Philadelphia Firm Wins School Bond Purchase Bid
A Philadelphia banking house Martin & Co. secured the $99 000 bond issue for a new Tenth ward grade school with a premium of 3202 27. Other bids came from Merchants National Bank Harrisburg Trust Co First National Bank Mechanics Trust Co. The School Board set bids for furniture and approved contractor seating and desks.
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Tenth Ward
Martin & Co
Philadelphia
Merchants National Bank and Harrisburg Trust Company
First National Bank
Mechanics Trust Company
Technical High School
RE. J. Decevee
Brown & Co
Shimmell Auditorium
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart
Burns & Co
Theodore Kuntz
American Seating Company
U. S. Attorney Quits Inquiry Opens Today
Washington reports United States attorney Sherman McPherson of Southern Ohio has resigned. President Wilson names Stuart R. Bolin of Columbus to replace him. In Columbus the court set hearings on motions to vacate a $20,000 fee order for McPherson and Burns in the Old Capital City Daily Company receivership case, questioned as improper by special DOJ counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Sherman T. McPherson
United States
Southern
Ohio
Wilson
Stuart R. Bolin
Columbus
John E. Sater
Sherman McPherson
Harley E. Burns
Old Capital City
Baldwin's Profit From Russian Rifle Drive Revealed
Baldwin Locomotive Works plans to profit from aiding Remington Arms by manufacturing 1,500,000 rifles for Russia. The firm will lend a site at Eddystone for about $750,000 and be paid a royalty of $1 per rifle, yielding roughly $3,000,000 in net gains with no expenditure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Remington Arms and Ammunition Company
Baldwin Company
Eddystone
Baldwin's
Woman Is Frightened to Death by Burglar
Montclair New Jersey June 5 Word that his aged mother had died of heart disease half an hour after a masked man entered the living room and leveled a revolver at her was received last night by Union Noble Bethell He left for Newburg Indiana to be with his mother Mrs Bethell 76 widow of Union Bethell who died four years ago lived with three servants and was alone in the house when the intruder entered
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montclair
N. J
Union Noble
Bethell
Government Action Against London Times
The British government initiates action against the London Times owner Lord Northcliffe over a published statement deemed to aid the enemy. The probe follows tensions with Lord Kitchener, war minister, and press criticism of ammunition shortages in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Northcliffe
London Times
Lord Kitchener
the Times
The
Daily Mail
France
Lord Fisher
Winston Churchill
Kitchener
Times
Lloyd-George
Pure Milk Society Opens Two Stations in Harrisburg
Plans for summer work by the Pure Milk Society of Harrisburg include stations at Front and Boas streets and in St. Pauls Church. A room is set up for weighing babies with a record cabinet and nursing supplies. Four babies were weighed at the North Front street station on opening day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pure Milk Society of
Harrisburg
Front
Boas Streets
St. Paul’s Church
State and
Cameron Streets
North Front Street
Visiting Nurse Association
Miss King
Magneto Ignition Proves Its Superiority in Big Race
Report on the 500 mile Indianapolis Sweepstakes noting Bosch Magneto's universal use by drivers, its reliability under extreme heat and vibration, and a record pace near ninety miles per hour across 500 miles. Front Market Motor Supply notes the DePalmas winning car used a stock Bosch magneto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Bosch
Bosch Magneto
DePalmas
Side Match At Harrisburg Country Club
Harrisburg golfers contested a side match this afternoon at the Harrisburg Country Club led by H. Lindley Hosford and W. Walter Davis. The lineup lists 30 players with captains noted and includes several club members such as R. G. Cox and J. E. Canning and future match details against Harrisburg Park Golf Club reservoir links scheduled for next Saturday.
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Harrisburg Country Club
H. Lindley Hosford
W. Walter Davis
Harrisburg Park Golf Club Reservoir Links
H. L. Hosford
W. Wally Davis
Donald McCor
Samuel
Toad Mick
Robert Me
Frank Payne Creath
Jackson H
Joseph Clement Boyd
H. B. Bent
Carl B. Ely
A. M. Sides
Lesley Me
Geo. W. Reily Creath
W. C. McCor
W. P. Maguire Mick
William Mc
R. G. Goldsbor- Creathough
R. A. Hickok
Berne T. Evans
Casper Dull
Henry M. Stine
J. P. Dohoney
A. B. Hamilton
Geo. H. Brown
A. S. McCreath
Leroy J. Wolfe
W. L. Gillispie
Geo. R. Moffitt
Berne H. Evans
Wm. E. Wright
Neil E. Salsich
W. H. Gaither
C. B. Miller
Lewis
Pal
Carl Davismer
T. D. Baldwin
Pal Hocker
E. Keister
B, Mc
Theo. J. Gould Caleb
John Fox Weiss
R. G. Cox
EB. J. Bevan
E. Ryder
Robert For
D. Frank Hallsythe I
E. Johnston
Clarence Funk Co
L. Miller
C. M. Kaltwas
John Ericson
John P. Jack
George F. Wattson
R. V. McKay
J. L. Shearer
F. D. Carney
J. E. Canning
D. M. Dunham
R. P.M. Davis
R. C. Haldeman
Daughter of Former Pa Auditor General Weds
Miss C Louise Hardenburgh daughter of E B Hardenburgh former Auditor General of Pennsylvania and William Woodson Dickerson of Lynchburg Va were married in Grace Episcopal Church Honesdale Pa by Rev A L Whittaker Mrs Dickerson known in Harrisburg entertaining often. Seventh Annual Convention of York County Association meets with Dauphin Lancaster and Berks representatives.
