Public anger over Delaware channel funding and machine corruption
A Philadelphia newspaper column denounces the state's Delaware channel appropriation and calls out machine politicians Voorhees and Stulb for opposing the harbor bill while siphoning funds. The piece accuses legislators of looting the treasury through local favors and logrolling, claiming no public benefit yet vast private gain.
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Delaware
Harrisburg
Voorhees and Stulb
Philadelphia
Commonwealth
What's the Use of Civics When Citizens Fall Silent
An editorial condemns Philadelphia officials for corrupt acts and calls for public protest. It laments widespread apathy among leaders and citizens, noting press efforts and partial outcry by clergy, while urging a stronger stand to defend municipal rights. The piece compares local oppression to foreign regimes and warns of eroded self governance.
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Philadelphia
New Jersey
Germany
Costa Rica
Public conscience stirs in Philadelphia against civic crime
The passage urges residents to register against a great civic crime, calling protest essential even if imperfect and stressing that the public conscience remains active within Philadelphia homes and business districts.
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Philadelphia
Foerderer's Apology and Philadelphia Franchise Critique
The piece argues Congressman Foerderer, a financier turned political power broker, used capital to advance railway franchises for private gain. It condemns secret deals by Senators and officials that deprived the public of fair compensation and public process, calling for removal from politics.
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Congressman Foerderer
Philadelphia
Foerderer
Congress
Keystone Telephone
Mack
McNichol
Evening Bulletin
Congressmanh
United States
Pennsylvania
Congress of the United States
Mr. Foerderer
Woman Suffrage Question Faces Conven tion Proponents
The article discusses a forthcoming convention by woman suffragists and the debate over enfranchising women. It weighs theory versus expediency and notes that taxation without representation argues for voting rights, yet practical conditions limit full enfranchisement.
Question of Woman Suffrage Requires Demand Before Expansion
The author argues it is unwise to extend ballot rights to women until there is clear need and demand. They note Massachusetts data showing low female turnout and support, urging advocates to discuss and propagate views without violence, trusting men will grant suffrage once women prove their need and desire it.
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Massachusetts
America
Democratic Party Frames Harsh Resolutions Across Counties
The piece lauds Venango Clearfield and Venango county conventions for denouncing alleged Democratic defectors who aided M S Quay. It urges a purge of traitors within the party, stresses honesty and loyalty, and calls for strong front‑line candidates to restore voter confidence and defeat the machine.
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Lehigh County
Quay
Verango
Clearfield
M. 8
Philadelphia
Venango
Union
Democratic Party
Tariff War Expands From Russia to Italy and Beyond
The piece notes new duties on Italian sugar and Russian petroleum under the Dingley law, provoking countermeasures on Russian bicycles and resins. It laments protectionist moves and European tariff tensions amid ongoing global commercial shifts.
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Italy
Gage
Russia
Europe
Washington
Tariff War Echoes in Industry and Treasury Policy
The piece argues the Treasury Secretary enforces the Dingley law to protect tariff interests while provoking anti tariff sentiment. It warns that continued tariff pressures threaten foreign trade and could rebound on those who built the system as manufacturers face tariff wars and seek reciprocity.
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America
Detroit
Europe
Citizens resist machine politics in Philadelphia ethics appeal
A civic appeal denounces political machines and calls for re election of the District Attorney. It condemns Ashbridge and Durham allies for backing an unknown candidate and urges respected lawyers to uphold integrity to protect civic morality and deter ballot fraud.
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Tweed
New York
Philadelphia
Rotherme
Ashbridge
Durham
A New Penitentiary Needed for Traitors in State
A political blast condemns legislators and party traitors who gain tens of thousands in public funds for hospitals memorials and other favored projects. The author argues for a dedicated penitentiary wing to isolate or exile these treacherous figures, insisting no price is high enough to erase the stain of betrayal.
Bank Looting Fallout and Suicide Implication
The cashier of the People's Bank shot himself after a crisis linked to bank looting. Hopkins bore responsibility for mismanagement and allowed others to loot, though he did not loot personally. His death appears tied to the secret surrounding the incident.
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People’s Bank
Hopkins
Boston Subway Deal Sparks Veto and Monopoly Debate
The piece contrasts Governor Cranes veto of a Boston subway bill with Governor Stones approval of rail bills in Pennsylvania. It argues the Boston plan offers public benefits but warns of a private monopoly lasting forty years. The commentary criticizes legislative maneuvers and surveys political figures amid broader state issues.
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Crane
Boston
Stone
Pennsylvania
Ashbridge
Letters to the Editor Policy in The Philadelphia Times
The Philadelphia Times prints reader letters on any subject with no stance required from the paper. Writers may choose to publish their name or remain anonymous and letters must avoid personal attacks.
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The
Philadelphia Times Mottes
New Times Subscription Request From Converse Cleaves
A letter to the editor from Converse Cleaves of 2180 North Nineteenth Street, Philadelphia, dated June 18, requests a daily and Sunday subscription to the New Times, praising Philadelphia journalism and asking to be served at once.
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Torn
Philadelphia Times
The
New Times
Philadelphia
Converse
Motormen and conductors demand fair pay and public support
A Philadelphia letter from June 17 1901 argues that Union Traction Company workers receive starvation wages while city councils control fares, urging action to fix salaries for motormen and conductors. The writer praises Mr Johnson for proposing three cent fares and better hourly pay, claiming public benefit and fair treatment for those serving riders.
