Capitol Park Improvements Move Ahead This Week
Governor Sproul and Board members Smyder and Kephart push Capitol environment plan with viaduct memorials and landscaping. Likely steps aim to fix east side conditions before next Legislature session while Walnut and Third street reterracing could widen highways with city cooperation. Lieutenant Governor Beidleman and Senator Smith stay updated for Capitol Hill discussions. Harrisburg commits to ongoing enhancements of the Capitol setting.
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Capitol Park
Sproul
Capitol
Board of
Public Grounds and Buildings
Smyder
Kephart
State Street
Old Park
Walnut
Third Streets
Beidleman
Frank Smith
Capitol Hill
Harrisburg
Housing prospects across the country stir public action
Across the nation housing issues gain earnest public attention. In Harrisburg a building campaign progresses with rising building credits and a stronger industry. New York City proposals include converting single family homes to accommodate three or four families and increasing housing capacity by about 20 000 families. The Hylan committee urges Governor Smith to issue a supplemental housing proclamation and asks insurers to invest surplus funds in building loans. A tax exemption proposal for mortgages of forty thousand dollars or less is considered.
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Harrisburg
New York
Hylan
Smith
New York City
Harrisburg Chamber Pushes Public Band Concerts
The Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce argues Fourth of July celebrations have overdone parades and mass meetings. It urges a shift to public band concerts to recognize the day while avoiding excess patriotism.
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Ing
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Chamber of Commerce
Public concerts to reach all city residents urged
The author argues that bands should provide public entertainment locally since not everyone can travel to parks. Proposes three or four concerts in different city parts to bring music to all residents.
Chester’s unity through community service in wartime growth
Chester undertakes a wide program of community service now funded at about forty thousand dollars a year. Led by Charles Frederick Weller, the effort emphasizes a League of Nations for foreign-born residents, neighborhood centers, a Hospitality Department, and outdoor activities while linking schools and clubs under one office. The aim is to empower individuals to help themselves and strengthen civic unity for a better American city.
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Sproul
Chester
League of Nations
Charles Frederick Weller
T's
City of
Carlisle Plans Grand Fourth of July Patriotic Display
Carlisle unveils a major Fourth of July celebration hailed as the greatest patriotic demonstration in Cumberland County history. The town recalls its war record and invites neighbors to join the feast as Cumberland County continues its noted wartime effort.
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Carlisle
Cumberland County
Pennsylvania
Cumberland
Carlisl
Philadelphia session features woman suffrage and compensation bills
The session opens with woman suffrage and compensation amendments as leading aims along with liquor legislation. Bills on city codes, ballot marking, and party naming proceed or stall while political maneuvers involve Governor Sproul, Senators Penrose and Crow, and Attorney General Palacios. Public sentiment on the army action near El Paso draws headlines and long memories linger on past state conventions and notable figures.
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Philadelphia
Simpson
Allegheny Board of Revision
Senate
House
Ways and Means
Sproul
Penrose
Crow
Palacr
Ware
Gifford Finchet
J. ©. Miller
Lawrence Miller
Eyre
Harrisburg
el Paso
Washington
Market Square
William E. Crow
John K. Tener
Tener
the Majestic
Barmer
W. T. Creasy
Justine S. L. Mestrezat
Supreme Bench
E. V. Babcock
Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
Reading Council
I. C. Regar
Cumberland Center Leads War Activity Across Nation
The town and Cumberland County played a central role in wartime activities with movements originating there praised by the Commission of National Defense as models. Harrisburg plans to send a large delegation to participate in the day’s events.
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Cumberland
Commission of National Defense
Harrisburg
Wondering What a Zoo Monkey Thinks About Life
Fragmentary note imagines a monkey in a zoo locker like cage and contrasts with human living spaces. The speaker laments limited opportunities and recalls escaping being human, expressing wary gratitude toward people met.
The Glass Industry on the Rise and Its War Aided Advances
An overview of glassmaking from blown window glass to machine blown cylinders, detailing processes from gathering to annealing and the shift to mechanical blowers. It notes wartime gaps in optical glass, Pennsylvania experts restoring production, and the potential of one way glass for private yet visible offices.
