Miss Nolan May Be Reinstated In School Board Decision
Ward Sectional School Board plans a special session to reinstate Ada Nolan at Morton McMichael School. Statements suggest the board will excuse the dismissed teacher and caution her, amid claims of political influence and alleged bribery remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twenty-fourth Ward Sectional School Board
Ada Nolan
Morton McMichael
Miss Nolan
W. G. Seaman
Jeffries
Neman
Mantua
Leedy
Mayor Declines Comment on Water Loan Terms
City officials discuss a proposed 9 million dollar water supply loan while a rumored 8.5 percent cap circulates. Mayor Ashbridge and Common Council defer discussion until July 11, with possible amendments to set interest at three percent and allow a syndicate bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashbridge
Common Council
Moore
Boy Run Over by Freight Train at Local Station
Thirteen year old Willie Thomas of 1820 Hollywood avenue was killed instantly when he fell from a shifting freight car onto the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad tracks in front of the Thirty first street station at Girard avenue. Identified by his father at the morgue, the boy had been riding on freight cars from Callowhill yard and was crushed between two cars as the train stopped after the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Thomas
Hollywood Avenue
Philadelphia and Reading
Thirty-first Street
Girard Avenue
Callowhill Street
Wounded Girls Doin Well After Shooting At 728 South Bancroft
Dora Johnson and Barbara Carter were injured when Harry Campbell shot them at 728 South Bancroft Street. Both girls were taken to the city hospital. Dora underwent successful surgery to remove a bullet and jaw fragments, while Barbara’s skull fracture remains serious. Campbell’s body lies at the morgue awaiting disposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Johnson
Barbara Carter
Harry Campbell
Bancroft Street
Pees Hospital
Man Held on Assault Charge Against Car Conductor
John Heron of 3710 Aspen Street appeared before Magistrate Thornton at Lancaster Avenue station and was jailed on $600 bail for assault and battery on a car conductor. The charge stems from an incident described in court and linked to a prior confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Heron
Aspen Street
Thornton
Lancaster Avenue
Mavens
Aero Crea
Conahense
Goitre Cure Story Attributed To Jayne's Alterative
A Cheneville Washington man reports his fourteen year old daughter was afflicted with goitre. After unsuccessful remedies he used Jayne's Alterative with occasional fasting and the combination cured her condition.
Hum of City Streets Brings City Fashion and Tales
A city column surveys summer fashion shifts from coats at Broad Street Station to negligee style by Governor Bunn. It notes a stock broker’s bold scarf pins signaling market trends and a late night Post Office stamp clerk's observations of post midnight letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Huey
Huey
Stock Exchange Circes
Prophesies on Education by Commissioner Harris
The Cincinnati Public School Journal cites William T. Harris predicting ten of eleven pupils in public schools and warns the country may be shaped by schooling. He foresees earlier school attendance and intense elementary work while critics warn of parental strain and overpressure on children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris
Cincinnati Public School Journal
Philadelphia Times
William T. Harris
Stan
Edward Bok
No title found in the fragment
The text speaks of Mr Harris and educators seeking to advance a revolution to halt enslavement and protect families including infants, urging action to preserve progress and resist oppression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris
Letters to the Editor Praise for Philadelphia Times policy
The Philadelphia Times prints letters from readers on any subject. Clay Kemple of 35 Chestnut Street lauds the paper for publishing all news fit to print and public trust. May Haggenbotham of 8216 Chestnut Street thanks editors for fair treatment and believes clean journalism pays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Philadelphia Times
Clay Kemble
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia True
Philadelphia
May Haggenbotham
June Heat Sweeps Cities as Atlantic City Hardest Hit
Philadelphia and many Middle States towns report highs above 80 with Atlanta at 100 and Cincinnati Cleveland and Memphis at 92. Heat take a toll as John Staller Valanti Pichels and Jacob Hershock collapse from the conditions and are taken to hospital for heat related distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Middle States
