60 000 People At Brethren Meeting
Nearly 60 000 people attended the Church of the Brethren annual conference at Hershey Pennsylvania with 50 000 to 60 000 on Sunday. Delegates and speakers from Maryland Ohio Indiana and Pennsylvania participated in services and missionary assignments were announced for India and China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey
Church of the Brethren
J. C. Miller
Virginia
M. C. Swigart
Pennsylvania
Co. L. Ferry
Ohio
LaFayette Steel
Indiana
H. P. Gardner
Maryland
Gouldier Swartz
India
Nettie Senger
Town
Bessie Rider
China
Winona Lake
Six year old child killed after jitney collision
Martha Murich aged six. daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Murich of 1531 Fulton street. struck by a jitney at Third and Boyd streets yesterday about 4 pm. She died soon after at the hospital from a fractured skull internal injuries and a broken leg. Jitney driver Frank Kerstetter of 263 Sayford street was questioned and released without bail. coroner Eckinger will hear witnesses likely Wednesday night. Walter Holtz, chauffeur for Andrew Redmond, drove the girl to the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Murich
Frank Murich
Fulton Street
Third
Boyd Streets
Frank Kerstetter
Sayford Street
J. R. Snavely
Liberty Street
Jacob Eckinger
M. E. Stroup
Kerstetter
Walter Holtz
Andrew Redmond
Allies Driven Back on Gallipoli Peninsula
Turkish war office reports heavy Allied losses after stubborn fighting on the Seddul Bahr front. The statement says Turkish forces counterattacked on the right wing and drove the enemy back in disorder to their former position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Constantinople
London
Gallipoli
Turkish War Office
Seddul Bahr
Weather report for Harrisburg region and Mid Atlantic
For Harrisburg and vicinity cooler Tuesday with showers in the area. Eastern Pennsylvania warmer today with cool shower activity and southeast winds. Susquehanna River level forecast around 4.6 feet Tuesday morning with possible shower effects. Temperature readings show a high near 77 and a low around 66 with a normal 68.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna
Zeppelin Destroyed by British in Belgium
The admiralty announced that a Zeppelin was blown to pieces over Belgium by British airmen. The German government admitted responsibility for the commander of the submarine that torpedoed and sank the Greek steamer Ellispontos in the North Sea and agreed to compensate the vessel owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
London
Admiralty
Associated Press
Athens
Ellispontos
North Sea
War Baby Thomas Knott Found in New York Church
A newborn boy found in St. Vincent de Paul Church on West Twenty-third Street is nicknamed the war baby by Bellevue priests. Baptized by Carmelite priests, he bears olive skin and Latin features, with the father speculated to have gone to defend Paris. The name Thomas Knott was chosen from the Bellevue babies’ list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bellevue
America
Paris
Church of St. Vincent de Paul
West Twenty-third Street
Pee Ey
Carmelite Church
Thomas Knott
West Twentieth Street
Balevas
Playground instructors named for 1915 season
City officials announced the 1915 playground staff with over 125 applications. The board, led by City Commissioner M Harvey Taylor, selected instructors for various roles. two positions remain unfilled at McCormick's Island and a Seneca street bathhouse post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Harvey Taylor
Hoffert
George W. Hill
McCormick's Island
Seneca Street
Katherine M. Smith
Jessie Dowdell
Reservoir
Jane Balthaser
Mary Stewart
Most Beautiful City Inspires Praise From Michigan Man
A. G. Hartom of Battle Creek Michigan, an advertising manager for Postum Cereal Co., told a Telegraph man Harrisburg’s waterfront and river wall promenade are exceptionally charming. He praised the parks and well-dressed crowds while visiting to review advertising and sample distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Hartom
Postum Cereal Co
Battle Creek
Mich
United States
Pennsylvania
California
Harrisburg
Anthracite Coal Tax Approved by Governor
The Dawson bill imposes a 2 percent ad valorem tax on all Pennsylvania anthracite coal mined or prepared for market. Half of revenue funds state highways. half to cities and townships. Auditor General to collect. act to replace 1913 law now under court review. Expected revenue over 4.5 million dollars. Tax to take effect immediately with June 1 approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court
Philadelphia
Auditor General's Department
Russian Cruiser Amur Sunk by German Submarine
Berlin reports a German submarine sank the Russian cruiser Amur off a Baltic port on June 4. Dispatches from Austrian army HQ also say Przemysl fell to Austro German forces with 7000 prisoners taken and heavy weapon captures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Berlin
Sayville
Amur
Baltic
London
Przemysl
Emergency Revenue Taxes Due Now for June
Notices issued by Deputy Revenue Collector William S. Bricker mark the start of June due dates for income and emergency revenue taxes plus related measures. May collections totaled 59 486 24 dollars, higher than a year ago, with notices sent to cigar and tobacco firms, brewers, oleomargarine dealers, theaters, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninth Internal Revenue District
William S. Bricker
Federal Building
