Final Demosthenian meeting at Wallis summer home
Members of the Demosthenian Literary Society gathered Thursday evening at Miss Helen Louise Wallis’s bungalow in the Dauphin Mountains for the last meeting before their Central High School graduation on June 18. The program honored English instructor Miss Mary Orth and listed full membership across three rows with dozens of students and local figures.
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Mic
Helen Louise Wallis
Demosthenian Literary Society
Dauphin Mountains
Musser
The
Dauphin
Central High School
Mary Orth
Mary Witmer
Lillian Kamsky
Dorothy Helman
Miriam Ryan
Pauline Hauck
Mabel Wright
Miriam Martz
Kathryn Peters
Fred Lyter
Martha Miller
Kathryn Kelker
Marie Daugherty
Margaret Weisman
Caroline Hatton
Helen Smiley
Margaretta Reed
Helen Broomall
Helen Gerdes
Elizabeth McCormick
Kathryn Orth
Naomi Bevard
Kathryn Fahnestock
Clarence Cooper
Karl Peters
Raymond Meek
Kenneth Patterson
Jonathan Black
Paul Clouser
Anson DeVout
Paul Parthemore
Herbert Springer
Leroy Smucker
Richard Hamer
Rover New Chief of Jeff Alumni
Dr. B Franklin Rover, chief medical inspector of Pennsylvania and stand by to Commissioner Dixon, was yesterday elected president of the Alumni Association of Jefferson Medical College. Rover, a Franklin county native, taught school and built a long career in Philadelphia before joining Jefferson where he is a 1899 graduate and active local club member.
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B. Franklin Rover
Pennsylvania
Dixon
Jefferson Medical College
Roger
Franklin County
Mercersburg
Jefferson
Philadelphia
Royer
Executor Sale Of Valuabe City Real Estate In Harrisburg
Public sale authorized by the will of James A. Towsen of Harrisburg offers real estate in Harrisburg at 2 p m on June 12 1915. Properties include multiple North Second Cedar and Walnut street brick houses with varied footprints and rear alleys. Conditions require 25 percent cash and balance in 30 days with clear title and pro rating of 1915 taxes.
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James A. Towsen
Court House
Harrisburg
North
Second Street
North Second Street
North Street
Cedar Street
Oliver Alley
Walnut Street
T. F. Towsen
Seitz
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Motor Club Warns Traffic Violators
The Motor Club reports warnings and penalties for violations such as no lights at night and stopping on the street. it notes many dirty license plates and horse drawn vehicle warnings. Officers praise jitney drivers and motorcycles for better compliance while urging all drivers to follow ordinances to protect careful motorists.
Censure of Gas Company for Ripping Street
Property owners argue the gas main was a necessary public utility and that installing it now harms Front Street, causing poor conditions all summer as asphalt wears faster after cutting. They say such actions fuel opposition to public service corporations and that foresight could have avoided the issue.
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Front
City Seeks Bids for Printing Annual Reports in 1915
Sealed proposals will be received for printing and binding annual reports of several city departments including Public Affairs Accounts and Finance Public Safety Streets Public Improvements and Parks and Public Property Also for fifty copies of the report The maximum price is fixed at 1.25 per page Bids must be sealed addressed to the President of City Council and delivered to the City Clerk by noon Monday June 7 1915 with opening set for Tuesday June 8 1915 The council may reject any or all bids and no bids will be received without filing with the City Clerk
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State Capitol
Harrisburg
Samuel B. Rambo
Weperis Hendent
Public Grounds
Aildings
Cit
City Real Estate Sale for Delinquent Taxes 1913 Harrisburg
Harrisburg real estate parcels tied to delinquent city taxes for 1913 listed for sale. Properties include Indian Street area on First Ward and parcels on East Flood Street and Cameron Street with frames and vacant lots, plus a 12 by 25 foot commercial or residential structure on Wallace Street. Auction notice dated May 15, 1915.
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WA Pane
Hecthg
Cetary
Seles Shamanee
Wallace St
Auto Manslaughter Trials Set Amid Court Docket
June criminal court will try auto manslaughter cases tied to recent automobile accidents along with the indictment of P. B. Fleming alias Lt. Wainright for forgery. The docket lists numerous defendants facing charges from arson and assault to larceny and receiving stolen goods across several days.
