Governor Commutes Leo Franks Death Sentence to Life
Georgia Governor Slayton commutes Leo M Franks death sentence for the Mary Phagan murder to life imprisonment amid a secret removal from jail to the Milledgeville State prison farm The decision is read as crowds gather on Atlanta street corners and police guard against unrest.
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Leo Frank
Atlanta
Slayton
Associated Press
Leo. M. Frank
Frank
Milledgeville
Mary Phagan
Snr
Georgia
Leo M. Frank
Volcanic Sea Eruption Reported Near Japan
Reports from Yokohama describe a marine eruption south of Japan two days earlier tied to a central Japan earthquake. The blast occurred about 70 miles southeast of Hachijo island, with a pillar of fire, lava rains, and seas turning red and boiling.
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Associated Press
Yokohama
vacation reader notice Harrisburg Telegraph subscription
A compact promotion urges readers to have the Harrisburg Telegraph mailed to a vacation address. It promises daily coverage of Harrisburg and world events, noting the cost remains 6 cents per week and directs readers to mail to the Circulation Department for the next issue.
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Harrisburg
Weather Forecast Harrisburg Shows Showers and Warmer
Unsettled weather for Harrisburg and vicinity with probable showers and warmer temperatures tonight and Tuesday. Eastern Pennsylvania shown increasing cloudiness with possible showers in the west, light winds. Susquehanna and main branches likely fall slowly or stay near station, local rises possible in valley streams over 36 hours. River stage about 3.4 feet above low water, high 79 and low 69. Full moon on June 26.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna River
Bulgarian Nobleman Resists Intrigue in Steelton
In Steelton a Bulgarian couple faced a desertion case as Sevastia Evanoff sued Spiridion for nonsupport. Letters to Milan Angeloff, Bulgarian noble and army officer, surfaced showing a triangle plot. Milan handed the letters to Spiridion, confirming no romance. Emil Rathenau of Berlin General Electric Co dies at 77.
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Steelton
Bulgaria
America
Spiridion
Milan
Sevastia
David F. Baker
London
Emil Rathenau
Berlin General Electric Company
Reuter
Berlin
Herr Rathenau
Jacob E. Welsh Dies After Long Illness
Jacob H. Welsh 77 ex Burgess of Middletown died at his son W. J. Welsh home 1411 Regina street after a February illness from hardening of the arteries. Survived by widow Annie E. Welsh and children W. J. Welsh Ida K. Edward L. Bessie Heikes Anna Staats and others plus twenty five grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday at 1 pm at the son's home conducted by Rev. Dr. Clayton A. Smucker. burial in Middletown cemetery. Born in Quarryville Lancaster county. Car builder by trade.
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Middletown
W. J. Welsh
Regina Street
Annie E. Welsh
W. J
Ida K
Los Angeles
Cal
Harry E
Washington, Pa
Edward L
West Brighton
Staten Island
Bessie Heikes
Harrisburg
Anna Staats
Clayton A. Smucker
Stevens M. E. Church
Quarryville
Lancaster County
Harris
6000 Car Order For Middletown
A contract for the erection of 5000 freight cars has been obtained by the Middletown Car Company. The large order, from European countries, is broken into multiple contracts up to 1000 cars each. President Arthur King confirms the deal as a major postwar expansion.
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Ecedental Car Company
Middleown
Arthur King
Middletown Company
Capitol Checks Effects Of Appropriation Cut
Capitol Hill reviews how the Governor's action on appropriation bills and the general appropriation measure impacted state funding. Officials assess the effect on about six departments and the overall budget.
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Capitol Hill
Untruths Exposed by New Instrument
In Boston on June 21 Prof Hugo Munsterberg and Moulton Marston report success with a lie detector device called the sphygmometer. Trials on Harvard psychology students show the device detects falsehoods by blood pressure changes using an arm cuff and air pressure dial.
