Statuary debate at Capitol prompts relocation talk
Harrisburg discusses moving the Hershey statuary after critiques of nude figures and poor placement at the Capitol entrance. Analysts say the Donato group may also need a new site as landscape plans proceed. Broad economic notes cite rising dry goods demand, full mill operation, and Christmas trade optimism amid cautious Congress.
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Hershey
Barnard
Capitol
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Donato
Congress
City Parks Progress and Mayor-Elect Plans Outlined
The article notes achievements in River Front and Park Way projects under Commissioner Taylor, with ongoing landscape work from Market to Walnut streets. It mentions spring planting, vine openings near bridges, and future slope and wall work plus maintenance funding. Mayor-elect Mears previews police selections and traffic regulation ideas, stressing service quality.
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Taylor
Cameron
Paxtang
Reservoir Park
Market Street
Market
Walnut Street
Department of Parks
Maclay Street
Mears
Police Department
Pennsylvanian politics loom in shift as Stamm elected president
The Pittsburgh area reports A Carson Stamm was elected president of the school board for the coming year, bringing legal training and broad educational insight to the board. The piece also surveys broader political maneuvers around Governor Brumbaugh, Senator Penrose, and Philadelphia power plays as new terms begin.
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Stamm
A. Carson Stamm
Smith
Philadelphia
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Washington
Congress
Philadelphia Record
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Philadelphia Inquirer
The
Philadelphia Ledger
the Ledger
Vares
Magee-Mlinn
Allegheny County
Roosevelt
Vare
McNichol
William A. Magee
Pittsburgh
Brumbaugh
Common
Joseph P. Gaffney
John P. Connelly
Charles F. Kelley
E. B. Gleason
Common Council
Gaffney
William H. Wilson
Ue He |Adelphia Bulletin
Wilson
John R. Lafean
York
John L. Rouse
F. Z. Stauffer
Department of Accounts and Finance
E. 5. Hugentagler
William A. Stone
EB. F. Heffner
Lock Haven
Burnett and
Barnet
Cumberland
Coatesville
Patton
Organization of Congress
Rumors Stir Over Palmer Federal Job and Local Political Moves
Rumors say A Mitchell Palmer may take a new federal post but may prefer private practice with politics. H C Hubler, new Seetane counsel of the Compensation Bureau, is allied with Louis A Watres, former lieutenant governor. Merion on the main line plans a polling place at the railroad station. Hazleton councilors move to raise salaries from 900 to 1200.
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Washington
A. Mitchell Palmer
H. C. Hubler
Compensation Bureau
Louis A. Watres
Merion
Hazleton
Telegraph's Periscope Says Ford Taxes Spark Objections
The column notes Ford's objections to a preparedness tax on gasoline and automobiles. It predicts a happy Telegraph office day as about $10,000 will be split among 91 Telegraph Employers Association members. It quips on a Congress speed limit law and jokes about bald heads and the Oscar II crew.
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Daniels
Garrison
Navy
Army
Middle West
Congress
Dld
Ford
Telegraph Office
Telegraph Employer’ Association
Editorial on neutrality and German influence in America
The piece argues that official neutrality is undermined by German propaganda and the Lusitania massacre. It calls for expelling German diplomats and alien conspirators, demanding firm American action and a thorough house-cleaning to restore U.S. resolve. It criticizes lax policy and urges decisive measures.
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New York Tribune
von Bernhardt
Lusitania
Berlin
Washington
State Department
Boy-Ed
von Papen
Germany
United States
Accidents and Oddities Highlight Greensburg Report
A Greensburg item notes Miss Remaley, 19, was thrown from a horse and dragged into a runaway wagon after a weekend accident. Elsewhere a thief was deterred by noisy geese while others organize Bryn Mawr girls soccer. Mrs Milley injured a finger in a sausage machine mishap. A Wilmington blast rumor sparked a brief dispute in Philadelphia. Movie exhibitors form an Eastern Pennsylvania league in Tamaqua. White stockings gain favor as dye shortages loom postwar. Bellevue Stratford hosts Big Brother plans to mentor youths.
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Greensburg
Ragweed War Urged In Nationwide Hay Fever Fight
The American Hay Fever Association urges a campaign against ragweed, blamed for 85 percent of U S hay fever. New Orleans reduced symptoms by removing ragweed with convicts clearing lots and distributing removal plans. Pocono Pines once immune, but goldenrod cultivation brought back hay fever.
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American Hay Fever Association
United States
America
New Orleans
Hay Fever Association of the
Pocono Pines
Pennsylvania
Our Daily Laugh A DODGER
A light item notes a joke about buying books with a playful line about paying two dollars down and a dollar each time a collector spots the speaker first.
Dauphin farmers embrace corn contests as wheat prospects rise
Dauphin County youths push corn contests under County School Superintendent Shambaugh with strong teacher support. The article notes countywide agricultural interest, historic fairs, and leaders like Lindley H. Dennis promoting agricultural education, while predicting a robust wheat season if pests stay under control.
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Dauphin
Shambaugh
Ohio
State Board of Education
Pennsylvania
Lindley H. Dennis
Dauphin County
Steelton
Rimer
Downingtown
National Corn Club
Brumbaugh
N. K. Critchfield
County Institute
Harrisburg
Cumberland
James Young
Middletown
Well Known People Take Notable Posts And Travels
Dr Charles B Penrose newly appointed to the State Game Commission has served since 1897. Dr H I Klopp head of Rittersville State Hospital elected president of the Lehigh Valley Homeopathic Medical Society. William A Helzman to head Reading chamber of commerce manufacturers bureau. Dr W M Irvine of Mercersburg spent several days in Virginia. Judge Norris Barratt of Philadelphia writes urging Philadelphians to revisit port glory. Charles L Taylor of the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission travels to Virginia Hot Springs.
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Charles B. Penrose
State Game Commission
H. I. Klopp
Rittersville
Lehigh Valley Homeopathic Medical Society
William A. Helzman
Manufacturers’ Bureau
Reading Chamber of Commerce
W. M. Irvine
Mercersburg
Virginia
Norris Barratt
Keeping Stocks Down Retailers Gain From Local Ads
Retailers aim to keep stock turnover high to boost profits. Local newspaper advertising drives sales by attracting customers, encouraging window displays, and maximizing selling opportunities. Co operation between paper and retailer helps merchandise move and money turn.
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Telegraph Printing CO
E. J. Stackpole
F. R. Oyster Secretary
Gus M. Steinmetz
Telegraph Building
Federal Square
American News Iearecee Publishers’ Association
It Bureau of Circulation
Ennegivente Associated Dailies
Tern
Fifth Avenue Building
Bree City
Hasbrook
Story & Books
Western Office
Aaverssiie
Ss Uceney Feago
Ill
Robert Bard
God
Sydney Smith
Belgium
White House
Mexico
Chambers of Commerce
Hoi
Jimmy
Derr
Telegraph
Dr. Clark
Wisconsin
Tlas
Holland
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Charleston
Wilhelm
Franzoset
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Charles Fegley
Minesite
Bryn Mawr
Charles Milley
Beaver Falls
Wilmington
Schuylkill
Tamaqua
Exhibitors’ League of
Eastern Pennsylvania
Bellevue-Stratford
New York
Dodger
State Department of Agriculture
State Capitol
York Hills
Duncannon
Susquehanna
Bottens
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