Gulf States
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Memphis
Portland
Atlantic City
Cape May
John Staller
Edmond
Pratt Streets
Episcopal Hospital
Valanti Pichels
Main Street
Manayunk
Akien
Timothy's Hospital
Jacob Hershock
Newkirk Street
Twenty-sixth
Dauphin Streets
Clash Over Tent Services At Fifty-Second Street
Evangelization committee of the Presbyterian Church debates permanent tent sites at Fifty-sixth street and Westminster or Haverford avenues. Some support a Sixty-seventh street Lansdowne site. final decision postponed to Friday. Critics say the plan aims to house crowded city pastors. Pennsylvania Railroad ran only one freight train during services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Fifty-second Street
Fifty-sixth Street
Westminster Avenue
Haverford Avenue
West Park
Patterson Memorial
Sixty-seventh Street
Lansdowne Avenue
Haverford
Westminster Avenues
Pennsylvania Railroad
City not a way station
A Trades League member claimed Pennsylvania Railroad plans would turn Philadelphia into a way station with local improvements and a Broad Street terminal. Company officials dismissed the idea as unlikely for a multiyear investment and said passengers would still be landed near the city center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trades League
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Cassatt
New York
Washington
Thirty-second
Market Streets
Congressional Limited
Powelton Avenue
Broad Street
National Farm School Commencement Honors Wilson Speech
Hon. James Wilson Secretary of Agriculture will deliver the baccalaureate oration at National Farm School Doylestown today. An address of welcome by the school president will follow and diplomas will be awarded after brief addresses by other distinguished guests. A special train from Philadelphia and Reading Railway will carry attendees departing at 1 PM with stops along the route to the school Exercises begin at 2 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Farm School
Doylestown
James Wilson
Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company
Twelfth
Market Streets
Spring Garden Street
Columbia Avenue
Huntingdon Street
Wayne Junction
Elkins
Pennsylvania Educational Association Exhibits
During the forty-si annual convention citations state that exhibits by elementary pupils will be shown July 2 to 4. Displays include manual training at Central, sewing and kitchen work at Wormer and Higa for Girls, cookery at Wyoming and James Forten Schools, kindergarten lessons at Girls' Normal School, and additional projects from other schools in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Educational Association
Pennsylvania To Educational Association
Hool
Wyoming
James Forten
Wil Girls’ Normal School
Tevill
Sot Ester
Rearanton
Tteburg
Pennsylvania Railroad Special Excursions to Pan-American Exposition
Special excursion notices announce Pennsylvania Railroad trips to the Pan-American Exposition from Philadelphia for Philadelphia Day. Departures are scheduled from Buffalo to Buffs Tun on June 27 and 28, with trains at 8:30 A.M. Return details are unclear in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Buffalo
Will
Buffs
Irregular Steal Deal Alleges Stockholders Suit
Hugh A. Mullen Edward W. Patton and Samuel Lamond sue A Loudon Snowden Charles A Porter Ludwig Tilbert Kennedy Crossan Frank Samuel and the Danville Bessemer Company in Common Pleas Court No 5 seeking an accounting of profits from the 1890 North Branch Steel plant purchase. They claim promoters used officers and directors to buy the plant for 600000 while arranging a related 275000 option and conveyance for a net $1 deed, yielding 325000 in unlawful profit. They seek discovery of the purchase price and a full profit accounting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh A. Mullen
Edward W. Patton
Samuel Lamond
Richard C. Dale
Ormond Rambo
A. Loudon Snowden
Charles A. Porter
Ludwig &. Tilbert
Kennedy Crossan
Frank Samuel
Danville Bessemer Company
Common Pleas
North Branch Steel
Porter
Clarence K. Crossan
Crossan
Willam C. Martin
R. Y. Filbert
Filbert
H. N. Day
A. L. Allen
C. H. B. Martin
New Jersey Corporation Guarantee and Trust Company
Allen
W. C. Martin
Samuel
Mullen
Patton
Mr. Lamond
Charles H. Bean & Co
John J. MacDonald
Ludwig 8. Filbert
Joseph W. Yocum
Dwight Ashley
Franklin M. Harris
N. Penrose Allen
George H. B. Martin
Horatio N. Day
North Branch Steel Company
Tug John S. Brady awarded salvage for near Gloucester
Judge McPherson granted $200 salvage to the tug John S. Brady yesterday after its captain spotted a fire near Gloucester on October 25, 1890. The tug towed the ferry Dauntless away from the blaze to safety, in a close confrontation with the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge McPhersop
