City Planners to Be of Assistance in Lighting Plans
Harrisburg head George B. Tripp delivers a report at the National Electric Light Association urging a nationwide interurban highway lighting system. He proposes 100 candlepower Mazda lamps with refractors and calls for a new committee to study highway lighting for a thorough 1915 convention report.
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Philadelphia
National Electric Light Association
George B. Tripp
Harrisburg Light and Power Company
Tripp
Central Station
McCormick Spent 33274.73 In Pennsylvania Primary
Harrisburg campaign filings show Vance C McCormick spent 33274.73 in the 1914 primary, a figure described as a record for the state. The report highlights 282 items and notes a $5000 contribution from his sister, with comparisons to rivals Penrose and Ryan.
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Vance C. McCormick
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Capitol
Palmer-McCormick
White House
McCormick
Ryan
Boles Penrose
Michael J. Ryan
Soldier's Gettysburg Skeleton Found in Garden
On a Gettysburg battlefield property, Charles Haner uncovered a buried grave while installing a tile drain. The skeleton, two feet below the surface, is believed to be a Civil War soldier killed at Gettysburg. Nearby were a battered bullet, belt remnants, a bayonet scabbard, a brass button, and a cap box with percussion caps.
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Gettysburg
Charles Haner
Rogers Flouse
William Collins A Perry County Farmer Ends Life
Blain Pa June 4 William Collins a well known farmer two miles southeast of Blain was found by his wife hanging in the barn this morning He leaves a wife Miss Lizzie Gutshal and five daughters two of whom live in Harrisburg and a stepson in Blain He had long suffered from a nervous stomach ailment and this is given as the cause Funeral arrangements have not been made
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Blain
William Collins
Lizzie Gutshal
Harrisburg
Collins
Provisional Huerta demands for retirement noted
Curent dispatches from Vera Cruz and Washington report Provisional President Huerta requiring legalization of his acts since taking power as condition for retirement. Additional items note a Buckingham Palace suffragette plot alleged to involve forged passes, and Mexican distrust of mediation amid possible Tampico blockade.
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Vera Cruz
Huerta
London
King George
Buckingham Palace
Evening Standard
Emmeline Pankhurst
Associated Press
Forestay
Washington
Tampico
Badger
Mayo
Quebec
Empress of Ireland
St. Lawrence
Pittsburgh
Jamison
Archer Armstrong
New York
William H. Vanderberry
Philadelphia
Mexi
Bull Moosers Convene in Pittsburgh Platform Framing
Bull Moosers gather at the Board of Trade to frame a platform on local option, woman suffrage, tariff and nationwide prohibition. William Flinn directs the session with state leaders as discussions target Wilson era policies.
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Board of Trade
Democratic State Committee
State Committee
Wilson
William Flinn
Young
William Draper Lewis
Gifford Pinchot
Flinn
A. Nevin Detrich
D. Lindemuth
Schuylkill
R. K. Young
Pittsburgh
George F. Holmes
Philadelphia
Coke ovens shut 1,678 in week as output drops
Connellsville report notes 1,678 coke ovens closed in the past week, raising total shutdowns since May 1 to nearly 5,000. Production declined by 13,602 tons as the coke industry shows further curtailment.
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Associated Press
Connellsville
Ambassador Hosts Spanish King and Queen at Embassy Luncheon
United States ambassador Colonel Joseph E. Willard and Mrs Willard hosted King Alfonso and Queen Victoria of Spain at a luncheon at the American embassy with Kermit Roosevelt and the British and German ambassadors in attendance. A Russian ballet troupe performed for the guests. In Tarrytown preparations included armed sentries as hundreds of I W W members were expected to arrive for a planned public demonstration following last week's arrests.
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Madrid
Joseph E. Willard
United States
Dock street bridge over Pennsylvania rail to open in two weeks
The Dock street bridge over the Pennsylvania railroad tracks near Harrisburg is near completion and expected to open to traffic within two weeks barring bad weather. Workers have erected most steel and begun concrete work for the bridge base, with trolley tracks planned mid June.
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Dock Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Harrisburg
Big Black Bear Swims Across River at Dauphin
Early morning excitement in Dauphin as a large black bear swam the river and crossed a sand bar into the mountains. John Hocker and his wife reported seeing the animal while crossing in a boat. several trackmen also observed the bear, with locals joking about old hunting days.
