Pennsylvania Lawmakers At Sea In Early Session Tactics
Harrisburg dispatch notes lawmakers unsure how to end the session by July 1 with no bills from committees. The Senate advanced a beer tax bill after debates on taxing beer brewed outside the state, while final adjournment faces delay and opposition amid Speaker Boyer’s illness.
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Senate
Thomas
Finance Committee
the Times
Harrisburg
Washington
Boyer
Flinn
Tax on beer stirs Senate debate and amendments
The Senate debated a one cent per gallon beer tax on all beer, with Mr. Flinn proposing half cent and taxing state brewed beer. A heated exchange followed over constitutionality and revenue, and amendments passed while other measures stalled or were postponed amid further discussion on education and compulsory voting.
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Grady
Gobin
Flinn
Kauffman
Shortt
Andrews
Harrisburg Session Reports Veto on Fence Bill
June 16 Harrisburg Chairman Mar Shall presided in Speaker Boyer’s absence as House members worked through Senate third readings and amendments. The Governor’s veto on a bill allowing erecting wire fences along public roads and between lands was sustained. A motion to reconsider the defeat of a Senate bill appointing a stenographer and typewriter in the Philadelphia port health office was considered but not approved.
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Messrs. Gobin
Flinn
Kauffman
Grady
Bolles
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Gobin
Mr. Grady
Sam Beateeo
Goulds
Eile
NATO
Industeige 9
Alleghens
M . of
Beaver
Pepsin
A . Arote
Brooks
Jae
Philadelphia
R Ruff
Philadephia
Keator
Freier Pompenes
Young
Tioga
Woodruff
Keffer
Westmoreland
Sexton
Montgomery
Piolett
Bradford
Ford
Alegheny
Committee On Corporations
Ceray
Luzerne
Harrisburg
Mar Shall
Appropriations Committee
Boyer
Hermann
Snyder
Sioux Braves Seek Monument for Wounded Knee Dead
Rapid City June 16 The remaining Sioux braves petition the government to erect a fifteen foot high granite monument over the graves of 130 warriors buried about eighteen miles west of Pine Ridge Agency on a plateau ridge. The shaft would be six feet base, tapering to six inches, with epitaphs in Sioux and a pledge that Wounded Knee marks the last battlefield of hostility to whites.
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Rapid Crry
Wounded Knee
Pine Ridge Agency
Fresh Air for the Tots Opens in St George’s Hall
The Chil dren's Country Week Association opens an office at St George's Hall Thirteenth and Arch streets and begins weekly Board of Managers meetings Tuesdays at 10. The first batch leaves July 1 via Baltimore Central Railroad and Philadelphia and Reading Railway. Costs: $2 weekly per child, $3 per adult, transportation about 50 cents per child, total $2.50 and $3.50 respectively per week.
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St. George's Hall
Thirteenth
Arch Streets
Children's Country Week Association
Board of Managers
St. George’s Hall
Henry N. Baugh
Baltimore Central Railroad
Norristown
North Penn
Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company
Uneasiness Among the Uncompahgre Ute Leaders
A Ute rider reported to Fort Duschene Utah that Uncompahgre leaders were meeting about land allotment in severalty near Ouray Agency. The tribe expressed dissatisfaction with government information and sought to confirm their rights on the reservation, indicating widespread unease and suspicion of federal treatment.
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Fort Duschene
Utah
Ouray Agency
Far coast fashions and wheel wear for a brisk summer
The column notes seaside style with grenadine gowns and breezy attire for bicyclists and summer outings. It highlights shop displays, Spalding goods, and the Cousins boot and shoe label as symbols of quality, alongside advice on parasols, umbrellas, and quick morning routines.
Garden party in Germantown shows off in June bloom
The narrator attends a Germantown garden party among roses in June, admiring hosts and guests. Nita appears in an all white ensemble with lace and turquoise accents as guests dress in stylish summer outfits. The piece contrasts fashion details with a censorious letter from a critic, while observing social proprieties and the model’s allure.
Water content in lean meat and other foods
The article explains water percentages in meat and fish, noting lean meat up to 78 percent water while fat pork has about 10 percent. It contrasts dry foods like flour oatmeal and sugar, and describes food nutrients as fuel for the animal body, highlighting fat as the most concentrated energy source.
The Wine of Life and the Futility of Youth Mimicry
The essay reflects on life as a drinks metaphor from youth to old age. It contrasts vigor and social pleasures with the inevitable decline. It condemns hair dye and faux youth, calling aging a conqueror that cannot be caged or faked.
Old Fashions In Vogue In Expensive Antique Jewels
The article notes a trend toward old fashioned jewelry as women swap worn brooches cameos and rings for antiques. Dealers report higher prices and a practice of exchanging old pieces for new items. Pearls gain popularity this spring with London jewelers reporting strong sales driven by India famine, as Indian courters sell pearls at loss to feed families.
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London
India
Louis XV Frocks Return to Paris Fashion Circles
Paris fashion journals report a revival of Louis XV era styles amid current trends. Designers echo historic silhouettes from portraits and porcelains while noting the impracticalities and excesses of past courts.
