Lehigh Valley Railroad names Alfred Walter new president
Philadelphia July 14 changes in Lehigh Valley officers and directors follow Morgan and Drexel influence. Jh P Wilbur resigns as president. Alfred Walter elected president and Edward T Stotesbury and C A Coster named directors. Wilbur remains on board. Directors Conyngsham Skeer Myers resignations accepted. Walter previously led several lines including Baltimore and Ohio and New York, Lake Erie and Western.
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Philadelphia
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Jh. P. Wilbur
William L. Cunyngham
Charles C. Skeer
George H. Myers
Wilbur
Alfred Walter
Edward T. Stotesbury
C. A. Coster
J. FP. Morgan & Co
Drexell& Co
Lehigh Valley
Conyngsham
New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad
Delaware, Susquehanna and Behuylkill Railroad
Deringer
Pristen
Coxe Brothers
Walter
Messie, Stotesbury and
Coster
Drexel & Co
City
J.P. Morgan & Co
New York
Thief Swims River After Pittston Clothes Theft Chase
In West Pittston burglars plagued by clothing thefts for months Burgess Cutler hatched a trap. Residents left lines overnight with watchful police. The thief fled Charles Hughes York avenue, leaped the bank and swam across the river to escape custody.
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Charles Hughes
York Avenue
Philadelphia inmate savagely attacks Huntingdon guard
Charles Berwick, inmate at the Huntingdon reformatory from Philadelphia, attacked Guard H. B. Smith injuring his right cheek with a knife. Smith required twenty stitches. Berwick resented a demerit mark and struck while being taken to ...
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Huntingdon
Charles Berwick
Huntingdon Reformatory
Philadelphia
Smith
Rope Ends near Digger's Neck in Trevert-on-Teverton
In Shamokin Pennsylvania on July 14 Thomas Van Gilder, working 30 feet underground, tied a rope about his body to be raised from a well surface. The rope tightened around his neck mid ascent, he strangled before rescuers lowered him. He was saved, revived by doctors and out of danger.
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Shamokin
Thomas van Gilder
Treverton
van Gilder
Moat
Terra Firma
Meixell Caught After Bank Cash Heist
John B. Meixell cashier at South Bethlehem National Bank was arrested in Hot Springs Arkansas for a May 25 theft of 16 000 dollars. He and Willis Hoch stole cash from the bank and from the Lehigh Valley Cold Storage firm totaling about 20 000 dollars. Hoch confessed after missing a train. Detective Johnson traced Meixell from Chicago to St Louis and finally to Hot Springs then planned to bring him east.
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Catasauqua
West
Hoch
Meixell
Chicago
St. Louis
Hot Springs
Lehigh Valley
Johnson
Bills Signed by the Governor Expands Education and Licensing
Governor Hastings signed multiple laws including extending the compulsory education age to sixteen, extending fire escape requirements to mixed office buildings, and mandating licenses for transient practitioners. The package also tightens fraud penalties, requires street-improvement notices in boroughs, and funds Soldiers' Orphan schools.
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Harrisburg
Hastings
Mills Resumed at Pittsburg Firms With Mixed Union Stance
On July 13 Pittsburg saw J Painter Sons mill reopen with non union workers under police protection and limited staff. Jones Laughlin mill reopened after yesterday’s signing, with finishers to meet for a settlement or shift to non union labor. Monongahela plate works restarted with about 600 employees.
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Pittsburg
J. Painter & Sons
Pellee
Jones & Laughlin
Monongahela Plate Works
Gardner No Defaulter
In Altoona Pennsylvania Judge Batley heard a petition by the heir of James C. Gardner seeking permission to examine the books of the Second National Bank. The petition claims cashier Harry Gardner caused no defalcation and that losses and book changes were with director consent to deceive examiners. decision reserved.
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Altoona
Batley
Huntingdon
James C. Gardner
Second National Bank
Harry Gardner
Gardner
Dastardly Plot Aimed at Ray's Hill Tunnel Uncovered
A dynamite plot to blow up the Ray's Hill tunnel on the East Broad Top railroad was discovered in Huntingdon Pennsylvania. The tunnel suffered heavy damage but traffic was only temporarily impeded. A $500 reward is offered by Superintendent Greenwood for the capture of the guilty parties.