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Dauphin
Brain
John Hocker
Five Hurt As Auto Skids Into Truck Near Harrisburg Bridge
Five persons were thrown from a car traveling from Hanover to Loysville on the western span of the Harrisburg bridge. Cornelius R. McCosh owner of Hanover Ice Company suffered a fractured forehead after being hurled through the windshield. his son Robert McCosh clung to the vehicle as others were injured.
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Hanover
Loysville
Harrisburg Bridge
Cornelius R. McCosh
Hanover Ice Company
West Chester Street
Robert McCosh
Willard Roosevelts to Marry in Spanish Magistrate Home
Madrid June 4 The magistrate of Buenavista district will perform the civil marriage for Miss Belle Willard and Kermit Roosevelt on June 10 to observe Spanish foreign marriage laws. The ceremony will take place in a room at the magistrate's home. The American embassy is in the Buena Vista area.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Willard
Buenavista District
Belle Willard
Kermit Roosevelt
Buena
Carranza's Answer Expected to Reach Mediators Today
Washington June 4 The Mexican situation again centers on Carranza as his message to South American envoys is awaited. The note is expected to define whether mediation will focus on the Huerta United States dispute or address Mexico's broader pacification and constitutional crisis.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Carranza
Huerta
United States
Mexico
Rayburn bill seeks federal control of railroad stock and bonds
In Washington on June 4 the Rayburn bill to place federal control over railroad stock and bond issues dominated House business. Rep Adamson of Georgia, committee chair, leads the debate with general discussion likely to finish late today. Sections will be debated Friday as leaders aim to conclude all three anti trust measures by late Saturday.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Rayburn
House
Adamson
Georgia
Interstate Commerce) Committee
Great Cavity Found on California Mountain
Forest Supervisor W. J. Rushing reports a 100 feet diameter cavity on Mount Lassen covered with about a foot of ashes. The hole lies 1000 feet from a melting frozen lake where water drains into heated fissures, driving ashes and mud upward. A new geyser may form near Bum Pass Hell, about four miles away, with steam and water erupting continually.
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Associated Press
Red Bluff
Cal
W. J. Rushing
Mount
Lassen
Bumpass Hell
Shamrock IV Makes First Sail Stretch Near Spithead
Shamrock IV, Lipton's new America's Cup challenger, sailed off Spithead with Shamrock III. Light winds limited tests but the yacht handled the mainsail and fore sail smoothly, outclassing Shamrock III in mast height as it tacked and maneuvered.
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Associated Press
Portsmouth
Eng
Thomas Lipton
Spithead
Shamrock
Qudres Abandon Ferry Mid River as Hundreds Escape
A ferry owned by E. C. Ensminger carrying 150 people toward Independence Island halted mid river when water flooded the craft. Passengers were evacuated to rowboats and sand flats as crews fought to prevent disaster during the Hebrew Ladies Aid picnic on Independence Island.
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Susquehanna River
E. C. Ensminger
Green Street
Independence Island
Hebrew Ladies’ Aid Society
National Leper Home Bills Introduced in House
Presence of John Early the alleged leper prompted two bills to establish a national leper home. Representative Johnson Washington proposes a Public Health Service surgeon general select an island and appropriate 150000. Representative Britten Illinois seeks a leprosarium with 500000 at a site chosen by a board of surgeon generals from the army navy and Public Health Service.
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Associated Press
Washington
D. C
John Early
Johnson
Public Health Service
Britten
Illinois
Surgeon Generals
Army, Navy and Public Health Service
Monument Unveiled at Arlington National Cemetery
Representatives from every Confederate state, Army officers from both sides, Cabinet members, and other distinguished guests gathered in Washington to witness the unveiling of the Confederate monument in Arlington National Cemetery. President Wilson delivered the principal address.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Confederacy
North
South
Arlington National Cemetery
Wilson
Unsettled Weather With Showers Across Harrisburg Area
The bulletin notes unsettled conditions tonight and Friday with likely showers and little temperature change. Eastern Pennsylvania may see showers, south winds, and rivers rising slightly by Friday morning, while the Juniata holds steady. River stage around Harrisburg is near 2.2 feet. high temp 80, low 53, mean 66. Full moon on Jun 8.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Juniata
Montana
Wyoming
Atlantic
Wisconsin
National advertising and the daily newspaper
A statement from the American Newspaper Publishers Association urges national advertisers to use daily newspapers to reach every person and build confidence among distributors. It notes advertisers benefit from newspapers’ timely reach and invites inquiries to the Bureau of Advertising.
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Bureau of Advertising
American Newspaer Publishers Association
World Building
New York
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Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Reading
New York Central
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U. S. Steel
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Tarry‘town
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