Philadelphia underwriters keep fire-rate increases in force
The Philadelphia Fire Underwriters Association executive committee decided to maintain the 1900 and 25 to 50 cent rate hikes, arguing water mains and pumping stations are not yet in operation. They reject calls to roll back the increases and will not amend building laws until proper enforcement. Brokers demand commissions stay, and a bank reportedly refused to discount a firm’s paper after it withdrew insurance amid the rate dispute. A Master Builders’ Exchange committee will meet underwriters to discuss the matter.
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Philadelphia’ Fire Underwriters’ Association
Charles M. Biddie
The
Trades League
Trades League Committee
Philadelphia Times
Master Builders’ Exchange
Andowbtesis Keisuartenes
W. 8. P. Shields
Fallsdelphia Board of Trade
Allis B. Johnson
and Henson
Philip Godley
Exchange
Frank Hapen
Robert Comly
B. W. Andrews
Engineers’ Club of
Philadelphia
John Westshire
Schermerborn and
Henson
Richard Ipin
Whiten
J. Hey
Charles M. William Foulkred
Mahlon N
Builders Exchange Holds Quarterly Meeting
The Builders Exchange met yesterday in the Exchange Building on Seventh Street above Chestnut. William Cope and Farper delivered an illustrated lecture on the recent Paterson New Jersey conflagration. A luncheon for members and guests preceded the session.
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Builders’ Exchange
Builders Exchange
Exchange
Seventh Street
Chestnut
William Cope
Farper
Paterson
N J
Gorman Preferred by Southern Democrats for Presidency
Special to The Philadelphia Times reports a Washington meeting where Lewis Nixon heard that Southern Democrats largely favor Gorman for the presidency. They would accept New York’s candidate only if Tammany and anti Tammany forces unify behind a reform figure like Judge Parker. Nixon agreed to relay the Southern stance to New York leaders.
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Philadelphia
Washington
Lewis Nixon
Nixon
Gorman
New York
Judge Parker
Delng
New York Democracy
Buller and Balfour in Public War Over Spion Kop Dispatches
London reports a heated public dispute between General Sir Redvers Buller and Arthur J. Balfour over the commander’s role at Spion Kop. Balfour accuses Buller of misattributing credit while Buller denies it and demands publication of all dispatches without manipulation.
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London
Redvers Buller
War Office
Edward
Arthur J. Balfour
Lord Salisbury
House of Commons
Balfour
Buller
Spion Kop
Mr. Balfour
Raney
Charles Warren
Lord Roberts
Natal
New Theories on Leprosy by Hutchinson
London March 26 The Times summarizes conclusions of Dr Jonathan Hutchinson consulting surgeon to London Hospital on leprosy in South Africa. He notes the disease is sparsely spread, chiefly among black Africans with some Dutch farmers, rare in Zululand. He cites contaminated salt fish as a primary cause and says transmission possible via food touched by lepers, though not infectious in the common sense.
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London Times
New York Times
Philadelphia Times
London
the Times
Jonathan Hutchinson
London Hospital
South Africa
Hutchinson
Zululand
Cape Town
Brotherton elected MP for Wakefield amid vacancy
Edward A. Brotherton Conservative wins Wakefield seat in the House of Commons after Viscount Milton’s elevation to the peerage. He secured 2,960 votes with Philip Snowden Independent Labour on 1,979 amid Earl Fitzwilliam’s death February 20.
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London
Edward A. Brotherton
House of Commons
Wakefield
Milton
Earl Fitzwilliam
Japanese Noble Counts Matsukata Arrives on Kaga Maru
Count M. Matsukata, twice Japan premier and former finance minister, arrived in Victoria from the Orient aboard the Kaga Maru. He denied any official loan mission and said the Great Britain alliance would boost confidence and Far East trade, with no war threat against Russia. He planned to visit New York Chicago and Washington.
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Victoria
B. C
M. Matsukata
Japan
United States
Great Britain
Far East
Russia
New York
Chicago
Washington
Glasgow tobacconists refuse to sign tobacco trust proposal
Glasgow retailers meet to decide on Imperial Tobacco and American Tobacco Company agreements. They vote unanimously to sign neither agreement, with the American option left undecided. The meeting ends without a signer.
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Glasgow
Imperial Tobacco Peny
American Tobacco Company
Ogden
Gisapsteint
Abek Senta Seone
Cancer Cure Reported by Vienna Doctor
Vienna dated March 25 reports Dr Leon Zatevekl has discovered a copper cure for cancer and the Austrian medical authorities pronounce it valid.
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Vienna
Leon Zatevekl Hese
Austria
Irish Land Bill Introduced in Parliament
The Irish land bill was introduced in the House of Commons by George Wyndham to reform land purchase. It authorizes the land commission to take over estates with tenant assent, allows landlord repurchase up to one fifth, and excludes compulsory purchase with funding up to 3 million pounds from the Exchequer. Redmond urges reservation of judgment and compulsory sale as the ultimate solution.
