Rotary Club targets anti noise crackdown in Harrisburg
A Harrisburg anti noise campaign led by the Rotary Club seeks broad civic support to suppress loud and illegal disturbances. The note calls out shrieking locomotives, un muffled cutouts, and sirens as disruptive, urging police enforcement and swift fines, while praising Secretary Wilson's stance against Bolshevik influence and urging unity among associations.
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Harrisburg
Rotary Club
Guardians of Peace and Order
Governor’s Fine Advice At Pitt and Capitol Industry
Governor Sproul urged students at the University of Pittsburgh to engage in public affairs and uphold American institutions. He warned restless critics to seek a system that fits their views. In Washington the House calmly conducted a brisk, short session demonstrating disciplined legislative work.
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Overnor Sproul
University of Pittsburgh
Capitol Hill
Spiked helmet and German attitude spark social tension
A fragment notes how public sentiment toward pro German attitude has shifted, with Prussian propaganda cited as influencing delay and negotiation in peace talks, causing sympathy for the Hun to surface among observers in America.
German Advertising Barriers Under Debate on Capitol Hill
Lawmakers move toward repealing mandatory German language advertising clauses leaving officials discretion to place notices in English papers. Senate committee proposals remove the German requirement but retain discretion. Auditor General Snyder’s Pottsville home town readies a street paving drive budgeted at 500 600 dollars, as Pottsville touts civic and military records.
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Capitol Hill
Senate
Snyder
Pottsville
Labor outlook as returning soldiers join the job market
A period bulletin argues returning soldiers split into divisions will flood the labor market as they reenter industry. Emigration rises, fueling fears of a labor shortage while producers plan to manage wage expectations. Eastern employers form a committee to stem the exodus and protect postwar employment.
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HILE
American Exchange National Bank
Current Bulletin
New York City
United States
Balkans
Europe
Political fight over Philadelphia charter moves toward vote
The article reports on the Philadelphia charter bill battle, noting Vare’s opposition and readiness to contend for power, the push to include a Town Meeting member on the Registration Board, and maneuvers to unite independents for the municipal election. It covers House attendance controversy, editorial takes, andSproul's plan to sign the charter, with comment on Mayoralty prospects and Luzerne county candidates.
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Edwin H. Vare
Philadelphia
Ware
Board of Registration Commissioners
Harrisburg
George W. Coles
Coles
Frank Gable
Red Cross Women of Harrisburg Help in Peace Time
As normal peace activities resume, Harrisburg Red Cross workers scale back wartime labor yet continue aiding European refugees and soldiers at home. Local women who united for war effort are praised for leadership in patriotic events.
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Red Cross Workers of
Harrisburg
Europe
Fraternal Groups Uphold Core American Traditions
A statement praising fraternal and other organizations for maintaining American traditions and promoting trust in constituted authority against theorists who arrive with distrust.
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America
Women workers shift in England and U S labor counts
Labor notes show English women averaging around 6.08 dollars weekly for time work and U S telephone systems employ nearly 275000 staff. English banking employes rise from 1500 to about 38000 in four years. Delphia formations join unions linked to the AFL. British munitions ministry training schools illustrate women advancing to shop supervision roles.
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England
Silk Craft and Power Behind Pennsylvania Textiles
A study of Pennsylvania silk production explains why the state supplies a third of U S silk. Women workers predominate in mills in coal regions while powerful spinning demands vast energy. The article traces degumming, dyeing, and a tin weighting process that enhances silk weight and luster, boosting wear life and cost versus untinned silk.
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Keystone
Pennsylvania
America
Philadelphia
New York
Wilkes-Barre
Hazleton
Scranton
Japan
China
Italy
Awakening of Industry After Armistice Optimism Shifts View
Post armistice era saw initial fear of a price slump paralyze business and spur stockpiling. Now prices are expected to hold or rise, unemployment fears ease, and labor shortages shrink. Demand grows in farms as wealth reflows from agriculture, with higher farm spending on machinery, fencing, materials, and autos. Farm output values per unit rise from 1914 to 1918 and are projected higher this year. Bache Review.
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United States
Bache Review
Lest We Forget: Calls for Harsh Penalties on Germany
The Manufacturers Record urges a drastic punishment of Germany to prevent future wars. It argues for long-term bondage of the German nation until a new generation abandons militaristic thought and condemns the criminality of the war. The piece warns that peace conferences and leagues may fail without such penalties.
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Edmonds
Germany
Leagues of Nations
Truly Touching Democrats Warn Against League Position
A satirical notice mocks President Roosevelt era allies for fearing Republican opposition to the League of Nations. It likens their concerns to collateral tears over the Monroe Doctrine and Declaration of Independence, suggesting their anxiety is affective yet partisan.
