Dry forces push for party planks on prohibition
Dr John Royal Harris says drys will seek Republican and Democratic platform planks backing ratification of the national prohibition amendment. He notes Sproul and Logue favor ratification and cites primary results as creating momentum toward Senate approval. He reports strong dry support in state committees and aims to back dry senatorial candidates with election chances. The May primaries are credited with shifting Pennsylvania toward ending the wet era.
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John Royal Harris
Dry Federation of
Pennsylvania
Harris
Senate
W. C. Sproul
J. Washington Logue
Dr. Harris
House of Representatives
Sproul
Logue
Congress
Son Reaches France and Oversee Arrival Reported
Liverpool Pennsylvania reports the Longs learned their son Russell Long from the 314th Infantry is in France. Waynesboro Pennsylvania notes Mrs. C A Coffman received word Lieutenant Allen B Coffman with Hess artillery has arrived overseas.
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France
Liverpool
Maurice Long
Russell Long
314Th Infantry
Camp Meads
Waynesboro, Pa
C. A. Coffman
Allen B. Coffman
Hess Artillery
Eight Marines Killed on Overseas War Front
Washington report lists sixty two casualties with eight killed in action. Names include Corporal Francis Dock and others among the honored fallen Marines overseas.
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Washington
Francis Dock
South
Obscure War Deaths and Local Dinner Gatherings Roundup
The report lists names of soldiers from multiple states who died of wounds including Privates Landers Budlong Gourley March Peterson and Aden Brown along with others. It also notes a dinner hosted by Mrs. William G Clouser in Shiremanstown with guests Katie Fells Sara Clouser George Sadler Rupp and W A Clouser. The mixed item reads as fragmented local notices from a Massachusetts and Virginia era newspaper.
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Kenestom P. Landers
Syracuse
N. Y
William T. R. Budlong
Mariiett
Wis
Robert C. Gourley
Waterville
Lester March
Milliken
Ohio
Louis Peterson
Chicago
Aden Brown
Clyde
Shiremanstown
William G. Clouser
West Main Street
Katie Fells
Baltimore
Sara Clouser
George Sadler Rupp
W. A. Clouser
Shire
Manstown
Stringing Electric Wires Powers Waynesboro Area
Five linemen crews from Martinsburg Hagerstown Frederick Falling Waters and Waynesboro work since Sunday morning stringing high tension line between Smithsburg and Waynesboro to supply power to Waynesboro and nearby. In a separate item, James Sheaffer of Center township was thrown from a buggy when a harness broke on Limestone ridge. Edward Rapsour ferried him by auto to Elliottsburg for care.
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Waynesboro
Martinsburg
Hagerstown
Frederick
Falling Waters
Smithsburg
Hart
New Bloomfield
James Sheaffer
Center Township
Elliottsburg
Limestone Ridge
Edward Rapsour
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Mathias
New Cumberland
A. R. Ayres
Daniel Mathias
Manchester
York County
Robt, Sheesley
Robert Sheesley
V. C. Ric
Baughman
Chas. H. Mauk
Suppies
E.blumenstine
South Court St
Harrisburg
Boston
Mass
George A. Mincey
Ogeechee
Charles F. Brown
St. Paul
Merl C. Alexander
Sharon
Thomas H. Wates
Weston
W. Va
James B. Kellum
Maysville
Jamess. Schall
Templeton
Cleo B. Davis
Bowling Green
McNeil
Bell-Ans
Kare Mans
Kauf
Quaker
Pekin
Enhagen
Serges
Delhis
Taffeta Silks
FLOOR
Miner Cons
LO Poplin
Delhi
Cascade
Mason
Acme
Deltox
Grass
Fur Designs
Betes
Elle
Men's Union
Athletic Union
Palm Beach
S. G. B. Clothing Co
Panamas
Toyo Panama
Oxfords
Just
White Sea Island
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