Reformers Eye Municipal Fight Expansion in City Policy
The Philadelphia Municipal League narrowly approved a broad new policy by 13 to 9, enabling the league to enter state politics and influence nominations for the next Legislature. The change empowers the Board of Managers to convene ward executive committees or appoint electors from unorganized wards and sets conditions for endorsing State Legislative candidates if necessary to secure honest elections and municipal reforms.
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Municipal League
Girard Building
League
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Board of Education
Public Building Commission
Radicale
State Senate
House of Representatives
Board of Managers
Grangers Fuse Against Quay Aims at Agricultural Officials
The Pennsylvania Grange backs a joint anti Quay effort with Democrats and pushes for legislative candidates pledged to agricultural interests. The State Grange committee urges electing officials mindful of farmers, criticizes Governor Stone and calls for opposition to a Brestat State administration.
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Pennsylvania Grangers
Legislative Committee
The
State Grange
Grange
United States
Stone
Brestat
Commonwealth
Discarded Lover Comes to the Rescue
Belle Hamilton, a Boston woman earlier arrested in New York, is brought back to face theft charges after jewelry worth 500 dollars vanished from Mrs. Grace Nash in Boston. Inspector Watts and Gaddis recovered all stolen items, with Hamilton claiming entanglement with a pickpocket lover and seeking mercy as she returns to her mother.
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Boston
Mass
Belle Hamilton
New York
Watts
West Newton Street
Grace Nash
California
Tarry Hamilton
Nash
Belle
Bane
Sweethea
Georgians Favor Hill for Bryan's Running Mate
Georgia Democrats prepare for the national convention with Hon. D. B. Hill as Bryan's preferred running mate. Delegates Elliott Danforth Amos Cummings from New York and man Shively of Indiana will also have supporters among Georgia's delegation.
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Hill
Atlanta
Democracy of Georgia
Kansas City
D. B. Hill
Bryan
Elliott Danforth
Amos Cummings
New York
Man Shively
Indiana
Georgia
Sanitary Probe at West Pee Sane Targeted by Board Doctor
At a Twenty fourth Section School Board meeting last night Dr Butcher detailed by the Board of Health to examine the sanitary condition of the pee Sane.
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Twenty-fourth Sectional School Board
Butcher
Board of Health
Russia Masses Her Forces For Cuba Return And Philippines Deployments
The article notes half of Russian troops may return from Cuba in coming months. Fifth Infantry likely first to go, Eighth next, freeing regulars to replace volunteers in the Philippines by fall. It also reports the Mo nocacy gunboat firing incident prompting a presidential inquiry and British, Japanese, German, and French troops reaching Taku as part of ongoing far eastern operations.
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Philippines
China
Monocacy
Taku Forts
Taku
House of Commons
Tien Tsin
Foreign Office
Brodrick
Hong Kong
Murder in the Crowd as Assassin Escapes
A pistol shot sparked a scramble for pew Mexican dollars among a crowd of 8.4 leaving Liu fatally wounded. Liu, once a favorite of Li Hung Chang, was protected by twenty Chinese guards who cleared the crowd from his chair. The instant moment saw the assassin and his companions flee.
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Liu
Li Hung Chang
Foreign troops reinforced near Tien Tsin planned assault
London dispatch reports eight hundred Sikhs and two hundred Welsh Fusiliers joined American, German and Russian forces nine miles from Tien Tsin. The plan was to assault Chinese troops there last night, amid unclear union of forces.
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Tien Tsin
Tien Tsin Fighting for Its Very Life
London June 25 The Admiralty received a dispatch from Rear Admiral Bruce dated Taku June 24 reporting about 2000 troops left Tien-Tsin with the Pekin commander. Detachments from allied ships could not relieve the commander-in-chief, and no relief action seemed possible.
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Tien Tsin
London
Admiralty
Bruce
Taku
Chefoo
Tien-Tsin
Pekin
Siege and relief efforts amid Chinese attacks on Tien-Tsin
A British report describes Tien-Tsin’s siege by Chinese forces with allied relief attempts across the bay. Troop movements include a makeshift base hospital at Wel-Hal-Wetl and ships ferrying troops and wounded. Uncertainty grows as legations and Admiral Seymour’s status remain perilous amid rising unrest in Nankin.
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Tien-Tsin
Tong-Ku
Taku
Pel-Ho
Wel-Hal-Wetl
Hengeal
Daily Express
Pekin
E Seymour
Nankin
Liu Kin Yih
Monocacy Held Fire Triggered by Orders Inquiry
A phrase from official quarters notes the Monocacy would have failed to respond unless she had been ordered to hold her fire, offsetting the implication of delayed action.
Tien Tsin Relieved Urgently as Powers Run Short
Desperate situation at Tien Tsin with international troops deemed inadequate to save Vice Admiral Seymour and his party. Dispatches suggest delays and unclear timelines as India contributes eight battalions of infantry plus cavalry and artillery to the relief effort amid ongoing Chinese resistance.
