Frick predicts GOP landslide and Senate gains in 1916
Henry C. Frick, in Pittsburgh from his Europe visit, blames tariff legislation and the administration for business slowdowns. He says the financial situation is sound and forecasts a large Republican victory in 1916 with gains in the Senate. He criticizes Wilson on mood versus reality and praises Rockefeller as a national booster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Henry C. Frick
Europe
Mr. Frick
Interstate Commerce Commission
John D. Rockefeller
Moore Seeks $100000 for Mosquito Eradication Effort
Representative J Hampton Moore introduced a bill to appropriate 100000 for the Public Health Service to study mosquito spread and aid eradication. The federal government would cooperate with city and state authorities, following a conference with Surgeon General Blue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
J. Hampton Moore
Public Health Service
Blue
Amundsen Narrow Escape During Flight Tests
Roald Amundsen, famed explorer, barely escaped death when an aeroplane elevator failed during flight tests. The wrecked craft crashed to the ground, but Amundsen emerged uninjured and secured a pilot certificate for polar expedition work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Christiania
Roald Amundson
Amundson
Fourth of July Meet At Saratoga Springs Rally
A broad round up of East motorcycle riders will gather in Saratoga Springs New York on July 3 4 and 5 for a Fourth of July Rally. Riders from six states join five tours from Baltimore Washington Boston Springfield and Buffalo. Several thousand riders expected. Features include Saratoga race meets a dance banquet Lake George tour and NY State F A M convention sessions on July 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Baltimore
Washington
Boston
Springfield
Buffalo
East
Saratoga
Lake George
New York State
Lubin Plant Fire in Philadelphia Causes Major Loss
An explosion at the Lubin Manufacturing Company on Twentieth street and Indiana avenue ignited a fire that destroyed moving picture film worth hundreds of thousands of dollars and wrecked part of the plant. Ten small houses were burned as the blaze raged. Also noted is the Lima Motorcycle Club planning a Women’s Day 100 mile tour through St Marys Celina and Ohio City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Motorcycle Club of
Rochester
N. Y
Oakland
Cal
Federation of American Motorcyclists
C. B. Arthur
Topeka
Kan
Danville
State Fair Grounds
Hutchison
State ‘Federation of American Motorcyclists ‘of
Ohio
Dayton
Ft. Ancient
J. J. Hertweck
California
Yale
Wis
Jones
Fountain City
Ind
Joe Esler
Ill
John BE. Hogg
Kansas City
London
Paris
Berlin
Rome
Cairo
Africa
South America
Australia
J. H. Coop R
Akron
Denver
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Lubin Manufacturing Company
Twentieth Street
Indiana Avenue
Lima
St. Marys
Celina
Ohio City
Senate Chief Clerk Buys Big Hotel
Ellis P. Gourley, seven year Senate chief clerk, seeks license transfer of the Senate Hotel from James Russ. Russ retires after forty years as hotel proprietor. the Russ family moves to Redarmel apartments. Gourley promises changes including Sunday cafe hours once transfer is granted. Fox and Geyer represent the applicant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis P. Gourley
Senate
James Russ
Prothonotary
Fox and Geyer
Gourley
Harrisburg
Russ
Redarmel
North Third Street
Central Iron and Steel Company
Grand Jury Returns 130 Bills Amid Court Activity
The grand jury completed 130 bills with 98 true and 32 ignored. Charges included murder against David Alvin Reed and various cases in June sessions such as desertion, nonsupport, and juvenile court matters. Also noted: Reed indicted for murder. Reed and Yost acquittals. Kautz and Diehl relicensed as detectives. administration letters issued for William Earle Noble estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schuylkill County
David Alvin
Allie’ Reed
Kunkel
James Wallace
Charles
Chester Yost
Charles van Adslan
McCarrell
John
Hellman
Huntingdon Reformatory
James Vincensic
Milton Weaver
Garfield Givens
River Park
Weaver
James W. Kautz
Dau Phin
Mr. Kautz
John Diehl
Register
William Earle Noble
Thomas K. Leidy
Reading
President Wilson Joins Princeton Reunion Day Events
Thousands of Princeton alumni gather for class reunions and commencement activities in Princeton New Jersey as President Wilson class of 1879 attends lunch with his peers and watches the Tigers host Yale in the second baseball series game. Yale arrives evenly matched and Princeton previously won the opening game in New Haven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
N. J
Tigers
Yale
Wilson
University Field
Washington
New Haven
Troops Seize Rail Station as Italy Faces Strike
