Wilson demands Mexican leaders unite for peace in republic
President Wilson issues a blunt demand to Carranza Zapata and Garza to form a recognized constitutional government within a short time or face U S action. He rejects watchful waiting, pledging aid to any instrumentality that can bring about peace, and warns of possible measures if the warning is ignored. The call goes to Mexican faction leaders through consuls and diplomats.
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Wilson
Republic
U. S
Mexico
Washington, D. C
United States
Rio Grande
Mexico City
Bryan
White House
Silliman
Vera Cruz
Carothers
Weather Report For Harrisburg And Vicinity
Rain this afternoon and tonight with warmer Thursday. Eastern Pennsylvania sees rain tonight and warmer conditions westward. Thursday likely rain with northeast winds. Susquehanna River rises or stays near stationary, around 4.6 to 4.8 feet. Yesterday's high 73, low 51, mean 62. normal 67.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna
Half Million War Shoes Ordered by Rumanian Government
An urgent order for half a million pairs of war shoes has been placed with a Binghamton shoe maker by the Rumanian government. The order requires rapid production under special specifications.
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Associated Press
Binghamton, N. Y
Fleet will not use canal to pass pacific fleet next month
Washington reports the Atlantic fleet will skip the Panama Canal tour planned for next month though the canal is fit for battleships. Officials remain reticent with no official confirmation issued. In New York a historic milestone arrives as Columbia University grants a Doctor of Laws to Louisa Lee Schuyler, a founder of the State Charities Aid Association and nurse training pioneer, a descendant of General Philip Schuyler and Alexander Hamilton.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Panama Canal
Great Waterway
New York
Columbia University
Louisa Lee Schuyler
State Charities Aid Association
American Training School For
Serbia
Conspiracy charges filed against bookmakers in Washington raid
In Washington, a score of defendants including two women faced conspiracy against the United States government as alleged bookmakers after a raid on ten or more locations by Department of Justice agents and local police. A Philadelphia report notes stewardess Pritchard leapt into the sea May 23 amid submarine attack rumors aboard the Dominion.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
United States
Department of Justice
U C V in business session in Richmond
Veterans of the Confederacy at the twenty fifth annual reunion focused on convention business in Richmond Virginia as rain drenched the city after a cold night. The United Confederate Veterans hosted the event with leaders and members attending.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Veterans of the Confederacy
United Confederate Veterans
Harrisburg plans new coal wharf location if better site found
City officials and Harrisburg Light and Power Company discussed moving unloading to a more suitable shore site. If a better location on the island is found, the company will shift operations without adding the 1000 to 1200 dollars needed for a permanent superstructure versus a temporary one. The agreement followed a long planning commission meeting with Park Commissioner M Harvey Taylor and Park Expert Warren H Manning among others.
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Harrisburg Light and Power Company
City Planning Commission
M. Harvey Taylor
Warren H. Manning
C. M. Kaltwasser
Electric
Council to Review Information and Arbitrator Figures
Tomorrow afternoon the Board of Public Works will consider Council's invitation to attend next week’s meeting to discuss engineering expenses and the River Front interceptor arbitrators' reply. A statement on expenditures will be prepared, and the arbitrators Pec ee to attend in person to explain their report and charges.
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Board of Public Works
Council
Se Pec Ee
Building boom kicks off June with $18000 in permits
June building operations begin with major permits totaling about 18000. J C Wolf three story brick Regina and Chayne streets 1000 John W Strawhecker garage rear of 1608 Hunter 50 W A Chambers two two and one half story bricks Forster street east of Seventeenth 5000 Dr A L Pane garage rear of 1315 Derry 150 Co M Hershey two three story bricks Nineteenth corner Bellevue Road 5500 Peter Vanderloo two story frames 2102 to 2108 Baker street 5000 Clarence Sheaffer forage Harris street corner of Seventh 806 Philadelphia June 2 Colonel Caldwell K Biddle dies at home after long illness.
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J. C. Wolf
Regina
Chayne
John W. Strawhecker
Hunter
W. A. Chambers
Forster Street
Seventeenth
Dr. A. L. Pane
Derry
Co. M. Hershey
Bellevue Road
Peter Vanderloo
Baker Street
Clarence Sheaffer
Harris Street
Seventh
Seven Die When Steamer Saidich Is Torpedoed
London June 2 reports the British steamer Saidich en route from Alexandria to Liverpool was torpedoed yesterday in the North Sea. Seven crew members including a stewardess drowned. Forty one survivors were landed today at Chatham.