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London
Taku
Seymour
Pekin
Tien Tsin
Kempff
India
Africa's Fish Conundrum and Ancient River Links
The Nile's beakfish and fringe finned ganoids illustrate Africa's fish diversity and ancient ties between the Nile, Jordan, and Sea of Galilee. Lectures discuss how shifting seas and land bridges in the Great Rift Valley could have connected these waters, revealing continental drift evidence and paleogeographic ties.
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Nile
The
Jordan and
Sea of Galilee
Orange River
Zambes
Congo
Niger
Jordan
Upper Nile
Gregory
Great Rift Valley
Occu
Gulf of Bath
Red Sea
Africa
Variag May Sail to China in a Hurry
Over 500 men work round the clock at Cramps to ready the Russian cruiser Variag. The rush is said to be for China with Port Arthur as a likely destination, despite earlier plans for Cronstadt. Officials hint at a possible direct voyage without a new trial. Captain Behr confirms provisioning for a year and guns mounted.
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Variag
Cramps
China
Port Arthur
Cronstadt
Baltic Prussia
Behr
Dowager's emissary shot in Canton
Vancouver reported the steam ship Tartar brought 400 Japanese immigrants and mail advices noting Liu Hsiushun, the Empress Dowager's secret emissary to Japan, was shot in the abdomen as he stepped ashore at Canton, an apparent diversion by assassins.
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Vancouver
B. C
Liu Hsiushun
Japan
Canton
Professi on earnings and the law of professions
The Medical Record asserts law is the most profitable field among learned professions with higher rewards than medicine and ministry. It notes average physician incomes around 1200 to 2000 dollars in cities and towns, lawyers higher yet, and ministers earning roughly 800 to 1200. Living costs vary. lawyers face rent. Ministers often endure subordinate roles and censorious oversight.
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Great Britain
William Guill
Andrew Clarke
Dr. Pepper
William Jenper
New York
Chicago
Theron Ware
Haroldric
Y M C A Members in China Named
New York cable reports five YMCA representatives in China with duty stations in Shanghai Pekin Tien Tsin Nankin and Hong Kong. D Willard Lyon of Wooster Ohio and Brockman of Atlanta are among the Americans. Gailey from Fawn Grove Pa was Princeton 1897 centre rush. All but Southam are married.
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New York
Richard C. Morse
International Committee of the
Young Men's Christian Association
Robert E. Lewis
Shanghai
Lyon
Japan
Brockman
China
D. Willard Lyon
Pekin
Robert R. Gailey
Tien Tsin
Nankin
Walter J. Southam
Hong Kong
Mr. Gailey
Fawn Grove
Rush
Princeton
Mr. Southam
Wooster
Ohio
Mr. Brockman
Atlanta
Mr. Lewis
University of Vermont
Berkshire
Strawbridge & Clothier Brass Beds on Great Reductions
Brass beds in stock at Strawbridge & Clothier are sharply reduced for immediate clearance. Numerous styles, mostly one or two of a kind, range from $22 to $68 with original prices noted. West Store Third Floor features heavy solid post designs and ornate spindles.
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West Store
Neglige Shirts at East Store Offer on Market Street
An advertisement touts men’s and boys’ genuine Aberfoyle Madras shirts in fine quality. The $1.00 line includes 4 in the lot with white neckbands and soft finish. A lot of 3900 shirts is offered, claimed as unmatched value this season.
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Aberfoyle Madras
Wash Waists at great reductions in sale
White waists marked down for slight tossing and rumple with no material damage. Popular styles trimmed with lace and embroidery, previously 1.00 to 4.00, now reduced to 1.75 to 4.00. Colored waists of percale and Madras in new striped and figured effects, about 500 sizes available though not complete.
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Percale
Madras
Screen Doors Now 65 Cents at West Store Basement
Well made and nicely stained screen doors available in several sizes including 2.6x6, 2.8x6.8, 2.10x6.10 and 3x7 feet with all necessary hardware included. Originally 95 cents, now 65 cents each at West Store basement.
Women's bath suits and fabrics at Centre Store
Mohair bath suits are preferred for quick drying with prices from 1.50 to 4. Flannel suits cost 1.50 to 5 with warmer clinging traits. Plain mohair suits in black or black with white braid drop from 3.00 to 1.50. Flannel plain styles with braid trim drop from 3.00 to 1.50. Centre Store, Second Floor.
Clearance Sale of Carpets Second Day Offers Big Savings
Second day of a carpet clearance sale with many lots selling at deep discounts from high grade stock. Wiltons Axminsters Velvets Brussels and tapestry options priced from 75 cents to 2.00 per yard, all at substantial reductions, East Store on Second and Third Floors.
