Republicans Beat Walter for Judge in Northumberland Primaries
Special to The Philadelphia Times Sunbury June 22 The bitter Republican primaries across Northumberland County show Walter of Mt. Carmel defeated for judge as Governor Stone’s ad hoc appointment stirs discontent Ex-Congressman Kulp's influence cited with Stone yielding The ticket likely includes Wilmer for judge Dietrick for sheriff Huth for district attorney Walter’s weak showing outside Mt Carmel split among county leaders over state administration support vs Quay alignment
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Philadelphia Times
Sunbury
Northumberland
Walter
Mt. Carmel
Stone
Kulp
C. J. Wilmer
Sherif
Samuel Dietrick
Mr. Carmel
Clarence F. Huth
Shamokin Wikhner
William Bettleyon
Lower Mahanoy
C. G. Hartman
Charlies C. Lark
Shamokin
W. H. Schuyler
Milton
Quay
R. J. Glick
W. RB
Lord
Thomas J. Shannon
Turbotville
H. W. Wilson
Fer County
George Hancock
Springfield
Robertson Again Chairman for Allegheny Republicans
Special to the Times from Philadelphia and Pittsburgh June 22 Andy C Robertson was unanimously chosen chairman of the Allegheny county Republican committee for another year. Long known for leading the equity committee he spoke for peace noting harmony over the Quay machine and pledged to support the party from county to nation. He urged majority rule and unity against the common enemies of the party.
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Philadelphia Times
Iitsburg
Allegheny County Republica Committee
Andy C. Robertson
Robertson
Equity Committee
Quay Machine
Pierced Brain With Pitchfork in Miners Settlement
Special to The Philadelphia Times from Pittston June 22. John Nisback asked Michael Diasko to pay his board bill. Diasko grabbed a pitchfork and jabbed Nisback’s eye, piercing the brain. Both men are miners living in a nearby settlement. Nisback was a boarding boss. Diasko fled to the mountains as police from Pittston and Scranton pursue him.
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Philadelphia Times
Pittston
John Nishack
Michael Diasko
Nisback
Here
Diasko
Scranton
Meara elopement derails as brother vows harm
In Westchester on June 12 Harry Whyte, brother of Mary Whyte, accuses Mary’s supposed lover Michael Meara, a bartender, of wronging his sister and vows to kill Meara on sight. Meara’s reportedly retain counsel to sue for damages for alienation of affection.
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Harry Whyte
Bartender
Philadelphia Times
Westchester
Illegal for First Cousins to Marry Bill Enacted
HARRISBURG June 22 Governor Stone allowed the bill making it unlawful for first cousins to marry to become law by not acting within ten days after passage as required by the Constitution.
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Harrisburg
Stone
Governor Signs Resolution on State Commission to Exposition
The governor has signed a concurrent resolution authorizing the appointment of a Pennsylvania commission to represent the state at the South Carolina Exposition. The action formalizes state participation and outlines the delegation’s duties and scope.
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Harrisburg
Stone
Pennsylvania
Four year old drowned near Raachtown in pond tragedy
News in brief reports Freddie Gilwhite, four, drowned Friday near Raachtown. Injuries from heat strike Mrs. Aliver of Hollidaysburg. A Reading Railway train kills Nicholas Odane near Pottstown. Fireman Abel Haney injured after fall at Pottstown. Rededication of Zion's Lutheran Church in Phoenixville noted.
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Freddie Gilwhite
Raachtown
Zion's Lutheran Church
America
Phoenixville
Altoona
Aliver
Hollidaysburg
Reading Railwayenger
Nicholas Odane
Wilmington
Was Face to Face with Death in Lehigh River Fall
Special to The Philadelphia Times Easton, June 22 Christopher Walker, a Catasauqua hotel keeper, walked off the Central Railroad bridge into the Lehigh river, 75 feet below. He struggled, swam to a pier, and was rescued. Walker had been returning with a fishing party from Lake Hopatcong and was not missed until after rescue.