John S. Brady
Gloucester
Dauntless
Union Brewing Company Declared Involuntary Bankruptcy
The Union Brewing Company of the city was yesterday adjudged an involuntary bankrupt. Henry Hittle of Montgomery township was discharged as voluntary bankrupt in the U S district Court yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Brewing Company
Henry Hittle
Montgomery Township
United States
Accountant Goldsmith Sits as Judge of Figures in Local Suit
In Common Pleas Court No 2 Judge Sulzberger called expert accountant Meyer Goldsmith to aid the proceedings. The case involves L B Gillman and H B McCaffery over a building project with parties H Gillman George E West John O Ris and Peis d Olsen. The enterprise faced creditor claims and a tangled financial situation as the matter proceeded yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyer Goldsmith
Sulzberger
Common Pleas Court
L. B. Gillman
H. 8. McCaffery
Ther H. Gillman
George E. West
John 0Ris
Judgments Entered in Common Pleas Court on Several Cases
Judgments were entered in the Common Pleas Court yesterday for several plaintiffs due to lack of defense or appearance. Amounts include $2,800.12 against Daniel Lammott Jr and Arthur W Toby, $4,075.12 against John W Wells, $1,232 against Edward J and Hannah Dedaker, $6.16 against D Landreth & Sons, $3,306.80 against Samuel A Hill, $1,104.17 against Edward and Elizabeth Strouse, $147.89 against Breem Brothers, $270.72 against James Spooner, $349.20 for Lorenz, $1,100 for Marvin, and $125 and $200 for others noted in the day’s docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Tree Company
Daniel Lammott, Jr
Arthur W. Toby
Lutheran Theological Seminary
John W. Wells
William F. Dedaker
Edward J
Hannah Dedaker
D. Landreth & Sons
Robert Stulb
Joseph Watkin
Samuel A. Hill
George W. Rogers
Edward and
Elizabeth Strouse
Breebm Brothers Va
Daniel J. O'Donnell
Por
White
James Mb
Spooner
Keri Lorenz
Katara McSleneset
Ak ' Aaron
Sangarehenei Ee
Marvin
Pee ' Bee
Charles F. Schuler
Legal Notices From Various Debtors and Notes
Fragmented court docket items list debtors and notes including Henry Hoffner, Clara Kunzel, Augusta Kunzel, Morris Carter and others. Amounts range from $318 to $1,250 with various notes and on note actions noted as executed or pending. Names include Bandor Steiner, Jen ey Seen, Ferdinand Fibell Jr, Francis X Eibell, and T Bertram Parker among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry D. Leinénweber
Eee Ek
Luigi Zagaresa
Boapert Zagaress
Hoffner
Henry Hoftner
B. L
Bandor Steiner
Jeney Seen
C. M. Kunzel
Augusta Kunzel
Fox N Core
Vaneant Lumber Company Rs. A
Kmig Schofield
No Liens Set Against Property Construction Project
An agreement among Armstrong and Pritzenhoff contractors and the Philadelphia Market Co. to refrain from filing liens on a building at the corner of Twenty ninth and Market Streets was filed in Common Pleas Court yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Armestrong
Henry F. Pritzenhoff
Thomas K. Latta
Armstrong & Pritzenhoff
Philadelphia Market Co
Twenty Ninth and
Market Streets
Common Pleas Court
Yesteray
Courts Face Delayed Sessions and Equity Action Resume
No regular sessions in Courts 1, 3, 4, and 5 until Monday when weekly lists are called. Court 2 concluded cases on last week’s trial list and began Sulzberger’s equity suit illman vs McCaffery, to resume tomorrow. Court 4 approves charter of the White Rose Beneficial Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tria
Sulzberger
Illman
Register of Wills Sees Will Filed for Record in Bloomsburg
A copy of the will of William x Johnson of Bloomsburg Pa formerly of this city was filed for record. It bequeaths a stated estate to relatives. Inventories were filed in several estates with varying values including Ezraings and James B. Phister among others totaling hundreds of dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William x. Johnson
Bloomsburg
Veichmann
James B T. Phister
Ane Homie Wilson
Orphans' Court Awards Balances In Bamber Estate
Judge Ashmah adjudges Albert Bamber estate assets, awarding 69 615.19 to executors for annuities and 5 000 to kin. Bamber, an early city volunteer firefighter, leaves Maggie Loftus an annuity for a life threat claim. Other adjudications include Allen Ebers, William Chase, Susan Giliame, and Lukens estates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashmah
Albert Bamber
Bamber
Ann
Toem
Maggie Loftus
Allen K. Ebers
Samberia Ashman
William Chase
Susan Im
Giliame
Lukens
Grand jury indicts two in separate fatal cases
