Montague Wins Virginia Democratic Gubernatorial Fight
Special to The Philadelphia Times reports Montague defeats Swanson for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination based on primary returns across Virginia. Montague leads in Clarke, Richmond, Charlottesville, Roanoke, Danville, Lynchburg, and other counties, with 554% of delegates secured and near 180 short of the 734 needed. Swanson campaigns face widespread anti machine sentiment. Fitzhugh Lee could be a future senator but remains noncommittal.
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Philadelphia Times
Richmond
Daniel
Martin
Montague
Swanson
Fitzhugh Lee
United States Senate
Norfolk
Clarke County
Maryland
Mecklenburg
North Carolina
Nottoway
Roanoke City
Montgomery
Russell
Clarke
Richmond City
Charlottesville
Roanoke
Danville
Manchester
Campbell
Lynchburg
London
United States
Lee
Swansonites
Senate
Echols
Lee Not A Candidate for Governor Says General Lee
General Fitzhugh Lee states he has not sought the Virginia governor nomination. He voted in Richmond for Attorney General Montague and believes Montague has promising prospects. He recalls an invitation remark about with hunting, saying he has just been and is not seeking the honor.
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Philadelphia Times
Washington
Fitzhugh Lee
Old Dominion
Richmond
Montague
Lee
McLaurin vows to win by education and campaigning
South Carolina Senator John L. McLaurin declares his bid for re election while traveling the South. He attacks Bryan's rhetoric on an enlarged army as wild talk and insists the South faces a clash of guiding principles, not personal rivalry with Tillman.
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New York
John L. McLaurin
South Carolina
Tillman
MccLaurin
South
United States Senate
McLaurin
Bryan
Machine Republicans Erroneous Endorsement in Erie Convention
In Erie county a state chairmanship resolution mistakenly eulogized W H Andrews instead of W R Andrews due to a misprint. The error caused a stir as leaders sought to clarify they endorsed the secretary, not the wrong Andrews. Deliberations continue on the Erie matter and related Democratic maneuvers.
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Philadelphia Times
Erie
Machine Republicans
Erie County
Quay
Stone
State Machine
W. H. Andrews
W. R. Andrews
Republican State Committee
Eric
Executive Committee
Guffey
Creasy
Erle
Harrisburg
Buffalo
John S. Billing
Colonel Guffey
Pennsylvania
Billing
Democrats Favor Crawford System In Berks Primary
In Berks County Pennsylvania Democrats favor the Crawford county primary plan for fairness and simplicity. Critics say it handicaps candidates who win more votes but lose delegates. The last Berks primaries were dry with a rule banning candidate treats and no free beer observed.
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Reading
Esser
Hall
Berks County
Berks
Rector Stickney warns graduates on wealth and education
Rev Dr Percy Grant Stickney, rector of the Church of the Ascension, delivers the baccalaureate at the College of the City of New York. He cautions that vast fortunes tempt materialism, noting examples of extreme wealth and urging focus on higher education rather than purely financial gain. He warns money grants can overwhelm values and shape young minds toward material production.
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Philadelphia Times
New York
Percy Grant Stickney
Episcopal Church of the Ascension
College of the City of New York
Schwab
Jealousy Tragedy Ends Romance in Bronx Shooting
William Meinhoffer shot Mary Bolte with pistol then killed himself after the pair were on The Bronx street. Bolte died at Fordham Hospital hours later and Meinhoffer, 23, died this morning. He left a note confessing revenge blaming Bolte for wrecking his life. Bolte formerly lived in Los Angeles and had recently come into a small fortune.
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William Meinhoffer
Mary Bolte
Fordham
Miss Bolte
Bronx
William Strickler
Meinhoffer
Bolte
Los Angeles
Cal
Bride Marries Hospital Bedside as Appendectomy Looms
Frederick L. Giles wed Mabel L. West at Flower Hospital just before an appendicitis operation. The ceremony took place in his ward with Rev. Frank Everett officiating. Giles received anesthesia and nurses witnessed. The couple exchanged vows as he lay near unconsciousness, and the bride, though distraught, waited in the reception room and later learned the operation succeeded. Giles faces a good recovery chance. the bride cannot yet see him.
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Flower Hospital
Frederick L. Giles
Mabel L. West
Miss West
Frank Everett
Trustees Audit Shows Flagler Ward Wealth Growth
The report on Mrs Ida M Flagler's estate, under Eugene M Ashley and Dr Carlos MacDonald, shows $1,000 monthly care costs over two years and a total property value now at $2,373,137. Francis P Lowery, appointed by Supreme Court Justice Gildersleeve, passes on accounts as the insane wife's affairs proceed. Henry Erthelter sues Cafe Boulevard owner I H Rosenfeld for $ claim over a dinner delivery to a hospital patient, having spent $45 so far with more to come. West Side Municipal Court to hear the case today.
