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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1902
Page
9
In Washington on June 25 the Senate and House moved toward final action on the omnibus Statehood measure and sundry civil and army bills. Conferees reported on the isthmian canal and naval appropriations, with key votes over barracks funding and purchase of ships. discussions touched on tariffs and executive appointments as the session neared its close.
The Philadelphia government bill progressed in the House with 15 sections completed. Georgia’s Mr Bartlett supported an amendment reassigning authority in the Philippines to the United States, seeking a legislative role for island governance and census provisions, while Connecticut’s representative urged limits on the island population’s representation.
Washington June 25 The Senate has confirmed the nominations of Colonel William H. Carter assistant adjutant general and Major Tasker H Bliss commissary to be brigadier generals.
Washington reports no change in arrangements for the late Lord Pauncefote's body. The funeral ship Brooklyn was to reach England around July 14 after the coronation, with a telegram confirming its departure for Annapolis.
The first week of the new fast mail service, begun June 1 between New York and St. Louis with intermediate cities, cut one business day in travel to St. Louis and beyond. Similar gains were reported at Pittsburgh and along Pennsylvania lines west of Altoona, with many side lines expected to show at least equal improvement.
Washington June 25 The following class postmasters were appointed to vacancies in the fourth class post offices across the country including men and locations noted in theAnnouncements by the Department of Posts.
A Senate bill introduced by Senator Quay aims to prevent obstructions and debris in Philadelphia Harbor. It mirrors New York harbor rules, authorizes penalties, and creates harbor supervision and dredging disposal requirements with enforcement by a designated line officer and inspectors.
Washington June 25 the sundry civil appropriation bill passed the House striking out 574 340 of Senate amendments remaining in dispute amounting to 1 283 050 Main items removed include Portland quarantine station Lighthouse tender for Porto Rico Cape Lookout Lightship and other lighthouse projects Also kept 166 000 Ram Island Ledge 100 000 Mile Rocks and other light stations The bill finalizes at 60 125 450 in total appropriations.
The Senate Appropriations Committee concludes work on the general deficiency appropriation bill, increasing total appropriations by 8.47 million to 8.405 billion. Major boosts include 1 million for Hawaii’s bubonic plague disaster, 500 thousand to reimburse G Milburn for labor payments in Buffalo, and 449,416 for depreciation claim judgments. Additional funds cover Charleston Exposition claims, Vermont war expenses, Court of Claims judgments, and other items including Philadelphia and Philippines expenditures. A 1 million de-appropriation is reallocated for navy provisions.
Washington dispatch reports Army Major Charles G. Start of the Twenty-Fifth Infantry relieved from further duty as a member of the examining board. He will report by telegraph to the commanding department.
A loss note mentions a package said to contain 1152 subsistence funds turned over for shipment. A board of officers including Colonel Joselyn and Lieutenant Colonel Johnston is to meet in Washington on October 1, 1902, to prepare mustering relations. Navy updates list detachments, training assignments, and vessel movements with ports and dates in June.
John M. Hartman calls for a training school for stokers to master soft coal firing and reduce smoke. He proposes a certificate of proficiency and an ordinance to establish the program at the water bureau furnaces. Samuel P. Town questions coal switching post strike, while Hartman defends soft coal use as permanent. The committee on boiler inspection was formed to draft the ordinance.
Mrs. Washington L Noble of 2240 Mickle Street East Side Camden was packing to join her husband in Texas when a telegram arrived announcing his death in the Goffey oil fields. Noble had left Camden a year ago, bought a Texas home, and planned a reunion today.
The Trenton State House Commission instructed Attorney General McCarter to abandon condemnation to seize the Green residence next to the State House as an executive mansion. After a fruitless private sale attempt, the matter will be left to the Legislature next winter to decide on condemnation.
