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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1902
Page
8
An advertisement lists subscription options for daily and Sunday editions with monthly and yearly rates, postage options for foreign shipments, and mentions the Times Buildings in Philadelphia and contact numbers. It provides office addresses and departments including Advertising Editorial and Cashier.
The Philadelphia Times invites letters from readers on any subject. Writers must include their name for credibility, which may be published at their option, and letters should avoid offensive personalities.
Sixty Philadelphia delegates depart with several hundred shouters to attend the Erie Democratic convention. The city’s famed organization contributed a 15000 vote total last year and aims to influence the delegation fight. Pattison’s national strength and Gordon Kerr and Kerr’s efforts shape expectations as party leaders seek balance.
An editorial urges higher pay for Philadelphia firemen arguing their bravery and the city’s need for modern equipment. It notes an ongoing Select Council proposal to raise chief pay to 4500 and outlines proposed increases for assistant chief district engineers foremen and hose and ladder crews.
The passage urges upholding the hose and laddermen clause in the fire department ordinance. It condemns officials for not reporting, even when illness links to duty, and insists pay not be assessed for political purposes.
President Baer of Reading argues that anthracite companies cannot pay higher miners' compensation while President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers disputes Baer's figures and conclusions. The piece urges an official Labor Commissioner report to end misrepresentation and provide clear facts, noting the issue centers on wages hours percentages and prices.
The City Parks Association is lauded for its annual reports guiding public space planning. It highlights inner and outer parks, future park system links, and city plan reforms, urging officials to act now to prevent loss of natural tracts and overuse of Hunting Park.
Fragment references securing necessities to gain an advantage. No names, dates, places, or clear events are identifiable from the text.
The Rev. Dr. Elwood Worcester argues that college morality lags behind the world, warning that college life often resembles a barracks focused on intellect and rules. He calls for a home like atmosphere and gentler influence to cultivate true manliness and curb dissipation, asking where remedy lies.
The court case against electric railway construction through Valley Forge Reservation centers on preserving Washington’s camp grounds. The state aims to keep the park accessible without harming historic monuments, contending that trolley routes must respect State Commissioners’ authority despite possible public convenience.
May building development increases despite steel shortages. New York leads in new structures and value, followed by Philadelphia and Chicago. Material costs slow other projects totaling about 100 million dollars. Growth rates vary by city, with New York up 177 percent and Philadelphia down 28 percent.
The so called bright “Napoleons of finance” failed to buy Panama Railroad stock before the market listing closed on Saturday. Only 1,466 of 70,000 shares were free, all others owned by the Panama Canal Company, leaving few shares for sale. High prices would have drawn short sellers into a trap at the mercy of buyers.
Bids opened yesterday for work on the Delaware channel reveal a wide gap between the highest and lowest estimates. The awarded company is praised for not inflating dredging costs even after the appropriation bill and presidential approval assured continued work this year.
A North Western California movement unites coastal counties with aims to advance prosperity. The idea, if successful, could inspire splits in large states like Texas. An anarchist editor in Paterson faces scrutiny while Lanedowne police patrols attempt to deter theft.
From Johnstown to Scranton and Lancaster the editors discuss ballot reform and political reform. They predict Quay’s resignation and a cousin appointed, indictments against Philadelphia school board members for extortion, and praise relief figures amid a miners strike while urging accountability in public schools and prosecutors.
A collection of editorials and ironic quips from multiple papers comments on Republican and Democratic tensions, front reports, and party unity. Critics note secrecy in War Department briefings, compare streetcar conductors to politicians, and reference silver debates and Bryanism.
Secretary Root attends Hamilton College commencement in Clinton New York where his two sons study. L T Van Cleve of Oklahoma City seeks Prohibition Congressional Delegate nomination in the Territory. Marceline Missouri council squabbles feature salary tweaks to calm tensions. Mile Sarkisova sues Transcaucasian Railway over dental injuries and wins 50000 damages in St Petersburg Civil Court. Henry H Callen returns from South America with tropical butterfly collection. Alvin A Adee returns to Washington after six weeks in Europe on Diegele tour. Palma’s charity tale shifts from 15 to 1000 dollars to avert bread riot in the US. Prophet Dowle faces a longtime critic in Zion. William T Smiley of Cowgill Mo marries Carrie Boison and takes over the Kidder Dispatch Enquirer duties.
