Railroad Veterans Plan Annual Philadelphia Reunion
The Philadelphia Division Veteran Employees Association of the Pennsylvania Railroad announced the date for its annual reunion to be held at Mount Gretna with 2800 expected attendees. The executive committee and Secretary H J Babb visited Mount Gretna to discuss facilities for events with Superintendent N D Smith of the Cornwall and Lebanon Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Division
William B. McCaleb
Philadelphia
Association
Mount Gretna
W. H. Harrison
Nelson Hoffman
W. B. Orndorf
H. C. Baum
H. J. Babb
Railroad wage talks near compromise in Harrisburg
Railroad and union representatives met in Harrisburg with hints of a possible wage compromise. A New York dispatch reported a near clash over whether the western 18 month old schedule should guide new terms. Elisha Lee of the Pennsylvania Railroad framed the dispute as a choice between two pay levels, while union leaders signaled a vote on any compromise and the possibility of a general strike if rejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood
Harrisburg
New York
United States
Conference of
Railroad and Union
Elisha Lee Talki
Elisha Lee
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lee
Stone
Garretson
Brotherhoods
Railroad Crew Standings and Assignments Listed
Harrisburg and Enola divisions show crews assigned to runs after specified times. Names of engineers, firemen, conductors, flagmen, and brakemen are listed for multiple sub-divisions with first to go after given minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Simmons
Lefever
Speas
Dolby
Tennant
Sober
Brooke
Keane
Hogentogler
Gable
Baer
Wolfe
Baldwin
Paul
Hoffman
Brown
Slider
Bixler
Mailey
Cable
Arney
Martz
Buyer
Potter
Border
Wilt
Mumma
Lloyd
Middle Division
Altoona
Shirk
Clouser
Howard
Steele
Bowers
Ulsh
Hummer
Willis
Burris
Tetterman
Kauffman
Grove
Harris
Baker
Briggles
Hunter
Masterson
Horning
Kohr
Burkett
Braker
Liebau
Bulick
Beisel
Sheaffer
Black
Stever
Learner
Forsythe
Reeder
Showalter
Colyer
Surger
Bechtel
Snyder
Charles
Vlegman
Maguire
ENOLA
Ad Peedy
Ttancdne
Thomas
Carson
Layman
Sturgeon
Libhart
Stauffer
Onne
Staley
Crosby
Cooper
Martin
Orr
Brangen
Bretz
Passmore
Anthony
Nuemyer
Rider
Hill
Bover
Handiboe
C.all
Kline
Linn
JL. C
Hall
Eisheibere Bickhart
Woland, Sweeley
Pensioner Jacob Snyder Honor Roll of Harrisburg Railroad
Jacob Snyder of Harrisburg has been placed on the roll of honor after fifty one years and six months of service. Born April 8 1846 in Berks county he served in the Civil War before joining the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1864. He rose from brakeman to flagman conductor and yardmaster before retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jacob Snyder
Harrisburg
Berks County
One Hundred and Fifty-first
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Pennsylvania fairs draw 2 million in attendance
The State Department of Agriculture reported 2,000,000 people attended county and local fairs and exhibitions in Pennsylvania last year led by York with 210,000 admissions and Allentown with 200,000. Other sizable fairs followed, with hay crops up and 149 soda water prosecutions for milk law infractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Agriculture Today
Pennsylvania
York Fair
Allentown
Williams Grove
Cumberland County
Bloomsburg
Columbia County Agricultural, Horticultural and Mechanical Association
Reading Fair
Berke County Agricultural and Horticultural Association
Lancaster Fair
Lancaster County Agricultural Fair Association
Lebanon Fair
Lebanon Valley Fair Association
Arden Fair
Washington Fair Association
Hanover Fair
Hanover Agricultural Society
Department of Agriculture
Dairy and Food Bureau
Department
Patton
Robert Cunningham
Highway Department
Charles E. Patton
Agricultural Department
Philadelphia
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Samuel ©. Fraker
Orbisonia
Huntingdon County
John C. Dunkle
Fraker
Dunkle
Biles
George H. Biles
Motor Club of
Harrisburg
Robert J. Cunningham
T. J. Gould
Deparetione of Labor and Industry
Gould
Plattsburg
Brumbaugh
Wilson
Prohibition
Personal Liberty Party
Palmer
Democratic National
Auditor General
Powell
George Burke birthday noted. Lemoyne contractor born 1862
This item marks the birthday anniversary of George Burke a well known Lemoyne contractor born in Elkhart Indiana in 1862. It also notes an illustrated lecture on the safe transportation of explosives to be held Thursday evening at the Pennsylvania Railroad Y M C A by a Bureau of Explosives representative of the American Railway Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Burke
Lemoyne
Elkhart, Ind
Pennsylvania Railroad Y. M. C. A
Bureau of Explosives
American Railway Association
Railroad crew rosters list names of firemen and conductors
