An American Live Wire and The Triumph of the Weak at Colonial
Grace Darmond stars in An American Live Wire with Earl Williams and Alice Joyce in The Triumph of the Weak, presented at the Colonial. Also featured is Bunker Bean at the Regent with Jack Pickford and Louise Huff in a witty Paramount photoplay. Vaudeville at Paxtang Park promises Yap and His Dancing Dolls and Manott Troup feats, plus Theda Bara appears in The Soul of Buddha at the Victoria Theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Pickford
Louise Huff
His
Bunker Bean
Enid Bennett
Earl Williams
Grace Darmond
Colonial Today
Alicé Joyce
Paramount
Harry Leon Wilson
Regent Theater
Mr. Pickford
Paxtang Park
Ward
Wilson
Yap
Wil
Savannah
Georgia
Alice Roye
Rudy
Fisher
Theda Bara
William Fox
Buddha
Java Isles
Victoria Theater
Miss Bara
E High
Paris
His Majesty
Bunker
Strive To Have Healthy Skin
A health and beauty note urges using lecithin and iron to restore vitality for better complexions. It promotes Bloferen as the source and describes a combined treatment in pellet form, aiming to improve skin clarity and overall health through nutrition.
Two U boats sunk by U S guard ship
An American destroyer off the French coast destroyed two German submarines within thirty minutes. The first U-boat submerged near a troop transport as the destroyer engaged with depth charges. a hit was claimed. A second submarine surfaced near the same transport and was hit by depth charges after the destroyer dashed in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
France
Harrisburg Academy Plans June Commencement at Orpheum Theater
Harrisburg Academy prepares for a June 13 commencement at the Orpheum Theater. Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis will give the principal address, with Rev. Henry W. A. Hanson leading prayers and Walter Scott Thompson Jr. delivering the salutatory. Valedictorian Josiah A. Dunkle will speak on The War and the Individual. Prizes and announcements will be made by Senior Master Howard R. Omwake. The class includes Frederic Stephen Bateman, Harry W. Blecker, James Zina Bloom, and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg Academy
Orpheum Theater
Newell Dwight Hillis
Henry W. A. Hanson
Walter Scott Thompson, Jr
Josiah A. Dunkle
Steelton
Howard R. Omwake
Academy
Omwake
Hillis
Ellis N. Kremer
D. D
Bagnell
Frederic Stephen Bateman
Harry W. W. Blecker
James Zina Bloom
Josiah Andrew Dunkle
Frank Tasker Francis
George Parker Geistwhite
Rollin Goodfellow
Vernon Weley Heerner
Herbert Kaufman
Gilbert Alton Larock
Samuel Fank Lee
Warren Bowman Laudermilch
John Motter Lescure
Theodore V. Morganthaler
Louis Skyles May
Walter Ferdinand Miller
William Reed McCaleb
Henry George Nachman
William Albert Ramey
Harradon Reed Randall
Rachael Emory Rupp
Morris Emory Swartz, Jr
Frank Harvard Stineman
Robert Gladstone Stewart
Lester Lynwood Sheaffer
Donald K. Wren
George Nelson Wescoat
Dauphin Ready to Enroll Its Youths
A regional report notes Dauphin plans to enroll its youths in new programs. Details on eligibility, timelines, and participating institutions are outlined, with officials emphasising outreach to families and the potential impact on local education resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dauphin
Youths 21 Must Register for Army Draft in 1917 1918
Youths reaching majority between June 5 1917 and June 56 1918 must register on June 5. Districts and draft boards listed include City Board No 1 with wards and courthouses, City Board No 2 with wards, McFarland Printery, City Board No 3 with wards, Commonwealth Trust Building room 312, County Board No 1 including several townships, Electric Light Building Steelton, County Board No 2 covering more townships, and Dauphin Building Harrisburg with additional townships and towns named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Draft Board
City Board
McFarland Printery
Commonwealth Trust Building
County Board
Steelton
Highspire
Middletown
Royalton
Londonderry
West Londonderry
Conewago
Electric Light
Middle Paxton
Lower Paxton
East Hanover
Derry
Swatara
Lower Swatara
Dauphin
Harrisburg
Lykens
Upper Paxton
Washington
Wiconisco
Williams, Jackson, Jefferson
Halifax
Wayne
Ash Townships
Elizabethville
Youth Registration Rules Warn of Penalties