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P. B. Fleming
Wainright
Fleming
Marine Bank of Norfolk
Troup Music House
Simon Davis
Joseph Ure
George Berry
Pers
Harry Ry
James Johnson
Peter Raglan
Sell
Joseph Hoston
Charles Dorsey
Ralph Miller
Furn
Ross R. Dickey
Arland Johnson
Amos Lavender
James Moore
Maggie Weaver
Robert Braxton
Mary Pynes
William D. Carbaugh
Jasper Smith
Francesco Cirillo
William H. Zerbe
Jela Novosel
Michael Slebaeni
Joe Koch
Angus Banks
Lloyd Marcus
Minnie Davis
W. E. Quawn
Newton H. Miller
Daniel Rose
George W. Mitchell
Edward Mason
Vaso Rokas
Damjan Bulat
Kosta Yrdonoff
Charles Ernest
Albert Tucker
Julius Carson
Robert Williams
Louisa Redmond
Luetta Redmond
John Vogt
Horace Bryan
Laura Murray
Harry Stevens
Ernest Brown
Margaret Emenheiser
Morris Rashinsky
Peter Radocevic
Charles McDonald
Charles Graydon
John Jones
Samuel Jackson
Charles Cooper
Garfield A. Bell
Wilmer Duncan
Max Levitz
David Lyter
Jennie Dickey
Agg
Thomas L. Owe
George Gebhart
William Straining
Dewitt Shorter
George W. Pressler
Maggie Shank
Charles N. Finton
Benjamin F. Kelsey
George W. Fetrow
Charles Lamb
William Wheeler
Raymond Johnson
Lillian Chaney
Harry Witten
Abe Skuey
Ed Wertz
Henry Brandt
William Buser
George W. Myers
Henry Green
Albert Zukas
Charles Rahamkas
Mike Tenta
Frank Capan
Peter Vujaklija
Mazario Tenaglio
Harry Houde
Arthur Blackwell
John Eckenrode
Harry Shisler
Earl Dolan
Jacob Derrick
Steve Cattrace
George Kipple
John Spriggs
Charles Henderson
Willis C. Shrauder
Steven Cupples
Harvey Bricker
John Tufts
Howard Kennedy
R. Wainright
Joseph Lebo
Erick Brooks
John Carnathan
Robert Schubauer
Frank Emminger
Peter Lewis
Lewis
John T. Ensminger
John J. Hargest, Jr
Pennsylvania Mother Endorses Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription
A McKeesport reader shares how at 45 after fourteen pregnancies she relied on Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Pleasant Pellets for headaches, constipation, and general health. The letter extols relief, urges others to seek the remedies from local dealers, and notes a free medical-book offer from Dr. Pierce.
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Dr. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Abolish Capital Punishment Debate heats in Arizona during special session
The Arizona House expected to consider a bill abolishing the death penalty after Governor Hunt marshals forces at the current special session following a recent reprieve for five Mexicans condemned to die. The Christian Herald notes U.S. public lands and a planned Alaska railway amid broader expansion commentary.
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Associated Press
Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona House of Representatives
Hunt
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Henry Jones
Isaac Taylor
James R. Diven
Isaac Miller
Frank Shaffner
Elven
Peffer St
Bertha Hoak
Court of Common Pleas
Dauphin County
Owen M. Copelin
Tary
Toney Keets
Josiah Bollinger
David Baker
Charles Dixon
William Dunkin
Earl F. Davis
John W. Essig, Jr
John Gaspar
Daniel Grissinger
Harry €. Massner
Herbert
Mathews
Miles Milovic
Charles Y. Saul
Fred W. Smith
Bernard J. McGuire
Charles Anderson
John H. Palm
Clarence Stipe
Frederick J. Swartz
Charles Robbretts
John L. Drake
Calvin Harner
George McCann
Oscar Moeslin
Philip Harriis
Herbert Drummonds
Earl Beebe
Daniel Best
Charles,Jackson
Louis A. Smith
Christian Herald
Bellevue Park
Henley
Hillside Road
Holly Street
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Miller Brothers & CO
Bells Federal Square
Reservoir Park
Market Streets
Norwich
Eng
Little Boy
Lowestoft
Horace
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Big Peninsula
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Market Street
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