Lancaster Trapshooting Opens Great State Meet
Practice day at Lancaster marks the twenty eighth Pennsylvania State Sportsmen's Association shoot. Harrisburg shooters gather as gunners arrive from across the state for the largest attendance yet. Nearly $2,000 in prize money is up, with the amateur state title to be decided. The Maplewood 100 and In the Open are slated for day two. The Pennsylvania State Amateur Championship will close the event on day three along with resident prizes and team races.
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Lancaster
Pennsylvania State Sportsmen's Association
Lancaster County Gun Club
Remington Arms Co
Dupont Powder Co
Chamberlain Cartridge Target Co
New York Athletic Club
Harrisburg
McIntire
Reading to Meet Hick-A-Thrift in Allison Hill League
Rain spoiled the Rosewood Galahad clash as both nines vied for first. Tonight Reading faces Hick-A-Thrift in the league opener under Dana Griffin. Bill Reiff of Galahad, top batter, has been drafted for June 24, and Kid Stricker brings long experience and a .350 average to Hick-A-Thrift.
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Allison Hill
Reading
Hick- A-Thrift
Dana Griffin
Bill" Reiff
Galahad
Kid" Stricker
Hickies
New Bloomfield
Academy
Harrisburg
York
Tri-State
New Cumberland
Newport
Patriot farmer sells farm, buys bonds, joins U S Army
Wayne Neb resident Linn F Hansen sold his property to donate 3800 to the Red Cross and 1000 for a church then bought 1000 in Liberty bonds. He enlisted, later purchased 4500 more bonds, and is with Company G 43rd Infantry at Pensacola Fla. President Wilson sent a letter praising his actions.
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Washington
Linn F. Hansen
Wayne
Neb
American Red Cross
Pensacola
Fla
Forty-third Infantry
Wilson
Hanson
United States
Baseball scores and schedules from yesterday and today
Yesterday results across American and National leagues list Detroit over Philadelphia six four and Chicago shutout at zero while Boston fell to Chicago and Washington edged St Louis in fourteen innings. Today schedules include Washington at St Louis and Boston at Chicago with multiple interleague matchups.
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Detroit
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
Washington
St. Louis
New York
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
New York-St. Louis
Cleveland
Louis
National League
Ccooses
Botson
Jewish Residents Contribute 1500 for Palestine Fund
Harrisburg Jews raised 1500 in cash and subscriptions at Technical High School auditorium for the Palestine Restoration Committee. Rabbi Berlin of New York City headlined the event with brief talks by local clergy and community leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Technical High School
Palestine Restoration Committee
Harrisburg
Rabbi Berlin
New York City
Charles Kline
M. Romanoff
Louis J. Haas
Morris Abramson
Robert Rosenberg
Joseph Claster
Steelton Poised for Pennant Run as New Stars Join
Southern Association ends on June 28 releasing talent like Red Crane to the Steel League. Jack Knight from Minneapolis boosts Steelton alongside Cy Seymour and Schacht’s pitching. Lew Ritter shapes a compact squad with Yerkes and Hunter driving for a pennant as Worthington Pump Machine Company tests home strength and Eddie Plank faces Lebanon in the next big game.
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America
Steel League
Southern Association
Red” Crane
Steelton
Jack Knight
Knight
American Association
Minneapolis
Jennings
Sayer
Rondeau
Bethlehem
Seymour
Schacht
Lew Ritter
Fox
Lines
Ritter
Steve” Yerkes
Hunter
Cockill
Plank
Atlantic City
Lebanon
Eddie Plank
Academy Seniors Entertained and Dance Plans Reported
Harrisburg Academy's senior events highlighted a reception at Mrs. Arthur E Brown's home and a class dinner at Colonial Country Club. Toasts by faculty and Beckley signaled plans for a five year reunion, with the commencement dance at the Colonial and Dr Newell Dwight Hillis as principal speaker at the Orheam Theater.
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Arthur E. Brown
Brown
Front and
Kathryn Streets
Harrisburg Academy
Colonial Country Club
Jackson
Omwake
O. P.+.Beckley
Berryhill Nursery
Beckley
Mannix Ben
Orheam
Marnie
Newell Dwight Hillis
B. N. Uritchard
Glee Club
Henr
W. A. Hanson
American Merchant Marine
Walter Scott Thompson, Jr
Sisler Urges Boys to Prioritize School Over Baseball
George Sisler of the St. Louis Browns warns boys not to put baseball first. He stresses hard work, study, and early business preparation, noting few players earn long big league salaries and most careers end before 35. He urges balance and education to secure future success.
