Death of Prof L E Mc Ginnes noted as a great educator
Prof L E Mc Ginnes dies leaving a legacy as a statewide education leader. His work on state boards and the Pennsylvania State Educational Association made him a national figure in public schooling and Americanist values. His loss is described as a significant blow to his home town and to Pennsylvanias education system. City plans for 1920 include sewer extensions to Spring Creek and Asylum Run as well as Storm Water drainage to support anticipated growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. McGinnes
Steelton
Board of State Education
Pennsylvania State Educational Association
Pennsyl
Lynch
Spring Creek
Marl Grey
United States
Duttons
England
Dutton
Haddon Hall Library
Marquess of Granby
George A. B. Dewar
United Party Aims for Unified Republican Platform
Following a Washington meeting of the Republican National Committee a united party is promised. A committee will draft a platform for the next campaign, inviting all sectors of national life to share views and ensuring fair treatment. The Chicago convention in June will carry the voice of American voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican National Committee
Washington
Wilson
United States
Republican Party
Chicago
Republi
Shade Tree Commission Needed for Harrisburg
The article urges city leaders to create a Shade Tree Commission as part of the upcoming budget discussions. It argues the commission would safeguard shade trees, prevent further losses noted by the City Forester, and avoid ongoing postponement of this municipal measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Harrisburg’s Trees Compared With Other Cities
A Harrisburg note argues that the city has one tree for every three people, ranking with Detroit Syracuse and Washington but spends far less on care. It criticizes annual funding as insufficient for pruning and tree maintenance, noting high mortality and suggesting curb weight limits for trucks on the river boulevard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ester
Harrisburg
Springfield
Mass
Hartford
Baltimore
Washington
Syracuse
Philadephia
Detroit
Harrisbore
Department of Parks
Otis G. Battimore
Kreisler praise and public works plans in Harrisburg
The writer contrasts Kreisler with other aliens praising the violinist as a patriot who aided musicians during wartime urges. It notes Harrisburg borrowing plans for Island Park bathhouses, with park expert Warren Manning and a spring contract, and signals readiness for Capitol Park projects. It also mentions Christmas trees in Market Square prompting late shopping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Island Park
Susquehanna Basin
Gross
Warren H. Manning
Department of Public Works
State
Capitol Park
Harrisburg
Market Square
Pennsylvania Primary Talks Stir National Campaign Rumor Mill
Washington insiders and Philadelphia newspapers focus on Pennsylvania as a pivotal state in the Republican contest. Governors Sproul and Senator Knox draw backing while Penrose supporters maneuver to influence delegation. Scranton and Pittsburgh implications swirl as party lines and local fights shape looming decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican National Committee
Washington
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
New York Sun
The
Chicago Tribune
Wood
Harding
Pennsylvania
P. C. Knox
William C. Sproul
Baltimore
Wilmington
Philadelphia Inquirer
Knox
Senator Penrose
Harrisburg
Sproul
Penrose
Reclassification of Cities Stirs Scranton Tax Debate
Former Judge Kelly notes a state commission plans to expand city groupings from three to five, potentially moving Scranton from Pittsburgh’s orbit to gain more home rule and lower costs. Local officials say current classification inflates taxes and hinders progress, urging timely action to adopt a fairer scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Kelly
Republican
Pittsburgh
Government at Washington From a Bulletin of National City Bank
A national critique warns that allowing organized labor to tie up industry would shift government power from elected representatives to labor groups. It argues labor should have a fair show but not supremacy and condemns Gompers for opposing a rail strike ban as a claim to lawless power. The piece defends equality before law and rejects rule by force over lawful authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National City Bank
New York
Gompers
Fuel Shortage Thought Sparks Rationing Wit
A Boston Transcript item cites an English schoolboy predicting coal will run low and that once coal ends England will rely on brains for fuel, a remark illustrating wartime scarcity and ingenuity in resource use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Boston Transcript
England
Where Education Fails in Dallas News
A reflective note on education’s limits citing a proverb about a young man not craving farm labor. The piece uses a skeptical tone about practical outcomes of college learning and its impact on work choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Dallas News
Abe Martin Says: Kansas Governor Kicks Against Shorter Hours
Chicago columnist Abe Martin notes the Kansas Governor does not advocate shorter working hours. He argues political rhetoric overlooks practical labor concerns and stresses the governor’s stance contrasts with broader labor reform proposals.