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Huntingdon
Ray's Hill
East Broad Top
Greenwood
Air Pipe Burst Fatalizes Two Miners in Shamokin
In Shamokin Pennsylvania on July 12 George Fettroff and Harry Andrews carpenters at Reliance mine were killed when a compressed air pipe burst blowing them into an oak mine car. The 950 pound pressure blast followed escaping air and battered their bodies until unconscious.
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Shamokin
George Fetteroff
Harry Andrews
Reliance Mine
Husband killed by lightning near Shirkeville
Clinton Becker of Myerstown was instantly killed by a lightning bolt while visiting his wife's parents at Shirkeville. He stepped from the summer kitchen toward the yard as a storm approached, was struck, and hurled to the ground. His mother-in-law inside the house was stunned by the strike from a nearby wire clothesline. The bolt burned his trousers and damaged his shoe as it traveled down his left leg.
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Reading
Clinton Becker
Myerstown
Shirkeville
Farm youth pleads guilty to assault on employer’s child
Howard Bowman a 17 year old farm hand in Maple Township pleaded guilty before Justice Henry Green to assaulting Bessie Melody the four year old daughter of his employer. The mother witnessed the crime and chased him with an axe. Bowman admitted guilt and was sent to jail for trial.
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Howard Bowman
Peter Melody
Marple Township
Henry Green
Bessie Melody
Bowman
Melody
Loan Association's Trouble Grounds Receiver Petition
Mrs Agnes Fogel a stockholder of the Pennsylvania Building and Loan association of Altoona petitions the court to appoint a receiver for insolvency. She alleges mismanagement and failure to report financial condition. Judge Bell granted a rule. The Pennsylvania is a national association with branches and $30,000,000 capital.
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Hollidaysburge
Agnes Fogel
Pennsylvania Building and Loan Association of
Altoona
Bell
Pennsylvania
Railroad sold at auction for bondholders relief
The Summit Branch Railroad property was sold at auction in the Bourse for 50 000 dollars. Effingham B Morris, president of Girard Trust company, bought the property for bondholders. The asset includes a half mile Williamstown extension and coal lands in Dauphin and Schuylkill counties. The sale followed a mortgage breach and was for foreclosure.
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Philadelphia
Jjly
Summit Branch Railroad Company
Effingham B. Morris
Girard Trust Company
Williamstown
Dauphin County
Dauphin
Schuylkill
Keystone Plaster Company Raises Wages for Mixing Room Workers
Chester July. The Keystone Plaster company reports a voluntary wage increase of 20 cents per day for workers in the mixing room. The raise was a surprise to the men and comes ahead of better times.
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Chester Company
Chester
Keystone Plaster Company
Farmer William Schroeder Dies in Harvest Field
Reading July 1 reports William Schroeder a well known farmer near Kempton in this county collapsed unconscious while harvesting and died within minutes after attempting to use ice water.
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Reading
William Schroeder
Kempton
Woman with infant jailed for filleting.
Reading July 13 a special court session sentenced Babel Baker a young married woman with a four month old baby to four months imprisonment for fillet tapping. She was taken to Berks county prison carrying the child.
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Reading
Bable Baker
Berks’ County
Boy Nearly Drowns After Drinking Coal Oil In Lancaster
Lebanon July 13 reports a son of Frank Deemer, a local baker, drank from a coal oil tank he mistook for water while visiting Lancaster. He was knocked unconscious but is expected to recover.
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Lebanon
Fank Deemer
Lancaster
Allentown Leader Abraham Schants Dies at 63
Allentown resident Abraham M. Schants died aged 63 years and one day. The well-known citizen had long predicted he would pass away on his 634 birthday anniversary.
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Allentown
Abraham M. Schants
No New Trial Denied in Dr Swallow Libel Case
Judge Simonton overruled the motion for a new trial in the libel case of Dr C Swallow editor of the Pennsylvania Methodist. The arrest of judgment was also overruled and the case will go to the Superior Court.
