Atlantic City Goes Dry On Sunday Amid Rush Of Liquor Trade
Atlantic City faces a dry Sunday for saloons as Justice Hendrickson and Mayor Stoy enforce a county wide order. Brewers bottlers and hotels fill the day with customers while police prepare for arrests if any saloons stay open. Local liquor men confer at the Hotel Windsor to decide on enforcement, with support for compliance and warning that law and public sentiment will be upheld.
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Atlantic City
Justice Hendrickson
Stoy
Eldridge
Hotel
Windsor
Louis Kuelinle
Hendrickson
Senate
General Assembly
State of New Parice
Court of Oyer and Terminer
Camden man held on threats to life of woman in Atlantic City
Harry P. Begley of Camden was arrested and held on 200 bond to keep the peace after Mrs. Rachael McGowan accused him of threatening her life on multiple occasions. He allegedly visited the Donnelly House in Atlantic City and made further threats.
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Philadelphia Times
Atlantic City
Rachael McGowan
Harry P. Begley
Camden
Christian Science Leader Held on Embezzlement Charge
Dr George Tompkins of Camden Christian Science leader was held in 1500 bail by Justice Stackhouse after Miss Kate McCulloch sued in Chancery to recover trust funds. He was charged with embezzlement amid allegations he failed to return a fee of 400. The case stems from the trust funds dispute and alleged misappropriation.
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George Tompkins
Christian Science Leader
Camden
Kate McCulloch
Court of Chancery
Justice Stackhouse
Tompkins
Christian Science Eae
Strike on a Club Train Notices Attract Passengers
Shortly after the club train left Atlantic City yesterday at 7 am, every seated commuter aboard received a notice stating that from July 1, 1901, season reservations in West Jersey and Seashore parlor and club cars require advance payment. Passengers desiring seats should call at the ticket office by order of the assistant general passenger agent.
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Atlantic City
West Jersey
Seashore
Pasagent
Seashore Service Club Car Strike at Camden Bay
Regular riders on the Pennsylvania Road seashore service faced long delays as a club car issue affected about thirty prominent businesswomen who paid twenty five cents for reserved seats. The arrangement had lingered for years and a strike sentiment persists while authorities expect a rapid, satisfactory adjustment.
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Pennsylvania Road
Ladesp
Spite fence case ends with six cent damages
Freehold on June 29 a fence dispute between Theodore F. Clark and Mrs. Sarah J. Applegate reached court. Justice Hulse ruled in favor of Mrs. Applegate awarding six cents damages for the encroaching structure between their lots.
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Freehold
Theodore F. Clark
Sarah J. Applegate
Applegate
Clark
Hulse
Four Skeletons Found in Delaware River Sand Pit
Workmen employed by Alton Rapp of Holland uncovered the skeletons of four men in a sand pit along the Delaware river. The remains are believed to be those of Indians who died about a century ago.
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Flemington
Alton Rapp
Holland
County
Delware River
Hunter Murder Trial Jury Drawn for July Sixth
MOUNT HOLLY June 29 Prosecutor Atkinson told Judge Garrison a struck jury will be drawn on Saturday July 6 to try James Young and Otto Keller for the Washington Hunter murder case.
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Atkinson
Garrison
James Young
Otto Keller
Washington Hunter
Teacher Vindicated in Berks County Cruelty Case
Special to THE PHILADELPHIA TIMER. In Reading June 20 Judge Endlich denied a new trial in the Berks County make an ugly face case. School teacher William L. Pflenger of Bernville High School was accused of cruelty to Florence Shalter a pupil. The jury acquitted Pflenger and ordered the costs on the pupil's father. The judge ruled no new trial and that Shalter need not pay the costs.
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Reading
Endlich
Florence
Pflenger
Miss Shalter
Shalter
Heirs of G Dawson Coleman Sell Ore Holdings
In Lebanon on June 29 the heirs of Mt Lebanon resident G Dawson Coleman received 4 025 000 from the Pennsylvania Steel Company for their interests in the Cornwall Iron Ore banks and the Twin Lebanon furnaces. The company also bought a controlling stake in the Cornwall and Lebanon Railroad and will take charge July 1 after President Fenton Vice President Wood and Director Rand inspected the new interests.
