German Favoring Signs for Peace Treaty Both Sides See Move
London reports show rising German acceptance of terms as Weimar debates the treaty. Socialists lean toward approval while clericals and left-wing Democrats waver. Rumors claim British fleet and airships prepare near Germany, though R-34 and R-33 trips hinge on the German situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Weimar
National Assembly
German Republic
Berlin
Baltic
Kiel Canal
America
Wilson
Belgium
Fiume
Trieste
Vienna
Italy
Jugo-Slavia
Czecho
Slovakia
League of Nations
Brest
Harbor Commission
Conference Commission On Harbor and Waterways
Fiumen
Czecho Slovakia
300 000 Gallons of Rum Stranded in St Louis
In St Louis on June 19 approximate 300 000 gallons of whisky will be tied up when the national prohibition law takes effect July 1. Railroads said no alcoholic transport after that date and one distiller expects 100 000 gallons undelivered on the first of next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Weather Report for Hearhisborg and Vicinity
General stay fair tonight and Friday with light winds from the southwest. Slightly warmer tonight in the southern portion with gentle to moderate breezes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearhisborg
Fair Weather Forecast For Annual Picnic At Paxtang Park
Local forecaster predicts fair and cool conditions for tomorrow as Harrisburg and nearby towns’ school children join the Telegraph picnic at Paxtang Park. If rain comes, postponement to Saturday is planned. Harrisburg Railways prepares special cars at 8 30 for all students to reach their school stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Paxtang Park
Jupiter Pluvius
Harrisburg Railways Company
Owner protects Westminster light by deed on vacant lot
Abram Gerber purchased three properties at 1507 9 11 Green Street leaving a vacant lot between 507 Green Street and Westminster Presbyterian church. Mrs Reily finally deeded the lot to the Westminster congregation to prevent obstruction of light to the church. The owner refused to transfer the lot for years to safeguard the church’s light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abram Gerber
George W. Reily
Green Street
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Reily
Westminster
Railroad Vets Attend Reunion Night Banquet Opens Meeting
General Superintendent Noel W. Smith opened the twenty third annual meeting of the Veteran Employers Association of the Middle Division. About 500 members attended as the business session began at 2 o clock in the P R R Y M C A auditorium with prayers and officer reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veteran Employer’ Association of the
Middle Division
Noel W. Smith
Frank H. Gregory
Smith
Labor Federation Seeks Court Power Limits and Immigration Controls
At the Atlantic City convention the American Federation of Labor urged defying court injunctions as unconstitutional and proposed curbing state and federal supreme court powers. A restructuring of courts and an immigration restriction during reconstruction were also endorsed amid a heated debate between radical and conservative factions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
Federation
Legislative Council
Supreme Courts of
States
United States
Frank Morrison
$100000 Building Project Under Way Here
Announcement of the sale of J F Rohrer & Son Realty to Liberty Realty Co for about $30000. A 50 by 213 foot Front street parcel with frame dwelling and garage will host modern sales offices for autos, with a soda fountain and waiting room. Plans include a $100000 building and work backed by Chicago, Pittsburgh and Lancaster investors. Additional permits total $23500 for remodeling and new structures on Chestnut, Cameron Berryhill, Wyeth, and Derry streets with costs ranging from $4900 to $8000 and a concrete coal storage bin by Blough Manufacturing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Rohrer & Son
North Front Street
George R. Bentley
Liberty Realty Company
Front Street
Lawton Street
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Lancaster
James H. Grove
M. H. Gettys
J. Freedman
Chestnut Street
Wholesale Nations
Gettys
Cameron and
Berryhill Streets
City Transfer Company
Blough Manufacturing Company
Joseph W. Pomraning
Wyeth Street
Reily Street
R. W. Sawyer
Curyin M. Dubs
Seventeenth
Derry Streets
Directors of Penn Harris Re elect Hotel Officers
At a Harrisburg Hotel Company meeting, president E. Z. Wallower reported the Penn H arris is completed and operating successfully. Plans for expanded room space were urged due to rising patronage. Wallower was re elected president, W M Ogelsby as secretary and treasurer, with strong stockholder interest expected after first five months earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg Hotel Company
Penn-Harris
E. Z. Wallower
W. L. Stoddart
Wallower
W. M. Ogelsby
Few Juvenile Offenders Listed For Hearings
Only fifteen juvenile offenders are to be heard in court tomorrow the smallest number in over a year. Many are charged with truancy and incorrigibility. One youth is held for stealing $8 from a teacher's desk. Two boys are held for taking an automobile and operating it without the owner’s consent.
Capitol Park Improvement Work Soon Under Way
Proposals for Capitol Park work expected after Legislature adjourns and funds are authorized. Commissioner W. H. Lynch said the city can start within twenty four hours after state notification. City has set aside money to widen Third and Walnut streets along the park.
