Shakespeare Bacon Controversy Debunked In Style
The piece reviews William Rolfe's Chicago Tribune critique of Baconian claims that Shakespeare was not learned and that the 1623 folio was Bacon edited. It contrasts learnedness with Bacon and mocks the Baconian theory, citing Dryden Jonson and Farmer, summarizing evidence about the folio, its editors, and Bacon's language preferences.
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William J. Rolfe
Shakespeare
Chicago Tribune
Bacon
John Hales
Eton
John Suckling
William Davenant
Ben Jonson
Leonard Digges
Julius Caesar
Dryden
Jonson
National Guard Gets Expanded Rations for Gettysburg Camp
General orders issued by Adjutant General Stewart to the National Guard of Pennsylvania extend and enlarge the ration supply for the division camp at Gettysburg set for July 12 to 19. Transportation and distribution changes aim to avoid private subscription needs.
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Harrisburg
National Guard of
Pennsylvania
Stewart
Gettysburg
Connecticut Bankers Convene Discuss Banking Charges
The Connecticut Bankers Association met in Bridgeport to debate charges by New York banks for collections. A resolution urged the American Bankers Association to study the Fowler bill and push Congress toward legislation favorable to the country’s banking system.
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Philadelphia Times
Bridgeport
Conn
Connecticut Bankers’ Association
Connecticut
New York
Executive Committee
Fowler
New Jersey
Hill
Congress
American Bankers’ Association
House of Ot Representatives
Aid for Heirs of Maine Dead
Representative Mahon of Pennsylvania introduced a House bill to grant 1,230,000 dollars to the Navy Secretary to compensate officers seamen and marines or their heirs who served on the battleship Maine. If injuries occurred, 5,000 dollars will be paid. in case of death 3,000 dollars goes to each heir who lost a family member aboard the ill fated ship.
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Philadelphia Times
Washington
Mahon
Pennsylvania
Secretary of the Navy
Maine
New Bank Deposits System Faces Chicago Directors
Chicago June 20. Directors of the Chi...
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Chicago
The
Chi
Paterson forms Vigilance Committee to expel anarchists
Mayor Hinchcliffe governs Paterson with police and militia as Reds stay hidden. A 50 member Paterson Vigilance Committee pledges 250000 to push anarchists out, with private detectives shadowing leaders and a threatened blacklist to starve them of work.
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Paterson
N. J
Hinchcliffe
Giant New Jersey Meat Combine Aims For Dillon Dollar Scope
A New Jersey corporation announces a giant consolidation toward forming the American Meat Company. The four firms forming the core alliance are Armour & Co., Swift & Co., Nelson Morris & Co., and G H Hammond Co. Others may join, creating a vast centralization of wealth rivaling U.S. Steel in magnitude.
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Armour & Co
Swift & Co
Nelson Morris & Co
G. H
Laura Bigger to Fight Will Over Million Bequest
Actress Laura Bigger, heir to over 1 million dollars from Henry M. Bennett, is living at Dr. Charles C. Hendricks Sanitarium near Bergen Point New Jersey. Relatives contest the will alleging undue influence. A July 2 hearing at Long Branch will determine the case. Dr. Hendricks, a lawyer, will represent Bigger who says she will not return to the stage.
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Philadelphia Times
New York
Laura Bigger
Henry M. Bennett
Pittsburg
Charles C. Hendricks
Knickerbocker Athletic Club
Bergen Point
N. J
Miss Bigger
Long Branch
Dr. Hendricks
Bloomer Girls Flee Crowd After Car Stoppage
A Camden crowd traveled to Wood Lynne to see the Chicago Bloomer Girls play the local men’s team but the players never appeared. Manager M W Taylor secured a writ to compel the troupe to perform, while the dozen or so fans waited and the Bloomers remained in a railroad car.
