Pittsburg Charter Bill Sparks Pennsylvania Senate Debate
Harrisburg May 6. A full house watched a heated clash over the Pittsburg charter bill as Quay and allies favored the measure to make Pittsburg a first class city with a governor appointed mayor within ten days. Flinn Magee opposed citing Philadelphia concerns and party lines. The bill passed second reading 100 to 78, with continued sessions and other measures discussed before adjournment.
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Harrisburg
Pittsburg
Garman
Quay
Flinn
Magee
Tybrook
Allegheny
Stewart
Philadelphia
Coray
Luzerne
Pittsborg
Pittshore
Billie
Senate
Seyfert
Lancaster
Crawford
Clarion
Lancaster County
Senate Civil Service
Lytle
Huntington
Schuylkill
Rodgers
Williamsport
House
Libel Bill Passed by House of Representatives
Harrisburg May 6 The libel bill as passed by the House yesterday allows truth in evidence in libel prosecutions and acquittal if substantially true and published with good motives. It limits indictments for same libel to a single county and repeals inconsistent laws.
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House of Representatives
Harrisburg
Wielous
Judge Reverses Alderman and Sets Aside Water Fine
Williamsport May 6 Judge Mayer of Clinton county directs a verdict for the Williamsport Water Company in its appeal from Alderman Bates. The fine of 9 040 for digging Edwin Street 04 feet beyond the allowed 400 feet open trench was annulled. The judge will later file his reasons for the verdict.
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Williamsport
Clinton County
Winamaport Water Company
Bates
Edwin Street
Mayer
Despair Ends in Suicide of Pittsburg Man
Martin Gray 46 of Thirty-fourth street died from laudanum taken in a personal crisis, a letter to his wife reveals. He had remarried Maggie Conlon despite friends' warnings after his first wife died three years earlier. Eight divorce suits were filed and withdrawn before his suicide yesterday. his wife remains unaffected.
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Pittsburg
Martin Gray
Thirty-fourth Street
Maggie Conlon
Dutch steamer La Campine collides with iceberg near 46W48N
The Dutch steamship La Campine, arriving Philadelphia in May, reported collision with an unseen iceberg on April 2 in latitude 46, longitude 48. Captain Marktschlaeger said the ship pressed through a heavy floe, struck a submerged berg, leaving the vessel crippled while the iceberg loomed twenty to thirty feet above water.
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Philadelphia
la Campine
Marktschlaeger
Uys
Weasel Reaches Port After Damaged Ship Pump Action
A damaged vessel torn from her bow and braces, water poured into compartments but engines remained intact. The pump kept running at a sufficient rate to bring the weasel safely into port.
Verdict Awards Gelsinger Damages Against Morrisburg
Harrisburg May 6 jury returns 4 to 0 verdict for Mrs Alice J. Gelsinger of East Manover and 0 for her husband Samuel V. Gelsinger totaling 84400 against the city for personal injuries from injuries sustained when driven over the State street bridge last June while it was closed for repairs.
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Morrisburg
Harrisburg
Gelsinger
Mra
Allce J. Gelsinger
East Manover
Samuel VP. Aidhsinger
State Street Bridge
Renaire
Down an Embankment Accident Near Hawley
Special to the Scranton Times. Hawley May 6 A wagon accident occurred this afternoon on the road between Delamare and Hudson Canal Company’s basin and the Lackawaxen River. The wagon and two men, John Rominger and John Bell, tipped over a 15 foot embankment into the river. Rominger suffered a dislocated shoulder and other injuries. Bell, found near the river’s edge, had no broken leg but is badly hurt and 76 years old in critical condition.
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Hawley
John Hominger
John Bell
Delamare W
Lackawaxen
Rominger
Bell
Five Avoca Children Treated After Parsnip Poisoning
Pitts ton Gazette reports five children of James Eaton and John Rewinski from Avoca played in nearby fields. They ate wild parsnips they mistook for something edible and fell ill. Dr Weston treated them with a stomach pump and stabilized them. One daughter remained in serious condition but was out of danger by morning.