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Paiadelphia Times
Easton
Christopher Wallker
Catasauqua
Central Railroad
Lehigh River
Walker
Lake Hopatcong
Rat chewed baby's hand in Franklin incident
A one year old child of J H Moore in Franklin was seriously injured when a rat bit the hand while the mother slept. The injury occurred around midnight and left the infant with profuse bleeding before the rat was driven away.
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THE
Philadelphia Times
Franklin
J. H. Moore
Wooley gang to be rounded up in Luzerne county
Pittston June 22 The Wooley gang long blamed for terror in upper Luzerne county faces a planned roundup next week. The eight gang members stand charged with the murder of Postmaster Michael Corcoran and multiple miners whose bodies were found in the streets of Duryea.
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Philadelphia Times
Pittston
Wooley
Luzerne County
Michael Corcoran
Duryea
Media High School Tops 20th Commencement Tonight
The twentieth annual commencement of Media High School was held this evening in the Court House. Graduates include Latin scientific course John Mitchell Baker, Lewis Burtron Hesster, Elizabeth Osbourne, Tallian May Pike, English course Thomas Paine Kelly, Samuel Wilson McDowell, William Kawani Mingin, Mabel Sarah Bonsall, Eleanor Claire John, and May Vance Kelly.
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MEDIA
Media High School
Court House
John Mitchell Baker
Lewis Burtron Hesster
Elizabeth Osborne
Tallian May Pike
Thomas Paine _ Kelly
Samuel Wilson McDowell
William Kawani Mingin
Mabel Sarah Bonsall
Eleanor Claire John
May Vance Kelly
Landslide claims life in sand pit accident
Bethlehem correspondent reports Frederick M. Moore died in a Steiner sand pit when heat exhaustion caused a fall from a ledge. An ensuing landslide buried him under ten tons of earth, crushing his skull and fracturing ribs that pierced his heart.
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Bethlehem
Steiner
Frederick M. Moore
Moore
Fry Murderer Granted Stay in Carlisle Case
Martin M. Fry of Carlisle receives a provisional extension from June 27 to July 31 as his lawyers pursue life imprisonment argument. The case centers on a murder verdict and pending appeals.
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Fry
Harrisburg
Stone
Martin M. Fry
Carlisle
Lfe
Allentown Woman Sues Over Stabbing Incident
Easton June 22 Mrs Ewlly Keck sues to recover 10000 from Mrs Alice Hitchings who shot and stabbed her. Hitchings was today sent to Eastern Penitentiary to serve five years.
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Easton
Ewlly Keck
Allentown
Alice Hitchings
Man Dies by Own Action of Carbotic Acid in Bangor
Easton June 22. Erwin Jennings aged 35 committed death by own action at Bangor today by drinking carbotic acid. He purchased the poison at Philadelphia. He was despondent.
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Philadelphia Times
Easton
Erwin Jennings
Bangor
Philadelphia
Woman Bitten by Rattlesnake in Trevorton Garden
June 22 in Trevorton Mrs Jacob Manner was bitten on the arm while weeding her garden. Her condition is reported as critical.
Keeps 90 Cats For Fun At Milwaukee Cat Home
Miss Sarah Hathaway runs a cat home at 552 Jefferson street housing about ninety felines of varied colors and sizes. She feeds them rich meals, keeps the rooms tidy, and even rescues stray cats to add to the collection while paying rent and maintaining a constant supply of coal, sardines, and oys ters. The cats lounge in a yard, enjoy sunlit windows, and show affection to their caretaker, though several pets have recently gone missing prompting concern.
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Milwaukee
Sarah Hathaway
Jefferson Street
Miss Hathaway
Cate
Hathaway
Sheep Walker Has Fearful Fall
Atlantic City report of Michael Bird aged 30 who left his bed and fell from a third story porch to the pavement. He was taken to the city hospital with leg injuries. One leg broken.
