Reserves Plan Charter and Home Defense Drills
The Harrisburg Reserves elected to seek a court charter at a Courthouse meeting Saturday night and will drill in the interim. The group aims to provide military training for emergencies, open to all over 17, with active and associate memberships and a dues rate of three dollars. Major J A M Porter was chosen commander and twenty five drillmasters volunteered to lead weekly drills on Wednesday nights near Market Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Organization For Home Defense
Frank M. Eastman
Vance D.cCormick
Henry M. Stine
Walter P. Haguire
Ross A. Hickok
Leon Lowengard
Evan H. Gabriel
W. B. Meetch
J A. M. Porter
Market Street
Vance C. McCormick
A. Boyd Hamilton
J. F. Sweeney
Walter P. Maguire
Warwick M. Ogelisby
Paul Johnston
N. W. Ream
Farley Gannett
Thomas P. Moran
Labor and Congress Unite for Food Law Push
A labor coalition led by Samuel Gompers and including the American Federation of Labor, four railroad brotherhoods, the National Federation of Postal Employees, and a congressional labor group met President Wilson to press immediate passage of the food administration bill. They urged Hoover’s plan be enacted before harvest, warning “too late” otherwise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Herbert C. Hoover
Wilson
New Food Administration
American Federation of Labor
National Federation of Postal Employes
Congress
Samuel Gompers
Organized Labor
Pond
German Cruelty Allegations From Frontline Chief
Major General James Gordon Legge returning from the western front claims German forces would soon be beaten and predicts collapse of Germany after victory in the west. He cites barn doors stained with crucifixion marks and reports of mistreated children, describing a deep personal antipathy toward Germany.
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Melbourne
Australia
James Gordon Legge
Dardanelles
Gallipoli Peninsula
France
Western Front
Germany
Turkey
Austria
Legge
Plan to reclaim soldiers unfit for service at camps
Washington June 11 Reclama tion of men for the army is under serious consideration by General Gorgas Secretary of War Baker and Dr John Quayle of Cleveland. A plan proposes local reclamation camps to bring currently unfit men up to required military standards.
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Washington
Gorgas
Baker
John Quayle
Cleveland
Germany
Doctor Quayle
Locomotive at Pittsburgh Division Shows High Power
A new locomotive to be used on the Pittsburgh division at Horse Shoe Curve features four motors delivering 4,800 horsepower and a traction force of 87,200 pounds. Operated from an overhead wire, it has eight driving wheels per side, measures 76 feet 6.5 inches, a wheel base of 63 feet 11 inches, and weighs 240 tons.
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Pittsburgh
Horse Shoe Curve
Standings of the Crews for Harrisburg and Middle Divisions
The report lists crew positions and up assignments for Harrisburg Division and Middle Division crews. It names engineer fireman flagman brakeman conductor and yard board personnel, with specific crew numbers and upward calls, including names such as Shocker Gable Martin Tennant Grass Keane Gray Wenrick Schwartz Newcomer Howard McGowan Lefever Sellers Walters Troutman Paul Cullen Stambaugh Everhart Mumman Hummelbright Everts Eagle Burris Blizzard Corder Rensel Tettermer Albright Dotrow Grace Clemm Knight Carl Atkins Reynolds Gebhard Rowe J Db McCarl Myers Hetrick Barry Flickinger Shuey Myers Geib Curtis D K Hinkle Holland Seal Arndt Wagner McMeen Montel Holsinger McConnell Webb AW Wagner Wolf. The figures 130 122 118 122 25 17 20 33 24 28 18 5 2 etc denote crew identifiers and orders.
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Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Shocker
Gable
Martin
Tennant
Grass
Keane
Gray
Wenrick
Schwartz
Newcomer
Howard
McGowan
Lefever
Sellers
Walters
Troutman
Paul
Cullen
Stambaugh
Everhart
Mumman
Hummelbright
Everts
Eugle
Thomas
Lopez
Nephiker
Buyer
Reese
Burris
Blizzard
Corder
Rensel
Tettermer
Albright
Coyle
Rupert
Mitchel
Dotrow
Grace
Clemm
Knight
Carl
Atkins
Reynolds
Gebhard
Rowe
J. Db
McCarl
Myers
Cameron
Hetrick
Barry
Flickinger
Shuey
Geib
Curtis
D. K. Hinkle
Holland
Seal
Arndt
O. J. Wagner
McMeen
Montel
Holsinger
McConnell
Webb
A. W. Wagner
Wolf
Reading Railroad Crew Schedules and Personnel Moves
Railway notes detail crew assignments across the Philadelphia and Reading divisions, with engineers firemen conductors and brakemen listed by train and yard, plus personnel changes. A separate item notes Robert Faries’s promotion to division engineer and retirement plans for three Altoona workers, with a lighter report on a June 11 ambulance driver exam prank.