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Eugene M. Ashley
Ida M. Flagler
Henry M. Flagler
Francis P. Lowery
Supreme Court
Gildersleeve
Carlos MacDonald
Ashley
Henry Erthelter
I. H. Rosenfeld
Cafe
Boulevard
Ertheller
Rosenfeld
Slavery contracts upheld in South Carolina case
Anderson June 16 a jury acquitted planter Fowler of false imprisonment and assault for whipping enslaved workers and placing them in a jar on his plantation, ruled slaves could contract for such treatment. The contracts known as slavery contracts required nightly confinement and guard oversight as punishment. Other planters pleaded colonial assault and were fined $50.
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Anderson
Fowler
Elingle
Second wreck victim recovered after Staten Island sinking
A second body was recovered from the sunken Staten Island wreck. The search and salvage will continue with plans to raise the vessel likely this afternoon, as authorities confirmed the recovery of another victim.
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New York
Staten Island
Reformers Convene for Sabbath Reform in Cincinnati
Delegates to the General Synod of the Reformed Presbyterians met in Cincinnati on June 16 to discuss Sabbath reform and related measures. The sixth annual Young People's Union convention closed with a union mass service.
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Reformed Presbyterian Synod
Cincinnati
General Synod of the
Reformed Presbyterians
Irs
Young Peole's Union
The
Reformed Presbyterian
Trade in Russia and Sweden Highlight U S Commerce
Washington reports a summary from the Commercial Relations of the United States for 1900. Consul Heenan notes Russia's demand for American agricultural machinery in 1900, with Poland showing strong uptake. Consul General Winslow urges exporters to pursue Sweden, calling Swedes the Yankees of Europe. He cites praise for thirty American locomotives on Swedish state railways and expects more orders.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Sweden
Heenan
Odessa
Poland
Winslow
Stockholm
Europe
Otr
Barker Shot a Preacher in Jersey City Trial Set
Thomas G Barker will be arraigned in Hudson County Criminal Court for shooting Rev. John Keller on February 3 at Arlington. The sensational case features Barker’s claim that Keller insulted his wife eighteen months earlier. The bullet struck Keller’s head. Keller survived and recovers to testify.
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Philadelphia Times
Jersey City
John Keller
Arlington
Thomas G. Barker
Hudson County Criminal Court
John A. Bair
Keller
Barker
Guttenburg
Midland Avenue
Beech Street
Town Hall
Cubans Mistaken Platt Portraits In Publications
A June Washington note explains Cuban caricatures misidentify Senator Platt of Connecticut while cartoons feature Senator Platt of New York. C. M. Pepper cites evidence that Cuban presses misrepresent Platt, using a distorted likeness.
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Washington
Stee
Platt
Connecticut
C. M. Pepper
The
Star
Havana
Thomas ©. Platt
New York
Unions Report New Members at Meeting
The United German Trades body heard membership gains from several unions with leather workers adding twenty new members and twenty proposals. Coopers and German machinists also reported increases. A parade committee was formed to work with the Labor Day joint committee. An invitation to Brooklyn Lyceum’s July 4 cornerstone laying for a $100,000 building was received. Amalgamated Woodworkers noted only four firms oppose the cabinetmakers who struck May 1.
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United German Trades
Leather Workers
Coopers
United Labor League and Allied Building Trades Council
Brooklyn Labor Lyceum Association
Brooklyn
Amalgamated Woodworkers
Firemen Demand Eight Hour Day in State Convention
Wilkes Barre June 16 A convention of station ary firemen from across the state votes to strike if not granted an eight hour day replacing current twelve hour shifts. They seek to maintain present pay rates from 1.33 to 1.80 and aim to present the demand to employers before July 3 with responses due by July 14. James Mullaly elected president and Thomas Barrett vice president. next convention planned for Carbondale.
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Philadelphia Times
Wilkesbarre
James Mullaly
Thomas Barrett
Carbondale
Expert machinist arrested on assault charge in Knoxville
Clem Ingelsing, expert machinist, was arrested on a warrant by B. F. Henry head of the local union for attempted assault and carrying brass knuckles. Bond was posted by Superintendent C. L. Ewing of the Southern Railway and Attorney W. L. Webker.
