Victories Reported on Russian Italian Fronts and Gallipoli
Allied advances on the Russian and Italian fronts are claimed, with gains near Lem berg and Gradisca plus control near Monfalcone. British trawlers sunk by German subs. George S Comstock of Mechanicsburg dies after long illness. funeral Monday at St. Luke's. Merger rumors denied as Cambria and Pennsylvania Steel eye consolidation. jitney tax issue noted in 1915 assessment.
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Europe
Gallipoli
Galicia
Petrograd
Lemberg
Isonzo
Gradisca
Gorizia
Monfalcone
Gulf of Triest
Tsonzo
Athens
Paris
London
Sea of Marmora
Mindos
George Stedman Comstock
Cumbeland County
State Industrial Board
Mechanicsburg
Mr. Comstock
Cincinnati
Dickinson College
Engineers’ Society
Engineers’ Society of Pennsylvania
John K. Tener
Comstock
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia Ledger
W. H. Donner
Cambria Steel Company
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Lene J
Donner
Pennsylvania Railroad
Henry C. Frick
Frick
Pennsylvania Steel
Pennsylvania Railroad Steel
Sparrows Point
Pttsburgh
Johnstown
Steelton
Pittsburgh Steel
Secretary of Internal Affairs of
Dauphin
Squire J. H. Strock
Squire Strock
Woman's Club Social Showcases Public School Sewing Class
Mechanicsburg pa June 12 a Woman's Club social on the high school lawn capped the year's sewing program for public school students. Mrs R H Thomas Jr led the event with music, a prayer, talks, and storytelling by Miss Dolores Segelbaum. Prizes honored Elsie Lininger Marguerite Bear Gertie Sheriff Helen Harlacker Violet McLane Norma Kemper with silk workbags. Additional prizes recognized diligent work and neatness among many children. Refreshments followed as the event concluded.
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Mechanicsburg
Woman's Club
R. H. Thomas, Jr
Public Interest
George Fulton
the Burgess
H. A. Mishler
Dolores Segelbaum
Harrisburg
Mildred Spangler
Corelli Martin
Thomas
Murray L. Dick
Elsie Lininger
Marguerite Bear
Gertie Sheriff
Helen, Ha
Roosevelt Supports Wilson Over Bryan Dispute
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt issued a signed statement from Breton Isle La pledging support to President Wilson in all measures to uphold the United States honor amid the dispute with Germany. Beulah Bittinger a minor girl at 216 South River street was admitted to Harrisburg Hospital after drinking kerosene. her condition is not serious.
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New Orleans
Wilson
Bryan
United States
Germany
Theodore Roosevelt
Breton Isle
Beulah Bittinger
Edward Bittinger
South River Street
Harrisburg Hospital
Weather Summary for Harrisburg and Eastern Pennsylvania
Fair and cooler tonight. Sunday, fair with moderate temperatures. Susquehanna and tributaries fall slowly or stay nearly steady. Harrisburg stage about 3.7 feet Sunday morning. Light northwest winds elsewhere. High today 83, low 62. moon phase new today.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Susqueha River
Strawberry Boxes Fit Size But Not Fill Amount
City Sealer Harry D. Reel reports berry dealers comply with box dimensions but underfill them at city markets. He states a box should hold twenty four ounces and warns such underfilling will lead to prosecution to remedy the discrepancies.
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Harry D. Reel
Reel
Deputy Attorney General Outlines New Laws to Dauphin Lawyers
At a Dauphin County Bar Association meeting Deputy Attorney General William M. Hargest reviewed twenty or more recent legislative acts affecting general legal practice. He stressed provisions likely to impact daily work and explained their meaning and application for local lawyers.
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Hargest
Dauphin
Dauphin County Bar Association
William M. Hargest
Newsboys' Association Expands Membership in Harrisburg
The Harrisburg Newsboys' Association welcomed six new members at a meeting, bringing total membership to 125. George A. Gorgas was inducted for aiding newsboys. Sam Sherman, who saved a companion from drowning, will receive a medal from State Labor Commissioner John Price Jackson. Lead price change announced in New York: American Smelting and Refining Co. raises lead from 6.5 to 7 cents.
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Harrisburg Newsboys’ Association
George A. Gorgas
Newsboys
Sam Sherman
John Price Jackson
New York
American Smelting and Refining Company
Governors and chairs near accord on state appropriation totals
Governor Brumbaugh and legislative appropriation chairmen Buckman and Woodward near agreement on available funds for state appropriations. They expect fewer severe cuts and plan conference with department heads Monday to refine the general bill. Estimates range around 68.48 million with Powell’s figures cited at 60.4 million, plus potential offsets and special funds under consideration.
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Brumbaugh
Buckman
Woodward
Legislative Appropriations Committees
Powell
National Guard
Department of Health
Degree for Morgent hau at Constantinople College commencement
United States Ambassador Henry Morgenthau received the honorary Doctor of Laws degree at Constantinople College during its twenty-fifth annual commencement held in Constantinople. The ceremony was reported from Constantinople with London transmission dated June 12.
