Postal Clerks Seek Reforms At Four Day Philadelphia Meeting
The sixth annual convention of railway postal clerks opens in Philadelphia at 10 a.m. with about fifty-five delegates from eleven divisions. Topics include proposed legislation to reclassify the railway mail service and the creation of a mutual accident insurance association to lower costs for clerks. A day trip to Atlantic City follows and a banquet is planned at Haddon Hall with notable officials attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railway Postal Clerks
Philadelphia
Boggs
National Association of
St. Louis
Detroit
St. Paul
Cincinnati
Chicago
Toledo
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
Indiana
Dakotas
Idaho
Montana
Texas
National Association
Senate
House Committee On
Post Offices
Post Office Department
Congress
L. G. Frankan
J.C. Wallace
Burlington
C. L. Shaffer
BE. L. Parrish
W. L. Tilton
W. M.miller
T. W. Bradshaw
Washington, D. C
J. EB
Post Office
Warwick
Carr
Victor J. Bradley
Girard House
Atlantic City
W.S. Shallenberger
James E. White
Haddon Hall
Reading Railroad
Frankford
Broad Street
Lutheran Ministerium Reports At Synod Session In Lancaster
Yesterday's synod session in Lancaster heard reports from committees on supervision of missions and conferences, approved audit of the president's accounts, and accepted the Emaus Orphans' School report. A push for Mount airy archives building prompted debate, and 16 candidates were ordained at Trinity Church this evening with Rev Samuel Laird delivering the ordination sermon.
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Lancaster
T. Chantry Hoffman
Chester
Seip
Ministerium
B. W. Schmauk
Lebanon
Emaus Orphans’ School
Middletown
Archivarius
H. EK. Jacob
Mt. Airy College
Mount Ae
Ause
Leacock
C. F. Hoppe
Bethlehem
Dr. Blegenfoss
Central Jubilee Committee
G. J. Cooper
Jubilee Fund
Ochsenford
Mount Airy
New York Synod
J. A. de Wald
New Brunswick
N. J
Roceed
Owever
West Philadelphia
Trinity Church
Samuel Laird
Phil Seba
Charles Blethen
Eric
George Druckenmiller
Hereford
Jacob Heintz
Philadelphia
Gustavener Altrohrsdorf
Silesia
Germany
William Kistler
Lynnville
Lehigh County
Henry Kline
Eorge A. Krauth
Merle Kunkelman
Atlantic City
George Loos
Nathan Melhorn
Ada
Ohio
Warren Nickel
Applebachville
Reinhold Schmidt
William Snyder
Ridgeway
Ontario
Frederick Wackernagel
Allentown
Charles Zweir
East Greenville
Westmoreland Democrats nominate ticket in primary
Special telegram from Greensburg reports the official Democratic primary tally shows D A Mowry for Prothonotary Walter J Hunter for Clerk of Courts David Walton Harry Byers and John Hayden for Poor Directors and John Ear Ray for Jury Commissioner. Less than half ballots were counted.
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Times
Greensburg
D. A. Mowry
Walter J. Hunter
David Walton
Harry Byers
John Hayden
Jobnear Ray
Widdemer Case Divides New Jersey Congregationalists
The New Jersey conference of the Congregational Church debated Rev H P Widdemer recently called to Asbury Park and opposed for his Episcopal past. After a divided vote 13 10 the conference recommended him as a pastor in good standing. he appealed on the floor and declared readiness to accept the Asbury Park pastorate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Jersey
Congregational Church
H. P. Widdemer
First Congregational Church
Asbury Park
N. J
Widdemer
Congress Thal
Brooklyn Arrives in Southampton for Naval Review
The Brooklyn battleship with Rear Admiral J. N. Miller aboard reached Southampton from New York ahead of the June 26 Spithead naval review. The crew praised the ship's steady voyage, salutes were exchanged with the Australia, and a U S ball was invited for June 29. Miller and his staff will travel to London Thursday.
