78 Miners Die in Powder Explosion on Trolley Train
A trolley carrying miners to work at the Baltimore No 2 tunnel of the Delaware and Hudson Coal Co exploded after sparks from a broken trolley wire ignited a rear car carrying twelve kegs of powder. Seventy-eight men were killed and about forty injured as flames and lack of air followed the blast. Officials warn the disaster resulted from illegal transport of explosives with workers.
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Associated Press
Wilkes-Barre
Baltimore No. 2
Delaware and Hudson Coal Company
East End
Arjierx
Harrisburg Track Meet Draws Large School Day Crowds
Harrisburg schools mobilize hundreds of students for a city track meet at Island field. Fourteen grammar schools each bring at least two hundred boys, banners fly, cheerleaders lead the march, and rhythmic roars fill the streets as the event gates open.
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Harrisburg
Weather roundup Harrisburg and Atlantic district details
Notable temperature change minimal with overnight low around 70 degrees for Harrisburg and vicinity. Eastern Pennsylvania remains partly cloudy tonight into Friday with little temperature variation and moderate south and southwest winds. Susquehanna and tributaries will fall slowly, forecast stage about 4.6 feet Friday morning. General conditions cite a stationary weak low in the West, scattering showers in Nebraska, South Kansas and western Lake Region. Augusta Georgia records the day’s heaviest rainfall at 1.08 inches. overall U S weather fair elsewhere with irregular temperature shifts and slightly reduced heat due to increased air movement.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna
Nebraska
South Canes
Part
Lake Region
Georgia
Carolinas
Entucky
Virginia
Augusta
United States
Survivor tells of seething fire among mining victims
Wilkes-Barre June 5 Associated Press reports miner Thomas Dougherty survived a blast by jumping into a ditch after being thrown from a car. He describes a blinding flash, bodies nearby, and flames, with water offering the only chance of survival as others perished in the mine horror.
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Associated Press
Wilkes-Barre
Thomas Dougherty
Measles Epidemic Waning Warned By Health Officer Raunick
City health officer Dr J M J Raunick says about 90 measles cases have been reported since June 1 but the epidemic is decreasing with warm weather and public school half sessions aiding spread control. Since March roughly 1,000 city cases were recorded, blamed on parental thoughtlessness allowing sick children at school, along with bad weather last month.
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J. M. J. Raunick
Raunick
Mont
Fifty Bar Association Outing at Inglenook Picnic
About fifty members of Dauphin County Bar Association and county officials spent the afternoon at Inglenook for the annual outing and picnic. They returned to the city by automobile after a brief business session, lunch, and an afternoon of sports. Caterer S. B. Rutherford provided dinner. The city park department opened the Seneca Street bathhouse with Lifeguards Minnich and Beasor in charge, with island bathhouse opening Monday for the summer season. Governor Sproul plans further amendments to the Philadelphia charter bill next week after reviewing current amendments.
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Dauphin County Bar Association
Inglenook
Rutherford
Seneca Street
City Park Department
Minnich and
Beasor
Island
Capitol
Sproul
Philadelphia
Austria Holds Pact Terms Death Sentence
Austrian dissatisfaction with peace terms surfaced as Vienna officials reportedly rejected provisions and urged delivery of missing clauses. Allies discuss Germany indemnity around 25 billion dollars with first instalment possibly delayed to four years. Russia and Rhineland issues border on postwar power shifts as Petrograd reports remain unclear.
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Associated Press
Austria
St. Germain
Vienna
Germany
Paris
Wilson
Lloyd George
Clemenceau
Silesia
Sarra
League of Nations
Orlando
Italy
Rhenish Republic
Rhineland
Brussels
Belgium
America
George Washington
United States
Carinthia
Volkermarkt
Klagenfurt
Petrograd
Vardee
Copenhagen
Weather So Warm He Forgets His Coat and $150 in Liberty Bonds
Heat and memory lapse lead George Coloviras of Boas and Green streets to misplace $150 in Liberty Bonds and papers after shedding his coat at a riverside park. He searched the bench at Island Park before returning home to learn of the loss. police notified. The wire strike story from Atlanta reports ongoing actions as Western Union and Bell Telephone workers remain steadfast in the labor dispute.
