Domestic Science Plan for Rural Schools in Dauphin County
Harrisburg plans to request State College extension aid to teach domestic science in rural and borough schools. Professor Frank N. Shambaugh, newly appointed county superintendent, aims to expand cooking and sewing programs after successful pilot work in Wiconisco. He will seek lecturers and support, modeling after Wisconsin University methods.
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Pennsylvania State College
Dauphin County
Frank N. Shambaugh
H. V. B. Garver
Shambaugh
Wiconisco
Wiconiseco
State College Extension
Suffragettes Destroy St Marys Wargrave Church
An arson squad of militant suffragettes destroyed the parish church of St Marys Wargrave near Henley, leaving only scorched walls. Firemen found a hammer and suffrage literature with a placard reading Stop Persecuting Women, as two strangers were seen in the area. In Windsor, a suffragette arson burned a mansion once the residence of the Duchess of Sutherland.
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Associated Press
Henley
England
St. Mary's Wargrave
Thames
Windsor
Duchess of Sutherland
Playground sites eyed for future city parks
City planners visited possible permanent playground locations at Fourth and Woodbine streets and near Thirteenth street across from the Thirteenth and Sycamore site. Purchases would draw on 1913 park loan funds, with one additional site still under discussion.
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Fourthand
Woodbine Streets
Thirteenth Street
Thirteenth and
Sycamore Street
Warren H. Manning
City Planning Commission
M. Harvey Taylor
Hoffer
Taylor
Identification of Empress of Ireland Dead Rapid, Quebec
The Empress of Ireland wreck victims are being identified faster than expected in Quebec. Nearly 100 of 188 bodies brought by the tender Lady Grey have been recognized, alongside 18 already claimed at Rimouski. Notable names include Sir Henry Seton Kerr and Dr B A Barlow, with many Salvation Army members among the dead.
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Associated Press
Quebec
Rimouski
Storstad
Henry Seton-Kerr
Bk. A. Barlow
Canada
W. Leonard Palmer
London
Salvation Army
Lady Grey
Essex
Four-Month Sentence For Woman In Highway Robbery Case
A Blair county court in Hollidaysburg Pennsylvania sentenced Annie Hengst who wore men’s clothes to four months in prison after she attempted to rob Henry Ebaugh, cashier of the Pittsburgh Supply Store, with a drawn revolver. The bulletin also notes other national items on treasury appointees, Empress of Ireland inquiry, actor Laurence Irving, and Roosevelt campaign plans.
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Hollidaysburg
Annie Hengst
Henry Ebaugh
Pittsburgh
Blair County
Washington
Charles S. Hamlin
Treasury
Federal Reserve Banks
McAdoo
Montreal
Quebec
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Laurence Irving
St. Lawrence
Rimouski
Canadian Pacific Railway
Stortsad
Empress of Ireland
Lower St. Lawrence
Hartford
Conn
Theodore Roosevelt
Connecticut
Redding
Cal
Mount Lassen
Sierra Nevada
Phimas
Shashta Counties
Arrest Two Men for Bridge Hold Up Near Harrisburg
George Myers reported three men attempted a hold up on the Harrisburg bridge near Island around 1 AM Sunday. Patrolmen Larsen and Shalhas arrested Edgar Bostdorf and R. N. Shugart, who were intoxicated and deny meeting a passerby on the bridge. Myers planned to identify them later that afternoon.
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George Myers
Harrisburg
Myers
Listford Farm
West Fairview
Larsen and
Shalhas
Edgar Bostdorf
R. N. .Shugart
Meyers
Iowa primaries underway for statewide offices
Des Moines reports state wide primaries in progress to choose candidates for United States senator and full state and county tickets for Republican Democratic Progressive and Socialist parties. New York dispatch notes 1913 defalcations estimated at 40 million with 4 million in thefts and burglaries, driving insured losses.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
United States
Congress
New York
New Health Rule May Raise Soda Water Prices
Rumors claim soda water prices may rise after health department actions trigger a milk inspection fee under a new sanitary code. A meeting of pharmacists at Chestnut street school is set to discuss the possible 10 cent price increase amid Peeved retailers.
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Board of Health
A. M. Rickert
Walnut Streets
Karluk wreck yields lessons from Arctic drift
Cable dispatches recount the Karluk disaster when Vilhjalmur Stefansson's ship sank near Herald Island. Survivors saved all gear and food, leaving only the crushed hull as they moved east over ice toward Wrangell Island. The report also touches on Roosevelt era politics and other miscellany.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Wash
St. Michael
Nome
Alaska
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Arctic
Herald Island
Siberia
Wrangell Island
Scarlet fever hits Auburn prison inmates and guards
Auburn New York June 1 Eighty percent of all convicts and guards examined at Auburn prison show symptoms of scarlet fever according to a statement by a special deputy of the State Health Department.