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Soutthampton
Brooklyn
J. N. Miller
United States Navy
Spithead
New York
Atlantic
Netley
Australia
Southampton
United States
Royal Pier
Miller
London
Man Arrested After Stopping Trains Near Trenton Cut-Off
A well dressed stranger halted trains on the Trenton cut-off of the Pennsylvania Railroad yesterday morning dancing and shouting. To save his life several trains stopped and drove him off the track. Detective Thomson located the man at about 1 pm and escorted him to Malvern for a hearing before Magistrate George P. Caley. He is confined in the Chester county Seetees pending inquiry into his sanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Times
West Carster
Trenton
Pennsylvania Railroad
Thomson
Malvern
George P. Caley
Chester County Seetees
Prominent Norristown Citizen Samuel M Moore Dies
Samuel M Moore a former council member dies after an operation at Charity Hospital age about 46. He was a prominent real estate businessman in Norristown and passed away this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Times
Norristown
Samuel M. Moore
Charity Hospital
Moore
Miss Russell Retires From Wharton School After Twenty-One Years
The Wharton School ends a long era as Miss Jennie L. Russell retires after 21 years of service, six as supervising principal. Her tenure saw growth to 28 classes and 1,849 pupils, new pianos, a 650 volume library, a granite front, and art casts for classrooms. The ceremony included a symbolic flower basket from first grade children. Margaret Tilden Maguire succeeds her as principal, continuing the school’s steady progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie L. Russell
Wharton School
Miss Russell
Normal School
Russell
Moses
Margaret Tilden Maguire
Novel Way to Catch a Thief in a Railway Chase
A thief stole a watch from Weibrecht's bakery then fled toward the railroad. A special engine and armed men pursued two miles above town, capturing the suspect James Schmidt at gunpoint and returning the watch. He was jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timmes
Marucn Chunk
Weibrecht
James Schmidt
Court hears motion in color mixer secrecy case
Argument began yesterday in Common Pleas Court No 1 on a motion for a new trial in the suit of John W. Dempsey against John Dobson and James Dobson trading as John and James Dobson to recover 50000 dollars for loss of certain secrets and formulae used in color mixing. The case has drawn national attention as the first to decide whether a mixer of colors in an industrial plant owns his formulas as individual secrets. The argument will continue today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
No. 1
John W. Dempsey
John Dobson
James Dobson
John
Two Girls and Their Escorts Arrested in Camden Case
Edward Farrell of Fillmore street James Rue of Howard street Lizzie Shaffe 17 of 525 Lime Camden and Mary Houghton of 811 Broadway Camden were arrested by Policemen Cahill and Clifton Twenty sixth district about 3 am at Frankford avenue and Cumberland street. Girls say they met the men in a Camden resort and were persuaded to come to the city. Parents were notified. Magistrate Kochersperger held them in bail for another hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Farrell
Fillmore Street
James Rue
Howard Street
Lizzie Shaffe
Lime Street
Camden
Mary Houghton
Broadway
Cahill and
Clifton
Twenty-sixth
Frankford Avenue
Cumberland Street
Kochersperger
Exhibition of prize architecture drawings at Harle's galleries
The John Stuwardson memorial scholarship committee will exhibit the prize drawings free to the public at Harle's galleries 16 Chestnut Street for a few days starting tomorrow. The exhibits include the first prize set by H L Duhring Jr winner of one thousand dollars and works by Charles Z Klauder and Oscar M Hokanson who earned equal honorable mention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stewardson
Harle's Galleries
Chestnut Street
H. L. Duhring, Jr
Charles Z. Klauder
Oscar M. Hokanson
Menon
Contractors Censured Over Man’s Subway Death
Achilles De Glomandonia a 27 year old worker died last Friday in a pit on the subway near Sixteenth street. The coroner’s inquest found the death accidental and censured P H Flinn Co contractors for using unskilled labor. Witness John J Munday challenged the coroner on alien labor during testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Achilles de Glomandonia
Sixteenth Street
P. H. Flinn & Co
John J. Munday
Harbor body found in Delaware River at South Wharves
Police recovered a man's body from the Delaware River near South Wharves 57. The corpse is described as about 40 years old, five feet three inches tall, with light complexion, short hair and a mustache. A pawn ticket for a razor bearing the name Goldsmith was found in his pocket.
