Harrisburg’s revitalized plan nears completion and expansion
Harrisburg advances long running public improvements funded by loans while the City Planning Commission envisions future beautification of riverbanks and confluence areas. Two landscape architects outlined visions to transform the Susquehanna and Conodoguinet basins into a major leisure zone, with work phased over years.
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Harrisburg
Municipal League
Manning
Susquehanna
Conodoguinet Creek
City Planning Commission
Warren H. Maning
Park Department and Planning Commission
Samuel A. Peace
Solomon Santa
Harry J. Berrier
World Court questions and the limits of jurisdiction
The article argues nations will not submit vital national questions to a world court if adverse rulings threaten sovereignty. It proposes pre agreeing which questions are excluded and that all others fall under international tribunal. It cautions against indiscriminate expansion of jurisdiction and links limits to a federation’s solid constitutional compact. It ends with a warning against brutal reprisals and noncombatant killings.
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Taft
League of Nations For Peace
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Germany
Belgium
France
America
Sig‘natory
International Tribunal
Supreme Court
Benefits of Association Through Local Rotary and Chamber Plans
Arthur D Bacon of the Harrisburg Rotary Club outlines summer outings to unite members during off weeks. The Chamber of Commerce also invites all members to join a planned outing. Leaders emphasize networking, community spirit, and unselfish service beyond social events.
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Arthur D. Bacon
Harrisburg Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Bacon
Gilbert
Harrisburg
Pasteurize the milk amid war era health warnings
Health Officer Raunick urges pasteurizing all milk for family use in Harrisburg to combat a typhoid outbreak. He recommends consumer insistence on dealer pasteurization and home repasteurization, detailing an easy method with boiling water and slow cooling. The message underscores pasteurization as cheap, effective health insurance.
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Harrisburg
Raunick
Dollar exchange gains traction in global trade shift
The piece outlines the rise of dollar based transactions foreign trade friendly to the U S. It notes dollar exchange rapid adoption, subsequent introduction of dollar acceptances and dollar letters of credit. It touts the dollar as a sane, sensible medium of exchange with easy decimal reckoning and unquestioned domestic credit.
Bitter Press and War Talk Across Nations
A collection of editorial lines from leading papers accusing Germany, the United States, and others of anti American sentiment and failure to rank with civilized powers. The quotes reference demoralizing treaties, German submarine menace, and political chicanery tied to Milwaukee votes.
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Germany
United States
Boston Transcript
Weather notes and witty quips in Telegraph Periscope
The item compiles brief weather remarks and light anecdotes from the Telegraph Periscope column. It mentions a near collision with a bear on Altoona tracks and offers humorous aphorisms about life and love.
Pennsylvania Health Exhibit Wins Grand Prize at Panama-Pacific Expo
The Pennsylvania Department of Health earned the grand prize for its 436 exhibit on school hygiene tuberculosis and typhoid at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. Health Commissioner Dixon planned the display funded by the State Panama-Pacific Commission.
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Pittsburgh Gazette Times
Department of Health of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
San Francisco
Dixon
Pennsylvania
Department of Health
United States
Panama- Pacific Commission
State Department of Health
California
Wonderful 15 000 000 Family
Article notes that 22 000 000 people rely on U S manufacturing for livelihoods, with 9 000 000 workers and families. Investment totals 24 000 000 000 dollars and annual output 28 000 000 000 dollars. Namusa, the National Association of Manufacturers, includes about 4 000 members and over 12 000 000 000 invested. Their plants produce over half of U S manufactured output and over 90 percent of exports.
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Leslie
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Russia
National Association of Manufacturers of the
United States of America
Namusa
America
Striking Down Loose Laws in Harrisburg Vetoes
Governor Brumbaugh vetoed several Assembly bills at Harrisburg that aimed to loosen controls on theaters and moving picture houses. He argued the measures would curb official supervision and permit unsafe, “go-as-you please” film displays, risking human life. The article notes surprise at the bills' passage and praises the veto as a prudent safeguard.
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Pittsburgh
Harrisburg
Brumbaugh
Dauphin County Democrats Fight Over Bryan Quits Cabinet
Pennsylvania report on Dauphin county Democratic committee denouncing William Jennings Bryan for leaving the Cabinet. Resolutions praising Wilson and Palmer were debated as Charles D. Stucker pressed a stand by the President. The meeting split, with McCormick supporters facing opposition and Moeslein's faction losing ground as Morgenthaler became chair. Local battles reflect statewide political tensions and upcoming contests.