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Associated Press
Constantinople
London
United States
Henry Morgenthau
Constantinople College
Executions Delayed for U S Pair in Mexico
Washington announce delayed executions for 6 Mar and S Franklin two Americans under death sentence in Mexico for circulating counterfeit money. They are safe until the United States is permitted time to review and investigate their cases.
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Washington, D. C
S. Franklin
Mexico
United States
War Munitions Pass Through Harrisburg
War shipments move weekly through Harrisburg by Pennsylvania and Reading lines. Hundreds of tons intended for New York or Philadelphia are loaded at tidewater and sent to the war zone. Steel wire barbed wire flour and other wartime supplies are described as preference freight with secrecy around contents.
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Pennsylvania
Reading
Harrisburg
New York
Philadelphia
Tidewater
Pennsylvania Main Line
Reading Company
Pittsburgh
Catasauqua
Pennsylvania Railroad
Europe
Masked Robbers Loot Passengers On Southern Pacific Train
Two masked robbers with revolvers boarded a Southern Pacific train from San Francisco to Los Angeles at Chatsworth at midnight. They robbed passengers in the last four coaches of $565 in cash and jewelry, then stopped the train at Hewitt and fled.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
Chatsworth
Hewitt
Woman kills nephew then takes own life in Philadelphia
In West Philadelphia, Emily Donze, 26, and her eight year old nephew Joohn Donze were found murdered with their throats cut. Police believe the woman killed the boy and then died by suicide.
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Philadelphia
Emily Donze
Joohn Donze
West Philadelphia
Dernburg Leaves Country for Rotterdam on Return Steamer
Dr Bernhard Dernburg unofficial German government spokesman in the United States sails for Rotterdam aboard the Wcenies a Sraliner Bergens orf. He has avoided reporters after his Lusitania remarks and gave a farewell reception to 200 Pro German friends in New York before departure.
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Rnburg
Bernhard Dernburg
United States
Roterdam
Sraliner Bergensorf
Dernburg
New York
Metropolis
London Editor Proclaims Wilson World’s First Citizen
Alfred G. Gardiner of the Daily News lauds President Wilson as the first citizen of the world and the Democrats best moral leader. He notes Wilson’s human flaws without calling them weaknesses and contrasts him with Emperor William. The piece reflects on U S nonintervention past and its shift amid global change.
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London
President Wilson
Wilson
Alfred G. Gardiner
The
Daily News
United States
William
Mr. Wilson
Berlin Officials Study Content of U S Note on Submarine War
Washington officials await Germanys reaction to the American note on submarine warfare. The German Foreign Office is reviewing the document and Ambassador Gerard will report Germanys attitude. A reply may be delayed until Meyer Gerhard arrives, keeping hopes for a peaceful settlement alive.
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Associated Press
Washington
Washington Today
Gerard
Berlin
Germany
United States
Fires Suspected Incendiary On British Steamer Penlee
Two fires broke out in a hold of the British steamer Penlee docked here carrying oats for France. One blaze was found in the morning and a second in the same hold late in the afternoon, both suspected to be incendiary.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Penlee
France
Harrisburg Choir Rehearsal for Reservoir Park Concert
The Harrisburg Evangelistic Chorus will rehearse Monday at 7 80 o clock at Ridge Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church under director C F Clippinger. A public concert is planned at Reservoir Park later this month with the same chorus, prepared this morning.
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Harrisburg
Bryan appeals to German Americans to urge peace with Germany
Washington June 12 William Jennings Bryan urged German Americans to press the German government to avoid actions that could lead to war. He asked fellow citizens to use their influence with Berlin and to overlook any perceived neutrality concerns about the president. The appeal follows his resignation as Secretary of State.
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Washington, D. C
William Jennings Bryan
United States
Bryan
Baldwin Locomotive Works Wins $6 Million Russian Contract
The president of Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia said a cable from the Russian government awarded a contract for 250 locomotives to be completed by year end. The deal totals about $6,000,000.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Baldwin Locomotive Works
German Opinion Opposes Wilson Demands on Submarine War
Berlin telegraphs report German opinion is unanimously against President Wilson's demand that American ships and lives be safeguarded from submarine warfare. Officials fear strained U S relations as Von Jagow relays the American note to Emperor William on the Galician front.
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Associated Press
London
Wilson
Berlin
Exchange Telegraph Company
Amsterdam
United States
von Jagow
William
Final Appeal to Save Leo Frank Faces Governor
Leo M. Frank's lawyers and Solicitor Dorsey presented final arguments to Governor Slaton today seeking commutation from death to life. William H. Howard spoke for Frank while Dorsey opposed. Joseph M. Brown and a Marietta delegation, linked to Mary Phagan, were expected to oppose clemency.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Leo M. Frank
Dorsey
Slaton
Frank
William H. Howard
Joseph M. Brown
Georgia
Marietta
Mary Phagan
Howard
Roan
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