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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1914
Page
4
Publication imprint listing the Telegraph Printing Company staff with President Treasurer J R Oyster as secretary and Gus M Steinmetz as managing editor.
The piece foresees Theodore Roosevelt's 1916 bid and a Republican coalition after a civil war between party wings. It notes criticism of Taft and Wilson, calls for cautious fiscal policy, and urges practical use of excavated riverfront fill for city projects to avoid waste.
A collection of editorials discusses Professor Bergonie’s nutrition theories and a caution about timing meals, a Senate mileage rate rollback, and an efficiency order from the Pennsylvania Railroad to reduce overcrowding. It also notes Dr. Thomas G. Fox’s death and local sentiments on Federal Reserve representation.
Approval by the Public Service Commission clears several trolley applications paving the way for extensive rural lines from Dauphin and Lancaster counties to upper Lancaster, with potential links to Middletown Elizabethtown and a Philadelphia to Harrisburg chain. Other items note Judge Kennedy's death, Bell Telephone interest, flag transfer day crowds, bankers’ meeting travel, and Middle division veterans' return to Harrisburg.
Colonel James N. Schoonmaker spoke on war days in Pittsburgh. Job E. Hedges of New York addressed the University of Pittsburgh commencement, noting a prior visit. Robert Jarecki, Erie manufacturer, returned from a foreign trip. Dr John H Harris marks a quarter century as Bucknell president.
The column notes rising total campaign costs for the nomination process and questions unreported committees in Dauphin county. It cites a $12 000 loan with a likely short life and hints at tensions involving A Nevin Detrich and Dr Brumbaugh. Pittsburgh Progressives balk at the Colonel’s larynx and potential fusion plans linking McCormick and Pinchot, affecting Palmer.
The Franklin County Republican committee endorses county local option over ward or township units. A county wide approach is deemed more practical and protective, with State-wide prohibition unlikely soon. Local control is seen as more competent for governing county affairs. Lewistown needs more small scale industries to boost employment and improve amenities. The Lewistown Sentinel notes knitting and silk mills as valued but under appreciated, urging authorities to support upcoming improvements to attract more investment.
Christy elected Allegheny county Republican chairman and W B Kirker named vice chair. party leaders push postponement of platform report to August 26 in Pittsburgh. Amid Democratic county reorganization in Media tensions flare as Feeley and Lenney clash over rolls and rival faction control.
A clipped verse notes posterity’s troubles and the sight of a governor surrounded by his staff in uniform. The short piece hints at public life and ceremonial scenes with wry humor.
A light verse about rising early for a run, followed by satirical and promotional clippings. Items include a reproof of Roosevelt, a shoe repair ad, Lester pianos pitch, a garment cleaning cautionary note, and a painting service claim from Gohl and Bryan.
General Grant's dispatch reports the Ninth Corps stormed two Petersburg defenses and took 450 prisoners and four guns at City Point. Earlier, Blair's corps was breaking enemy works with the army in line and heavy firing along the front on Wednesday.
The Wilkes-Barre Record reports President Wilson decries a new lobbying method as businessmen allegedly urge Congress to delay trust legislation. He cites a letter from the Pictorial Review Company president asking recipients to share views with Congress and the President. The piece argues Wilson misreads petitioning as crime.
Trustees of the Salem German Reformed Church plan to sell a valuable lot in Harrisburg on Tuesday evening the 28th at Brant's hall. Also notes the Longest Day lasting fourteen hours and fifty two minutes and quotes praise for Dr. Martin G Brumbaugh emphasizing character over specific reforms as a safer path to election.
The New York Sun argues no hidden plot of malefactors but a conspiracy of facts shaping Wilson’s administration. It contrasts cabinet centralization with claims of overwork and neurasthenia and defends Wilson as a righteous, illuminated ruler facing powerful business interests.
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