Strike Settlement Nearer as Men Meet Pres Musser
Harrisburg Railways President Frank B Musser met strikers to review grievances and seek a settlement. About 70 deputies manned patrols while fifteen strike breakers operated cars on city lines and to Pine Street Steelton. Jitneys carried hundreds as car service paused amid scattered disturbances.
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Mulser
Pine Street
Steelton
Felix M. Davis
W. W. Caldwell
Fourteenth
Derry
Thorpe
Weather report Harrisburg area with river fall forecast
The weather shows fair to night and Saturday with only small temperature changes. Eastern Pennsylvania also fair with a cooler trend in the east, variable winds. The Susquehanna and tributaries are falling slowly. Harrisburg river stage about 3.6 feet Saturday morning.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna
Harrisburg Telegraph Mail Subscription Offer
A notice promotes mailed delivery to a vacation address for comfort. Six cents a week covers the Telegraph no matter the location.
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Harrisburg
Strike-breaker Arrested for Insult to Girl in Harrisburg
Lewis Burkhart a 28 year old strike breaker from New York faced a police hearing after Miss Bertha Henry 1255 South Thirteenth street accused him of disorderly conduct. She testified he invited her onto a jitney at Cameron and Hanover then made an insulting remark. Patrolmen removed him at Market Square and a $25 appearance bond was posted by Harrisburg Railways Company.
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Lewis Burkhart
New York
James Deshong
Bertha Henry
South Thirteenth Street
Miss Henry
Thomas J. Zeil
Burkhart
Cameron
Hanover Streets
Market Street
Hess
Balthaser
Market Square
Harrisburg Railways Company
Business Hit Across City as Strike Persists
Businessmen report widespread losses and downtown congestion as the strike continues. Shoppers fear trouble and riots, while workers in outlying areas face unreliable transit unless employers supply transport.
School Board Asked to Use Reily Street Plot for Playground
Park Commissioner E Z Gross announced a formal request to temporarily use a vacant plot on Third Street between Reily and Harris for a city playground. The move aims to replace the cramped Fourth Street grounds, reduce noise for nearby railroad workers, and place play areas near Reily School. The request will go to the directorate for approval.
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Third Street
Reily
Harris Street
E. Z. Gross
Negotiations Progress in Mexico Border Talks
Washington officials confirm receipt of a July 11 note from the de facto Mexican government proposing a joint commission to settle border difficulties. Mexico City released a text claiming to present the communication, though sources say it differs from Eliseo Arredondo's July 12 text.
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Associated Press
Washington
D. C
State Department
Mexico
Mexico City
Eliseo Arredondo
Arredondo
Wilson seeks rulers aid to ship food to Poland starving
President Wilson sent identical personal messages to the King of England and presidents and emperors of France Russia Germany Austria Hungary urging cooperation to allow food shipments from the United States to Poland's civilian population. He asks France Britain and Russia permit passage and Germany and Austria Hungary guarantee civilian delivery, noting no definite plan is proposed and the U S would help foster such relief efforts.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Wilson
United States
Poland
State Department
France
Great Britain
Russia
Germany
Austria-Hungary
England
Harrisburg Camp Grants For City Kids On McCormick Island
The Park Department receives a July 20 1916 note and a $4 check from Kelley district representative funding seven days of camping for two underprivileged children. The donation supports a week of wholesome activities at McCormick's Island camp.
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Harrisburg
McCormick's Island
Park Department
McCormick’'s Island
Kelley
Nomination battle at Prohibition National Convention
In St Paul on July 21 the National Prohibition Party closed its session with nominations for president and vice president and the adoption of a platform. The contest for the presidential nomination narrowed to three candidates as delegates returned home after the session.