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George Coloviras
Boas
Green Street
Liberty
Coloviras
River Front
Island Park
Associated Press
Atlanta, Ga
Western Union
Bell Telephone Company
Telegraph Company
Harrisburg
June Joy Jaunt offers Harrisburg picnic at Paxtang Park
The Harrisburg Telegraph announces a citywide June outing titled The June Joy Jaunt to be held Friday June 20 at Paxtang Park. Dr F E Downes urges a festive program for youth with co operation from Harrisburg Railways and the Colonial Country Club as the Chamber of Commerce gathers new members for a day of fellowship and entertainment.
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America
Harrisburg Telegraph
F. E. Downes
Paxtang Park
Telegraph
Harrisburg Railways Company
Chamber of Commerce
Colonial Country Club
Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce
Fresh Breezes Bring Relief in Hot Wave Harrisburg
Official temperatures today run four to ten degrees cooler than yesterday easing four days of extreme heat that threatened June records. Slight breezes help comfort citywide with forecasts predicting no drop below 70 until tonight and little change expected, says forecaster R Demain.
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Harrisburg
R. Demain
Petlura Forces Capture Key Railway Centers
Berne June 6. Troops commanded by General Simon Petlura, leader of the anti Bolshevik forces in Ukraine, have seized the railway hubs at Proskurov and Berdichev in the Western Ukraine, according to an official press release.
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Berne
Simon Petlura
Ukraine
Proskurov
Berdicheff
Resigns From Tech Faculty To Enter Business
Professor George W. Hill Jr retires after ten years at Technical High School to join the automo bile industry as general manager of the Goodyear Tire Service Company and Penn Motor Company at 211 and 213 North Second Street. Teammate Prof E B Wolf will also continue teaching and has helped establish Goodyear presence in Harrisburg.
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George W. Hill
Technical High School
Hill
Goodyear Tire Service Company
Penn Motor Company
North Second Street
E. 8. Wolf
Harrisburg
Alfred Snavely
Christian Snavely
Ross
Wolf
Gettysburg College
Harry Lantz
Tech
Senators Debate Leak In Treaty Channel Storm in Senate
The Senate wrestled with a leak in diplomatic channels over copies of the peace treaty with Germany. Nebraska Democrat Mitchcock demanded a full Senate investigation, accusing Lodge and Borah of insinuations about the President and New York business interests, while Lodge and Borah defended their positions. The Senate appropriations committee also advanced the Camp Curtin memorial bill with $20,000.
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Py Associated Press
Washington
Germany
New York
Senate
Mitchcock
Nebraska
Foreign Relations Committee
Lodge
Massachusetts
Borah
Idaho
Mr. Borah
New York City
Camp Curtin
Senate Appropriations Committee
City to Pave Over A Mile of Streets With Bonds
City ordinances authorize paving more than 6,000 feet of streets with sheet asphalt at an estimated cost of 54 500. Commissioner Lynch will publish bids for 16 unpaved road sections including North Cameron from Herr to Caldey and Oak, Sprague, Brensinger, Emerald and other segments. Most costs will be charged to abutting property owners with a city share for intersections.
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W H. Lynch
Cit
M. B. Cowden
Cameron Street
Herr
Caldey
Oak
Seventh
Elizbeth
Oxford
Sixth
Jefferson
Sprague
Brensinger Turner
Brensinger
Woodbine
Forrest
Emerald
Bailey
Twelfth
Messiah Home
Cutin
Helen
David
Park
Whitehall
Kunkel
Seveneenth
Hon
City Taken by Villa and Angeles After Short Fight
An extra from El Pato Texas La Patria claims Chihuahua City fell to Generals Villa and Angeles after two hours of fighting last Sunday. Reports say Villa executed eight men upon capture, while Berlin autopsy on a woman found in Landwehr canal June 1 could not confirm Rosa Luxemburg's identity due to body condition.
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el Pato
Texas
la Patria
Chihauhau City
Villa
Angeles
Berlin
Landwehr Canal
Rosa Luxemburg
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Grand Council
Bauer
Renner
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Petlura
George W. Hill, Jr
Second Street
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Lynch
London
Scotland Yard
Munich
Ernest Toller
Chicago
Ralph A. Hain
Jennie KB. Swarts
Lower Paxton Township
John J. Good
Beulah M. Lewis
Herrixburg
Michael 8. Michela
Mary A. Leigh
Steelton
Bruce F. Miles
Bertha L.imbach
Martinsburg
W. Va
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