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Lebanon
G. Dawson Coleman
Mt. Lebanon
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Cornwall
Twin Lebanon
Pennsylvania Company
Cornwall and
Farmers skip meeting as Republicans set delegate dates
In Doylestown on June 20 a sparse turnout marked a county Republican meeting chaired by Joseph W. Shelly. J Clinton Sellers resigned as secretary and Harry Clayton of Doylestown was chosen as his successor. The group debated convention dates before adopting O P Chamberlains resolution to elect delegates to the State convention on August 5 and the county convention on September 2.
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Doylestown
Joseph W. Shelly
Republican County Committee
J. Clinton Sellers
Harry Clayton
O. P. Chamberlain
Tallytown
Fairfield County Commissioner Kidnap Case Hits Bail Stage
Constable Deal arrests in Llanwelyn for alleged blackmail and kidnapping of County Commissioner Marshall. Two suspects, Riley and Sweeney, released on bail with security posted. James Founds remains jailed after a fresh arrest today.
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Riley
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James Founds
Made Insane by Religion At Catholic Church
June 20 in St Michael's Church Chester a Brooklyn man Thomas Butler entered and prayed loudly at the altar. An officer led him to the police station and he was sent to the Lima asylum awaiting contact from friends. He had yesterday attempted a ride at Ridley Park and swam to reach the city.
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Chester
St. Michael's Catholic Church
Thomas Butler
Brooklyn
N. Y
Lima
Ridley Park
Camp Orders for Third Brigade Annual encampment at Mount Gretna
Lieutenant Governor Gobin issued orders for the Third Brigade National Guard of Pennsylvania encampment at Mount Gretna from July 20 to 27. Lieutenant Colonel Hutchinson of the Eighth Regiment leads the advance details. Each company will erect its own tents on arrival.
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Lebanon
Gobin
National Guard of Pennsylvania
Mount Gretna
Hutchinson
Eighth
Man Fires Shotgun After Rejected Invitation
South Bethlehem June 29. Juliana Adin refused to sit on his lap. Frank Radisch, who lived nearby and boarded with her, fired a shotgun at her. The woman and others fled upstairs as he then fired buckshot through the ceiling. Radisch is in jail.
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Bethlehem
Juliana Adin
Frank Radisch
Radisch
Forgetfulness Causes Robbery At Meier Myte Jeweler Shop
ALTOONA June 20. For years jeweler Robert Norris of Meier myte carried home a portion of his stock. This morning a panel in his store door was found ajar and goods missing. Police investigate as loss estimated in the hundreds. Authorities say a simple mistake led to the theft.
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Altoona
Robert Norris
Meier Myte
Mornig
Diphtheria Closes Sunday Schools
Carlisle reports several diphtheria cases in Mount Holly Springs and a feared epidemic. The Board of Health orders all Sunday schools closed to curb the illness.
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Carlisle
Mount Holly Springs
Board of Health
Perkiomen Pike Toll Free Ruling Declares Pike Free
Reading June 20 viewers in condemnation proceedings against the Perkiomen and Pike Company decide toll payment is burdensome and declare the pike free awarding damages in the ruling.
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Reading
Perkiomen and Pike Company
First Pigiron Cast on Fourth of July in Allentown
Allentown Pa June 29 The birth of American iron industry traces to the Lehigh Valley with the 1814 pig iron cast using anthracite coal. David Thomas, aided by the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co, established the Crane works at Catasauqua and faced years of trials before success. The 42 by 12 foot furnace, driven by canal water, produced 1088 tons in six months during the 1841 flood, inaugurating a new era in American manufacturing.
