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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1916
Page
1
Chicago June discussions hint at dual nominations with Justice Hughes gaining strength and Roosevelt urged to attend. Resolutions on woman suffrage and prohibition delay platform finalization as Depew and Cannon address delegates and calls for peace talks fade.
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with probably occasional showers and little temperature change. Rainfall in the Susquehanna basin has started rising in tributaries while the main river falls at Harrisburg then rises this afternoon or tonight. River stage about 5.8 feet above low water. yesterday’s high 58 and low 56 with mean 57. Full moon June 15 at 4 52 P M.
The Chicago Republican convention opened late with delegates arriving as the credentials report was adopted and permanent organization approved. Harding received a warm reception, Depew addressed the platform, and debates focused on woman suffrage and prohibition.
Fifty-two shares of First National Bank stock sold this morning at public auction on the courthouse steps for $579.50 to $582 per share. Most shares at $581 with par value $100. High bids on record since stock rose to $600 years ago. Eight shares bought by Dr. A L Hower of Lebanon. forty four by Fred R Capp. Fifty eight shares of Harrisburg Light and Power 6 percent pref par $50 sold to Drs Car son Coover Ef L Dennison and P H Bailey for $49 each.
A 14 year old boy, George Galles of 5 Chambers street, was struck by an automobile and tossed under an oncoming trolley on the Middletown line of Harrisburg Railways Company near Highland street in Steelton this morning. He was riding the tailgate of a brewery wagon on Front street when he fell and ran into another wagon. He is expected to die.
An automobile passenger near Hummelstown reported William Hamm a 35 year old engineer of a freight train hanging unconscious from his window. The train stopped at the conductor’s signal and Hamm was taken to Harrisburg Hospital with a brain concussion and deep scalp laceration. His condition remained serious and he had not regained consciousness.
A man was found in a Pax ton street boxcar by a Philadelphia and Reading Railway siding with two bullet holes near the heart and an empty chlor form bottle. Coroner Eckinger ruled death by self-inflicted gunshot with a 38-caliber revolver beside him. The scene also touched on a Philadelphia A M E conference where Bishop Evans Tyree urged ministers to address debts or face drastic action.
Four year old Thomas Cieraie of Rutherford was struck and killed by an automobile driven by Reuben W. Lerch of Highspire. The driver stopped and carried the boy into his home before reporting the crash. witnesses said the child was chasing a bicycle when the accident occurred. Coroner Eckinger opened an investigation and the driver was released pending results.
United States officials consider proposing an inter national arbitration commission to settle long running disputes with Mexico. If Carranza’s de facto government accepts, the plan would be presented as the U S answer to his note under the 1848 treaty.
Oyster Bay New York June 8 Col Roosevelt replied to Senator Jackson that he will come to Chicago if the Republican convention desires him to address it He urged nomination of a candidate who would restore the nation to its true self and to mankind He denounced President Wilson calling his service to the people the most evil for a democracy
Reports say Austrian forces evacuated Lutzk in Volhyna after heavy bombardment and breaches in the lines. German embassy in Rome cites Austrian withdrawal and captures. Paris confirms Vaux loss and seven days of bombardment reducing the fort to ruins. British and German admiralty admit several warship losses, including Lutzow and Rostock, with other vessels listed.
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