The passage enumerates numerous railroad workers by role including firemen with names Morne Tipton Massimore Barnhart Merkle and a long list of associated crew such as stormfeltz heishler sweeley and others, conductors Hilton Orris Wolfe, and brakemen Pleta Arney Stricker Siler Dodson Guinther Folk Meals Redman Galbraith Wise Stauffer Shereecee Heckert George Moss Harder Felker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morne
Tipton
Massimore
Barnhart
Merkle
Stormfeltz
Heishler
Sweeley
Glacer
Martin
Yowler
Grim
Peters
Sullivan
Zukowski
Geib
Wintermyer
Newark
Stoner
Hilton
Orris
Wolfe
Pleta
Arney
Stricker
Siler
Dodson
Guinther
Folk
Meals
Redman
Galbraith
Wise
Stauffer
Shereecee Heckert
George
Moss
Harder
Felker
Celebrations Mark Veteran Captain Jordan and Pastor Aune
Captain Thomas W. Jordan longtime Middletown burgess turns seventy one after a storied career from Ninth Pennsylvania Cavalry lieutenant to cattle rancher in Texas and Chicago to steel mills. Rev Albert Aune, Episcopal pastor, accepts Trinity Church rector post and will begin duties June 18 with Rev J Vaughn Davies officiating Sunday services in Marietta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas W. Jordan
Mow Burgess
Middletown
Captain Jordan
Dauphin County
Motter
Highspire
Ninth
Pennsylvania Cavalry
Texas
Lone Star
Plains
Chicago
King Car Works
Standard Steel Car Company
Albert Aune
Bedford
Everett
Trinity Episcopal
Trinity Church
J. Vaughn Davies
Lykens
Civic Club Plans Big Fair on Second Street
The Civic Club will hold a street fair on North Second Street above Pine on Saturday afternoon and evening, June 24, to raise charity funds. Features include a German Quartet Club vocal concert, Italian Band, May pole dances, and school drills. A bargain table run by Mrs. P. A. Madden will sell various articles, with supper by Mrs. W. A. Nell and drills by Mrs. C. P. Feidt. The fair runs 2 to 10 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Civic Club
North Second Street
Pine
P. A. Madden
Pine Street
W. A. “Nell
C. P. Feidt
Oberlin News Briefs and Local Notes
Hand injury from saw at home leaves Carl Henshaw with a badly lacerated right hand. he improves after hospital care. Ruth Wise sustains arterial wound to right wrist from a fall with a glass vase. Prof George Dunkleberger leaves Swatara schools to teach at Susquehanna University this summer and California State Normal School in fall. A church group from Salem Lutheran uses Hartman auto truck to visit Loysville orphans’ home and lists attendees. Federation Bible Classes hold final fall meeting at Neidig Memorial United Brethren Church led by Rev H E Miller. Oberlin updates note Miss Mary Zoll travels to Chambersburg. Farl Brehm and sister Helen visit Carlisle. Miss Pearl Green returns to Shippensburg after primary teaching stint. Mrs John Vetter returns home to York due to her mother’s illness. Mrs Samuel Wilson visits Shippensburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Henshaw
Harry Henshaw
Harrisburg Hospital
Ruth Wise
Ed. Wise
Harrisburg Street
Dunkleberger
George Dunkleberger
Swatara
Selinsgrove
Susquehanna University
California State Normal School
Loysville
Salem Lutheran Church
Hartman
Steelton
Orphans’ Home
John Reed
Earl
Andrew Wolf
John Hocker
John Brighthill
Harry Dickey
Albert Sawyer
Roy
Edith Newbaum
George Jeffries
Leah Alleman
Amanda Kelly
Romaine Brehm
Luther Thehm
Eugene Rehkugler
Ira Cassell
Ralph Bishop
Federation of Men's Bible Classes
Neidig Memorial United Brethren Church
H. E. Miller
Lebanon
Oberlin
Mary Zoll
Chambersburg
Farl Brehm
Helen Brehm
Carlisle
Pearl Green
Shippensburg
John Vetter
York
George Stengle
Samuel Wilson
Harrisburg City Bank Funds Reported for June
City Treasurer H F Oves presents a monthly financial summary showing May 1 balance of 218501 19 and June 1 balance of 248072 26. Receipts for the month totaled 90171 20 with expenditures 60599 13 leaving the June balance distributed among banks and trust companies including First National 54278 18 and others such as Allison Hill Central Citizens Commercial Security Trust East End Sixth Street Harrisburg National Merchants Harrisburg Trust Mechanics Commonwealth Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
H. F. Oves
Allison Hill
Central Citizens, Commercial and Security Trust
East End
Harrisburg National
Merchants National
Harrisburg Trust Company
Mechanics Trust
Commonwealth Trust and Union Trust
First National
Vickery Pressed as Wright Successor by Steelton School Board
At the June Steelton School Board meeting to be held tomorrow evening a successor to the late Harry C. Wright is expected to be chosen. Rumor centers on G. B. Vickery, superintendent at the Pennsylvania Steel Works frog shop, to fill the unexpired term. Vickery’s candidacy is said to be favored for educational advancement and to meet broad approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. McGinnes
Hocker
M. P. Hocker
Middletown
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
M. M. Steel
First Methodist Sunday School
Demmy
Steelton School Board
Harry C. Wright
G. 8. Vickery