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Capitol Park
W. H. Lynch
Third
Walnut
Capitol Grace Guarded by Police After Bomb Threats
Officials report heightened security at the Capitol as armed plainclothes officers join state police to monitor officials and property amid threatening letters. Federal warning of another possible bomb outrage adds to the precautionary watch on May Day targets and pardon board members.
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State Pardon Board
Capitol
Senate approves suffrage resolution moves toward final passage
The Senate passed the joint resolution ratifying the woman suffrage amendment to the Federal Constitution by 31 to 6 and sent it to the House. The judiciary special committee reported the measure 16 to 1 after a quick briefing, with Rep Zimmerman the sole negative vote. The House read it for the first time amid subdued reactions, while the Senate applauded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Judiciary Special Committee
J. R. K. Scott
Philadelphia
Zimmerman
Lebanon
Marcus
Allegheny
Thirteen Is Lucky For Women and Suffrage
The National Woman's Party celebrates quick Senate and House action to ratify the Federal Woman Suffrage Amendment. A luncheon in Harrisburg honors ratification with thirteen participants and a purple white and gold display. Attendees include Mrs. Lawrence Newis Philadelphia and state leaders from Philadelphia Harrisburg Scranton Wilkes-Barre Shamokin and Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Woman's Party
Senate
House
Woman's Freedom
Lawrence Newis
Philadelphia
Mary H. Ingham
Ella Riegel
National Advisory Council
Archibald R. Harmon
Caroline Katzenstein
Central Pennsylvania Woman's Association
House Passes Senate Bill to Restore Telegraph Properties
Washington June 19 The House without a record vote passed the amended Senate bill to return telegraph properties to private control and repeal the law under which the properties and cable systems were taken over by the president after reconsidering its action on government fixed telegraph rates for six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Team of the Finest Plays York Coppers
The Harrisburg police baseball team reinforced by Mayor Keister Chief Wetzel Detective Carson Alderman Murray and others leaves Harrisburg by car for York to play against the York cops this afternoon. Manager John Hess a former New England League pitcher is expected to start for Harrisburg and hopes to trouble the White Rose men with his right arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Keister
Wetzel
Carson
Murray
York
York Caps
John Hess
White Rose
Speed Rules Not Observed In Carlisle Car Collision
John P. Doheney urges strict safety rule adherence after a Carlisle incident on Second and North streets injuring twenty soldiers and killing one. The Bureau of Accidents report notes conflicting statements from the motorman and truck driver about the street car speed at impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Doheney
Bureau of Accidents
Public Service Commission
Second
North Streets
Carlisle
Smith Bills to Beautify State Zone in House
Smith measures for Memorial Bridge and office building pass Senate and head to Governor. Bridge starts at 500000 and office building budget 1250000. Speaker Spangler objects to many leaves of absence at session start to keep members on the job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Memorial Bridge
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Spangler
McCaig
Committee On Judiciary Special
John R. K. Scott
Fowler
Lackawanna
Bjurstedt Wins Chung Miss Wagner In Tennis Round Four
In a tight Philadelphia championship match Miss Molla Bjurstedt advances to the fourth round against Miss Marie Wagner of New York after a three set affair. Wagner forced to play 18 games to secure her victory in the early rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molla
Marie Wagner
New York
Heeit
Wagner
Marriage Licenses List From Steelton to Harrisburg Areas
A compilation of marriage licenses shows couples from Steelton through Harrisburg and nearby towns. Names include William Novakoski with Mary Salinger, Ira J. Bushman with Bertha Crusey, Richard Behrens with Elizabeth Hoerner, Albert Long with Conrad Trostle, Harry Ong with Helen Hollar, and Harry Weaver with Gladys Keb Harrisburg, among others.
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William Novakoski
Mary Salinger
Steelton
Joseph Horswath
Fanny Bolosici
Ira J. Bushman
Chambersburg
Bertha E. Crusey
Shippensburg
Richard Behrens
Hummelstown
Elizabeth R. Hoerner
Londonderry Township
Albert B. Long
Stanford
Conrad Goldie M. Trostle
Harrisburg
Harry Bong
Helen M. Hollar
Harry E. Weaver
Gladys
Russell F. Welsh
Elizabeth BE
Uirieh
Barrisburg
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Westminster Church
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American Federation
York Coppers
Dauphin
Hena
Prinz Frederick Wilhelm
Panarian
South Bend
Strin Augusta Victoria
Great Northern
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Svermary Wilson
Tolay
Labor Department
DR. Martin
Leonard Wood
University of Pennsylvania
William W. Atterbury
Edward Martin
State Health Department
Yankees
Pershing
Paris
Third Army
Bruesels
Sosa
Dreadnaughts
North River
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