Creasy Denies Favoritism in Democratic Delegates
Harrisburg June 20 Democratic State chairman Creasy denies offering nominations for the State ticket and says he has not aided any aspirant for a nomination. He argues Philadelphia should be represented by twenty nine delegates and cites a letter from ex Congressmen Wolverton urging delegation rules based on votes in the Democratic column.
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Philadelphia Times
Harrisburg
Creasy
Democratic State Committee
Erie
Vance C. McCormick
McCormick
Ides
Democratic Party
Philadelphia
Demca
Erie readies for Democratic hosts amid convention plans
Erie preparations proceed as hotels cancel hosts and private homes volunteer to house attendees. The Chamber of Commerce lists housing options for about 3000 guests, with depots to hotels escort teams and bands. State leaders arrive to set up HQs at Reed House as Pattison and Kerr considerations drift.
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Philadelphia Times
Erie
Chamber of Commerce
Creasy
Reed House
Shirk
Billing
State Committee
Kerr
Pattison
Shot Hole in Letter Box Sparks Manhunt in Lebanon
United States Marshal S. H. Lapp of Harrisburg leads a Lebanon County posse in a hunt for Adam Witmer of Bismarck. Witmer is charged with shooting through a rural United States letter box and is also wanted for attempted murder after an argument with Charles Gross. County plans for rural delivery aim to make an example of him. penalties reach up to $1,000 fine or three years in prison.
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Lebanon
United States
S. H. Lapp
Harrisburg
Corona
Adam Witmer
Bismarck
Charles Gross
Witmer
Three Victims Die From Cambria Powder Works Blast
Johnstown reports three more fatalities from the Cambria Powder Works explosion as W. F. Bracken Thomas Gordon and Frank Wakefield die at Memorial Hospital. The six total dead include the men named earlier, with others injured steadily recovering.
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Cambria
Philadelphia Times
Johnstown
W. F. Bracken
Thomas Gordon
Frank Wakefield
Memorial Hospital
Alleged Pickpocket Waldman Held in Norristown
Nicholas Waldman of Philadelphia is held in $1000 bail for court on charges of picking the pocket of Mrs. Anna Davis on a Pennsyl vania Railroad train. After jostling her, her pocketbook containing $40 disappeared. A Confederate accomplice fled with the money. This is Waldman’s third arrest for pocket picking.
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Philadelphia Times
Norristown
Nicholas Waldman
Philadelphia
Anna Davis
Waldman
Democrats Await Patti son Nomination At Erie Convention
Bucks County reports strong support for former Governor Robert E Patti son for governor at the Erie convention Monday. Delegates include Warren Long of Doylestown as at large, with district representatives from Perkasie Nockamixon Doylestown and Bristol. Local Democrats name Bassett Bennett Lear for County Commissioner. On the Republican side Hampton Rice faces Irvin Aaron with Frank Edwards favored to win Assembly nomination.
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Robert E. Pattison
Erie
Delegatte
Warren 8. Long
Harry E. Grim
Perkasie
Benjamin L. Kohl
Nockamixon
James Barrett
Edwin M. Yerkes
Charles 8
William C. Mayne
Bristol Township
Hiram D. Knecht
Springfield
Henry D. Souder
Quakertown
Isaac W. Longacre
Milford
Charles Shaw
Bridgetown
Matthew &. Cogan
New Britain
George W. Radcliffe
Buckingham
Alfred B. Laubach
Jonathan A. Twinning
Edwin Hemmerly
Imitation Gems Galore A Downtowner Speaks On Industry
A downtown jeweler describes a booming imitation gem industry driven by chemistry. He explains methods to create golden opal from chalcedony, color changes in agates and onyx, and the use of rock crystal to imitate diamonds. The piece notes that affordable stones now resemble priceless jewels.
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Sun
Pennsylvania
Maine
North Carolina
Wyoming
Noble cowboy portrayed as brave loner in Western lore
A veteran cattleman since 1880 is praised in a letter to Frances McElrath author of The Rustler. The cowboy blends harsh exterior with tender heart and steadfast will and remains loyal even as he turns outlaw when left by a lover Jim is brave, self reliant, and dies defending friends.
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Frances McElrath
Miss Mc
Hen Laid 304 Eggs a Year at Wyatt Park Farm
Mrs. Oliver C Grimes cares for Plymouth Rock hens in Wyatt Park that lay reliably from eight and a third to forty two cents per dozen. A single old fashioned hen named Biddy has lived with the Grimes family for eight years and enjoys a pet status. The bird joins the household at roost time and delivers eggs to a market basket each day, then shows noisy delight at bedtime.
