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Newspaper

Philadelphia Times

Location

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1897

Page

7

Librarians Gather as American Library Association Opens in Philadelphia

Delegates from the American Library Association convene at the Drexel Institute after a social gathering at the Historical Society. The event marks the association’s majority in Philadelphia, recalling its 1876 founding here and featuring rare bibliographical exhibits and talks led by William H. Brett and Dr. William Pepper.

Philadelphia The Historical Society Thirteenth Locust Streets American Library Association Drexel Institute Cleveland Atlantic Seaboard William Pepper United States Historical Society of Pennsylvania Library Journal Library Bureau United States Bureau of Education Free Library Chestnut Street John Thomson William H. Brett Association Rutherford P. Hayes Henry L. Elmendorf James K. Hosmer Hannah P. James Carnegie Library Pittsburg Samuel P. Avery New York William H. Lambert Clarence H. Clark Philobiblon Club J. Parker Norris Ephrata Cloister Samuel W. Pennypacker Charles N. Mann Horticultural Hall Thomson Wissahickon Strawbridge Germantown Delaware Bay Judge Pennypacker Charles J. Stille James I Colonies America W. H. Brett Samuel 8. Green Worcester Mass Free Libraries of General Conference James L. Whitney Endowment Fund Charles C. Soule

Pan Americans Progress After Springfield Industry Visits

The Pan Americans toured Springfield industrial sites on June 21. They started at 6 AM and rode a special train to Indian Orchard to inspect Chapman Valve Works. Returning, they visited Morgan Envelope Company and the Smith & Wesson plant, where souvenirs were distributed.

Olyoke Holyoke Hamilton Linden Paper Lyman Mills Keating Wheel National Blank Book Company Springfield New Haven Mass Indian Orchard Chapman Morgan Envelope Company Smith & Wesson

Millionaire Blair Dying Once Rails Magnate and Philanthropist

John I Blair of Buakstown New Jersey near Belvidere is near death at about ninety after a long career rising from farm boy to one of the nation’s leading railroad magnates. He built the Delaware Lackawanna and Western system, led twenty railroads, and spent vast sums on charity including Blair College Princeton and Lafayette College Grinnell College and various educational causes. He is a widower with two living children, one daughter married to Charles Scribner. The Blair mines at Silver Peak Nevada were sold for a million and a highwayman robbed him of a $30000 gold bar years ago.

Hope Blair Bull’s Bridge Blairstown John S. Blair John I Buakstown N. J John I. Blair Wall Street Silver Peak Nevada California Mr. Blair Belvidere Delaware Sylvan John Blair Belcher Princeton College Blairs Oxford Furnace William Penn Robeson Old Furnace Scranton Coal and Iron Company Scranton Great Bend Leggett’s Railroad Great Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Blair College Princeton Lafayette Grinnell College Iowa Charles Scribner

Marriages and Deaths in Philadelphia area notices

Collected birth, marriage, and death notices listing many couples and individuals with dates, locations, and service details. Entries include CALVERT McQUADE wedding in Philadelphia, multiple marriage licenses, and numerous obituaries and funeral arrangements across June 1897 in local churches and residences.

Death notices and funeral announcements from Philadelphia area

The notice column records numerous obituaries and funeral services for June 1897, naming the deceased with ages and addresses and providing service times at various residences and churches across Philadelphia. Names include George J Lynch Caroline Rolston McCalla Roberta McClellan Harry McDevitt Charles McFadden Cecilia Maria McNamee John McVeeity David Magill Edwin S Mercer Hester Dufield Julia Foley Mary OToole William Pfeiffer Edmund J Purcell Grace Marjorie Grace Rementer Christian K Ross Clara Russell George Schreiber Caroline Garnett Thomas Tevington Barclay Vanhorn Frank Lesley Wallace Veazey and others with related locations.

Tomas P. Ware Frank L. Veazey James W. Wanser Charles FP. Welwerth George. Wentz Lydia B. Williams Elizabeth Harry John Ellen McDevitt Griswold Street Sixth Fitzwater Streets New Cathedral Cemetery McFadden Charles McFadden Tuesda Winton Street Magiel Sicklerville N. J David Magill Hhis Thesday Blackwood Howard Matheues Media Delaware County Harry Glah Westminster Avenue Mercer Edwin Berks Street Montgomery Hester Duffield Alexander J. Montgomery North Twenty-first Street Mowbray Hartley Ew’ Ella Mowbray Charles and Sallie Upperman East Norris Street Murray Mary Patrick Murray Scott Street Nichols Sarah J. Nichols Joseph Nichols Robert Sarah Niell Cottage Street Holmesburg Norris Mantua Myrtle M. Norris Guneral William H Mantua Cemetery O'Toole William Sallie O'Toole Eliza John Dolerton Grarente Dickinson Street Church of the Annunciation Cathedral Cemetery Grace Marjorie Emma Louis W. Rementer Sores North Sixteenth Street Ross Christian K. Ross East Washington Lane Germantown Russell Clara William Russell James Lindsay Upper Providence Swan County Media Cemetery Schreiber George Francis J Frances Schreiber Morris Street Shurtleff Caroline Emily Garnett Henry Connelly Shurtleff South Fortieth Street Tevington Thomas P Andrew Susan Tevington South Eighteenth Street Vanhorn Tley Barclay Thoe Assers Vanhorn Bucks County Emilie Church Vare Frank Lesley John A Mamie Vare Oddyonewe North Fourth Veazey Earl Ceeilco County Ates Wallace Veazey Thomas ‘Eazey Ess Wallace Charles F Charles Wilhelmina Wageer Agat Christian Baltz Philip

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