Taft Leads Conference on League of Peace at Independence Hall
Distinguished figures meet at Independence Hall Philadelphia to consider a League of Peace proposal. Taft presides and outlines aims to provide a practical mechanism to settle disputes and avert war, while rejecting absolute abolition of war as impractical. Four articles, including submission of justiciable disputes to a judicial tribunal, are proposed for adoption and sent to Wilson and other heads of state.
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Philadelphia
Independence Hall
League of Peace
National Provisional Committee
William Howard Taft
Wilson
Provisional Committee
Taft
Burglary Leads to Double Tragedy in East New York
Carman Cornelius a wealthy merchant reports a burglar shot his wife Barbara and then killed himself after firing at him. Police could not verify his account as neighbors found Barbara dead with two gunshot wounds and a man’s body on the floor. Cornelius remained with police as investigation continued.
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Associated Press
New York
Carman
Cornelius
Barbara
Mother Finds Murdered Child in the Backyard
Cincinnati, O June 17. Mrs. Mary Nolte reported her eleven year old daughter Elizabeth missing since Tuesday. The body was found in the rear yard, naked and wrapped in a sheet, brought back to the grandmother’s home. Police say the child was assaulted and murdered, with the throat cut, after a man of color allegedly offered candy to entice her.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Elizabeth
Mary Nolte
Condemn Twilight Sleep In Medical Meeting
In San Francisco on June 17 doctors at the National Eclectic Medical Association condemned twilight sleep. Dr. W N Mundy of Forest Ohio argued it does not render pain insensible and stated that 85 percent of infants born under twilight sleep are born in partial asphyxiation.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
National Eclectic Medical Association
W. N. Mundy
Forest
Ohio
Harrisburg Weather and Rivers Report
For Harrisburg and vicinity fair tonight and Friday with cooler temperatures. Eastern Pennsylvania partly cloudy and cooler tonight, Friday fair with gentle west winds. River levels show no material changes. Harrisburg gauge around 3.6 feet Friday morning. High pressure remains along the North Atlantic coast with showers in parts of the Lake Region and much of the country eastward to the Atlantic.
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Harrisburg
Fairight
Pennsylvania
North Atlantic
Lake
Atlantic
Gap in Riverfront Wall to Resume Work Monday
Five sections of concrete forms outline a plaza as one side of the Market street riverfront wall gap is filled. George B. Stucker of Stucker Brothers Construction reports resuming steps once river stage falls, weather and water permitting. He notes water about three feet above low water mark and says work will start Monday if levels drop.
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Market Street
George B. Stucker
Stucker Brothers Construction Company
Stucker
Mr. Stucker
Demors to Speak on Timely Topics at commencement
The ninth annual Technical High school commencement opens with a school orchestra march and prayer led by Rev Henry W A Hanson. Norman Stiteler speaks on The Fundamental Cause of War followed by C Stephen Anderson on The Basis of Good Government in the Republic. A descriptive orchestra piece and two more orations conclude the program. The Central High School exercises follow tomorrow at 2 pm at the Majestic theater.
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Technical High School
Henry W. A. Hanson
Norman Stiteler
C. Stephen Anderson
Republic
G. Web Pan Wetats
Central High School
Majestic Theater
Heavy cuts made in appropriation bill
Governor Brumbaugh will announce his action on the general appropriation bill when he returns to the city from Huntingdon tonight. He is at Huntingdon addressing Juniata College graduates and will confer with Highway Commissioner Cunningham at the Huntingdon Chamber of Commerce banquet.
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Brumbaugh
Huntingdon
Juniata College
Cunningham
Three Harrisburg Men Honored by Susquehanna
Three Harrisburg men received honorary degrees at Susquehanna University's 57th commencement in Selinsgrove. Rev Thomas Reisch earned Doctor of Divinity, Deed B Teitrich Doctor of Pedagogy, and Dr Samuel Z Shope was named honorary president of the Alumni Association and delivered the banquet address. Shope earlier received a Doctor of Science degree. The event included the alumni banquet and business session. An Ithaca report notes Norman Angell arguing that bigger military forces alone cannot secure US rights in a crisis.
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Harrisburg
Susquehanna University
Selinsgrove
Thomas Reisch
Christ Lutheran Church
Deed B. Teitrich
Reisch
Teitrich
Samuel Z. Shope
Third Street
Shope
University
Susquehanna Alumni Association
Associated Press
Ithaca
N. Y
United States
Norman Angell
Splendid Urges at Hogestown Show
Big Head Woods Hogestown Pa June 17 Today closes Hogestown Horse and Cattle Show with horse day judging and large crowds. Horses and cattle receive careful judging while vendors and spectators fill the grounds. Winners in boys judging classes announced. poultry exhibits attract many visitors.
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Big Head Woods
Hogestown
Must Sell 100 More Books to Land Newark Team
Newark booster committee seeks 100 pledges by 9 pm to bring the International league team to Harrisburg. Local businessmen push for class AA baseball as pledges are recorded by calling Bell 1051. a league meeting will be convened tomorrow once the goal is met.
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Newark International Ball Club
Newark Booster Committee
Harrisburg
Newark
Bell
Liberty Bell Reception Aids Appointed in Harrisburg
Special aids named today by Arthur D. Bacon chief marshal for the Liberty Bell reception parade. They are to meet tomorrow night at 8 in the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce rooms. List includes Boyer Bogar Shumberger Kreidler Hickok Taylor Meyers Schell Wharton Hoy Steinmetz Burtnett Johnson, Bell.