The article explains youths must register by Wednesday and mail their cards to local boards. Certificates are issued after filing, with stamped envelopes advised. Absentees who return must register within five days, or face imprisonment and loss of civil rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Steelton Big Meeting for Employes
A series of get together meetings at the 44 inch mill aimed at uniting 6000 day shift workers for shipyard support. British Army Lt Col Evans spoke on soldiering and democracy as workers were urged to back the shipbuilding drive and bridge the shipping program with their cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans
France
Schwab Company
Fair and Concert For Benefit of Red Cross
A benefit fair and concert to raise funds for the local Red Cross is planned for Cottage Hill field on Saturday evening from 7 30 to 9 30. The event features the Steelton band YWCA members and a program of drills dances and a chorus. Soldiers and sailors are admitted free of charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cottage Hill Field
Red Cross
Young Women’s Christian Association of Harrisburg
Steelton Band
Jean Matter
Virginia Wren
Isabel Hope
Dorothy Vickery
Dance of All Nations
Helen Vickery
Patrolmen to Get $10 Increase in Salary
The council police committee will meet to discuss police department improvements and likely recommend a $10 raise for patrolmen. Action on efficiency and staffing may follow this evening. Patrol & Steelton notices mention local residents and service members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police Committee of Council
Council
Trolley Car Strikes Auto On Second Street Hurls It Toward Telegraph Pole
H F Alerstock of 1217 North Second sustained serious bruises and possible internal injuries after a southbound Second Street trolley struck his light roadster at Verbeke and Second, hurling it across the curb into a telephone pole. The car was badly damaged, with wheels and fenders torn. Alerstock, not thrown from the vehicle, was badly jolted and treated at Dr Bauder's office after bystanders moved him from the scene. This is his second notable accident, the first occurring on the Carlisle Pike. The trolley did not stop for about forty feet after the collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Alerstock
North Second Street
Second Street
Verbeke
Second Streets
Aierstock
Verbeke Street
Front Street
Bauder
Alerstock
Carlisle Pike
Anti-Saloon League urges ratification with Beat Bonniwell cry
Harrisburg district of the Anti Saloon League releases a statement from Dr C F Swift outlining the 1919 fall campaign strategy to secure ratification of the prohibition amendment. The League pledges vigorous action behind gubernatorial candidate Sproul and asks followers to unite against Bonniwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Smith
Harrisburg
Anti-Saloon League of
Pennsylvania
Charles F. Swift
D. D
Swift
Anti- Saloon League
C. F. Swift
Anti-Saloon League
Bonniwell
Union
Commonwealth
Pennsylvania League
Keystone
Sproul
John Watchorn
Cooperative Temperance Committee
Dry Federation of Pennsylvania
Men's Bible Union
Erie Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Philadelphia
Watchorn
William C. Sproul
Huntingdon Man Dies in Harrisburg Hospital
William Ellwood of Huntingdon died at 8 o'clock yesterday in Harrisburg Hospital from acute appendicitis after admission Thursday. The 35 year old booking agent for theatrical productions was staying at Lochiel Hotel when illness struck and was widely known in Huntingdon and the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William — Ellwood
Huntingdon
Harrisburg
Ellwood
Lochiel
36 Names On The List Of War Front Victims
Washington reports an Army casualty list naming 36 fallen or wounded service members. It totals four killed in action, three died of wounds, two from accidents, seven died of disease, sixteen wounded severely, and one wounded slightly. Names include Lieut. F. W. Johnson and Lieut. George W. McCabe among others across multiple states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
F. W. Johnson
Bethlehem
George W. McCabe
Vicksburg
Miss
William Hepburn Windsor
Conn
Harry F. W. Johnson
South Bethlehem
Edward N. Ripley
Malden
Mass
Raymond J. Burns
Cambridge
Benjamin F. Lair
New York City
Eugene Hudson
Perry
Okla
Arthur McCullough
Anamosa
Iowa
Elbert Stone
Ida Grove
Brace
B. Beemer
Viencennes
Ind
Wasily Nuedekow
Hartford
William Hepburn
Windsor
Francis D. Bodewig
Cedar Rapids
Neb
August E. Miller
Seymour
Charlie T. Morrow
Zebulon
