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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1916
Page
13
The piece argues Hughes and Wilson endorse a mud-slinging free campaign. It notes earlier eras used torchlight displays and personal attacks, but now voters rely on facts and logical argument. It also discusses Pennsylvania Democrats and the 1912 Wilson nomination impact.
Harrisburg grows toward a 100000 population by annexing eighty five acres from Swatara township. Boyd's Directory places the city at 93000, a high estimate the publishers acknowledge. The piece notes rapid growth via new buildings and annexation and discusses benefits to property owners.
The column surveys reform pushes in Pennsylvania led by Governor Brumbaugh for simpler real estate recording, a push toward the Torrens system, and a broader call to modernize laws. It notes Republican and Progressive alignments, St Louis convention reactions, and the shift of Progressives toward the Republican ticket as Democrats face criticism.
The text notes a growing movement since the war to elect a Republican administration that will enact a protective tariff law. It argues that tariffs should apply to dues and similar trade items, including stockings and many other articles.
The article notes the fall of Vaux near Verdun fifteen weeks after Douaumont, stressing that Verdun's capture depends on broader German advances across a belt of fortifications. It highlights German persistence at Verdun, mentions eastern Russian developments, and hints at Allied pressure relief along the British line. It also includes newspaper jokes from the Washington Star ness and Boston Transcript.
A collage of political dispatches from St Louis and New York notes Democratic delegates touring breweries while Roosevelt Hughes ties up support. Classical verses honor Lord Kitchener, framing wartime leadership with a call to national duty.
The article examines the allure of caged wild animals in circuses and the hazards behind capturing lions tigers and leopards. It highlights the demanding work of traders who outfit expeditions in Africa, hire experts, and lead teams through months of hardship to supply exotic beasts.
New York World reports Justice Hughes greeted by admirers at the Astor Hotel as he discussed his campaign in general terms. William H. Crocker of San Francisco called him human and magnetic, while M. H. De Young urged his popularity in the Far West and longevity notes highlight Levi P. Morton reaching 92 after a quiet vice presidency.
A humorous verse about the Jones family and a lavish seaside summer. A daughter aims to save the family name through marriage while a circus outing ends in rain and mud. The refrain suggests recurring plans to attend the circus despite past soggy disappointment.
A compilation notes a banjo playing street musician who has faced arrest, a large Eclipse Works smokestack visible at a ball park with an American flag, fish species and fishing hints, hundreds of thousands of public bath visits in Philadelphia, a Philadelphia man seeking a name change, Ashland street hay-wish activity in Doylestown, and school paddies inspection in Washington with pine boards.
Primary results create confusion over certificates of election as delegates and missing addresses. Prohibition delegates spark surprise earlier and Roosevelt Progressive and Bull Moose lines show no active conventions. Local notes cover state officials tracking names, squirrel lore, highway license surge, a tale about a hen and turtle eggs ending with mock turtle soup, and Frances J. Torrance as veteran state charity board member with Pittsburgh ties.
Robert Swan heads Pittsburgh safety for the Fourth of July pageant. J C Trees leads a major Colombian oil project. William Freihofer, a Republican delegate, is a Philadelphia baker. Dr W J Holland of the Carnegie Museum doubts Utah dinosaur remains. J Hampton Moore promotes government purchase of the Delaware canal and long supports waterways.
Historic Harrisburg notes the city as a coal distributer for Lykens for forty years and touches on newspaper pricing debates. The piece discusses publisher profits, price increases, reader retention, and cost recovery in a period of rising production costs.
Questions posed to Harrisburg Rotary Club members at the annual Municipal Quiz elicited answers on city statistics. The birth rate for 1916 was thirteen and nine-tenths per 2000 based on a population of 73 57.
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