Ex-District Attorney Claims Mary Wright Guilty in Haggenbotham Case
In Moyamensing Trison, defense for John Haggenbotham argues a Black servant Mary Wright killed his elderly mother on June 4 and seeks a jury verdict of innocence for Haggenbotham. Witnesses place Haggenbotham near the scene around 2 PM. a motive story and alleged theft are presented.
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Graham
Mary Wright
John Hagzenbotham
Moyamensing Trison
Haggenbotham
John Haggenbotham
One Wife Too Many Mrs Horner Alleged Bigamy Case
Florence Selby, a dairy partner, has filed for bigamy against Frank Horner who wed her in March in Baltimore. She claims his first wife Jennie Adams remains in Philadelphia. A mispronounced minister name and a Camden marriage date of August 7, 1906 are noted in correspondence between Horner’s two supposed spouses.
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Philadelphia Times
Baltimore
Florence Selby
Frank Horner
Horner
Miss Selby
Shiladelphia
Lloyd Horner
Bates Comments on Datto Mundi Slavery Move in Mindanao
General Bates, back in Washington from the Philippines, discusses Datto Mundi’s reported abolition of slavery. He recalls an agreement to pay slaves a value set near twenty dollars each, noting no census exists to confirm numbers. Mundi’s action is seen as significant since he is the sultan’s heir apparent.
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Mundi
Mindanao
Philadelphia Times
Washington
General Bates
United States
Philippines
Department of
Rajah Mada
Man who courted married woman shoots at her in park
Frank Chapman of Wilmington attempted to shoot Bessie Fernandez at Brandywine Springs Park. The bullet hit William Bolden in the leg. the woman escaped unharmed after learning Chapman was married. A pursuing crowd captured him.
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Philadelphia Times
Wilmington
Frank Chapman
Bessie Fernandez
Brandywine Springs Park
William Bolden
Chapman
Pope Leo Works On Latin Poem For Pontificate Jubilee
Advices from Rome report Pope Leo XIII is composing a Latin poem in anticipation of his twenty fifth anniversary as Pontiff next year. He calls the work his poetic testament and aims to mark a milestone shared in church history only by St Peter and himself.
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London
Rome
St. Peter
Leo XIII
American Detective in Glasgow Probes Massive Swindle
A Washington detective named Brown is in Glasgow investigating a huge swindle affecting American and British firms involving thousands of pounds. He declines to provide specifics.
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Glasgow
Washington
Brown
Pattison urges reform aid from Democrats and independents
Former Governor Robert E. Pattison says reform in Pennsylvania requires a united Democratic party backed by independent Republicans to elect candidates who will curb abuses. He cites history of bipartisan cooperation in 1877 1880 1882 and 1890 and warns minority governors in Philadelphia and Allegheny counties threaten fair elections. He notes possible Harmer Club revolt over Recorder of Deeds nomination and a potential ward bolt if leaders refuse Virdin.
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Municipal League
Robert E. Pattison
Philadelphia Times
Pattison
Democratic Party of
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Allegheny
Independentepublicans
A. ©. Harmer Club
John Virdin
Recorder of Deeds
Isaac D. Hetzell
Eighteenth Ward
Fatal gas explosion claims Catherine Quinn at home
Mrs. Catherine Quinn, 58, of 2208 East York Street, dies after a can of gasoline ignites while she sprinkles it on her kitchen floor as roach prevention. She dies at Episcopal Hospital after a fire gutted the home. police officer Searles halts flames but arrives too late.
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Catherine Quinn
East York Street
Episcopal Hospital
Philadelphia Times Illustrated Sunday Magazine Lead Pages
The Philadelphia Times Illustrated Sunday Magazine announces a fourteen page main section with a thirty two page supplement for today. Readers are invited to explore features, cartoons, and lifestyle content across the combined pages.
Grand Stand Collapses at Chicago Normal Schools Field Day
At the Chicago Normal Schools annual field day a temporary grand stand collapsed burying several hundred spectators. Injured include Mrs B Zeigler spine injury Mrs J C Allace cuts to limbs Mrs R Coleman internal injuries Mrs T gun spine injury and head cut Annie Cricrcy ten years old leg broken. Participants helped in rescue as the Normal School became a temporary hospital.
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Chicago
Chicago Normal Schools
B. Zeigler
J. C. Allace
R. Coleman
Annie Cricrcy
Minister Jilted a Girl Breach of Promise Trial Refused
Miss Mary Schaeffer sued Rev. F. Ellwood Raub of Harrowgate Moravian Church for breach of promise to marry. Judge Livingston refused a new trial after a jury awarded $5,000 damages. Raub later married another Philadelphia woman.
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Philadelphia Times
Lancaster
Livingston
Mary Schaeffer
F. Ellwood Raub
Harrowgate Moravian Church
Frankford
Philadelphia
Bethlehem
Fatal nickel dispute ends in death in Chicago
In Chicago on June 15 two men fought over five cents from a copper sale. John Czech struck Kazmir Kochanski with a bent rifle barrel, killing him. A mob attempted lynching until police arrived and restrained the group.
