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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1897
Page
1
A court found no evidence to support Judge Gordon’s accusations against Eastern Penitentiary officials, dismissing the charges and clearing the officials of wrongdoing. No further action was reported.
Reports detail six inmates officially Insane at examination and thirty seven under special observation for mental disorder at a penitentiary. Most Insane upon admission. several committed to avoid capital sentences. Committee found humane treatment and sought removal where appropriate.
Harrisburg dispatch reports the joint legislative committee found no basis for charges against the Eastern State Penitentiary. The 1897 inquiry inspected inmates, staff, and conditions, praising cleanliness, humane treatment, and restraint while noting overcrowding and rare force use.
Special Telegram reports Senator Smith of New Jersey accuses the House of being disorganized under President McKinley and claims the Cuban_resolution is smothered by dictation. He says Tom Reed yields to patronage and will publish his committee list after adjournment, aligning with the President and Speaker Reed.
A single bolt at Wortth Georgia wrecked the convict camp and lumber yard, killing two, injuring ten with eight expected to die, freeing seventy inmates. Guards fired on escaping prisoners. bloodhounds tracked them as the yard burned and surrounding buildings collapsed.
MapRip reports Senor Canovas del Castillo says if Cuban forces suffer heavy sickness in the rainy season the government will dispatch 20000 additional troops in October to keep the army at full strength and crush the insurgents.
In Columbus on June 28 delegates flood the Democratic State Convention with McLean of the Cincinnati Enquirer holding a commanding lead over rivals for the Senate seat. Governor prospects center on Hough as the main rival while free silver dominates the platform aims.
The Board of Surveyors approved grading Dela Ware avenue between Vine and South streets. A saloon at 2701 South street reported a Sunday burglary with $50 stolen. A rear shutter was pried open. Four horses burned to death in a rear Elm avenue stable. one valued at $500, total damage $2,000. A house at 83817 Atlanta street reported a mysterious break in with $30 stolen. Joseph K. Wharton posted bail for reckless driving after colliding with Salvationists at Eighth and Cherry. Coroner ruled death by own action for Tilgham H. F. Adams found with Jaudanum in Wister's Woods, Germantown.
Rev Henry B Strodach, missing since the Lutheran Synod adjourned in Harrisburg, returned home this evening. He had been in Lancaster and vicinity with friends, unaware of any concern, and hunting parties had been organized until this morning. He contacted Rev Charles L Fry and police, who notified his wife.
A fire at the John B. Stetson Company big hat manufactory on Fourth Street between Columbia and Montgomery avenues broke out about 1:30 AM. The blaze prompted a second and third alarm as flames spread rapidly and by 2:00 AM threatened to consume the entire building.
Nine children were killed and many injured when a church wall collapsed at Solana in Ciudad Real province. The disaster occurred on June 28 and authorities report numerous casualties.
Edward Doubert, 24, was killed when a heavy log fell during unloading from a lighter at the foot of Jefferson Avenue in Camden. Reynolds and Motes jumped into the water but Doubert was fatally crushed. coroner to investigate. Doubert had worked eight weeks for United Rail Supply Company. his brother died on a railroad last year.
James H. Smith a 14 year old colored boy is jailed in Annapolis on charges of trying to wreck the Bay Ridge excursion train from Washington. He placed a railroad tie on the track near Dark Woods. Isaac Tucker saw the act and frightened him away. Tucker chased the boy to Bests Station then reported to railroad authorities. Smith was later found at a colored church and locked up in default of bail. Nine coaches were aboard the train.
Dr Richard L Metcalfe a respected physician of St Louis was indicted by the grand jury for assault with intent to kill. He surrendered. Willie Smith the boy who was wounded when trespassing on the doctor s property was shot in the shoulder and is now recovering after a period of peril.
In Lebanon on June 28 rumors claim Bird Coleman furnaces at Cornwall and North Cornwall, owned by William Freeman, will restart within a month. The plants have been idle for over a year and several hundred workers will be rehired, boosting labor on the Cornwall iron ore banks.
A Cape Town dispatch reports Sir Herbert Maxwell's son, MP for Wigtownshire, perished after going astray in a Rhodesian veldt. A search party found his body, the cause listed as starvation.
A boiler of 2000 cubic metres capacity exploded at a Rogan factory near Kosel in Prussian Silesia. The blast wrecked the works and killed five workers while fatally injuring three others. Authorities reported the accident occurred yesterday in June.
Brisbane reports another European party killed in New Guinea with no details available yet. The incident underscores ongoing violence and lack of information about the tragedy.
The article outlines Independence Day celebrations across Philadelphia with major displays in Fairmount Park and along the river. It highlights a military sham battle near Belmont Mansion, balloon ascensions at Memorial Hall, boat races viewed from Rockland Cliff, and evening fireworks at multiple parks and city streets, plus a noon speech at Independence Square.
Policeman Barnes testifies at Magister Gillespie that Charles Snyder clashed with him while officers intervened in a domestic quarrel at 912 North Third Street. Snyder and an accomplice, aided by Snyder's dog, were subdued after a brick struck the animal. Both men held on $400 bail.
Burglars entered the Haskell and Tripp department stores in New Bedford between 11 p.m. Saturday and 7 a.m. Sunday, prying open a safe with tools stolen from the hardware department and obtaining about $1,000. Local authorities investigate the break in after the overnight theft.
A Twenty-ninth district raid yesterday netted four youths aged 12 to 14 from Markoe street and Forty-sixth street and Girard avenue. Joseph Conway William Moore Walter Young and William Crawford were arrested while others escaped.
Harvey Wiggins 63 of 2427 East Norris Street fell twenty feet from a ladder while cleaning windows at the Northeast Manual Training School yesterday afternoon. He sustained a fractured right leg and multiple bruises and was taken to Samaritan Hospital.
Advertising copy touts MILLER'S at 255 and 257 South Third Street offering the best assortment in America at the lowest prices for shoppers seeking bargains.
Our salesmen report growing demand for seven fifty and ten dollar suits while sales of fifteen and twenty dollar suits rise. The firm notes tax resources stretched but welcomes proof that customers have more money to spend and seek top tailoring. Perry & Co. at 1520 Chestnut Street promotes its services.
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