Derry Street Paving Under Way This Week
Central Construction and Supply Co to start paving Derry Street between Eighteenth‑and‑a‑Half and Twenty‑Third this week after Harrisburg Railways finishes track work. Last rail laid by Harrisburg Railways tonight, paving to begin tomorrow with excavation and curbing already in place.
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Derry Street
Central Construction and Supply Company
Harrisburg Railways Company
F. B. Musser
Railways Company
Central Construction & Supply Co
Traction Company
Dock Street
Hummelstown
Paxtang
Allison Hill
Musser
Derry
United States
Hill
Thirteenth
Sixteenth
Eighteenth Streets
Thirteenth Street
Market
Eighteenth
Albanian government troops rout 5000 insurgents near Tirana
The Associated Press reports government forces completely routed a 5,000-strong insurgent force near Tirana, east of Durazzo. The insurgents had earlier claimed a victory and threatened to advance on the capital.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Austria
Tirana
Durazzo
Only One Harrisburg House of Ill Repute Remains
Harrisburg’s quarterly police report shows only one remaining house of ill repute in the city. The Corner of Strawberry and Cowden streets, owned by Ben Pruss and run by Mary Crawley, is identified. One other potential site at 510 Strawberry Street is noted for women sitting on the porch and soliciting.
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Harrisburg
Joseph B. Hutchison
Dauphin County
Col. Hutchison
Strawberry and
Cowden Streets
Ben Pruss
Mary Crawley
Strawberry Street
Examinations Begin for Grade School Students Today
Examinations started today for grades eight and nine with written tests required for all grade nine. Exemptions exist for lower grades based on averages: grades one to five need a 70 general average or 60 in any subject, while grades six to eight require a 75 general average and at least 65 in every study. Upcoming tests include history for grades eight and nine, language for grades six and seven, and mental arithmetic for grade five at 9 o clock, with more exams Wednesday and Thursday.
Milk wagon and streetcar collide at Third and State
A milk wagon owned and driven by D Mader of Linglestown collided with a Third street car at Third and State streets this morning just before 11. The horse was slightly bruised and the wagon wrecked in the mishap.
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D. Mader
Linglestown
Third
State Streets
Huerta Withdraws Tampico Blockade Order Amid Mediation Push
Washington reports Huerta decided not to blockade Tampico thus easing tensions with the United States. Secretary Bryan was officially notified by Ambassador Riano that the blockade would not proceed, while Niagara mediation parties urged withdrawal to allow talks to continue. The Antilla cargo ship and the readiness of American ships under Admiral Mayo remain factors in keeping Tampico open.
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Associated Press
Washington
D. C
Huerta
Tampico
United States
Niagara
Riano
Bryan
Niagara Falls
Antilla
Wilson
Mayo
Constitutionality of Auto Fund Law Upheld by Court
Judge S J M McCarrell upheld the appropriation of income from automobile licenses to the State Highway Department for highway maintenance. He directs the Auditor General and State Treasurer to honor a requisition from the Highway Commissioner against accumulated automobile income. Continued on Page 3.
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State Highway Department
S. J. M. McCarrell
Dauphin County
Powell
Young
C. V. Henry
Canadian Agency Limited Closes Doors in London
London June 8 Formal announcement of the suspension of Canadian Agency Limited was made today. The concern which also has offices in New York was largely controlled by Arthur Grenfell formerly of Chaplin Milne Grenfell and Company, which suspended business on Saturday with liabilities estimated at about 1 250 000.
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Associated Press
London
Canadian Agency Limited
New York
Arthur Grenfell
Chaplin, Milne, Grenfell and Company
Westinghouse Plant Is Closed Tight Today
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company shut its Pittsburgh plant with workers staying home or guarded, amid a labor dispute with the Allegheny Congenial Industrial Union over new conditions. In Atlanta, a Bible class protest saw 39 young men remove church furniture and move to another church after the pastor’s resignation. Harris and Calder school yards to gain two new playgrounds, bringing total to thirteen, per City Commissioner M Harvey Taylor.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Allegheny Congenial Industrial Union
Atlanta
G. L. Hanscom
Central Congregational Church
Thar
Harris
Calder
M. Harvey Taylor
Suffragette Attack at Buckingham Palace Sparks Uproar
Mrs Pankhurst led suffragettes in a brief assault near Buckingham Palace drawing armed police and crowds. About 15 000 spectators watched as officers halted activists who pretended to break into the palace. One woman was dragged away by three constables after clinging to a lamp post.
Allie Reed Accused After Fatal Attack During Street Crap Game
Reed, a colored man, allegedly struck Charles Jenkins with a table leg during a dispute on Cowden Street near State. Jenkins died at Harrisburg Hospital while Reed spoke with Patrolman Jim Wilson, escaping custody as police circulated photos and descriptions across several cities. Jenkins was a native of Frederick, Maryland with prior jail terms.
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Allie” Reed
Charles Jenkins
Harrisburg
Jim Wilson
Night Desk
Cowden Street
State
Reed
Frederick
Mill Owners Offer Ground for Briggs Street Opening
Pelgram and Meyer owners of the Harrisburg silk mill offered to donate twenty feet of ground to the city for Briggs street from Front to Second streets. The proposal was made at a conference with city officials and will be considered at a special Council meeting within two weeks. Representatives included Albert Forsch and G F Koster for the mill, with Joseph Whitehead also present. City Solicit ors Seitz and council members represented the city.
