Creasy Narrowly Backed by Flinn Loyalists in Harrisburg Deliberations
Harrisburg reporters note that Creasy of Columbia is favored by Guffey as state treasurer but faces opposition from staunch Democrats who see him as aligned with Republican insurgents. The June convention scene features boss Flinn’s maneuvering and a clash over reformer rhetoric.
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Harrisburg
Guffey
Creasy
Columbia
van Valkenburg
Republican Insurgents
Democratic Party
Bill” Flinn
Pittsburg
Flinn
Quayites
Reformer Flinn
Boss Flinn
Senator Quay
Flinn-Martin
Quay
Allegheny County
Martin
Philadelphia
Congress
Henderson
Pennsylvania
Not flirt Why I flirt Says a Young Woman
A speaker defends flirting as natural and soothing to nerves and mood. She asserts she teases many men including relatives and children in a provocative monologue, brushing off objections with playful comparisons to flowers and animals. The verse centers on a young woman embracing flirtation and love as personal expression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Smiling god eyes sale of Mercury sculpture
In a witty, mythic exchange the amused god spots his own image among artworks and questions the price of Mercury. The sculptor jokes that if the god buys the pair he will throw Mercury in for free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Hubner
Atlanta Constitution
History of the week highlights from Manila to London
Tidings across June 8 to 14 report Pearce's suicide in Manila after guardhouse placement, insurgent arrests, Oregon volunteers’ return, Morong garrisoning, Glacier voyage to Manila, varied deaths and disasters, Cuban and Philippine events, political shifts, and labor strikes. Notables include Gomez, Loubet, Harrison, and McKinley era notes.
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Frederik W. Pearce
Sixth Artillery
Manila
Oregon Volunteers
United States
Hall
Morong
Taylay
Dakota Regiment
Glacier
Gibraltar
Peter C. Clare
Hamilton
Gomez
Captain Price
New York
Mazet Investigation Committee
Klondike
Edmonton
Dreyfus
Devil's Island
Court of Cassations
Johann Strauss
Vienna
Loubet
B. F. Harding
United
Oregon
Cottage Grove
James Egan
Rochester
Margaret Anne Cusack
Kenmare
Lemington
Warwick
Eng
John Cook
Jamestown
N. Y
McKinley
Kenyon College
Gambier
Temperance Appeal Urges Crusade Against Intemperance
A temperance meeting advocates an uncompromising assault on drink and saloon influence. It stresses duty over results, cites Lincoln, and warns that liquor traffic harms society, urging broader reform including cycling excesses, card playing, and Sabbath desecration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temperance Committee
Lincoln
Christ
Daily Companion
Reverend DeBarritt Organizes Havana Congregational Church
Marshfield Mass minister on vacation has formed a Congregational Church in Havana and requests relief from his current charge. The piece notes Africa’s Pagan population, missionary work across Senegambia to Abyssinia, and the vast unreached language gap. It cites China missions, and the Church of Scotland Woman's Guild raising funds to house missionary children, seeking $15,000 after $5,000 subscribed.
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M. Dupuy
Brooklyn
New York
England
Transvaal
Hague
Detroit
Admiral Dewey
Singapore
France
M. Loubet
Paranaque
Las Pinas
Iowa
Sioux City
Hosmer
Neb
State Board of Arbitration
Cleveland
Tom Baker
Manchester
Court House
New York City
Rebecca G. Vandegrift
Wilmington
Del
Spain
Bellamy Storer
Madrid
Kimberly
South Africa
Philippines
Cavite Viejo
Luna
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Long Island
China
War Department
Manila
Otis
Marietta
William G. Randle
Paris
C. Waldo Smith
Wholesale Grocers’ Trust
Rochester
V T. C. Shaughnessy
Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railroad
William van Herne
Alfred DeBarritt
Marshfield
Mass
Havana
Africa
Senegambia
Abyssinia
Christian Endeavor Society
Woman’s Guild of
The
Church of Scotland
Scotland
Archbishop of Canterbury Blames Irreligious Life for Global Gospel Hindrance
During a Liverpool visit the Archbishop argued that trade and missionary work are hindered when Christians abroad live irreligiously. He urged all English travelers and merchants to live as true Christians while visiting or trading with foreign nations.
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Mercury
Ehey
J. MN. Siegfried
Canterbury
Liverpool
The Hudson Bay Gun and Beavers Trade Tale
In early northwest days the Hudson Bay Company built fortunes by trade with Indigenous peoples. A gun bought with peltry supposedly grew each year, forcing the Indian to borrow a file and remove a foot of useless metal as the barrel lengthened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest
Hudson Bay Company
Irish wit and tea sugar tale at Maine coast home
A Dublin professor entertains an American host at a Maine coast summer home. At breakfast, the hostess’s daughter asks about sugar in the Irish guest tea. The Irishman replies the tea is sweet enough after she looked in the cup. Also noted are cork core ropes that won’t sink when tossed into water.