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Pittston Gazette
James Eaton
John Rewinski
Avoca
Weston
Ermentrout to preside over Knorr Wintersteen trials at Bloomsburg
May 6 report states President Jude James N. Ermentrout of Berks county courts has been asked to preside over the Knorr-Wintersteen dynamite conspiracy cases in Bloomsburg on May 24. Judge Savidge was initially asked but declined. Ermentrout indicated he will preside if counsel desires.
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Jude James N. Ermentrout
Berks County
Bloomsburg
Tris
Savidge
Northumberland C Parts
Ermentrout
Refuses to Eat Food Sharon May 6
Sharon refuses food for over two weeks in Orangeville area after husband’s death. James Pierson, 77, living with her son five miles east of town, notes she stated at his deathbed she would “John you in heaven” before lapsing into melancholy and denying meals. She forbids visitors.
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Sharon
James Pierson
Orangeville
John
X Rays Used as Evidence in Williamsport Injury Suit
In Williamsport on May 6 court heard John Gouty sue the city for 15000 dollars over injuries from a defective cellar. X ray shadowgraphs of his injured ankle and a normal ankle were admitted as evidence by Judge Metzger.
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Willamsport
John Gouty
Dying of a Copperhead Bite in Coventryville Toddler
Coventryville Chester county. Kinma oder daughter of James Yoder, bitten by a copperhead, taken very ill. Her condition worsened, and a hopeful recovery was hoped for tonight as medical aid was offered.
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Coventryville
Pottstown
Kinma Oder
James Yoder
Chester County
Husband Cuts Throat, Wife Tries Poison in Altoona Crisis
In Altoona on May 6 Mrs. Joseph Teu fel attempted suicide by ingesting poison during a domestic crisis. A physician arrived in time to save her. Her husband is still near death after having cut his throat earlier, with domestic trouble cited as the motive.
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Altoona
Joseph Teufel
Missing Henry Upham Sought by Sullivan County Parties
Searching parties in Sullivan County probe for Henry Upham who vanished last Friday from Laporte. Authorities fear foul play as teams comb the area for clues to the missing man.
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Sullivan County
Laporte
Henry Upham
Heirs Sought in Million Dollar Chicago Estate
Three Chicago lawyers search in this city for relatives of Curtis Robinson Eastun and others connected to a complex claim. The estate in Chicago is valued at one million dollars or more, with details traced back forty years to a woman named Jo.
Trenton Woman Involved In Million Dollar Estate Dispute
Hanna Dickerman of Trenton New Jersey married Cattlieb Henninger who went blind after moving to Chicago and was turned out by her. He died after returning to Philadelphia. Dickerman later lived with three men and bore two with the last, Curtlhh Robinson. Six years ago she died and Robinson followed a year later leaving an estate of about one million dollars. Two brothers of the first husband in New Jersey now claim part of the estate.
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Hanna Dickerman
Trenton
N. J
Cattlieb Henninger
Chicago
Henninger
Philadelphia
Curtlhh Robinson
Robinson
New Jersey
Wholesale Swindle Uncovers Forty Victims in May
A scam in Sharon on May 6 exposed nearly forty victims. An agent named Charles Lamont from Lamont Brooks Lamont of Boston sold hardware and goods to blacksmiths and farmers in Lawrence and Mercer counties, offering 10 percent cash credit. No such Boston firm exists and buyers acknowledge they were swindled as goods were never delivered.
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Sharon
Charles Lamont
Lamont, Brooks & Lamont
Boston
Lawrence
Mercer
Robbers Blow Safe In Altoona Silk Mill
In Altoona an early morning robbery targets the silk mill. Aged watchman John Stultz was gagged and bound in a lumber room before the intruders blew the safe, fleeing with about 200 dollars. Stultz freed himself shortly after being assaulted.