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Arthur D. Bacon
Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce
Harry A. Boyer
George A. Bogar
John C. Shumberger
Aug. H. Kreidler
Ross A. Hickok
M. Harvey Taylor
William K. Meyers
Edward H. Schell
Richard M. H.wharton
Robert W. Hoy
Gus M. Steinmetz
Chas. W. Burtnett
Thomas B. Johnson
William A. Bell
Iceland and Denmark settle flag and constitution dispute
Copenhagen and Copenhagen cabinet agreement ends long running quarrel over Icelandic flag and constitution with no concessions from Denmark. A separate dispatch from Constantinople notes a Turkish aviator warning of a British warship of the Agamemnon type grounded in Keifala bay Imbros.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
London
Iceland
Denmark
Amsterdam
Constantinople
Keefala Bay
Island
Imbros
Municipal Band Sets Reservoir Park Concert Tomorrow
The Municipal Band will present a two part program at Reservoir Park tomorrow evening. It features popular classics and marches and will be directed by Frank Blumenstein.
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Reservoir Park
Frank Blumenstein
Typhoid Safety Firsts from City Health Official
Dr. J. M. Raunick releases practical tips to guard against typhoid including risks from polluted water and milk. He notes many cases come from unsafe water outside the city and urges boiling or chemical treatment of spring or well water. Raw river water poses danger for bathers and caineists while ice cream and polluted water remain key concerns.
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J. M. J. Raunick
the Health and Sanitation
Bureau
Raunick
Washington Sees Hope For Lusitania Crisis Settlement
Washington reports renewed hope for a favorable outcome in the Lusitania controversy after Ambassador Gerard's note to Berlin and accompanying German press comments. The Berlin reception suggested friendly sentiment and a potential basis for adjusting the dispute between the United States and Germany.
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Associated Press
Washington
Germany
Berlin
Gerard
State Department
BOF
Wharton School Club Formed by Harrisburg Students
A meeting of Harrisburg Wharton school students led to forming a local Wharton school club for students and graduates with an honorary list of prominent supporters. Joseph W. Kline was named chair of the organizing committee, which will report on June 30. The plan locates club headquarters in the city center. London dispatch notes Greek press urging a regent appointment due to King Constantine's illness after recent elections.
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Wharton School Club
City
Harrisburg
Wharton School
University of Pennsylvania
State Library
Joseph W. Kline
Public Library
Associated Press
London
the Star
Athens
Venizelos
Chamber of Deputies
Constantine
Robbers smash shoe store window stealing two right shoes
Police report that Howard D. Myers shoe store at Sev enteenth and Swatara streets was broken into during the night. Two right shoes and a box of shoe polish were stolen under an electric arc light.
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Howard D. Myers
Seventeenth
Swatara Streets
Bryan 9 Against War Preparedness Debates U S Defense
Washington reports former Secretary Bryan in a June 17 statement opposing U S military buildup. He argues preparedness risks war, cites ocean protection, and notes the nation could field an army and funds if attacked while praising President Wilson’s handling of the international crisis.
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Washington, D. C
Europe
Rotary Bryan
United States
Wilson
Mr. Bryan
Bernstorff Denies Meyer-Gerhard Hoax Claims
New York June 17 German ambassador Count von Bernstorff has not commented on reports that his envoy Dr Anton Meyer-Gerhard is really Alfred Meyer a senior German war official. A State Department telegram from Cedarhurst denied the charges and officials will decide on public release.
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New York
Count von Bernstorff
State Department
Washington
Anton Meyer-Gerhard
Alfred Meyer
Department of Army Supplies
Imperial German Ministry of War
Ritz-Carlton
Germany
United States
Count Bernstorff
New York Financier to Be Met by Harrisburg Committee
George W. Perkins the New York financier arrives in Harrisburg at 12 45 PM to address the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce at a luncheon. He is met by reception committee members William Jennings David E Tracy and Walter L Montgomery at the Pennsylvania station and escorted to the Harrisburg club. He departs for New York at 3 25 PM.
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George W. Perkins
New York
Harrrisburg Chamber of Commerce
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
William Jennings
David E. Tracy
Walter L. Montgomery
Mr. Perkins
Teutons Win More Victories Across Eastern Front
German forces press offensives in Russian Poland and Galicia as Russians retreat near Przasnysz. Austrians and Italians gain ground on multiple fronts including the Adige Valley and Isonzo. Turkish forces attack Gallipoli while Constantinople denies Agamenon sunk. Western allies resume push north of Arras amid munitions controversy ahead in Parliament.
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Russian
Poland
Baltic
Galicia
Shavli
Trent
Gallipoli
Russian Poland
Petrograd
Shayli
Przasnysz
Adige Valley
Isonzo
Triest
Constantinople
London
Dardanelles
House of Commons
Two More British Ships Sunk by Submarines
London reports the British steamer Trafford of 234 tons torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine in St George's channel with crew saved. San Francisco notes Desabla, an oil tank steamer chartered by Britain, sunk off the coast. A cablegram from North Scotland via Andrew Weir confirms the British oil finacier's update.
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Trafford
St. George’s Channel
San Francisco
Desabla
North Scotland
Robert Mitchell
General Petroleum Company
Andrew Weir
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