ascent and acclimatization procedures.

John Sullivan Caisson

English evangelist Alfred Mace draws Chicago audience

Alfred Mace son of Jem Mace the famed pugilist, preached his first Chicago sermons last Sunday. The 48 year old English evangelist, tall and powerful like his father then 75, said he aimed to be a fighter but chose preaching. Converted at 17, he toured the world with his wife in 1000, and his California work stirred strong interest as he returns home from a global journey via South Africa and Australia.

Alfred Mace Jem Mace England America Mr. Mace Chicago South Africa Australia Mace California New York World

Woman Demands 3 Million At City Hall Office

A young woman entered City Solicitor Parsons' office in City Hall Lyon and demanded 3,000,000 dollars. He suggested she wait while he reviewed a bankruptcy petition and offered a personal check, but she insisted on immediate payment and was taken to police headquarters.

Parsons City Hall Lyon New York Sun

Democrats Ready for a Hot Fight in Gubernatorial Stakes

Democratic State Chairman Creasy visits Williamsport to rally county chairmen for the Sixth division. He cites strong party organization and discusses potential nominees including Cochran Pattison and Pennypacker. Creasy supports Pattison as a stronger GOP foe, while county leaders plan a statewide school house system to boost registration and turnout.

Philadelphia Times Williamsport Creasy Mr. Creasy Cochran Pattison Harrisburg Judge Pennypacker H. E. Spyker Lewisburg George A. Brown Clinton Hugh Gilmore Lycoming County Ramsey Potter Birmingham Tioga Lesher Snyder Brown Union J. A. Sweeney Hazleton John G. McHenry Benton Pennsylvania Maranof City Schuylkill County Robert F. Pattison Erie George Striege Pottsville

Engine power tradeoffs in merchant and naval steamers

W M McFarland explains in The Engineering Magazine that merchant steamers run at design maximums producing high efficiency, while naval vessels operate mostly at low cruising power. As max speeds rose beyond 14–15 knots to 20+, cruising power must balance economy with rare high-speed demands, making engineering choices more complex.

W. M. McFarland Engineering Magazine

Imperial debt ruling by Vienna court over Frastans pledge

The Vienna Supreme Court orders the Imperial government to pay 5 florins and 10 kreuzsers with interest to Frastans Tyrol, noting a 1306 loan secured by the town and a pledged tax office that burned. The dispute dragged on until a final decision in 1801 after salt deliveries over the years.

Supreme Court of Vienna Frastans Tyrol Vienna Court St. Louis Globe-Democrat

Copenhagen May 1 1902 notice on new steamship design

Coneul J. C. Freeman reports in Copenhagen that a local company formed to build a trial steamship of a new type. Captain F. Ishoy holds patents in major countries. The propeller sits beneath the hull rather than at the stern, the bow is redesigned, and the draft is reduced. The invention claims reduced fuel needs and other efficiency gains.

Coneul J. C. Freeman Copenhagen F. ©. Ishoy

Faith cures in Turkey at Gorgoepikoos Church

Excitement grows over miraculous cures at the Church of Gorgoepikoos in Exi Marmara Constantinople where an ancient icon is said to heal paralytics blind deaf and wounded. Pilgrims from Greeks Catholics Armenians Jews and Turks flock daily despite a government warning and the Sultan's prohibition.

Peramos St. Mary Gorgoepikoos Constantinople London Chronicle

Telegraph Slow Says Pupin Supporters Hit Western Union

Editors and electrical engineers attack Western Union over speed and cost. P B Delany refutes Barclay claims on reading by sound, quadruplex, switch boards, repeaters, insulators, copper wires, and storage batteries. He accuses company of delaying truthful tests and misreporting times. New York Times citation.

E Electrical Professor Pupin Western Union J. C. Barclay Barclay Moree Register Wullipiex Delany America Mr. Delany Ohm Jupiter Mmessenger New York Times

Real estate vs booms in speculative investing

The piece argues against chasing cheap speculative shares and praises real estate as a historically safer, more profitable investment. It notes buyers favor distant resource stocks and metals, while a New York anecdote recalls a missed suburban land opportunity that later appreciated substantially.

Aqueens Greater New York

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