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Camden
Wood Lynne
Chicago Bloomer Girls
Bloomer Girls
M. W. Taylor
Wood Lynne Aggregation
Federal Street Station
Taylor
Humbert Pictures Sold at Paris Auction
Paris June 21 The Times Paris correspondent reports 1500 people attended Georges Petit’s sale of Mme Humbert works. Bidding was extravagant with a Henner head selling for 2500 francs versus a Manet early work which brought 2000 francs.
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Philadelphia Times
Paris
the Times
Georges Petit
Mme. Humbert
Henner
Edouard Manet
Diamonds Classified as Cash in Levy Bankruptcy Case
In Columbus, June 20, the United States Court ruled that diamonds are not wearing apparel but are equivalent to cash. Hannah Levy of Circleville had sought to keep diamonds including engagement and wedding rings, arguing they were wearables.
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Columbus, CO
Hannah Levy
Circleville
United States Court Today
Parker Not A Candidate For Governor In New York
Alton B Parker of Ulster chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals refuses to run for governor on the Democratic ticket. He has informed Ex-Governor Hill and other leaders of his decision.
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Philadelphia Times
New York
Alton B. Parker
Ulster
New York Court of Appeals
Hill
Panama Route Gains Ground In Canal Battle At Capitol
Capitol chatter centers on Senate amended canal bill as House set for conference reports. Hepburn hints at possible support for Panama while Nicaragua factions stay firm. Republicans deny plans to turn the issue into a party measure and expect a national decision before adjournment.
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Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Canal Committee
House
Panama
Congress
Nicaragua
Senate
Pat
Canal
Right to Carry Letters Defined by Court Decision
Judge Thompson in Columbus rules Pacific Express can carry private letters in the course of business. An agent at Jewett Ohio sent a letter to a Coshockton agent asking purchase of items for shipment to a patron at Jewett. The court finds the act furthered the company business and did not violate postal laws.
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Columbus, CO
Thompson
United States
Pacific Express Company
Jewett, C
Coshockton
Jewett
West Point Gets 5 1/2 Million For Academy Buildings
Washington June 20 Senate and House conferrees reached agreement on the military academy appropriation bill. The Senate receded from increasing to 1 million the axed cost of new West Point buildings, keeping the House figure at 5.5 million. The purchase amendment for Constitution Island was stricken out. Most Senate amendments were accepted.
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Washington
Senate
House
West Point
Constitution Island
N. Y
Epworth Leaguers See Roosevelt in Washington
President Roosevelt today received the officer and delegation of the Epworth Leaguers in Washington. The visitors came to present their letter and discuss church work and youth programs with the President during the afternoon session.
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Epworth
Roosevelt
Washington
Parrot Wrecks White House Conservatory in Outburst
Washington June 20 The presidential parrot reacts angrily as workers remove plants from the White House conservatory breaking branches and overturning pots. The bird is chained and no longer the monarch of the room. The gardener, caretaker for over thirty years, watches as his treasures are relocated. The bird may go to Sagamore Hill with the President.
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Washington
White House
Oyster Bay
Sagamore Hill
Polly
Brave dispatcher's mad dash saves trains in Altoona crash
In a perilous mountain run on the Cresson and Clearfield division, Train Dispatcher Blake sped a locomotive down the grade to avert a head on collision between two trains. He halted just before impact, saving crews and passengers as three locomotives and several cars wrecked. Blake collapsed from the strain. Engineers D Fluke and Thomas W Thompson were hospitalized with minor injuries.
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Philadelphia Times
Altoona
Blake
Cresson and Clearfield
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cresson
Loretto Road Crossing
D. Fluke
Thomas W. Thompson
Three Victims Die From Cambria Powder Works Blast
Johnstown June 20. W F Bracken Thomas Gordon and Frank Wakefield died at Memorial Hospital this morning from burns sustained in yesterday's explosion at Cambria Powder Works. Remaining injured men are reported to be recovering.
