Boulevard Bill Rushed as Committee Adds Dolan and Bunn
Thomas Dolan and William M. Bunn were added to the boulevard committee meeting this morning at John H. Converse to finalize plans for a parkway from City Hall to Fairmount Park. Other members include A. J. Cassatt Edward Stotesbury William F. Harrity James Elverson and Peter A. B. Widener. The panel will review data and seek early success, with plans sent to Mayor Ashbridge and then Councils next Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Dolan
William M. Bunn
John H. Converse
City Hall
Fairmount Park
A. J. Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Edward T. Stotesbury
Drexel & Co
William F. Harrity
Equitable Trust Company
James Elverson
Peter A. B. Widener
Albert W. Kelsey
Boulevard Organization
Chief Webster
Bureau of Surveys
William J. Macauley
Webster
Ashbridge
Committee On Surveys
Slippery rails trigger trolley clash with freight train
Five people were injured yesterday when a trolley car collided with an eastbound freight train at Fifth Street and Washington Avenue. Passengers Morris McBride and Pauline Schonfeldt were taken to Pennsylvania Hospital with shock and contusions. two others, Lizzie Martin Leon Gortman and Emma Pemberton, suffered minor injuries. Motorman G Frank Fuhure escaped harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Street
Washington Avenue
Pennsylvania Hospital
G. Frank Fuhure
Morris McBride
World Expo to Offer Free Space and Support for Exhibitors
The 1904 St. Louis World's Fair unveils zero charges for space light and power and will provide tracks cranes and all exhibitor conveniences. A federal commission will supervise administration with awards by a government body as the exposition expands to cover more grounds and buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Varied Industries
Bunker Hill Monument
Great South Boston Terminal
Secretary of the Treasury
Boy Farmers to be Graduated at National Farm School
The National Farm School near Doylestown holds its second graduation next Thursday at 2 PM with ex-Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith as speaker. Dr. Joseph J. Krauskopf welcomes graduates Louis Burd T Goldman Charles Heller Morris Mittmain William T Serlin as diplomas are awarded. special trains depart Reading Terminal 1 PM to Doylestown and return at 6 PM with reduced round trip fares for adults and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Farm School
Doylestown
Charles Emory Smith
Joseph J. Krauskopf
Ernest E. Fayville
Louis Burd
T. Goldman
Charles Heller
Morris Mittmain
Tract Society Gets Fortune In Clara Casier Will
The will of Clara P Casier of Merchantsville was probated, leaving a fortune to the Tract Society after the Oak Creek court validated the document. She died recently and the settlement designates steady support for church missions and local charity groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tract Society
Clara P.casier
Merchantsville
Cameru Te
Schemm’s Paintings Exhibit at Academy of Fine Arts
Peter A Schemm’s collection, valued at about $100000, is shown at the Academy of the Fine Arts for the summer. Seventy three oil paintings by Dutch and French artists are on display, including The Dreamer by J. J. Heuner and The Old Windmill by Ridgeway Knight, with works by Cazin and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter A. Schemm
Academy of the Fine Arts
Mr. Schemm
J. J. Heuner
Paul Jean Clay
Michel
A. Aberbrich
Cazin
Luigi Loir
M. Rico, Decamps
Alt Wahlberg
van Marcke
Fritz Thaulow
C. Becker
Eugene Verboeckhoven
Ad Schreyer
Leon Brunin
Julien Dupre
Ridgeway Knight
Tax rate for 1900 set at $1.85 with revised penalties
The City Council finance committee approved a $1.85 tax rate per $100 for next year and backed an ordinance revising penalties and discounts on tax payments. City Controller Walton urged the change saying it would ease workload, save about $80,000 in January to March discounts, and improve cash flow as $7,336,000 of $15,000,000 year-to-date taxes were already collected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finance Committee of Councils
Charles Seger
Doctor MacElree is dismissed after charity board inquiry
Dr George A MacElree outdoor physician for the Department of Charities and Correction was discharged by the Bureau of Charities Board after accusations by Miss E N Kelly and James Gilchrist. They testified he refused to treat an ill woman and did not answer a call to his son amid the investigation. MacElree admitted the complaints were true.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. MacElree
Department of Charities and Correction
North Front Street
Bureau of Charities
E. N. Kelly
Lehigh Avenue