Pennsylvania Steel Works
Wright
Vickery
Middletown Auto Club Plans Meeting and Projects
The Middletown Auto Club will meet tomorrow evening at A H Lucken bill's office. Officers report progress on road repairs in local counties and influence on Highspire repairs. Also on agenda are important matters the club follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auto Club
Middletown
A. H. Luckenbill
Highspire
Woman's Club
Borough Park
Memorial Hall
Harrisburg Hospital
Cora Elizabeth Willis
Town
Highspire Transfer program at St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Transfer exercises for Highspire Grammar School will be held tomorrow evening at 7 45 in St. Peter's Lutheran Church. The program includes readings, songs, debates on department stores, prize awards, and a student roll call with officers and colors noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highspire Grammar School
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Rubenstein
H. F. Rhoad
Margaret Wise
Lulu Cable
Bruce Lehman
Karl Blanch
M. Stauffer
George R. Fisher
H. Co. Goodhart
Mary Robinson
Grace Arnold
Hill and Dale
Engelmann
L Grace
Bohm
Frank Syre
Mae Reeves
Edward Ruth
S. M. Stouffer
Gounod
Mary Clugston
Lulu Coble
Mary Stoner
Miriam Meredith
Sara Coble
Ruth Harvey
Esther Ulrich
Alma Hoch
Leslie Wise
William Ebersole
Marian Etter
Ober di
Principal Stouffer Granted One Year Leave Of Absence
At a Highspire School Board meeting Prof. I. M. Stouffer was elected principal for the coming year and granted a one year leave of absence to complete college work. Eighth grade teacher C. Wilmot Sheibley will fill the principal role during Stouffer's absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highspire School Board
I. M. Stouffer
Prof. Stouffer
C. Wilmot Sheibley
Pennsy Bays Big Line Sold to Pennsylvania Railroad
Lorain Ohio June 1 The Lorain Ashland and Southern railroad youngest product of Joseph Ramsey Jr has been sold to the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. The deal gives Pennsylvania 70 miles of trackage and access to another Lake Erie port plus a line to the National Tube Company's Lorain plant. The line runs from Lorain to Ashland and south to a junction with the Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Rotary Keynote Emphasizes Public Service in Harrisburg
Harrisburg Rotary discourse urges active public involvement and publicity to inform citizens. Captain George F. Lamb hosts at his home as new officers are installed and plans for Lancaster visit on June 20 are announced. Committees created for the year include Membership, Public Affairs, Education, and Vigilance among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
Harrisburg
Rotary Club
America
British Isles
A. P. Sheldon
Jonestown
George F. Lamb
Jonestown Road
Arthur D. Bacon
Lancaster Rotary Club
Lancaster
Lamb
J. B. Kemper
Paul A. Kunkel
S. Rutherford
Edward B. " Black
W. Rufus McCord
William Bennett
Frank B. Kann
E. Fred
Bowen Colthurst Court Martial Proceedings
At a court martial session for Captain Bowen Colthurst accused of manslaughter in the execution during the rebellion, F Sheehy Skeffington editor of the Irish Citizen and physicians Thomas Dickson and Fred McIntyre testified the defendant was mentally unstable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowen-Colthurst
Associated Press
Dublin
Bowen Colthurst
F. Sheehy Skeffington
Irish Citizen
Thomas Dickson
Fred McIntyre
Building Up a Child's Health with Pink Pills
Article advises parents to diagnose chronic weakness in children from winter confinement and illness. It recommends a regimen of orange juice at breakfast and Dr Williams Pink Pills after lunch and dinner, with a two week weight check to gauge progress, plus a diet book and pamphlet from Dr Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
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Veterans Plan
Mt. Gretna
Dispatch
Charles T. Jones
The
Illinois Central
American Car and Foundry Company
Reading
E. H. Zarfoss
Emigsville
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
A. S. Barth
Lewistown Junction
International
Great Northern
Austin
Tex
Mount Vernon Car Manufacturing Co
Jy. M. Smith
Bell
Brookwood St
Third St
Harry M. Hoffman
J. J Omelaby
Undertaker
Penna
Agricultural Dept
News OF Steelton
Burgess Jordan
Albert Anne
Rainey
Trinity Episcopal Church
Civic Club
Second Street
S. S. Vickery
H. C. Wright
Grant Highspire
United Brethren Church
Woman's Missionary Society
Children of the Loyal Temperance Legion
Reservoir Park
United Brethren Sunday School
George W. Cover
Pennsy Bays Big Line
An Elgin
Elgin
Jacob Tausig
Market Street
Harrisburg, Pa
Member
Jewelers’ Co-Operative Syndicate
James B. Kemper
Richard C. Jobe
Herman
Bertram W. Saull Chas
Kaltwasser
J. Raymund Hoffert
Samuel P. Eby
Eli N. Hershey
Charles W. Burtnett
Robert H. Lyon
Charles J. Wood, Jr
David H. Witmer
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