Brumbaugh Seeks Governor Nomination Gains Momentum
Brumbaugh, Philadelphia school superintendent, gains Republican Governor nomination support across Montgomery and Chester counties. Governor Tener backs Brumbaugh, citing his education work. Petitions expected. local independents may back him if he runs. Huntingdon origin and Harrisburg connections noted.
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Philadelphia
Montgomery
Chester
Brumbaugh
Dr. Brumbaugh
Education
State Board of Education
River Ice Closes River Remains Shut For Weeks
Temperatures hover near zero as the river stays closed shore to shore opposite the city. Historical records show closures lasting from several days to over two months, with rare winters where the river does not freeze. Forecaster E. R. Demain broke through ice near the shore but escaped unharmed. River stage was 5.7 feet.
Harrisburg Becomes Major Railroad Center After Stopover Privilege
Nealy 25,000 travelers have visited Harrisburg in less than a year due to the stopover privilege granted by the Pennsylvania Railroad. Since A. E. Buchanan joined as division passenger agent last June, Harrisburg has risen on the railroad map as a key national center. At the local ticket office, 3,000 travelers from the Pacific coast and distant western states have used the privilege so far, marking strong Western interest.
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Smith
Bull Moosers
Percy F. Smith
Pittsburgh
Flinn
English
Wallace
Powell
Burns
Moore
E. A. Hempstead
Crawford County
A. R. Rapley
Dr. Swift
Congress
Vance C. McCormick
Anti-Saloon League
MecCormick
Bull Moose
Pattison-Harrity
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pacific Coast
Probable Make-up of Proposed City Planning Commission
Municipal leaders discuss likely members for the new Planning Commission amid doubt old park board will serve. Names named include Samuel W. Fleming, Henderson Gilbert, W.8. Snyder, George B. Calder, William B. McCaleb, Farley Gannett, Karl Steward, and others with petitions circulating for engineer seat.
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Old Park Board
City Planning Commission
Samuel W. Fleming
Henderson Gilbert
Commission
Court House
Department of Agriculture warns on blind staggers in horses
The Department of Agriculture issued a statement on February 26 detailing methods to combat the widespread horse disease blind staggers. Urgent appeals from sixteen states indicate a universal problem, with a total feed and forage change urged to curb the fatalities. In Ohio delegations arrive for a harmony meeting aiming to unite Republican and Progressive ranks amid the campaign.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Department
Columbus
Ohio
Man Blown Thirty Feet By Gas Explosion In Snowdrift
Pittsburgh February 26 Wolfgang Chimmel was fatally injured when he was blown from the second story of his house into a snow drift thirty feet away by a natural gas explosion. Mrs Chimmel and a young son slept through the blast and escaped with slight bruises.
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Pittsburgh
Wolfgang Chimmel
Demolishing 51 Steelton Properties Upends Third Ward Precinct
Steelton to raze 51 properties owned by Pennsylvania Steel in Lower West Side, potentially wiping out the entire Third ward precinct. Officials debate consolidation with neighboring wards as the fate of the district’s voters and boundaries hangs in the balance. The removed area, once the village of Ewington, was annexed to Steelton in 1882.
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Steelton
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Trewick Street
Third Ward
Lower West Side
Ewington
Barpons
Senator Borah blasts Beveridge and Perkins at luncheon
In Columbus, Senator Borah denounced monopoly and urged a tough Republican policy. He attacked Beveridge and Perkins for their stance on monopolies as the Telegraph announces the Niblo Travel Talks coming to Chestnut Street Auditorium next week. The program promises nine offerings, colored views, motion pictures, and panoramic scenes for the stay at home traveler.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
United States
Borah
Idaho
Senator Beveridge
Indiana
George W. Perkins
New York
Niblo
Chestnut Street
The
Telegraph
Putnam Griswold Dies After Appendicitis Operation
American basso Putnam Griswold of the Metropolitan Opera Company died in a New York private sanatorium after an operation for appendicitis on February 10. Born in Minneapolis in 1876, he rose to fame in London in 1901 and was a Berlin favorite, twice decorated by the Kaiser. His last New York appearance was February 8, and he leaves a widow.