James Gilchrist
Seltzer Street
City Hall
C. 8. Middleton
Miss Kelly
Fire damages Wach butter and egg shop on Pine Street
A morning blaze at Adolph Wach’s butter and egg shop at 107 and 109 Pine Street caused $200 damage. Fire was started in empty crates outside. Max Brussel his wife and three children, residents on the second floor, were rescued through a back window by John Aberdy from the police tug Visitor who lives at 111 Pine Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Wach
Pine Street
Max Brussel
John Aberdy
New Insurance rivals enter Philadelphia market
The General Fire Insurance Company and the Columbia enter Philadelphia with capital and surplus amounts of 300000 and 200000 respectively. John Welsh Dulles serves as president of the Columbia while William Co Bennett leads the General Fire. Rates will match those fixed by the Board of Fire Underwriters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
General Fire Insurance Company
Columbia
John Welsh Dulles
William Co. Bennett
Board of Fire Underwriters
Three Men Held on Election Interference Charge
Magistrate Hughes set bail at 800 dollars for each of three men charged with interference with election officers. Prosecutor Charles H. Mills, judge of election for the 24th ward during the June 4 Republican primaries, led the case. The defendants hail from North Forty‑fifth Street and Warden Meade, 4508 Haverford Avenue, a former policeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes
Charles H. Mills
North Forty-ffth Street
Warden Meade
Haverford Avenue
Corona Sloop Capsizes Near Finn's Point
The sloop yacht Corona owned by Harry Fox of this city capsized off Finn's Point in the Delaware River near New Castle on Wednesday. The accident is said to have met as
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Corona
Harry Fox
Finn’s Point
Delaware River
New Castle
Brewers Set Early Order For 1902 08 Tax Stamps
At 12 01 A M on July 1 brewers gather near the Federal building to obtain special tax stamps for the fiscal year 1902 08. Collector MecCoach will open his office at that time to issue stamps. the new stamps replace those valid through June 30. The 1902 03 tax rules cover brewers of various capacities rectifiers liquor dealers still manufacturers and other related trades and firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal
Collector of Internal Revenue
MecCoach
Woman Waits For Burglars At Logan Station Home
Mrs Hugh Walsh of Fifteenth street and Rockland avenue Logan Station holds a revolver and a bulldog to guard her residence after four burglaries. The intruders sought 5000 dollars in cash hidden in the house, but the money has been deposited in a bank. Her three children aged 3 to 12 live with her beside a isolated house backing the Reading Railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Walsh
Fifteenth Street
Rockland Avenue
Logan Station
Reading Railway
Fought Hot Sham Battle At Tacony Base Ball Park
Thousands of spectators watched as 300 Tacony youth soldiers staged a half hour sham battle at Tacony Base Ball Park. Roosevelt Infantry Tacony Rifles and Tacony Cadets clashed with skirmish lines charges and a late flank attack by Sons of Veterans Corps.
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Tacony
Tacony Base
Roosevelt Infanty
Keiser
Tacony Rifles
F. Wilson Glass
Sons of Veterans Corps of
Frankford
Kenny
General Smith Ordered Home from Manila
Washington reported that General J. K. Smith, recently court martialed in Manila, has been instructed to proceed to San Francisco and await further orders. Military circles accept this as confirmation he was acquitted as suggested by Manila dispatches.
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Washington
J. K. Smith
Manila
San Francisco
Smith
Asphalt Trust to Contest Brooklyn Paving Contract
In New York on June 19 the Asphalt Trust plans legal action to annul a $300,000 Brooklyn paving contract awarded to Interstate Paving Company. The Crawford Company, supported by trust officials, has served notice to borough authorities to seek an injunction to halt the contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Asphalt Trust
Interstate Paving Company
Crawford Company
Trust
Interstate
Albert King of Saxony dies after long ailment
Albert King of Saxony died tonight after a prolonged illness. The 49th wedding anniversary on Wednesday went uncelebrated by the royal couple and subjects. He arranged for his brother Prince George to act as state representative. King Albert, born April 23, 1828, had a long military career including service in 1848, 1866, and the Franco German War. His heir is Prince George, Duke of Saxony, born 1832, married 1859 to Infanta Marie Anna of Portugal.