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R. R. Omolal
Knoxville
Tenn
Clem Ingelsing
B. F. Henry
C. L. Ewing
Southern Railway
W. L. Webker
Woodworkers Threaten Strike in Chicago Trade Fight
Chicago report says the Manufacturers' Woodworking Association and the Amalgamated Woodworkers' Union failed to settle differences and plan a strike July 1. About 1,200 to 1,500 workers in roughly thirty factories would be involved, with wages rising to a $2.10 minimum versus the union demand of $2.20.
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Chicago
Manufacturers’ Woodworking Association
Amalgamated Woodworkers’ Union
Puddlers' Wages Advance At Glasgow Tron Works
Pottstown report: Glasgow Tron Company raises pudding rates from 3.50 to 3.75 per ton effective immediately. About 300 workers to be affected as other iron and steel operations near Pottstown consider similar moves.
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Philadelphia Times
Pottstown
Glasgow Tron Company
Ministers Agree to Indemnity Plan in Unsettled China Talks
Cablegram from Pekin reports that the Chinese ministers nearly reach full agreement on an indemnity of 450 million taels at 4 percent interest. Bonds issued at par with 18 million taels annually to sinking fund. Revenue sources set as salt duties gabelle and native customs. salt and maritime customs adjusted at 5 percent at treaty ports. Rockhill secures concurrence and gains Woosung harbor conservancy and Pet Ho entrance near Tien Tsin.
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Philadelphia Times
Pekin
Russia
Italy
Japan
Rockhill
Woosung Harbor
Shanghai
Pet Ho
Tien Tsin
Fifteen Belgian Priests Massacred in Mongolia
An Italian priest arriving at Pekin confirms reports of mass killings of Belgian and other Roman Catholic clergy in Southern Mongolia. Fifteen Belgian priests and several converts were slain at Niang Tao Li Ang weeks ago by soldiers under Prince Tuan Duke Lan and General Tung Fu Hsiang. The Belgian Minister doubts court responsibility and notes the area houses many ex-officials banished or degraded.
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Philadelphia Times
Pekin
Shansi
Mongolia
Niang-Tao Li Ang
Prince Tuan
Duke Lan
Tung Fu Hsiang
Chinese Troops for Pekin Ordered to Move
Cablegram from Pekin notes Pekin Hankow Railway Dy to carry Yuan Shih Kai troops leaving Ho Chien Fu Pao Ting Fu to Pekin. Troops expected in Pekin sooner than anticipated. French troops cannot hold the railway south of Pao Fu. A joint French Chinese expedition into the insurrectionary district yielded no results due partly to Chinese connivance.
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Pekin
Philadelphias Times
Peken
Pekin-Hankow
Yuan Shih- Kai
Ho Chien-Fu
Pao Ting-Fu
Pao -Fu
American View of Money Contrast Between France and United States
Cablegram from Paris reports Marcel Prevost in Figaro contrasting French thrift with American rush to wealth. It cites a Paris visitor boasting of crushing German trusts and notes Americans seek money for happiness while French viands save and invest. Prevost argues France finances Russia Spain and Servia despite U. S. wealth fever.
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Philadelphia Times
Paris
Marcel Prevost
Figaro Today
J. Pierpont Morgan
M. Prevost
France
Russia
Spain
Servia
Statue of Bismarck Unveiled Before Reichstag
In Berlin the Reinhold Begas statue of Bismarck was unveiled at noon in front of the Reichstag with Emperor William Empress Augusta Victoria and many officials present. Chancellor von Buelow gave an address as William placed a wreath at the statue base.
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Philadelphia Times
Berlin
Reinhold Begas
Bismarck
Reichstag
Emperor William
Empress Augusta Victoria
von Buelow
William
Prince Bismarck
New Telegraphed Messages Over Single Wire
London reports successful test of Mercadier’s system sending twelve pieces of message data on one wire between London and a nearby area. The apparatus also supports twenty four separate messages simultaneously on one wire.
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London
Mercadier
Peruvian League Seeks Peace Arbitration at Universities
The Peruvian University League for the Promotion of Light in America has sent manifestos to New York, Chicago, Marrash, and Yale calling for peace and urging arbitration in the Pan American discussion.
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Peru
Lima
Peruvian University League
Light
America
New York
Chicago
Marrash
Yale
Anifesto
French Convicts Escape in Open Boat Reported
Reports from Demerara British Guiana say an open boat bearing four men in Viet clothing reached Berbice allegedly after escaping from a life sentence.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Demerara
British Guiana
Berbice
Law Sets Up Meteorological Station in Azores
Lisbon reports a law establishing a logical station in the Azores, detailing plans to place a meteorological station to monitor weather conditions across the islands. The measure underscores strategic importance for Atlantic weather observations.