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Philadelphia Times
Atlantic City
Michael Bird
Ingham Father Discusses Pardons Petition Details
Ex district judge Thomas Ingham father of Ellery Ingham and Harvey Newitt, both imprisoned in the Lancaster counterfeit ing case, explains the pardon petition filed in Washington. He says the aim is restoration of citizenship, not commutation, and notes they are already disbarred. He served as president judge of the Forty fourth District Court for ten years.
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United States
Holland
Ingham-Newitt
Washington
Beck
District Court
Thomas J. Ingham
Ellery P. Ingham
United States District Attorney
Harvey K. Newitt
Eastern
Lancaster
Philadelphia Times
Ingham
George W. Rogers
Philadelphia Inquirer
Newitt
Tit
Bar Association of Philadelphia
Forty-fourth District Court of
Pennsylvania
Wyoming
Sullivan
Judge Wills to Rule Farce Ends as Wife Returns Home
Mount Holly New Jersey June 22 Mrs Wills and her son Richard return home elated over daughter Mabel s marriage to Harrie Baxter She says Baxter may call at her home Judge Wills opposes the match vows to rule the house and denies Baxter access The town tires of the Wille case and hopes for public attention to end The couple remain separated with minimal communication
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Philadelphia Times
Mount Holly
N. J
Wille
Judge Wills
Dynamite found in store linked to Paterson blast
Inquest into a deadly fireworks explosion near Paterson resumes Friday. Authorities say Simon Rittenburg, linked to the incident location, faces possible manslaughter charges. Police report fifty pounds of dynamite seized from Poliama Mariano’s Italian fruit shop, with some forged into caps.
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Philadelphia Times
Paterson
N. J
Simon Rittenburg
Ikely
Poliama Mariano
Italy
Akinto Sopot
Min
Ariano
Br Raabe
T Rales
Queen Annes Railroad Group Tours Delaware Coast
CAPE MAY June 22 The stockholders and directors of the Queen Annes Railroad left Baltimore this afternoon on an inspection trip over their line touring to Lewes. They will spend the night and it is expected to proceed further tomorrow.
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Philadelphia Times
Cape May
Queen Anne’s Railroad
Baltimore
Lewes
The Song in the Street Poem Echoes in New Orleans
A New Orleans Times-Democrat poem recalls a night window view where a distant song rises above traffic. The speaker feels piercing sorrow as delicate passion flickers in memory, ending with haunting lines about pain and vanished sweetness.
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Darkling Street
Orth H. Stein
New Orleans Times-Demo
Maryland campaign heats as parties seek US Senate seat
June 22 Baltimore dispatch notes Democratic and Republican state and county conventions gearing up with aspirants for Maryland offices. The United States Senate seat dominates the scene as parties scramble to secure a legislative majority next January. Voter demand pushes for men of high character and integrity, with the legislature paying only five dollars a day for ninety days. The GOP offers no clear Senate candidate yet while Democrats consider Ex Senator Gorman, whose future remains uncertain. Political maneuvering continues through late summer into autumn.
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United States
Maryland
Tom
Harry
Gorman
Women Force Dogcatcher to Resign
ELKTON June 22 It seems impossible for the Elkton City Council to get a suitable person as a dog catcher. T. H. McKennedy was dog catcher for several weeks but resigned because he had so much trouble with young women where pets he caught.
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Philadelphia Times
Elkton
T. H. McKennedy
Perryville Methodist Church to Mark Fifth Anniversary
In Maryland the Perryville Methodist Episcopal Church plans a fifth anniversary celebration next Sunday. Elkton City Council sets the city tax rate at 45 cents per hundred. Charles W Carr of Laurel seeks the Democratic nomination for the State Senate. First Sergeant Harry Hutton promotes to first lieutenant and battalion adjutant of the Fifth Regiment Maryland National Guard. Delbert Barge Building Co of Elkton lands several large contracts. Transportation Company of Philadelphia involved. Rev G Hefelbower, pastor of Froat, has resigned.