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Persia
America
Germany
Pennsylvania
United States Bureau of Standards
German Lust Not Crushed Out by War Threats and Technical Pace
The article argues that German ambition for world conquest remains intact despite defeat. It claims Germans will pursue revenge through science and chemistry, while noting Professor Miller’s account of aviation speed from the 1870s to wartime developments, citing a best authenticated biplane speed of 178 mph.
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Germany
Ington
American Society of Civil Engineers
Engineers’ Club
Miller
British dirigible under construction in Seattle report
A giant airship with capacity over two hundred tons and a cruising radius of twenty thousand miles at eighty miles per hour is being built by the British, per Professor J. W. Miller of the University of Washington aeronautics department.
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Seattle Intelligencer
J. W. Miller
Department of Aeronautics
University of Wash
Letters to the Editor about Harrisburg waste and sewer issues
A resident blasts Harrisburg for a fly problem and weak garbage collection. The writer questions the city’s model status, argues for more frequent pickups and better sewer systems, and criticizes street paving versus sanitary improvements.
Fifteen Years For Recovery Inspires Hopeful View
A New York Times essay argues nations recovering from war will gain prosperity and progress after fifteen years of peace. It asserts humanity’s resilience and capacity to rebound from destruction, citing historical cycles of recovery and advancement despite calamities.
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A. B. Williams
New York Times
Salvation Army
Labor note on protests and labor force growth worldwide
The General Federation of Labor plans placards against the League of Nations. The Brotherhood of Railway Clerks increases from 19,000 to over 160,000 members after government rail takeover. An American egg preserving plant with 300 000 eggs daily capacity opens in China. German shoe manufacturing, once Europe’s leading trade, had about 1500 factories and over 50 000 skilled workers at the war’s start.
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Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
China
Germany
Europe
Odd War Tales From Dieulouard Church Bomb Scene
Major Frank C. Mahin recalls a bizarre incident in Dieulouard on the Moselle where two 500 pound aerial bombs remained unfired in the church roof. He notes constant shelling nearby and a dramatic 9.5 inch shell blast that sent soldiers to the ground while a war dog calmly rose and continued about its business.
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France
Frank C. Mahin
Army Recruiting Office
Market Street
Harrisburg
Dieulouard
Moselle
Germany Must Sign Peace Terms or Pay Indemnity
A criticism argues that Germany uses "Won't Sign" and "Can't Pay" to pressure Allies, urging firm enforcement of terms. The piece recalls German actions in Belgium and contends Allies should refuse concessions and insist on full payment, or face consequences.
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Harvey
Germany
Whitefield’s 1741 42 visit shaped Harrisburg’s early faith
The article recalls George Whitefield preaching along the Susquehanna valley and near Harrisburg in 1741 42. It notes his influence on John Harris and the settlement’s religious and civic development, including welfare acts and hospitality to the evangelist.
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George Whitefield
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Derry
Conewago
Paxton
Whitefield
Harris
George Washington Harris
Susquehanna Valley
Cumberland Valley
Our River
Delaware
Easton
Lancaster
Reading
John Harris
Harris Park
Pennsylvania
Washington
Anthony Wayne
Sullivan
Notable Local Clergy and Officials Appointments
The Rev. F. W. Sell becomes Greensburg pastor, F. W. Connor takes Pittsburgh railroad agency, A. C. Troutman from Butler joins Wash ington and Jefferson college trustees, Rep M. Clyde Kelly urges Germany to pay all costs to restore France, A. F. Kaul marks fifty years in priesthood at Lancaster, and William A. Law of Philadelphia notes strong European financier opportunities for Americans.
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F. W. Sell
Allentown
Greensburg
F. W. Connor
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
A. C. Troutman
Butler
Washington and Jefferson College
M. Clyde Kelly
France
A. F. Kaul
Lancaster
William A. Law
Philadelphia
Weiser Praises Harris For Best Ford On Susquehanna
Conrad Weiser once noted that John Harris has the best ford on the Susquehanna River. He showed interest in the Middletown ferry project and its implications for river navigation.
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Harrisburg
Conrad Weiser
John Harris
Susquehanna
Weiser
Middletown
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Brooks & Finley
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People's Gas
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Tittsburgh Gazette-Times
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Republican County
Thomas C. Seidel
Berke County
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the Industrial Titan of America
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National Geographic Magazine
Dirigible
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LABOR
General Federation of Labor
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George H. Biles
William Penn
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Middletown Army Reserve
Harrisburg Steel
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