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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Mary ©. Farr
Philadelphia Normal School
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J. G. McVey
Susie Randell
Winsor
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George E. Wire
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J. M. Larned
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Caroline M. Hewins
Melvil Dewey
F. M. Crunden
Albert H. Smyth
William Kane
Viola Purington
George R. Ashworth
Olive J. Rushton
John H. Bragg
Elizabeth K. Douglass
William H. Graham
Emma Hacker
Augustus Bowers
Mary Pardy
Thomas J. Thompson
Wilhelmina Bowers
Joseph F. Sheward
Maggie Marshall
John D. Bennis
Anna M. Lawson
James V. Edmunds
Mary £. Ciiwithen
George Woodworth
Isabelle Walton
Wilson W. Poulton
Ida A. Hoover
Jacob Besser
Johanna Wolf
William W. Cottman
Caroline I. Dyer
Henry K. Mathews
Clara I. Lesher
Patrick Taylor
Johanna King
Harry W. Hand
Georgeanna Matlack
George E. Wilson
Alice Holt
Samuel Cohen
Rachel Isadore
Hugo Sepinkiz
Emma Hartmann
Wiliam Isom
Ellen Emings
Carl J. Streich
Mary A. C. Schuch
Israel Weiss
Sarah Rosenbleet
Louis Rosenfeld
Ida Seidenberg
James A. McNulty
Maria T. Edwards
Jacob Zeitlyn
Bessie Epstein
Abraham Writzky
Sarah Zatulowsky
Nicely
Jane T. Summers
William Rock
Sadie McClelland
Frederick J. Allard
Anna
Dannenhower
Robert D. Scheiter
Elizabeth Meier
Hugh Cullinan
Mary Mullin
Calvert—Mcquade
Patterson Memorial
Hiladelphia
George Bell
Alfred Durrant Calvert
Jennie Clara McQuade
Philadela Griggs—Harris
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Alburger
Hannah
Costello
John. C. Crout
William B. Cunningham
We A Fisher
Ella D
Gale
Flora R. Graff
Maggie
Heatherington
Magill
David
Sr. Norris
Myrtle M
Barclay J. Woolman
Ann R
Atwood
William H. Batson
Brooks
Annie
Bumm
Henry
Closs
Howard
St. James the Less
Hannat
Adam and
Mary Albarger
Karp Street
Borden Street
Henry Bumm
Girard Avenue
John C
Frank
Clara C. Costello
Maple Avenue
Sixteenth
Susquehanna Avenue
Dingler
Samuel H
William and
Amile C. Dingler
Henry C. Bruning
North Fourth Street
Bellevue Cemetery
Cochran
Isaac M. Cochran
Ellsworth Street
Batson
New York City
Mary Batson
Havana
Cuba
Chester Avenue
Annie Brooks
William Brooks
South Broad Street
Gleeson Eee
Daniel Gleeson
Greenwich Street
Flora R
Jae H
Mary R. Gale
Passyunk Avenue
Graff
Eset Graff
George Graff
Tully
Taney Street
St. Francis’ Church
Mary A. Harris
Roy
Charles Lloyd Shurt Jeff
Market Street
Jones
Senate
Russia
Prentice
Broadway
Brooklyn
Fulton Street
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Belmont Avenue
Broad Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
West Laurel Hill Station
Attorneys-at-Law
Osman & Buettner
Arch Street
Plunkett
Pest Arden
Madras
Cook & Brother
Eighth Street
Philada
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Patridg
Chestnut ST
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LA Franco
St. Joud Pharmacy
Arch
Hopfman
Franklin Street
Supplee's
Amonds
Sc Pancen E
Araters
R. Levick's Son & CO
Arere
H. Britton
South St
Ard Siegel
Lafayette F
R. Ike R. Dehardt
NIST
Reat Sea Isle City
Bath
Continental Hotel
Thos. J. Hunt
Walnut St
Roverry
Ber
South Twelfth St
Thomas J. Hunt
Philadelphia Loan CO
Mutual Life
Chestnut
Oney
Penn Mutual Loan Institution
Hale Building
Germantown Avenue
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Consumers’ Importing CO
Twelfth St
Jon. B. Dean
North Eighth Street
D. C
Times Office
Carl A Seheb
Es Cede
Mma Fo
J. Henry McKinley
Bene Oe Godowsky
York
Fleventh
Heppe’s
Visions OF Art
Levy
Hestnut
Corbetti- Veriscope Pictures
Son City
Fitzsimmons
Veriscope Co
Dan A. Stuart
Wy Grand House
Wan NG Seo
Montgomery Ave
Saengerfest
the Castle
Ora Co
Timore
Vaudeuvele
Bill
Edward Harrigan
Baroness Blanc
Pearl Andrews
Phyllis Rankin
Washburn
Irard Ave
7Th ST
Don Caesar de Bazan
Early Birds Big Burlesque Co
PHILA
Nat
Ball Park
Athletics
Lancaster
European Museum
Walton
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Neubauer
Syracuse
Humbers
Metroopolitan Loan and Storage CO
Pennsylvania State College
Register
State College
Pennsylvania
Ennington
Baltimore
Thomas Hanlon
D. D
Ludwig Pianos
B. Cunee Pianos
Keni Fanos
Piacos
Ludwig Piano CO
OS. F. Allen
Eakone
H. ©. Schoeppy
Columbia Ave Avenue
Continental
Holmes
Quaker City Carpet Cleaning CO
Fenterprise
Ortheast Carpet
Coral Street
Chase & Campbell
Union Sq
Ouillot & CO
N. Cooper
Thomas M
Passyunk Ave
Illiards
North Front Street
Geo
Child
J. L. Clark
Filbert St
Epainis
Flavell’'S