McCormick Picked to Lead Democratic Campaign
Harrisburg native Vance C. McCormick was chosen by President Wilson to succeed William F. McCombs as Democratic National Committee chair. Officials expect him to unify the party, harmonize factions, and run the coming campaign alongside McAdoo and Burleson.
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Associated Press
Washington
Vance C. McCormick
Harrisburg
Wilson
William F. McCombs
Democratic National Committee
St. Louis
McCormick
Homer S. Cummings
Connecticut
Fred H. Lynch
Minnesota
John W. Davis
Saulsbury
Delaware
McAdoo
Burleson
Tumulty
Maker
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg Academy
Philips Andover Academy
Yale University
William
Weather forecast for Harrisburg and eastern Pennsylvania
Un settled conditions with showers possible tonight and Friday. Susquehanna river and tributaries near or at 6.3 feet Friday morning in Harrisburg. General pressure fall nationwide with regional variations. Temperatures ranged to 78 despite high 108 in Phoenix. river stage 6.8 feet above low water. Moonrise at 8 43 p m.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
New England States
Middle Atlantic
Ocoant
Arizona
Carifina
Phoenix
Rocky Mountains
Three William Penn Routes Urged In Perry County Meeting
New Bloomfield Liverpool and Newport residents gather in Newport to hear advocates for three William Penn Highway routes through Perry county. Officials will hear Willam Jennings M H James and J G H Rippmann outline claims at 7 pm in the Newport borough building despite rain.
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New Bloomfield
Liverpool
Newport
Perry County
Newport Borough
Willam Jennings
M. H. James
J. G. H. Rippmann
Millerstown
William Penn
Hughes Holds Conferences with Republican Leaders in New York
Charles Evans Hughes continued his campaign visits in New York meeting party leaders, businessmen, and politicians amid undecided plans. The day included a visit by William Potter of Philadelphia, who helped nominate Theodore Roosevelt in Chicago.
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Associated Press
New York
Charles Evans Hughes
National Committee
William Potter
Philadelphia
Theodore Roosevelt
Chicago
Suffragists See Easy Sailing in 1917 Campaign
Mrs J O Miller of Pittsburgh reports the Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association expects a comparatively easy task wining both major parties to endorse woman suffrage as the 1917 Legislature meets. She notes national party moves and says effort will focus on electing legislators who support a suffrage amendment.
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Pennsylvania
J. O. Miller
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association
Veterans of the Pennsylvania Rail Road Gather for Reunion
Veterans of the Pennsylvania Railroad converge for the Middle Division Veteran Employer Association annual reunion at Chestnut Street Hall. N. W. Smith presides as 500 veterans register for the 2 PM business session and 6 PM banquet with Smith serving as toastmaster. Also listed are officers and locations across the region.
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Veterans OF Pennsylvania Railroad
Middle Division
Pennsylvania Railroad
Chestnut Street Hall
N. W. Smith
Democratic Convention Proceedings At Harrisburg
The report details the Harrisburg Democratic Convention timeline with a temporary chairman Glynn, James as permanent chairman delivering a midday speech, an interruption over President Truman’s diplomacy, and cries for Bryan. The rules committee backed nominating at night, and the convention adjourned to 9 p.m.
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Germany
William J. Bryan
Bryan
James
Glasgow
Committee On Rules
Reed
Missouri
St. Louis
Rules Committee
Committee On Permanent Organization
Ollie James
Kentucky
Bruce Kremer
Montana
Er. J. Britton
North Carolina
John I. Martin
Delogates
Daily Press
Wilsor
Nebraskan
Paxtang School Picnic To Feature Contests And Special Guests
The Paxtang event next Tuesday will send buses for hundreds of students at 9:15 A.M. The park program includes school and individual contests with prizes, free park theaters, a child friendly performance, a band, speeches by Governor Brumbaugh and dignitaries, and a fireworks finale after sunset. Marjorie Sterrett the Battleship Girl will attend to thank contributors to the battleship fund, drawing local curiosity about her appearance from New York City.
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Brumbaugh
Marjorie Sterrett
Battleship Fund
New York City
Telegraph
Paxtang Park
Bear Wreck Claims Five Drowned Near Sugar Loaf Rock
Five bodies are recovered after the steamer Bear wrecks on Sugar Loaf Rock near Eureka California. Two boatloads of survivors are reported. authorities continue rescue efforts and investigations into the disaster.