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Burg Lutheran Church
Perryville Methodist Episcopal Church
Elkton
Charles W. Carr
Laurel
Harry Hutton
Fifth Regiment
Marylandational Guards
Delbert Barge Building Company
Money Pours in to Pay Church Debt
Special to The Philadelphia Inquirer writes from Wilmington on June 22 about the Wilmington Methodist Episcopal Conference’s drive to liquidate 37500 dollars debt on Wilmington Conference Academy at Dover. Donations have been so strong that the full sum is believed to be in hand by the set date.
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Philadelphia
Wilmington
Wilmington Methodist Episcopal Conference
Delaware News Notes and Local Events Summary
Delaware notes report Dover July celebration praised as among the finest. Advertisements cover the sale of the Meson Cegeta fixtures in Laurel. Wilmington seeks an Assistant City Solicitor candidate Samuel Adama Jr. mentioned. James E. Saville elected superintendent of Brandywine Summit camp. Bertha Bremples of Philadelphia to marry this month. National Guard First Pot eater band mustered out. Wilmington bank clearings last week totaled 912 322 and 50365 for prior period. Arrests include J Fuhrman of Philadelphia in connection with a stolen vehicle case.
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Dover
Laurel
Samuel
Adama, Jr
Wilmington
James E. Saville
Brandywine
Nok Marsh
Angola
Sussex
Bertha Bremples
Philadelphia
Woeign
National Guard of
Delaware
Alexander
Witeainatenervesses
T Town
Palladel
Aires J. Fuhrman
Ington
Organizing Tour Boosts AF L to Five Thousand Workers
Howard H Caldwell, city resident and American Federation of Labor organizer, reports a two month trip through the Southern states yielding union gains for more than 5,000 workers. He secured nine hour day agreements in most shops and plans to form a building trades section with the United Labor League. He reports donations and strikes settled in Danville and New Iberia and outlines aims to extend organizing across crafts and allied trades.
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Howard H. Caldwell
American Federation of Labor
A. F. of L
Mr. Caldwell
Samuel Gompers
United Labor League
Caldwell
Philadelphia Times
Washington
Gompers
Danville
Columbia
8. C
Charleston
Dlacksmiths
Savannah
New Orleans
New Iberia
Flint Glass Workers to Meet at Atlantic City Convention
The American Flint Glass Workers Union plans its annual convention in Atlantic City starting Monday July 8. Delegates from factories nationwide will discuss wage scales and a proposed withdrawal from the parent union by Philadelphia glass workers to join the Glass Bottle Blowers Association.
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American Flint Glass Workers’ Union
Atlantic City
Phiadelphia
Annt
Glass Bottle Blowers’ Association
Flint Workers’ Organization
Flint
Fiat
William Lanner
Tate the
First Workers’ Union
Nam
Wage Scale Talks Start for Pittsburg Manufacturers
Discussions unfold at the American Federation of Manufacturers Association rooms in Pittsburg as fourteen scales across branches are reviewed. Conferences aim to reveal worker demands for the next five years with final wage settlements expected after July conferences. Workers seek increases in nearly all branches.
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Pittsburg
American Firmt and Limness Manufacturers’ Association
Will Elect Officers Of Allied Building Trades Council
The semi annual election of officers for the Council of the Allied Building Trades is set for next Friday evening at Odd Fellows Temple. The secretary position is the main contest, currently held by Robert T. Mitchell of the paperhangers. Mitchell seeks a third term but requires unanimous delegate support. Charles Andres, business agent of Electrical Workers Union No. 08, also runs for secretary.
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Council of the Allied Building Trades
Odd Fellows’ Temple
Robert T. Mitchell
Mitchell
Council
Charles Sid Andres
Electrical Workers’ Union
Typothetae of America Convention Heads to Buffalo
The Typothetae of America plans its annual convention in Buffalo New York from August 27 to 30 with broad national delegate participation. Philadelphia will send a large slate of delegates and alternates including Wil lam J Dornan Colonel M Richards Muckle R Jones and many others.