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Sisler
George Sisler
St. Louis Browns
Ty Cobb
America
Akron
Revenge For Kiwanis Ball Club Set For Thursday P.M
Rain halted play in an Island baseball game between the Suburban Club and Kiwanis last evening with Suburban leading 5 to 4 after the third inning. Cooper pitched for Suburban, Merrill for Kiwanis, both showing good control. The rematch is scheduled for Thursday at 6 30 p m with Cooper again on the mound for Suburban.
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Kiwanis
Cooper
Suburbans
Merrill
Princeton to Be a Military School
Princeton University plans a three year military course starting June 24 with strict discipline and barracks living for all students. Freshmen must join year one and may opt to continue or switch to the four year academic track after year one. The program aligns to draft eligibility by graduation.
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Princeton
Princeton University
General Staff of
Army
War Department
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Yale
Amherst
Assembly Sees Choir Sing Battle Hymn of the Republic
An early 20th century assembly features McCormick and the music orchestra performing with address to class by Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis. The program includes singing of Battle Hymn of the Republic followed by a benediction by Rev. Ellis N. Kremer.
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McCormick
Newell Dwight Hillis
Ellis N. Kremer
Realty Board appoints delegates to national convention
Harrisburg Real Estate Board elected Edward Moeslein and Herman P. Miller as delegates to the Eleventh National Convention of Real Estate Boards in St. Louis June 17 to 21. Moeslein long served as city building inspector and contractor. Miller is with Miller Brothers and Company. The board will wait for joint committee action on rent profiteering and related investigations before proceeding.
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Harrisburg Real Estate Board
Edward Moeslein
Herman P. Miller
Real Estate Boards
St. Louis
Moeslein
Harrisburg
Miller
Miller Brothers and Company
Keister
Wesley Island Sinks Into Sea After Quake
A historical note describes the Friendly Islands near Tonga where a newly formed island named Wesley emerged after a 19th century earthquake and soon vanished back into the sea. The fragment recalls Methodist missionary activity and the region’s seismic activity during 1845 to 1856.
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Wesley Island
King George II
Friendly
King George
South Sea
Tonga Islands
Tonga
Wesley
Army Ordnance Tractor Demonstration in Washington
Secretary Baker and General March witnessed the Army Ordnance Bureau five ton armored artillery tractor in Rock Creek Park pulling a 4.7 inch howitzer over mud and ditches. The demonstration shows potential for motorizing batteries above three inch, cutting forage needs and preserving horses.
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Washington, D. C
Army Ordnance Bureau
Baker
March
Rock Creek Park
Britannia
Caterpillar Creeper Engine Designed for Slant Operations
A compact machine on caterpillar creepers is built to run an engine efficiently at a 70 degree angle. It can climb in and out of shell holes, and uses a detachable soft ground grip for operation on roads.
Ludendorff’s Marne Move Aims to Trap French Reserves
Paris reports from L Homme Libre quote Ludendorff hoping the march to the Marne would lure French reserves south then allow a westward drive through the Aisne and Oureq valleys toward Compiègne and Villers-Cotterets to strike the rear from Montdidier to Noyon. The piece says the plan falters but troops concentrate in the salient may blunt the enemy's advance.
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Paris
L'Homme Libre
Clemenceau
Ludendorff
Marne
Aisne
Oureq
Com. Piegne
Villers-Cotterets
Montdidier
Noyon
Oise
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Nour Bradder Addison
Allison Hill League
L Pet
Rosewood Aes Veoordsire Galahad
SeGdine
Hick-A-Thrift
International League
Jeresy City
Baltimore
Newark
Binghamton
Rochester
Toronto
Buffalo-Syracuse
Jersey City
Syracuse
Buffalo
Palestine Fund
H. Marks & Son
4Th & Market Sts
Hart, Schaffner & Marx and
Brand Clothes
the Federal Machine Shop
Cranberry Street
Second and
Court
Harrisburg, Pa
George Cockill
Outfielder Hunter
Steve Yerkes
E.blumenstine
South Court St
King Oscar
John C. Herman and Company
Clyde
Lain
Erron Cluett
Peabody &Co.,inc
International Motor Trucks International Motor Truck
International
Ohio
Walnut Street
International Harvester CO
BELL
Market ST
Aoa
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