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Robert Faries
Philadelphia
H. L. Thomas
Pennsy
Altoona
Demetrius A. Hads
Jacob Otto
Frank Kramer
A. Collier
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ninth Regiment
France
Harrisburg
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
W. A. Murdock
Chicago
Ill
Reading Shops
Pottsville
George W. Shoemaker
York, Hanover and Frederick
Frederick
Erie Railroad
Harry E. Fox
Square Deal Teddy's Plan
Theodore Roosevelt spoke to 5,000 in Philadelphia at the Metropolitan Opera House urging a democratic national army modeled on the French system. He pressed equal chances for officers, tested conscientious objectors, proposed mine sweeping service, and praised railroad Brotherhoods for backing the war effort. J C McDonald spoke for the trainmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
America
Theodore Roosevelt
Navy
J. C. McDonald
Brotherhoods
Wilson
Help for Young Girls Patients Benefit From Lydia E Pinkham
Two letters describe young women suffering from menstrual cramps headaches and backaches improving after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs Alma Mills of Eaton Illinois and Mrs Hazel Hamilton of Newcastle Indiana report relief and regular cycles urging others to seek restoration through the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Mills
Eaton, Ill
New Castle Ind
Lydia B. Pinkham
Hazel Hamilton
South 15Th St
Newcastle
Ind
Lydia E. Pinkham
Car Inspector on Honor Roll
William H. Cavender a Harrisburg native and long time Pennsy employee at Altoona joins the railroad honor roll. Born January 30 1852 in Harrisburg he started as a car builder in 1870 and rose to car inspector in 1909 retiring last Friday. Israel Enders dies at 71 in Fisherville a Civil War veteran with four sons and five daughters surviving. Funeral services set for tomorrow at Fisherville with burial at Enders family lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Cavender
Harrisburg
Pennsy
Altoona
Cavender
Huntingdon
Israel O
Enders
Fisherville
Israel
United States Cavalry
Thomas I. Enders
New York
Edgar E
Warren W
Joel E
Irene E
Dietitian
The
Woman's Hospital
Philadelphia
Lena M
Ring Found In Raspberry Sundae In Pittsburgh
Miss Ruby Bush of Midway found a two carat diamond ring in a raspberry sundae at a Pittsburgh shop. The jeweler valued the gem at at least 500 dollars but no owner was located after an immediate store investigation. The ring remains with Miss Bush.
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Pittsburgh
Ruby Bush
Midway
Miss Bush
Funeral services for Elmer B. Schriver aged 28
Elmer B. Schriver 28, died after his car plunged from Gray's Ferry bridge into the tracks below. He rode two years in the regular army, largely in Honolulu. Funeral set for Wednesday at 2 PM from 1428 Regina Street with Rev. Dr. William N. Yates officiating. He is survived by his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer B. Schriver
Regina Street
William N. Yates
Fourth Street Church of
Honolulu
Senate and House Split on War Revenue Bill Taxes
The House Agricultural Committee backed a second administration food control bill granting broad powers to the President by a 12 to 3 vote and sent it to the full House. Chairman Lever forecasts passage with under two weeks of debate. The two bills aim to stimulate production and to regulate distribution and price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
House Agricultural Committee
House
Lever
Shredded Wheat Diet Versus Heavy Foods
A guidance note urges eating Shredded Wheat with berries or fruits to avoid liver clogging and colon poisons, recommending a few days on lighter fare. It explains whole wheat is made digestible by steam cooking shredding and baking. The text also mentions a bill guaranteeing a minimum price for nonperishable farm products while the plan for maximum price fixing is dropped amid opposition.
Action Nears on Slacker Registrations Countywide
Sheriff Caldwell reports slackers in county districts have not registered. City boards see none in the city. Two men were registered today by city boards and one by the county clerk. Duplicate cards copying finished. alphabetical district lists to follow. County work to finish by Wednesday.
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W. W. Caldwell
Caldwell
Ed. H. Fisher
Fabric Listings Feature Striped Voiles and Pongee Deals
Local catalog shows 29¢ voiles in stripes and figures with yard pricing, 19¢ to 75c floral dots and stripes, and sport pongees in tan and white grounds. Phrases reference Pomeroy & Stewart on Street Floor.
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Sues Bs
Miler
Pomeroy & Stewart
Bpavial
VACA
Oor
Summer Time Jewelry Novelties
Jewelry and accessories advertised with metal bead necklaces in fan colors passes. Oriental girdles in metal links and celluloid squares for dresses. fancy ear drops, pendants, and amethyst options. mesh bags in silver and green gold priced from 0.50 to 5.98. various boxes, pins, and brooches including cloisonne pins and diamond rings in Tiffany mountings. Dives Pomeroy Stewart Street features.
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Tiffany
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart—Street
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