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London
House of Commons
George Wyndham
Ireland
Marquis of Lansdowne
Duke of Abercorn
Duke of Devonshire
Land Commission
Commission
John Redmond
Cuid
Timothy M. Healy
Ben
Thomas W. Rosset
House of Lords
Commons
Rebellion Escalates in Piyang and Epo Districts
In Pekin on March 25 the tax rioters uprising spreads to Piyang and Epo. The Italian Franciscan bishop reports Piyang besieged with the church burned and fifteen native converts killed. Two priests escaped while one is missing. An edict from the throne degrades the Piyang magistrate and punishes Tungpo officials, ordering beheadings for all involved.
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Pekin
Tungpo
Manchu Rebels Gain Support as Hill Sees China Move
Marcus C. Hill a Yokohama merchant arrived on the Kaga Maru and says he carries orders to New York for arms and ammunition for Dr Sun Yat Sens rebels in Southern China. He reports 50 000 troops ready to join and says recruits flock to Canton to find arms and treasure to overthrow the ruling power.
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Victoria
B. C
Marcus C. Hill
Yokohama
New York
China
Hill
Sun Yat Sen
America
Canton
Mr. Hill
War Rumors From America Stir Berlin Dispatches
Dispatches from New York and Washington claim Russia and France seek Britain and Japan war over China and ask Germany to guarantee neutrality. The Foreign Office repudiates the report saying Russia and France have not made such inquiries.
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Berlin
New York
Wasington
France
Russia
Great Britain
Japan
China
Germany
Ofice
McNeill Reveals Boer Death Tale in Commons
In the House of Commons John G. Swift McNeill recounted a gruesome account from a South Africa linked source. He described a Boer Scheepers blown to pieces by the Fifteenth Coldstream Guards at ten paces, his body buried as it lay, and the chair smashed amid the scene with the band playing.
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London Times
New York
Philadelphia Times
London
House of Commons
John G. Swift McNeill
South Africa
Scheepers
Afteen Coldstream Guards
Chemist Claims Wider Weed Use Amid War Backlash
A Frankfurter Zeitung correspondent reports chemicals are increasingly used in the war effort, claiming a broader application and intensified production across fields. The note underscores rising chemical use amid ongoing conflict and industry expansion.
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Berian
Frankfurter Zeitung
Fire Destroys Shops in Mysterious District Conflagration
A blaze of mysterious origin gut a block around Market Street and Security Bank Street last night at 9:30. Mullin shoe dealer and Ewing Printing Co. on the first floor suffered about £6,000 in fire and water damage as engines and Wanamaker’s fire brigade aided city crews pouring two streams to save adjoining buildings.
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Roy Tn
Mullin
Ewing Printing Company
Wes
Wanamaker
Miles faces pressure over Miles letters plan for Philippines
Washington March 1936 The House Insular Affairs Committee plans to call up a Burleson request urging the President to submit General Miles letter outlining a plan for the Philippines. A favorable report is expected and papers may be made public to influence Miles toward retirement due to alleged insubordination.
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Washington
House Committee On
Miles
Shipwrecked crew from Thomaston reaches land after 50 miles row
Six seamen from the American schooner John K. Souther of Thomaston, bound from New York for Galveston with cotton ties, were picked up by a fishing vessel after their craft foundered near Gingerbread Shoal, Bahamas on March 11. They had drifted 50 miles at sea after abandoning ship during heavy gales and sinking. The John K. Souther was built at Thomaston.
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New York
Nassau
John K. Souther
Thomaston
Galveston
Gingerbread Shoal
Bahamas
Port Ahe
Mount Washington Street Railroad wins right to lay tracks
Recorder Brown signed an ordinance granting the Mount Washington Street Railroad the right to lay tracks on select streets in exchange for 2000 dollars to the city. The move is framed as a blow to franchise graft as a political ring loses favored votes after the city election.
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Philadelphia Times
Pittsburg
Recorder Brown
Mount Washington Street Railroad
Limoges Enamels Collection Sold for 1.5 Million Pesetas
The Doreens bought the Gerlos collection of Limoges enamels in Madrid for 1,500,000 pesetas. The set includes masterworks by Jean Penlaud, Pierre Raymond, Jean Courtois, and Leonard Limousin, with pieces like tryptids, caskets, cups, and plates. The collection is among the world’s finest. Penicaud and Limousin works are noted for early and masterful styles.
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London Times
New York
Philadelphia Times
London
Doreens
Gerlos
Limoges
Madrid
Jean and
Nadron Penleaud
Pierre Raymond
Jean Courtois
Leonard Lymousip
Gerbos
Spitzer
Paris
Leonard Limousin
Tord
Nardon ‘Penicaud
Ardon Penieaud
Germany urges Turkish debt unification at Constantinople
In Constantinople on March 26 the German ambassador urged the Turkish government to accept unification of its debt with the Ottoman authorities. He warned the Porte against delaying by bargaining over terms, citing the advantages of acceptance.
