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Citizens' Meeting Draws Wide Philadelphia Support at Academy
A large, representative list of Philadelphians signed up for the evening meeting at the Academy of Music. The movement opposes officials alleged as tyrants, pledging to back District Attorney Rothermel for re election as a stand against machine dominance and corruption. Public sentiment is described as fully aroused to check oligarchic power.
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Academy
Rothermel
Lawless Legislation and Bar Association Address
The Pennsylvania Bar Association criticizes the upper act and railway corporation acts as dangerous to local government and constitutional rights. The address urges constitutional limits and warns of potential abuse if the governor or legislature gains extended control over municipalities. The stance reflects the bar’s view on protecting self government and shaping future legislative restraint.
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Supreme Court
Scott
Legisla
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Railway Corporation
City Hall Transfer Ends Thirty Year Building Commission Era
The Building Commissioners transfer control of the City Hall project back to city government marking the end of a 30 year era. The commission spent twenty four million dollars on the Broad and Market site, yet the building remains unfinished amid state Capitol funding debates.
Builders past and present shape a colossal plan
The text credits McArthur and the Commissioners for a vast architectural program started amid rapid change in construction and taste. It notes innovations, delays, and doubled work as new methods emerged, praising steadfast leadership while warning how future shifts might alter value and scale. The piece argues for long range planning.
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McArthur
Mayor Ashbridge Seeks Unity in City Reform Plan
The editorial supports the mayor for proposing to convene representative citizens to form a program addressing key urban needs. It endorses prioritizing Delaware channel improvements with a $2 million loan, backing removal of Blockley almshouse and asylum sites on Petty's Island, and urges timely action on major overdue reconstructions.
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Delaware Channel
Philadelphia Hopeful Plan for City Improvement
The mayor and supporters argue for a grand plan to modernize Philadelphia. They contend the cost will be offset by profits and that water supply upgrades rely on recent scientific progress. Officials vow intelligent, honest effort for the city’s good and glory.
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Wu Ting-fang praised as example to missionaries
The piece argues Wu Ting-fang, the Chinese minister, is a model of courtesy and effectiveness. It contrasts his diplomacy with American missionaries in China, praising his tact and ethics while criticizing some Western critics and noting his broad respect for host nations.
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Philadelphia
China
Wu Ting-fang
Thin
American Investment in Mexico and Imperial Influence
The piece argues that American ventures south of the border mark a decisive shift in hemispheric power. It credits Americans with awakening Mexico, creating a rapid industrial dominion, and linking Mexico to the United States by rail and commerce, altering perceptions and confidence on both sides of the border.
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Mexico’s promise for American investment and growth
The piece argues Mexico offers vast untapped resources and high security for foreign capital. It notes political stability improving, rail and fuel access expanding, and a bright economic revolution forecast by experts. It highlights rising U S–Mexico trade, with American buyers and investors shaping Mexico’s industrial ascent.
When to Borrow
Several U S cities use finance commissions to oversee loans. Commission members are typically highly regarded bankers who serve without pay. Their duties are light and mainly involve advice on borrowing by the city.
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Ashbridge
Finance Commission
United States
American elites haul sherry from Queen Victoria's bins and press Cuba policy
The piece notes rich Americans shipping large quantities of sherry from Queen Victoria's bins to circles like Tammany Hall. It discusses Italy's use of American wheat for macaroni, Platt's Cuba stance, plans to build a yacht for the German Emperor, and criticizes Rot Hermel's impartiality in Moyamensing.
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United States
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Academy
Moyamensing
Fragmented verse lines hint at hidden musical imagery
A garbled text string presents fragmented phrases about music, harmony, and nature. It mentions rock and tree imagery, a rose described as crimson, a white bare form in rain, and a long green fugue beneath the sun, with nonsensical insertions throughout.
Pennsylvania Aims for General Bar Admission Standard
The piece argues for a uniform Pennsylvania bar admission standard via a State Board of Law Examiners to raise quality. It cites diverse practice in districts, anecdotes from old examinations, and criticism of lax rules, with reference to the American Bar Association push and Ohio politics. It also touches on Twain, missionaries in China, and international reactions.
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Reverdy Johnson
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Florida
Ba Sant
Marshall
Sickles and Evans in Pension Office spat stirs party dynamics
General Daniel E Sickles cites a Republican committee assurance that H Clay Evans would be ousted if McKinley wins again Evans responds accusing Sickles of inconsistency The Pension Bureau remains under the same commissioner and staff with the president’s pleasure governing the office. Evans is praised as faithful and capable and no vacancy should be created to appease critics.
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Daniel E. Sickles
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Kinley
H. Clay Evans
Evans
General Sickles
Grand Army
Pension Bureau
Sickles
Tme
National Republican Committee
Commissioner of Pensions
McKinley
The Cuban Situation
Commentary on Cuban politics cites lack of common honesty among Cuban leaders in Havana while noting U S plans to recognize a provisional government and withdraw. The piece criticizes both Republican and National parties for their stance on amending the constitution and warns about ineffective political maneuvering by Cuban factions.
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Platt
Cuba
Congress
Independent
United States
Philadelphia Inquirer
Onuba
Havana
Petty Island project faces legal and cost obstacles
The Philadelphia Record urges moving Blockley Almshouse residents to nearby poor farms but warns Petty Island in New Jersey complicates public law and cross state jurisdiction. Proponents claim up to three million dollars needed for land filling and building, while city lands could be used within months to relieve Blockley sooner.
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Asylum For the
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Petty’s Island
New Jersey
Bureau of Charities
Blockley Almshouse
Petty Island
Pennsylvania
Wh Ting-fang lauded as peaceful envoy to United States
From Today's Philadelphia Poems a portrait of Wh Ting-fang as a respected representative of a great people and a government allied with the United States at peace. The piece defends Wu minister from blame for missionary misfortunes and warns against hostile questions to him during a Fourth of July visit, calling potential protestors Boxers. Police are urged to curb any Boxer demonstration in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Hammond
China
Baptism in Engine Cab and Miscellaneous Odds
A locomotive engineer from Waycross Ga. was baptized in the cab of his engine due to his work preventing church attendance. The Penobscot tribe grows from 245 in 1880 to about 400. Maine earmarks 8000 annually for tribal benefit. A walnut tree sale nets 1500 with total product value 60000. A lighthearted note on a debated hugging case, police and park guards roles, and a Salvation Army contact in Astoria. A Georgia Deacon’s for rain tale fades into club chatter and unreliable friendship banter.
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Waycross, Ga
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