Pershing Arrives in London as Allies Warm Welcome
General Pershing and twelve senior staff arrive in London, greeted by Walter Hines Page and Lord Derby. A large American party is housed at the Savoy with headquarters rooms reserved in a hotel and sentry details arranged around the Tower of London. American destroyers escort the ship into port as British officials extend a formal reception.
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Great Britain
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Viscount French
Lord Brooke
General Perne
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Imperial Hotel
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War Office
Mr. Vanderlip Praises Harrisburg River Front View
Frank A. Vanderlip, New York banker, visited Harrisburg to support the Liberty loan drive. He praised the River Front for its "sturdy permanent" embankments and preserved view remarking on the unique local bond campaign enthusiasm.
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Frank A. Vanderlip
New York
Harrisburg
Europe
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Weather forecast for Harrisburg area and eastern Pennsylvania
Partly cloudy with possible thunder showers tonight and Saturday and mild temperatures. Eastern Pennsylvania expected to stay partly overcast with local showers and mild highs. River stages vary with sections of the Juniata and North and West branches likely to fall. a Wisconsin storm moved northeast into Canada bringing light showers in the region. Temperature at 5 am 68 degrees. sun 4 28 pm. moon 11 04 pm. River stage 5.2 feet. Yesterday high 78, low 63, mean 70, normal 68.
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Pennsyla
Rines
Autocratic Grocery Clerks Ordered to Be Polite in Bavaria
A Bavarian interior ministry notice warns food shopkeepers they are public servants during wartime conditions and must prioritize customer needs. It rebukes arrogance calling shopkeepers autocrats and dictators and threatens loss of business rights for rudeness.
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Schaffhausen
Switzerland
Ministery of the Interior
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Enthusiastic Grammar School Meet Opens Amid Clouds
Harrisburg grammar schools held a city meet despite overcast skies as hundreds of athletes from thirteen schools marched with banners. Cameron led with 28 entries, events included 100 yard dash prelims, high jump, half mile, relays, and more amid colorful school colors and flags.
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Melrose
Webster
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Willard
Woodward
Shimmell
Foose
Enant
Haig Holds Line as British Drive Races Belgium Front
British forces press a major thrust into the Belgian line with heavy German counterattacks repulsed. Haig’s troops hold the ground won, with many guns and prisoners reported. Von Hindenburg rushes reserves as the battle of Messines unfolds, while French and British artillery clash near St Quentin.
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Lille
Teutons
France
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Bottle washed ashore solves fate of missing American ship
A bottle found at the Orkney Islands contains crew messages from the long missing American steamship Frederick. It names two Americans and five Spaniards and includes a January 27, 1916 date. The notes give no details on how the ship was lost, but say some writers may be sinking or dying in mid ocean.
River Flood Outlook On Susquehanna And Tributaries
State officials forecast an unusual spring rise with the Susquehanna upper branches climbing toward fifteen feet at Wilkes-Barre and eleven feet at Williamsport. The Juniata near Huntingdon rose three feet, predicting about eight feet at Newport, while Harrisburg eyes ten to eleven feet late tomorrow near the riverfront steps.
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Ralph H. Hosmer
State Water Supply Commission
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Wilkes-Barre
Williamsport
Juniata
Huntingdon
San Salvador Earthquake Destroyed Capital and Surrounding Towns
Reports from San Miguel and Tegucigalpa state San Salvador the capital with 64,000 residents was wiped out by a quake or volcanic eruption. Quezaltpeque Nejapa Suchichoto Paisnal Armenios Mejicanos and Santa Tecla also reported destroyed.
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Honduras
San Salvador
Quezaltpeque
Nejapa
Suchichoto
Paisnal
Armenios and
Mejicanos
No Deaths Reported in Dispatch of U. S. Minister to Washington
Dispatches from American Minister Long in San Salvador say the city suffered major fire damage and ash showers as the San Salvador volcano erupted. Earthquakes caused tremors from 6:35 to 8:45 with the volcano belching fire toward Quetzaltepeque. the American legation was made uninhabitable but records were safe. No deaths were reported at the time, though further disaster was possible.
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Shocks Cut City Off From All Communication
San Salvador reports earthquake shocks likely with volcanic action severing wire communications. At 7 p m telegraph links between Tegucigalpa and San Salvador failed as quakes were felt in Tegucigalpa. Flames seen near San Salvador suggest a volcano eruption northeast of the capital.
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San Salvador
Republic of Salvador
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Sensuntanpeque
Salvador
Murder at Mount Pleasant Farm Leaves Three Dead in New Jersey
Flemington New Jersey a family of three including John W Queen commissioner of Jersey City his wife and 22 year old daughter were murdered at their Mount Pleasant home. Outbuildings were burned before the killings and the three bodies were found near the barn with gunshot wounds and an ax used. The gun and ax were missing. Marco Zacker was arrested nearby amid murder speculation.
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N. J
June
Ham Queen
United States
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Jersey City
Here
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Queen
Miss Queen
Doylestown
Marco Zacker
Harrisburg Boosts Liberty Loan with 483000 Day Total
Harrisburg workers raised 483000 for the Liberty Loan drive bringing daily subscriptions to 2740950 with a noon deadline looming. The push aimed at least 2 million in Harrisburg and nearby towns, surpassing yesterday’s pace and nearing a 3 million goal as teams and divisions reported strong results. A notable pledge came from John T Harris II as the youngest bond purchaser, while veteran patriot EB Moeslein received praise for his wartime service and support.
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Board of Trade Rooms
Gladden
John T. Harris
Mr. Harris
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E. J. Stackpole
Oelein
France
Stackpole
Moeslein
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