Roosevelt Leads Republicans Toward Unity at Chicago Convention
The piece reports ongoing efforts to fuse Republican factions the Progressives and conservatives around Theodore Roosevelt with possible support for Hughes Knox or Brumbaugh. It notes conference committees formed to push Roosevelt’s influence and hints at changes in loyalties among leaders like Senator Penrose as delegates prepare for the first ballot.
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Hughes
Roosevelt
Philander C. Knox
Chicago
Senator Penrose
Pennsylvania
Brumbaugh
Justice Hughes
Progressives Regulated by Republicans and German Gains
At the Progressive convention in an auditorium on June 9 the absence of leaders and delegates slowed business as a late start and low enthusiasm marked the event. Meanwhile German pressure near Verdun continued, with advances near the Thiaumont farm as part of a broader Meuse front offensive.
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Auditorium Hall
Harrisburg
Robins’ Tavel
Robins
Verdun
Thiaumont
Mort Douarmont
Meuse
Weather summary for Harrisburg and eastern Pennsylvania
Unusually showery to night and Saturday with little temperature change for Harrisburg and vicinity. Eastern Pennsylvania expects showers with easterly winds. Juniata and nearby rivers rise slowly then fall by Saturday with Harrisburg stage about 8.1 feet. The Lake storm remains near stationary with light to moderate showers east of the Mississippi. western states show temperature increases, notably Utah and Nevada.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Juniata
Chemung
Mississippi River
Missinley
Gulf
Utah
Nevada
Harrisburg Telegraph Circulation Offer
Vacation readers can receive the next issue by postal mail or phone to the Circulation Department, ensuring home news arrives while away.
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Harrisburg Telegraph
Convention by Bulletin at Coliseum Hall Chicago
A dated convention bulletin recounts proceedings from November in Chicago with Harding, Taft, Hughes, Root and Burton nominations. It notes long demonstrations, roll-call ordering, and ongoing speeches by Governors Whitman Willis and party delegates as the convention progresses.
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Coliseum Hall
Chicago
Harding
William McDowell
Conference Committee
Smoot
Roosevelt
Whitman
Justice Hughes
Taft
Pennsylvania
Hughes
Harmony Committees In Conference On United Action
Republican and Progressive convention delegates met in conference to discuss a joint nominee. Theodore Roosevelt was proposed as the unifying candidate, with both sides noting his unique ability to unite parties during a critical period. The talks were friendly and a further conference was suggested.
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Messrs. Reed Smoot
W. Murray Crane
William E. Borah
Nicholas Murray Butler
A. R. Johnson
Theodore Roosevelt
Joint Committee
George W. Perkins
Hiram W. Johnson
Charles J. Bonaparte
John M. Parker
Horace S. Wilkinson
Messrs. Perkins
New York
Johnson
California
Bonaparte
Maryland
Wilkinson
Parker
Louisiana
Reed Smoot
W. E. Borah
William Penn Highway route defined at state G A R meeting
County governors of the William Penn Highway meet in Pittsburgh to decide the Pennsylvania route. Headquarters opening for the road association is announced. Sympathy is expressed to the family of Post Commander Joseph L. Lord of Philadelphia at the Grand Army Encampment session. A three minute adjournment follows a tribute.
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Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
The
Road Association
Joseph L. Lord
Grand Army
Harrisburg Telegraph Outing at Paxtang Park Promises Prizes
A large Harrisburg Telegraph event at Paxtang Park on Tuesday June 20 offers between thirty and forty prizes. Prizes include baseballs gloves tennis racquets cameras flashlights and more. Events feature a 100 yard dash for boys under 12 and other activities. Continued on page 12.
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Harrisburg
Paxtang Park
Segregationalist Label Marks A M E Anniversary Talk
Rev R C Ransom of New York urged political preparedness for the colored race and labeled President Wilson as that segregationalist in the White House during the Bethel A M E Church address at the Philadelphia A M E Conference anniversary educational night.
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Wilson
White House
Bethel A. M. E
R. C. Ransom
New York
A. M. E. Church Review
Philadelphia A. M. E
Rioters Burn U S Consulate During Anti American Demonstrations
Rioters torched the American consulate at Durango City and dragged the flag through the streets. Customs inspectors near the International Bridge halted entry to Mexico for Americans pending Washington orders. Train service on the National Railway of Mexico between Torreon and Aguascalientes resumed after months of disruption. The body of Theodore Bagley of New York City was identified as the fallen truckman killed in Valle. Two Villa followers Francisco Alvarez and Juan Sanchez were hanged at 6:30 a.m. after capture in the Columbus raid.
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Associated Press
el Paso
Tex
Durango City
Durango
International Bridge
Mexico
Washington
Texas
National Railway of Mexico
Torreon
Aguascalientes
Mexico City
Andrew Garcia
Ong
Juarez
Columbus
N. M
FE Valle
Theodore Bagley
New York City
Deming
Francisco Alvarez
Juan Sanchez
Villa
Danner
Roy C. Danner
Register of Wills
Dauphin County
Dauphin
Progressive Party
David Gilger
John D. Derr
Ira B. Reider
Steelton
Carranza
John R. McLean
Washington Post
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Central High School
Dibble
John A. Romberger
Elizabethville
Harrisburg
North Street
Hummel Avenue
Lemoyne
A. M. Rider
State Street
Moving Picture Men Plan New National Organization
A committee of twelve men from major branches of the moving picture industry will draft a plan for a national group to replace the Motion Picture Board of Trade. About 100 film makers exhibitors and distributors met in New York to push for unity and address friction from rival expositions. The plan must be formed within three weeks and censorship action is deferred until the new body forms.
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Associated Press
New York
Moving Picture
Motion Picture Board of Trade
Community Dance Tonight Receives Local Support
Lights music ushers and dancing managers for the citys first community band concert and dance are donated by the Harrisburg Light and Power Company the Municipal band and the Galahad Recreation Club. Plans for the 8 oclock event were finalized. City officials cleaned Front and Boas streets and moved benches to the spectator area while police prepared officers for crowd control.
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Social Workers’ Club
Harrisburg Light and Power Company
Municipal Band
Galahad Recreation Club
W. H. Lynch
Boas
EB. Z. Gross
Thomas Zell
Joseph P. Thompson
Hidden Treasure Found After Dream In Lancaster County
Six months after farmer John Bellman’s death his widow and a neighbor named William Heilto found a box of gold coins in a barn haymow. The box contained five ten and twenty dollar pieces and reportedly held five to fifteen thousand dollars. The widow took possession of the wealth. The story also notes a British tax rule on American securities held by Americans.
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Lancaster
John Bellman
Brickerville
William Heilto
Bellman
Associated Press
London
American Dollar Security Committee
America
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Col. Roosevelt
BORAH
Ilys
Arclo & Kohtelt Shudio
Kaumann
Faby
Coliseum
Charles Hillis
National Committee
Oregon
Michigan
Mississippi
Vermont
Elihu Root
Butler
Root
Arkansas
Ohio
Willis
Burton
VE National
Penn Highway
Telegraph
U.S
Mex
Truckman
Moving Picture Men
New National Organization
Associated Press Berlin
Gerard
Friedrich von Westarp
Reichstag
Bassador
Reuter
Petrograd
Volhynia
Galicia
Oyster Bay
Marko Krevasiga
John Slavonac
Marko
Mexander Samuel Grossman
Detroit
Sadie Felgenhaum
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