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Associated Press
Honesdale
C. Louise
E. B. Hardenburgh
Auditor General of
Pennsylvania
William Woodson Dickerson
Lynchburg
Grace
York County Association
Goldsboro
United American Mechanics
Dauphin
Lancaster
Berks County
W. H. Painter
Harrisburg
State Council
Charles M. Hall
Philadelphia
National Council
M. D. Lichister
Lafean
York
D. Scott
Toughkenam
Thomas H. Walters
Council of Goldsboro
Presbyterian Synod Praises Wilson For Peace Efforts
The Reformed Presbyterian Synod of North America, meeting in Parnassus Pennsylvania, today adopted a resolution expressing heartfelt appreciation to President Wilson for his efforts to keep the nation from war and praying for divine help to preserve peace at home and lead world peace on the Prince of Peace’s principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parnassus
Reformed Presbyterian Synod of North America
Wilson
Carranza to reply favorably to Wilson call for peace
Washington dispatches report unofficial notices from Vera Cruz that General Carranza will respond favorably to President Wilson's plea for peace among Mexican factions. His reply, prepared by Jesus Urutia, is expected soon and framed as appreciative and serene. Monitored by John P. Silliman, it signals possible Washington recognition if constitutionalists regain Mexico City. Meanwhile relief arrives for hundreds of thousands hungry in Monterey.
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Washington
Vera Cruz
Carranza
Wilson
Mexico
General Carranza
General Villa
Jesus Urutia
John P. Silliman
Mexico City
Monterey
United States
American Hospital
Davila
Hertuche
Santos
Hanna
American Red Cross
Capitol Hill to Pay Semimonthly Wages for State Workers
Gov Brumbaugh signed the Dunn bill making semimonthly pay for all Commonwealth employees, affecting over 1100 state workers. Payments will be on the first and fifteenth of each month. The governor also approved houses and senate bills expanding planning, civil actions, road funding, police badge penalties, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunn
Commonwealth
Brumbaugh
Senate
Philadelphia
State Industrial Board
Thaw Case Up Again Opposes Jury Empanelment
In Albany the state seeks a writ of prohibition to bar the empaneling of a jury to decide Thaw’s sanity arguing it would defeat a habeas corpus motive. The appeal challenges Supreme Court Justice Hendrick’s order for a trial.
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State
Vedal
Albany
N. Y
A. L. Becker
Court of Appeals
Harry K. Thaw
Supreme Court
Hendrick
Thaw
Becker
John B. Stanchfield
Harrisburg Lodge marks twelfth anniversary in grand style
At Masonic Temple Harrisburg Lodge No. 629 F and A M celebrated its twelfth anniversary with a notable gathering of Masons from Pennsylvania and beyond. Ex Lieutenant Governor Louis A. Watres and Governor Martin G Brumbaugh spoke on Freemasonry and citizenship, stressing solvency, lawful conduct, trust in God, and the duty to welcome returning war era migrants. Major toasts covered Masonry, patriotism, and global Freemasonry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
A. M
Masonic Temple
Third
State Streets
Pennsylvania
Louis A. Watres
Peter Williamson Lodge
Iowa
Massachusetts
Martin G. Brumbaugh
Mount Moriah Lodge, No. 300
Dr. Brumbaugh
McKyar H. Lichliter
Olean Lodge
New York
Thomas J. Stewart
Charity Lodge
Benjamin W. Demming
Harrisburg Lodge
Free and Accepted Masons
George Washington
Harvey E. Knapp
Freemasonry
Globe
George P. Drake
Charles C. Stroh
Masonic
Overland Cuts Price On Model 83 Four Door Touring Car
The Overland Company slashes the price of the four cylinder Model 83 to 750 dollars, down from 1 075. The car mirrors the Model 80 in power and design with a 35 horsepower motor and streamlined body, seating five. President John N. Willys says the Toledo factory efficiencies enable the revolutionary price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Overland
Toledo
Overland Company
John N. Willys
Comany
Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Pioneer ranchman William H Bratton dies in New Jersey
William H Bratton aged 77, a Civil War veteran and pioneer ranchman from South Dakota, died of heart disease at the home of his daughter Mrs Roy V Wright in East Orange New Jersey. He served with the Forty Ninth Pennsylvania Volunteers and is survived by three sons Charles R and William Bratton of South Dakota and Robert W Bratton of Pittsburgh and by his daughter. He belonged to the Bratton family of Mifflin County Pennsylvania.
