West Shore annexation push aims to join suburbs with Harrisburg
West Shore Firemen's Union urges merging Wormleysburg Camp Hill and Lemoyne into Harrisburg to improve efficiency and services. The piece envisions future expansion south to Highspire Steelton Rutherford Penbrook Progress and north toward the mountains, arguing growth should not stop at the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Shore Firemen’s Union
Wormleysburg
Camp Hill
Lemoyne
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
Allegheny
Bethlehems
Steelton
Rutherford
Penbrook
Progress
Adjournment Looms for Legislature as Session Nears End
The article notes the 1900s session likely to finish within June as politics settle. It urges ending partisan dissension to allow the General Assembly to complete business, cites Governor Brumbaugh vetoes, and argues repeal of many statutes would ease burdens on the people. It laments excessive regulation and calls for more practical lawmakers, highlighting wartime pressures on corporations and business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Senate
House
Brumbaugh
Commonwealth
Legislature urged to adjourn for necessity and efficiency
The speaker argues lawmakers face limits from scarce rolling stock and equipment and deems much regulation impractical or unnecessary. He advocates an early adjournment, urging action on essential matters and speed in completing needed work.
Flag Day in Harrisburg Sets Simple, Dignified Observance
Harrisburg marks Flag Day with a citywide observance led by the Harrisburg Lodge of Elks and participating groups marching to Reservoir Park for evening exercises. The program aims to minimize work disruption and emphasizes Old Glory as a symbol of liberty, democracy, and anti autocracy. Citizens urged to display flags tomorrow.
Harrisburg Wharton School marks first branch commencement
The Harrisburg branch of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania held its first commencement last night. Fifty three graduates received diplomas after three years of study four evenings a week and daytime work. The graduates are praised for stamina and patriotism with eleven graduates four juniors and one first year volunteering for military service during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Wharton School
University of Pennsylvania
Whale steaks join war diet as nostalgia meets rationing
An old column muses on whale steaks entering wartime menus and compares American tastes to Japan's recent reliance on whale meat. The piece playfully argues for adapting to new staples like whale while recognizing lingering fondness for familiar fare, noting a 10 cent introductory price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jerusalem
United States
Pennsylvania Senate Moves Toward End of Session With Truce in Play
Capitol Hill signals differences between Governor Brumbaugh and Penrose camp to be ironed out as June 28 adjournment date looms and quiet handling of appointments appears aimed at avoiding mass veto battles. Prohibition amendment movement grows. transit bills for Philadelphia advance after hearings. various lawmakers noted, including Senator Sones and Representative Flynn, while personnel changes shuffle at the Legislative Reference Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Capitol Hill
Brumbaugh
Penrose
Smith
C. W. Sones
Williamsport
Pennsylvania
A. J. Mehring
Edward G. Moore
Fayette County
Moore
Central Iron and Steel Company
A. B. Dunsmore
Tioga County
Capitol
Mr. Dunsmore
State Railroad Commission
Ship of State Sail On In Patriot Ode
A historical poem fragment echoes Lincoln’s metaphorical call to endure. The lines praise resilience of the nation and union, urging the Ship of State to sail despite tempests and false lights, with faith and hope guiding the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonsfellow
Editorial Snippets Urge War Talk and Home Rule Reforms
A collection of editorial opinions spans Spain’s fatigue over innocence, U S entry into war, Irish factions behind closed doors on Home Rule, and Lloyd George’s push for Irish unity. A Vladimirostok dispatch notes vast wartime stockpiles and a former tsarist gendarme youth turned citizen leader, illustrating upheaval and irony in a single bold window on history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd George
Chicagol Tribune
Heinz on Food Supply Emphasizes Individual Responsibility
Director Heinz of the Food Supply Department urges personal responsibility in conserving food. He calls for reducing consumption of vital staples like wheat and potatoes, trimming immature meats, substituting breads, using seafood and perishable produce, and cutting waste to improve national and allied food security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heinz
Food Supply Department
Committee of Public Safety
Be careful not to hate hate not the sinner