The full summer schedule of the Pennsylvania System West Jersey and Seashore Railroad takes effect Saturday June 25. Express service to Atlantic City runs from Philadelphia Broad Street via the Delaware River Bridge at 5 00, 5 40, 8 40, and 2 41, plus 4 14 and Sundays 5 00 and 2 0 A M. From Market Street Wharf weekday trains include 4 50, 8 32, 10 00 A M and 1 00, 2 00, 3 00, 4 00, 5 24 P M with Sunday 8 00, 8 20, 9 00 and 10 00 A M. Returning trains depart Atlantic City for Broad Street Station via Delaware River Bridge at 10 00 A M and 2 15 P M. Cape May trains run weekdays at 9 00 and Saturdays only with express service to Cape May at 5 00 and 4 00 P M. Ocean City service details are partially listed with departures noted.
In Manhattan Judge Herman Joseph of the Seventh District Municipal Court upheld the Health Department’s power to regulate smoke emissions. The Ebling Brewery Company was fined for discharging black smoke without proper furnace controls, while warnings were issued to the Pennsylvania Railroad ferry service and the New York Sugar Refining Company to curb soft coal use. Tammany aims to renominate Henry M. Goldfogle in the East Side district amid reapportionment and potential anti Tammany fusion on judiciary tickets. The Rev. Dr. Eugene A Hoffman will leave an estate of about 100,000 with major bequests to the General Theological Seminary and Protestant Episcopal institutions. Lady Pauncefote and family sailed for Southampton. Evelyn Stedeker sues Alvin Crocker for 50,000 in breach of promise. Crocker testifies amid settlement talks.
Mr Crocker recounts a woman proposing to him asking if he is married and where his wife is. He says his wife left him in November 1895 and has not seen her since. The woman claims by New York law he could marry if willing to take the risk.
A clergyman recounts a dream guiding him to a village, vicarage, and church register where a marriage entry Matthew H to Ellen R is found. He then secures the certificate, sends it to a solicitor, and learns its discovery could transform a respectable but poor family into affluence.
Mrs. Eimery Holmes known as the Silver Queen of Utah controls fifty million dollars in mining properties. The Utah socialite, widow of A B Emery, later married Colonel Edwin Holmes of Michigan. Senator Kearns is a partner in her enterprise. her output is expected to continue strongly. The article highlights her wealth, gowns, jewels, and opulent residence.
A small Boer party visits the city seeking bemes in the North while locals note their arrival and possible follow up operations.
Judge Walter Cox, former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, died at age 76 in Washington after liver trouble. He was born in Washington, admitted to the bar in 1845, served on the district bench from 1870 to 1899, and presided over notable cases including Guiteau’s Garfield assassination trial. He leaves a daughter and son. D. H. Neiman, 76, Democratic politician and longtime editor, also died suddenly in Easton, Pa, after chronic illness.
The six year old Ignatz Kapa of 4320 Cresson Street Manayunk was found drowned in the Manayunk Canal below Levering Street yesterday. He left home Tuesday afternoon and a playmate saw him walking along the canal. His cap was later found near the recovery site.
The French tobacco monopoly yields about £13,000,000 annually for the state and employs an army of officials. Tobacco moves through district depots. shops must buy with cash, no trade credit allowed. Inspectors regularly check stock and log figures. the number of tobacconists is tightly limited and state-appointed.
A London jury panel in the King’s Bench Division included sixty two men named Clark or Clarke. The mass name coincidence drew laughs as clerks selected George Clark and then multiple others. Most jurors hailed from Hackney. only two non Clark or Clarke members were Coster. In a Grantham court, eleven Browns and one Aring served, prompting the question if Smiths ever fill a whole jury.
Edgar Williams of Indianapolis is described as Indiana’s youngest grandfather at about 80. His great grandson seven months old shows a large multi generation family including a 80 year old great-great grandmother and a 64 year old great grandmother with a 40 year old grandfather and a 21 year old father. The article notes a history of very early marriages in the Williams line and mentions several relatives with ages and roles.
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