Detachment of troops took control of the Rome railroad station and tracks amid threats of a general Italian railroad strike. Some provinces report widespread stoppages while Florence and Castel-Bolognese see all workers leave posts. The meeting of railroad workers adjourned without a decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Italy
Florence
Castel-Bolognese
Queen Mary threatens to leave London over suffragette protests
London reports quote a court source that Queen Mary may abandon London and let King George finish the season alone if suffragette demonstrations near royal property continue. The monarch is described as nervously tense about where the next protest will occur and vows not to let the activists ruin her life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Mary
King George
One Balloon Found After Long Distance Flight Wreck
Portland reports that Captain John Berry and aide George Y. Morrison returned to Oregon City at 9 45 a m after their Million Population Club balloon wrecked in a forest tree near Oregon City Thursday night. Berry was unconscious but not seriously hurt. The other two balloons and four passengers remain unaccounted for in the long distance contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
John Berry
George Y. Morrison
Oregon City
Morrison
Berry
Life's Just One Kneecap Fracture After Another
Daniel S Lowe a tiner with a shop at 1418 North Sixth Street believes June is a Jonah month. He is recovering at home from a broken kneecap on his right leg after a fall at West Fairview yesterday. A year ago he fractured the same kneecap in a fall from the Green Street Church of God roof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel S. Lowe
North Sixth Street
Mr. Lowe
West Fair‘view
Green Street
Misunderstanding Gives Antilla Its Papers
The Mexican delegates at the mediation conference receive the U S government response to their protest over Antilla clearance papers. The note cites a mis misunderstanding between commerce and treasury over jurisdiction that allowed papers to be issued. The meditors shift to selecting a new provisional Mexican leader acceptable to all factions. Also notes Dr Brumbaugh’s primary expenses in the Philadelphia Ledger report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
Ont
United States
Tampico
Antilla
Washington
Departments of Commerce
Treasury
Provisional Government of
Mexico
Huerta
Children set clothing afire while playing with matches
Three children of Mrs. Anna Sherman at 622 Mahantongo street started a closet fire while playing with matches. Firemen quickly extinguished the blaze with no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Sherman
Mahantongo Street
Crow Names The Platform Marks
Philadelphia June 13 Senator William E Crow of Fayette county as chairman of the Republican State Committee announced the personnel of the committees to formulate a platform and revise party rules. Committees meet next week report to full State committee on July 15 with Platform chaired by John R Halsey and Rules chaired by L C Thomas listing members from Luzerne Delaware Philadelphia Allegheny Lehigh Clinton Lackawanna McKean Blair Westmoreland and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
William E. Crow
Fayette County
Republican State Committee
John R. Halsey
Luzerne County
William C. Sproul
Delaware
Raymond MacNeille
Walter Lyon
Allegheny
Blakeley D. McCaughn
David Bb. Johns
James R. Marsteller
Lehigh
George L. Miller
Clinton
William G. O'Malley
Lackawanna
Augustin H. Gaffney
McKean
Josiah D. Hicks
Blair
L. C. Thomas
Westmoreland
W. J. Swoope
Cleavele
William Frederick Egan
General Federation Endorses Woman's Suffrage Leader
The General Federation of Women's Clubs endorsed the principal of woman’s suffrage in Chicago. The move ends a twenty year battle to remove the federation’s ban on political and religious topics. The vote, led by Mrs. E. G. Denniston, took under five minutes with wide support and a lone objection from Mrs. James Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Federation
Chicago
General Federation of Women's Clubs
E. G. Denniston
San Francisco
James Lee
Kentucky
Carrie Chapman Catt
Worl
Widely Read Medical Article Discredited
The AMA Journal critiques a McClure's Magazine piece on Twi Light Sleep, noting the scopolamin and morphin analgesia was proposed over 12 years ago, tested in Germany, and found unsafe for both mother and child. It argues the method should not be used outside hospital settings and that no harmless labor analgesic is available yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Medical Association Journal
McClure
Germany
Lequeux
Flags on display trace U S history at national museum
A museum exhibition showcases a collection of American flags illustrating the Stars and Stripes evolution from early banners to modern standards. Highlights include the Star Spangled Banner from Fort McHenry era, the Bonhomme Richard ensign, and flags from the Mexican War Civil War and Spanish American War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
