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Newspaper

Philadelphia Times

Location

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1897

Page

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Salvation Army Case Sparks City Court Debate on Rights

Salvationists faced a nuisance charge at the Sixteenth district station house over loud drums and singing at the Forty first and Aspen tent. Magistrate Hughes heard residents objections, heard witnesses, and released the defendants on bail after considering the balance between religious exercise and public quiet.

Salvationists Peter J. Hughes Sixteenth District Thirty-ninth Street Lancaster Avenue West Mark Smith James Rankin George G. Williams Edith A. Worthington Mary Hopkins Ethel Lansdale May Thompson Carrie McCall Hattie Larrabee Heber L. Shaffer Isaacs. Hill A. 8. Shields Gordon 8S. Scott Salvation Army Delpabochtans

New York Girl Attempts Suicide in Bronx Park Lake

Ray Rosenblueth a 17 year old daughter of a wealthy physician leapt into a lake in Bronx Park. Rowers and John Hahn of Williamsbridge rescued her from the water. A Normal College student, she hoped to graduate with yesterday's class but failed to meet the standard and grew despondent.

New York Ray Rosenblueth Bronx Park John Hahn Williamsbridge Rosenblueth Normal College

William L. Winans Dead

London report notes William Louis Winans of Baltimore 75 died after a noted career. He was son of the late Ross Winans and brother of the late Thomas Winans. A member of the Winans firm that built the Saint Petersburg and Moscow Railroad in Russia. After completion he lived in England and did not return to the United States. He left a widow Miss Delarue of England and two sons Louis and Walter.

London William Louis Winans Baltimore, Md Baltimore William L. Winans Ross Winans Thomas Winans Winans St. Petersburg Moscow Russia United States Delarue England Louis Walter Winans

City Notes From Philadelphia District Briefs

Sub-policeman John J. Brodie appointed in the Twenty fifth district. Philadelphia Chinese residents plan Neshaminy Falls picnic Monday. Mrs Elizabeth Saulsburys store at 151 West Girard avenue damaged by fire. Journeymen bricklayers win nine hour day at 45 cents an hour from July 1. Sargeant Cox in Cuba sends word he is alive. James Birkenhead, 27, injured after falling from scaffold at Ridge avenue and Bridge street. Harrisburg man James Melville arrested for boarding house theft. William Boyle of Germantown avenue arrested on suspicion of pawned stolen watch. Fireman involved in seven weeks spree.

John J. Brodie Twenty-fifth Philadelphia Neshaminy Falls Elizabeth Saulsbury West Girard Avenue Cox Pennsylvania National Guard Cuba James Birkenhead James Street Ridge Avenue Bridge Street St. Timothy's Hospital James Melville Harrisburg Lawrence Twenty-second District William Boyle Germantown Avenue Yeste McKibben

Queen's Windsor Park visit honors Jubilee crowd

The Queen rode to Windsor Park and spoke with about six thousand school children dressed with commemorative medals as they sang the national anthem. A firemen's parade of 1,200 men and 100 engines accompanied the jubilee events. Later a thousand Eton boys staged torchlight evolutions and fireworks for the royal family at Windsor Castle.

Windsor England Windsor Park Duke of Marlborough National Fire Brigade Frederick Eton

Great Naval Review Preparations in Portsmouth England

Portsmouth and Southsea brace for a grand naval spectacle on the eve of the review. Decorations fill the town with naval motifs, Brow n Bess weapons, and armored figures guarding gateways as Sir Newell Salmon heads the event and George J. Goschen presides at a banquet.

Portsmouth Eng Southsea London Brooklyn Newell Salmon Admiralty House Town Hall George J. Goschen Admiralty The UeDey Prince Henry of Prussia

Notable Banquet at Lansdowne House in London

The Marquis of Lansdowne hosted a dinner at the Sculpture Gallery in Lansdowne House with the Prince and Princess of Wales, diplomats, foreign princes, and high nobles such as the Dukes of Devonshire and Marlborough, the Earls and Marquesses of London derry and Salisbury, and Lord Olseley. Later a marquee ball near Grosvenor House for the same guests featured a Russian service and Gobelin tapestries.