A brief poem urging measured judgment of wrongdoing while preserving compassion for those affected. The speaker condemns crimes such as Belgian slavery and rape, French atrocities, Serb aggression, drowning, murder of the sick and nurse, and the killing of children, while calling readers to reject hatred of the German people as a whole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
M. H Wilson
Wise, discriminating economy urged for war effort
A wartime appeal argues against general austerity, urging elimination of waste and prudent use of necessaries. It warns that overzealous cutbacks could worsen shortages, raise living costs, and harm the nation, urging mild restraint and diversified consumption to support troops and allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Prisoners hear St. John’s choir from Philadelphia
From a prison cell the boys choir of St John’s Orphan Asylum Philadelphia sang for inmates at Eastern Penitentiary on a recent Sunday. The Catholic Standard And Times published a poem of appreciation with closing lines praising hopeful youth and urging the lads to stay true to the right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John's Orphan Asylum
Philadelphia
Eastern Penitentiary
Catholic Standard and Times
Labor and labor actions across states and provinces
Labor notes report varied labor actions including the Connecticut Senate rejecting a cap on hours for women and minors, Texas selling iron ore beds, Detroit bakers unions expanding and raising wages, Alberta and British Columbia coal miners seeking a 30 percent wage hike and eight hour day, and British munition workers mobilized as volunteers. Dock workers join the army as civilians while remaining unionized and deployed to government cargo duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor
Connecticut
State Senate
Alberta
British Columbia
Our Daily Laugh Cartoon Schnappes Style Jokes
The panel jokes joke about old fashioned kids in deaf and dumb asylums and doctor prescriptions. A couple quips about the war and a playful exchange on a kiss and a scream show lighthearted humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deaf and Dumb
Liberty Loan Bond funds soldier apparel and gear
The $100 Liberty Loan Bond is estimated to clothe arm and equip one American soldier. Each $100 purchaser can feel their money directly helps arm and equip a service member. The program offers a tangible way for willing citizens to support the war effort.
Harrisburg Baseball Parks Fade as City Expands
Harrisburg declines old riverfront diamonds as Harrisburg Railway Company and other corporations absorb sites at Sixth Division streets Cameron Street and nearby areas. The shift marks a memory of historic fields while new city growth covers former ballparks.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Sixth
Division Streets
Hoffman's Woods
Giants
Rail Company
Cumberland Street
Paxton Harrisburg
Susquehanna Field
Cameron Street
Harris Park
Regina
Berryhill
Forster Estate
State and
Err Streets
Harrisburg Railway Company
Sixth Street
Fair Grounds
Third Street
Union Square
Thirteenth Street
Crescent
Nineteenth
Greenwood
Harrisburg
Prominent Public Figures Named in Early Philadelphia Notices
Well known people appear in local mentions. James F. Woodward, chairman of the House appropriations committee, is in a third term. Judge John W. Kephart is the youngest Superior Court member. W. P. Wilson notes war impact on export trade. J. Dawson Callery reelected Pittsburgh Railways head. D. W. Amram named a delegate to the American Jewish Congress. General Frank McIntyre titled a doctor of laws by Villanova College as military news censor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Safety Committee
Philadelphia
James F. Woodward
House Appropriations Committee
John W. Kephart
Superior Court
W. P. Wilson
Philadelphia Museums
J. Dawson Callery
Pittsburgh Traction
Pittsburgh Railways Company
D. W. Amram
University of Pennsylvania
American Jewish Congress
Washington
Frank McIntyre
United States Army
Villanova College
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B.J. Stackpole
F. R. Oyster
Gus M. Steinmetz
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
the Audit Bureau of Circulation and
Pennsylvania Associated Dailies
Brooks & Finley
Fifth Avenue Building
New York City
People's Gas
Chicago
Harrisurg
Roskin
West Shore
Spirit of
the Times
Lodge of Elks
The
Vari
Ous
Reservoir Park
Democracy
the Standard of Freedom
the World
Perpetua
Politica
Judiciary General Committee
McNichol
John M. Flynn
Wilson G. Larng
Sarig
E. Lowry Humes
Mr. Sarig
Baldwin
Philadelphia Ledger
Heffernan
Philadelphia Inquirer
Ship of State
Real Sport
By Briggs
PotaTo Bucs
Aul Betstray
Spain
Macon Telegraph
Germany
Philadelphia Press
Russia
Vladivostock
Vladivostok
Citizens’ Committee
Texas
Detroit Bakers’ Union
England
Jack
Mel” James
William Penn Highway
Bellevue Park
Juniata
Susquehanna
Sherman's Creek
Tuscarora Creek
James 8. Beacom
Greensburg
Warrisburg
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