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Altoona
John Stultz
Watehmian Stultz
Multiple Tragic Accidents and Crimes Reported in Pennsylvania
A May 4 incident near Shimerville leaves Chaviea C. Christman with a fractured skull after a tree fell on him while spectators watched. Other reports detail a fatal dynamite explosion at the Atlantic coal mine, a new clamp on bicycles with bells, a serious crime case in Butler involving a foreman and a daughter, a murder in a tunnel near Greensburg, bogus checks in Altoona, a child swallowing carbolic acid in Pottstown, a fatal mule kick in Reading, a near-suicide in Altoona over family discord, and a guilty finding for Assistant City Attorney William House in Pittsburgh over misappropriation.
Whist Congress Opens with Large Attendance and Winners
The Whist ers congress closed with strong attendance, nearly three hundred women attending. The Washington trophy went to the Trist Whist club of Philadelphia for the team match, with the champion four led by Mrs. Frank Samuel and others. Winners in pairs were Mrs. Richardson and Mrs. Wrandt of Boston. mixed pairs went to Miss Golds borough and Mr. McCoy of Baltimore. Delegates came from Milwaukee to Detroit, demonstrating broad interest in whist.
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Women's Congress
Manhattan Beach
Mra
T. J. Andrews
Philadelphia
Joseph R. Hawley
Washington
Clarence W. Brown
Toledo
Silas W. Pettit
Protence C. Green
Providence
Trist Whiel Club
Frank Samuel
Redman Wister
Eugene Elij*eon
Mra. H. Toulmin
Mra. Richardson
Mra. Wrandt
Boston
Miss Goldsborough
Mr. McCoy
Baltimore
Mrs. Toulmin
Mr. Work
Athia Firet
Milwaukee
Denver
Brooklyn
Decatur
Princeton
Chicago
Allegheny
Wilmington
New York
Bhattimore
San Francisco
Newark
Potterville
Minneapolis
Detroit
Good Roads Initiatives and Bicycle Path Plans Across States
A survey of proposed and enacted measures for road and bicycle infrastructure across Pennsylvania Jamaica New Jersey Washington and Minnesota. Legislation targets bicycle taxes road management private road acquisitions and funding for paved networks and park paths. A bold wheelman effort in Taulehora funded a 12 mile path to Gibbatown and a 50 mile route toward Taylor Falls.
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Pennsyylvania
Soares
Board of
Village Trustees of
Jamaica
L. L
Mirthie
Park Conmunission
Springfield
Mass
Hoe
State of Washington
Taulehora
Gibbatown
Paul
Taylor'a Falla
Minn
Thase
New York
Agatol
Albert A. Pons
Yale to Enter Second Crew in Harlem Regatta
Yale considers sending its second crew to the Harlem regatta in New York on Decoration Day while Harvard and Cornell race varsity crews. Yale may face the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia if invited, with Columbia already entered. Reports from Philadelphia suggest Pennsylvania may skip both Harlem and Pagwaile events.
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New Haven
Conn
Harvard
Cornell
Yale
University of Pennsylvania
Columbia
Harlem
New York
Nvne
Navy Nmianagement
Baseball players named in Rochester divorce case
Syracuse Herald reports Beranton’s Rochester divorce case names Rochester players Willie Calihan Charlie Dooley and Sun Daly as co respondents alongside plaintiff Mrs Smith a singer known as Pearl Keyes the bicycle rider Daly and Gillon from Scranton are ex Rochester players indicating cross team adultery claims tied to the Rochester club and Scranton squad.
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Syracuse
Beranton
Gillon
Rightselder Daly
Rochester
Syracuse Hornald
Smith
Willie Calihan
Charlie Dooley
Tomry Ite
Sun" Daly
Dooley
Daly and
Scranton
Fragmentary verse overheard in a Washington scene
The passage presents a fragmentary poetic description centering on a woman with a blanket about her shoulder and a mustard planter, noting her sad distant gaze and elusive presence. The garbled OCR text hints at a damaged historical poem or lyric fragment from a Washington context.