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Dublin
Maine
Intemperance and Faith Demands for Epworth League
A sermon styled appeal urges Epworth Leaguers to shun intemperate pleasures and worldly amusements. It emphasizes turning away from corrupt examples, loving God above life, and opposing liquor as a legalized curse, urging Christians to vote against candidates or parties favoring alcohol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Timothy
Epworth
Church of Jesus Christ
Christ
Church of God
Kingdom of Heaven
League
How to Pray and Humble Heart in Scripture
A sermon discusses persistent prayer and trust in God versus self righteousness. It links Luke 18 and 14 teaching humility and reliance on Christ, urging children to seek mercy over show, noting prayer as essential for believers and a path to future exaltation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Hps
Never Went Courting In Dublin Street Car Scene
A Dublin street car conductor uses a sharp quip to a large passenger, suggesting the man never went courting. The exchange ends with space made for a lady, while the observer notes a lost five dollars is hard to recover like a barbed wire fence.
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Dublin
Teddy Phwat
Begorra
Jim
Boston Bulletin
Electric helmet promises headache relief with vibration
A French sector invents an electric helmet housing a small motor that spins steel strips at 600 revolutions per minute. The whirring device is claimed to cure nervous headache and induce sleep.
With the Procession Pasting Labels on 100000 Cans
A mechanical device pastes paper labels on 100000 cans in ten hours. A continuous can procession moves down a chute where each passes and receives a label, creating an uninterrupted labeling run.
But Not as Good
A note compares oyster, whiskey, and lean beef portions, stating four quarts of oysters contain about the same amount of absorbable substance as a quart of wine or a pound of very lean beef.
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Warren Savings Bank Building
Warren, Pa
Charles W. Stone, Ralph W. Stone
First Nat’l Bank
Warren
Superior
Supreme Courts
G. Smith, E
Attorney At Law
Wm. D. Brown
Liberty Street
Pens Sill & Son
In Exchange Block
Waterstreet
John Sill
F. KE. Sill
Warmlee & Lindsey
Jesuson’s Exchange
Edward Lindsey
Kle
Warr
Cation
Hazeltine
Ground Four
R’ Tkstow
Geo. Ball’s
Insmoor & Peterson
Attorneys At Law
Warren Savings Bank
Chas. Dinsmoor
Chas. A. Peterson
Oseph T. Danforth
Dentisé
S. Keller’s Sons
Second Street
Perry
Justice of the Peace
Water Street
Woodard & Lesser
Oe & Stuart
Third Street
A. C. McAlpin
R. W. Stuart
Ilbur & Schnur
Hazeltine Building
W. Wilbur
Wm, Schnurk
W A. Greaves, E
BA & Thompson
Beaty Block
D. I. Ball
D. C. Thompson
Local Directory
Charles W. Stone
Senate
Henry H. Cumings
Assembly
E. W. Parshall
Fred B. Jackson
C. A. Peterson
H. M. Putnam
W. A. Clark
D. Ney
W. S. Peirce
E. C. Allen
H. H. Bassett Gee
P. Orr
D. F.A. Wheelock
Warren Borough Officers
Seon Schnur
D. F. A. Wheeloc
Ward
John Rowland
John G. Brown
Wm. H. Hegerty
James W. Oes Son
Peoria A. Cowan
W. Beaty
J. M. Davidson
W. D. Hinckley
O Brown
G. D. Arird
W.G. Shreeves
J.C. Magee
W.5. Lefiard
Wm. Keegan
Railroad Guide
Philadelphia & Erie B. BR
Eastern Standard
EAST
Dunkirk
Allegheny Valley
Pittsburgh
C. Smith & Son
Baker & Bowman Co
Utz & Dunn
Levis & Pifer’s
Ladies’ Fine Shoes
Goker & Son
Golden Horse Shoe
No. 309
Second St
GEMS
James Whitcomb Riley
Rudyard Kipling
Straighouts
Democratic
Colonel Henderson
House of Representatives
General Bingham
Keystone State
Harry
Grandpa
Ben
Cash
Bruno
Brooklyn Eagle
A. A. Davis & CO
Pickett Hardware CO
Syracuse Steel Plows
Planet Jr
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Luw’’p
Jupiter
Juno
Gee
D. C. McCue
Denver News
Azlize
James Oppenheim
New York Sun
Margaret Johnson
St. Nicholas
Hope
Wes Mat
Chicago Record
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
History OF the
Edmonton Range
Duke of Orleans
Palermo
Sicily
Maroussia
Aguinaldo
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Harrison County Court House
Marshall
Tex
Marion Clark
Amos Buck
York
Hanna
Republican National Campaign Committee
Third International Congress of Publishers
London
Augustin Daly
Martin Mier
Chicago
Vincent McLaughlin
Philadelphia Times
Augusta
Mosquito Coast
Peter Kindred
Princeton
Andrew A. Alley
Frank Worcester
Texas
San Saba
Manardville
Nordlinger- Charlton
Paines Fireworks Company
Greenfield
L. I
Frank Thomson
Pennsylvania Railroad
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Lyons
Esterhazy
Michael Oswauld
Waterloo
Germany
Fernando Po
Reichstag
Linz
Austria
British Guiana
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Horace Porter
Harrison
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Allen Scott
Dubois
Muzet
Venezuelan Boundary Commission
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Bay Lake
Henry Nichols
Cuba
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Tinnerelly
India
Kautz
Samoa
Apia
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Eagle City
Ala
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George
Ida Truitt
Frankfort
Endeavor
Wm. K. Fisher
Mission Notes
Epworth League
Castoria
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