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Dresden
Albert
Saxony
Prince George
Sadowa
Metz
Napoleon
Sedan
Paris
Seine
Caroline
Gustavus Vasa
Sweden
Duke of
Marie Anna
Ferdinand
Portugal
Royal House of
Europe
Saxe-Altenburg
Saxe-Coburg- Gotha
Edward
England
Prince Albert
Saxe-Meiningen
Saxe-Weimer
Black Flag to Float Over Mayo Council Over Coronation
Claremoris District Council passes a resolution to float a black flag over the board room on June 26 and 27 in celebration of the English King’s coronation. Other County Mayo Councils are asked to celebrate similarly, citing famine ships and coercion as reasons for gratitude to the crown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Dublin
Claremoris
County Mayo
England's retaliatory cattle ban reaches Louisiana
Governor Heard was informed by the British consul that Louisiana cattle cannot be exported to South Africa. The move appears to be retaliation for Heard's protest to the State Department over mule shipments and the Port Chalmette British camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Heard
Louisiana
South Africa
State Department
Port Chalmette
Roosevelt to Attend Central High School Dedication
President Roosevelt will attend the November dedication of the Central High School building and deliver the address of the day. The event marks the school's sixty sixth anniversary and will honor more than 15 000 graduates with over 2 000 attending. Felix N. Gerson will write and read the dedication poem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Central High School
Union League
Felix N. Gerson
Virginia Negroes Test New Constitution
In Richmond Virginia a movement of Black residents aims to test the validity of the new state constitution. A fund has been raised and experts with national reputations may be employed as the convention reassembles on June 25 to pursue the Meredith resolution's objects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Meredith
Supreme Court
Lewis, John & Wise
New York
Thurston
Nebraska
McMichael seeks larger carrier force for Philadelphia
Postmaster Clayton McMichael of Philadelphia urged the Post Office Department to boost the Philadelphia carrier force by 100 additional carriers beyond the 50 approved in the latest appropriation. He argues the extra staff is needed to implement expanded mall facilities. Representative Bingham and Judge Charles B. McMichael met the President, a Harvard classmate of the judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Clayton McMichael
Philadelphia
Post Office Department
Post Office
McMichael
Congress
Bingham
White House
Charles B. McMichael
Harvard
Arrests in San Francisco Shake Morning Call Team
John P Spreckels and W B Leake proprietor and managing editor of the Morning Call were jailed on a criminal endangerment charge in San Francisco on June 18. Each posted bail of $500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
John Pp. Spreckies
W. 8
Leake
The
Morning Call
Paid
Endowment of Mount Holyoke College Revealed
Springfield Mass June 19 During commencement at Mount Holyoke College a $40,000 endowment was announced. The pledge will support scholarships and faculty chairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Springfield
Mass
Mount Holyoke
Wheaton Reports Peace in Final North Philippines Survey
Washington June 19 Adjutant General Corbin released General Wheaton's final report on the North Philippines command ahead of his retirement. Wheaton endorses reconcentration and praises Bell’s policy, says operations followed the humane Lincoln codes and insurrection has ceased in Luzon with few bands of Ladrones in the south. He commends the gallant conduct of officers and troops and expresses gratitude from the nation.
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Washington
Corbin
Wheaton
Department of the North Philippines
United
Bell
Batangas
Laguna
Tayabas
Lincoln
Luzon
Cavite
McCullough Nominated Governor at Vermont GOP Convention
Amid disorder at the Vermont Republican State convention General J. G. McCullough of Bennington wins on the third ballot for governor as Clement supporters bolt and promote reform ideas. Clement advises restraint while high license advocates weigh an independent ticket. The platform backs Philippine policy, Cuba pledge, and Roosevelt reciprocity.
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Montpelier
J. G. McCullough
Bennington
Percival W. Clement
Rutland
Clement
Vermont
Philippine Islands
Cuba
Roosevelt
John R McLean deserts the silver issue editorial reply
Cincinnati June 19 The Enquirer prints John R McLean's reply to Tom L Johnson’s interview calling him a political risk to the Democratic party The editorial argues Ohio Democrats seek common sense and dismiss the silver issue as dead praising soldiers and private enterprise against government dependence
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Cincinnati
John R. McLean
The
Enquirer
Lean
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
McLean
Ohio
South Africa
Klondike
Democratic Party
Barrow Pleads for Pardons in Kidnapping Case
George B. Barrow now imprisoned for kidnapping Marion Clark writes to Goshen Mayor Hock asking aid to obtain a pardon for his wife Mrs Barrow jailed in Auburn for the same crime. He claims he forced her to act, aimed to ridicule the New York police, and sought to place John McCullagh in a position to recover the child. Governor Odell expected to hear the petition.