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St. Paul, Minn
St. Paul
J. Frank Hanly
Indiana
United States
Austria Seeks Details On Petrolite Attack
The State Department received a request from Austria Hungary for more information about the submarine attack on the American tanker Petrolite. Vienna may reply later. Austria claims the commander fired by mistake while the Petrolite’s captain testifies he was shelled without provocation and forced to surrender supplies.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
State Department Today
Austria-Hungary
Penfield
Vienna
Petrolite
Three Americans aboard British ship Yser sunk crew listed
Portland July 21 three Americans George Ivey of Philadelphia Richard Neligan of Boston and Davis Rosseneau of Old Town Maine were aboard the British steamship Yser reported sunk from London. The Yser carried 257730 bushels of oats and was commanded by Captain William McL Hunter.
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Portland
George Ivey
Philadelphia
Richard Neligan
Boston
Davis Rosseneau
Old Town
Yser
London
William McL. Hunter
British Fight Forward as French Hang On to Gains
Sir Haig's forces reach Foureaux Wood and clear Germans but later give up a small portion. The French repel vigorous counter attacks as the front line holds with stubborn resistance amid ongoing fighting.
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Sir Haig
Foureaux Wood
DRIVE ATTACKERS BACK IN DISORDER ON SOMME FRONT
Anglo French offensive in Northern France makes gains as Haig’s forces push toward Bapaume and clear Foureaux wood before German counteractions. French hold trenches on a five mile front south of Soyecourt amid losses to both sides and a German warship report in Copenhagen dispatches.
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France
Peing
Bazentin
Longueval
Bapaume
Sir Douglas Haig
Foureaux Wood
Somme
Soyecourt
French
War Office
Copenhagen
London
Publishers of Country to Meet Trade Body in Paper Price Probe
J H Zerby announces the Federal Trade Commission will hold a general conference in Washington on August 1 with newspaper publishers and news print manufacturers. The meeting aims to address price and scarcity of white news print and will review mill workings and witness testimony.
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Associated Press
Pottsville
J. H. Zerby
Water higher warning issued for multiple Harrisburg area utilities
Several water companies including Hummelstown Consolidated and Paxtang Consolidated announced a 7 am start on Monday July 24 for pumping unfiltered water until urgent filter-plant repairs are completed. Uncooked vegetables washed in this water may be dangerous and all water should be boiled twenty minutes. The State Health Department will announce when unfiltered water is safe again.
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Hummelstown Consolidated Water Company
Rutherford Heights Water Supply Company
Paxtang Consolidated Water Company
Extension Water Company
Penbrook
Susquehanna Township Water Company
State Health Department
Central High School For West Shore Assured
Wormleysburg Camp Hill and Lemoyne pledge support for a new central high school on the West Shore. West Fairview is near authorization of a loan, boosting prospects for the project. If no other towns join, the named trio can carry it through, with tuition for extra pupils if others enter. The plan promises rapid growth and a high school equal to Harrisburg’s facilities.
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Wormleysburg
Camp Hill
Lemoyne
Central High School
West Shore
West Fairview
Harrisburg
City Treasury Extends Tax Reception Hours
City Treasurer Harry F. Oves announces noon openings for tax payments to help citizens, with extended hours on Monday July 31 from 7:30 to 9 pm. Beginning Monday, regular noon-hour receptions will be available through August 1 to avoid penalties.
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Harry F. Oves
Treasury Office
Treasury Offices
Von Tirpitz Man Advanced May Signal Raids
A Copenhagen Reuters dispatch reports Admiral von Holtzendorff, retired, has been given a new naval post seen as a step toward renewed submarine activity. Close ally of von Tirpitz, Holtzendorff's appointment prompts cautious anticipation of possible future raids.
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von Tirpitz
London
Reuter
Copenhagen
von Holtzendorff
Naval Service
Binghamton
Pete Holtzendorff
Amiral von
Germany
Murphy
Bethlehem Steel to Spend 12 Million on Steelton Plant Modernizations
Bethlehem Steel's Steelton plant will see about 12 million dollars in upgrades including a new 200-ton tilting open hearth furnace, a blooming and billet mill, two finishing units, a byproduct coke oven battery, and complete replacement of frame and corrugated buildings with brick, concrete, or steel to create a fireproof complex.
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Bethlehem Steel Company
Steelton
Quincy Bent
Telegraph
Bent
Telegraph Reporter
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