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Delaware River
South Wharves
Goldsmit
Costs On The Prosecutor Acquitted Of Election Fraud
In Quarter Sessions Court Judge Bregg acquitted Richard Powers of election fraud after a trial over voting at the Fourteenth division of the Third ward last November. Leland Jackson, the janitor at City Hall and watcher for the McKinley Citizens party, testified that Powers allowed four impersonators to vote and even urged police to arrest him when he protested. Defense asserted Jackson was drunk. witnesses contradicted that claim. The jury placed costs on the prosecutor, with Judge Bregg noting perjury could lie on either side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bregg
Richard Powers
Coata
Leland Jackson
Powers
Barlow
Commonwealth
Catharine Street
McKinley-Citisens
William Batley
Charles Blake
Stephen Brown
Patrick A. Banks
Jackson
Harry Hunter
Favorable report on Broad street bicycle paths proposal
A joint highway committee reported a favorable recommendation to lay two six foot asphalt bicycle paths on Broad Street from Vine to Carlton and Hamilton to Spring Garden at an estimated cost of 3000 dollars. A separate Broad Street path four feet wide between Cumberland and Silver streets was sent back for further study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Highways
Broad Street
Vine
Carlton Streets
Hamilton
Spring Garden
Cumberland
Silver Streets
Michael O'Rourke
Glenwood Avenue
Frankford Road
Butler Street
Woodside Real Estate Company
Ford Road
Woodside Park
Fairmount Park
Hhe
Pacific Street
Twenty-second
Searching for Her Son An Australian Mother Seeks Lost Boy
Mary A. Leigh, an aged Australian mother from Sydney, traversed to Philadelphia with police matron Mrs. Kemple to continue the search for her son now middle aged. The journey followed clues provided in January by Superintendent Linden after she arrived in New York and then headed to the city to pursue leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Leigh
Sidney
New South Wales
Kemple
Manayunk
Leigh
New York City
Linden
Australia
Magistrate Relases Robert Clayton on Bail for Forgery Case
Magistrate South held Robert Clayton a colored man of 1822 Ogden street in 600 bail for a further hearing on charges of forging Rev F H Reynolds of 1 South Thirteenth street to a note seeking five dollars from Bishop Nicholson and forging Herbert Welsh’s name to obtain ten dollars from Rev Herman L Duh ring, with Reynolds recognizing him Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Robert Clayton
Ogden Street
F. H. Reynolds
South Thirteenth Street
Bishop Nicholson
Reynolds
Clayton
Herman L. Duhring
P. BE. City Mission
Herbert Welsh
Fatal injury from fall at pole swing in Stewardville
Special Telegram to The Times reports Mrs. George Luxenberger died after becoming dizzy while riding a pole swing near Stewardville last night and plunging about thirty feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Times
Shamokin
George Luxenberger
Stewardville
Marriages and Deaths Licenses Listed With Names
A long list of marriage licenses and marriages appears, detailing couples such as Thomas J. Doris and Levin EB Travis, Wallace McFadden and Lizzie I Fillman, Jacob Blattmann and Christina Muller, Adolph Bergovitz and Annie Basschel, and many others. The section also records several June 1897 marriage notices from Philadelphia, including Blight Maloney and Beau Strobel, Finkbeiner pairings, Schneider Schaetzle, Waterhouse, and related entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Doris
