Connelly Denies Porter's Fire Funding Charges
John P. Connelly, chairman of the Councils' Finance Committee, counters Director Porter's claim that large sums were unspent and that fire danger rose from funding gaps. He details 1912–1914 fire hose appropriations totaling 15,000 for 1914 and asserts funds remain available for purchases. He criticizes administration attacks and stresses continued readiness to buy hose if needed.
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John P. Connelly
Councils’ Finance Committee
Porter
Connelly
Director of Public Safety
Dent of Public Safety
Reyburn
Nurse Arrested in Chum’s Death in July
In San Jose California Eva J nurse was charged with murder in the death of her companion Mrs Kathleen Bluett. Prosecutors accuse her of killing Bluett to collect life insurance proceeds.
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An Jose
Cal
Eva J
Kathleen Biluett
Bluett
Palmer Flayed On House Floor Over Mileage Graft
Washington July 14. Representative A. Mitchell Palmer faced sharp criticism from Republican Leader Mann as he fought to use a higher mileage rate. The House and Senate clashed over twenty cents per mile, with Palmer calling the rate graft and Mann defending it. The vote 132 to 123 upheld twenty cents, with Underwood and Mann supporting the rate.
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Washington
A. Mitchell Palmer
Senate
House
Mann
Palmer
Pennsylvania
Congress
Mr. Mann
Underwool
Policewoman candidate sheds 25 pounds in five days
Chicago July 15. A civil service test applicant aiming to become a policewoman slimmed from 225 to 200 pounds in five days to meet the 180 pound limit, according to examiners at headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Civil Service
Do We See Real Improvement In The World
A reflective column questions whether modern charity and progress truly reduce wickedness amid visible crime such as lynching in Maryland. It contrasts faith, science, and unseen light, notes limits of understanding, and urges youth to develop enterprise during school breaks to earn and learn.
Burly White Brute Assaults Young Girl in Hazleton
George Noss, a 23 year old Hazleton man with a prior offense and recent parole, was arrested by County Detective McKelvey for attempting to kidnap 13 year old Anna Brogan near Beaver Meadow. Identified by the girl, he was jailed without bail amid a hostile crowd after a hearing at Alderman Heidenrich's office. The girl said he threatened to slit her throat and tried to silence her with a handkerchief before the assault.
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Hazleton
George Noss
McKelvey
Anna Brogan
Beaver Meaw
Ness
Heidenrich
Brogan
A Brief Review of the Splendid Career of Joseph McGuinn
The obituary recalls Joseph McGuinn of Atlantic City who died at 58 after long service as a head waiter. It praises his industry frugality and loyalty to family, noting a mortgage-free home at Arctic and Illinois avenues and his lasting example for aspiring hospitality workers.
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Joseph McGuinn
Atlantic City
McGuinn
Mr. McGuinn
Arctic
Illinois Avenue
Dr Bennett M Clarks Funeral
Baltimore May 16 funeral services were held for Dr Bennett M Clarks who died Sunday at Union Baptist Church with Rev Harvey Johnson officiating He was 24 and trained as a physician at Howard University Survived by a widow mother five brothers and three sisters
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Baltimore
Bennett M. Clarks
Union Baptist Church
Harvey Johnson
Howard University
Washington
Enterprising garage owner sentenced for receiving stolen auto
New York July 13 A judge sentenced Broadway garage owner B F Thomas to three years in prison or not less than one year for receiving a stolen automobile. His supporters call it a police frame up linked to punishing two detectives over a rape case. District Attorney Whitman pressed the case, and critics note Thomas was a colored man used to stifle public sentiment about auto theft.
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New York
Wedhams
B. F. Thomas
Broadway
Thomas
Elizabeth Jeter
Williamsbridge
Whitman
Governor appoints Harrisburg physician to National Civic Movement convention
Dr William Burton Crawford of Crawford and Son Pharmacy Chester Pa appointed by Governor Teners as a delegate to the National Civic Movement Convention in Kansas City Mo August 3 7 1914. Crawford a Harrisburg native trained at public schools Harrisburg High School 1908 Philadelphia College of Pharmacy 1911 and has headed drug departments in Philadelphia Pittsburgh and at Douglass Memorial Hospital.
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William Burton Crawford
Crawford and Son Pharmacy
W. 3Rd St
Chester
Teners
National Civic Movement
Kansas City
Crawford
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
Pittsburgh
Douglass Memorial Hospital
16Th and
Lombard Sts
Man Receives Ten Months For Assault On Policeman
Caleb Miller of Fifteenth and South Streets was sentenced to ten months in the County Prison for aggravated assault on a police officer. The ruling came Thursday in the county courthouse.
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Caleb Miller
Fifteenth
South Streets
Colored Youth Wins Laurels in Boat Race on the Hudson
At the Inter Collegiate Regatta on the Hudson River last week six major universities competed for the twentieth annual boat race. The colored race featured Joseph E. Trigg of Washington D C, long a standout on Syracuse University crew, earning laurels by merit in the keen national contest.
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Hudson River
United States
Cornell
Columbia
Syracuse
Pennsylvania
Washington State
Wisconsin
Joseph E. Trigg
Washington, D. C
Trigg
Syracuse University
First Egg Harbor City Camp Meeting Set for Sunday
The city announces the first camp meeting to open Sunday July 19 1914 at the Fair Grounds with annual aims and train schedules from Chestnut Street and Ferries. Rev C J Robbins preaches morning service with afternoon talks and an 8 pm evening program plus luncheon. local guards under Capt Paul A Stieff camp at Little Beach returning Saturday. Liverpool Avenue improvements include cement curbing by the County.
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Egg Harbor City
Fair Grounds
Reading Railroad
Chestnut St
Egg Harbor
C. J. Robbins
Paul A. Stieff
Little Beach
Stieff
Liverpool Avenue
Brumbaugh’s Resignation Table Request Fails at Board
Dr. Martin G. Brumbaugh, superintendent since 1906 and Pennsylvania governor hopeful, offered resignation effective September 1 1914. The board tabled the action until the September meeting on John Wanamaker’s motion, with Brumbaugh citing campaign duties and gratitude in his accompanying letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin G. Brumbaugh
Pennsylvania
Board of Public Education
John Wanamaker
Brumbaugh
Haitian Rebels Win in Cape Haitian Milot Battle
Haitian rebels were victors yesterday in a battle on the road from Cape Haitien to Milot. Captain Russell on board the South Carolina reported the victory. A general attack was planned for today to drive rebels from the plains.
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Washington
Cape Haitien
Milot
Russell
South Carolina
San Domingo
Walls Bath Houses Open Season With New Attractions
Walls Bath Houses and pavilion in Atlantic City opens for the season with new bathing robes and attractions. Proprietor George H. Walls seeks loyal support of the public to sustain the establishment against adverse schemes and to keep it accessible for its patrons.
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Walls
Mecca
Atlantic City
George H. Walls
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