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Pennsylvania
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
David Thomas
Catasauqua
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Great Britain
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Allatre Iron Works
New York
Algea Works
Boston
Train Wreckers At Work Loot Planned Escape Hopes
Greensburg June 20 The Southwestern Express on the Pennsylvania derailment occurred two miles from Greensburg. Authorities say the wreck was planned by wreckers aiming to loot the cars and flee on stolen horses. Injured include Louise Huls ton, Brooklyn NY J J Harrison Louisville KY and H B Lloyd Cincinnati OH. Railroad officials claim evidence shows malicious wrecking intent and tampering with a switch. Police report several suspected negroes seen nearby and several horses stolen before the crash. General Agent Robert Pitcairn says no robbery motive found and all officers are pursuing leads.
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Greensburg
Southwestern Express
Pennsylvania
Louise Hulston
Brooklyn
N. Y
J. J. Harrison
Loulaville
H. B. Lloyd
Cincinnati
Robert Pitcairn
Pennsylvania Railroad
Electrician slain on eve of wedding anniversary
Chester June 29. William H. Osborne of Wilmington Del was instantly killed last evening by a fast express train between Linwood and Claymont on the Philadelphia Wilmington and Baltimore road. He had promised to meet his wife at Linwood station, she waited an hour then returned to her mother’s home as the bride and groom’s wedding plans were disrupted.
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Chester
William H. Osborne
Wilmington
Del
Linwood
Claymont
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Fahy Praises Legislature for Mine Worker Measures
Shamokin June 29 John Fahy chief of District 8 United Mine Workers of America says four important mine worker measures passed and more work remains but current laws are favorable to miners. he notes six proposed laws harmful to miners were blocked.
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Fahy
Philadelphia Times
Shamokin
John Fahy
United Mine Workers of America
Oii
Policeman's Murderer Captured in Italy
Scranton reports that Tony Longo, accused of killing a policeman during a disturbance, is in custody at Rajone, Italy. The incident involved Longo’s brothers as principals and occurred near 1900. A cablegram to the Italian Consul confirms the capture.
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Philadelphia
Desperate suicide attempt ends with rescue near Norristown
Special to The Philadelphia Inquirer reports Mrs. Mary Keckert, about 30, tried to end her life by swallowing poison at a lay near Norristown on June 20. She was found under bushes in a take by a neighbor. She stated he will live.
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Norristown
Mary Keckert
Worker Murdered in Scranton Yard Tragedy
In Scranton on June 29, John Mace, a laborer at the stone yard, was found chopped to pieces after being caught on duty. Police investigate motives and suspect foul play.
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Scranton
John Mace
Stome Yard
State Notes on Cigarettes and Health in the South
A State Notes column examines the health implications of cigarette use in the Southern states, highlighting rising concerns about smoking and public health initiatives. It discusses policy debates, potential regulations, and the social factors surrounding tobacco consumption.
Crusade Against Sunday Barber Work Reported
A joint meeting of the three city barbers unions at Labor Lyceum will hear Business Agent W H Friese report on five months of prosecutions against Sunday barber work. Since February 3, 461 convictions, 500 prosecutions, 18 appeals, and 21 writs of certiorari sought. 18 cases remain. Prosecutions continue with unions funding legal costs. master barbers rejected compromise to limit work days.
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Labor Lyceum
Sixth
Brown Streets
Allied Committee
W. H. Friese
Friese
Master Barbers
Master Barbers’ Association
New Wage Plan Proposed at Flint Glass Convention
At Atlantic City the American Flint Glass Workers Union and Flint Glass Manufacturers Association discuss a new wage plan. It uses current rates as a cost base and adds a sliding scale for output gains. Workers share increases in productivity, with escalating manufacturer shares as production rises.
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Atlantic City
American Flint Glass Workers’ Union
Flint Glass Manufacturers’ Association
Federation plans branches in major cities to unite trades
Association members total nearly 200,000. The Federation of Metal Trades aims to place branches in large cities to bring affiliated trades into closer touch, modeled after the Bing Trades Comnectila. Branches exist in New York Boston Hartford Rochester Buffalo Toronto Detroit Chicago Milwaukee San Francisco St. Louis Baltimore with Philadelphia to follow.
