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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1902
Page
7
Society column lists various Philadelphians and families planning summer trips to Europe, Ireland, Canada, and New England, with Beechwood Inn, Kennebunkport, and Atlantic City among destinations. Also reports Atlantic City crowds and notable residents visiting for season.
William Meeser, head of the Masonic Home in Philadelphia, laughs at a fake invitation allegedly from King Edward inviting Masons to the 1902 Westminster coronation. The document, printed in old English with royal imagery, is deemed humorous and unlikely to draw attendees.
Washington June 15 Senator Marcus A Hanna gains national notice for corned beef hash served at breakfast with President Roosevelt Secretary Root and Postmaster General Payne praising his hash dish Guests reportedly invited themselves to the Havna home on Lafayette Square breakfast ran from 8 30 to 10 30 the prior morning A bridge whist party for a small select group followed late into the night with Aldrich Perkins Root Payne and Miss Phelps among attendees The event was highly publicized with windows open were visible to passersby and no concealment observed
Observers note prominent figures guiding the nation's affairs appeared relaxed in shirt sleeves and smoking cigars as they watched the engaging game. Their informal appearance contrasted with usual formal settings, highlighting a human side of political leadership during a public sporting event.
Cleveland reports a remarkable premonition when Fernim Nugent, 14, an altar boy from 157 Chestnut Street, predicted his death within an hour to his mother. He spoke of seeing his late father, asked for family prayers, and bid farewell to his friends before dying at St. John's Cathedral early Monday.
Henry Harkness Flagler has withdrawn his $3,600 gift to Columbia University to support a three year tutorship in comparative literature. He cites university officials' position that changes to next year’s courses are not feasible and that continuing the gift would disrupt the department’s planned work.
A weary, blind woman walks beside an old man along a dusty road as he reveals a past filled with loss. He plans a westward move to shelter her from harsh truths, saying the new land will be paradise to her. The narrator reflects on making life fair for the blind.
The piece contrasts a Willow Grove Wagner night with audience reactions and then clarifies the difference between cyclones and tornadoes. It explains that cyclones are large scale systems while tornadoes are intense, localized winds, urging avoidance of the latter.
G M Lambertson a leading Lincoln lawyer died in Chicago at 52 from heart disease. He served as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and left a family travel plans in Europe. ALPHEUS R CROTHERS, brother of Ex Senator Austin L Crothers, died near Oakwood Maryland at about 52 after a heart attack. Henry S Gardiner of Lincoln, 82, a Civil War veteran, died at home. Colonel Alfred C Saxenville, veteran journalist, died in Harrisburg hospital aged years. Rev Amos Upson Chancellor of New York State University, died at age.
The article surveys green and white millinery trends, including a Philadelphia cavalier style hat with rice straw bands and a long white feather tinted green, plus parasol hats, lace and velvet trimmings, and fruit and feather accents. It also covers copper accessories, linen gowns, parasol handles, and notions of household management and prudence in daily life.
Henry Van Dyke quotes honor and skill in homemaking as a woman’s primary vocation, arguing that home life provides happiness, respect, and influence beyond conventional careers. He critiques male ideas of wifehood as a sole path and extols domestic craft as requiring talent, patience, and inspiration.
Rome June 15 The Vatican plans to create two more American Cardinals this year with the New York Archbishop appointment deferred to November Three candidates are Farley Mooney and Father Colton The Pope views the archbishopric elevation as crucial noting New York’s 3 000 000 Catholics as the world’s largest diocese and supporting metropolitan cardinal governance
A 1902 essay urges mothers to educate daughters in practical housekeeping. It argues ignorance or indifference leaves new wives vulnerable and recommends a household inventory system, regular verification, and fair treatment of servants to prevent blame for prior mistakes.
In Washington on June 15 the Senate considered Tillman’s bill to pay war claims. W A Huff of Macon Georgia appeared to be owed 304 dollars, but Senator Gray announced Huff asked to strike his claim from the bill. Huff’s wish was honored, and the $304 was not paid, drawing surprise and memory of a prior Pension Office withdrawal case.
Joby H. Converse named to lead a campaign for a boulevard from City Hall to Fairmount Park. He appointed A. J. Cassatt Peter A. B. Widener Edward T. Stotesbury William F. Harrity and James Elverson to explain the project and push support to the South while addressing delays from the meeting.
Bloomfeld, New Jersey faces a voiceless mosquito invasion that spreads bites silently with no warning. Local residents and entomologists debate causes from winter freezes to oil remedies while authorities search for effective controls as pest numbers seem down but danger rises.
Charles M. Schwab attended Penn State commencement at Bellefonte and praised Daniel Webster Strayer of York for his address on The Pennsylvania Germans. Strayer won a $400 postgraduate scholarship, but declined to finish college. Schwab offered to fund his postgraduate studies if he stayed and completed the program.
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