Harrisburg Offers Buildings for Aviation Recruit Exams
Dr. John F. Culp announced Harrisburg Hospital and the Harrisburg Academy of Medicine will be offered to the War Department for recruiting and medical examinations of aviation corps applicants. Major Lyster said the government plans to enlist 10,000 men, requiring extraordinary sight and balance plus keen hearing. Culp, an officer in the medical reserve, will begin preparations to handle the rigorous examinations locally. Major Lyster is a relative of Col. R. C. Williams, formerly of Harrisburg.
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Harrisburg Hospital
Harrisburg
Culp
Lyster
Col
R. C. Williams
Auto efficiency claims from Studebaker executive
L J Oliver, Studebaker vice president, argues the motorcar boosts individual productivity and happiness. He says cars are now a necessity across professions, aiding doctors and salesmen, saving time, improving health, and expanding business reach while offering family joy and farm usefulness. He frames economy as value received through smart use.
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L. J. Oliver
Studebaker Corporation
Ideal Mike Microbe Heaven Idea of Sanitary Peace
Mike Ide al and Bill Bacteria discuss a heaven free of anti septics where san ity is ignored. The comic exchange imagines a world without proper sanitationrules, highlighting playful misreadings of hygiene terms.
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Mike
Pepper Denies Friction Exists In The State
Philadelphia June 2 Associated Press George Wharton Pepper chairman of the State Public Safety Committee denied any disagreement with the State Safety and Defense Committee led by Governor Brumbaugh He cited an orderly auditing system and no disputed expenditures while urging immediate action on emergency service for a food supply crisis and stronger local public safety cooperation
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
George Wharton Pepper
State Public Safety Committee
State Safety and Defense Committee
Brumbaugh
Committee of Public Safety
Dirigo Remembered in U S Maritime History
Philadelphia June 2 One of America’s famed merchant ships the Dirigo an American steel square rig was sunk by gunfire from a German submarine Her build in Bath Maine and launch in 1894 made her a notable model for Bath fleet vessels Her last voyage began January 17 1915 from this port to Japan with refined petroleum London and Charmion London visited Dirigo during a Cape Horn voyage The Dirigo Sewall fleet ships Arthur M Sewall and others are cited in maritime history The Central Democratic Club session also exempted young men enlisting in the army from dues
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Philadelphia
America
England
Bath
Maine
Japan
Sewall
William P. Frye
Arthur M. Sewall
Edward Sewall
Erskine M. Phelps
Jack London
Charmion London
Cape Horn
London
Local graduates join Gettysburg College delegation to Fort Niagara
Frank L. Hoke and Edward H. Buck,both Singlestown graduates, part of Gettysburg College student group departing for Fort Niagara training camp. Buck is a senior and Hoke a junior, with Buck serving as the circulation manager.
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Frank L. Hoke
Singlestown
Edward H. Buck
Gettysburg College
Fort Niagara
Buck
Hoke
Duck
May weed out unfit at camp
Fort Niagara N Y June 2 With the arrival of the remaining 243 Pennsylvania National Guardsmen and 29 Gettysburg College cadets the post fills its 2 377 embryo officers quota. The camp ends applications for this period as a confidential board is formed to weed out undesirables and those backward in modern warfare. Several more commissions expected by mail from the War Department as wigwag signaling practice entertained the onlookers. The list of arriving guardsmen includes Eighth Pennsylvania Infantry Harrisburg Ross Strickel Lester C Shearer Arthur B Snyder J Ritter Kreichbaum Herbert L Grimm Hugh M Little George S Fairall John L Boyer George G Flury and Headquarters Private Sheldon V Clarke Private William W Ball.
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War Department
Pennsylvania
J. Ritter Kreichbaum
Herbert L. Grimm
Hugh M. Little
George S. Fairall
John L. Boyer
George G. Flury
Harrisburg
Sheldon V. Clarke
Wiliam W. Ball
Harrisburg Military Association Sends Over Half to Service
More than half of the Harrisburg Military Association’s active members have joined some branch of the U S army. Many remaining at home are married or unable to go due to business obligations. Formed September 1 1916, the group has met weekly for drill and instruction and has seen officials from military authorities visit for training. Members who have enlisted include W R Lutz Jr, J C Funk, Theodore J Gould, R P Clark, J Coyle Kennedy, T K E Seelye, K J Stockpole Jr, John M Smith, Wallace E Hackett, Jackson Herr Boyd, B Curzon Fager, John B Warden, R E Robinson, H M Taylor, and Dr G R Moffatt.