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Federation of Metal Tra
Bing
Comnectila
New York
Boston
Hartford
Rochester
Buffalo
Toronto
Detroit
Chicago
Milwaukee
San Francisco
St. Louis
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Gompers Urges Caution in Strike Debates Circular Warns Against Hasty Action
President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor issues a circular to affiliated unions urging restraint in strikes. It favors arbitration and conciliatory policy, calls for secret ballots, and stresses maintaining the union under all conditions while preparing for future worker mobilization.
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Gompers
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Wny
Uni
Machinists Push Ahead in Nationwide Organization Drive
President James OConnell of the International Association of Machinists says organizers are being sent to enlist every machinist in the United States within six months. The group counts 74,000 skilled members and aims for 150,000. John J. Keegan leads in this city with others like A. W. Holmes Milwaukee E F Rauchenstein Alabama C A Basler Oil City Pa E J Collins Indiana B Coop Savannah Ben Walsh Bangor Me M S Beik Nebraska John P Hammond Pacific slope to follow.
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James O'Connell
International Association of Machinists
United States
O'Connell
John J. Keegan
A. W. Holmes
Milwaukee
E.F. Rauchenstein
Alabama
C. A. Basler
Oil City
E. J. Collins
Indiana
B. Coop
Savannah
Ben Walsh
Bangor
M. 8. Beik
Nebraska
John P. Hammond
Pacific Slope
Reading Iron Company to reopen pipe mill amid strike
June 29 report says Reading Iron Company plans Monday morning operation if feasible. Firemen may be summoned to light the fires, with strike leaders insisting no firemen will report. Reading Railroad car shop workers on strike were paid wages and marched from Front and Hockley streets to the car shops.
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Reading
Reading Iron Company
Reading Railroad Company
Front
Hockley Streets
Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company Relief Association
CIGARMAKERS ELECTION SETS DELEGATES AT BALTIMORE MEETING
A tight contest for four delegates to the Cigarmakers Union No. 100 convention in Baltimore saw eight candidates and a breaking slate. At 931 Callowhill street the vote totals crowned J. Mahlon Barnes 383, G. H. Ullrich 353, Gabriel Joseph 275, George Cheatham 274 as top four, with Levy P. Heffelfinger 120, Bartholomew J. Logue 220, Charles Woessner 220 as runners up and alternates.
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Cigarmakers’ Union
No. 100
Baltimore
Terday
Callowhill Street
G. H. Ullrich
George Cheatham
Gabriel Joseph
Philip Mantis
J. Mahlon Barnes
Levy P. Heffelfinger
Bartholomew J. Logue
Charles Woessner
Walter Scott & Co Grants 55-Hour Week Wage Rise
Plainfield, June 20. Walter Scott & Co extends machinists a fifty five hour schedule a six per cent wage raise and a half holiday on Saturday. Men to return Monday. Potter Printing Press Works to reopen Monday and will take back any strikers willing to return.
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Plainfield
N. J
Walter Scott & Co
Potter Printing Press
Three New Unions Formed by Local AFL Organizer
General Organizer Howard H. Caldwell reports organizing three new unions in the city this week. He cites a Belmont and Lancaster avenues retail clerks meeting on Monday, well attended, with expected new members, and a Tuesday session of the em-ployment group, indicating continued union growth.
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Howard H. Caldwell
American Federation of Labor
Belmont and
Lancaster Avenues
State convention of engineers meets in Pittston today
General labor notes report union activity across crafts. The State convention of the International Brotherhood of Stationary Engineers will be held at Pittston today with several local unions sending delegates. The article notes affiliation talks, strikes, and upcoming conventions in Philadelphia Buffalo Indianapolis and local building trades.
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Pittston
Valen
Brotherhood of Carpenters
Council of Ant
Allied Building Trades
Granite Cutters’ Union
Social Democrats of
Philadelphia
Indianapolis
T.C. Dill Machine Company
Mascher
Seacorset
Wit International Jewelry Workers’ Union
Buffalo
de Tes
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Teré
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Federation of Metal Trades Plans National Convention
Federation of Metal Trades president L B R Thomas calls for a summer convention in St Louis to form a permanent federation. Invitations go to metal producing unions, with Stern Makers National League International Association of Machinists Iron Moulders Union and allied groups already signaling attendance.
