Pattison and Kerr vie as Philadelphia seats loom in Pennsylvania primary
Erie report details arrivals for the State convention with Pattison and Kerr leading the governor race. Hall supports Pattison while Guthrie foes seek a Pattison Kerr or Guthrie alliance as Philadelphia's 60 delegates spark seating disputes and a pivotal executive committee vote looms.
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Philadelphia
Creasy
Pattison
Kerr
Guthrie
State Executive Committee
Pattison likely to be nominated on first ballot at Erie
Pittsburg reports say Pattison gains momentum as key Philadelphia and Allegheny delegates coalesce with Creasy’s chairing and Guffey backing. Guthrie rejects second place, heads to Erie with 13 delegates and 50 county Democrats to push his candidacy. Charles A. Fagan to speak Wednesday nominating Guthrie.
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Cambridge Springs
Hall
Rider Hotel
John R. Keenan
John Head
Westmoreland County
John M. Garman
Luzerne County
Elk, Crawford
Erie
Riverside
John B. Larkin
Pittsburg
Allegheny County
Kerr
Guthrie
J. Wood Clark
Indiana County
Guffey
Pattison
Philadelphia Times
Krebs
Clearfield
Gordon
Mutchler
Robert E. Pattison
Creasy
Allegheny
Northampton
Philadelphia
Reed House
Charles A. Fagan
Dauphin Primaries Signal Dual Commissioner Ticket
Dauphin county Democratic primaries indicate Patrick H. Meehan and either William M. Lauman or D. M. Shaffner will be nominated for County Commissioner at tomorrow's convention. Six delegates to the State convention will be chosen with no gubernatorial instruction expected. Charles A. Mattas wins County Auditor. Union party fusion talks loom. leaders aim to quell factionalism after yesterday’s contests.
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Philadelphia Times
Harrisburg
Dauphin County
Patrick H. Meehan
William M. Lauman
D. M. Shaffner
Vance C. McCormick
Erle
Charles A. Mattas
Union Party
Fritchey
Blair County Delegation Backs Kerr for Governor
Blair County leaders aired their support for James Kerr as governor candidate as of June 22 in Kerr Altoona. Thomas H. Grevy, head of Blair county Democracy, noted initial backing for Judge Gordon but shifted to Kerr as the likeliest nominee. Kerr is described as the best man to nominating and strong with workers and the public.
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Philadelphia Times
Altoona
Erie
Thomas H. Grevy
Blair County Democracy
Blair County
Kerr
Gordon
Philadelphia
James Kerr
Blair County Delegation Shifts Support In Local Candidacy
The Blair county delegation surprised by switching to Kerr, after backing the Johnstown editor Bailey previously. Except for Bailey, Blair votes were expected for Woodward, with a tacit understanding said to exist with Mr. Grevy.
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Blair County
Kerr
Bailey
Johnstown
Woodward
Grevy
Schuylkill Favors Kerr for Governor in County Platform
Schuylkill county leaders plan a morning conference to decide actions for local delegates to the state convention. Kerr is the favored gubernatorial candidate with support from ex-Congressman Reilly and James W. Ryan. Pattison and others are discussed amid factional interest. James Fadden remains only pledged to Pattison. In Luzerne, the Socialist convention named Quinn as Congress candidate and backed government ownership of mines with strike support.
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J. E. P. Hall
Pattison
James Kerr
Clearfield County
Hall
Kerr
Guffey
Philadelphia
Creasy
Wattison
Gordon
Krebs
Mutchler
Colonel Guffey
Reed House
Robert FE. Wright
Lehigh
Cleveland
Warren W. Bailey
Johnstown
Cambria County
Frank Fritzsimmons
Lackawanna
Philadelphia Times
Pottsville
SchuylkiLl County
Governo
James B. Reilly
James W. Ryan
Joseph W. Moyer
State Committee
Striegel
McCormick
Guthrie
James Fadden
Cass
Fadden
Conester
Congress
C. F. Quinn
Nym Seward
Register of Wills
James Catheral
Caer
State
Charles Avin
Charles N. Brumm
Minersville
Patterson
Brumm
Elkin
State political notes show Republican toil for offices
Auditor General Hardenburg is touted as a future Republican candidate for State Treasurer. Reading's Isaac Heister may speak in support of Ex-Governor Pattison at Erie. Multiple politicians from Centre to Schuylkill counties announce or seek nominations for Congress and state legislature amid party tensions.
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Hardenburg
Isaac Heister
Reading
Pattison
Erie
Fire records at Southern Pacific roundhouse collapse
Fire crews battled a blaze at the Southern Pacific roundhouse on Lane Street, causing structural damage to the facility. No injuries reported as investigators began assessing the scene and origin of the fire.