National Museum
Fort McHeffry
John Paul Jones
Charles Wilkes
United Staes
North Pole
Peary
Smithsonian African Expedition
Roosevelt
One Minute Service to Paxtang Tonight
Harrisburg Railways to run one minute service to Paxtang Park for the first time this year. Felix M. Davis, superintendent of transportation, said the seven minute schedule due to Derry street improvements is no longer needed as work between Thirteenth and Twenty-third streets is finished. Double track from the Square to the park will be opened to traffic before 6 o'clock tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paxtang Park
Harrisburg Railways Company
Felix M. Davis
Derry Street
Traction Company
Dauphin Count
Pennsylvania
Bessie L. Zimmerman
Tradin
Fidelity Indorsement Company
Act of Gener Assembly of Pennsylvania
Hartsburg City
Dauphin County
Pensylvania
Harrisburg City
Catlo
Henry F
Mind Reading at the Colonial Theater
The Colonial presents a mind reading act that calls out audience members names and addresses with no audience stage communication. The Frescotts showcase montelepathy feats and two other high quality acts accompany them. A new Monday bill features a quartet of male singers touted as the most popular act yet booked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Theater
Frescotts
Colonial
The
Newlands Reports Trade Commission Bill in Senate Panel
Washington June 13 Senator Newlands said the Senate interstate commerce committee favorably reported a Federal trade commission bill as a nonpartisan substitute for the House measure. He claimed the commission would require few reports from selected corporations and target law violators, not honest firms. He also indicated his committee would soon report a second trust measure a railroad securities bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Newlands Today
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Federal Trade Commission
House
Commission
Newlands
Harrisburg Man Narrowly Escapes Death in Maryland
Harrisburg worker C. E. Williams of the Pennsylvania Steel Company narrowly escaped a fatal strike at Powell's Bend on the Potomac. A two ton iron bucket slipped and struck his shoulders, scraping his back from shoulders to hips and causing wounds. He avoided a head impact thanks to colleagues who warned him and stepped aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
C. E. Williams
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Cumberland Valley
Potomac River
Powell's Bend
Williams
Bald Patches Prompt Curing Remarked by Watson Case
A 1913 Woodstown New Jersey patient Miss Hester P. Watson suffered a severe scalp and body eruption with bald patches and hair loss. She was cured in two months after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, with a nationwide advertisement praising its purity and emollient skin benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstown
N. J
Hester P. Watson
Cuticura
Dept. T. Boston
Sulphur Cream Claims Fast Eczema Relief
A dermatologist endorses common sulphur cream as a thick preparation that soothes and heals eczema by stopping itching after the first applications. The remedy is described as parasiticidal antiseptic and anti pruritic, with lasting smoothing effects though not guaranteed permanent. The ad cites Walter Luthe Dodge Co., Cincinnati, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Luthe Dodge Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
Also Mentioned on This Page
FRICK
Ironmaster
Moore
Horsford
Harrisburg Academy
Bell
Serate
Brumbaugh
Keystone
of Dimmick
Bull Moose
State Department
Dimmick
Pinchot
Penrose
Palmer
Budd
Brumm
Ryan
Lewis
McCormick
Scattering
Lancaster County
Interior Counties
Stewart-Warner
Dinning Cafe
Reed
Congress
Democratic House
Overman
McAdoo
William G. Sharp
France
North Dakota
Htough Evangelistic Services
Hazleton
Osteopathic Association
Erie
Jeaders
Pennsylvania Military College
Chester
Indiana
Murdock
Kansas
Representative Glass
Virginia
Mr. Glass
David Fleming
Princeton University
Finley
Lafayette Easton
Lafayette
John H. Finley
College of the City of New York
Colon
Goethals
West End
Roul, Lyon, Hicks
Paxtang
New Trade Commission
Maryland
United Ice & Coal Co
Forster & Cowden Sts
School OF Commerce
S. Market Square
Harrisburg Business College
Market St
D. J. Reese
Market Street
August Garverich
Dauphin
Pennsyvania
Register of Wills
William G. Garverich
Co. H. Backenstoe
Hershey, Pa
Heshey Transit Company
Hersh Trust Company
Hershey Penna
Heshey Industrial
Arme
H. N. Herr
Hershey Transit Co
Shrub and
Linden Streets
Schmidt’s Bakery
18Th
Holly Streets
New York
Seattle
C. Mackalip
Pittsburg
Fred W. Neal
Wm. Ss. Copeland
Colorado
Fellimore
Harry A. May
Isaac Miller
N. Second Street
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!