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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1915
Page
2
Three Civil War veterans from Tucker Post Lewisburg were injured when the automobile carrying them to a cemetery overturned after colliding with another car. Philip Eisley suffered a two place arm fracture, George Angstadt had a broken shoulder, and William Mertz was bruised.
In Trenton New Jersey on June 1 Newman Atkinson a carriage painter was interrupted by policemen and crowds while sketching the Second Regiment Armory. He insisted the drawing was for friends and showed no military significance, but the line of concern reflected a tense public mood.
President Wilson and top officials spoke at Arlington National Cemetery honoring fallen service members. The leaders stressed national unity and duty, noting that liberty and democracy are renewed daily through purpose, action, and steadfast commitment to the common good.
Massive fundraising appeal urges investors to remit by Tuesday June 8 to receive a 20 percent stock advance in The Uncle Sam Oil Company. The letter touts Kansas Oklahoma oil fields, Osage leases, and a push to counter the oil monopoly, promising potential rapid gains as tests wells, refineries, and pipelines expand. It emphasizes Independence, national scope, and a battle for justice in the oil industry.
Dr J W Vaughn professor of surgery at Detroit College of Medicine returns from New York where he studied a novel cancer treatment at General Memorial and Polyclinic hospitals described by Dr S P Beebe of Cornell. Vaughn calls the results wonderful and notes many cases once deemed hopeless have shown progress after multiple surgeries.
Morning sessions of the district start the single-session rule until summer vacation. Pupils not yet in high school have no morning lessons. The Natural History Society, led by Dr George R Potts, toured Memorial Day to the Iola Union Iron Works near Lebanon with about thirty members.
Rabbi Louis Silver reports on persecutions of Jews in the Carpathians by Russian invaders. He traveled to gather data for the Union of Orthodox Rabbis of the United States in Philadelphia. He warns that Jews face renewed persecution and rely on American charity as the sole hope. Contributions to the relief effort total $400 so far.
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