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Azores
Lisbon
Japan Cabinet Muddle Deepens In Yoko hama
report from Yokohama dated May 30 notes the cabinet crisis grows more tangled as party ministry clashes with a cabinet responsive only to the sovereign. finances are sound, but parliamentary inexperience blocks formation of a functioning ministry. the emperor’s hope for constitutional government faces lack of trusted statesmen.
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Yokohama
Victoria
B. C
English as Universal Tongue Advocated in Paris
Louis De Gramont in L Eclair urges adopting English as the universal tongue citing simple syntax and wide use to ease international communication.
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Cablegram
Philadelphia Times
Paris
Louis de Gramont
The
Augustinian College Commencement Highlights
Cardinal Martinelli will preside at the Villanova ceremony as Martin Littleton of Kings County addresses graduates. Honorary LL D degrees go to Rev. Matthew A. Taylor and Rev. Patrick F. O’Hara. Ph D degrees awarded to Professor John M. Reiner and Nathan C. Schaef fer. John McCann to deliver the valedictory.
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Augustinian College
Villanova
Cardinal Martinelli
Martin Littleton
Kings County
N. Y
Matthew A. Taylor
New York City
Patrick F. O’hara
Brooklyn
John M. Reiner
The
Comegs
Nathan C. Schaeffer
Dredging to Shorten Delaware River Route
Two large dredges will begin work tomorrow to deepen the Delaware river channel between Trenton and Bordentown. The Wilmington Steamboat Company conducts the project aiming to cut travel time to Philadelphia by about thirty minutes. The estimated dredging cost is not stated in the excerpt.
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Philadelphia Times
Trenton
Delaware River
Bordentown
Wilmington Steamboat Company
Philadelphia
Steamboat Company
Ordination Session Highlighted by Augustana Synod
The Augustina Synod of the Swedish Lutheran Church in Jamestown New York devoted its session to religious matters. Among ordained ministers were N J Metelaire of Arlington New Jersey and W N Swenssen of Arlington New Jersey.
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Jamestown
N. Y
Augustina Synod
Swedish Lutheran Church
SS Metelaire
N. J
Kind W. N. Swenssen
Arlington, N. J
Surrender Agreement Signed by Colonels for Cailles Force
Manila reports Colonels Infant and Gulvara signed for General Cailles to surrender his command. Cailles to assemble at Santa Cruz Laguna and surrender to American authorities. force likely exceeds five hundred. Seventeen Judges named to Courts of First Instance include eleven Americans assigned to Manila and regional circuits such as Aparri Dagupan Batangas Iloilo Negros Cebu Zamboanga Jolo with named appointees.
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Manila
Infant and
Gulvara
Cailles
Casiles
Santa Cruz
Laguna
Kincaid
Texas
Odlin
New Hampshire
Aparri
Blount
Georgia
Dagupan
Johnson
Michigan
Batangas
Linebarger
Illinois
Nueva Cateres
Carson
Virginia
Iloilo
Bates
Vermont
Negros
Norris
Nebraska
Cebu
Carlock
Zamboanga
le Kis
Iowa
Jolo
Philippines Timber Circular Signals Limited Market Yet Face Labor Gaps
AP dispatch from Manila reports Captain Ahern of the Forestry Bureau issued a circular on timber lands and pricing. No laws allow timber land purchases. private holdings are scarce. Timber is graded into six groups with prices from one to fourteen cents per cubic foot Mexican. Labor shortages and poor transportation threaten development despite vast demand and diverse species, including narra and ebony. Captain Ahern plans to tour the U S to showcase Philippine woods to furniture groups.
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Associated Press
Manila
Forestry Bureau of the Philippines
Captain Ahern
Orient
Tidewater
Interisland
Ahern
United States
Grand Rapids
Population of Manila Census Figures Released
Manila census taken for the Board of Health by Lieutenant H L Gilchrist shows a total of 244 932 residents with Chinese 51 567, other groups listed, and 3 notations on building conditions. The count excludes U S Army personnel.
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Washington
Manila
War Department
H. L. Gilchrist
Board of Health
Mayor Johnson Faces Setback on Tax Plan Rejection
In Cleveland on June 16 the decennial Board of Revision told Mayor Johnson his plan to equalize tax values was rejected. The board also said it would not attend further tax meetings but would adjust valuations by the existing system.
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Johnson
Cleveland
Board of Revision
Assault With a Razor Involving Chew Quarrel
George Chew of 3381 Agate Street was rushed to hospital with cuts to his nose lips and wrist after a razor attack in a quarrel. Police seek Mabel of 3394 Agate Street who is charged as responsible for Chew’s injuries.
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George Chew
Agate Street
Episcopal
Texels
Mabel
Agate
Chew
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