Indictments returned for Lamartine Crowley over the death of his uncle William Nicholson after a quarrel with a poker weapon and for Michael McCulloan in the manslaughter of Edwin Walsh following a blow during a Germantown baseball game incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamartine Crowley
William Nicholson
Crowley
Nicholson
Michael
Court list of quarter sessions trial cases
Criminal court list with multiple defendants set for trial in rooms 676 and 646 under Judges Martin and Weed. Included are larceny and embezzlement charges, various assaults and batteries, receiving stolen goods, aggravated assaults, and other offenses. numerous defendants named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin
Sherman
Lewis
Attempe
Larcen
Wiskoski
Andrew
Dilis
Aeere i Myer
Kaaron
Pickel
Oscar
Meget
Taylor
Joath
Davis
William
Aseault
Murray
John E
Aseaults
Harris
Clark
John
Rome
Duffey
Joseph
Lentz
Yng
Oes
Quion
Livanders Stanisiana
Barparo
Wilco
Ison
Pretaben
Dubitzkats Rose
Godepberg
Morris
Ast
Batt
Guteebe
Annie
Neyt
Hare
Thomas
Benton
Arthur
Hudson
Edward
Ones
Hartley
Joseph C
Sesion Bay
Jacet
Nettle
Iman
Court notes in Quarter Sessions condemn several thefts and assaults
Albert Morrison jailed six months for receiving a stolen silver watch. William Ruffins got six months for stealing copper wire and journals. Mayor Lewis found not guilty of assault on his wife after prosecutrix request. James Burns sentenced six months for stealing a clock. Charles ODonnell acquitted. Lewis Mason pleaded guilty to larceny of a sewing machine and got one year. Antonio Achille and Nicholas Patrone fined 500 dollars and jailed three months for selling liquor without a license on Sunday. Jacob Jacobowitz youth- sentenced one year for larceny of a cow valued at 75. Michael Smeedy and John Wenate convicted of liquor-sale conspiracy, six months each. Charles Wood acquitted of assault. Frank Sherwood acquitted of larceny of 4. William Miller six months for assault on wife. Multiple other minor verdicts noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin
Albert Morrison
William Ware
William Ruffins
Tatham Brothers
Mayor Lewis
Minnie Lewis
James Burns
Margaret Farrell
Charles O'Donnell
Lewis Hi. Mason
JL. Smith
Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturingmpany
Antonio Achille
Nicholas Patrone
Weess Therlanfer
Charles Wood
William Milliam
Frank Sherwood
Alexander Colemen
Forrest
Satelette BE
Miller
Court notes on White Bone Remedial Association case
A historical court note mentions the White Bone Remedial Association, Joseph, and a dispute with Robert Basses involving alleged battery. The fragment references warlike context and legal action tied to a charter or association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Bone
Joseph
Robert ‘Basses
Lawsuit Summary in Common Pleas and Court No. 5
Mary Jane McArdle sues William Balie of Trenton to recover damages for false arrest. William G. Collins and Rose Collins sue John Conway in Court No. 5 for injuries to Rose on June 4. Judge Stevenson issued a capias fixing Conway bail at seven dollars. John Fitzgerald sues Mary Haever for injuries to Marian on April 20 after a window sill fell at 1825 Flora street, alleging building neglect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Mary Jane McArdle
Captainet
Hee Roe
William Balie
Trenton Auphin Street
William G. Collins
Rose Collins
John Conway
Dama
Stevenson
Conway
John Fitzgerald
Marian
Mary Haever
Common Pleas Court
Little Marian
Flora Street
Chancery Court Continues Testimony in Doughty Estate Case
Vice Chancellor Grey yesterday continued bearing testimony in the bill of exceptions to the fees of Surveyor Charles I Middleton for surveying the estate of the late General Doughty in Atlantic county. The exceptions were taken by an Doughty daughter and heir to the estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grey
Charles I. Middleton
General Doughty
Atlantic County
An Doughty
Hreir
Taxability of pre July mortgage dated deeds clarified
Commissioner Yerkes ruled that recording date does not determine taxability. A mortgage dated before July 1 but recorded on or after July 1 remains taxable under the June 13, 1898 act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Washington
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Yerkes
Rapid Transit Promotion Shocks City Police
William R. Lindner of the Fifteenth ward was made an acting detective yesterday just hours after joining as a substitute policeman. The move breaks an unwritten rule requiring prior special status or sergeant rank before detective appointments. Lindner’s post is described as temporary, with a vacancy in the detective force likely to be filled by him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Bunn