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Associated Press
Auburn
N. Y
Auburn Prison
State Health Department
Arrest in El Paso Uncovers Counter Revolution Threat
Brigadier General Bliss reports the arrest of Quevado and followers at El Paso on June 1. Quevado allegedly led a new counter revolution in Chihuahua and will be sent to Fort Wingate, New Mexico, with other Mexican refugees. Quevado served in the Huerta army which surrendered at Presidio, Texas.
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Washington, D. C
Bliss
War Department
Quevado
el Paso
Chihuahua
Fort Wingate
N. M
Huerta
Presidio
Texas
Mexico
State Department
Gregorio Alvarez
Rush
Florida
French Cabinet Resigns Over Majority Doubts
Paris reports the French cabinet under Prime Minister Gaston Doumergue has decided to resign. The move stems from uncertainty over securing a majority in the Chamber of Deputies and disagreements over three years military service following recent elections.
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Associated Press
Paris
Gaston Doumergue
Chamber of Deputies
Believes Child Is Missing Winters Girl From Indiana
Findlay Ohio June 1 Probate Judge Dorsey prepared to issue an affidavit charging Mrs Emma Thrappe with failure to keep her foster daughter in school. The 11 year old girl may be Catherine Winters of New Castle Indiana. Mrs Thrappe says the child is her granddaughter and adopted daughter. Washington June 1 A labor delegation led by Reps Gorman and Sabath presented to President Wilson a petition by one million laboring men seeking clemency for Thomas M Ryan and 29 others convicted in the dynamite conspiracy. Mayor John K Royal held a busy police court session with seven drunks two street walkers and other disorderly cases on Saturday.
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Associated Press
Findley
Ohio
Dorsey
Emma Thrappe
Catherine Winters
New Castle
Indiana
Thrappe
Washington
Gorman and
Sabath
Ilinois
Wilson
Thomas M. Ryan
John K. Royal
Unrest Felt Less in US Than in Other Countries Says Wilson
President Wilson told Washington correspondents that current business unease is not widespread and is less felt in the United States than elsewhere. He blamed railways and related industries for the mood and cited steel industry optimism from Chairman Gary. He defended the Clayton bill as clarifying labor rights, not granting new privileges to unions.
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Associated Press
Washington
D. C
Wilson
United States
Niagara Falls
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Redfield
Wage Scale Talks Open As Mine Unions Arrive
Delegates from Ohio United Mine Workers locals converge on Columbus for a convention ahead of a joint conference with Ohio operators. The aim is to establish a wage scale and end the ongoing strike.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio United Mine Workers
Unsettled Weather Across Harrisburg Area Tuesday
Unsettled weather continues tonight into Tuesday with likely showers and little temperature change. Susquehanna and tributaries to fall slowly with river stage near 27 feet. cooler than Friday in the Ohio Valley and Lake region. reports note a high 83 and low 55 with a mean of 70. Marriage licenses listed include James W Nelson and Mary Kerr Blaikie, William Gatewood and Bertha Smith, and appears Carter and Jane Hawkins.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna River
Lake Region
Lower
Ohio
Upper Mississippi Wals
Plains States
Rockyontain
Ohio Valley
Misouri River
Ames W. Nelson
Brooklyn
Mary Kerr Blaikie
City
William Gatewood
Bertha Smith
Peared Carter
Jane Hawkins
Ty. c
Graduates Right MNE Emphasizes Careful Buying At Commencement
The text notes the month of College and School Commencements brings preparing shadows for families. It urges careful budgeting and advertises the Telegraph as a vital service for informed shopping, advising readers to buy only after full knowledge of options and best value.
Case Against Governor of Kansas Opens in Court
Mrs. Luella West sues Governor George Hodges for 2315 damages over an alleged attack in the Governor's office when she tried to remove copies of private correspondence. The Shawnee county circuit court heard the case in Topeka Kansas.
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Associated Press
Topeka
Kan
Luella West
George Hodges
Hodges
Shawnee County
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Chadwick
America
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King
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Sycamore Grounds
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Staples
Mt. Gretna
Thomas J. Stewart
Selinsgrove
Signal Corps
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Wall Stret
Chesapeake & Ohio
Lehigh Valley
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PR. RR
Reading
New York Central
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U. S. Steel
Canadian Pacific
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Lkely
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Harry Bankstrom
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