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Santos Dae Eee Cae
Constantinople
Germany
Kronprin Wilhelm carries Emperor William yacht crew to New York
Berlin dispatch reports the North German Lloyd steamer Kronprin Wilhelm sailing from Bremen today bound for New York with aboard the crew of Emperor William s new schooner yacht Meteor.
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Berlin
Bremen
New York
Emperor William
Meteor
Weather forecast for the mid-Atlantic region
Fell with fresh east to southeast winds. Eastern Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland and New Jersey expect similar conditions. Fresh east to southeast winds are forecast for Thursday.
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Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
New Jerseey
Weather Report from Philadelphia March 26 1900
United States Weather Bureau issues daily weather notes for Philadelphia. Report mentions temperature, rainfall, sunshine and overall barometer readings for the day.
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United States Weather Bureau
Philadelphia
Arrivals of Ocean Liners
The Statendam from Kew Terk and the Vrieiland New York arrive after voyages from Antwerp bringing passengers and cargo into port.
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Statendam
Kew Terk
Vrieiland
New York
Trom Antwerp
Smyth Denies Infidelity Teaching at Central High School
Accusations were aired by ex-Postmaster John Field charging Professor Albert Henry Smyth with infidel doctrines taught at Central High School. Smyth denied the charges, stating he has spent sixteen years at the school and has avoided religious controversy, while Board of Education officials announced an investigation into the matter.
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Columbia
Centra
John Field
Edmunds
Board ‘of Education
Albert Henry Smyth
Namaeus
Field
Mr. Field
Ja. “Denar
Board of
Ublic
SS Pie
PHL
Professor Smyth
Robert Ellis Thompson
Faureet
Preacher Named in Suicide Rumor Faces Community Turmoil
In Lansford Pa March 25 the community believes Rev J A Bennett died by his own hand though his wife hopes for the best. Miriam W Jones denies impropriety and reveals Bennett’s suicide note written days earlier confessing ruin from false rumors.
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Philadelphia Times
Lansford
A. Bennnett
Miriam
W. Jones
Stratford Hotel Project Advances for Boldt and Co.
Plans for the Stratford Hotel by George Boldt & Co and architects Hewitt of Philadelphia near completion. The 16 story fireproof hotel will front Walnut and Broad streets with $2,000,000 in construction and a total project value over $3,000,000. Expected opening in late 1910.
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Stratford Hotel
Bellevue-Stratford
George
Boldt & Co
G. W. & W. D. Hewitt
Ms City
Wyeth
Walnut Street
Boldt
Broad Street
Stratford
of Wales
Waldorf-Astoria
McCormick
Alsome
Amanda R. Fell
Mary Coles
Louisa de Pestre
Wreta
Will of William L. Elkins Jr. Proved in Norristown
The will admitting probate values the estate at $100000 plus and bequeaths household goods, bric a brac, silverware, horses, and carriages to wife Kate Felton Elkins. The remainder goes to a trust for the widow and children under intestate law. Executors named are Mrs Bikins and George W Bikins.
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William L. Elkins, Jr
Norristown
Kate Felton-Eikins
Bikins
George W.bikins
Unlucky Gem Haunts Woman’s Family in City
A strange bad luck tale centers on Mrs. Reuben Cohen of 628 South Seventeenth Street. Her story recounts losses to a misfortune believed to follow a family member, including a silver chatelaine bag a gold wedding ring and $50 stolen from Mrs. Ellis Abrams near Indian Rock. A later incident at the Purima Ball left two rings and an ornament valued over $500 lost, with the culprit unseen and uncooperative.
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Reuben Cohen
South Seventeenth Street
Ellis Abrams
Cohen
Indian Rock
Aharmws
Lacey Buck Company Forms In Chattanooga With 500000 Capital
The Lacey Buck Company organized in Chattanooga with capital stock of 500000. John R. Dooley F B Berry Bek and James TD Leces-are named as organizers. The company purports to acquire and mine land in the South a secure mining venture.
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Chattanooga
Teor
Lacey-Buck Company
John R. Dooley
F. B
Berry
Bek
James TD
Leces
Pur
Uire
Yor
Murder trial of Mrs. Haines escalates in Mount Holly
In Mount Holly New Jersey Mrs Mabel Fenton Haines sits through hours of testimony alleging she murdered her baby step daughter Gwendoline. An expert chemist testified arsenic in the child's stomach as Dr Weiler and coroner Wells described injuries and autopsy findings.
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Matt
Philadelphia Times
Mount. Holly
Mabel Fenton
Haines Sdt
Gwendoline
Minnie Franks
Mrs. Haines
Eckard A. Budd
Senmel A. Atkinson
Talesmeéen
Fe Weller
Weller
Doughty
Cohen
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Matsukata
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Wyndham
Redmond
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Limoges Enamels
Smyth
Central High School
Board of Education
Investi
Mr. Edmunds
Will
Meld
Professor
Harrisburg
Mr. Bennett
Minta( W) Jones
Miss Jones
Bennett
Miriam Jones
WM. L. Elkins, JR
Ars. Haines
Dheoui
Ipo
Abalynea
Mr. Beringer
Kidvney
Clement Bertinger
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