Candidates on the Erie Ticket in Pennsylvania
The Erie Democratic ticket nominates Pattison for Governor from Philadelphia and Guthrie for Lieutenant Governor from Pittsburgh with Berks backing Secretary of Internal Affairs. Pattison, born 1850 in Maryland, rose from Philadelphia clerk to Governor in 1882 and 1890, later leading reform efforts and national attention. Guthrie, a Pittsburgh lawyer and Democratic leader, has long fought city corruption and chaired the local party.
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Robert Emory Pattison
Quantico
Robert Henry Pattison
Methodist Episcopal Church
Catherine P. Woolford
Thomas Woolford
Maryland
Robert Pattison
Asbury Church
Philadelphia
Central High School
Riche
Lewis C. Cassidy
Pattison
Democrats of
Pennsylvania
Robert E. Pattison
Cleveland
Pacific Railways
Pacific Railway
Harrisburg
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Methodist Ecumenical Council
Washington
Chicago
The
Security Trust and Life Insurance Company of
Overbrook
George W. Guthrie
Pittsburg
Mr. Guthrie
Guthrie
Democratic City Committee
Citizens
John Larkin
Parke Davis
Easton
Northampton County
Osborne
George Taylor
Taylor
America
Davis
Democratic Platform Calls for Reform Across State Government
The Erie Democratic State convention adopts a sweeping reform platform denouncing state government as corrupt and promising an administration free of bribery, lobby influence, and public plunder. It pledges uniform primary laws, personal registration, secret ballots, and an open ballot, while urging labor peace and broad party union for reform.
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Democratic
Erie
Democratic Party of
Pennsylvania
Herod
Union
United States
Republican Organization of
Republican Organization
Commonwealth
Fusion names Thompson and allies for Nebraska governor ticket
In Grand Island fusion of the Democratic and Populist state conventions nominated W. H. Thompson of Grand Island for Governor and E. A. Gilbert for Lieutenant Governor along with a full state ticket split between parties. Bryan declined the nomination after a morning deadlock and calls for harmony.
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Philadelphia Times
Grand Island
Neb
W. H. Thompson
E. A. Gilbert
John H. Powers
J. H. Broady
M. F. Harrington
Holt County
C. J. Smyth
Omaha
William J. Bryan
Smyth
Harrington
Bryan
Thompson
Democrats Name Pattison and Buthrie at Erie
Democrats name Pattison and Buthrie at Erie as the convention adjourns amid applause. Pattison wins the gubernatorial nomination after a tense roll call with Philadelphia delegates voting for Kerr and then backing Pattison, while Guthrie and Nolan are named for lieutenant governor and secretary of internal affairs.
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Pattison
Buthrie
Erie
Davis
Sweet Water
Creasy
Philadelphia
Charles P. Donnelly
Robert E. Wright
Allentown
Lehigh County
Wright
J. Burrwood Daly
P. J. Fitzsimmons
Scranton
Keenan
Eugene
Bonniwell
Nicholas Kolb
Matthew Dittmann
17Th Ward
Friends of the Philadelphia
Kerr
Lawyers and Courts 1900 Judicial Work Shows Mixed Trends
A Parliamentary return on 1900 judicial work notes fewer appeals but more proceedings begun, with total cases entering all courts at 1,810,680 and 429,418 heard. One case started per 25 people, one heard per 75. India, colonies, and Australia supplied 50, 33, and 16 appeals respectively. Jury trials remain popular while specialization grows. Divorce rates are higher in Scotland than England.
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Judicial Committee
India
Australia
House of Lords
Court of Appeal
London
Middlesex
Limited
Individuas
Scotland
England
London Mall
Era of Hustle II Reflects Speed Mindset Across Nations
The piece argues that modern society prizes speed and engineering prowess. It contrasts English caution on public transport with American hustle. The author predicts rapid progress as motor cars and monorails transform culture and economy.
Local forecast for the Delaware Valley region
Rain showers move through Far Eastern Pennsylvania New Jersey and Delaware with brisk west to northwest winds. Thursday and Friday turn fair and cooler as winds shift to the northwest.
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Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Weather Bulletin From Philadelphia Office June 25 1902
United States Weather Bureau Philadelphia reports temperature deficit of 6 degrees today and 10 degree excess since January. Rainfall since June 1 is 0.04 inch with 1.43 inches accumulated since January 1.
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United States Weather Bureau
Philadelphia
Reestablishing Ganday Train Service Between Valascinste and Manenks
A fragmented notice describes restarting a Ganday train service between Valascinste and Manenks on the Pennsylvania Railroad system. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR but intent to place new train runs is indicated.
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Valascinste
Manenks Chunk
Pennsylvania Railroad
Vibe. Seeder
Nts
Pullebel Sdeiobis
Eieat
Sanitary Laws Through Ages From Moses to Sanhedrin
A historical survey traces sanitary codes from Moses who claimed divine health oversight to the Sanhedrin, a 72 member body that compiled laws to regulate food, clothing and shelter and established local courts to enforce health measures, noting long enforcement in Judea before decline.
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Moses
Judea
Jewish Hygiene and Civil Law in Roman States
The piece traces influence of Mosaic, Talmudic, and Justinian laws on hygiene and public health. It cites bans on polygamy and consanguineous marriage, food regulation, leprosy measures, and autopsy practices. It recalls ancient epidemic responses in Rome and Greece and medieval plagues. It cites Livy and Boccaccio on pestilence responses.
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Aesculapius
Apollo
Boccaccio
Florence
Europe
N. Y
Fire consumes odds and ends on Union Square site
Firefighters battled a blaze in a small storage shed used by Holbrook Daly Cabot near Union Square. The 12 by 16 foot structure held torches oil and a barrel of flammable liquid and was destroyed. Police counted $200 in damages. Dinamite stored in a nearby shed sparked no reported injuries.
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Union Square
Fifteenth Street
New York Times
Holbrook, Daly & Cabot
Rapid Transit
Fourteenth Street
Holbrook
Mason's New Obesity Best
The Dallas Times-Herald describes Senator Mason as the inventor of "the fat man's belt" a belt with pockets resembling a sash. It notes he has no patent and credits the device with dignified fatness, comparing it to a historical sash and mentioning a warm coat combination.
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Mason
Reed
Dallas Times-Herald
Ungoemase coronation noted in reform era chatter
The article hints at a peculiar coronation example during King William IV's era and references Earl Grey's government after the reform bill's second reading in 1831, illustrating political turmoil and royal spectacle.
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William IV
Earl Grey
Eeota
Siberian Bear Delights in Cage Teasing Grizzly
A Siberian bear at Bronx Park amuses itself by tantalizing a neighboring grizzly. It saves meat from dinner and moves it toward and away from the bars to provoke the other bear. The grizzly, angered by the prank, withdraws to a corner as others avoid him.
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Bronx Park
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William Lesher
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James Nolan
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Local Weather Report
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Atlanta
N.E
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Sioce
Victor Herbert
Wagner Matinee
Mason’s New Obesity
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WM. J. Clothier
R. D. Little
Postal Telegraph Cable Co
Chestnut Street
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Reublic
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London Chronicle
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Johann Hopp
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