Bosses clash over senatorial nominations in The Times
The Times reports a heated dispute among Lane Ashbridge and McNichol over dictating William Berklebach for State Senator in the Fifth and Harry Gransbach in the Second district. The piece condemns bossism and urges voters in the Fifth and Second districts to reject the candidates backed by the so called star chamber clique. It also argues against war with China and criticizes presidential and congressional roles in such decisions.
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Times
Star Chamber
William H. Berklebach
Harry Gransbach
Walton
Lloyd
Lane
Durham
McNichol
Philadelphia
Rosses Lane
Roosevelt Fans Rally for Rough Rider Hat on Nation
Supporters urge national leadership to honor Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders, claiming the iconic hat symbolizes decisive guidance. The piece notes public sentiment cherishing Roosevelt’s legacy and calls for national acknowledgment.
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Roosevelt
President's China invasion order sparks anti-imperial critique
The piece denounces the President's order to deploy the army and navy to China as an illegal, unnecessary act by the Executive without Congress. It argues European powers seek partition of China, contrasts with U.S. restraint, and downplays territorial ambitions while warning against war.
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Spei
China
McKinley
Republic
Congress
Porto Rico
Philippines
President McKinley
Italy
New Orleans
Europe
Turkey
Russia
England
France
Germany
Liberty Congress and anti imperialists shape 1900 vote
A New York conference inspires a Liberty Congress in the West as anti imperialists and mugwumps prepare to oppose McKinley. The piece notes German Turners Irish voters and Burke Cochran signaling broader opposition tied to military policy and fears of entanglement.
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Hawever
New York
Liberty Congress
West
Kansas City
McKinley
Carl Schurz
Oswald Ottendorfer
Turners
Schurz
Veterans in politics stand firm amid criticism
A commentator argues that a broken rib would not force Platt from public life as seasoned statesmen remain active in politics and are said to lack backbone.
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Platt
Controversy Over Bodily Punishment in Schools
The piece notes divided views on corporal punishment in education while seeking to avoid taking sides. It cites a late incident at a Binghamton, New York school as emblematic of the debate about whether pain is ever warranted to enforce discipline or to advance learning.
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Binghamton
Coler
New York
William R. Rodgers
Ohio critic attacks Quigg over Republican platform plank
R Grosvenor of Ohio accuses Quigg of dropping the constitution plank from the platform and promises the President will correct the omission. The piece argues the doctrine would exempt the President from constitutional checks in territories and overseas actions, prompting Republican hesitation and repudiation by the country.
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R. Grosvenor
Ohio
Mr. Qugg
New York
Quigg
Union
East
United States
Lord Salisbury
Republican Party
Congress
Army
War Dogs and the Color of Courage
A controversial line questions the character of soldiers by color while pondering whether a racial trait influences a nation’s martial spirit. The remark links ethnicity with warfare and invites scrutiny of prejudice in wartime rhetoric.
Crusade Against Short Weights in Coal Trade
The Coal Exchange leads a campaign to enforce the legal ton weight to shield small consumers from short weight coal. They call for honest merchants across grain hay dairy and grocery sectors to unite for fair dealing while noting buyers of car loads rely on certified weights and household buyers suffer from short weights and inflated prices.
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Coal Exchange
Dishonest dealers face strict penalties under law
The piece argues that dealers, grocers, butchers and others harmed by dishonest competition should expose and prosecute fraud. It urges honest dealers and purchasers to seek full legal protection, while condemning the dishonest to severe penalties. It also criticizes the Chinese Government as a large, clumsy entity whose disruption could split the country.
Political battles over canal route and post office corruption
The piece critiques the Nicaragua vs isthmian canal debate as political theatre, argues for engineering merit over party stance, and reports on Rathbone’s removal amid Neely defalcation scandals. It calls for full public disclosure and prompt prosecutions to reassure citizens.
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Post Office Department
Rathbone
Cuba
Neely
Quigg Says Nothing After Sawing Planks on Platform
Grosvenor reports that Quigg did not speak about the incident but admits to sawing wood and removing two planks from the platform.
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Grosvenor
Quigg
Sea serpents fade as bug legends rise in summer
The article notes a shift from famed sea serpents to a surge of bug narratives across the nation. It highlights kissing bugs and straddle bugs drawing public attention, with large numbers in Chicago despite lighting, and entomologists debating a rational explanation for this revival in popular mythmaking.
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Chicago
Five boys arrested for swimming in forbidden waters
The report notes five young boys identified and arrested after a snap-shot photograph captured them swimming in forbidden waters near the Wissahickon. It contrasts with older times when proof required more obvious evidence like a shirt on backwards.
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Wissahickon
Three Populists Decline Gubernatorial and Other Nominations
Alabama politicians report three Populist nominees for state offices declining to run, including Rev. E. M. Adama for Governor A. G. Drake for State Treasurer and John H. Porter for Superintendent of Education. The piece also notes various political curiosities and court actions across the nation.
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Alabama
8. M. Adama
A. G. Drake
John H. Porter
Theatres and Parks Vaudeville Lineup Highlighted
A listing showcases Keith's Theatre Grand continuous vaudeville and Chestnut Hill Park acts along with Rosati's Band at Central Park Liberati's Band at Willow Grove and Damrosch's Orchestra at Woodside Park, plus the First Regiment Band and World’s Fair Marine Band at Washington Park.