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Typothetae of America
Organization of the
Proprietors of Job and Book Printing Houses
Buffalo
N. Y
Typothetae of
Philadelphia
Willam J. Dornan
M. Richards Muckle
R. Jones
George H. Buchanan
Daniel Baker
Joseph A. Eslen
G. G. Thomson
Ambrose Shapley
C. F. Scherf
Earl W. Eckel
W. A. Church
H. W. Ridgway
Albert W. James
R. Carver
A. C. McKee
J. J. Shoemaker
Charles E. Brown
Imported Machinists Refuse to Work
Sharon dispatch reports machinists brought from Philadelphia to Sharon Steel Works to replace strikers returned home today with one exception. They say they were misled about the situation and did not know a strike was ongoing.
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Sharon
Philadelphia
The Boycott and the Times Cites Revolutionary Warnings
The New Era condemns Philadelphia Times guidance on non Intercourse and boycotting. It urges following Washington Jefferson and Patrick Henry, arguing humane wages suffice and urges using boycotts as a tool of organized labor to pressure employers. It claims the Times misleads workers and ignores strong historical precedent.
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United Labor League
Philadelphia Times
Times
Washington
Jefferson
Patrick Henry
the Times
Prtecent
Humanity Con
Labor notes show mixed union actions and wage talks
A mass meeting of retail clerks is planned on Monday at Eleventh Street and Girard Avenue. Providence R L conductors and motormen meet at midnight to discuss wage increases. Hoisting Engineers require a city license for membership, and initiation fees rise July 1. Some machinists find work in Baltimore and Washington amid ongoing strikes. A glassworkers’ party plans to travel from Pittsburgh to New Zealand for table glassware manufacture. Numerous clerical organizers tour Pennsylvania advocating union interests as unions swell in New York State.
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Eleventh Street
Girard Avenue
Providence
R. L
Wilmington
Baltimore
Washington
Aint Glass
Pittsburg
New Zealand
Emma Lani
Coleiere, Til
Interpetheen Protective Association
Stern Pennsylvania
Houseee Association
Woodland
Laval
Joy Street
Bureau of Labor Tistics
New York State
Philagetph
Sope A
Aber
Fifers
Fretting
Bishop Potter
New
Wealth of Queen's Jewelry Astonishes London Truth
From Copenhagen comes word that the late Queen's private treasury held vast jewelry surpassing imagination. The gold jubilee gifts alone could form a fortune, with donors likely notable for their gifts to a sovereign not open to publicity. The report notes aggressive royal wills and mentions Augusta Wales and her favored Italian courtier amid references to a royal circle and heirs.
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Copenhagen
Elise
Rand
Augusta
Wales
Public Building Commission to Hold Final Session Before Death
The Public Building Commission will die July 1 leaving the marble pile to be run by the Department of Public Safety. Councils show a keen interest as Mayor Ashbridge may attend the last session to finalize arrangements.
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Public Building Commission
Ashbridge
Department of Public Safety
Bureau of Police
Electrical Bureau
Pierie
Bureau of City Property
Samuel C. Perkins
LL. D
William 8. Stokley
John L. Hill
Boles Penrose
Flag on Navassa Stays U S Territory Amid British bids
From the New York Sun the tale of Navassa Island as a long disputed site. A recent landing by Americans revived a flag scene atop the peak as winds sweep the Windward Passage. A Jamaican who once eyed Navassa for Britain faced storms and misfortune on his claim attempts.
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New York Sun
Navassa
United States
West Indies
New York
J. W. Gaprom
Jamaica
Bri Dominion
Balloon in a Thunder Cloud Adventure Over England
From the London Times we recount a balloon ascent at 5 45 as thunder rolled away. We rose into clear sky then sped about forty miles per hour, first toward Swindon then back through a valley. The cloud’s wild drift followed the terrain while observers noted lightning and calm above the storm.
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London Times
Swindon
Ihe Valley
Tiver
Viela
Leigh
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Chester
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Shielde
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Queen Anne Road
Maryland News
Delaware News Notes
H. H. Caldwell
Flint Glass Workers
American Association
Building Trades Council
Labor Notes
Ee Ee Ame
Victoria
London
City Hall
Old Centre Square
John McArthur
John Ord
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