Governor vetoes mine inspectors office and pay raise bills
Governor Brumbaugh vetoes Senate bills creating an assistant mine inspector role and boosting mine inspector per diem from six to ten dollars. He cites cost, inadequate qualifications, and no clear safety gain, calling the move prohibitive and ill advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brumbaugh
Senate
Pennsylvania Railroad Part of Big Convention
More than fifty branches of American industry and many schools will be represented at the National Association of Corporation Schools third annual convention in Worcester Massachusetts June 8 11 The program includes addressing the requirements for young men and women entering business and industry The transportation division names the Pennsylvania Railroad Company the Southern Pacific Railroad and the Santa Fe system
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Corporation Schools
Worcester
Mass
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Southern Pacific Railroad
Santa Fe System
Russian Transport Ynessei Sunk in Baltic
A semiofficial Petrograd statement reported by Reuters says the Russian transport Ynessei was sunk in the Baltic Sea by a German submarine. Russian mines and submarines reportedly sank three German steamers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Py Associatedress
London
Petrograd
Reuter
Ynessei
Baltic Sea
Minnesota Election Votes Wrap Up In Wet Dry Debate
In twelve counties Minnesota ballots ask on county option law whether to permit liquor sales. Both saloon and anti liquor camps claim narrow victories as polls close and results come in from across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minnesota
International League weighs Newark team move to Harrisburg
League officials and Newark owners met in New York to decide if the club should transfer to Harrisburg. Local officials remained silent while noting strong interest in league baseball and a favorable reception for the Newark project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International League
Newark
New York
Harrisburg
Island
Libau Declared An Open Seaport Not Fortress
A Petrograd dispatch denies German claims Libau is a fortress and naval base. It states that in 1910 Libau was abandoned as a fortress, its forts dismantled, and it is now an open seaport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Reuten
Petrograd
Libau
Miners Under Compensation Law Approved By Governor
State lawmakers announce approval of bills to bring coal miners under workmen compensation, amending sections of the 1911 bituminous mine code and six anthracite acts to allow operators to freely select mine foremen and officers after a conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Brumbaugh
Jas
Deputies Sentenced to Two Years in State Prison
Nine New Brunswick deputies convicted of manslaughter in the Roosevelt, New Jersey strike killings were sentenced to two to ten years in state prison. Separate dispatches report Serbian forces advancing in Albania toward Scutari, two days away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Brunswick
N. J
Roosevelt
Rome
Paris
Albania
Scutari
Giornale d'Italia
Wilson Notes Ready to Be Sent to Berlin Over Lusitania
Washington reports the American note to Germany over the Lusitania sinking is complete and to be ciphered before transmission. President Wilson worked late to ensure no room for doubt, with legal officers to review. Counts Bernstorff remains optimistic as Italian forces advance on the Isonzo and Turkish forces report allied losses at Gallipoli.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Germany
Lusitania
Berlin
Wilson
United States
Gerard
Count von Bernstorff
Cedarhurst
S. L
Italian Army Advances Across Isonzo Front Toward Sea
Italian forces push across the Isonzo river from Caporetto toward the sea in a 40 mile advance. Heavy fighting reported at Gradisca and nearby areas as the move unfolds. A Aberdeen dispatch notes the German submarine torpedoed the British steamer Star of the West and the crew were rescued by a trawler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isonzo
Gulf of Triest
Udine
Italy
Gradisca
Gallipoli
Baltic Sea
Gulf of Riga
Aegean
Sunlight
Associated Press
Chiasse
Paris
Isonso
Caporetto
London
Aberdeen
Star of the West
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Planning Commission and Park
Inder
Hershey Park
Mrs. M’cormick
Gov. Brumbaugh
Rocky Ledges
Maclay Street
Planning Commission
Warren H. Manning
McCormick’s Island
McCormick
Congressional Committee
Ball Field
Chicago
National Women's Suffrage Association
Susan, B. Anthony
Congress
Anna Howard Shaw
National Association
Shaw
Medill McCormick
Alice Stone Blackwell
Harriet Taylor Upton
Denmark
Joanna Munter
Danish Suffrage Association
National Congressional Committee
National American Suffrage Association
Susan B. Anthony
Jitney
Gallipoli Peninsula
Manitoba
Lake
Middle Atlantic
New England
Ohio Valley
East Tennessee
Werther
Taylor
Corps of Children’s Instructors
Michigan
Commonwealth
Teutons
Pennsylvania Railroad
Big Convention
Tress
Baron von Hindenburg
Prince von Buelow
Foreign Office
Ania
Bucharest
Romania
Ict
Austria
Ger
Any
Rumania
Arctic
Obregon
S. B. Rauschbaum
Ile
East
England
Vienna
Lemberg
Galicia
Copenhagen
the Bulletin
Stantine
Frank Panshiago
Adalgina Lavia
Clarence R
Xhto
Egg
Viola Walters
Steelton
Frank J. Rel
Eugene Danner
New Market
Arma City
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