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Boston
Hugo Munsterberg
Moulton Marston
Harvard
Munsterberg
Boy Knocked From Wheel by Auto on the Hill
William Reed a 16 year old bicycle rider employed in the Harrisburg Telegraph job department was knocked from his bicycle this morning by an auto driven by Rev T B Johnson assistant rector at the Cathedral State street at Derry and Mulberry streets The boy s wheel was smashed but he was unhurt The glass in one of the auto s front lights was broken Father Johnson berated the boy for getting in his way The city police are after the motorists all the time but half the trouble and accidents occur because cyclists and teamsters disregard traffic rules
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William Reed
Harrisburg
T. B. Johnson
Cathedral
State Street
Derry
Mulberry
Tee Lad
Father Johnson
Governor Brumbaugh vetoes 5170, 000 in bills
The governor vetoed twenty appropriation bills totaling 170,780 dollars in acts preceding Saturday midnight. Associated Press report from Chicago notes ongoing veto actions by Governor Brumbaugh.
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Brumbaugh
Henry Siegel Begins 10 Months Sentence in New York State
Henry Siegel former department store owner and banker of New York began a ten month sentence in Monroe county penitentiary Rochester after waiving a stay of execution. Sheriff George H Root escorted the prisoner by automobile to the Rochester facility. The hearing before Justice Clark and the short proceeding followed a postponement requested by Siegel last week.
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Henry Siegel
New York State
Associated Press
Genese
N. Y
New York
Rochester
Monroe County
Clark Siegel
George H. Root
Siegel
Allies Rebuild Gallipoli Offensive Amid Turkish Gains
The Turkish force on Gallipoli Peninsula attacked allied left wings, forcing a position shift after heavy losses. French and British forces remain in the war as new bombardments and battles unfold. Austrian headquar ters report fresh advances in Galicia while Russians resist near Lemberg and Wereszyca river.
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Berlin
Vienna
Wereszyca
Grodek
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Petrograd
Denestry
Galicia
Many swept ten death at seashore
Fifteen persons drowned at the seashore and in waters near Philadelphia yesterday. Scores more were narrowly rescued or driven from the surf as the sea bore away life and property. The tragedy prompted a large search along the coast as authorities investigated the cause and safety conditions.
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Philadelphia
Emperor William Takes Command Near Galician Capital
London reports Emperor William has assumed supreme command in Galicia. The move signals German confidence in a final victory near Lemberg. Generals who breached the province desire the emperor to share in the anticipated triumph, as new victories are claimed west and north of Lemberg.
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Associated Press
London
William
Galicia
Lemberg
Bomb Wrecks Big Canadian Factory at Walkerville
The Peacock Co. plant in Walkerville near Windsor was partially wrecked by a bomb blast. Twenty five sticks of dynamite were found under Windsor Armory with a timed fuse that burned out. 200 men slept there, risking mass destruction. Horace B. Peabody suspects German sympathizers from Detroit. Damage estimated at 5,000 to 10,000 dollars. Police investigate.
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Associated Press
Toronto
Ont
Peacock Co., Ltd
Walkerville
Windsor
Windsor Armory
Horace B. Peabody
Overall
Detroit
Russians in General Retreat Along Front
Vienna reports the Russian army, after being pushed from a Wereszyca river outpost west of Lemberg, has begun a general retreat along the entire front since early morning. In Cherryvale Jim Jacobs traveled from Amarooga to visit an aunt, but a bull snake incident caused a chase and minor tire damage to his car.
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London
Wereszyca
Lemberg
Cherryvale
Kan
Jim Jacobs
Amarooga
Okla
Jim
Biz Hill Way
Hundreds of Autoists Warned Over Horn Sign Near Market Street Bridge
Squire P C Coble of Wormleysburg warned over one hundred automobilists for failing to sound the horn at the Market street bridge curve. Violators face arrest and $10 fines plus costs. Constable John M. Stewart recorded violators and the Motor Club of Harrisburg had warned motorists with large signs. Traffic complaints from Palmyra and the Oregon wedding closing the item.
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Squire P. C. Coble
Wormleysburg
Market Street Bridge
Sremete
Motor Club of
Harrisburg
Motor Club
Squire Coble
John M. Stewart
East Pennsboro
Stewart
Palmyra
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