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Southern Pacific
Ah Ted Be Hees
Lasta
Liberal Sunday Laws Rally Endorsed by Dr. Stearn
A Philadelphia meeting led by Professor Dr. Moses Stearn promotes Liberal Sunday laws and open city institutions from 1 to 6 pm. Speakers praise freedom, offer banners and lead pipes, while a wary crowd of about twenty listens amid green wallpaper and red flowers.
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Philadelphia
Council
Independence Hall
Wagner Institute
Carrie Nation
Yale Commencement Sermon Delivered at Battell Chapel
Yale New Haven June 22 President A T Hadley delivered the baccalaureate address at Battell Chapel for the commencement crowd with many graduates returning for reunion. Rev Timothy Dwight former president, pronounced the benediction to close.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Battel Chapel
A. T. Hadley
Timothy Dwight
D. D
University
Normal graduates hear a sermon in Bloomsburg
The Rev. J Henry Haslan of Williamsport preached the baccalaureate sermon to the Bloomsburg State Normal School graduates at Normal Auditorium. The large audience included the graduates and many townspeople who filled the auditorium.
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Philadelphia Times
Bloomsburg
J. Henry Haslan
First Baptist Church
Williamsport
Bloomsburg State Normal School
Weather forecast for mid Atlantic states grows warmer
Local forecast calls for fair skies and warmer conditions with light northwest winds shifting to variable. Eastern Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware and Maryland expect fair weather Monday and Tuesday with a gradual rise in temperatures as winds ease and become variable.
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Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Weather summary for Philadelphia June 22 1902
Data shows excess to temperature since January 1 and excess rainfall since June 1 at 0.27 inch. Accumulated rainfall excess since January is noted in the report.
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Philadelphia
Prisoners Forget Names Magistrate Clears One Identity Mixup
At Central Station a wave of memory lapses left six drunks blank on the docket. Magistrate Kochersperger led through names until Charles Wesley Smith claimed the name Thompson was tattooed on his arm. After elimination, Smith was discharged for lack of charges.
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Central Station
Kochersperger
Jones
Brown
Charles Wesley Smith
Lst
Vine Street
Dilton
Thompson
Smith
Iron molders threaten strike over wage dispute in Philadelphia
Iron Molders threaten a city wide strike amid wage demand of 10 percent raising minimum to 3 dollars for ten hours. National Founders' Association and Iron Molders' Union failed to reach an agreement after a conference. About 3,000 workers in Philadelphia and over sixty foundries face potential disruption.
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Wilmington
Baltimore
National Founders’ Association
Iron Molders’ Union of North America
Philadelphia
Antonio C. Pessano
Detroit
Iron Molders’ Union
Union
Preacher Denounces Chinese Temples as Heathen Worship
Rev. H. Clay Ferguson at Holland Memorial Church decries Chinese temples as heathen worship arguing that the Constitution protects religious liberty only for Christians and condemns idolatry as sin. He states Christian founders sought liberty to worship the true God and warns against constitutional misinterpretation.
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H. Clay Ferguson
Holland Memorial Church
Broad
Federal Streets
Sinal
Services Cancelled at Lemon Hill Lemon Hill Pavilion
Visitors to Fairmount Park yesterday found no services at Lemon Hill as announced. Permission was secured by James B. Ely to hold Sunday morning services at 10 30 o clock in the Lemon Hill music pavilion during the summer with the first service next Sunday.
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Fairmount Park
Lemon Hill
Park Commissioners
James B. Ely
Presbyterian Evangelistic Society of Philadelphia
Lemon Hill Music Pavilion
Communion Service at Bethlehem Presbyterian Church
The service at Bethlehem Presbyterian Church on Broad and Diamond streets yesterday morning was led by Rev. Dr. John R. Davies with assistance from Rev. H. M. Voglesanger. Nine persons were received into church membership. Dr Davies will travel to northern Maine for the summer season.
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Bethlehem Presbyterian Church
Broad and
Diamond Streets
John R. Davies
H. M. Voglesanger
Davies
Maine
Navigator reports eruption of Mont Pelee visible at sea
The British steamship Navigator under Captain Jacobson arrived at Wharton street wharf from Port of Spain Trinidad after a month at sea. 200 miles off Martinique the crew clearly saw the June 4 eruption of Mont Pelee with bright glare and lava. The captain said the volcano remained active.
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Jacobson
Phoenix Paving Company
Wharton Street
Sebuytkill River
Port of Spain
Trinidad
West Indies
New York
Martinique
Mont Pelee
Municipal Band Concert and Preachers Meeting
The city hosts a band concert at Forty-ninth Street and Cedar Avenue in the evening. Rev Dr L W Munball will address the Methodist Episcopal preachers meeting at 1018 Archen on A Crisis In Met ochem. A hearing before Judge Biddle in City on preventing a possible action regarding a Trust is noted.
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Forty-ninth Street
Cedar Avenue
L. W. Munball
Methodist Episcopal Preachers
Archen
Biddle
Printers Pay Tribute to Amos J. Cummings at Carnegie Hall
A large Carnegie Hall gathering honors Amos J. Cummings with addresses by lawmakers and union leaders. Speakers praise his union loyalty and lifelong craft, noting his Typographical Union card remained paid up to 1905. The event recalls his 1884 tribute to George W. Childs and echoes calls for labor solidarity.
