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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1916
Page
4
A collage of notes covers Mars theories from Princeton’s Henry N Russell to Paris fashion postwar prospects with Mary Garden and political maneuvers in Pennsylvania. It discusses military training, public appointments like Jane Deeter Rippin, and Brumbaugh era speakership battles shaping state politics.
James A. Farrell calls for the Fourth National Foreign Trade Convention to be held in Pittsburgh January 25 26 27 1917. Deliberations cover postwar foreign markets safeguards for American trade cooperation in trade development merchant marine foreign investment and challenges for small manufacturers with a council report on World Trade Conditions After the European War.
Harrisburg readers will agree with the Ledger’s assessment of her role in Quaker City matters and in local governance.
Thomas Cochran joins J P Morgan & Co as the twelfth partner on January 1 after resigning the presidency of Liberty National Bank. Born 1871 in St Paul, he rose from hardship to Yale, Skull and Bones, and key roles with Astor Trust and Liberty National. He holds directorates in many firms and clubs, and married Martha Griffin in 1910.
Bruce Green of 1814 Green St Harrisburg Pa writes to press urging price and weight controls on bread arguing six cent loaves eleven ounce weights threaten the staff of life. He cites European laws and calls for government action to ensure wholesome loaf or new bakeries. Letters emphasize rising living costs and demand united public voice.
In this joke Mrs J asks if their daughter married a surgeon and Mrs W confirms. Mrs W quips she can now afford appendicitis, implying the cost to treat it. The sketch plays on marriage for financial benefit and medical expense punchline.
The text muses on difficulty in joke writing and questions why experts say department store clerks could be good soldiers. It suggests clerks’ lack of fear in charging items as a noteworthy trait.
Review notes Laughlin’s new book gathers entertaining reminiscences of James Whitcomb Riley aided by his advice and a featured fly leaf inscription. Riley’s lines evoke a child world of summer calm and dreamlike imagery.
The reel of items highlights Republican leaders Baldwin Ehrhardt Flynn Woodward Williams and others as influential lawmakers and “fathers of the House” with deep caucus ties. It notes historical parallels to 1913, ongoing plans for Susquehanna Trail, fire safety efforts by State Fire Marshal Port, and Capitol dome top access amid a snowy period with Oakley paintings arriving before New Year. Governor Brumbaugh and Major Medard of Pittsburgh appear among visitors and debates on military training.
Frank M. Riter, former legislator, faces civil service infraction charges in Philadelphia. Wilkes Barre Mayor Kowek plans to remove police from politics in his city. General Nelson A. Miles to give a series of speeches in the state. Ex-Attorney General John C. Bell, ill, spending a short time at the seashore. Congressman T. B. Crago credits the National Guard and criticizes the War Department. York Mayor Hugentogler supports choirs in public squares on Christmas nights.
Harrisburg is noted for selling many plates to bridge builders and for John Harris' ferry landing once serving as a town wharf. The piece reflects on urban inequality, noting children in comfortable homes contrast with those in hardship where working mothers struggle to feed and clothe families. It warns that lack of stable home life pushes youth toward crime.
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