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Harrisburg Military Association
Army Service
Harrisburg Rifle Club
W. R. Lutz
Mor Regiment
Pete Preee Oe, Jr
Second
Leuteant
Petasaie
J. C. Funk
Boogersmen’ of Justice
Theodore J. Gould
Ray P. Clark J. Coyle Kennedy
Fort Niagara
T. K E. Seelye
Engineers
Reserve Officers Corps
K. J. Stockpole
John M. Smith
Wallace E. Hackett
Jackson Herr Boyd
B. Curzon Fager
John B. Warden
R. E. Robinson
H. M. Taylor
Signal Reserve Corps
G. R. Moffatt
Medical Reserve
Do You Carry Real Lubricating Oil
A Paige service head urges car owners to drain crankcase oil and replace with fresh lubricant every 500 to 1000 miles. He says many drivers neglect this, causing impaired engine efficiency and bearing wear, worsened by hotter weather and the use of lower grade fuel.
Frank the fire horse dies at about 28 from Citizen Fire Company
Frank, the cherished fire horse of the Citizen Fire Company, died this week at about 28 years old. Bought in 1899 from George Gearhart, he served in the hose wagon and later on pension with Howard Holstein, living at the National hotel stables in Hummelstown before returning to Harrisburg. He was intelligent, strong, and beloved by firemen, transitioning from dapple gray to white as he aged.
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Frank
Citizen Fire Company
George Gearhart
Woodbine Street
Howard
Citizen Company
New Y M C A Secretary Arrives in Harrisburg
Robert B. Reeves, newly appointed Y M C A secretary, arrived this afternoon to lead local work and make the building a hub for interested young men. Prior to Harrisburg, Reeves earned praise in Troy for seven years of service and community involvement, with editorials lauding his duties and character. Mrs. Reeves, a contralto, will join him with their children.
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Robert B. Reeves
International Y. M. C. A
War Council
Reeves
Troy
Times
Young Men's Christian Association
the Record
German People Grumble Over War's Length
Copenhagen reports growing German dissatisfaction with the submarine war's results. After promises of quick victory, four months into the campaign shows England not weakening and instead fighting harder while claims of France being exhausted seem implausible. The US entry and broader neutrals ruin hopes and deepen gloom.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Germany
England
France
United States
Europe
Goodyear Builds Efficient Wartime Fire Defense System
In wartime production, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in Akron maintains a disciplined fire-fighting force. Over eight years it has reduced fire losses while covering seventy five acres of plant space. Last year the department fought 106 fires with only 7430 dollars in losses. The three-platoon system uses twenty men per platoon and a swift niney second signal-to-scene response.
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Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Akron
Ohio
Mammoth
Goodyear
Sealed proposals for city lighting and electric current
Public safety department seeks bids for five year lighting of Harrisburg streets alleys highways and public buildings plus charging of storage batteries for fire alarm and police systems. Bids due June 4 at 11 am with 10 percent certified check and 25 percent bond. Some work based on meter readings and specific voltages, contracts subject to public service commission approval. Right to reject bids reserved.
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Department OF Public Safety Bureau of Street Lighting
Superintendent of Public Safety
Court House
Harrisburg
Dny Electrician
Public Service Commission of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
City Electrician
Women and Old Men Massacred by Thousands Reported
Dispatch from Udine on June 2 via Paris fragment details insurrectionary Serbia where Austrian German and Bulgarian troops crushed a three week uprising. Insurgents resisted while civilians especially old men women and children were said to be massacred and Serbians allegedly hanged by the thousands. Bulgarian atrocities criticized by Austro German allies though resistance inflicted heavy losses on invaders.
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Associated Press
Udine
Paris
Serbia
Bethlehem Bach Choir Charms Large Bethlehem Audience
Bethlehem Pa June 2 Lehigh University hosted musical pilgrims to hear the Bethlehem Bach Choir under Dr J Fred Wolfe founder and conductor. Seats were filled at Packer Memorial Church for the mass in B minor though some were unable to gain admission. A financial deficit is anticipated and will be covered by Charles M Schwab and other guarantors.
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Bethlehem
Lehigh University
Bethlehem Bach Choir
J. Fred Wolfe
Packer Memorial Church
Charles M. Schwab
Notice to Bondholders of Penna Milk Products Co
Bondholders are told to present mortgage bonds numbers 70 68 467 105 292 317 362 61 245 etc to Union Trust Co Harrisburg for payment on July 1 1917 after which interest stops. Sealed proposals for furnishing paper and supplies for public printing and binding from July 1 1917 to June 30 1918 and June 30 1919 will be received at the Capitol Building Harrisburg until June 4 1917. Proposals must use furnished blanks and be endorsed Proposals for Furnishing Paper and Other Supplies.
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Penna, Milk Products Co
Union ‘Trust Co Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Acts of Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Superintendent of Public Printing
Capitol Building
Public Printing and Binding
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Superintendent of Public Printing and Binding
Board OF Commissioners OF Public Grounds
Pennsylvania
State Capitol Building
Sefisbues
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Academy
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Earle BE. Bartell
Edwin H. Brown
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Military Association
U.S
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Y.M.C. A
Retary
District Court of the United States
Middle District of
Charles Edgar Detweiler
William E. Detweiler
Detweiler
Scranton
George C. Scheuer
John Fox Weiss
Board of Managers
D. Edw. Long
Public Printing
Indimay, Ny
Damre Gitar Eros
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