Jitney Transit Plan Moves Forward in Harrisburg
Harrisburg officials and business leaders file to form the Jitney Transportation Company of Harrisburg to operate a five cent nickel taxi service. Fifty cars planned with routes across Market Square and through key streets, aiming to start soon.
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Jitney
O. M. Copelin
Charles E. Covert
Augustus Wildman
Alfred Snavely
Harry M. Barnes
I. W. Copelin
Toledo
Ohio
Frank Williamson
Lancaster
Williamson and Foster
Jitney Transportation Company
State Department
Market Square
Front
Race Street
Cameron
Market Street
Steetton
North Front
Mulberry Street
Herr Street
Allison Hill
Storm cripples regional telegraph and rail service
A heavy wind snow and sleet storm prostrates telephone and telegraph lines across Iowa Western Missouri Kansas Nebraska and South Dakota cutting cities off from wire communication. Telegraph service out of Chicago to the west suffers and trains on several branch lines in South Dakota are halted by drifting snow. In Denver a caucus vote moves to abolish the juvenile court and shift its duties to district courts potentially ending Judge Ben B Lindsey's post.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
Associated Pf
Denver
Col
Juvenile Court of
Colorado House of Representatives
Ben B. Lindsey
Weather forecast and river forecast for Harrisburg area
The bulletin warns of probable rain through tonight and Wednesday with fresh south winds. North Branch and parts of the West and main river systems are expected to rise due to melting snow, possibly to about 6.6 feet in Harrisburg Wednesday morning. A storm near Chicago brings general rains to the Lower Missouri and Carolina regions.
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North Branch
West Branch
Harrisburg
Chicago
Missouri
Rolina
Gulf States
Fruit Belt Poised to Become Major World Fruit District
Officials of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company report that the Adams County Fruit Belt, along the railway line, shows vast fruit production with apples peaches pears and other fruits. They have prepared statistics indicating potential for the area to become one of the world’s greatest fruit producing districts. (Continued on Page 7.)
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Adams County
Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company
Old Men Killed in Utah Indian Fight
Reinforcements are expected to Bluff Utah today where white settlers clash with Piute Indians. Five Indians and one white man are dead, one white man wounded and six Indians captured since fighting began Sunday. Tse Ne Gat leader’s huts burned as retreat concerns grow. Navajo police from Shiprock Indian Agency en route.
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Associated Press
Denver
Bluff
Utah
Monticello
Blu
Shiprock Indian Agency
New Mexico
Wars News Roundup: Norwegian Ship Sunk and Allied Losses
Reports from the war fronts note another Norwegian steamer sunk in the English Channel and heavy Austrian losses in Galicia. Russians claim battlefield successes in East Prussia and Northern Poland despite Berlin Vienna reverses. The Rheims cathedral suffers further bombardment as German advances press in the Vosges.
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Galicia
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Muehlbach
Mazurian Lakes
Coffee chaff sparks blamed for Walk-Over fire
Fire Chief Kindler and assistant Edward Halbert report a blaze under the Walk-Over Shoe Store in the Bergner building started by burning coffee chaff from Enterprise stores. Investigators found no live wires. flaming particles rose through an unsealed pipehole into the old flue and spread.
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Bergner
Kindler
Edward Halbert
Enterprise Coffee Stores
Academy Baccalaureate Sermon by Dr Fox Featured
Dr Fox to deliver a comprehensive baccalaureate sermon as part of a city program. Commissioner M Harvey Taylor, parks official, responds to Mayor Royal about park improvements tied to boosting Royal Gallery plays. Council seeks a plan to employ about a hundred city workers.
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M. Harvey Taylor
John K. Royal
Woman Commits Suicide After Multiple Attempts at Self Harm
Reading Pennsylvania February 23 1915 after three failed self harm attempts Mary Sattazahn 38 of Wernersville ended her life with a shotgun. Earlier efforts included oil and flames throat cutting and acid drinking. She leaves a husband and several children as the Grace Methodist Church and Harrisburg Academy prepare a baccalaureate sermon for the seniors. The class of 1915 at the Academy numbers twenty eight, the largest yet.
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Reading
Mary Sattazahn
Wernersville
Grace Methodist Church
Harrisburg Academy
Grace Church
Academy
Brig. Gen. John E. Gough Dies of Wounds
Brigadier General John E. Gough, noted for his role in the retreat from Mons and repeatedly named in official dispatches, died in London from wounds received last Saturday. The death follows his noted service and recent battle injuries.
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Associated Press
London
John E. Gough
Mons
Zeppelin Bombard Calais Sparked Warning Alerts
Bombing of Calais by a Zeppelin reported with warning sirens as the airship approached from the sea at 1,000 feet. The craft traversed the city in the early hours, sending tremors through the harbor and streets before continuing inland.
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Associated Press
Calais
Paris
Regin Sunk in English Channel. Norwegian Crew Rescued
London reports the Norwegian steamer Regin was sunk near Dover by a submarine or mine while carrying oil from the Tyne to Bordeaux. All crew were saved. Regin, 1107 net tons, 265 feet, built 1913, follows recent Norwegian losses in the North Sea and Baltic as German actions expand blockade. In Washington, a quarantine update adds Camden County New Jersey as a closed area within five miles of infected premises, with Morris and Salem as modified areas, and Fayette and Indiana counties in Pennsylvania closed.
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Dover
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Bordeaux
Regin
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Folkstone
Walmer
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Salem
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London Papers Attack Government For Delay
London editorials condemn government action or lack thereof on Germany reprisals and blockade policy. The Mail argues Britain misreads Germany as blocked while goods flow to Germany, undermining wartime aims. A second item notes the United Fruit steamer Santa Marta close to port after losing a rudder off Cape Hatteras.
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Germany
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Port New York
United Fruit Company
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Santa Martha
Port Limon
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