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Associated Press
London
Saidich
Alexandria
Egypt
Liverpool
North Sea
Chatham
Submarine F-4 Lift Likely With Parts Recovered
Rear Admiral Moore in Honolulu reported the sunken submarine F-4 will probably break under current lifting methods but parts can be recovered. Bad swells with brief calm periods hinder progress as the boat lies on its starboard side nearly upside down.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Moore
Honolulu
Ten Thousand Brethren Arrive for Brethren Convention
Special to The Telegraph in Hershey Pennsylvania reports more than 10 000 members of the Church of the Brethren arrive for the 60 000 expected at the annual convention. They travel by train car and wagon as the town prepares sleeping quarters in an old schoolhouse and hundreds of cots are arranged. The opening sermon on Church Government by James M Mohler is set for 7 30 tonight followed by committee organization tomorrow and the musicale institute starting at 1 PM under Elizabeth Kline with A P Snader to preach tomorrow evening.
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Hershey
Church of the Brethren
M. S. Hershey
James M. Mohler
Musicale Institute
Elizabeth Kline
A. P. Snader
Masons to Celebrate Twelfth Anniversary at Harrisburg Lodge
Benjamin W. Demming announces a complete program for the twelfth anniversary exercises of Harrisburg Lodge No. 629 F and A M to be held Friday evening June 4 in Masonic Temple. The opening address will be by Charles C. Stroh with toasts by Demming Knapp and Drake. Speeches include Freemasonry in Pennsylvania by Louis A. Watres Masonry and the Citizen by Governor Martin G Brumbaugh.
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Harrisburg
A. M
Masonic Temple
Charles C. Stroh
Mr. Demming
Harvey E. Knapp
George P. Drake
Freemasonry
Pennsylvania
Louis A. Watres
R. W
P. M. Peter Williamson Lodge
Masonry
The
Citizen
Martin G. Brumbaugh
Mt. Moriah
Death of Captain W O Smith aged 72 in Harrisburg
Captain Wilson O Smith a Civil War veteran and retired grocer died at his home 122 Cumberland street after illness starting Thursday. Survived by widow Lina, daughters Romaine and Mrs John Schreffler, and son J Porter Smith. Born April 19 1843 in Shiremanstown Cumberland Co. Funeral arrangements incomplete. In Washington Count Bernstorff German Ambassador met President Wilson at noon in the Blue Room for a half hour audience noted as informal with no statement issued.
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Cumberland Street
Lina Smith
Romaine Smith
John Schreffler
J. Porter Smith
Second
Cumberland Streets
Captain Smith
Shiremanstown
Cumberland County
Harrisburg
Associated Press
Washington
D. C
Count Bernstorff
Wilson
White House
Jana
Count von Bernstorff
Germany
Davenport
Informa
Great Britain Allows German Sugar Beet Seed Exports
Washington reports Britain will consider each beet seed export case from Germany to the United States. Assurances of no intereference, no commodity exchange, and shipments from a neutral port like Rotterdam are required. American beet sugar interests had previously arranged seed shipments via Rotterdam.
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Great Britain
Germany
U. S
Associated Press
Washington
United States
State Department
Foreign Office
Rotterdam
Bank Clearings Rise in May by Over Half Million
May bank clearings reached 6 981 288 51 with a 501 442 56 increase from May last year, according to Harrisburg Clearing House Association secretary Al K Thomas. He cited stronger business and general improvement as likely causes.
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al. K. Thomas
Harrisburg Clearing House Association
Thomas
Adrianople Awaits Bulgarian Attack in War News
A Bucharest Paris dispatch says Bulgaria gains Romanian land and RM will war with Austria while Bulgaria confronts Turkey. Turkey prepares south of the border. In Galicia, Berlin and Vienna claim Austro German advances north of Przemysl, while Russian reports note forts breached but repulsed. Belgian front reports German assaults with limited success.
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Bulgaria
Rumania
Przemysl
Belgian War Ministry
Belgians Hold Back Germans in May Front Fire
Havre France June 2 The Belgian army released an official report describing May 31 hostilities along the front. Belgian artillery massed fire blowing up trenches and defenses at several points in a fierce duel.
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Associated Press
Havre
France
Incendiary Fires Drive Mass Loss in Allegheny County
County Fire Marshal Pfarr reports 80.5 percent of 3,195 fires in Allegheny County last year were incendiary, 1 percent unavoidable, with 24 deaths and a total financial loss of 8,113,653 dollars.
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Allegheny County
Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Jume
Allegheny
Thomas L. Pfarr
Common Pleas Court
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