Harrisburg 1915 Directory Estimation and Features
Boyd's 1915 Harrisburg directory presents an estimated population of 90 400 based on 36 160 families averaging two and a half persons. It highlights new wife names in parentheses, a front city map, and pages dominated by Millers and Smiths. The piece playfully catalogs local names and quirky imagery alongside a note on seventeen Fords and various foods and animals mentioned in whimsical entries.
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Boyd
Harrisburg
Joneses
Millers
Smiths
Washington
Solomon
Gaul
Alexander
Tone
Saul
Widderlagen
Girl of 19 Marries Music Teacher in New York City
Frances Elizabeth Wood, 19, of Washington, Pa., secretly wed Dr. Johann M. Blose, 60, a renowned Western Pennsylvania musician, in New York City on June 1. Blose, recently divorced from his first wife, had taught music to Washington youths and directed church choirs. the couple are now on honeymoon. In Johnstown, Pa., the United Spanish War Veterans elected Harrisburg as next encampment site with officers including William Mes singer as department commander.
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Washington, Pa
J. R. Wood
Frances Elizabeth
Philadelphia
New York City
Johann M. Blose
Doctor Blose
Western Pennsylvania
University of Berlin
Washington
East Washington High School
Johnstown
Harrisburg
William Messinger
Will Laubenstein
Paul Horn
E. Laubenstein
Weather Log Reveals June Day Summary
Yesterday's weather shows a high of 80 and a low of 59 with a mean of 70. The river stood 4.7 feet above the water mark and the moon was new, June 12 at 1 57 PM, with a morning low at 66 and sunrise to sunset times noted.
Wilson Says Note About Finished and Forwarding
President Wilson announced the note to Germany was finished and to be sent after cabinet review. He stressed the note had no omissions and cabinet approval, while avoiding details to prevent abroad misreading U.S. position. The note concerns neutral merchant ships and safe transfer before prize destruction.
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Washington
Wilson
Germany
United States
van Ghell Geldemester
Geldemester
Austria and Germany to announce peace terms
Cologne correspondent reports Austria and Germany will soon declare peace terms stressing they seek only security for their territories, not conquest. Zinc scarcity worries government as it affects war munition production and is among early ministry of munitions concerns.
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Austria
Germany
Amsterdam
London
Cologne
Tyd
Ministry of Munitions
Brethren Meet Opens in Hershey With 6000 Attendees
The Church of the Brethren held its annual meeting in Hershey Pennsylvania with over 6000 in attendance at the Hershey convention hall. New moderator Elder H C Early of Virginia presided and received an introduction from Milton S Hershey. More than five hundred automobiles were parked around the auditorium. Continued on page 7.
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Hershey
Church of the Brethren
Nershey
H. C. Early
Virginia
Milton S. Hershey
Morton Rome with Orders for Trucks
Robert I. Morton, returning from London, reports substantial truck orders for Morton Truck and Tractor Company from both Britain and Russia. He declines to reveal quantities or values, saying work will begin after local plant alterations. Earlier, Morton noted Russia contracts exceeding a million dollars for tractors. He met Russian and British reps in London. London remains relatively quiet despite war.
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London
Morton Truck and Tractor Company
Morton
Mr. Morton
Russia
Governor vetoes Walton House third class city bill
Governor Brumbaugh vetoes the Walton House bill amending the third class city government act of 1913 hoping future sessions remove confusing features. He calls the provisions generally worthy but cites page 9 where a license fee clause is disputed.
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Brumbaugh
Walton House
Ex-Cen Cameron 10 Change Trust Deed Granted
Philadelphia report notes permission granted yesterday to former United States Senator James Cameron to reform a deed of trust. The item references Steelton’s Second Street and a controversial electric light installation ordered by the borough council as part of a street lighting system, described with local color and a sharp opinion.
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Cameron
Philadelphia
United States
James Donald Cameron
South Second Street
Steelton
Elm
Swatara
Veteran Contributes German SHB to Suffrage Cause
A folded dollar bill arrived at the state suffragist headquarters with instructions to drop it into the Suffrage Melting Pot to fund the women's ballot campaign. Also reported, four more vessels, three neutrals, were sunk by German submarines near the British Isles. two neutrals Norwegian and the Belgian steamer Menapier had limited survivors.
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Associated Press
British Isles
Menapier
Jitney Drivers Improve Compliance with City Rules
Ed. F. Eisley reports after interviewing the city traffic police that jitney drivers show a 90 percent improvement in obeying traffic regulations. Officers say local jitneys cause fewer troubles than out of town motorists, and they urge reporting violators to the association for discipline.
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Ed. F. Eisley
Eisley
Girl Fends Off Robber At Market Street Home
About 11 o'clock last night an attempted burglary occurred at the Market street home of W. Scott Hemperley a retired Pennsylvania Railroad conductor. His daughter spotted a robber on the balcony trying to force a window. Miss Hemperley screamed and alerted her father who came to help. The intruder escaped using a ladder from a nearby house.
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W. Scott Hemperley
Pennsylvania Railroad
Market Street
Miss Hemperly
Board of Public Works Commended in City Council Report
The Board of Public Works presents a detailed statement to City Council outlining all improvement work since 1902. It covers expenditures, engineering and supervision costs, and estimated completion times. Prepared by principal engineer J. D. Justin, the report is described as the most complete of its kind.
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Board of Public Works
J. D. Justin
Stamm to Speak at Camp Hill Meeting Tonight
A. Carson Stamm renowned for Harrisburg public improvement work will address Camp Hill at 8:00 p.m. in the borough firehouse. The meeting will discuss the upcoming loan for paying purposes with speakers Warren Keim R. L. Myers and a noted road engineer also on the agenda.
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A. Carson Stamm
Camp Hill
Harrisburg
Warren Keim
R. L. Myers
Paupers Robbed by Soldiers as Mexico City Famine Worsens
A letter from S Jamison Swarman, a former Mexico City merchant, describes urban famine with 500 daily deaths. Paupers beg in the streets, naked children seek food at rich homes, and soldiers are accused of robbery amid confiscated food supplies. In Texas, Villa's cabinet plans to respond to Wilson and discuss a neutral area with Carranza for pacification efforts.
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Mexico City
San Antonio
Texas
S. Jamison Swarman
Lettr
Za- Roa
Joe Gonzales Garza
Villa
Aguas Calientes
Enrique Perez Rul
Carranza
Mexico
Wilson
Annual Meeting Sets Stage for Board Elections
The annual meeting announces the election of officers at the next monthly gathering. The board will choose leadership roles during the forthcoming session.
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Ludwig of Bavaria
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Forney
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William Hoerner
John Beck
Ralph Shade
Wighter G. Moltz
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Kenneth Boyer
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Harry Musselman
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Arlan Saul
William Harper
Lewis Snyder
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Luther Heagy
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Daniels Refuses
Daniels
Naval Academy
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Berlin
Ing
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Thomas J. Boyd
A “Headkh
Condensed Milk Company
Bronx
Reginald A. J. Warneford
Belgium
Ross A. Hickok
Frank Pansa
Chicago
Alarence R. Knighton
Frank J. Reichert
Nina Duty
Eugene Danner
New Market
Caterine Etnoyer
City
Igina Lavin
Cat
Viola Walters
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