Telegraph Printing Co. notices and staff credit line
Telegraphed publication details include the Telegraph Printing Co. imprint with J J Stackpole as Press and Treasurer F R Oyster as Secretary and Gus M Steinmetz as Managing Editor. It notes publication every evening except Sunday from the Telegraph Building at 216 Federal Square.
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the Telegraph Printing CO
J . J. Stackpole
Press and
Treas R. F
Telegraph Building
Federal Square
Highway Funds Released for State Road Work
A Tuesday ruling by Judge McCarrell allows the Auditor General and State Treasurer to honor highway bills. The decision clears more than $1,000,000 from auto license and registration fees for Commonwealth road construction. Highway operations, previously suspended, may resume with Bigelow optimistic no further appeals will occur.
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Commonwealth
Powell
Highway Department
McCarrell
Auditor General
Henry
Lebanon
Bigelow
Democratic tariff critique and Pennsylvania policing reforms
The article critiques the Wilson administration’s tariff policy, contrasting it with the Payne tariff and noting higher imports and lower exports in the ten months to April. It argues the Democratic tariff hurts American industries, fuels unemployment, and foreshadows Republican gains in Congress. It also covers Harrisburg policing efforts to shut down disreputable venues and the push to preserve clean city conditions.
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Washington
United States
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Hutchison
the Telegraph
Colonel Hutchison
Dimmmick Shifts After Primary Bid for U S Senate
In Philadelphia J Benjamin Dimmick a Republican Senate candidate says he will back the Progressive nominee. The piece questions his past stance on party reform and suggests the move shows personal ambition over Republican principles.
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Dimmick
Philadeliphia
J. Benjamin Dimmick
United States
Notable Philadelphians in Local Highlights
Ex provost C C Harrison sustains minor injuries in a Philadelphia area crash. E W Patton a Senate candidate and longtime Philadelphia city council member. Judge A B Hassler of Lancaster elected president of the Tucquan Camping Club. J Morris Wistar, Tulpehocken red rose recipient, is a Philadelphian and Casper Wistar descendant. Judge Harry White of Indiana attending Grand Army of the Republic events.
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C. C. Harrison
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
E. W. Patton
Casper Wistar
Harry White
Indiana
Grand Army of the Republic
Paxton Fire Company elects officers for year
Harrisburg notes list Paxton Fire Company officers for the ensuing year led by President George F. Weaver and Chief Engineer C V Vollmer. Also a column compares Pennsylvania and New Jersey road quality and recalls a Pittsburgh trader’s travel tale.
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Paxton
Iy the
Paxton Fire Company
George F. Weaver
John J. Zimmer
Peter Stucker
B. J. Shoop
C. V. Vollmer
F. Rhine
County Chairman Will Be Re-elected In Democratic Battle
Republicans prepare for fall campaign with William H. Horner slated for re election without opposition. State and county party factions clash over nonpartisan law and campaign funding while machine politics face scrutiny in Lancaster and Cumberland counties.
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Republican County Committee
William H. Horner
Herr Moeslein
Democratic County Committee
William E. Crow
Philadelphia
Party of the New Freedom
Washington Party State Committee
Rank and
Lancaster
Endlich
McCormick
Ben Davis
Palmer-McCormick
Political Sidelights and Democratic Edges in 19th Century Debates
The piece surveys Democratic factions and commentary on party unity, with notes on 30 cent votes, Cumberland watchers at 10 dollars, Dauphin at 5, and a Palmer-McCormick expense file looming. It mentions Michael Francis Doyle’s unpopularity and a muted Easton meeting, plus Brandegee’s stance on a trade commission bill and calls for regulation over reform.
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Cumberland
Dauphin
Lancaster
Easton
Market Square
Michael Francis Doyle
Palmer-McCormick Committee
Providence
Herr Moeslein
Our Daily Laugh and The Robinsons Party Invite
A jokey exchange about social invites at the Robinsons parties and the paradox of vacation choices. One line rails at the shy bride and her age, with a wry mirror gag about aging.
Twas Ever Thus By Wing Dinger
A humorous verse recounts a worker’s day of heat and hard effort ending in anticipation of relief at home with an electric fan. The narrator imagines relaxing in an armchair, but the fan refuses to run, spoiling the planned comfort.
Flagrant Evils of the Primary System
From the Philadelphia Public Ledger the piece argues the statewide primary deepens machine power and money influence, noting looseness in election finance reporting. It cites Governor race spends near 33 000 dollars and warns reforms are needed to end machine control and restore citizen hope.
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Upo
Pennsylvania
State Democracy: Har risburg platform criticized by Gazette Times
The Pittsburgh Gazette Times denounces the Pennsylvania State Democratic platform from Harrisburg as hypocritical and ineffective. It mocks pledges for school funding veterans pensions and good roads while noting past Democratic governance and federal actions. The piece argues party discipline is selective and hypocritical.
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Pittsburgh Gazette Times
Washington
Baltimore
Harrisburg
Morris
Pennsylvania
Congress
White House
Talk of Extravagance in McCormick Speech on Expenses
Vance C. McCormick admits a $32,274 cost to secure the Democratic primary nomination and notes a $5,000 sister gift. He used a rough house style to attack Republican extravagance and outlined plans to lift the state from the poorhouse if elected governor.
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Bristol Courier
Vance C. McCormick
Democratic State Committee
Prisoners at Libby Prison Reported by Telegraph
The Richmond Sentinel reports arrival of 850 prisoners at Libby from the Army of the Potomac on Friday last calling them an uncultivated and barbarous mass. Guerillas active along the route as steamer Luminary arrives from New Orleans with updated reports of attacks but no fatalities yet.
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Libby Headquarters
Army of the Potomac
Richmond Sentinel
Libby Uison
Pittsburgh
Luminary
New Orleans
Everal
McCormick's Horse Shies at Judicial Recall
McCormick arrays windmills as issues in a foray into reform. He targets woman suffrage initiative and referendum, and temperance as bold reforms. His horse shies at judicial recall, implying conservatism in the blood and a caution about upheaval across government branches.
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Philadelphia Press
McCormick
The Rich Man and the Poor Man
A jumble of clipped public notices and opinion fragments contrasts politics, weddings, and floral decor. It references primary law access for the poor, Heaven, June brides, and a florist ad, ending with a Washington Herald-sourced fact and a provocative sentiment about suffrage parade marchers.
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Public Ledger
Kingdom of Heaven
Schmidt
Florist
Market Street
The
Washington Herald
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