William B. Ramsey
Dunbar
Wis
Harry 8
Staley
Grayville
Ill
Antony Tromski
Dwyerville
Tex
Frank Kurzowske
Ripon
Teodor Beniewez
Webster
U. S. Plans to Feed Russia via Siberia and Japan
Tokio reports the United States studies an economic aid plan for Russia. The proposal would buy and assemble food in Siberia for Europe and Russia and ship additional supplies from Japan for distribution in Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
United States
Russia
Siberia
Europe
Japan
Middletown Red Cross Drive Reaches Five Thousand Goal
In Middletown the Red Cross fund drive totals 4500 dollars with 500 to go, expected soon. A horse race at the fair grounds raised nearly 40 dollars under Charles Myers, with judges W. W. Concklin and C. C. Emoyer. Reverend T. C. McCarrell preached at Irving College Mechanicsburg. Western Union moved its headquarters to the Kline House basement. Smallpox quarantine lifted for Blaine Derr. Community members visited, church meetings scheduled, and Bible gifts presented to high school graduates Catherine Weaver and Bessie Kresge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Middletown
Fair Grounds
Charles Myers
W. W. Concklin
C. C. Emoyer
T. C. McCarrell
Irving College
Mechanicsburg
Ira Pinney
McCarrell
Western Union Telegraph Company
George Schadt
Kline House
Rufus Schraedley
Bureau of Information
Pennsylvania Railroad
Harrisburg
Blaine Derr
Pike Street
John Core
Dorothy Core
Thomas Brett
Thomas Sample
Earlington
Frank Bingaman
Catherine Weaver
Bessie Kresge
Methodist Episcopal Sunday School Board
N. Cc. Fuhrman
Church Council
Sth Peter's Lutheran Church
G. E. Bristle
Helen Bristle
Pittsburgh
M. M. Fairman
J. G. Stauffer
York
D. W. Huntzberger
William Crown
Joseph Crown
Susquehanna Street
New York City
Neal Yingst
Samuel Long
Nuxated Iron touted by leaders and doctors nationwide
An advertisement extols Nuxated Iron as a superior tonic and blood builder used by notable figures in government and medicine. It claims millions take it annually, details a simple two week test, and promises refunds if results are unsatisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie M. Shaw
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Atkinson
Court of Claims of Washington
Wm. L. Chambers
United States Board of Mediation and Conciliation
The
International Court
Samoa
Charles A. Towne
Minnesota
U.8
Richard Rolland Kenney
Delaware
U. S. Army
John L. Clem
Shiloh
David Stuart Gordon
Gettysburg
Wm. R. Kerr
Chicago
A. J.newman
City of
Jefferson Park Hospital
James Francis Sullivan
Bellevue Hospital
New York
Westchester County Hospital
United States Senate
House of Representatives
Croll Keller
Geo. A. Gorgas
J. Nelson Clark
Camp Meade Visitors and Local Business Change
Local residents including D. M. Wallace Willi Holland and R. J. Daugherty spent Sunday in town. Charles K. Coyle, recently moved from Camp Meade to Camp A A Humphreys, visited town. Frank Weirick and others from Third Engineers Training Regiment were in town. Fred Schentz will discontinue his butcher shop on Detwell er avenue this week. Miss Marian Hatz is at Pittsburgh visiting her brother Ralph Hatz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. M. Wallace
Willi Holland
R. J. Daugherty
Frank Weirick
Camp Meade
Charles K. Coyle
Third Engineers Training Regiment
A. A. Humphreys
Belvoir
Virginia
Fred Schentz
Detweller Avenue
Also Mentioned on This Page
Majestic
Victoria
Fannie Ward
the Majestic
Majestic Theater
Live
Pao
Bidetas
Nie Ward
Pathe
di* Vyorve
Big Keith Art Vaudev
Pearl White
Earle Williams
Alice Joyce
Paxtang Park Theater
Wilson & Ward
Dainty
Commedienne
Rudy & Fisher
Manott
Troup
Arugsiete
N. Market Square
Weseeny
U.S. Guard
Meir Health
Philo Abay CO
Newark
N, J
Benefit of
Lawrence Weirich
Camp Upton
North Front Street
Nevin W. Moyer
Linglestown
Keystone Division
108Th Artillery
David P. Baker
Hannah
Ephraim
Pine Street
Shamokin
Walter Boyles
Harry Boyles
South Third Street
Joseph Lenhart
Fred Evans
Bessemer Street
Robert M. Hursh
Second
Walnut Streets
Camp Lee
Petersburg
Hursh
Dayhoff
NAVY
Harry Dayhoff
Navy Department
Naval Reserve
NEW
Warcry
League
Down
Wetzel
McCann
Lowry
Williamsport
Naval
Bellinger
Opnicady
J. S. Belsinger
Locust Street
Orpheam
Ethlehem
U. S
Boas
Hamilton
Woodbine
Forster & Cowden
Walnut
Chestnut
Forster
27Th St
Penbrook
United Ice & Coal CO
Forster and Cowden Sts
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