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Orange
N. J
William H. Bratton
South Dakota
Roy V. Wright
Walnut Street
East Orange
Forty
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Charles R
William Bratton
Robert W. Bratton
Pittsburgh
Bratton
Mifflin County
Death of Mrs Effle Hupert Cochnour Linked to Family Tragedies
Mrs Effle Hupert Cochnour died in an Atlanta hospital this week after illness linked to the deaths of her siblings Flora Hupert killed beneath a freight train and George Hupert who shot himself a month ago. She was the last surviving family member.
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Greencastle
Effle Hupert Cochnour
Atlanta
Cochnour
Flora Hupert
George Hupert
License Revocation Sought for Bingham Hotel
A petition to Judge Henry in the Court of Quarter Sessions seeks revoke the Bingham hotel license. The proprietor is charged with selling liquor to minors and to persons of known intemperate habits and permitting disorderly acts.
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Telegraph
Lebanon
Henry
Court of Quarter Sessions
Bingham Hotel
Peace Prayers Urged in German Catholic Churches
Cardinal Hartmann, Archbishop of Cologne, issues pastoral letter directing that a petition for peace be included in the general prayers of Catholic churches in Germany under his jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cologne
Hartmann
Germany
Boy Drowns in Creek Near Conewago Heights
York, June 5. John Weigle aged 15 of Shiloh drowned while swimming in the Big Conewago creek near Conewago Heights yesterday afternoon. He was seized with cramps and could not reach shore.
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York
John Weigle
Shiloh
Conewago Creek
Conewago Heights
Weigle
Court Rules in Registrars Favor Over Auditor General
A Dauphin County court opinion by Judge S J M McCarrell allows Philadelphia Register of Wills James B Sheehan to deduct $883 83 in clerk expenses from his March 1914 inheritance tax collections totaling 107648 98 before remittance of the balance 102041 20 to the Auditor General The ruling upholds deductions for costs incurred in collecting collateral inheritance taxes and clarifies expense rights for the official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Register of Wills
Clatiak
S. J. M. McCarrell
Dauphin County
Auditor General
James B. Sheehan
Register of Wills of
Auditory General
Sheehan
Dauphin
Harry F. Bowman
Pennsylvania Exhibition Company
Island Park
John Lappley
North Fourth Street
C. L., Long
Susquehanna Street
Lewistown Letter Carrier Pittman Disappears From Home
Edwin B. Pittman, a well known Lewistown letter carrier, vanished after 8 PM Saturday from Market Street. He had been ill with pneumonia and was reported off duty. Authorities seek clues to his whereabouts as he carried little money and no railroad tickets were bought locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewistown
Edwin
Pittman
Market Street
Cadillac Company Breaks All Production Records in May
According to Sales Manager F E Howard, the Cadillac Motor Car Company produced 2,506 Eight-Cylinder cars in May, bringing total Eight shipments to May 30 to 10,788. He said visible demand is not yet half satisfied as orders from dealers equal many more cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. C. Howard
Cadillac Otor Car Company
Mr. Howard
Detention House Planned on Dauphin Almshouse Farm
Dauphin County Commissioners announced a new detention house may be built on the almshouse farm after determining the need for adequate quarters for housing court juveniles. Provisions include school instruction and possible city cooperation to provide teachers in exchange for inmate truants. A conference with the Civic Club is scheduled to assess site options and proceed with the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dauphin
County Commissioners
Dauphin County Court
Civic Club
Hogestown Horse Show Dates Set for June 16 17
Hogestown Pennsylvania managers announce the eleventh annual Hogestown Horse and Cattle Show will be held June 16 and 17 at Big Head Woods near Hogestown. Entries were postponed from June 5 to June 7 to prepare grounds and provide ample accommodations for teams rides meals and visitors.
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Big Head Woods
Hogestown
John C. Parker
Frank Martin
James McCormick
A. J. Louden
Harry W. Shaull
W. E. Epply
George A. Trimmer
M. G. Albright
George W. Peffer
T. J. Ferguson
S. E B. Musselman
E.B. Lower
W. C. McCormick
M. S. Mumma
N. W. Albright
J. L Bashore
John E. Ritter
Samuel Lindsay
Enos Farence
John B. Musser
Charles Gutshall
James 8. Cable
David Sunday
H. B. McCormick
M. Sipe
Foster Fought
M. M. Hench
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U. S. Attorney
Baldwin’s
Pure Milk Society
Pa. Auditor General
Dickerson
Villa
Capitol Hill
Capitol
Allentown
Edward Hauck
Harry J. Smith
Ninth Ward
Lisbon
Demarara
Liverpool
Tech
F. E. Downes
Central High School
Central
Virgil
Mary Eissner
Mary Magdalene Eissner
Peter Eissner
Penbrook
Harry
Shoop’s Church
Jacob Eckinger
Seventeenth
Paxton Streets
Overland Springs
Regiotaar
Cadillac Company
Automobile
Jimmy” Kline
Kline Motor Car Company
Richmond
Harrisbur
I. W. Dill
Michigan
Holler Bight
Reams& Son
Palmyra
Ream & Son
Mitchell
C. E. Ensminger
Detroit
Geo. J. Hagar
Harvard
Princeton
Cornell
Columbia
Universities
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