English
Pierre
Bingham
Philadelphia
Mercury
William R. Lindner
Miller
Lindner
Mother Rescues Son From Fire at Germantown Home
Mrs. Charles Reed saved her 4 year old son from a second story blaze at 21 Bringhurst Street Germantown yesterday morning. She carried him through thick smoke to safety. the fire originated in a second floor wardrobe. Damages estimated at $200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Reed
Bringhurst Street
Germantown
Razor Used on Policeman Leads to Arrests in City District
Police cuffed Joseph Taylor 28 after a disorder in a restaurant near Eighth and South streets. Officer Schad was slashed with a razor and hospitalized in serious condition. Taylor posted 800 bail. William Turner, a co resident, was later held on breach of peace with 300 bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Taylor
Mildred Street
Bainbridge
Schad
Pennsylvania Hospital
Taylor
Eighth and
South Streets
William Turner
Carlisle Officials Visit Carlisle Fire Department and Utilities
Carlisle Pa city officials Chief of Fire Peter Morris and engineer G Schwartz with councilmen Joseph Einstein P Humerich E J Weidman W Spahr M Cleary visited to inspect the Fire Department, the Cunberland Company engine house No 16, an old gyre at Holmesburg, and the fireboat Stuart. They toured the Park City Hall and the Electrical Bureau before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisleomoilals
Fire Department
Joseph E. Einstein
P. Humerich
E. J. Weidman
W. Spahr
M. Cleary
Carlisle
Peter Morris
G. Schwartz
Cunberland Company
Aratus
Baxter
Belmont
Girard Avepoe
Holmesburg
Delinquent Merchants Face Legal Action Over Taxes
The final day for mercantile tax payments passed yesterday and the city will sue delinquents. A list of several hundred debtors will go to City Treasurer Moore who will assign cases to magistrates for action. John Wanamaker led in owing about 15 250 reflecting a vast retail operation and related businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
John Wanamaker
Mrs W J Bryan to Visit Philadelphia on Friday
Mrs William Jennings Bryan and her children arrive Friday and will be met at Broad Street Station by Temple College ladies who will host her brief stay. Mr Bryan lecturing at Temple College Saturday night on Civilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
Broad Street
Temple College
Philadelphia
Bryan
Christian Scientists Challenged in Public Discussion
Boston June 25 Lawyer Frederick W Peabody counsel for Mrs Woodbury in the Woodbury Eddy libel suit has challenged Judge Septimus J Hanna First Reader of the First Church of Christ Scientist Alfred Farlow to a joint discussion on various phases of the Christian Science movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Frederick W. Peabody
Action delayed on boulevard plan in Philadelphia
The Art Federation of Philadelphia postponed definitive action on the Boulevard proposal until next Tuesday. The discussion focused on methods to gain public acceptance and city council support, with major speakers stressing the project as a city beautification and economic asset akin to Fairmount Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beck
Leslie W. Miller
Pennsylvania School of Industrial Art
Art Federation
Fairmount Park
Paris
Champs Elysees
Park Boulevard
Washington Monument
City Hall
Special Session Called by Select Council on Thursday
President Miles issued a call for a special session tomorrow at 3 PM. About ten Select Council bills on the appendix include eight for purchase of fire and police sites and school houses. The meeting may consider countersigning warrants for janitors salaries despite a forecasted shortage due to a $3,000 transfer from summer play grounds funds. Common Council ordinances await concurrence. The water rate ordinance, failed previously, likely to be reconsidered with the Mayor seeking passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Select Council
Bellas Not Seriously Hurt After Rifle Range Accident
First Lieutenant Percival Bellas adjutant of the Third Regiment Pennsylvania National Guard was injured at the Fiest Regiment rifle range near Darby Creek Essington Saturday when a bullet hit a steel plate called the screen and splashed. Lead fragments struck below the heart. he was rushed to the city for surgical care and the pieces removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellas
Percival Bellas
Third Regiment
National Guard of Pennsylvania
Fiest Regiment
Darby Creek
Essington
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