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Chicago
John Czech
Kazmir Kochanski
Czech
Kochanski
Pingree in Critical Condition in London Room
Ex-Governor Pingree remains in critical condition as physicians report no clear improvement after a night long consultation in London. They fear the exhausting strain may overwhelm his strength though a further assessment is planned for 9 o clock.
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London
Pingree
Novel Crazed Boy Thieves Rob Avoca Jewelry Merchants
A band of youths, driven by novels, attacked A. H. and W. J. Stroh of Scranton in Avoca, beating them and stealing several hundred dollars. The four attackers Patrick Dalley James Ford Michael Connors and John Connors fled toward the mountains with lawmen in pursuit and were not yet captured.
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Philadelphia
Patrick Dalley
James Ford
Michael
John Connors
Hanna Would Accept Nomination if Tendered
An intimate friend of Senator M A Hanna says Hanna would accept the Republican Presidential nomination if it is tendered to him. The report comes from Cleveland dated June 15.
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Philadelphia
Cleveland
M. A. Hanna
Southern delegates finish Atlantic City trip after convention
One hundred delegates with their wives left Chestnut street wharf by Philadelphia and Reading Railway at 10 A M for Atlantic City to conclude the Southern Industrial convention held there last week. The group traveled as guests of the railway, with most delegates heading home by early evening after a day at the shore.
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Atlantic City
Philadelphia and Reading Railway
Chestnut Street
Golfig
Railrode Company
Oeghia
Iocton Woord
Kennedy Awaits Jury Verdict After New Trial
In New York on June 15 Dr. Samuel J. Kennedy waits for a jury in the latest phase of his murder case. A Court of Appeals granted a new trial after an earlier conviction, but the current jury has not yet reached a verdict and remains locked up overnight.
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Court of Appeals
Philadelphia Times
New York
Samuel J. Kennedy
Dolly’’ Reynolds
Kennedy
Staten Island
Kennedy murder conviction shocks Kansas City court
Mrs Lulu Prince Kennedy was found guilty of murdering her husband Philip Kennedy and sentenced to ten years in prison. The verdict was read calmly as Kennedy sobbed and was led to her cell. No appeal was filed. Kennedy's father and two brothers Will and Bert Prince face a conspiracy trial. Judge Wofford may appoint a second judge.
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Kennedys
Newburger
Kansas City
Lulu Prince-Kennedy
Philip H. Kennedy
Kennedy
Wofford
Wife’s Alimony Suit Against Prof Newberry Likely Trial
In Sandusky Ohio on June 15 a probable trial is anticipated in the alimony suit filed by Mrs. Spencer Newberry. A family conference to settle differences failed to produce result. Mrs. Newberry, daughter of Andrew D White ambassador to Germany, seeks restraint on her husband’s disposal of property pending hearing.
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Sandusky
Ohio
Spencer Newberry
Senators by Popular Vote Burrows to Propose Amendment
Washington June 15 Senator Burrows of Michigan will push a constitutional change in the next Congress. If a vacancy occurs and the Legislature fails to elect a governor the governor would issue writs for an election as in House vacancies. Burrows has the proposal.
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Quirk
Haggenbotham
Philadelphia Times
Washington
House
Burrows
Illinois Battleship Illinois Time Corrected At 17.45
Washington reports the corrected time for the new battleship Illinois after tidal adjustments is 17.45, slightly better than the unofficial time first announced. Admiral, head of the trial board, conveyed the conclusion to the Navy Department today.
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Washington
Illinois
Navy Department
Passenger train runs away near Pittston
A Lackawanna Bloomsburg division passenger train crowded with riders escaped the engineer’s control today at a small station below Pittston. The train sped about 72 miles an hour causing excitement and fainting among several women and overturning a wagon as bystanders watched. Officials then regained control before reaching the city.
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Philadelphia
Pittston
Lackawanna
Bloomsburg
Mrs McKinley Shows Continued Improvement In Washington
Mrs McKinley remains in improved condition as of today with a morning consultation noting progress. She used her rolling chair for a long period and appeared bright and cheerful. Dr Rixey visited in the evening and expressed satisfaction with the case’s progress.
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Washington
Snow sets new meteorological record in Colorado mountains
A foot of snow fell overnight in the Leadville and Cripple Creek mountains, establishing a new record. Mild weather today raises fears of serious floods across the Centennial State as residents monitor rising river levels and potential hazards.
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Centennial State
Denver
Leadville
Cripple Creek
Kidnappers Try To Seize 3 Year Old In Gypsy Plot
In South Bethlehem on June 15 two men believed to be Gypsies abducted Erwin Kepp, three, from a main street. They loaded him in a covered wagon and fled at speed. The child was dumped from the wagon on a mountain road two miles from town and found by his father bruised. The parents live ordinary lives and the motive remains unknown.
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Philadelphia Times
Bethlehem
Erwin
Edwin Kepp Kepp
Texarkana Father Surrenders Son to Kidnappers
E D Strong of Texarkana reports his 7 year old son abducted by kidnapers. The boy was placed on a railroad train at Waco on June 1 to be sent home 250 miles away. Authorities statewide search continues with no word from the child.