Levin EB. Travis
Wallace McFadden
Lizzie I. Fillman
Jacob Blattmann
Christina Muller
Adolph Bergovitz
Annie Basschel
Andrew Schwager
Emily Straumann
Joseph Domelskie
Lizzie Moore
Peter A. Keegan
Anna M. Cummins
Thomas J. Glenn
Delia M. Moran
John A. Boyd
Laura A. Gall
Daniel K. Mankin
Ida M. Keiper
Charles W. Schuster
Anna Lichter
John McGallay
Mary O'Harra
Andreas H. Alminde
Marie Jensen
Edwin L. Cobb
Mary A. Hall
Clifford
Igins
Dora M. Gohl
James F. Sherron
Blanche Stull
Joseph E. Sterrett
Margaret McCurdy
Patrick Monaghan, Jr
Winnefred O'Connor
William Russell, Jr
Louisa Miller
Domingo R
Sparks
Myra V. Larsen
George W. McCloskey
Jennie Hammill
Daniel Paradine
Hannah Donoghue
Frank Kant
Louisa Gomeringer
John Keers
Anna Knox
William Trefferson
Mary Miller
John 8. Miller
Hattie E. Fink
Louis E. David
Emma Hageman
Robert Koch
Hannah B. Headman
Harry Clayman
Beckie Goldberg
William W. Wallan
Hattie
Frank Heliger
Mary Pitha
Otto C. Stegner
Laura J. Schell
Harry Newburg
Elizabeth Doerr
Louis G. Groh
Katie A. Schwemmer
Thomas B. McClenahan
Annie Russel
Matthew ©. Piles
Bessie C. Hunter
Charles Weiler
Marie Brown
Frank
Simpson
Mary P. Rule
William B. Kinby
Katie E. Stinger
George A. Grace
Elizabeth B. Calhoun
Charles Neff
Carrie E. Smith
William O’brien
Mary Corley
Henrys
Ashworth
Katie Heath
Joseph Bukowitz
Annie Tucker
Charles L. Reister
Katharine C. H. Haug
Joseph Loughran
Ellen Veach
Phineas Winn
Lizzie An. Holmes H. Hand
Laura L. Corson
Blight—Maloney
F. W. Weisbotten
North Hancock Street
Charles Blight
Philadelphia
Elizabeth Maloney
New York
Beau Strobel
F. W. Weiskotten
J. Theodore Braun
Clara ©. ST. Obel
Hee Finkbeiner
Isa
Evangelical Lutheran Jurch
Charles A. Roethlinger
Sarat
A. Rine Finkbeiner
Schneider Schaetzle
St. James Evangelical
numerous Philadelphia obituaries list of deaths June 11 1897
A long notice page lists many local deaths and funeral arrangements from June 11 to June 14 1897. Entries name Vincent Baginski Catharine Bell Mary Caroline Bispham Sophia M Boyd Walter Thomas De nnis Rebecca T Chew John Durnell Catharine Devlin John D Diddlebock Stoddard M Sim mington William A Ford Patrick Gallagher Mary Ellen Strang Edward Thompson Mary Ann Tichenor Edwin Tomlinson Rose Tracey James H Tull Florence A Vanderslice Matilda G Watson Ellen M White etc with ages residences and funeral times. Interments at Philadelphia Cemetery Mount Vernon Green Mount Holy Cross St. Marys Riverton etc.
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Baginski
Vincent
Pag Mare
Aspham
Ma Boyd
Aoe Halter
Chew
Con T. Dennis
Iale May
Devlin
Catharine
Diddlebock
Oeorie Darnell
John D Eckstein
Stoddard M Ford
William A. Gallagher Patrick
Griffith
Mary R Heenan
Margaret
Henderson
James M. Hurff
Alice
Iseminger
Cath
F. Johnson
John M. Jordan
William F. Kelly
John
Leibrandt
Mary
Lewis
John W. Lindsey
Sophia
Loughrey
Joho
Lucas
Ann
McElwee
Eliza
Cambridge Street
Mount Vernon Cemetery
Brown
Walter Thomas
Harriet B
John K. Brown
R. R. Bringhurst
North Eleventh Street
Rebecca T
John P. Chew
Brown Street
Dennis
Mount Holly
N. J
Elsie May Dennis
Franklin B. Dennis
Rancoccas
North Sixth Street
Darnell
John D. Durnell, Jr
John D
Ann C. Durnell
Daly Street
Eckstein
Stoddard M. Simmington
Louisa H
Ellenor M. Eckstein
Ford
William A
William M
Margaret A. Ford
McKelan Street
Gallagher
Patrick Gallagher
Latona Street
John R. Griffith