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Vanderbilt
Santa Monica
Cal
Pacific Coast
Washington
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Western Union Telegraph
Kuhn, Loeb & Company
New York
Department of Justice
Northern Pacific
Wall Streg
American Sugar
Atchison
Baltimore & Ohio
Brooklyn RK. T
Canadian Pacific
Speake & Ohio
Are. Valley
New York Central
P. KR. R
Southern Pacific
Associated Press
Putnam Griswold
Metropolitan Opera Company
Mr. Griswold
Minneapolis
London
Berlin
Palace
Survivors Landed From Danish Ship Ekliptika Sinking
In Coruna Spain on February 26 the German steamship Wildenfels landed fourteen survivors from the Danish steamship Ekliptika which foundered in a February 23 storm in the Bay of Biscay. Rescue boats could not reach the raft as seas raged. fifteen were saved, but the Danish captain died after being pulled into a lifeboat and seven crew members drowned.
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Associated Press
Coruna
Spain
Bay of Biscay
Prisoners Fight Fire in West Chester Prison
West Chester Pa Feb 26 A dozen prisoners in the Chester county prison extinguished a fire that threatened the building during a half hour battle. The blaze originated in a storage cell for carpet factory waste. Warden and guards fought with chemicals before twelve trusted prisoners formed a bucket brigade to stop the flames.
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Associated Press
West Chester
Chester County Prison
Former President Taft to Speak on Federal Reform
Ex President Taft, leading the American Bar Association, will testify before the House Judiciary Committee on reform and simplification of federal court procedure. He will be joined by legal figures including Judge Alton B. Parker Senator Root Louis Brandeis Roscoe Pound Frank Kellogg Henry Wade Rogers and Thomas W. Shelton of the ABA.
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Associated Press
Washington
Taft
American Bar Association
House Committee On Judiciary
United States
Alton B. Parker
Senator Root
Louis Brandeis
Rosscoe Pound
Harvard
Frank H. Kellogge
Henry Wade Rogers
Yale University
Thomas W. Shelton
Uniform Judicial Procedure Committee
The
American Bart Association
Hampton Moore Roe For Navigable Susquehanna River
Rep J Hampton Moore of Pennsylvania urged federal action to overturn the War Department ruling that the Susquehanna River is navigable only below the Maryland line. He cited New York and Pennsylvania cities along the branches and discussed western transportation plans and regional population centers.
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Associated Press
Washington, D.C
J. Hampton Moore
Pennsylvania
War Department
Maryland
New York State
Moore
Elmira
Binghamton
Oswego
Fatal duel claims life of two lieutenants in Metz
In Metz Germany Lieut Haage of the Ninth Infantry Regiment was killed today in a duel with Lieutenant Von Lavette Saint George a comrade of the same regiment. The duel occurred at the station location and leaves one dead and another wounded unknown at present.
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Associated Press
Metz
Germany
Lieut
Haage
Ninth Infantry
von la Va Tette Saint George
Huerta Denies Request for 2000 Marines in Mexico City
Provisional President Huerta told the U.S. government he would not allow 2000 American marines to guard the legation in Mexico City. He said Washington asked for dispatch in addition to 1000 English and French troops, but he saw no need. Nelson O'Shaughnessy declined to confirm or deny the report.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Huerta
United States
Washington
Nelson O'Shaughnessy
President Says U. S. Never Asked Permission to Send Marines
United States did not seek or discuss permission with Mexico over sending marines to Mexico City. White House stated no decision had been reached on a legation guard similar to those by Britain and Germany, amid ongoing officials’ discussions. Also reported Yale professor A L Dean has accepted presidency of the College of Hawaii.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
United States
Mexico City
Great Britain
Germany
Huerta
Car strikes ice wagon in market square incident
A New Cumberland car due in Market Square at 6 15 this morning struck an ice wagon of United Ice and Coal Co on West Street breaking a rear wheel and tipping the wagon loaded with ice onto its side no injuries reported
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Cumberland
Market Square
United Ice and Coal Company
Eet Street
Weather summary for eastern states and Pennsylvania
A weather report notes a cold disturbance moving northeast off the East Gulf coast bringing sleet snow and cold rain to the region. Overnight low around 10 degrees with Friday similar cold. North and west portions may see light variable winds and continued snow in interior North areas. Highest yesterday 23 and lowest 4 degrees with a mean 14, normal 32.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
East Gulf
I Sa
South Atlantic
North
Reading business character through newspaper ads
The article argues that advertising reveals a store’s character. It notes merchants shape ads to reflect modest language, careful statements, typography and illustrations, predicting advertising will be more prevalent and engaging for readers.
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Paskohanes
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