London Marquis of Lansdowne Lansdowne House Prince and Princess of Wales Ambassador Hay Hay Duke and Duchess of Devonshire Duke Duchess of Marlborough Marquis Marchioness Londonderry Marchioness of Salisbury Earl of Rosebery

Canadian Troops Praised by Premier at Chelsea Parade

Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Canadian Premier, reviewed the Canadian troops at Chelsea and praised their appearance and reports. He said Canada would be ready to fight if the empire went to war, while hoping war would not occur. Colonial troops watched a Lyceum Theatre performance at Irving’s invitation.

London Wilfrid Laurier Chelsea Canada Sir Henry Irving Lyceum Theatre

Arrest of David Bell in highway robbery case

David Bell aged 54 of 5 Queen's avenue was arrested yesterday afternoon by Policeman Charles Henry of the Second district on highway robbery charges. He and accomplice Thomas Murphy, who has been captured, allegedly robbed Albert Hishler of 8 dollars near Front and Federal streets on the night of May 18.

David Bell Queen's Avenue Charles Henry Second District Thomas Murphy Albert Hishler Hoffman Street Front Federal Streets

Troops Called For to Quell a Key West Mob

Florida Governor telegraphed President McKinley about a threatened Key West riot after a lynching incident. Federal authorities may deploy troops as Secretary Alger seeks exact situation details while local militia guard the armory amid racial tensions between white and Black communities.

Washington Florida McKinley Key West Alger Pendleton

Russian ironclad Gangoot sinks in storm at sea

St. Petersburg reports the Imperial navy turret ironclad Gangoot ran aground on a reef near Transund during a gale and sank almost immediately. The Black Sea fleet vessel, 6592 tons and 278 feet long, with 528 crew, was built in 1890 and carried battleship armament and torpedo tubes. the crew was saved.

St. Petersburg Transund Black Sea

Nine Houses Burned After Dance In Plymouth Township

Fire in Plymouth township destroyed nine frame houses at a dance location. One participant reportedly smoked a lighted cigar while tired and slept, igniting waste paper and leaving only foundations. Owners included John Hayward I Cox Mrs W C P Morgan and John Durbin. Loss about 12000 dollars.

Plymouth Township Wilkesbarre John Hayward I. Cox W. C. P. Morgan John Durbin

Dauntless Crew and Cubans Freed by U S Commissioner

The crew and Cuban passengers aboard the Dauntless were discharged by U S Commissioner Julius Otto in Kry West Florida after prosecutors offered insufficient evidence of a military expedition or hostile intent toward Spain. About 600 cases of arms and ammunition were found on board while anchored off Indian Key awaiting tow to Jacksonville. The captain claimed the arms were taken aboard from a schooner at sea.

Kry West Fla United States Julius Otto Spain Dauntless Indian Key Wilmington Jacksonville Gus Stane

Father and Son Killed in Brockwayville Boiler Explosion

Adam Leck aged 62 and his son William aged 25 were killed instantly when a boiler exploded in a Brockport machine shop owned by Leck Elk County on June 25. The blast demolished the building, hurled the bodies about 100 feet, and left Frank Leck uninjured nearby. Authorities suspect overpressure from steam as the cause.

Brockwayville Adam Leck William Brockport Elk County Leck Frank Leck

Rescued Philadelphians Save Lives at Delaware Sailed Capsize

Three men from Philadelphia nearly drowned when their boat capsized off Townsend's pavilion in Gloucester. Two local boatmen arrived quickly, pulled them from the struggling craft, and brought them aboard after a tense rescue. The swimmers refused to give their names.

Delaware Gloucester Townsend's Pavilion

Sang on the scaffold Clark Lewis hanged in Fayetteville

Clark Lewis was hanged publicly at Fayetteville West Virginia at 12 40 PM for the murder of Charles Gibson. The condemned man sang on the scaffold before a large orderly crowd. Mrs aoe was implicated in the crime to facilitate her drinking with Lewis and others who were convicted alongside him.

Fayetteville W. Va Clark Lewis Lewis Charles Gibson Aoe

W. B. Mackellar Dies Suddenl y in Philadelphia

William B. MacKellar head of MacKellar Smiths Jordan Co. and head of American Type Founders Philadelphia manager, died suddenly at his St David's home of apoplexy. Born 1844 in Philadelphia, he was noted for charity work and held numerous church and civic positions. His wife, one son, and two daughters survived him.