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Axminsters
Brussels
Ingrams
Children Sailor Hats in Fancy Braids at East Store
Bright blue and white red and white or brown and white sailor hats sold ready to wear. Priced at 65 and 75 cents, located in the East Store West Aisle.
Summer House Furnishings and Bargains Catalog
Advertisement listing discounted home goods and pantry items with prices and daily demonstrations. Includes ice cream freezers Peerless Iceland from 1.30 to 12.50, Japanese porch screens, oval willow baskets, hot plates, laundry supplies, window screens, toilet paper, scouring soap, furniture polish, scales, wax, plates, ammonia, tar balls, chamois skins, sponges, and dusting cloths. Prices reduced from standard rates.
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Iceland
Inc
West Store
Strawbridge and Clothier Active Work Ahead for Sixth Cavalry
Recruits to be chosen from those at the Presidio San Francisco on June 25 for the Sixth Cavalry Khan. Adjutant General Corbin orders recruitment to full war strength. The unit, initially sent toward Manila, may be redirected to China, suggesting a change in deployment plans.
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San Francisco
Corbin
Presidio
Sixth Cavalry Khan
Manila
China
Wheeler Assumes Command in Department of the Lakes
Brigadier General Joseph Wheeler has assumed command of the Department of the Lakes, relieving General James F. Wade who returns to St. Paul to direct the Department of the Dakotas. Wheeler plans to stay in Chicago until September 10, his 64th birthday, when he retires from active service. No transfer ceremonies were held.
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Curcaco
Joseph Wheeler
Department of the Lakes
James F. Wade
Department of the Dakotas
Wheeler
Chicago
Flooded Ket Warns On Public Health This Season
Fragmentary text notes a flood in Ket and references medical guidance, urging uniform rise in medical education applied across rates. The readable passages imply public health concerns tied to the disaster and repeated calls for standardized medical training.
Muravieff's Successor in Paris Ambassadors Arrive
London June 26 The Paris Daily Express reports four Russian ambassadors in Paris of whom Count Cossitt, US ambassador, Count von Neldorf, Italy ambassador, Count Kapnist, Austria ambassador, and Prince Geresges Joecentes appear. One Russian Foreign Office official will be among them and Count Cassin is considered most likely.
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London
Paris
The
Daily Express
Count Coissittt
United States
Count de Neldorf
Italy
Count Kapnist
Austria
Manges
Prince Geresgees Joecentes
Count Cassin
Oswald Loses His Only Companions Two Sparrows
Two sparrows kept by Edward Oswald, wife murderer in Camden Jail, were killed by Dan the prison cat. Oswald had fed the birds each morning and they had grown tame enough to perch on the window, but the cat leaped and killed them as Oswald watched in despair.
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Edward Oswald
Camden
Oswald
Dan
Oswalt
Collision between coal and passenger trains near Lehigh Avenue
A derailment near Trenton Avenue above Lehigh Avenue after dark last night involving a Philadelphia and Reading coal train and a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train. Several cars derailed. one person reported hurt. Railway crews and local authorities investigated the crash site.
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Philadelphia
Reading
Pennsylvania
Trenton Avenue
Lehigh Avenue
Media High School Alumni Banquet Held at Media Club
Special Telegram to Tae Trmne reports Media High School Alumni Association held its seventeenth annual meeting and banquet at the Media club with music. Officers named include President Joseph Quin Vice President Ernest Green Treasurer Mrs J Harris Sloan and committee members listed. A separate tragic incident notes Maud Mother Burned Trying to Save Child James Conway age 3 died after a fire started by playing with matches at 1800 South Second Street.
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Media High School
Tae Trmne
Media High School Alump! Association
Ee Eee i Fine Musica
Geen
Joseph Quin
Ernest Green
Wokrede Ont
J. Harris Sloan
Mise
James Conway
Bouth Second Street
Prayer Book in Her Hand and a Mysterious Prisoner
A refined woman walks on Christian Street singing arias from Carmen and Faust, carried an open prayer book. Police arrest at Twentieth and Federal. pocket book reveals money and a card bearing Mrs John Dunn Germantown. District surgeon to examine, she sent to Philadelphia Hospital.
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Ferguson
Twentieth
Federal Streets
Christian Street
Carmen
Faust
Devine
John Dunn
Germantown
Philadelphia
Brock's Commercial Agency Fails After Twenty Years
Special Telegram to The Times reports Brock's Commercial Agency, long rival to Dun and Bradstreet, collapses today. Luxuriously appointed offices on Park Row Building’s tenth floor close, and founder Brock informs friends of the firm’s failure.
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New York
Brock’s
Dun's
Bradetreet
Park Row
Brock
I Friends
Media Child's Misfortune Sparked by Cannon Fire
A large cannon cracker exploded in the hand of a young girl named Margaret Mathues, niece of Prothonotary William L, in Media on June 25. The accident left her hurt and prompted local officials to advise caution with fireworks.
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Margaret Mathues
Wiliam L
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