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Wyatt Park
Oliver C. Grimes
Plymouth Rock
Grimes
Biddy
Ken
Colliery Reopen Plan Prompts Police Reinforcement
Pottsville June 20 officials of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company say some collieries can reopen with experienced miners and non union workers will not be needed. Strikers reportedly seek their jobs again while workers doubt President Mitchells prospects. Police numbers rise as carpenters strike and the Mullen washery at Schuylkill Haven continues operation.
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Philadelphia Times
Pottsville
Philadelphia
Reading Coal and Iron Company
Mitchell
Philadelphia and
Mullen
Schuylkill Haven
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
FIGHT TO WIN SAYS FAHEY IN WILKESBARRE
District President Fahey of the Schuylkill region says there will be no early coal mine reopening. Miners will strike until concessions are won, and even a washery restart would not count as resuming operations. Mitchell reports West Virginia strike progress is favorable with few workers returning to duty. Coal police from Susquehanna Coal Co. were arraigned for carrying concealed weapons after gunfire during duty. UMW circular warns workers to avoid coal regions and police duties. Citizens Alliance meets to plan against labor boycotts and protect merchants.
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Wilkesbarre
Fahey
Schuylkill
Wyoming
Mitchell
West Virginia
South
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Susquehanna Coal Company
Burgess Willlams
Nanticoke
Coal Company
United Mine Workers
Citizens’ Alliance
Wage concessions offered to Philadelphia Times workers in mining districts
The Phila pany in the Mahanoy St Nicholas and Shenandoah districts proposes wage increases for pump runners engineers and firemen aiming to avert strikes. No eight hour day offered. overtime 25 cents hourly, 10 hour shifts paid at new rates. A meeting to discuss the deal is set for tomorrow night. Water in the Gilberton shaft grows deeper and flooding looms. 200 mule teams moved to a Port Clinton leased farm with East Bear Ridge workers to follow.
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Philadelphia Times
Mahanoy City
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Mahanoy
St. Nicholas
Shenandoah
Gilberton
Port Clinton
East Bear Ridge
Tunnel Ridge
Washeries restart around Scranton amid looming crisis
June 20 report says all washeries from Pittston to Carbondale began operations to boost coal output for local manufacturers and Lackawanna culm burners. Imports run the washeries housed on site to minimize town disruption while miners weigh plans to close them as railroad men back the effort.
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Scranton
Pittston
Carbondale
Lackawanna Company
Miner Strike Sparks Guarded Washery Standstill
The miners plan to push toward the wash eries using force to persuade workers to quit. Companies guard wash eries, ready to resist trespass, risking riot. City police have been sworn in as deputies and troops would be used only as a last resort.
Navy Coal Supply Secured For War Vessels
The Navy Department reports coal contractors can meet wartime needs with no delay. West Virginia field strikes have not seriously disrupted navy grade output. Capitol anthracite is low but Capitol needs may last until about July 4.
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Washington
Navy Department
West Virginia
McDowell
House of Representatives
Mines Cleared Of Gas At Shamokin Gas Vein
June 20 report from Shamokin says non union workers in Reading Company fire rooms operate a fan to vent gas in the Henry Clay shaft. Officials plan to raise water hoist tomorrow as the worst flooded Ninth district mine is saved. Strike leaders say regional quiet and deputies deserting to avoid fireman duty. Thirteen men work at North Franklin colliery amid rumors of coal shipments while Trevorton workers stay off site until strike ends.
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Shamokin
Coal and Tron
Reading Company
Henry Clay
North Franklin
Trevorton
Non-Union House Burns in Wilkesbarre
The wife of John Snyder a Dorrance colliery fireman reported her North Wilkesbarre home and contents burned early today while moving to Stanton Hill. A wagon was upset by men damaging furniture as she and her three children prepared to move. she left for friends and returned to find the house destroyed. The Lehigh Valley Coal Company investigates.
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North Wilkesbarre
Soft coal strike halts march as payday nears in Bluefields
In Bluefields West Virginia on June 20 the army of striking miners halted its march to rest before a planned grand procession. About forty collieries will pay workers tomorrow and many not yet out may join after wages are issued. The Flat Top region awaits Monday's decision on whether the strike ends or continues.
