Old War Veteran Lingers in Damp Basement Slum Area
Civil War veteran Bartley Weitzel over 80, living in a foul basement at 211 Mulberry Street, Bartley Weitzel found by Dr J M J Raunick during a slum inspection. He pays 3 50 a week for room and meals, pension held by Alderman Caveny, and requests relocation for better conditions.
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Mulberry Street
Bartley Weitzel
J. M. J. Raunick
Weitzel
Harrisburg
Visiting Nurses’ Association
Post 58
Alderman Caveny
Raunick
South Street
Libletown
North Seventh Street
Dr. Raunick
Walnut Street
Dora Frank
Huerta Boosts Federal Army for Active Campaign
President Huerta issued a decree increasing the army by 50 000 men. Including irregulars the total fighting force rises to 239 000. He says an active nationwide campaign will begin immediately across all regions. A circular of instructions was issued by P P Huerta.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Huerta
State Health Chief Urges Sex Education In Schools
Dr Samuel G Dixon state health commissioner urged sex education and domestic science in public schools at the nineteenth annual convention of the school directors department. He argued teaching sex hygiene by qualified teachers is safer than theater portrayals and warned education should balance brain and body development. He noted tuberculosis risks from overstudy and the loss of outdoor activity for growing children.
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Samuel G. Dixon
School Directors’ Department
State Educational Association
Dixon
R, Dixon
Nathan C. Schaeffer
John Price Jackson
J. C. Brown
Rodman Wanamaker Plans Airship to Fly Across Ocean
New York reports aviators and constructors say the success of Rodman Wanamaker's flying boat in crossing the Atlantic depends largely on its motor. Other machines are in design or construction with similar aims.
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Rodman Wanamaker
Associated Press
New York
Atlantic Ocean
Murder Suspect Will Return to Cleveland
Norman Stanley arrested in Wheeling West Virginia in connection with the murder of Robert Mercer of Pittsburgh. The body was found buried in a shallow grave in the basement of Cleveland city hall. Stanley decided to return to Ohio without extradition, saying he is in the clear. He admitted being with Mercer the night of the disappearance and offered to tell all when the time is right.
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Associated Press
Wheeling
W. Va
Norman Stanley
Robert Mercer
Pittsburgh
New City Hall
Cleveland
Ohio
Mercer
Congressman Bremner Dies After Radium Treatment
Baltimore date line reports Robert Gunn Bremner 39 year old congressman from New Jersey’s Seventh District and editor of the Passaic Daily Herald died today at a Baltimore sanatorium after radium therapy for cancer. He had battled cancer for four years, was married and childless. He sought treatment at Dr. Howard Kelly’s facility since December.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Robert Gunn Bremner
Congress
New Jersey
Passaic
Man With Wooden Arm Charged In Eye Injury Case
Susie Forsythe of 38 South Tenth Street accuses Barney McGuire of striking her in the right eye with the fist of his artificial right arm. McGuire was arrested yesterday and will face a hearing before Alderman Murray tonight. Susie shows a black eye as fan exhibit.
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Libletown
Harrisburg
South Alley
Walnut Street
Susie Forsythe
South Tenth Street
Barney McGuire
Alderman Murray
Susie
Barney
Kreider Opposes 40 Million Alaska Roads Spending
In a House address Congressman Kreider denounces a Senate bill for 40 million dollars toward experimental railroad projects in Alaska. He argues Alaska’s transport needs are already met and warns against financing speculative rail ventures. He endorses federal land control but favors leasing under a commission’s royalty system to spur development.
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Washington
House
Kreider
Senate
Alaska
Property owners to pay for front street width assessment
Abutting property owners on Front Street between Maclay and Division will be assessed to cover the full width of the highway. Notices invite affected owners to speak to City Engineer Cowden between 9 and 12 tomorrow. Also hearing opportunities extend to Penn Street from Woodbine to Emerald and Catherine Street from Fifteenth to Seventeenth.
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Maclay
Division
Cowden
Seitz
Penn Street
Woodbine
Emerald
Catherine Street
Fifteenth
Seventeenth
Whitehall St
Railroads May Issue Passes to Families of Employes
The Public Service Commission ruled railroads may issue free passes to officers and employees for transportation of dependent family members and that such concessions do not violate the public service company law. It also said passes for policemen and firemen in public duties are allowed and did not address clergy reduced rates or other rate propositions. Governor Tener questioned the issue of free passes.
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Public Service Commission
Tener
Public Service Company
Riers
Progressives Unmoved as Democratic Slate Forms
In Washington the Bull Moose leaders favor William Draper Lewis for governor and Gifford Pinchot for senator despite Palmer and McCormick tickets. Rumors swirl over Edwin S. Stuart as a possible governor candidate, while janitor Johnny Grissinger notes 105 seek his job amid 724 applicants and pensions. House mining committee members prepare to depart for strike-conditions probes in Michigan and Colorado.
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Washington
Council of War
William Draper Lewis
Gifford Pinchot
A. Mitchell Palmer
Vance C. McCormick
McCormick
Palmer
Lewis
William. Flinn
Edwin S. Stuart
Congressman
Johnny Grissinger
Pennsylvania Railroad
Tom Rodgers
Harry White
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
House Mining Committee
Michigan
Colorado
Steamer Engineer Scalded in Rotterdam to New York Voyage
The steamship San Gregorio, arriving from Rotterdam, reported a valve box in the engine room broke on Monday evening flooding the space with steam. Engineer William Kemp was killed by scalding and three other crew members were seriously burned. They were treated in the ship’s hospital upon arrival.
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Associated Press
New York
San Gregorio
Rotterdam
William Kemp
Ex-County Commissioner John W. Deibler Dies at 68
Berrysburg Pa Feb 5 Ex Commissioner John W Deibler 68 died Wednesday morning after a yearlong illness He served two terms as Dauphin county commissioner and held offices in Berrysburg He is survived by his widow and one son Harry Funeral services set for Sunday at 10 am in the Reformed Church with burial in United Brethren Cemetery
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Berrysburg
John W. Deibler
Dauphin County
Harry
Reformed Church
United Brethren Cemetery
Fall of Two-Ton Rock Kills Upper End Miner
Williamstown Pennsylvania February 5 A machine man M Irvin Etzweiler 27 was killed in Shaft No 2 when a nearly two ton rock fell from the roof as he started work in the tunnel He sustained a broken back and died in an ambulance on the way home He lived in Dayton with a wife and three children.
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Williamstown
M. Irvin Etzweiler
Etzweiler
Athout
Dayton
Here
Un settled Weather and Marriage Licenses Noted in Harrisburg area
Un settled weather to night and Friday with likely snow and colder temperatures across Eastern Pennsylvania. River levels fall or steady as West and North branches remain near station. Marriage licenses issued include Jesse F Rees with Fannie Smirley Keet in the city and others in Lemoyne and the city.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Great Lakes
Atlantic
South Dakota
Wyoming
Montana
Washington
Mississippi Valley
Jesse Franklin Rees
Fannie Smirley Keet
City
Clarence Moul
Catherine Cums Mings
Lemoyne
Joseph J. Lanson
Margaret Blyer
Advertised Goods Usually Stand Up To Promises
The article argues that advertised goods are often of higher quality because advertisers back their claims and must meet promises. It notes that major agencies advise waiting until a product is ready for market, and that an advertised brand tends to deliver more satisfaction for the money.
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