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Harvey's Weekly
League of Nations
The Hun in Belgiun Excerpt From Brand Whitlock’s New Book
Herr Von Strum frets over Belgium as he foresees German advance to come like a steamroller. He laments Belgians and repeats the harsh image, reflecting alarm and despair during the looming invasion.
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Brand Whitlock
Belgium
Herr von Strum
America
Better Make It Golden Lamb in New York Memorial Debate
A Rochester Democrat and Chronicle piece notes a Broadway businessman’s suggestion to erect a solid gold victory obelisk 50 to 100 feet tall on Manhattan Island. It recalls biblical golden calf scenes and muses on location, proposing a Wall Street Lamb monument as a fitting symbol if placed on Wall Street.
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Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Manhattan Island
Aaron
New York Monument
New York Memorial
Wall
Lord Will Fight For You Declaration From Deuteronomy
A quotation from Deuteronomy 1 29 and 30 assures that the Lord will go before and fight for you, urging courage against fear with divine protection and guidance.
Remarkable Doughboy Valor and Gallows Humor in War Memoir
Major Frank C. Mahin recalls American troops in France facing gas and high explosives with unflinching grit. He praises the fighters' stamina and nerve, recounting a runner who lost an arm yet joked about discovering a severed hand, illustrating the doughboy invincibility and wartime camaraderie.
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Uncle Sam
Frank C. Mahin
Army Recruiting Office
Market Street
John Paul Jones
France
Berlin
Meuse- Argonne
Garrick Letters to Burlington to Be Sold at Hodgsons
A set of published letters by David Garrick and his wife to the Earl and Countess of Burlington will be auctioned at Hodgsons in Gancery Lane. The letters, dated 1749 during the Garricks honey moon, reveal playful humor about their marriage and Shakespeare, with Mrs Garrick writing in an illiterate hand full of quaint errors. The collection includes twenty two letters from Garrick and twenty one from Mrs Garrick, many detailing their happiness and social notes.
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London Times
David @frick
Earl
Burlington
Messrs
Merén
Garricks
Lay Burlington
Garrick
Mrs. Garrick
Shakespeare
Romeo
Klapin
Coven Garden
Mr. Barry
Mrs. Cibber
Reminiscences of Capitol Park circa Harrisburg history
Jacob R. Miller recalls Harrisburg’s old Capitol Park as it was in his early days in 1846. He describes fences gates and casters from Third Street to Walnut and the evolving park grounds, the State Arsenal near Eighteenth and Herr, and a row of wooden and cast iron protections culminating in a muskets fence for the Mexican War memorial. A later dredge incident on the Susquehanna ends with boys observing the vessel near Kelker Street.
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Jacob R. Miller
Harrisburg
Capitol Park
Arnold W. Brunner
Mil Iler
Verbel Street
Ps Third
Pine
State Street
Philadelia
Ye Street
Mit
Capitol Yard
Third
Walnut Streets
State Arsenal
Marrisburg
Fourth
Walnut
South Street
Walnut Street
Eighth Ward
W. W. Jennings
East State Street
Bull Run
Barnum
Eighteenth and
Herr
John Harris
Notable Figures Mentioned in News from Swarthmore and Philadelphia
W T Fillis is reported detained in Egypt. Mayor Stacy B Lloyd returns from army service in France. Ex Chief Justice D Newlin Fell spoke at flag day events in Philadelphia. Colonel G A Burrell, Chemical Warfare section, awarded Distinguished Service Cross, Pittsburgh native. M M Cochran of Uniontown leads Bethany College fund with 160000 dollars raised. Dr Lambert Ott, Philadelphia chemist, argues beer is not intoxicating. Rev Dr J Ritchie Smith, former city resident, gave Geneva College commencement address.
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W. T. Fillis
Swarthmore
Egypt
Stacy B. Lloyd
France
D. Newlin Fell
Philadelphia
G. A. Burrell
Chemical Warfare Section
Pittsburgh
M. M. Cochran
Uniontown
Bethany College
Lambert Ott
Harrisburg Stockade Pioneered Susquehanna Frontier
John Harris’ stockade marked the first fortification on the Susquehanna frontier, establishing a protective outpost that guided early settlement and trade along the river.
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Harrisburg
John Harris
Susquehanna
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O. G. Davies
Wilkes- Barre
H. K. Daugherty
Mercer County
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Crawford
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Ministry of Munitions
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the Industrial Titan of America
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Belgiun
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