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Bluefields
W. Va
Resolutions Adopted at International Boot and Shoe Workers Meet
At the closing session in Detroit on June 20 the conference adopted several resolutions. They include a $1000 aid for striking miners a plan to appoint women organizers and a decision to hold the next convention in Cincinnati. The committee proposed extending the term of general officers to two years and the report was approved.
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the International Boot and Shoe Workers
Cincinnati
Committee On Constitution
Presbyterian Pastor Mourns Death of Son in Accident
The Rev. L Carmen Bell of Green Castle learned his 16 year old son Frank, a Westminster College student at New Wilmington, Pa, drowned accidentally last night and was due home for summer vacation.
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Philadelphia Times
Chambersburg
L. Carmen Bell
Presbyterian Church
Green Castle
Frank
Westminster College
New Wihnington
Thrifty Police Officers as Financial Models in New York
Charlies M. Schwab urges college boys to cultivate thrift while police officers illustrate wealth through careful budgeting. The piece cites Captain Foody and notably W. H. Devery rising from patrolman to chief, owning half a million in real estate. Captain Thomas purchasing a $250,000 Central Park view apartment. Donahue Stephenson and Schmittberger expanding wealth through stocks, land, and travel. It credits single minded devotion to discipline, watchfulness, industry, economy, and tenacity.
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W. H. Devery
Gnally
Thomas
Central Park
Donahue
Stephenson
Schmittberger
Long-Delayed Intoxication Case Dismissed in Tombs Court
A 37 year old case involving Justus Smith and Policeman Gustav von Buskirk was called for examination in the Tombs Police Court. Magistrate Zeller dismissed the case after learning von Buskirk had been dead for years and recalling Hogan’s 1865 proceedings during soldier era intoxication arrests in the Sixth Precinct.
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Gustav von Buskirk
Tombs
Zeller
New York Tribune
Edward Hogan
Lewis
First District Police Court
Smith
Charles Cook
von Buskirk
Justice Hogan
City
Broadway
Canal Street
Bowery
Park Row
Cuban Civilian Cuban Employees Postwar Dilemma
War Department faces how to care for about 600 civilian workers in Cuba after the military government ends. Most are U S citizens with many serving in Havana and in General Wood's staff. Some may join the Philippines civil service if rules are amended to hire them there.
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Cuba
Washington Star
United States
Havana
General Wood
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Civil Service Commission
Jefferson Bible and Faith in His Later Life
The piece surveys Jeffersons religious views using Feley's Jeffersonia Creolopaedia. It notes his $50 Bible Society donation and quotes him calling the Gospels a pure morality system. It cites 1776 Protestant alignment and 1819 self describing as a sect, with emphasis on religion as internal persuasion and the primacy of life over words.
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Congress
Jefferson
Feley
Tis
Bible Society
Ezra Stiles
Miles King
Ha Smith
Coquettish Burmese Princesses and Their Dainty Grace
A fragment describes Burmese princesses as coquettish and dainty, famed for their perpetual smile and grace. The text suggests their laughter stands out despite joked toothless grins, noting the privilege and charm of royal women in Burma.
Two Rounds Per Gun and Militia Reform
General Curtis Guild Jr. spoke at the Young Men's Christian Union on "Home Lessons of Bunker Hill" urging national guard formation along national lines. He warned Spain in the recent war would have worsened the Maine disaster, noted powder scarcity, and urged citizens to engage politically to advance the country. He cited Cuban militia conditions and praised ongoing efforts to modernize weapons.
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Bunker Hill
Curtis Guild, Jr
Young Men's Christian Union
United States
Washington
Roosevelt
Spain
Maine
Congress
Cuba
Boston Herald
Third Sex Seen Among Unmarried Women Says Le Roux
French writer Hugues Le Roux labels marriedless women as the third sex blamelessly choosing liberty over matrimony. He argues moneyed marriage and education misguide women, urging a change in male ideals to accept wives without wealth and women to abandon subservience.
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Hugues le Roux
Parle
M. le Roux
Policeman Pleads Guilty In Self-Filed Arrest
In Norwood a patrolman swore out a warrant for his own arrest on a village ordinance charge then served it on himself and pleaded guilty in police court. Officer Joseph Bellamy, on night duty, failed to place a required red lantern on a sand pile in front of his Crown avenue home, paying a $5 fine and costs.
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Norwood
Sal Lake
Bellamy
Kemper
Women Draw the Piow in Northwest Frontier
An Iowa traveler reports from the new frontier, describing encounters with Galietans and local life as it unfolds in the distant regions. The account emphasizes exploratory travel and cultural observations.
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