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Pennsylvania News
Mr. Stewart
Quaker City
John Rominger
Hawsley
J. G. Douty
Poul
Curtis Robinson
State News
Allentownh
Chaviea C. Christman
Shimereville
Ieen
Chretman
Diinbar
Frank Hudot
M Years
Atlan
Lovestieate
New Brighton
Utler
R. W. Wight
Coline, O
Bessemer
Lake Sherailroad
George Hochs
Minton Township
Pittsbiurg
Radebaugh
Greensburg
Merl Olinetel
Hamilton Street
Alentown
Attoona
William A. Lefeffree
Bellwood, Meat and Produce Company
Bellwood
Evil
Daniel Stouffer
Pughtown
Max Dure
Cauges
Reading
May
Charles Troutman
Marion Township
House Guildy
William Fl. House
William C. Moreland
C.J
John T. Mitchell
Ftle
Mitchell
Heams
Rentlemen
Iady
Indial
Tam
Trumps
Toledo Blade
Hamton
Walbrook
Sypudes
Connolly
Wallace
Dress Goods Department
Isc
Connolly & Wallace
Washington Avenue
Court House
Linden
Pek
Tory
Wooring
Aventin
Hani
Dide
J. Netrick
Meare Hulldiine
J. Post
Comemonweality
Laycork
Wyeoming
Pere Veareloine
Weomine
Thy
Maullin
N. Washington Ave
Quincey Ave
Clay Avenue
Lange
Lacka Wana
Nve
I Lorenin
Tok
W. Gaylor
Lakayavilio
Hullo
N.Y
Ralph Hale
Marletin
Buhanton
Cupvass
Lackawanna Avenue
Hrennan
Vite
Addiese Jreh
Bos
Botton
Mas
Evans & CO
John W Hbbern
BBC Lion
Clifton Soup and Manufweburhe Company
Cincinnath
Ebuward C. Pish & Co
Borden Block
Chileange
JF Prior
Neal
Eetath
Atonic
Dim
B. B. Atherton
Philip Wrichel
John ©. Welch
William FP. Weichel
Si Am Wahi Horn
H. N. Patrick
Whellington Avenue
FE. M. Hmetzel
Adedress F. M
Tribune Offee
Lincoln
Wilkes Harre
Medina
Willeave City
M. M
Care Tribune
Adirees M
Tads Mriew Alevet
Secanton
Kat
Dronkonbegl
Becund Street
Olty
Stuation
Gomdon FG
Tribune Office
Rieuation
Downing
Court Atreety Elty
Addrens
Tribune
Tribune oMine
Agnes Murphy
Gituation
Nike
Addreyei
Hyde Park
Arene
Addrew
J. Ko
Marlon Atreet
Yaninanen
Tribune O
Green Kilkee
P. Jadwln
GM É
Geen Ridge Street
Mente
Lhoom Houre
Valier
North Park
Stal Lake Cottage
Latty
Heouemdott
Paterson & Wilcox, Attorneys
Atlvs
Rome
Hood
Addrews Calveer Jathographing CO
Mich
Pennsylvania
THE
Scranton Tribune
Adies
Mirs M. A. Atebbing
Lawrences, Mioh
Smvdiey
TB Anyder & OO
Cincinnati
Ealthfil
Bua No Mango Chemical Company
New John Street
LEM & Ch
Portland
Glen Brothers
Chester
Enn Yanseras
Hilbert
Adams Avenue
Gients
Thoumatids
Niciols
Naperville
Michigan
Chiles
Ener LH
Schneaty Consolidated IG
Vien Buren
Laurel Pill Park
IW. Rankin
Tommy Gillon
Jim Daly
Cemetery Association of
Dunmore
Blallen Sime
Meare Huthdiog
Niss L. Wisdom
Drisimaker
Adene Avenue
Ingtan
Apter
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