Platform talk warns Republicans urged to avoid radical planks
The piece argues parties inflate platforms for votes and urges the Republican bloc to return to solid practical reform. It cites Palmer McCormick and Pinchot Lewis as examples of fringe proposals and stresses Republicans must be the bulwark of national institutions and welfare. It notes Judge Tompkins on free speech limits for agitators and street rhetoric.
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Mc McCormick
White House
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Washington Party
Pinchot
Lewis
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Arthur
Tompkins
White Plains
Gifford Pinchot
Dean Lewis
Forester
Washingtonians
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Wilson Administration Criticized Over Economic Policy
The piece rebukes President Wilson and his supporters for burdening business with what it calls impractical theories. It argues that tariffs and layoffs reflect real economic distress, not a temporary mindset, and cites a French banker’s critique of Wilsonian policy while warning of hidden prosperity abroad at American expense.
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Wilson
Washington
New York
June Pleasures And City Parks Appetite For Playgrounds
A column urges enjoying June outdoors and walking the open air, noting the town’s need for more permanent public playgrounds. It discusses the Harrisburg park system, city land purchases, and a park loan enabling acquisition of sites before developers claim them. It also touches on mothers pensions funding and a rural farming note on health benefits of farm life.
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Harrisburg
Park Board
Commission
Nuse Town
Taylor
Dining room diplomacy in Harrisburg political scene
Observers note a cordial, drinkless dinner gathering in a Harrisburg hotel where leaders from the three major parties shared smiles and exchanged views. Gifford Pinchot drives the campaign, while others plan to counter his paced outreach. William Flinn, John W. Blake, Ezra Stoltenss and state figures mix in the capital.
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Dean Lewis
Gifford Pinchot
Mitchell Palmer
Vance McCormick
Farmer” Creasy
Crow
Pinchot
Palmer
Farmer
Creasy
Notable Pennsylvanians Named in Briefs
Congressman W D B Ainey of Montrose will travel to Japan. Judge G B Criswell of Venango promotes good roads. S R McGill of Sharon chaired a bankers meeting of seven Western Pennsylvania groups. Rev David Berkey of Johns Town elected president of the Cambria county Sabbath school convention. George Dallas Dixon Philadelphia lawyer takes a brief rest in Virginia. Rev J A Haas of Allentown, founder of the Evangelical Lutheran ministerium, recognized as a leading educator in the state.
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Montrose
Japan
G. 8. Criswell
Venango
S. R. McGill
Sharon
Pennsylvania
David Berkey
Johnstown
Cambria
Virginia
J. A. Haas
Allentown
Evangelical Lutheran Ministerium
Letters to the Editor Encourages Year-End School Session
In June the Telegraph prints letters urging the school year to end with a single session. Parents thank George W. Kennedy, school director, for instituting the last month practice. Teachers say it motivates steady work and helps tired children finish the term.
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Telegraph
George W. Kennedy
Political Sidelights on Campaign Spending and Party Rifts
The piece notes Democratic money talks in politics with Schuylkill candidates spending 6000 by 1914 standards and Lee 2100. It mocks Dan Hart as a jester of the 1914 campaign while praising the Prohibition State committee and predicting fading animosities in Democratic ranks as the machine wanes.
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Quay
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McCormick
Crow to Name Committee for Republican Campaign
State Chairman William E. Crow will name an eleven member committee to draft the campaign platform and coordinate with candidates and the state chair. The group may be announced Tuesday with meetings and mailings planned before the July 15 state committee, while temporary HQs in Atlantic City will handle early campaigning and speeches. Dr. Martin G. Brumbaugh, likely to resign Philadelphia schools head after commencements, will join the campaign buildup and make several speeches before opening.
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Gap
Lancaster County
Capitol Hill
William E. Crow
Atlantic City
Martin G. Brumbaugh
Philadelphia
Brumbaugh
Pittsburgh Gazette-Times
Brennen
Roland
Morris
Republican Committee
High Cost of Nominations in Primary Campaigns
The piece argues that spending $33,000 to win the Democratic nomination for governor is excessive and unfair, suggesting state funding or caps to level the field and reduce advantage for wealthy candidates. It notes the cost comparison to the governor’s term and cites the need to reform campaign finance under the corrupt practices act.
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Commonwealths
Palmer's misquote on shipping subsidy dispute
The Philadelphia Inquirer cites A Mitchell Palmer misquoting remarks on subsidy denial and toll exemptions for coastwise shipping through the Panama Canal. It contrasts a corrected explanation alleging railroads backed by the Transcontinental Railroad Monopoly oppose canal tolls and defend a Steamship Trust.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Shipping Trust
Panama Canal
A. Mitchell Palmer
Steamship Trust
Atlantic
McCormick Paid 30 Cents Per Head for Votes
Philadelphia Public Ledger notes McCormick paid 30 cents for each of his 110000 Democratic votes in the gubernatorial primary. The piece compares the cost to market analogies and questions whether the price signals a bull or bear vote market as November approaches.
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Girard
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Vance McCormick
Pennsylvania
New Haven
Observing Personal Grooming Sparks Social Insight
A humorous exchange unfolds as a frivolous neighbor notes remarks about appearance. An observant husband is praised as a motivation to stay well groomed, while a poor girl laments her spouse’s indifference and clings to support from friends.
Must Fight Our Way to Richmond Says Rebels Worried by Casualties
Baltimore reports rebel wounded on the steamer Connecticut say Richmond is reachable, but many dead must be crossed. Washington notes a late Friday night general assault exposing massed columns to heavy artillery fire.
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Baltimore
Connecticut
Richmond
Washington
Seven Pennsylvania Reserves Return After Battle Fifty Years On
In Harrisburg fifty years ago today the Seventh Pennsylvania Reserves, who went to war in 1861 with a thousand men, returned with just over fifty. Earlier, Rev. D A Laverty baptized two individuals in the river near North Street in a ceremony witnessed by several thousand.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
D. A. Laverty
Fourth Street
Bethel
North Street
McCormick’s High Campaign Expenditures Revealed
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports Vance McCormick spent 33274.70 on his Democratic gubernatorial campaign, vastly more than Republican rival Dr Brumbaugh whose expenses were a tenth of that amount. The disclosure contrasts the two campaigns in funding.
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C. R. Savidge
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Philadelphia Inquirer
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