100 Years Ago, 1924: Joseph Walker, 15 years old, of McCormick Avenue, Ridley Park, suffered an injury to his right hand about 7 o’clock Friday evening, while playing with a dynamite cap in celebration of the glorious Fourth. The boy was attempting to explode the dynamite cap by pounding on it with a rock. When the cap failed to go off after persistent hammering, Walker picked it up and it exploded, blowing off the ends of his four fingers of his right hand. The boy was taken to the Taylor Hospital, where he underwent treatment for his injury.

75 Years Ago, 1949: The mercury climbed to the summer’s peak of 100 degrees on Tuesday to equal the record for the date set in 1919. Two deaths in the county were attributed to the heat and two heat exhaustion victims were treated at Chester Hospital. A severe electrical storm, which arrived in the Chester area about midnight, caused considerable damage. A series of seven fires touched off through the Chester area and kept fire companies busy last night and early this morning, and resulted in injuries to three firemen.

50 Years Ago, 1974: A brief but vicious summer thunderstorm flashed through Delaware County on Friday afternoon. High winds blew trees into electric wires, knocking out power to Taylor Hospital in Ridley Park for an hour. Lightning struck a church and doctor’s office in Marple. And rain-dampened chlorine crystals turned into a dangerous gas that sent eight persons at Paxon Hollow Country Club in Marple to nearby hospitals. Only one person was ultimately admitted.

25 Years Ago, 1999: In response to a petition from parents of Glenolden School students, the Interboro School Board agreed to hire another teacher and open a fourth, third-grade class beginning in September. Interboro in May hired third-grade teachers at Prospect Park and Norwood after receiving money from the federal Class Size Reduction Initiative program. Parents countered that the 28-student class size at Glenolden was much higher than other schools in the district.

10 Years Ago, 2014: Two proposed projects at Media’s western gateway could change the face and perception of the county seat. David Della Porta of Cornerstone Communities and Jason Duckworth of Arcadia Land Co. appeared at council’s July work session, allowing architect Bob Linn to present site plans for a four-story, 150-unit apartment building on the south side Baltimore Pike, just east of Brooke Street, and a companion project of 22 townhouses on the north side of Baltimore Pike yards from the end of State Street. They came away from the meeting with encouraging comments from the board.

— COLIN AINSWORTH

American President Joe Biden was spotted arriving in Wilmington, Delaware following his campaign appearance in Wisconsin. Thus, reports that he was experiencing a medical emergency are UNTRUE, Colin Rugg reported, using a video by Forbes. Biden was spotted leaving Air Force One in video that Forbes released, and he seemed fine.

The White House has also confirmed that the reports surrounding Biden’s medical emergency are 100% FALSE, according to BNO News Desk. After arriving in Delaware, the President will spend some time at his house.

What Was Biden Doing At Wisconsin?

Despite worries after a dismal debate performance last week, President Joe Biden announced on Friday at a campaign event in Wisconsin, a crucial battleground state, that he will continue to run for president in 2024 and that he is confident in his ability to defeat former President Donald Trump.

“You’ve undoubtedly heard that I got into a small argument last week. I wouldn’t say that was my finest performance, but a lot of speculating has been going on ever since: “What will Joe do? Will he continue competing in the race? What will he do, and is he going to drop out? Here’s my response, then. In Madison, the state capital, Biden made remarks to an enthusiastic group of supporters, saying, “I am running and going to win again.”

After making yet another blunders since the debate, Biden first stated he would defeat Trump in 2020 before appearing to clarify himself and say, “We’re going to do it again in 2024.”

DOVER, Del. — A Delaware judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by former business advisers to the late pop music icon Prince against two of his siblings and other heirs in a dispute over his estate.

The judge on Friday also agreed with plaintiffs L. Londell McMillan and Charles Spicer Jr. that an agreement purporting to replacing them as managers of a limited liability company established by three siblings was invalid.

Prince died of an accidental fentanyl overdose in 2016. He had no will, and his six siblings inherited equal interests in the estate.

Three of them assigned their combined 50% interest to Prince Legacy LLC. They also granted McMillan and Spicer each a 10% interest in Prince Legacy, along with broad and exclusive management authority.

One sister, Sharon Nelson, later regretted the decision and led an effort to remove McMillan and Spicer as managing members by amending the LLC agreement.

Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick ruled that the terms of the initial LLC agreement are unambiguous and that they prohibit the defendants’ attempts to amend it. She said the agreement remains in effect and McMillan and Spicer remain as managing members.

“As a matter of contract law, this is the only reasonable interpretation,” the judge wrote.

McCormick also ruled that the plaintiffs can pursue a claim that the defendants breached the LLC agreement by acting without authorization to amend it and remove McMillan and Spicer.

The lawsuit stems from disagreements involving Tyka Nelson, Prince’s sister, and five half-siblings: Sharon Nelson, Norrine Nelson, John R. Nelson, Omarr Baker and Alfred Jackson.

Tyka, Omarr and Alfred, the three youngest, sold their stake to a music publishing company called Primary Wave Music, LLC, which later assigned its interests to an affiliate, Prince OAT Holdings LLC. Alfred has since died.

The older siblings, Sharon, Norrine and John, assigned 20% of their collective interests to McMillan and Spicer before John died in 2021. His interests passed to a trust overseen by Breanna Nelson, Allen Nelson and Johnny Nicholas Nelson Torres as co-trustees. Breanna and Allen are named as defendants in the lawsuit along with Sharon and Norrine, while Nelson Torres has sided with the plaintiffs.

The lawsuit alleges among other things that Sharon improperly tried to insert herself into management decisions and once demanded that the entire staff of the Paisley Park Museum in Minnesota be replaced. She also accused McMillan and Spicer of fraud and tried to sell her interests in Prince Legacy without the required consent of the other members.

The lawsuit is part of a long and convoluted legal battle involving both the size and the beneficiaries of Prince’s estate. In 2022, nearly six years after his death, the Internal Revenue Service and the administrator of the estate agreed to end a court battle and value the estate at roughly $156 million.