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Chestnut Hill Park
Rosati
Central Park
World's Fair Marine
Washington Park
Liberati
Willow Grove
Damrosch
Woodside Park
First Regiment
Liquified air experiments hailed as future household boon
A reporter covers Porter F. Cope’s liquified air demonstrations at 50 North Thirteenth Street. He predicts a coming era with climate control in homes, travel to Arctic regions easier, and a cheap, versatile power source that could wash, cook, and wash clothes, while providing cooling for summer and ice for the sickroom.
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Porter F. Cope
North Thirteenth Street
Florida
Cope
Keeley
Mr. Cope
Secretary Johnson departs as convention closes
The last convention official, Secretary Charles W. Johnson of Minnesota, left for Washington to turn over papers to Congressman Charles Dick. He called the convention “one of the most successful” under the Republican banner, noting the calm aftermath and lack of excitement.
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Charles W. Johnson
Minnesota
Washington
Charles Dick
Republican National Committee
Republican
Roosevelt Seen Likely Republican Nominee for 1904
The interview covers party tactics at a convention with many elements missing. Mention of a platform plank change from Nicaragua to Isthmian is examined. Johnson predicts Roosevelt as next nominee if the ticket wins, cites Towne’s shift toward free silver and Populism, and Towne’s proximity to Bryan influencing endorsements and promotions.
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Nicaragua
Republican Party
Walker Commission
Foraker
Roosevelt
Charles A. Towne
Minnesota
Johnson
Towne
Kansas City
Bryan
World’s Women’s Temperance Union reelects Lady Henry Somerset
In Edinburgh on June 26 the congress re elected Lady Henry Somerset as president and chose Mrs L M N Stevy ers of Maine as an additional vice president. The body approved the W C T U of America action on the Chicago temple and cabled greetings to Mrs Stewart of Springfield Ohio and Mrs Thomson of Hillsboro Ohio.
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Edinbugh
World's Women's In Temperance Union Congress
Henry Somerset
L. M. N. Stevyers
Maine
Congress
Women's Christian Temperance Union of America
Chicago
Stewart
Springfield
Thomson
Hillsboro
Admiral Maxse Dead in London at Age 88
Admiral Frederick A. Maxse, once naval aide-de-camp to Lord Raglan during the Sebastopol siege and a noted politician and writer, died in London. He was born in 1838.
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London
Frederick A. Maxse
Lord Raglan
Sebastopol
Father and Son Both in Trouble in Moundshire Case
Bdoger J Walton received a ten year term in Moundshire Virginia after a diamond robbery conviction. The report notes a peculiar coincidence in the case involving Walton and his son, with speculation about their contrasting fortunes.
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Bdoger J. Walton
Moundshire
Lady Curzon Praises Famine Relief Efforts in India
Lady Curzon reports famine in India is more widespread and intense than any prior visitation. She notes lower mortality but higher suffering, cites failures of crops and cattle loss, and outlines government and relief spending totaling over 49 million dollars.
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CascaGco
Lady Curzon
Vicerine
India
D. Eldridge
Chicago India Famine Relief Committee
Wanamaker Improves. Expected to Resume Duties Soon
John Wanamaker has shown notable improvement after several days confined to bed. Doctors Tyson and Deaver have cared for him around the clock, with relatives reporting he may leave his room within a day or two. The illness is linked to a severe winter cold, not considered dangerous.
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John Wanamaker
Scholarship Transfers To Young Davitch At Jefferson Medical College
The Board of Education scholarship committee changed the award from Herbert Willis to David Herman Davitch after confirming Davitch’s 96 graduating exam score. Davitch, son of a Central High School professor, applied for the Jefferson Medical College scholarship and was found entitled to the honor.
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Board of Education
David Herman Davitch
Jefferson Medical College
Herbert Willis
Professor Willis
Central High School
Davitch
Engineer Geyelin Dead Famous French Inventor in American Machinery
Famous French engineer Fmlle Camile Geyelin who built the Fairmount Water Works died. He came to the United States in 1849 and settled in Philadelphia. Geyelin was connected with J. P. Morris & Co. and other iron manufacturers and invented several important water power devices. He married Estelle Laussat in 1854 and left a son Henry Laurent Gege lin, a respected lawyer. The wife and son survive.
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Fmlle Camile Geyelin
Fairmount
Severe Storms Reported in Nome area wrecks noted
The Cleveland arrived from Cape Nome with fifteen passengers and gold. A severe Nome storm on June 5 beached the schooner Alaskan from San Francisco for total loss. passengers saved by the Bear. The Gypsy wrecked with two drowned, including Scott Stewart.
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Seattle
Wash
Cleveland
Cape Nome
Nome
San Francisco
Bear
Scott Stewart
Advertised for a Wife Ends in Quick Marriage
Charles S. Lee a brickyard laborer and widower with six children advertised for a wife five weeks ago. Nearly 1000 answers came in and Miss Margaret Matthews a 19 year old from Cornwall was chosen. Five minutes of conversation sufficed to seal the match and the couple married.
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the Times
Fishkill Landing
N. Y
Charles S. Lee
Margaret Matthews
Cornwall
Rate War Threatened by Wanarettners and DC Underwriters
Committees from the Underwriters' Association of the District of Columbia and several local companies met in the city to oppose a proposed rate reduction. They warned a rate war if any reduction is adopted, while the Wanarettners' Association supported the move.
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Underwriters’ Association of the
District of Columbia
Wanarettners’ Association
Nies
Towed Into Port With Timber Lading From Mobile
The Norwegian bark Seringa, bound from Mobile for Seen ieee, was towed into port leaking and unable to continue its voyage. The vessel carried timber and faced difficulties near berth. status uncertain.
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New York
Berk
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