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Dallas
Tex
E. D. Strong
Texarkana
Waco
Jackson's Last Dispatch Found Near Williamsport
A trunk in Williamsport house reveals a dispatch believed to be Stonewall Jackson’s last. Dated May 2 1863 near 38 P M the note to General Lee says the enemy holds at Chancellorsville two miles away and asks Providence for success.
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Williamsport
Death of Assemblyman Cattlin linked to Christian Science
Charles L. Cattlin, once a law partner of Senator Spooner, died in Superior Wisconsin from blood poisoning after a skin abrasion. A Christian Scientist he refused medical treatment and spent thousands backing the science. He came to Wisconsin from Harrisburg Pennsylvania and served in the Adjutant General's office in Washington during the war.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Charles L. Cattlin
United States
Spooner
Superior
Wisconsin
Harrisburg
Adjutant General's Office
Washington
Pearl found in clam at Reading restaurant
H F Brown of 121 Reed Street found a perfect pearl weighing 9 1 2 kerats in a clam at a local Reading restaurant. He was offered 225 dollars for the pearl.
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Philadelphia Times
Reading
H. F. Brown
Reed Street
Public Exhibit of Roses in Fairmount Park
An exhibit of roses grown on site will be opened to the public today at Horticultural Hall in Fairmount Park. The display showcases roses cultivated within the park grounds.
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Horticultural Hall
Fairmount Park
Weather forecast for Sunday and Monday across regions
Eastern Pennsylvania New Jersey and Delaware cool with showers and easterly winds. Monday warms with partial clouds. Eastern New York showers Sunday and Monday with warmer Monday and a brisk easterly turning to southerly. Western Pennsylvania and Western New York showers Sunday and Monday with increasing easterly winds. Rain and temperature notes included. United States Weather Bureau Philadelphia report dated June 15 1901.
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Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
New York
United States Weather Bureau
Philadelphia
Captains Held After Ferryboat Wreck in East River
New York June 15 captains Abraham Johnson of Northfield and Sylvester Griffin of Mauch Chunk were arrested on $2,500 bail each after the ferry Northfield sank in the East River with nearly 1,000 aboard. Captain Griffin said harbor rules give the incoming boat right of way and criticized Staten Island ferries for flouting the rule as divers recovered a body and others remained missing. Jeremiah W. Wright of the Oriental Bank of Tompkinsville was found, while listed missing include General Charles G Bartlett Juan A Benitez A G Clarke Charles R Dickinson and an army commissary sergeant Imhoff.
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Philadelphia Times
New York
Northfield
East River
Abraham Johnson
Sylvester Griffin
Mauch Chunk
Crane
Griffin
Staten Island
Staten Island Ferry Company
Jeremiah W. Wright
Oriental Bank of
Ingalls Transport Crash Delays Philippines Plan
The Ingalls rammed a dock in Erie Basin causing delays for a Congressional party and US army officers heading to the Philippines. No further deaths found after a body search. Martin Anderson the only fatality reported. Repairs to the ship may take weeks with no alternative Atlantic transport available.
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New York
Ingalls
Erie Basin
Congressional Party
United States Army
Philippines
Atlantic
San Francisco
Robins &O
W. D. Dicker
Martin Anderson
Accident Delays Congressmen Arriving on Ingalls
A sea voyage accident postpones a Philippine visit for several Congress members including Senators Bacon of Georgia and Representatives Burleson De Armond Smith Driscoll Green Weeks Mercer and Gaines. Army officers such as General Breckenridge also planned to embark on the Ingalls.
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Washington
Philippines
Senator Bacon
Georgia
Burleson
de Armond
Smith
Illinois
Driscoll
Green
Weeks
Mercer
Gaines
Ingalls
Joseph C. Breckenridge
Robins Company Says Ingalls Will Be Raised in Seven Days
Washington June 15 The Robins Company notified the Quartermaster’s Department it expected to raise the transport Ingalls in seven days. The contract expires at midnight and from then the company must pay the government a day until the vessel is ready.
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Philadelphia Times
Washington
Robins Company
Quartermaster's Department
General Sickles in Philadelphia Visits Old Friends
In Chestnut Street crowds yesterday greeted General Daniel Sickles of New York, a Chancellorsville and Gettysburg hero, who stopped with crutches to shake hands with Grand Army veterans. He toured with General St. Clair Mulholland and remarked on returning to Philadelphia after a long absence.
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Chestnut Street
Daniel B. Sickles
New York
Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
St. Clair Mulholland
Philadelphia
General Sickles
Unknown Railroad Victim Linked to Jersey City Undertaker
Chief of Detectives Miller reported that William H. Speer an undertaker in Jersey City had the body of an unknown man killed on the railroad. Speer believed the man hailed from Philadelphia and bore the signature of residents Jokb and Bellebeth Clements of 3314 Fil Street in a city address.
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Miller
William H. Speer
Jersey City
Phil
Jokb
Bllebeth Clements
Fatal accident at Germantown Junction bridge
An unnamed man was killed last night when struck by an eastbound engine while walking on the Germantown Junction bridge. The victim was dressed but unidentifiable and authorities continued to investigate the incident.
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Germantown Junction
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