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Union Traction Company
Mr. Johnson
Rapid Transit
Johnson
Who Will Be the Leader to Move for Relief
A Philadelphia Times reader urges citizens to compel reform by resignations of officials who have profited from public franchises. He compares misrule to a burglary and highway robbery and calls for action by legal means, or other means if necessary, citing Rev. Dr. McCook’s question of leadership for relief.
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Philadelphia Times
Boston Harbor
Dr. McCook
Demand for Deeper and Better Waterway Advocated
A longtime shipbuilder argues for a deeper channel to aid shipping from Philadelphia. He praises The Philadelphia Times for coverage and urges legislators to fund river and harbor improvements over trips to expositions. The letter from 3053 Balmon Street emphasizes broad support among owners, masters, sailors, and stevedores.
Providing Ice by Philadelphia Mission Distributes 2200 Bouquets
The Philadelphia Flower Fruit and Ice Mission on Thirteenth Street distributed 2 200 bouquets to hospitals homes and missions to aid the poor with ice funds also sent to diet kitchens. Donations poured in from Trinity Presbyterian Church Chestnut Hill Lydia T Fisler Lansdowne Miss M Hirst James Riley King’s Daughters Ninth Presbyterian Berwyn W C T U L Lipman George School and several individuals. Contributions may be sent to Miss EB Heyl Germantown or to the mission on Wednesdays.
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Philadelphia
Thirteenth Street
Don
Trinity Presbyterian Church
Chestnut Hills
Lydia T. Fisler
Lansdowne
M. Hirst
James Riley
King’s Daughters
Ninth Presbyterian Church
Berwyn
EB. C. Heyl
West Upsal Street
Germantown
Letter requests daily Tax Times delivery from 1807 address
A reader, Matthew Woops, writes to The Philadelphia Times on June 18, 1904, asking the paper to commence daily delivery at Booth Broad Street 1807 and thanking the paper for avoiding indecent or lying ads or scandal.
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Philadelphia Trmes
Tax Times
Booth Broad Street
Matthew Woops
The Franchise Grab and the Pay of Trolley Employes
A letter to the editor denounces alleged corruption behind rapid transit profits. The writer accuses politicians and public servants of stealing streets to profit from five cent rides, criticizing ongoing schemes and media commentary.
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Priladsl Para Times
Ee Ae
SIC TRANSIT The World’s Cities Fall to Time
Poem reflecting on the impermanence of great cities like Kaarnak Naucratis Babylon Manhattan London Rome as fire wind and decay erase their grandeur. The author William Prescott laments ruined treasures and the scattering of wisdom and art to the sands.
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Kaarnak
Naucratis
Babylon
Manhattan
London
Rome
William Prescott
Philadelphia editors accuse legislature of charity loot
The Philadelphia Ledger accuses lawmakers of abusing state funds by padding charitable payments to homes and hospitals. It claims votes for Speaker Marshall and Senator Quay were bought with public money, criticizing trolley franchise laws that allegedly shift riches from the poor to the rich.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Quay-Ashbridge
Marshall
Speaker
Quay
United States
Dick Turpin
Jack Sheppard
Chinese reforms and the coming era as viewed by Piry
The article reviews M. A. T. Piry’s analysis from Revue des Deux Mondes on Emperor Kwang Su and China’s reform capacity. It asks whether aspirations toward progress hold true value and whether the Chinese people can reform, suggesting a potential era aligning with world civilization if correct.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Kwang-Su
Reveu Des Deux Mondes
M. A. T. Piry
Piry
Philadelphia Republicans Denounce Primary Ring and Fraud
A Philadelphia Record column decries the city primary as a sham with workers and delegates acting as puppets of political masters. The piece predicts a fraudulent Republican ticket and a voter base that endorses the deceit by casting ballots in November.
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Philadelphia
Republican Party
Harrisburg House Fights Trolley Chasers Bills
In Harrisburg the House with resistance passed the trolley chasers measures after Senate approval. Coray Hall and others led the fight delaying passage while warning a reform Legislature may need to repeal the session’s harmful rail acts. The Scott chaser grants Stone Griest and Elkin power to decide future elevated or underground railway charters.
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Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Senate
Coray
Hall
Commonwealth
Pennsylvania
Stone, Griest and Elkin
Miscellaneous Short News Items and Quips
A collage of odd facts and witticisms from across the era. Tales of tamed wildlife with cow bells in the Himalayas and a lone voter in Württemberg. Legal aid shortages in Texas counties. Social chatter about Mrs Vyper and slander lawsuits. Labour demand in Kansas farms and a dentist’s angry yells in Arizona. A Passaic schoolgirl’s disappearance after a math prompt. Swedish railway meal signs and Indiana temperance shifts. Local New York church work and a Italian inventor’s netting scheme. Bargain talk ends with a barter quip about getting deals on credit.
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Conger
Iowa
Loomis
Portugal
Jefferson
Rockhill
Pekin
Hanna
Trwzs
Indiana
Brooklyn
St. Louis
St. Paul
Buffalo
Charleston
Balmon Street
Flower, Fruit and Ice Mission
SIC Transit
Philadelphia Editors
Wimalayas
Texas
Wurtemberg
Kansas
Lincoln
Arizona
Maria
Jones
Susie Slowther
Passaic
N. J
Susie
National Capital
Sweden
Brewers’ Association
Parkhurst
William W. Coe
Benvenuto d’Allessandro
Havre
Baina
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