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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1900
Page
2
A letter from a shopper recounts ordering an $8.75 gas range after seeing it advertised. The item arrived with a C O D tag showing $7.90, prompting praise for the store's pricing method and a question about risking 85 cents or more for others.
Chambray Surplice waists from 50c with white lawn collars in colors blue old rose and pink. Varied waists in percale chintz and India lawn up to $3.95. Skirts include five-gore duck, crash, white pique, Belfast linen, and black duck styles from 75c to $5.05. Second Floor displays varied trims and finishes for summer wear.
A musk muslin underwear store advertises 300 Cambric Corset Covers from 25c to 50c, various lace trimmed pieces, including gowns and drawers. It notes the shop rejects garments that are faulty in fit or sewing. Dust remains at end of listing.
Advertises Novelty blue flame oil stoves from one to four burners with stands and accessory cookware. Lists prices for stoves, coffee pots, sauce pans, dish pans, pails, cuspidors, freezers in various sizes, granite ware, copper bottom items, wash boilers, wires, scales, and clothing lines. Basement sale location noted as Basement.
Census enumerators, after finishing their grueling field work, clamored at City Hall for overdue pay. Many are poor and have fallen behind on rent, facing possible eviction as officials delay wages until August or later. The report notes Chicago's population growth is weak, prompting a recount request, while portfolios move to Washington.
The Boer envoys in the United States issue a farewell address thanking the American public for sympathy toward the two republics. They regret being unable to accept many invitations and detail alleged British betrayal, the Jameson raid, and claim that capitalists control South Africa’s press.
A historical printer credit note from Pink & Son at 59 South Fourth Street lists an order for one million fed envelopes with a unit price of 61.386. The entry records production details and the supplier's address for archival reference.
A new Paragon electric fan unit will be installed at Edison Powelton and other city light connections. Replace bulbs with the fan plug, and a breeze plant is ready after five turns. The unit costs $12 instead of $16, enabling ten thousand homes to afford it.
A grand jury returned four teen indictments against Harry States William E Brill and George B Kelley for attempting to defraud railroad companies by scalping tickets during convention week Brill Kelley and States held in bail with arraignment completed Clerks of the Wendig and Bingham House hotels and a cigar area employee were among the defendants and await further proceedings tomorrow at Quarter Sessions.
Report from Quemados notes improved yellow fever conditions with only four deaths to date including Major Frank H. Edmands, acting inspector general for General Fitzhugh Lee. General Lee declines further action as the situation stabilizes.
LondonJune 26 An historic libel case in Lord Russell's court ends with Prince Charles De Looz heir to a continental family receiving one farthing in damages from a newspaper that listed him among European convicts. The defense argues for unduly harsh portrayals while police testimony labels him a continental swindler and lists alleged culpable acts.
Masons from New Castile Wilmington Philadelphia and their wives held a gala night in the Opera House last evening to observe St. John's Day under the St. John's Lodge committee. The event featured a dress by L Irving Handy and details of the program were outlined in a special telegram.
W G Hastings of Wilber Nebraska wins $2000 American Philosophical Society prize for best essay on The Development of the Law as Illustrated by the Decisions Relating to the Police Power of the State. Endowment honors Henry M Phillips of Philadelphia. Miss Emily Phillips funds. Judges include Senator Edmunds Judge Gray Patterson Pepper and Wharton Pepper.
Magistrate Wilhere ordered five boys to court after they bathed in the canal adjacent to Wissahickon Worsted Mills. Mills proprietor Mr Bell supplied a photo to police. Special Policeman Martin identified Percy Waldron Michael Sullivan and John Whitcomb from the faces.
Yesterday in court the following individuals were adjudged voluntary bankrupts. Charlies Baron trading as Charles Baron and Co of Philadelphia liabilities two dollars six cents and debts to creditors 4 232 10 J George Morgen and the Morgan of
The State Board opens exams for 380 candidates at Industrial Hall Broad Street above Vine with sessions from 2 to 5 pm through Friday. Boards include allopathic, homoeopathic, and eclectic committees. rules require security, no aid, and strict time limits.
Chief Building Inspector Hill led an inquiry into Friday’s partial collapse at the Bell Telephone building on Seventeenth Street and Allegheny Avenue. He cited removal of two wooden centers from setting concrete and the extra weight of four laborers with 30 pound tamping rammers as the cause.
Mary Schionen, a domestic, fell from a fire escape in New York on June 26 while seeking air. She fractured her skull and broke both legs as an ambulance arrived. Father Breslin of the Church of Immaculate Conception hurriedly arrived and performed last rites during the transport.
The press group from Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington along with their wives totaling over 300 returned to Broad Street Station after a Cape May visit hosted by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. They enjoyed luxurious hospitality at Stockton House with entertainment by D T Morgans and Prof Morgan s orchestras, bathed and sailed, and attended a grand annual hop with ornate costumes. Notable attendees included W Armbroster W H Antrim Miss Antrim Mrs J S McCartney F J McWade and Mrs F J McWade.
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