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Eureka
Cal
Bear
Sugar Loaf Rock
Expense Account Filed by Brumbaugh Committee
The Brumbaugh national dele gate campaign committee filed its campaign expense statement in Harrisburg. Receipts totaled 8405.26 with 3014.72 in unpaid bills and 319.44 cash on hand. Major contributions came from Attorney General Brown and Colonel Louis J. Kolb, among others, with expenses for printing traveling fees and local campaign payments.
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Brumbaugh
Capitol
Paul N. Furman
Brown
Louis J. Kolb
Otto T. Mallory
E. M. C. Africa
John Price Jackson
John M. Reynolds
George Henderson
W. 8. Aaron
William Lauder
W. D. B. Ainey
James W. Leech
John A. Scott
I. B. Whitehead
William H. Ball
J.T. McMullen
Shamokin
Milton W. Shreve
Elwood J. Turner
Chester
M. J. Gibn
James C. Deininger
Small Tendons Snap in Roosevelt Side Injury
The X ray shows several small tendons attached to a rib snapped from Theodore Roosevelt’s side after a violent cough. His physician says the injury is not serious and will heal in a few days with rest. Roosevelt plans to stay in Oyster Bay until tomorrow as visitors call on him.
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Associated Press
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Inquirers
Roosevelt
Oryster Bay
John C. Greenway
Arizona
Robert Bass
New Hampshire
E. A. van Valkenburg
Philadelphia
Phila Countess Arrested After Auto Kills Man
Philadelphia June 15 Countess Santa Eulalia former Mrs John B Stetson and Mrs Imogene Potter were arrested as material witnesses after a car owned by the countess ran down and killed Samuel Bailer 20. The chauffeur was remanded to await the coroner. The district attorney will seek stricter speeding and reckless operation laws and a public meeting is proposed.
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Philadelphia
Santa Eulalia
John B. Stetson
Imogene Potter
Samuel Bailer
Potter
Two Soldiers Shot in Bandit Attack Leaves Seven Wounded
Two soldiers were shot and seven others wounded during a bandit fight. The unit refused to withdraw despite the exchange of gunfire and ongoing threat in the area.
Russians Press Toward Lemberg as Verdun Battles Rage
Russian forces push toward Lemberg in Galicia while Brussiloff’s armies near Kovel tighten the link between German and Austrian troops. In France heavy artillery targets Fort Souville as German drives press on Chattancourt near Cumieres. no infantry action reported. nearby, two American soldiers die in a San Ignacio clash with bandits. seven Americans wounded as a larger Mexican assault near Laredo fails to breach defenses.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Texas
San Ignacio
Laredo
Funston
Lemberg
Galicia
Kovel
Brussiloff
Bukowina
Czernowitz
Souville
Meuse
Verdun
Fort Souville
Chattancourt
Cumieres
Juror Falls As Trial Opens in Petrecia Murder Case
Reading Pa June 15 Records were broken selecting a jury in the Antonio Petrecia murder trial after forty minutes. He is charged with killing Elmer Kenderdine, his quarry foreman, by striking him with a club. Kenderdine's skull was shown to the jury. One juror slept and was warned to stay awake.
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Antonio Petrecia
Elmer Kenderdine
Kenderdine
Post Office Clerks Set July Convention in City
Plans for the fifteenth annual convention of the Pennsylvania State Association of Post Office Mail Clerks unfold in this city July 4-5. About 100 delegates will gather with a sightseeing tour, a ball game at Island Park, sessions at the State Capitol, and a banquet at the Colonial Country Club to conclude the meeting.
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Pennsylvania State Association of Post Office
Island Park
Lancaster
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Resolutions Committee
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George P. Chandler
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Herman Malow
Thure Lince
York
Pensylvania
Christian Gunzenhauser
J. A. Arnold
Reading
W. Horace Crider
Homestead
L. A. Kley
Phoenixville
W. A. King
Wilkes-Barre
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Poole Engineering and Machine Company
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13Th Cavalry
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Seattle
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Brotherhood
Butte, Mont
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Oregon
Utah
Progressive Party
Cambria County
Albert F. Fick
L. A. Huntley
Joseph Ketsall
D. Sherman Griffith
Charles W. Port
Claude Phillip Brown
Josephine Matt
John Rufus Miller
Mayme Gertrude Gunas
Mifflintown
Michael Angelaff
Helen Simmers
Steciton
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