Businessmen in Graft Schemes Roiling War Contracts
Washington and other cities witnessed a widening probe into war contract graft as hundreds of manufacturing firms faced raids. Officials said many cases stemmed from plans to pay middlemen and contingent fees to win government orders, with Lt. James Staley arrested in New York over a raincoat contract. Authorities expect more arrests as new contract clauses barring contingent fees are prepared for all future war orders.
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Washington
Commission
Middieme
New York
Boston
Congress
Department of Justices
Jamen ©. Staley
Trufit Raincoat Company
Department of Justice
Raincoat
Otter
Treasury
War and Navy Departments
Huston Thompson
Gregory
Wilson
No Convoys For Coast Ships Cross Ocean War Policy
Washington reports the Navy will not withdraw destroyers from European waters or halt convoys to France. No convoys for coastwise shipping while German subs operate off New Jersey and Virginia Capes. Navy seeks methods to counter submarines and protect merchant vessels amid growing tension.
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Washington
Navy Department
Navy
New Jersey
Virginia Capes
European
France
United States
Atlantic
Vinci Health Tonic Builds Red Blood For Mrs Burnell
Anaemia and poor blood prompted use of Vinci to aid a daughter in Drewsville New Hampshire. The testimonial notes quick health gain due to beef cod liver peptones iron manganese peptonates and glycerophosphates. Available at Kennedy's Medicine Store and local pharmacies.
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Drewsville, N. H
Vinci
N. Burnell
Miss Burnell
George A. Gorgas
Kennedy
Market Street
C. F. Kramer
Broad Streets
Kitzmiller's Pharmacy
Derry Street
War Board Tightens Wool Use for Red Cross Gifts
Washington June 19. A joint War Industries Board and Red Cross conference ordered strict limits on wool yarn for nonessential use and gifts to soldiers. Red Cross yarn must be requisitioned through headquarters, with finished garments counted, and home stock banned to avoid duplicate gifts. Shipping uncertainties may limit wool for Red Cross after military needs.
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Washington
American Red Cross
War Industries Board
Red Cross
Messiah Congregational Meeting Follows Church Dedication
Tonight's dedicatory exercises for the Messiah Lutheran Church feature an organ and choir program with a song by Mrs. Leetzer. A brief congregational meeting precedes the music, followed by a social with refreshments. Lutheran ministers from city churches spoke last night to a large audience. Frank A. McCarrell played organ selections in his famed style and Mrs. Wilbur F. Harris sang. Green choir curtains were presented as a memorial to Mrs. May M. Anderson by Mrs. John H. Ludwick and her mother.
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New Messiah Lutheran Church
Leetzer
Frank A. McCarrell
Pine Street Presbyterian Church
Wilbur F. Harris
Wednesday Club
John H. Ludwick
May M. Anderson
Westminster pastor speaks at choral union meeting
The Rev. E. E. Curtis of Westminster Presbyterian Church addressed a Christian Endeavor or Choral Union gathering last night. A short play titled Seeking a Servant was presented along with a musical program.
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E. E. Curtis
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Christian Endeavor Choral Union
Young Man Arrives Somewhere in France
Private William E. Mower arrives safely in France, son of Mrs. Annie Shultz of 441 Market Street. Enlisted July 15, he trained at Camp Hancock in Augusta Georgia with Headquarters Company of the 112th Infantry after working in the Harrisburg Telegraph composing room.
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William E. Mower
Annie Shultz
Market Street
France
Mower
Camp Hancock
Augusta
One Hundred and Twelfth Infantry
Harrisburg
Ships wait on steam power urged by Schwab
Charles M Schwab urged rapid boiler production for ships under construction as eighty to ninety hulls await engines and equipment. He pledged to publish shipyard performance nationwide, naming those who meet duty and those who fail, with Admiral Fletcher leading the information board.
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Philadelphia
Charles M. Schwab
Emergency Fleet Corporation
American Boiler Manufacturers’ Association
Mr. Schwab
United States
Admiral Fletcher
Schwab
Northwest
Great Lakes
Pacific Coast
Lakes
Careful Soap Use Keeps Hair Soft and Shiny
An old advertising urged gentle cleansing with plain refined coconut oil as a mild alternative to harsh soaps. It warns most soaps and shampoos contain alkali that dry the scalp, making hair brittle, and promotes using a small amount of coconut oil to cleanse and condition. The advice touts oil as cheap, pure, greaseless, and suitable for the whole family.
Coolly Sees Shop Robbed in Small Town Heist
Shenandoah June 19. Joseph Strivinsky locked inside a refrigerator was forced to witness two men rob the cash register of $20 at the butcher shop owned by P. P. Alex. He pried free a bolt to exit through the icebox, raised the alarm, but the thieves had fled.
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Shenandoah
Joseph Strivinsky
P. P. Alex
Strivinsky
Harrisburg W C T U to Meet Tomorrow at Church
The Harrisburg W C T U will hold a biweekly session tomorrow at 2 PM in the Fourth Street Church of God. The meeting will cover planned activities and upcoming events for the organization.
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Harrisburg
Fourth Street Church
O'Leary replica of Harry Thaw claims by lawyer
Jeremiah A. O'Leary Finn Fein leader charged with treason and espionage pleads not guilty as witnesses test to his mental condition. Lawyer James R. Speer likens him to Harry Thaw while government witness Arthur L. Lyons recounts O'Leary's restless behavior in custody. Testimony aims to support his conspiracy case.
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New York
Jeremiah A. O'Leary
Finn Fein
Sara
Wash
John J. O'Leary
Jeremiah
Arthur L. Lyons
John O'Leary
Sinn
Jeremiah O'Leary
Harry Thaw
Jeremiah enters not guilty pleas and is held without bail
Jeremiah, after entering not guilty pleas to the latest charges, was held without bail and placed in the Tombs prison. He told reporters he had six weeks’ rest and that he needed it, saying he was in pretty bad shape.
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Jeremiah
Tombs
Indigestion Cure Tanlac Sold at Local Drug Stores
R M Rodenhiser of Harrisburg says Tanlac relieved years of stomach trouble and gained eight pounds after trying doctors and hospital care. Tanlac is now sold at George Gorgas Drug Store and other local outlets including P R R Station Carlisle Elizabethtown Greencastle Middletown Waynesboro Mechanicsburg and more. The genuine product carries the J I Gore Co name on the carton.
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R. M. Rodenhiser
Reading Railway
Market St
Harrisburg
Tanlac
George Gorgas
Gorgas
Carlisle
W. G. Stephens
Elizabethtown
Albert W. Cain
Greencastle
Charles B. Carl
Middletown
Colin S. Few
Waynesboro
Clarence Croft
Mechanicsburg
H. F. Brunhouse
J. I. Gore Co
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John H. Williamson
Central
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Katy
J. H. Troup Music House
Troup Building
South Market Square
Messiah
Ade
Resses
Choral Union
McNeil
William Mower
Associated Press
State Department
Vologda
O'Leary
R. M. Bowen
The
Stenotype Co
America
Stenotype Company
School OF Commerce
Market Square
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