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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1915
Page
9
Health Officer Rau nick notes malaria is now rare in Harrisburg and stresses blood tests for any reported case. He cites Paxton creek valley work, the Wildwood reservoir, sewer interceptor, creek paving, and drainage upgrades as key factors reducing the malarial nuisance and values public works highly.
A critical look at the Burleson appointment argues him a capable lawyer and politician but a poor fit for managing the large postal service. The piece asserts no private enterprise would select such a manager for a $300,000,000 business and warns of financial risks from politics dominating appointments. It contrasts business needs with Taft administration choices and notes Burleson’s absence from postal committees.
The clippings reflect strong editorial stances on naval and military matters. The Chicago Herald notes a Nebraskan figure steering in political conflict, while the Philadelphia North American questions Austrian claims over Przemysl and German efforts to reclaim it. The Syracuse Standard lists active US Navy captains, praising loyal American officers.
A collection of wry lines and quips about politics, temperance, and war. The items mention Pennsylvania being split into two states, a jab at Bryan, resort posters, and a dig at air and sea warfare. It notes editorials about working-class interests and rising living costs.
The Harrisburg Telegraph critiques Mr. Bryan amid claims demagogues are fading, noting that even in Harrisburg on the newspaper date he faced denunciation by former supporters who lured him into Pennsylvania to join their noisy campaign.
Resignation of Bryan marks a political shift as Wilson administration struggles with policy clashes and Prohibition. The piece recalls public relief at the Foreign Minister's exit without weakening government resolve, while intertwining notes on Rose Stahl and a San Francisco style reminiscence. A separate verse by Detweiler honors departed ties and a Flag Day ceremony. Historical Nevada cave discovery is described with 3,000 to 5,000 year age relics linked to General Fremont's 1844 expedition, illustrating enduring oral tradition guiding science.
The Dauphin Wayne and Cambria counties show varied reactions to William Jennings Bryan's cabinet departure. Leaders like Crow, Bailey and others weigh future senatorial bids and party reorganization while candidates and committees across the state prepare for fall campaigns and possible nominations.
Pittsburgh summarized merger of Cambria Steel at Johnstown and Pennsylvania Steel at Steelton moves toward completion. Each company currently holds 50 million in capital and plans to double it, creating a reorganized 200 million corporation with 2 million tons annual capacity. The deal reflects optimism in business and signals no further restrictions on legitimate expansion.
G Bernard Shaw argues for abolishing secret diplomacy and placing foreign policy in the hands of the House of Commons. He urges publicity for all diplomatic actions to avoid war and unpreparedness. The piece contrasts this with Seattle Post-Intelligencer notes on Japan’s Monroe doctrine viewed as Asia for the Asiatics, targeting Japanese interests.
Mrs A R Canfield mayor of Warren Indiana visits Chicago to broaden her views. Seated at Al Tierneys cafe she watches dancers and young couples, tearful as she reflects on vice and the need for wisdom and tolerance to keep Warren girls from leaving town. She vows to make Warren attractive to its youth.
A playful exchange mocks golf mishits and flustered responses. A narrator coughs with humor about slang and social pressure as players misnounce shots and face onlookers. Thedialogue features Flattery and The Grouchy One reflecting on flattery and failure on the green.
Poem by James Russell Lowell celebrates a June day as nature awakens and life surges. It paints grass, cowslips, buttercups, birds, and a thriving landscape, with a refrain on harmony between heaven and earth and the abundance of summer. The speaker asks which song nature loves best.
W J Bryan comments on press tone toward the note to Germany noting relief that papers emphasize friendliness and that it does not necessarily imply war. He asserts only he sees any change and mocks press reactions to his earlier notes.
A satirical note states when two people derive pleasure from denying each other, they should divide the woodpile and part ways. The line mocks stubborn partnership and urges a clean split to end the tension.
Readers discuss Getting a Wrong Start with praise from an insider who knows the author. Katrina Trask’s In the Vanguard, a peace advocacy work, is produced in Buffalo. Helen Hawes Brown’s Talks to Freshmen Girls offers college guidance by a Vassar graduate to ease first year challenges.
Mrs Osgood Pell and her co plaintiff claim $750000 in damages after a Long Island grade crossing collision killed her husband and William Laimbeer. The suit alleges improper guarding of the crossing by the railway company.
Governor Brumbaugh reads and questions briefs on a string of short bills with strong potential, isolates himself during the process, and issues sharp remarks on memoranda. A cherry grower learns bells deter robins, while Dauphin probate records feature Benjamin Brenner’s Hebrew will. Wharton School finance problems surface through a bank official, and a Post Office elevator sign reads forever after a prank. Ambler forecasts a landmark Fourth of July with an eye to annual national celebrations.
Harris Latta assumes presidency of the Rotary Club of Philadelphia amid frequent city visits. Governor Brumbaugh becomes a trustee at the University of Pittsburgh. William Whitaker opens a bridge linking Whitaker and McKeesport declaring it free. Boyd Crumrine hosts a Washington and Jefferson class in his Washington home, graduates 1860. Ralph DePalma tours the state as speech king. Thomas Shallcross, Philadelphia real estate figure, travels to Los Angeles.
A New York Times informed letter questions the Navy League's push for a special congressional session and a $500 million instant boost to army and navy funding. It praises defense strengthening yet labels the immediate large expenditure as excessive while supporting ongoing defense vigor.
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