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Harrisburg
Simonton
8. C. Swallow
John C. Delaney
Pennsylvania Methodist
Swallow
Fresh Air Fund visits Clearfield children for two weeks
Three New York Tribune Fresh Air Fund coaches arrived in Clearfield Pennsylvania and were assigned to local families for a two week visit. Townspeople showed strong interest and more children will be hosted next year.
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Clearfield
New York Tribune Fresh Air Fund
Warren groom deserts bride then returns for wedding
A Warren man who deserted his intended bride at the Sharpesville wedding last Wednesday returned yesterday and the ceremony was performed. He said the heat affected his mind and everything has been a blank since.
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Warren
Sharpesville
Allegheny Democrats Back Fusion Platform Endorse Chicago Plan
The Democratic county convention in Pittsburg endorsed the Chicago platform and carried out fusion as prepared by party officers and supporters. They adopted resolutions denouncing the late state legislature and reported that 28 of 30 state delegates elected are Harrity men.
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Pittsburg
Chicago
Alien Tax Law Attacked in Federal Courts
John Fraser, a British subject, files bill in equity in U S circuit court challenging the alien tax law as unconstitutional and a treaty violation with Great Britain. Fraser alleges three cents per day wage deduction by his employer MacConway and Torley. The suit argues breach of the fourteenth amendment and the Civil Rights Act of 1870.
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Pittsburg
United States
Great Britain
John Fraser
Tales of Famous Men From Justice to Daly and Daudet
A collection of anecdotes about notable figures including Chief Justice John Marshall and Montana millionaire Marcus Daly. It recounts a Richmond farmyard wheel fix, Daly's blunt humor, Daudet the French writer learning English spelling, Ex-Governor Jackson guiding a rural visitor on a telephone, and a Georgia court stenographer's famed speed record.
Judge Clarke Degat Speaks Fast as Stenographer Fatigues
A dramatic courtroom scene unfolds as Judge Clarke Degat charges a jury at 250 words per minute. The stenographer struggles to keep pace, while a Buffalo Commercial story recounts a girl who prayed to prevent birds from being trapped and witnessed the traps being kicked to pieces, illustrating faith in action.
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Clarke Degat
I Held Public Office Once Says Man in Mackintosh
A Chicago Tribune passage features a man in a mackintosh recalling a brief stint as town clerk. He was nominated and elected despite opposition, served a term, and found the salary misrepresented, earning $40 after fees though billed at $800, provoking resentment from locals.
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Chicago Tribune
Local amateur clubs schedule summer baseball matchups
South Side Grays beat Moedocks two of three games, 16 to 12 on Sunday July 11. Various city clubs issue challenges for July 18 to July 27 with multiple opponents and venues, including Lit tle Mines grounds and Priceburg grounds. Names include McGuinness, Kuhn, Hall, Garbett, and Markwick. battles involve Pens, teams, and managers seeking quick replies.
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Grays
Moedocks
Patriotic
Mystics
Mayflowers
Little Mines Grounds
The
Tribune
James L. McGuinness
TuLnager
Non
Priceburg
Dashers
Old Forge
Callahan's
T. Hall
Jermyn
Hickories
A. Mall
R.H.E. Hickories
Battenburg and Ledger
Hall and Garbett
O'Hara
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Taylor Grays
Stillwater
Jay Kuhn
the Tribune
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Mullen
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Walnut Street Stars
Keystones
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Gilroy
Weat
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Old Forge Dashers
Wallie Wahs
McClellans
Providence
S. Markwick
Crescents
Apollos
Violets
Hyde Park
Dunmore
West Side Browns
Creacents
J. Cooney
For Sale Notice in Nichols Shaints at Lorraine
Local notice announces sale of items at Nichols Shaints on Lorraine. The document lists A A Nichola as agent and Clark's Surmamdt Pa. as the dealing firm.
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Dalton, Pa
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RO. Evans & CO
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County of Lackawanna
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Enter
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Aleo Lady
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Hunton, Pa
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Naperville, A
Stump
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MFG CO
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van Buren St
Hox US
EBA
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Ywanted
Humphrey
Tellergion Avenue
Soher Anu
Addis
North Main
J. J. Way
Dune More, Pa
Ekim
Tribune Office
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Wldresa L, LL
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Sumner Avenue
Lackawanna Avenue
Mia
Len Cleabon
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