Bribery Inquiry Fizzles As Witness Recants
Harrisburg June 28. A major probe into a $50,000 insurance scandal ends with Frank H. Leonard claiming error in testimony. Leonard’s affidavit says he acted alone to defeat minor insurance bills, without any Senate involvement. Reported exonerations follow. no public naming of implicated senators.
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Tom Times
Harrisaure
Frank H. Leonard
Senate
Leonard
Harrisburg
State of New York
City of New York
Maurice Cobe
City of
New York
A. J. Cobe & Co
Clearfield
Clearfield Creek Coal Mining Company
House of Representatives
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
George B. Woodward
Samuel 8. Voshell
Pennsylvania
Deponent
House of Representatives of
General Assembly
Shortt
Agent French
Merchants Urged Special Train Rates In Philadelphia Meeting
Trades League and city trade bodies met at the Bourse to seek reduced railroad fares for merchants coming to Philadelphia. Aware of interrace concerns, the group discussed securing 500-ticket blocks with Reading Railroad and possibly others, awaiting legal clarity and possible arrangements. The plan hinges on trade bodies screening eligible merchants.
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Committee On
The
Trades League
Board of Trade
William M. Coates
Henry A. Fry
Samuel B. Woolman
Lincoln K. Passmore
Produce Exchange
J. N. White
William Ferguson
Drug Exchange
M. Kline
Hardware Association
J. H. Ritter
Shoe and Leather Exchange
Joseph I. Meany
W. W. Foulkrod
William W. Supple
George E. Barton
Foulkrod
J. K. Wood
Saoarani Railroad
Mr. Foulkrod
Travelers’ National Association
Kline
Coates
Bartel
Meany
Mr. King
Journalists Enjoy Cape May Excursion Under Pleasant Skies
Reporters on the Pennsylvania Railroad annual trip to Cape May describe ideal weather, lively evenings at the Stockton hotel, and social mingling among editors, critics, and executives. George W. Boyd and Col. Frank N. Barksdale receive praise for arranging the outing.
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Cape May
Philadelphia
Stockton
Pennsylvania Railroad
George W. Boyd
Boyd
Frank N. Barksdale
Railroad Company
Postmaster Race Sparks Smyrna Vacancy
In Smyrna a postmaster vacancy draws competition between Union Republicans and regular Republicans with Thomas B. Megear cited as a regular ally. Other items note officers for the Catholic Total Abstinence Society, a Mint position for W Scott Vernon, and a House and Senate clash over US Marshal. A Sussex prison incident and Greenwood’s new railway hotel project round out the brief.
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Wilmington
Smyrna
Thomas B. Megear
John Chinaman Enjoys A Picnic The Great Chinese Festival
A Philadelphia pageant of Chinese youth organizations and missions led a parade to Neshaminy Falls for a day of sports and fireworks. Riders in regulation bicycle suits mixed with Oriental garb while dragon banners and 800 000 fire crackers lit the celebrations. The Christian League event included a boat race and a colorful parade with bands, caps, badges, and a grand pyrotechnic finale.
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Ontario Hall
Grove
Philadelphia
Chinatown
Race Street
John Chinaman
Christian League of Philadelphia
Chinese Young Men's Christian Association
Eighth Street
Columbia Avenue
Broad
Arch
Eighteenth and Arch Streets
Neshaminy Falls
Frederick Poole
Marine Band
Christian League
League
Reading Terminal
Neshaminy Grove
John
EB. L. Anthony
H. C. Bond
W. Careless
William J. Townsend
W. ©. Reader
A. C. Butler
Wong Dong
Mr. Poole
Lee Fow
Lee Sing
Chung
Lum Hing
Tom Lee
William Lee Yoke
Young Bock
You Bock
William Lee
Laurada to be Sold at Public Auction
The filibustering steamship Laurada lies at the Harlan & Hollingsworth wharf without an owner. United States Marshal Lannan seized her April 2 for violating neutrality laws by sailing to Cuba with an armed expedition. Claims exceed 10 000 dollars and DA Vandegrift seeks sale from the Custom House steps to satisfy creditors.
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Laurada
Coimbiied
Pinkerton
High Seas
Harlan & Hollingsworth Company
United States
Vandegrift
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Quaker City
Cuba
Hughes
Lannan
Delaware River
Delaware
Ireland
Custom House
Bradford
Hart Steamship Company
Antonio Reubens
Marriages and Obsequies Listed in Philadelphia Notices
A Philadelphia area page lists numerous marriage anniversaries and a long string of funeral notices. Entries name Edgar Apple and Jennie Barnes. Hipple Sharp. Johnston Samuels. Leila Westerill. many deceased including Catherine Ahern and Ellen Crotty, with funeral details, dates, times, and burial places across churches and cemeteries such as Cathedral Cemetery and Mount Vernon.
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Asteo Preese
New York
William F. Anderson
Edgar F Apple
Jennie Barnes
Fannier
Sam- Tera
Camden
Martin—Wetherill
Joseph Martin
Leila A. Wetherill
Philadelphia
Morgan—Greene
New Haven
Conn
Kine W
Funeral held for Dr Alexander G McAuley at West Laurel Hill
The funeral for Dr Alexander G McAuley who died Friday morning was held at his home 2827 Frankford Avenue with Rev Robert Hunter of Union Tabernacle Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment followed at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. He was 74 and long served as pastor at Union Tabernacle.