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Philadelphia Times
Johnstown
W. F. Bracken
Thomas Gordon
Frank Wakefield
Cambria
Memorial Hospital
South Philadelphia Fourth of July Meeting Plans Fireworks
Citizens gathered at John H. Taggart School in South Philadelphia to organize Fourth of July observances. Officers elected include President Joshua Davis, Secretary A W Thompson, and Treasurer George Pfllamyer, with activities scheduled for Mifflin Square including daytime exercises and a nighttime fireworks display.
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South Philadelphia
John H. Taggart
Fifth
Porter Streets
Joshua Davis
Ritner Street
A. W. Thompson
Wolf Street
George Pfllamyer
Mifflin Square
May Have Ended Her Own Life In Philadelphia Home
Mrs. Charles D. Lioyd of 1705 Orthodox Street was found dead at home yesterday by her husband Charles D. Lioyd a Frankford grocer. Traces of cactus acid on her lips and face led to the supposition she had committed suicide.
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Bacon
Prince Charles
Spenser
Owen
Gallup
Shakespeare
Henry Pott
Isabella
Volumnia
Katharine of
Arragon
Henry V
God
Charles D. Lioyd
Orthodox Street
Frankford
Foreman Fatally Crushed by Iron Bar at Filtration Plant
L. J. Dyer, foreman at Shaft No. 2 Holmesburg filtration plant, was struck by a bar of iron attached to a pump while at the shaft bottom yesterday morning. The blow crushed his skull and he drowned in a well containing workers' gear. Rescue efforts took hours before the body was recovered. Dyer was from Virginia.
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L. J. Dyer
Holmesburg
Orkmen
Virginia
Farewell to the Rev Thomas Cross in Service
The farewell reception honors the Rev Thomas Cross in recognition of his years of service. Attendees and local church members gather to wish him well as he concludes his ministry.
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Mr. Cross
Thomas
Oppose Carriage Show in Philadelphia Exposition Clash
The Carriage and Wagon Builders Association of Philadelphia met at the Bourse Building to hear an anti-exposition report. The committee led by Kasper Kendal and Z Taylor Richards urged blocking a carriage and wagon exposition planned for October by national holders. City dealers reportedly opposed the event amid no action by the Trades League and Philadelphia Board of Trade. Promoters were denounced as schemers serving only their own interests.
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Carriage and Wagon Builders’ Association of Philadelphia
Bourse
Kasper Kendal
Z. Taylor Richards
H. Keadline
Frank Scharz
B. Frank Duffield
Conant & Loughdike
Carriage Dealers’ Journal
Troy
N. Y
Trades League
Philadelphia Board of Trade
School Board backs 63rd Street Lancaster site for new school
The Thirty-fourth ward School Board and supporters urge purchase of the lot at Sixty third Street and Lancaster Avenue, citing central location and lower cost. Opponents from Overbrook Club promise resistance. two teachers will staff orphans at Philadelphia Asylum until the new school is built. Controller Rhoads to review with A McKnight this week. Select Councilman Dunlap supports the Board’s choice.
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Thirty-fourth Ward
Overbrook Club
Sixty-third Street
Lancaster Avenue
Thirty-fourth Ward Business Men’s Association
Joseph R. Rhoads
George W. B. Hicks
Lansdowne Avenue
Charles Lipman
A. McKnight
24Th Ward
Sixtythird Street
Mr. Heads
Philadelphia
Dunlap
Reform bill on abolishing city Board of Education dies
Philip C. Garrett of the Public Education Association declined to discuss outcomes of reform plans as Common Council members delay action until after summer recess. Fred L. Breitinger said passage is unlikely this session, while William Tilden cited systemic weaknesses and urged merit-based selection beyond wards.
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Philip C. Garrett
The
Public Education Association
Board of Education
Cyrus D. Foss, Jr
Fred L. Breitinger
28Th Ward
Finance and Schools Committees
Clintongers Woodruff
William T. Tilden
Fire Service Contract Award For High Pressure Main
M R Muckle and Co won the contract at 166244 dollars to install machinery for a new high pressure fire main service. The Dean Steam Pump Co bid 119343 dollars. The system includes four vertical triplex pumps and two smaller pumps, feeding 1200 gallons per minute, with work to place the pumps at the Delaware avenue and Race street station. Plans are being drawn and pipe laying is slated to finish by mid next month.
