Kitchener and Yuan Shi Kai Deaths Stir World Reactions
The death of Lord Kitchener is a loss for England but not crippling to the war effort, while Yuan Shi Kai’s death alters the balance in China and Japan’s stance toward reform. Steelton moves forward with a Park and Playgrounds Commission, signaling nonpartisan recreation planning. The piece also critiques civil service erosion under Democratic governance and warns of further political spoils in rural credits policy.
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Germany
English War Office
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Great Britain
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Yuan Shi-Kai
Japan
Lord Kitchener
Berlin
Yuan
China
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J. W. W. Reynders
Charles S. Davis
Robert M. Rutherford
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Ross M. Frey
John B. Malehorn
H. Russell Rupp
Telegraph
Reynders
New Park Board
Wilson
Baltimore
Democratic Party
Civil Service Commission
Federal Reserve Board
Woodrow Wilson
White House
Civil Service
Internal Revenue
Post Office
Federal Reserve Bank Act
Board of Governors
Uncle Joe Cannon Poses As Safest Republican Nominee
In Chicago at national committee rooms a candid Joe Cannon asks who will be the GOP nominee. He dismisses elaborate rhetoric and declares himself a good, safe man who will win, saying the party should choose him. He flashes a twinkling eye and a confident pose as he speaks.
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Ucle Joe Cannon
National Committees
Chicago
Uncle Joe
Republican Party
Frank and candid in presidential race reflections
The remark suggests openness from a candidate, noting it might be preferable if other contenders also spoke frankly about issues and policies.
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Frank
Pennsylvania at Chicago sidelights on Brumbaugh convention visit
Chicago June 7. Mrs. Aaron S Kreider joined the Pennsylvania special and enjoyed the trip. Representative Kreider’s Chicago shoes business handles about $2,000,000 yearly. Varied party figures from York, Centre, and Bucks counties attend Brumbaugh activities. Senator Snyder’s son tours sights while Beacom plans renewed political action. Patton and Spyker arrive, Patton winning all cinch games.
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Chicago
Aaron S. Kreider
Pennsylvania
James Cushman
Good Manners Help in a World of Civility
A Kansas City Star piece contrasts American and foreign manners, arguing civility guides youth and careers. The writer reflects on lessons from Emerson, Chesterfield, and Johnson, then recalls a golf outing halted by rain and a wish for rain to cancel a dance.
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Kansas City Star
England
Emerson
Chesterfield
Samuel Johnson
Tornadoes Kill Fifty in Kansas headline
Telegraph Periscope notes political prophets honored at home while Yuan Shi Kai dies from stomach trouble possibly linked to medical methods. The column recalls the Kansas tragedy and ends by asking what's wrong with Kansas.
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Yuan Shi Kai
Dr. Waite
Kansas
Montclair Pioneers Food Inspection With New Servant Plan
Montclair's Board of Health advances a compulsory three monthly examination system for all food handlers, prompted by cases of infectious disease among servants. The plan targets new and suspected servants, with city halls issuing certificates to prove health. The program builds on milk inspection and aims to curb hidden illnesses in kitchens.
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Montclair
Newark
New York
Hadson Tube
Montclair Board of Health
Rotary Club Municipal Quiz reveals river interceptor cost
Harrisburg Rotary Club members answered questions at the annual Municipal Quiz. The River Interceptor and Wall cost $533,841.83. The sewer was built to improve sanitary conditions along the river front and the wall was constructed to protect the sewer.
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Rotary Club
Harrisburg Rotary Club
Fregentes
Engaging banter on marriage and acting life
A playful exchange quotes a man praising a maid s50 as the happiest thing while a woman extols a trousseau. The scene refers to acting in one lesson with a remark about learning to be a moving picture actor and using woven chest notes to evoke emotions.
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Pennsylvania
Diverse Pennsylvania items showcase oddities and retirements
A Pennsylvanian finds a needle in an egg. a Shamokin home endures lightning damage with stove lids scattered and two people knocked unconscious. Mabel the mule wrecks a buggy, a wild cat vertebra violin valued at 25000 signals unusual craft, Zane Grey pens The Border Legion at Lackawaxen, a Sweet Valley couple face divorce, and Rev. Dr. Mowry retires after 43 years at Chester church.
Juniors and seniors clash as varsity decorate Central High
Readers glimpse a chaotic scene at Central High where seniors cover the building in blue and gold. A janitor scales a ladder to remove the colors and clean the floors with coal oil, while readers note traffic and police activity nearby.
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Centrak High School
Plain Work and Fancy Prices in Wartime Economy
Wage boosts in Harrisburg factories reflect wartime demand with bonuses up to 138 dollars. College students near Bethlehem Steel shift to high pay per diem jobs while farm laborers stay scarce. Richer consumption strains storage warnings as Britain weighs future risks amid rising living costs and Navy readiness plans.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Harrisburg
Bethlehem Steel Works
England
It Can't Be Beat
Justice Hughes' admirers praise his backbone and calm demeanor as the core of their candidate's platform.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Hughes
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