Perkins Urges Nonpartisan Tariff Reform In Harrisburg Speech
George W. Perkins told Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce that current prosperity rests on a false base built by war and Wilson tariff policies. He called for a permanent nonpartisan tariff commission a Merchant Marine and a constructive federal program for corporations to remove business from politics.
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George W. Perkins
New York
Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce
Europe
A& Us
Perkins
Harrisburg
Vacation readers urged to keep Harrisburg Telegraph coming
A notice invites travelers to subscribe the Harrisburg Telegraph to a vacation address, promising daily updates from Harrisburg and the wider world. The cost remains 6 cents a week and requests a postal address to the Circulation Department for the next issue.
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Harrisburg
Depertiene
Weather Report Harrisburg Area Weekend Showers Likely
The bulletin notes showers possible tonight and Saturday for Harrisburg and eastern Pennsylvania with warm conditions. Susquehanna River levels are expected to fall slowly or stay near stationary, with potential rises in some stem streams from nearby showers. Stage near 3.4 feet Saturday morning. yesterday's high 88 and low 68 with mean 78.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna River
Phoenix
Perkins Pointers on Prosperity
Perkins argues prosperity hinges on restraint from politics in business. He cites Europe’s bloodshed, tariff impacts, and calls for a permanent expert nonpartisan tariff commission. He urges an American merchant marine and a constructive federal corporate program to depoliticize business.
Wealth of War Returns Met with Caution and Fear
Citizens express unease at postwar prosperity and the unfamiliarity of abundance. The excerpt notes worry and prayer that the new wealth may not endure as communities reflect on the transition from wartime sacrifice to peacetime normalcy.
McAdoo Suggested as Bryan's Successor in 1916 Politics
Washington reports weigh the choice for Secretary of State after Bryan to succeed William J. Bryan. If Wilson refuses to appoint Acting Secretary Lansing, speculation grows that Treasury Secretary McAdoo could move to the State Department or that Colonel House may be named.
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Washington, D. C
William J. Bryan
Wilson
Lansing
Von Bernstorff to Deny Emissary Story at State Dept
Count von Bernstorff the German ambassador planned a conference with Secretary Lansing at the State Department to deny reports that a safe conduct was issued for Dr. Anton Meyer Gerhard to return to Europe. Alfred Meyer, a German purchasing agent of war munitions, was mentioned in connection with the alleged safe conduct.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Count von Bernstorff
Lansing
State Department
Anton Meyer-Gerhard
Europe
Alfred Meyer
Berlin
London
Washington
Germany
Count von Bern- Storff
Foreign Office
Noted Airman and Author Die in Fall of 500 Feet
Paris June 18 Lieutenant Reginald A. J. Warneford Canadian airman who attacked a Zeppelin near Belgium on June 7 was killed in a Buc France aeroplane crash. He was piloting with passenger Henry Beach Needham author formerly of Philadelphia. Both fell 500 feet. Harrisburg hottest city. thermometer 88 degrees with 90 degree marks. Mrs Elizabeth Armstrong Reed mother of Myrtle Reed dies in Chicago.
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Paris
Reginald A. J. Warneford
Belgium
Buc
France
Warneford
Henry Beach Needham
Philadelphia
Needham
Elizabeth A. Reed
Chicago
Ill
Elizabeth Armstrong Reed
Myrtle Reed
Central High School holds forty second commencement
One hundred sixty three seniors graduate at the Majestic Theater in a ceremony featuring a procession by the school orchestra and remarks by Muhlenberg College president Dr. John A. Haas. Miss Naomi Bevard and Miss Margaret Wiesman win $25 and $15 prizes from the alumni association.
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Central High School
Majestic Theater
Technical High
Lewis S. Mudge
Pine Street Presbyterian Church
Little Red School House
Margaret Johanna Wiesman
Mary Caroline Hatton
George G. Fox
Naomi Howard Bevard
John A. Haas
Muhlenberg College
Bevard
Wiesman
Funk O. Witherow
Harry A. Boyer
Miner George Foster Killed by Coal Slide at Lykens
In the Short Mountain colliery at Lykens a prop fell from the roof plunging miner George Foster into a fatal slide. Foster led a group working deep in the mine. several others narrowly escaped being buried waist deep. Coroner Eckinger will investigate the incident.
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Short Mountain
Lykens
George Foster
Foster
Eckinger
Trolley Line to Maine Aims to Bridge 19 Mile Gap
Harrisburg to Portland plan progresses as Easton and Washington Traction directors approve a line to cover a 19 mile gap between Washington and Hackettstown New Jersey. Contractors will be awarded within a month with work to finish by December 1, routing via Hummelstown Hershey Lebanon Reading Allentown Easton Hackettstown Port Lee New York City and the New England coast to Maine.
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Harrisburg
Portland
Maine
Pennsylvania
Washington
Hackettstown
N. J
Lake Hopatcong
Easton
Easton and Washington Traction Company
Hummelstown
Hershey
Lebanon
Reading
Allentown
Port Lee
New York City
New England
Hard Luck Baby Now An Heiress In New York
In a New York apartment seven month old Marjorie Adams is described as the hard luck baby after arriving from Peru aboard the Tenadores. Her mother died nine days after birth, and Captain Percy E Adams left for England with Marjorie Cyril and Sylvia. The Lopers in Peru later adopted the child, with the family wealth hinting she will inherit a large fortune.