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Middletown
N. Y
George B. Barrow
Dannemora
Marion Clark
New York
Hock
Goshen
New York Police Department
John McCullagh
Barrows
Tammany Hall
McCullagh
Odell
Barrow
Indiana to go Democratic says Taggart on Roosevelt
National Committeeman Taggart of Indiana predicted a Democratic majority next fall. He said Hoosiers are dissatisfied with the Roosevelt administration and described it as mis administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
National
Taggart
Roosevelt
New York
General Porter Banqueted in New York
General Horace Porter, U S Ambassador to France, was toasted at a banquet at the National Arts Club. Walter Logan presided for the Empire State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Guests included Mr and Mrs John Winfield Scott, Albert J Squier, General B S Greely, and Colonel Asa Bird Gardiner.
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New York
Horace Porter
France
United States
National Arts Club
Walter 8. Logan
Empire State Society of the
John Winfield Scott
Albert J. Squier
B. S. Greely
Asa Bird Gardi
Man Drowns in Cooper Creek After Jump on State Street Bridge
Crowds on Camden State street bridge witnessed an unknown man jump into Cooper creek. He knelt then submerged his head and drowned in low tide water. William Cox leapt after but could not reach him. A pocket note left clues, addressing Miss Ada Harding at Seventh and Walnut Streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Street Bridge
Camden
Cooper Creek
William Cox
Ada Harding
Seventh and
Walnut Streets
North West Side
Uncle Joe
Belgenland Rumored to Return to Queenstown Route
A not confirmed report from London says the American Line steamer Belgenland might return to Queenstown. The ship has not been sighted there and may instead head back to Liverpool amid a heavy gale off Cork lasting 36 hours. The Belgenland departed Queenstown today for Philadelphia.
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London
Belgenland
Queenstown
Liverpool
Cork
Rbergenland
Philadelphia
French Defeat Arabs in Lake Chad District
Paris June 10 Patrie reports from Lake Chad that a French column under Colonel Destenave crushed Touarags and Senouss tribesmen in a decisive engagement. The action followed arrivals of French troops to secure the region amid ongoing conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
the Patrie Today
Lake Tchad
Africa
Destenave
Japu
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William
M. Bunn
National School At
Schemm
John M. Walton
DR. Melree
Department of Charities
McCoach
Philippines
Asphalt
Irish Council
New Central High School
Virginia
Michael
J. D. Spreckles
Miss Gould
Endows College
Gen. Wheaton
John R. M’lean
Further Gomes
General Porter
Sons of American Revolution
Fohn Kendrick Bangs
the Genial
the Sunday
E. W. Kemble
the Times
Hotel Cecil
Embankment Gardens
Cecelia
A. Judah
Bellak Pianos
Sea Isle City, N. J
Sea Isle City
WN. J
New Jersey
Grand Ocean Pier
Pennsylvania
Reading
Continental Hotel
N. J
Morris Boney, Jr
American Line Steamship
Brazil
Bolivia
Anglo- American Syndicate
Thirty-Acre
Atlantic City
Shelburne
Atlantic City, W. J
R. E. R. Ramsey
Royal Palace Hotel
Atlantic City, N. J
Chestnut Street
F. N. Pike
Lexington Corner
Pacific and
Missouri Avenues
Beach
New House
Matthew Raines
Woolton Hall
Vermont Ave
Wee
J. Praul Raf
Normandie
Grand Central Hotel
Penna Depot
F. L. Addor
Pitney New One Ave
W. J. Imel
Brookehurst
Virginia Ave
Burrell & Brown
Alvin
Arkansas
Pacific Aves
Reading Depot
M| Murphy
Pembrooke
FE. M. Mason
New Rudolf Ocean
Charles RE. Myers
Tre Eastbourne
Morris
P. A. Dem
St. James Place
PSEY
Pacific Avenue
Madison
Pacific
Cape May
HOTEL
Lafayette
Chicago
Frederick Starr
University of Chicago
America
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