Yanks in Toulouse School Learn French Ideals
In spring 1919 fifteen hundred American students from the AIF studied four months at the University of Toulouse in southern France. They came from various Allied posts and ranks, learning French education and culture to better understand and represent France after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
America
Quest
University of Toulouse
United States
Army of Occupation
Rhine
Oise
Marne
Meuse
Brest
St. Nazaire
Bordeaux
Toulouse
Garonne
Great Britain
Gondrecourt
European professor predicts end of world on December 17
The Polo News-Herald reports with a cheer that a European professor predicts the world ends on December 17. He notes the date falls on Wednesday and, since the regular paper publishes on Thursday, full details can be provided without an extra issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polo News-Herald
Marble domes linked to national Capitol building
The article notes that aside from the marble dome atop the Capitol, another marble dome is closely connected to the building, highlighting architectural connections and materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Record
National Capitol
Dutton Books Spread Russian Works and War Theory
Alfred Hayes new English verse translation of Boris Godunov with Nabokoff preface. Easy Russian Reader and Russian Lyrical Poetry in Russian. Fly Fishing by Marl Grey reissued. Villa Elsa by Stuart Henry forthcoming. Economic Phenomena Before and After War by Slavko Secerov analyzes production and population data for war explanations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pushkin
Boris Godunov
Alfred Hayes
Nabokoff
England
Alexander Pushkin
Shakespeare
Mr. Hayes
Hayes
EB. P, Dutton & Co
Evelyn C. White
A. K B. Tebbutt
Stuart Henry
Villa Elsa
Duttons
Germany
I. P. Dutton &c
United States
Slavko Secerov
London
Arbitration to settle coal strike ends deadlock
Kansas City Star argues the coal strike should have been settled by arbitration weeks earlier. It condemns operators leaders and union heads for delaying talks and urges a national move to prevent future industrial breakdowns, citing Governor Allen in Kansas proposing a court of industrial relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Star
Mine Workers’ Union
Allen
Kansas
Court of Industrial Relations
Lemuel E McGinnes Honored in Rousing Funeral Tribute
A memorial notice from December 12, 19, in Pennsylvania honors Lemuel E McGinnes. It laments his sacrifice and noble ideals, hoping the community recalls his sacrifice as a compensation for tears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wee Pa
Music and Bomb Making Clash in Raided Homes
Reports on raids tied to Bolshevism claim no musical instruments were found in suspect homes. M M Roemer of a music goods firm notes the lack of harmony between music and bomb making as evidence against the defendants' musical souls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Mail
M. M. Roemer
Music Gooda Sales Corporation
Paris League Moves Against Jazz In New Drive
A Paris league formed to combat exotic music labeled jazz band. Headquarters opened at the canonale l'Olympia with reports issued daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Jazz
la Presse de Paris
Canonale l'Olympia
Poison limits eyed as game protects and fires rise
Col Henry W Shoemaker reports more wild game in Blue Ridge despite recent fires and cites dangers of poisons used to kill pests. State Game Commission will restrict poison use by wardens amid questions over private culprits and effects on dogs and birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Shoemaker
State Forest Commission
Blue Ridge
State Game Commission
Col. Shoemaker
Hamburg
Seth KE. Gordon
Gordon
Notable Local Figures Mentioned in Brief Notes
Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer reports little time for football. Ernest L Tustin ex State Senator and welfare director in Philadelphia plans to play Santa for children. H A Hayward known for Hogestown cattle show talk departs Delaware College. Judge P A O Boyle Luzerne county injured in auto crash. J H Zerby Pottsville editor named chair Schuylkill valley waterways committee. G F Sproule new Philadelphia wharves director formerly shipping editor of Philadelphia Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Mitchell Palmer
Ernest L. Tustin
Philadelphia
H. A. Hayward
Hogestown
Delaware College
P. A. O'Boyle
Luzerne County
J. H. Zerby
Pottsville
Harrisburg Silk Emerges as City Specialty
Historic Harrisburg notes silk as a fast rising local specialty. Seventy years ago the city boasted seven iron establishments with furnaces along Paxton Creek, reflecting its industrial past and evolving craft trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Paxton Creek
Also Mentioned on This Page
URG Telegraph
E Telegraph Printing CO
Telegraph Building
Federal Square
E. J. Stackpole
Gus. M. Steinmetz
R. Michener
P. McCullough
Boyd M. Oglesby
R. Oyster
Bee Oyster
Associated Press
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Story
Brooks & Finley
Fifth Avenue Building
New York City
People’s Gas
God
Heaven
Evan Dyke
A United Party
Kreisler
Fritz Kreisler
Dr. Muck
Muck
Politico In
Penia
William I. Crow
Joseph K. Grundy
Public Ledger
Stobert I. Hall
Hall
John F. Kramer
Leo A. Crossen
New Jersey
Delaware
Crossen
Pennsylvania Society
George Harvey
Army and
Navy
Warren G. Harding
Job E. Hedges
New York World
Palmer
Hudson
Feneral
Westmoreland Orphans’ Court
Allegheny County Court
State Committee
Yares
Harry C. Mansley
J. Hampton Moore
Congress
David Martin
E. J. Cattell
Isadore Stern
Mr. Cattell
John 8. Fisher
Watson
Mercantile
L. H. Rupp
Allentown
Rupp
Judee
John P. Kelley
Constitutional Revision Commission
Reading
Chester City
Republican League
McClure
Everett Sproul
Briggs
Abe Martin
Indianapolis News
St. Etiennes
St. Sernin
University
Science
Medicine
Allee St. Michel
Law and Letters
Place du Capitole
Capitole
Beaus Arts
Conservatory of
Music
the Garonne
Theological Seminary
Dauphin County
Italy
Arthur J. Anderson
Pennsylvania Farmer
Anderson
Harrisburg Public Library
Hummilestown
Goldsboro
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!