Irrevocable yet reparable past quoted in Harrisburg Telegraph
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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1917
Page
4
Williamson Bequests Endow Lancaster Philanthropy
Elate H S Williamson leaves a model of public service and lasting gifts for Lancaster. He funded a beloved park and a nearly one hundred acre farm through a posthumous bequest, continuing his pattern of civic philanthropy and guiding future contributors. The text also notes his wartime stance on potential Mexican actions and national duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MR. Williamson
H. S. Williamson
City of
Lancaster
Williamson
Memorials for General Gregg Proposed in Capitol Park Reading
A legislative bill to fund a monument to General David Gregg at Reading is urged. The piece calls for a statewide plan to concentrate memorials at the Capitol grounds and along State Street to inspire posterity with Pennsylvania’s civil and military history. It also criticizes proposed newspaper censorship and tax moves on the press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legislacae
David McMurtrie Gregg
Reading
Gregg
Gettysburg
Capitol Park
Pennsylvania
John F. Hartranft
Capitol Grounds
Capitol
Washington
Commonwealth
State Street
Brumbaugh
War Era Editorial on Patriotism and Draft Readiness
The piece defends newspapers for donating space to promote government loans and war efforts while condemning burdens on the press. It praises New York training camps and a growing provisional army, noting disciplined drill, moral resolve, and the grim task ahead. It also urges readers to note that a Republican blocked a $26 million rivers and harbors pork bill in the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Telegraph
Politics in Pennsylvania Excommitteeman Reports on Session
The article notes Pennsylvanias political scene, praising Harrisburg for registration support under conscription and condemning antiwar critics. It details Penrose era tactics, upcoming adjournment debates, salary bills for magistrates, Graeffs judicial pay proposal, and Brumbaughs drive to boost voter registration.
Poles Refused Separate Regency as Berlin Dispatch Shocks
From prison cells the disgraced few tremble at the world’s stand against Kaiserism and despotism. The Berlin dispatch rejects Poland’s plea for a separate regency, signaling harsh limits on Polish hopes and a stark forecast of future terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Berlin
Poland
Roosevelt urged to use his abilities to full effect
A column from the Indianapolis News urges Colonel Roosevelt to be used to the limit of his rare abilities in support of the justice of the cause. It notes his stature in American life and argues that America will not be fully mobilized until he and all he represents are employed, while acknowledging opposition to him and to taxes that cannot be passed on to the consumer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Germany
William Jennings Bryan
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Columbia
Barnard
National Guard
France
Flying Corps
Penrose
Philadelphia
House
Graeff
Schuylkill County
Westmoreland
Senate
Berks
Lancaster
Dauphin
Montgomery
Brumbaugh
Young
Clement
New Republic
Roosevelt
America
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Democracy and class in Britain and America compared
Lord Northcliffe argues that British democracy represents all classes more inclusively than the United States. He contends birth plays a smaller social role in England, with many figures rising from barristers, factories, labs, or tropical scenes. He contrasts American elites like Cabots and Lowells as increasingly detached from the general population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
England
Great Britain
United States
Crecy
Boston
Cabots
London
Lord Northcliffe
The
Metropolitan Magazine
Why the Saloon? A Bartender Answers Sunday Sermons
A New York bartender recalls Billy Sunday sermons opposing saloons. He says a man is a boob to start drinking, as liquor steals money, work, and health. He speaks about the social harm of saloons and the appeal of reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
New York
Billy Sunday
Madonna of the idk Peed poem appeals for aid
Christopher Morley poem used by the Child Federation to urge help for poor children in summer hardship. A dollar in an envelope funds relief for wistful kids in slums coping with heat, hunger, and sickness as they dream of cleaner, brighter lives.
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Christopher Morley
Child Federation
Madonna of
Bridge Guard in Kipling Poem Echoes Quiet Service
A historical excerpt treats bridge guards as unseen workers rather than soldiers, citing Kipling's Bridge Guard in the Karroo. The piece recalls night watches on desolate lines, the window glow of distant trains, and the loneliness of guardianship under stars, headlight beams, and fading daylight.
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Pennsylvania
Rudyard Kipling
Karroo
Labor Notes Raises Labor Issues and Worker Gains
A British munitions girl received six weeks imprisonment for pipe smoking in a munitions plant. Boston show highlights include over 40 women employed in car demonstrations and sales. Women teachers in Boston win initial step toward equal salaries with men. Connecticut Public Welfare Commission to study occupational diseases for the Legislature. Erwin Tennessee forms a local of the National Brotherhood of Operative Potters under the A F L. Joliet organized machine molders adopt a new wage schedule with a 4.25 dollar daily minimum, up 50 cents. Springfield Cooperative Society records a 7 percent dividend totaling 876.02 to 306 members. A bid to import 500000 Chinese laborers for California farms and orchards is being pursued.
Birthdays and songs in nursery rhymes and poems
A playful verse about birthday celebrations with cake and "Happy Birthday" sung by children, followed by excerpts: reflections on German relations in wartime by Mary Roberts Rinehart, and a lyrical fragment about birdsong amid chestnut trees.
Nuisance of nude river bathing appeals to Canoeist letter
A Canoeist urges city officials to curb public nude bathing along the river opposite downtown. He complaints that beach areas host numerous unclad bathers and poker and crap games, asserting a single patrol could restore decency and revive river sports for thousands of city residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Telegraph
River Front
Adam
Eden
Daily Laugh Caption Quips and a Giggle Verse
A string of lighthearted jests and quips opens with jokes about a bright college athlete and a garden Cain incident. It shifts to a comic panel about hair thinning and political fat talk. A wife and husband exchange sharp refrains about tongues and a woman’s wit.
Pennsylvania 1917 Legislature Shuts Bullfrog Night Hunts
Harrisburg column laments the 1917 law banning night bullfrog hunting from November to July. It notes Governor Brumbaugh signed the bill, cites altered habits along the Susquehanna, and highlights rising river activity, canoe sales, duck protection, and Liberty Loan mobilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Brumbaugh
Huntingdon County
Paxton Creek
Wetzel's Swamp
Harrisburg
Tortoise Shell Rims Favor War Fashion Trend
A Marion Star columnist notes the shift toward military styling in clothing, predicting it will finish the sport shirt with a general trend toward military lines. The piece casts the trend as favorable to wartime image and identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Star
Bethlehem Young Man to Rise, Schwab Says
Charles M. Schwab praises a Bethlehem youth who met with the President to discuss national shipping and business concerns. Schwab notes the young man’s initiative, understanding of the issue, and alignment with the administration, suggesting potential future influence.
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Bethlehem
Washington
Notable Political Figures Named in Pennsylvania Areas
Dr. Leo Rowe, named assistant secretary of the treasury, has long ties to the University of Pennsylvania. Judge H Bechtel of Schuylkill seeks reelection, son of a former county judge. Bishop J P McCloskey plans to depart Philadelphia for the Philippines. Mayor Joseph Armstrong of Pittsburgh offers to serve as registrar if needed. Mayor Louis Franke of Johnstown mobilizes multilingual interpreters for registration.
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Leo 8. Rowe
the Treasury
University of Pennsylvania
H. €. Bechtel
Schuylkill
J. P. McCloskey
Philadelphia
Philippines
Joseph Armstrong
Pittsburgh
Louis Franke
Johnstown
Harrisburg Becomes Butter Distribution Center
Historic Harrisburg notes a shift toward butter distribution in the city while recalling the Reformed Salem Church on Third and Chestnut streets. The piece also cites Joffre’s cautious stance on embellishment and comments on American fatigue with spellbinding speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Reformed Salem Church
Third and Chestnut Streets
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