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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1919
Page
2
A North country man charged with setting a hayrick ablaze was defended on grounds of diminished responsibility. A witness described the prisoner as “wrong in his head” and recounted an incident where he returned an overpaid wage.
New York June 6 The Navy Department established a Government controlled Bureau of Shipping Information through the Naval Communications Service to advise maritime interests daily on ship movements at no cost. The service opens to the public and provides fast data on sailing dates arrivals tonnage speed and ship details to ship owners shippers and insurers. It operates with about 250 Navy personnel under Lt Cmdr R B Coffman and distributes a 145 page bulletin listing over 10 000 vessels.
Portland faces a near two million dollar fix as its million bushel grain elevator sinks into Columbia river sands. Engineers differ on the cause, with tests failing to find solid bottom even at 162 feet. Plans to shore up the building are unproven, leaving Portland’s Leaning Tower a costly, unresolved risk attracting tourists.
A prisoner appeared before Superior Judge James G. Quinn in Alabama for sentence. The judge read two years and ten days. Defense counsel asked what the ten days were for. The judge answered War tax.
A south side woman phoned her grocer with a daily order and asked if the canned tomatoes were extra good. The grocer replied he could not inspect inside the cans. The witty caller then quipped over the wire that she did not know he was so small.
A playful exchange shows a young diplomat misidentifying a woman as his partner, prompting a witty retort about age and recognition. The gag reflects a light entertainment tone in a passing show vignette. A separate caption notes linguistic confusion and a joke about Russians not understanding each other.
A fragment from the Boston Transcript notes a humorous or puzzled remark about a car unable to climb a tree. The brief line suggests a witty or rhetorical observation rather than a reported event with details.
Jessee exclusive feature titled Own Story appears today in The Philadelphia Press with prompt presentation of personal narrative. Readers gain direct insights from the subject as the piece highlights experiences and perspectives.
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