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Dauphin County
Democratic Committee
Pennsylvania
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Charles D. Stucker
Wilson
A. Mitchell Palmer
Vance C. McCormick
Stucker
Warren van Dyke
Democratic State Committee
Herr Moeslein
Charles A. Wilhelm
Benedict Arnold
Democracy
Democrats
McCormick
C. W. Rubendall
Moeslein
Fred L. Morgenthaler
Dauphin
Peace not in sight says Colonel House on peace prospects
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes Colonel House, a Texas politician and Wilson confidant, has returned from Europe denying he acted as the president's envoy. He argues there is little hope for an early peace as fighting stalemates persist, Belgium must be restored, and militarism in Berlin must be crushed for any lasting settlement.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Colonel House
Texas
Wilson
Germany
England
White House
Belgium
France
Berlin
Europe
St. Helena
HIS FAULT By Wing Dinger
A rainy day spoils a plan to fish and enjoy a day of pleasure. The speaker tells Bill the fault lies in choosing a day for fun when weather is poor.
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Wing Dinger T
Rotary Means Golden Rule In Business
Arthur D. Bacon explains Harrisburg Rotary Club aims and obligations. The group meets bimonthly, selects one representative per business line, and promotes ethics, service, and universal equality under the Golden Rule for society and professional conduct.
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Rotary
Bacon
Rotary Club of
Harrisburg
Qou
International Rotary
Belgium War Sorrows and Bryce Report Highlight Wartime Works
Leonid Andreyev's The Sorrows of Belgium to publish soon in six scenes presenting horrors of war with Belgian invasion devastation. The Bryce Report on German Atrocities regarded as a lasting historical document, issued by Macmillan. praised for accuracy and completeness by Clayton Hamilton in The Bookman along with Chandler's bibliography notes.
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Leonid Andreyev
Belgium
Maeterlinck
King Alert
Bryce
Bryce Commission
Macmillan Company
Clayton Hamilton
Frank Wadleigh Chandler
Mr. Hamilton
Hamilton
President Wilson’s Delay in Berlin Note Response
The American people feel impatience at the delay in sending an answer to Berlin after the Von Jagow note. While supporting Wilson during crisis negotiations with Germany, the public wants a timely, clear reply rather than extended postponement.
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New York Press
United States
Germany
Wilson
Berlin
von Jagow
Our Daily Laugh All Fixed
A brief humorous line about plans after graduation. He suspects teaching is on the horizon and she confirms training someone already chosen.
Germany Still Missing Point in Lusitania Crisis
From the New York Herald Germany’s moral blindness is blamed for refusing to acknowledge wrongdoing in the Lusitania disaster. Berlin supposedly offers to curb attacks only if the United States enforces its laws on contraband explosives and guns, while denying responsibility for past killings.
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New York Herald
Germany
Berlin
United States
Lusitania
Harmonizing street names in Wilkes-Barre area and city notes
Harrisburg readers learn Wilkes-Barre plans to unify street names across nine teen boroughs and townships to avoid duplication. Other items: river planning input from rivermen, praises for Dr. Becht in Lafayette College role, local officials and visitors, and a May library circulation surge.
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Harrisburg
Wilkes-Barre
City Planning Commission
Steelton
Penbrook
Paxtang
West Shore
Cameron Street
Front Street
Nineteenth Street
Harrisburg Street
Highspire
Arrisburg
Notable Figures Active in Various Local Affairs
Charles A. Eldon of Williamsport campaigns for bird houses. T. C. DuPont, notable in insurance, once backed Johnstown street railways. Col. C. T. Cresswell, now commanding the Third Infantry, is a Philadelphia artist. D. T. Biffle of Pittsburgh travels to Michigan. T. S. Crago, reappointed lieutenant colonel of the Tenth, is a congressman-elect and former congressman.
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Charles A. Eldon
Williams Port
Bird Houses
T. C. DuPont
Johnstown
Col
C. T. Cresswell
Third Infantry
Philadelphia
D. T. Biffle
Pittsburgh
Michigan
T. 8. Crago
Tenth
Harrisburg Noted Among Traveling Men's Bridges
A playful Altoona Times note to Mr Thompson cites Harrisburg as famed among traveling men for its bridges. A quip about Mohonk peace conference mocks the wordplay surrounding peace and conference.
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Harrisburg
Altoona
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R. Oyster Secretary
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Federal Square
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Fifth Avenue Building
New York City
Hasbrook
Story & Brooks
Benesere Ti
Allen & Ward
Utah
Jackie
New Jersey
China
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Western Hemisphere
Japan
Rao
New York World
Venice
Milwaukee
Vass
Public Service Commission
Brown
New York Sun
D. Bacon
Itary Club
Insburg Rotary
Rotarian
Monk
Williamsport
J. George Becht
Lafayette College
Becht
Lycoming
Clarion State Normal School
Lafayette
Lycoming County
D. P. Gerberich
Lebanon
Dr. Gerberich
Robert Herbert
National Guard
Greensburg
Robert W. Herbert
George D. Heckert
Harrisburg Public Library
Civic Club
Ben Strouse
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