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M. R. Muckle & Co
Stephen Girard
Director of Public Works
Special Fire Service
Dean Steam Pump Company
Delaware Avenue
Race Street
MANY ON LIST AT U. OF P.
Entrance examinations at the University of Philadelphia were completed yesterday and compare favorably with last year. In the college department applications are up about 20 percent, with many due to enter from city preparatory and other schools in the fall. The medical list is slightly higher and shows a good standing versus last year. The law department expects no deficiency, and the co educational department is already popular with expected increases.
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University of Pennsylvania
William M. Bishop Held for Alleged Fraud
William M. Bishop was arrested yesterday by Officer Colbourn on an alleged fraud charge for soliciting subscriptions using a forged sign. The case details describe a suspected fraud scheme and a criminal filing.
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Wiliam M. Bishop
Colbourn
Firebug Allegations Tie McNeeley to Broad Street Fires
Assistant Fire Marshal Wilkins testifies that several fires around Broad Street and Washington Avenue appear incendiary and points to Edward McNeeley of 1611 South Carlisle Street. McNeeley, held after a Tuesday arrest, faces further hearings as witnesses link him to the Norfolk Box Factory blaze and a rail station platform fire.
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Wilkins
Broad Street
Washington Avenue
Edward McNeeley
MecNeeley
South
Carlisle Street
Rochersperger
Norfolk Box
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Mary Pinckney
Bathcroft Street
McNeeley
Robert Thompson
Ellsworth Street
Thomas Stewart
Alter Street
Fifteenth, Street
Stewart
Admiral Schley Visits Willow Grove Park in Philadelphia
Admiral Schley and Mrs. Schley visited Willow Grove Park escorted by Col. and Mrs. A. K. McClure and friends. 5,000 attendees cheered as Victor Herbert and his Pittsburgh Orchestra played The Star Spangled Banner and The Maryland March. The party toured the midway and scenic railroad before departing aboard President Parsons’ private car, with plans to stay at Wallingford.
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Willow Grove
Victor Herbert
Maryland
Admiral Schley
Philadelphia
Colonel McClure
President Parsons
Schley
McClure
Wallingford
Jewelry Missing Arrest Follows Suspected Theft
A young man and a well dressed woman visited Mitchells jewelry on Eighth street yesterday. A sleeve button set disappeared and the man allegedly struck a boy when asked to return it. Reserve Policeman Dougherty took him to City Hall. the man identified as W. W. Owen. Police link him to a prior fur theft arrest.
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Mitchell's Jewelry
Eighth Street
Arch
Dougherty
W. W. Owen
Geyer
Public School Examinations Report Results Soon
The annual elementary grade examinations for promotion to higher and manual training schools finished yesterday. A committee of teachers, supervised by an assistant superintendent, will mark the papers at City Hall and announce the successful pupils next Friday morning. A total of 1,148 pupils participated.
Amateur Writers to Meet in Philadelphia Convention
The Philadelphia Amateur Journalistic Club prepares for the sixth annual convention of the United Amateur Press Association to be held soon in the city. The society aims to encourage young authors and help them place their work before the public. James M. Beck and Frank Sioa are among those organized for the event.
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Philadelphia Amateur Journalistic Club
United Amateur Press Associatio
Pele
E Society
James M. Beck
Frank Sioa
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Warton
Francis Bacon
Craik
North British Review
Vesterdat
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Chicago Packers
United States Steel Cor
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Consoli
Ing
Hammond Company
Laura
Court
Bennett
Humbert Pictures
Parker
Capitol
Spooner
Hepburn
Pete’ Hepburn
Politics
Court Acquits Express Company
Roosevelt Parrot Wrecks Conservatory
Green Bird
Association of Philadelphia Builders
Breitinger
U. OF P
Quhley
Admiral Winfield
Willow Grove Park
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