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Paris
Louis XV
When These Lovely Things Were First Worn
The passage reflects on historic fashions and the vanity of high society women who spent long hours on elaborate dress and gossip. It laments modern society’s shift toward busier, wholesome pursuits and questions the value of ornate toilette rituals.
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Scanal
Widow's Bathing Suit Designed by Paris Dressmaker
A Paris dressmaker known for mourning outfits has created a stylish bathing suit for a widow in her first season. The base fabric is black and white striped serge, with flannel as a substitute when stripes are scarce. The design features a white serge band at the skirt, a deep black band above, a wide white serge collar over black sleeves, and a black cloth Tam hat.
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Paris
Sugar Cookies with Brown Sugar and Sour Cream
A cookie recipe describes mixing two cups brown sugar one half cup melted fat or butter render three eggs sour cream or buttermilk half teaspoon soda two tablespoons boiling water lemon vanilla and a soft dough. Cut and bake then sprinkle sugar on top.
Spalding Sale Cuts Deep in Women’s Outing Wear
Lengoham announces the Spalding sale of the entire Women’s Department with huge responses and no quoted prices in the ad. The retailer now offers significant reductions today as the stock is moved, showcasing the Spalding reputation and tremendous customer interest.
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Women’s Department
Spalding
Columbia Fross
Bargain Bonanza in Limoges and Home Goods
The ad touts 500 sample A and K Limoges china pieces with fall styles, prices from 1.75 to 9.00, plus assorted trays and vases. It promotes French Limoges vases, brass lamps, Dresden lamps, globes, and a large sale onEmbroidery silks, lace remnants, and cotton fabrics. Includes soap offer and various clearance items.
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Limoges
China
China Department
Dresden
Deputy Secretary Opposes Oleomargarine Tax in Pennsylvania
Deputy Agriculture Secretary John Hamilton argues against taxing oleomargarine, warning tax revenue would not compensate for harming dairy farming. He notes Pennsylvania dairy output supports about 1 million people, with butter sales boosting state wealth and employment, while oleo tax evasion by border distributors would deprive the treasury.
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John Hamilton
Friends of
Oleo
Commonwealth
Pennsylvania
Hamilton
Department of Agriculture
Colorado
Mississippi
Postmasters Appointed in Washington List
Washington announces 147 fourth class postmasters appointed today including new appointees in Delaware Bridgeville L J Moore and Pennsylvania Cyclone James Bissell Fertigs W W Kapp Niles Valley R B Ferry and Powerswey Arintad with removals and resignations noted.
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Washington
Delaware
Bridgeville
L. J. Moore
G. W. Willey
Pennsylvania
Cyclone
James Bissell
M. B. Finnessy
Fertigs
W. W. Kapp
M. A. Keverline
Niles Valley
R. B. Ferry
S McInvoy
Powerwey
Arintad
H Lies
A. Ie
Seenco Higgins
Original Up To Date Skirt and Waist Supporter
The only supporter designed to hold the shirt waist down and the skirt up without sewing. One suppers can be used on any number of dresses. Priced at 25 cents. Thousands sold in 1896. Available at notion counters through all dealers.
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Notion Counter
Questionable Trivia and Transit Notes From a Penny Press Page
A collage of short entries covers topics from baseball bases to Dickens burial, job applications, and local transit history. It notes changes at Broad Street Station in 1881 82 with train transfers and mentions the Panama Canal project’s decline.
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E. L.C
George Hawkes
Race Street
Mount Joy
McCaffrey
Jack Denesey
Jersey City
Dempsey
Lancaster
Board
Ucation
Filbert Street
Seventh
Philadelphia
William Pittenger
Century Magazine
Georgia
Senate
House of
Panama Canal
Isthmus
Edison
W. G
Broad Street
Broad and
Market Streets
Market
Thirty-second Streets
Ope
Aslington Avenue
Redfield Botanic Collection Bought by Shaw Gardens
The Shaw Botanical Gardens in St Louis purchased the North American plant collection compiled by the late John H Redfield. The collection is surpassed in completeness only by Washington, Columbia University, and Cambridge England in this country and abroad.
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Redfield Botanical Collection
Shaw Botanical Gardens
St. Louis
John H. Redfield
Washington
Columbia University
Cambridge
England
Large Opium Importation Arrives in San Francisco
The steamship City of Rio de Janeiro from Macao brings a huge opium consignment to San Francisco totaling over 900 cases valued near $2,000,000. Duty on the cargo is about $221,400.
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San Francisco
Rilo de Janeiro
Macao
Royal Blue Live to Baltimore
Frequent trains and prompt service highlight the Royal Blue route to Baltimore. Fast times, excellent dining cars, and no smoke from coke-fired engines emphasized the smooth travel experience.
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Royal Blue Live
Baltimore
Daniel O Connell’s Son Dead in London
Daniel O Connell the younger son of the Irish liberator Daniel O Connell has died in London. The report notes the notable lineage and confirms the death without detailing causes or circumstances.
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Daniel O'Connell
London
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