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Philadelphia Times
New York
Amos J. Cummings
Carnegie Hall
Tyraphical Union
No. 6
Mr. Cummings
William FE. Mason
Illinois
Marsden G. Scott
Philip Markham Kerridge
John 8. Witams
Mississippi
John W. Keller
James M. Robinson
David H. Mercer
Nebraska
Owen J. Kindelon
Kindelon
L. J. Evers
St. Andrew's
Duane Street
Cummings
Keller
George W. Childs
Childs
Three Fishermen Drown in Lake Michigan Near Milwaukee
Three men died when their fishing boat capsized in Lake Michigan off the government pier. W. F. C. Falbe of Milwaukee age 45 and Jacob Beyer 50 of Chicago perished, Joseph Greeley 20 of New York also sank after swimming 150 feet. A 12 year old boy survived by clinging to the boat as Louis Touchel was rescued.
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Milwaukee
Lake Michigan
W. F.C. Falbe
Jacob Beyer
Chicago
Joseph Greeley
New York
Louis Touchel
Government Pier
Beyer
Falbe
Greeley
Sprinkling Streets With Oil Gains Support Across South
A Crescent City editorial notes street oiling experiments by Hayden and Louisiana avenue residents as successful and suggests imitation in New Orleans. It recalls earlier trials on Carrollton avenue and points to oiling as a long term method that concretes and permanently improves roadways, drawing on examples from Pennsylvania Ohio and Southern California.
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South
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Crescent City
Hayden
Louisiana Avenue
New Orleans
Times-Democrat
Carrollton Avenue
Pennsylvania
Ohio
California
Plagiarism at Short Range in Albany Address
The Elmira Advertiser recounts a late Chancellor Upson tale of a renowned speaker who delivered a past written work as his own. Upson, noting the identical ideas and phrasing, chose not to expose the piracy and instead praised the address, ending with a quip about agreement with the speaker.
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Elmira
Upson
Albany
Clocks Stopped At Death In Hoboken Factory
Henry Fromboltz aged 57 committed death by own action in the Mayer ink factory engine room in Hoboken. He had learned two weeks earlier the firm would replace steam with electricity and dismiss him after sixteen years. He predicted clocks would stop when he died. factory clocks were found stopped when the body was found. One clock lay in a locked room.
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Henry Fromboltz
Mayer Ink
Hoboken
New York Sun
Fromholtz
Farmer Feeds Crows to Save Corn at Geneseo
Samuel Finley, Geneseo farmer, soaked and broadcast corn to lure crows away from fields. He studies show crows pull up young plants then carry kernels to feed their young. Since adopting the method no corn has been lost, and he claims a bushel treated could save ten acres.
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Samuel Finley
Geneseo
Mr. Finley
N. Y
Union and Advertiser
New Field Opens for Ambitious Young Men in Scientific Forestry
The article notes a new career path in scientific forestry offering pay rivaling college professors. It highlights the field as suited to those who love nature and outdoor life, and mentions the need for scientific work on abandoned gas lands in the states.
Missing Persons Report From June Disappearances
George Homeyard aged 36 of 231 De Lancey Road John Boetcher 54 of 2511 Waterco Street and Ellen Grady 12 of rear 1038 Olive are listed as missing since June 16 in a local police bulletin. Authorities request any sightings or information.
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George Homeyard
de Lancey Ros
John Boetcher
Waterco Street
Ellen Grady
Olive
Coronation Week Opens to Sunny Britain and Royal Health
London reports King Edward's health good as coronation week begins with bright skies and crowds. Queen Alexandra and the royal party head to London from Windsor. streets fill with decorations, arches, and holiday traffic as travelers arrive for the royal ceremonies.
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Edward
Queen Alexandra
London
Windsor
Windsor Castle
Royal Gardens
Buckingham Palace
Hyde Park
Mansion House
Roundhouse Young Men Weigh Progress Against Resting Idle
The piece compares educated young men to engines in a roundhouse ready to depart but idle on the track. It condemns those who linger in clubs and society circles, occupying roles they do not merit, while productive peers await chances to contribute. It urges continuous growth and service rather than complacent status.
Piano buyers compared Philadelphia pianos for demand
A fragment notes purchasers evaluated different pianos in Philadelphia and discusses the challenge of expressing future demand. The text emphasizes knowledge of comparative merits and the limited ability of repeated output to capture market interest.
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Philadelphia
The Spatadias Piano Co Adv at Chestnut Street
An advertisement touts The Spatadias Piano Co at 1105 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia. It promotes a piano described as second to none and offers a logue and Bargain List to help buyers choose wisely.
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Philadelp
the Spatadias Piano Co
Chestnut Street
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