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Harrisburg
Briggs Street
Second Streets
Pelgram & Meyer
Albert Forsch
New York City
Joseph Whitehead
Paterson
N. J
G. F. Koster
Seitz
Silk Mill Company
346 Men Killed in Coal Mines During One Month
Washington reports 346 coal mine deaths in April across the United States, up from 285 in April 1913. The surge is largely due to an 180 fatal explosion at Eccles West Virginia. For the first four months, 1914 totals match 1913 at 917 fatalities.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Bureau of Mines Statistics
Eccles
W. Va
Harrisburg Masons to Mark Eleventh Anniversary
Harrisburg Lodge No. 629 Free and Accepted Masons plans a banquet and program with music and speeches by notable Masons to celebrate its eleventh anniversary. The event occurs tomorrow evening at the Masonic Temple in Harrisburg. Dauphin county Masons will next gather June 18 for the fourth annual outing to the Masonic Home at Elizabethtown. Committee members include Dr. J. M. J. Raunick of Perseverance Lodge and Samuel D. Sansom of Harrisburg Lodge.
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Harrisburg
Masonic Temple
State
Dauphin County
Elizabethtown
J. M. J. Raunick
Perseverance Lodge
Samuel D. Sansom
Western Farmers Seek 80 000 Workers for Harvest
Wheat farmers in Missouri Minnesota Montana Oklahoma and other western states expect a bumper crop of about 800 million bushels and request 80 000 laborers to help harvest. The Federal Department of Labor has posted job notices nationwide with T W Powderly leading the effort for Secretary Wilson to manage the program.
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Washington
United States
Missouri
Minnesota
Montana
Oklahoma
Federal Department of Labor
T. W. Powderly
Division of Information
Wilson
Three Boys Beat Fire by Dropping Match in Carbide Can
Three boys Fred Spotts William Brenneman and Russell Lowe escaped serious burns after dropping a lit match into a carbide can found on a vacant Fourth Street lot near Maclay. They returned home with no front hair or eyebrows.
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Fourth Street
Maclay
Fred Spotts
William Brenneman
Russell Lowe
Cnt
River Dam Nears Finish by Oct One
Work on the river dam will resume Monday June 15 and is expected to finish by mid September or October 1 barring weather or high water. Contractor Frank N Skeen met engineers to set up machinery as cofferdams are built on the island side and piers placed toward the city.
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Frank N Skeen
Board of Public Works
Ph le
Heat Wave Grips Harrisburg Amid Scorching City Weather
The city endures a heat wave with temperatures rising from 80 at 8 am to 93 by 2 pm making it the hottest day of the year. Forecaster Domain expects the high to persist for two to three days as a West storm system prevents relief and humidity remains normal. Harrisburg joins Key West and New Orleans at 8 am with 80 degrees while Philadelphia and Washington run cooler.
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Weather Bureau
Harrisburg
United States
Key West
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Washington
Gulf Coast
Atlantic States
City to alter Front Street plan to save two old trees
City Commissioner M Harvey Taylor asks council to adjust the Front street sub way route south of Mulberry street to spare two fine old trees. Taylor Hoffert Mayor Royal and Ed Herman of the Planning Commission reviewed grading plans on South Front street and urged minor line changes. The council will also consider fire apparatus bids a silk mill conference report and replacing Patrolman Clifford Palmer. Herman Kautz is expected to be appointed to the vacancy.
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M. Harvey Taylor
Front Street
Mulberry Street
Taylor
Hoffert
Royal
Ed. S. Herman
City Planning Commission
South Front Street
Clifford Palmer
Herman Kautz
More Rapp Letters Read in Divorce Court
Chicago news reports more letters claimed to be from William Rapp to Mrs. Dean during Mme. Schumann-Heink’s divorce suit. Detective Frances J. Ashton is to identify ten more letters, likely ending the complainant’s testimony. Defense argues Rapp not Illinois resident and will present countercharges of infidelity.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ill
Dean
William Rapp
Mme. Schumann-Heink
Frances J. Ashton
Ben M. Smith
Illinois
Rapp
Vote on Tolls Repeal Expected Late Today
Washington senators resume consideration of the tolls exemption repeal bill as expected to vote before adjournment. Administration supporters and opposition share the forecast with Senator Simmons predicting the amended measure would pass by a ten vote margin.
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Associated Press
Washington
D. C
Senate
Simmons
Norris
Commission to settle Colorado strike by presidential panel
Washington plans a joint resolution to create a presidentially appointed commission to settle the Colorado strike. Rep Keating of Colorado will offer it in the House with Senator Oklahoma in the Senate. The measure mirrors the plan used to resolve Pennsylvania’s anthracite dispute. Bond issue of 90000 dollars for L. S. Shimmell school on Allison Hill signed and bonds turned over to Merchants Bank.
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Associated Press
Washington
Colorado
Congress
Keating
Hovee
Senetor
Oklahoma
Senate
Pennsylvania
L. S. Shimmell
Allison Hill
Merchants Bank
Weather and marriage licenses brief from Harrisburg area
The bulletin notes fair warm weather through Tuesday for Harrisburg with light southwest winds and temperatures around 80. It lists marriage licenses for Shelley Musser and Alice E Hertzler, Joseph B Sander and Mary Foltz, and data on two other couples with partial spellings.
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Harrisburg
Eastern
Shelley Musser
New Holland
Alice E. Hertzler
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