Poem fragment praising Milady's violet eyes with shifting moods and moonlit beauty. Describes eyes as clear and joyful at times and stormy with anger beneath, ending with a wish to soothe and intoxicate with affection. Many garbled phrases remain but the core imagery centers on Milady and her eyes.
Readers commend the new religious page and the Optimist column in The Philadelphia Times. Allan Sutherland lauds broad religious coverage and urges weekly reading. A second letter supports fairness and Homoeopathy, signed by a Philadelphia resident in June 1902.
A reader urges The Philadelphia Times to simplify Memorial Day observances to a single church service, with shared proceeds between the Grand Army of the Republic and the church. Funds would aid needy soldiers' widows, offering comfort to the living. Another letter defends a prior automobile speed article and clarifies a misidentification by Burgess Harper.
A Philadelphia reader laments lack of police presence near Overbrook, describing vandalism and theft by local youths, neglected supervision, and recurring misbehavior around a school and streets. The letter, signed J. Paul Chambers of 5300 Media Street, dated June 21, urges greater community safety and policing.
The Queen requested to serve as patron of the London Hospital in Whitechapel. Reports note diverse world events from hemp production to diamond finds and a UK War Office nurse's promotion.
A reflective piece argues honesty and kindness are foundational virtues guiding judgment. It emphasizes truth in small acts, personal integrity, and prudent compassion, noting how inner uniformity shapes character and how kindness must fit the context yet remain genuine.
The Mint Realty Company paid £25,000 to the Secretary of the Treasury yesterday on the six months option for the old United States Mint property at Juniper and Chestnut Streets. An agreement signed March 22 required a $25,000 down payment and set a $1,950,000 balance due by September 22. The firm, including Jacob D. Lit Samuel D. Lit Felix Isman Clarence K. Arnold Charles A. Wimpfheimer and Abraham Levy, announced plans for a $2,500,000 seventeen story department store and office building on the Mint site, with J F Stuckert & Sons as architects.
Dr William M Angney assistant medical inspector to succeed Dr T Hollingsworth Andrews as Chief Surgeon of the Bureau of Police when he resigns July 1 The appointment is temporary under civil service rules Angney a 1882 Jefferson Medical College graduate served at Blockley and as medical inspector He organized vaccine corps during smallpox and is active with Episcopal City Missions Hospital for Diseases of the Langas Chestnut Hill and several medical associations The move follows personal solicitation by Hiram Horder Jr chief clerk of Public Safety.
McMichael announced Leopold P. Moore selected as superintendent of the new Middle City Station at 1615 Chestnut Street. Moore, a Philadelphia native, has worked in the Philadelphia Post Office since 1888 and has held diverse postal roles. He directed a National Export Exposition exhibit and later led the U S Postal Station at the Inter Hon in Paris.
The Philadelphia Times invites submissions for Tales Worth Telling. Stories should be about well known people or affairs in Philadelphia, humor or serious or informative, up to 300 words. Weekly prizes total six best stories with $5.00 to top story, $3.00 to two runners up, $2.00 to three more, and paid space rates for accepted pieces.
Last week’s prize-winning contributions for Tales Worth Telling cover events from June 15 to June 21. First prize of five dollars awarded for the old Navy Yard encounter between Commodore March and the idle painter. Second prizes of eight dollars each go to the Reading Railroad conductor and the mother of the girl described as “Just going on seven.” A third set of two dollar prizes recognizes a Southern conductor and the belated woman passenger, a young lawyer with fashion-plate addresses, and a notary public who protested a draft drawn against himself.
A dozen or more stock exchange members faced a reprimand for shooting craps on corridor window-sills when idle on the floor. A broker cites a Western parallel where church opponents of a glass maker backed temperance by aiding a whisky distillery’s crop buyer.
Secretay of State Evarts, while in Washington, was known for slovenly dress and odd hat. In Philadelphia a night clerk claimed Evarts was ill and in his room, sparking a row with the manager. The secretary confronted the clerk and the tale was dismissed as dubious.
John B. Gough, famed orator, lectured in a nearby town praising temperance. A heckler from the rear suggested a barber as the only place a man would tell his mother and sisters not to go if he would not take them. Gough challenged him, asking where that would be, then the barber quipped the barber’s.
A collage of light anecdotes and quips from various newspapers and magazines. It includes jokes about lady killers buckwheat butter and editors, plus brief social observations and a joke about a Kentucky woman suing over a kiss.
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