William B. MacKellar MacKellar, Smiths & Jordan Co St. David's MacKellar Thomas MacKellar Philadelphia Ludwig School Society of Friends Central High School Livingstone Grammar School Childs-Drexel Colorado First Presbyterian Church Wayne Trinity Lutheran Church Germantown Enterprise Society Lulu Temple Philadelphia Typothetae

Farmer Timothy Burns Dies From Heat Near Wyckoff Mills

Special telegram from New Brunswick reports 70 year old farmer Timothy Burns of southern Middlesex county collapsed in the heat and died. He was found dead along the road near Wyckoff's Mills.

New Brunswick Timothy Burns Middlesex County Wyckoff's

Quietness at Morrisville as 100 strikers arrested

In Trenton on June 25 one hundred striking laborers at Morrisville were arrested early in the morning. Nineteen were taken to Doylestown to the county jail under deputy sheriffs. The actions aimed to disperse the crowd and allow contractor Wheeler to depart without risk. Wheeler said the firm had no intent to cheat workers, though funds would take days to arrange. Italians not yet arrested linger near the Hoagland House but without hostility. by nightfall, calm prevailed.

Trenton Morrisville Doylestown Jalil Wheeler Hoagland House

Thrown from a Train After Robbery and Beating

A. B. Hazen of Meadville was assaulted by tramps aboard a moving freight train near Hadley Mercer county. When Hazen refused to surrender money the men beat him with clubs and threw him from the car. He was found unconscious hours later with a fractured skull and likely fatal injuries.

Sharon A. B. Hazen Meadville Hadley Mercer County Hazen

Beginning of a big strike at Ella Pits in Pittsburg

Miners at Ella Pits on the Monongahela river went on strike for 69 cents. They had been paid 54 cents after a recent cut and willkeptworking at that rate for days. The Beadling Essen and Armstrong mines also teeter toward action as Beadling and others refused to load special cars. Operators warn of growing unrest.

Pittsburg Ella Monongahela River Pan-Handle Beadling Essen Armstrong

Pushed From A Tree Fatal Cherry Tree Accident

Special Telegram to The Times. Pottsville June 25 8 year old John Maloy son of James Maloy fell from Lawtons Hill cherry tree after a playful push. He struck the rocky ground on his head sustaining a scalp wound and a fractured skull. He will die.

Pottsville John Maloy James Maloy Lawton's Young Maloy

East Lebanon Iron Company Resumes Rolling Mill Operations

Special Telegram to THE TIMES Lebanon June 25 reports operations resumed yesterday at the East Lebanon Iron Company eighteen-inch rolling mill. The facility is the area's largest rolling mill and provides work for a large workforce.

East Lebanon Iron Company Lebanon

Wife of South Lebanon Farmer Falls From Cherry Tree

Mrs B J Swanger wife of a South Lebanon farmer is dying from injuries after a thirty foot fall from a cherry tree. She is seriously injured with internal damage and remains hospitalized in critical condition.

South Lebanon Township the TimEs Lebanon B. J. Swanger South Lebanon

Hoffman Inquest Finds Murder by Unknown Person

San Francisco on June 25 the Coroner's inquest into Isaac Hoffman's death concluded with a verdict that he was murdered by an unknown person. The jury delivered no named suspect and offered no further details.

San Francisco Isaac Hoffman

Weekend weather outlook for mid Atlantic shows fair days

Forecast for Saturday in Eastern Pennsylvania New Jersey and Delaware calls for showers along the coast followed by generally fair conditions. Sunday should remain fair with a cooler air flow from the northwest. Yesterday’s high reached 90 and low around 52.

Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware

Heat Wave Fades as Storm Brings Relief Across City

A heat surge troubled city streets with high 90s and prostrations. A late afternoon thunderstorm cooled air, easing strain on residents and workers. Notables include William Rowland and several laborers hospitalized after heat exposure. Weather records show lingering hot spell despite the shower.

Fire Hits Clark House in West Philadelphia Storm

A thunderstorm lightning struck the home of Charles H. Clark at 3232 Sansom Street in West Philadelphia. Mrs. Clark and the family fled upstairs as flames started. the fire was extinguished with limited damage.

West Philadelphia Charles H. Clark Sansom Street

Suit prices and linings listed in bold catalog

The notice advertises suits priced from three fifty to seven fifty featuring Silk Pougee Sleeve linings and West linings. Serge coats in skeleton style available single breasted three fifty and double breasted four dollars. Crash suite options priced at three fifty up to seven fifty with multiple price points.

Serge Coats

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