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New York
Frank M. Lopez
Marjorie Adams
Percy E. Adams
Thirty
Royal Engineers
Marjorie
South America
United Fruit Steamship
Tenadores
George R. Goethals
Colonel Goethals
Cerro de Pasco
Peru
Captain Adams
England
Cyril
Sylvia
Marjorie Adams Loper
Mrs. Loper
Adams
Harrisburg to Guard Liberty Bell by Four Tall Officers
Four six foot six Harrisburg patrolmen will guard the Liberty Bell during its July 5 visit. Likely selections include Sergeants J Frank Page and Grant Eisenberger and Patrolmen John Hess and Joseph Van Camp. Chief Marshal Arthur D. Bacon to meet with aides at Harrisburg Chamber tonight to discuss parade plans and reception details.
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Harrisburg
J. Frank Page
Grant Eisenberger
John Hess
Joseph van Camp
Philadelphia
Brotherly Love
Arthur D. Bacon
Bryan urges mediation as the path to peace
Former Secretary Bryan in the final section of his statement on The Causeless War urges mediation as the way out. He calls for universal extension of his investigation commission peace treaty plan to prevent wars and bring belligerents to conference.
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Washington
Bryan
Investigation Commission
Big Storm Leaves West with 12 Dead in Devastation
The large storm across the Southwest kills twelve and injures many as wind and rain batter towns. A tornado near Onaga in Pottawatomie County destroys homes and livestock, with five Burgess family members dead and others seriously hurt.
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West
John Burgess
Onaga
Pottawatome County
Topeka
Union Pacific Railroad
Sargent School Girl Camp Instructress Appointed
Miss Ruth Little, a graduate of the Sargent camp, will instruct at the McCormick's Island girls camp in New Hampshire this summer. City Commissioner Harvey Taylor announced her appointment as part of plans for a program of outdoor stunts and physical development. The item appears in a Berlin dispatch noting German American notes and envoy activities.
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Sargent
New Hampshire
McCormick’s Island
Ruth Little
Miss Little
Harvey Taylor
Concert at Reservoir by Municipal Band Tonight
Municipal Band performs at Reservoir starting 3 PM ending 10 PM. Program includes marches Old Berks and Love of Country, overtures Maritana and Algeria, selections Sari and Martha, ballet Termezz Widorey, intermezzo After Sunset, and melodies like Melody of Peace and Cecile.
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Reservoir
Old Berks
M. A. Althouse
Martha
TF. Y. Flotow
J. L. von der Mehden
Carroll Martin
Cecile
F. . McKee
Algeria
Victor Herbert
Silent curfew in effect tomorrow for youths
Beginning tomorrow night at 9 30, the names of all boys and girls under 15 found in the streets without parental escort will be taken by patrolmen to enforce the new silent curfew law. Officers will file daily reports and letters will be sent to parents noting their child’s after nine thirty outing.
Governor Brumbaugh Slashes $1.38 Million From Budget
Governor Brumbaugh cuts $1,381,570 from the general appropriation bill to keep state government within predictable income. The action on June 16 reduces clerical and contingent funds across departments, with the Fire Marshal's Department among heavy losers.
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Brumbaugh
State Department
Wire trouble from coast to coast after aurora borealis
A broad outage hits telegraph and cable networks from New York to San Francisco, with northern routes degraded and Newfoundland service hampered after a bright aurora borealis lights up the west. East and west lines suffer uniquely as Philadelphia records jitney competition cutting into its business by about one million dollars yearly.
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New York
San Francisco
United States
Canada
Harrisburg
New Foundland
Heaviest Western Front Fighting Amid Shifting War Fronts
Reports from the Russian War Office claim Austro German advances in Galicia cost heavy losses, with Teutons allegedly losing tens of thousands and a 38 mile front segment. Berlin and Vienna say Russians are retreating. Allied talks with Balkan states resume as Bulgaria seeks territory exchanges.
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Russian War Office
Galicia
Stry
Teutonic
Galician
Berlin
Vienna
Austrian War Office
Balkan
Sofia
Bulgaria
Roumaniia
Greece
Serbia
Venizalos
Gallipoli
Roumania
Paris
Arras
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Tech
Dr. Haas
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Ske
Eapanmapang
Neipaniahand
Arjorie Adams Lopese
Liberty Bell Guards
Kansas City, Mo
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Medusa
Rome
Stefania Agency
Sargent School
Cambridge
Mass
Park Berlin
Philadelphia Rapid Company
Teutong
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Harrisburg Lands
Newark Club
Newark
Providence
Marysville
Cunningham
Bitting
White House
Robert Lansing
Short Hills
Jerome D. Travers
Travers
Constantinople
Avi Burnu
la Bassee
Galveston
Tex
Pablo Gonzales
Mexico
Texcoco
Vera Cruz
David E. Mark
Mabel M. Kaylor
Middletown
George B. Dekins
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