Rcakeana
Camacc
Louden
Logan
Gussour
Regina
Henry Gussour
Prienis
St. Elizabeth Home
North Fifth Street
Green Mount Cemetery
Heenan
Thomas Heenan
Tenth and
Columbia Avenue
St. Malachi's Church
Cathedral
James M. Henderson
Emerald Street
Henessey
Thomas M. Henessey
William F
Mary Henessey
Meredith Street
Clayton Street
Holy Cross Cemetery
Hendrickson
Cornelius Hendrickson
Cass Street
Hurff
Turnersville
Alice Farrow
George Hurff
Catharine F
Charles F. Iseminger
Hugh
Mary Kelly
Cuthbert Street
Oenee
Charles Leibrandt
Susqueehanna Avenue
John W. Lewis
Powelton Avenue
Lindsey
Sophia Cecilia
William and
Mary A. Lindsey
Chestnut Street
Camen
Lovenast
St. Francis
Father Rafferty
Swain Street
St. Francis’ Church
Cathedral Cemetery
Timro Case
League of the 8 Heart
Palethorp Street
Thirty-third Ward
Church of Our Lady of the Visitation
St. Mary's
Gloucester
Mcglone
Chestnut Hill
John J
Johanna Sevie
James
Main Street
Evergreen Avenue
Chestnut Mckernan
Patrick McKern
Seattle
James Verter
Cathedral Ceme
Menaon
John Chananne
Rho
North
I Tyas
Piri
Snogheie
Ruth
Oth
Sebienes
Second Street
Sparioy
Michael
Seaman
Tion Hureb
Chestaout
Holy Sepulchre
Benjamin Shallcr
Tne
Celler
Frankford
Taterasent
John Patrick
Pronend
Julia Sheehan
Watns Stree Sherry
P. F
Steb
Caroline
Andrew Steb
Daniel and
Amelia Daona
George Seibert
Pollard Street
Mount Peace
Strang
Elmer
Mary Ellen
Joc Ob Strang
Nicetown
Northwood Cemetery
Tichenor
Edwin WN. Tichenor
East Walnut Avenue
Merchantville
N. Tomlinson
Edward T. Tomlinson
Green Street
Germantown
Tracey
Rose
Stephen Tracey
Charles Collins
North Fourth Street
St. Michael's Church
Tull
James H. Tull
Crease Street
Tustin
George
Twenty-first Street
Vanderslice
Florence A
Charles and
Charlotta D. Vanderslice
Chester A
Josephine Murriam
Clifton Street
Belevue
Watson
Matilda G
Thomas
North Eighteenth Street
Mount Moriah Cemetery
Roa
B. A. Woods
Ringgold Street
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The
Lutheran Ministerium
Tur Times
Westmoreland
van McGarvey
Ma McGlone
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Arch St. Grounds
Belmont Avenue
West Laurel Hill Station
Lelia E, Patridge
Chestnut ST
Misa L. E. Patridge
Lansdowne
St. Cloud Pharmacy
Arch
S. E. Cor
Race
Miamonds 3
Patxen
R. Dehardt
N. Nin
Eos R. Levick’s Son & CO
Point Breeze
Eneral
South Forty-seventh Street
Oachman
O. M
Times Office
Third Street
Allen
Chase & Campbell
Union Sq
N.Y
Porlar
A. Borland
Ing. Geo. C. Child
Chest
Plunkett
IETH
Lierz
Washington Park
Auit
Cusetuyt Street
Daring
Fesivn
John Gertzen
Sanary- Go-Round
Montgomery Ave
ET Sxcom
Castle Sanare Opera Co
Wilmore
Monster All Star
Sam Bernard
Lizzie B. Raymond
Re Rankin
Harrigan
Tomoahcara
Mirard Ave
UNE Below Matiner
20Th Century Sports
Burlesque and Vaudeville Co
ATEST
Neubauer
Philadelphia Ball Park
Cleveland
Toomey's
Lasa's
Filbert Street
Pennsylvania State College
Wednes
Register
State College
Ennington N. J
Oe Philacarpnia
Big Yes
Washington
Omas Hanlon
D. D
FOX
Bullitt Building
Apnea Heehee
Thos. J. Hunt
Walnut St
C. GE
Thomas J. Hunt
Boevertty
Toney LO
Penn Mutual “Loan Institution
Hale Building
Germantown Avenue
Murrell Dobbins, Mfr
South 7Th Street
Syracuse
Ardsley
Metropolitan Loan and Storage CO
Market Street
Joan P. Berholtz
Cherry Street
Green
South Broad Street
Hittorneys-at-Law
Ey Osman & Buettner
Salts
Arch Street
Thomas M, Dudley
Passyunk Ave
Rqilliards
North Front
Spring Garden St. St
Penn Medical Institute
South Eighth Street
Yannde