Penrose at Chicago praised by Harrisburg Chronicle
The piece lauds Senator Penrose as a clear headed leader guiding Republicans toward unity at Chicago. It notes his openness to fair play between Old Guard and Roosevelt forces and his restraint on pushing any single candidate. Also covered are the Pennsylvania Motor Club's "Pennsylvania First" tour and garden education efforts in Cincinnati inspiring Harrisburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penrose
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Senator Penrose
Roosevelt
Rughes
Old Guard
Brumbaugh
Motor Club
Harrisburg
Automobile Club
Motor Club of
Garden Club of Cincinnati
Civic Club
Telegraph
Cincinnati
Chilren
Wormleysburg
West Shore
Pennsylvania Delegation At Chicago Convention Is Active
About half the Pennsylvania delegation attends the Chicago convention with many Congressmen prominent in the crowd. Notable figures include Griest Ware Graham Kreider Kiess Porter Warr and Senator Penrose. The Keystone group sits near New York, near the speaker’s stand, and is noted for promptness and visibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Congress
Griest
Ware
Graham
Kreider
Kiess
Porter
Warr
Steelton
New York
Quay
Platt
Keystone
Periscope notes on tariffs and public discourse
The piece comments on strawberry preserving season and tariff impact on sugar, questions about new septic telephone transmitters, health cautions on abstinence, and critiques of pundits hired to speak on politics. It also notes Roosevelt’s love of exercise with running highlighted as a pastime.
Eastern Allegheny National Forests Established Under U S Service
The United States Forest Service now administers the Allegheny forests from Pennsylvania to Georgia. Crews build roads and trails, set up lines and towers, and station guards as they begin watershed conservation to protect rivers like the Potomac and Savannah. Authorities urge Congress for more funds to finish reserves and boost regional economic development through conservation and outdoor recreation.
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Allegheny Mountains
Pennsylvania
Georgia
United States Forest Service
Great Western Forest
South Atlantic Seaboard
Potomac
James
Roanoke
Santee
Savannah
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Richmond
Raleigh
South Atlantic
West
Forest Service
Allegheny Divide
Congress
Allegheny Ranges
Editorial Comment Correct Definition From the Columbia State
The fragmentary clipping shows political commentary and a Kipling poem. It discusses a brazen grab funding as an appropriation, references partisan action and crime, then ends with Kipling’s verse urging national resilience and divine guidance. The piece mixes editorial opinion with patriotic refrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Not Ready For Peace
The Thanopolis Star comments on President Wilson’s stance amid peace mediation talk. It argues the U S should wait for a formal invitation before offering services, warning that premature involvement could be viewed as a political maneuver and affect home politics.
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Thanopolis
Wilson
World Peace League
United States
Prophecies That Failed in Financial Reform
A historical reflection on postal savings banks noting early fears from bankers and politicians. It reports half a million depositors with over 80 million dollars, under a $500 per account limit, and later raised to 1000. The piece argues warnings proved unfounded and money available for public use grew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha Bee
Trust Company
Congress
Perkins Urges Progressives to Build Up Not Tear Down
George W. Perkins, a major backer of Roosevelt, addresses Progressive party members urging them to stop tearing down and start building up. He notes his own funding helped the third party gain stature and warns that cynicism may prevail unless patriots act. Hope remains that the party will turn toward constructive politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perkins
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
George W. Perkins
Roosevelt
Progressive Party
Kid town sees Jimmie swept from home plate
In a lighthearted note, Jimmie is teased for being assigned by his older brother to sweep home plate for a baseball team, highlighting a family prank and small town humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kidtown
Jimmie
What the Harrisburg Rotary Learned of City Quiz
Questions posed to Harrisburg Rotary Club members during the annual Municipal Quiz reveal how the city’s administration is organized. The Mayor outranks the Superintendent of Public Affairs, while the other four departments are led by superintendents appointed by Council. City Council also assigns divisions within departments and can reassign superintendents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Culture and Sympathy in University Life
James B. Angell argues that universities must avoid creating a wall between educated graduates and ordinary citizens. He warns it would harm the nation if scholars lose living sympathy with the broader public and the beneficent administration of government. Democratic leaders expect the St. Louis convention to be quiet with Bryan present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyd George
Europe
England
Great West
America
Harding
Chicago
James B. Angell
Detroit Free Press
St. Louis
Bryan
Birds Bemoan City Hotel Shortage and Bridge Work Progress
The article humorously notes a rent free city bird hotel at Harris Park full for the season, while two thrushes and two orioles find all rooms occupied. It also reports on Cumberland Valley bridge repairs despite heavy rain and rising rivers and praises ongoing construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bird
Harris Park
South
Harrisburg
Railways at a distant yard glow with life and mystery
The piece extols the romantic science of rail yards and night freight scenes as a living showcase of progress. It compares locomotives to dragons in service while praising the unnoticed marvels of railway operation and signaling.
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Collier's Weekly
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Federal Square
E. J.stackpole
F. R. Oyster
Gus M. Stwinmetz
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
the Audit Bureau of Circulation and
Pennsylvania Associated Dailies
Hasbrook
Story & Brooks
Fifth Avenue Building
New York City
Story& Brooks
People’s Gas
Chicago, Ill
Hartburg
Braiday
Germany
Verdun
North Sea
Adolph von Batocki
von Batocki
Warsaw
Czar
Lloyd-George
Public Ledger
Tts
Roland W. Guss
Mr. Guss
Guss
Ateast
Horace Brock
Lebanon
H. Atlee Brumbaugh
Blair
Jnne
Robert W. Herbert
Greensburg
George L. Holmes
Brown
Magee
Congres
Lancaster County
Patton
Prines Cupid
Islands
Lombard Street
Erie Dispatch
Sampson
Allegheny
By Frederic J. Haskin
Houston Post
Ninevah
Tyre
Rudyard Kipling
Bracing Weath
Jones
Rotary Club
Ebening
Cumberland Valley Bridge
G. AR
Camp Curtin
Reichstag
von Bethmann-Hollweg
White House
Ohio State Journal
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