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Thomas Ert
Tivert
Kate Me
Pauline Gheen
Famien
Elien
Boib
Med
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Owen
Éairen
Mary
St. Fips. Guard
Liberty Street
Camden
Sacredeart Church
Ireville
Holy Cross Mackellar
William
Cathedral Cemetery
Montgomery
Idolett J
Archibald
Theresa Montgomery
Napa Street
Muench
Amelia Muench
Rosina
Charles Jacob Muench
South Fifth Street
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John Mullin
South Eighth Street
Nichols
Alhambra
Arizona
Ada
Eugene
Nixon
Annie M
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Church of the Gesu
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William H. Peiffer
Samuel D. Proud
Main Street
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Mamie E
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Neff Street
Rolling
Annie Louise Eeearer
Charles and
Mary Rolling
Dickinson Street
New Cathedral Cemetery
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Yorkshire
Engand
Allen Steelman
North Twelfth Street
Mount Peace Cemetery
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Katie
Lewis Stringfellow
George W
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Sears Street
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Gertrude E. Subers
John and
Lavenia Williams
Turner
Jacksonville
Fla
John Turner
Thomas Turner
Germantown Avenue
Unrath
Thomas
Mary Unrath
Ashmead Street
Germantown
Walker
John
Francis
Ellen Walker
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Altar Society
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Winton Street
Church of the Epiphany
Waterson
Arthur
Kate Waterson
Oakford Street
Webrb
Pittsburg
William M. Webb
Soret
Alaoomon Lodge
Oriental Chapter
St. Alban’s Commandery
Philadelphia
Knights of Birmingham
West Laurel Hill
Broad Street
Wharton
Mary A
John Wharton
Melon Street
Whith
Chalkley
Elizabeth Speakman
Alexander
North Fifty-second Street
Fernwood Cemetery
West Chester
Widmeier
Magdalene BE. Widmeier
Henry L. Widmeier
Valentine
Margaret Schimpf
North Fifth Street
Wilson
Maria
Robert W
Union Street
West Philadela
Hopewell Cemetery
Chester
Alexander G. McAuley
Frankford Avenue
Robert Hunter
Union Tabernacle Presbyterian Church
East York
Coral Streets
West Laurel Hill Cemetery
McAuley
Union Tabernacle
Marriages Recorded in Local Licenses List
A roster of marriage licenses lists numerous couples including George H Wittock and Anna E B Rodigo, John W Bassier and Louisa Biron, John W Coley and Sadie Bradley, and many others with varying spouses. The fragment also includes names such as James L Riddell and Sarah J Smallwood, Isaac W H Joiner and Georgeanna Jackson, and Henry Herbert and Emma Copeland among many entries.
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George H. Wittock
Anna EB. Rodigo
John W. Bassier
Louisa Biron
John W. Coley
Sadie Bradley
Kurtz P. Wilson
Martha P. Stuart
Joseph P. Murphy
Annie C. Sheridan
Wardzu Bueshowski
Maryzana Wroniewicz
Thomas Logue
Mary A. Cooney
Joseph Bundy
Catharine Clomax
Alfred Veitch
Bertha L. Woodhams
Charles Borgh
Sebrid Thur
Harry H. Richman
Sarah H. Fitzsimmons
John H. Rentchler
Ida F. Taylor
James L. Riddell
Sarah J. Smallwood
Isaac W. H. Joiner
Georgeanna Jackson
Charles M. Haux
Katie Schildkneéent
Eugene
H. Koch
Helen Wiegant
Patrick Gormley
Bella Clarey
Samuel M. Down
Sadie J. Smith
Anthony Sweeney
Rose McCafferty
Meredith B. Leach
Frances A. Frazier
Frederick J. Neithamer
Laura L. Alt
George A. Brown
Effigean M. Farley
Samuel B. Yocum
Florence V. Restein
Edward McFadden
Mary Finn
Frederick Reichwein
Kate Wagner
Francis L. Cardoza, Jr
Blanche Warrick
James L. Ruddle
Elizabeth A. Dennison
John J. Cooley
Theresa Steetz
Henry Herbert
Emma Copeland
Peter Carr
Isabella Sherry
Victor Merceron
Kate Schenfele
Sigmund Schwartz
Cecilia Nadler
William A. Loos
Anna Buchmann
Ralph A. Potter
Vernetta Krause
Frank M. Jenkins
Lizzie M. Waters
James L. Wall
Margaret L. Jarrett
John W. Morris
Emma L. Miller
John H. Keyes
Marion Montague
Austen Hennion
Gertrude
Menge
Joseph R. Eldred
Mary Fleming
Irving G. Estill
Anna Hoffmann
Charles Collins
Johanna Anderson
Peters Street
Becker J. Gough
Jane F. Readdy
McAllister
Ax A. Ero
Fae
Celebrated French Femele Pills Offered By Mail
REE TRIAL TO LADIES Dr La Franco presents Celebrated French Femele Pills as a reliable regulator. Priced at 1 and 2.50. Free sample by mail or at St. Cloud Pharmacy Arch cor Seventh. Also includes a clairvoyant ad and medical devices for rheumatism.
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St. Cloud
Arch
Hoffman
Franklin Street
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