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L. BR. Thomas
Pattern Makers’ National League
Federation of Metal Trades
St. Louisa
Chicago
Stern Makers’ National League
Brass Workers’ Association
Core Mak- Allied Metal Me- Sqeeees We Bomeet Larioseet Makers
Strike to Close Sheet Steel Mills in Major U.S. Lockout
Pittsburg June 20 Twenty thousand iron and steel workers in United States Steel mills will strike next week after Amalgamated Association head Theodore J. Shaffer ordered all sheet steel plant workers to suspend operations at midnight. The walkout targets the American Sheet Steel Company plants and aims to bring out ten thousand nonunion men, threatening broader action against U S Steel if unresolved. The union cites subjugation and humiliation by the sheet combine and signals a nationwide mill shutdown unless treated decently.
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Iron and Steel
United States Steel Corporation
Theodore J. Shaffer
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
American Sheet Steel Company
McKeesport
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Missouri
Shaffer
Sheet Combine
Amalgamated
Poisoned by canned salmon at Shenandoah coast
At Shenandoah on June 29 Mrs. Elias Webster, her 9 year old daughter Annie, and Mrs. William Tiley, guest of Foreman William Tiley, fell ill after eating canned salmon. Mrs. Webster collapsed in the yard. two doctors treated them. Mrs. Tiley and the child were out of danger after two hours, while Mrs. Webster stayed precarious for eight hours but was expected to recover.
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Shenandoah
Elias Webster
Annie
William Tiley
Silver Creek
New Philadelphia
Quay faction likely wins key Luzerne county posts in GOP primary
June 29 Wilkes Barre voters faced heat as Quay supporters pressed turnout. Early returns under Crawford county system show Quay candidates leading for Controller A E Dick Hazleton may defeat Joseph Lloyd, Sheriff nominee Jonathan Davie Kingston looks set, Recorder Favored Quay candidate L P Holcomb, Coroner three Quay men with Melgell anti Quay possibly winning. Return judges meet Tuesday. both sides promise updates.
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Wilkesbarre
Ninties
Quay
Crawford County
Joseph Lloyd
A. E. Dick
Hazleton
Jonathan R. Davie
Kingston
Recorder
L. P. Holcomb
Dr. Melgell
Mayor Fahey’s Term Ends To-Day in Wilmington
Mayor John C. Fahey said he will surrender the office at midnight tomorrow and will not contest the legality of a recent election. City Council organizes Monday night, Board of Education Tuesday night, with Philip L. Garrett’s ally contesting Sammel Adams Jr. for Assistant City Solicitor after Reinhardt’s remarks.
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Philadelphia Times
Wilmington
John C. Fahey
Board of Education
David J. Reinhardt
Philip L. Garrett
Sammel
Adams, I Jr
Delaware Notes on Levy Court Probe and Local Items
Attorney General Ward notes ongoing investigation into New Castle County Levy Court with no abandonment. Wilmington resident Levi H. Whiteman reappears in Cumberland Maryland after missing from home. Guarantee Building and Loan Association directors to be reorganized per Insurance Commissioner Isk ull. Max Abramson, Wilmington tailor, held under $300 bond for clothing conm actot club plan. State Auditor Fooks reports for 1900 show totals and year end figures.
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New Castle County Levy Court
Levi. H. Whiteman
Wilmington
Cumberland
Guarantee Building and Loan Association
Recen
Insurance
Is Shall
Max Abramson
Eethec
Conmacco
Isaac N. Fooks
Seer Retten
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Agregeent Geehrel
Maryland County Officials Shakeups and Tax Roll Change
Carlton R. Sykes is named Deputy Treasurer of Howard County, while a Maryland professor and Bela’s academy principal resigns. Cecil County reduces the county tax rate from 90 to 75 cents. Ja Curley’s candidacy for State Senate is challenged amid party leadership tensions, with roiling local politics and party factions.
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Bela
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Hiss Realgn
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Ublican
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