Political shakeup eyed as Brumbaugh weighs reforms in Pennsylvania
Governor Brumbaugh plans a broad program of public improvements and a party wide campaign to unite Republicans. He holds conferences on the highway place and may appoint a new counsel to the Public Service Commission. O'Neil and Magee discussions signal aims to align lawmakers and administration, with a focus on big projects and long term funding.
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Dauphin County
Brumbaugh
Fred L. Morgenthaler
Chicago
Hun
Ohit
William N. Trinkle
Philadelphia
Public Service Commission
Trinkle
State Service
William A. Magee
J. Denny O'Neil
Allegheny County
O'Neil
Oliver
State Insurance Board
Insurance
W. D. Uhler
Frank S. Black
Somerset
Patton
Western
Pennsylvania
Telegraph Picnic a Big Success at Paxtang Park
The Telegraph reports a highly successful school picnic at Paxtang with thousands of students. It vows bigger plans for next year, including more prizes and free entertainment, and notes early spring preparations for a cinder-track race.
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Telegraph
Paxtang
Felix Davis
The
Traction Company
Brumbaugh
F. E. Downes
A. Carson Stamm
Prohibition Russia and US war talks stir public sense
The piece argues about machine guns in the Pennsylvania National Guard, blaming Congress and a lax administration for shortages, notes wartime orders may supply arms, and reflects on how Mexico war conditions reveal lessons. It also surveys Russia’s prohibition impact on liquor, and critiques tariff arguments and industrial shifts in Germany and the United States with references to Hughes and political campaigns.
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National Guard
Pennsylvania
Congress
United States
Mexico
USSIA
Lemberg
Russia
Nicholas
Germany
J. Ellis Barker
Cleaning Up Mexico and Prohibition Echo in Pasts
An editorial contrasts post vodka abolition in Russia with US liquor policy, noting fewer social ills and rising sav ings. It argues prohibition works and cites A Faresov on peasant improvements, then shifts to US Mexican policy urging firmness at the border, calling for National Guard readiness and potential invasion if needed.
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A. i Faresov
Russia
United States
Mexico
Rio Grande
Wilson
Carranza
Texas
National Guard
Mayor Sued as Campaigns Begin in Philadelphia
Mayor Smith faces a lawsuit from a man ousted from office while Philadelphia prepares for campaign season. The Young Republicans plan a ratification meeting as political activity heats up in the area.
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Smith
Philadelphia
Telegraph Periscope Notes on Politics and Puzzles
A collection of witty lines on coal price policy, party loyalties, and Supreme Court politics. The verse touches on Hughes Wilson sentiments, election intrigue, court resignations, and social flirtations with a satirical edge.
United States Leads Effort to Unite Americas Through Trade
The International High Commission, a 160 member advisory body chaired by Secretary McAdoo, seeks to consolidate Latin American relations. It endorses a transcontinental railway from New York to Buenos Aires and proposes a standard currency named the American franc to ease cross border trade and reduce currency confusion. The commission highlights the drummer's role in promoting international commerce and urges broader adoption of these measures by Pan American governments.
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United States
North America
South America
International High Commission
McAdoo
John Bassett Moore
Columbia University
Paul Warburg
Federal Reserve Board
Samuel Untermyer
New York
E. H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Buenos Aires
Congress
Commission
Colombia
Ecuador
Mexico
France
United Kingdom
Unites States
Latin America
High Commission
Editorial Echoes on War Readiness and Civic Duty
A compilation of editorial and poem snippets touching on preparedness for war, economic duties of business leaders, and a youth’s longing to volunteer. Notes include optimism about forthcoming coins, satire on German papers, and a lament on inability to enlist due to size and eyesight. Voices cite Washington policy, business pressures, and the call to arms amid looming conflict.
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Washington Dispatch
Dispatch
New York Tribune
Join the U S Navy for Fortune and Steady Pay
Local Navy Recruiting Station promotes enlistment by citing a retirement pay of at least 104 dollars a month after thirty years and a savings of about 28 788 dollars. It outlines pay scales from apprentice seaman to chief petty officer, and notes the Naval Academy openings for fifteen youths yearly.
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U. S. Navy
Navy Department
Navy
Yeoman
Congress
Naval Academy
Naval Service
United States Navy
John Paul Jones
Lawrence
Decatur
Perry
Farragut
Porter
Dewey
Gridley
Bergner
Harrisburg
The Boy in Khaki and War Time Humour
A collage from a Baltimore American piece on the boy in khaki as a symbol of wartime heroism, paired with snippets of jokes and quips about marriage in June, politics, and seaside peaches. It blends solemn tribute with light, period humor and editorial glee.
Capitol Hill Mail Bag Buzzes Over Mexican Guard Plans
The Capitol Hill mail bag shows many patriots seek to lead military units including an aeroplane squad. The shift to federal control for Mexican border service is noted as Mt Gretna duty marks end of Pennsylvania’s part. Local officials relate tax duties and Camp Brumbaugh leadership with General Clement rising through ranks. A tale of a new car and a jitney mobilization joke circulates, plus a doctor’s needle case and squirrels in Capitol Park wagging tails in warlike fashion.
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Chicago
Capitol Hill
United States
Pennsylvania
Mt. Gretna
Uncle Sam
Capitol
Clement
Camp Brumbaugh
12Th Infantry
Camp Hastings
Susquehanna Valley
Sunbury
Notable figures slated for Fourth of July events
Senator Charles A. Snyder of Pottsville will deliver the Palmerton Fourth of July address. General A. J. Logan, head of the Second brigade and a Pittsburgh manufacturer, headlines the era. Justice E. A. Walling, once Erie state senator, recalled. W. D. Evans, Cambria director, suffered injuries while shielding his son from horses. Bishop Canevin awarded diplomas at Duquesne University.
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Charles A. Snyder
Pottsville
Palmerton
A. J. Logan
Pittsburgh
E. A. Walling
Erie
W. D. Evans
Cambria County
Canevin
Duquesne University
Harrisburg Pretzels and Historic Rafting Heritage
Harrisburg once thrived as a major rafting hub while local pretzel production soared daily. Historical notes discuss how newspapers shape public opinion, citing Ontario’s prohibition debates and the growing use of ad columns by both sides to present expert arguments.
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Ontario
Committee of One Hundred
Rotary Club Municipal Quiz Answers in Harrisburg
Questions posed to Harrisburg Rotary Club members at the annual Municipal Quiz reveal concerns over 1915 death rates. The report notes higher mortality in overcrowded districts and cites housing, housekeeping, and stricter quarantine practices as levers to reduce the death rate.
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Rotary Club
Harrisburg Rotary Club
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Gus M. Steinmetz
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Hasbrook
Story & Brooks
Fifth Avenue Building
New York City
Story& Brooks
People’s Gas
Chicago, Ill
Harrineburg
Archbishop Whatley
Great Britain
Hughes
Harmony
Battle-Cry
Wilkes-Barre
Harry W. Keeley
James F. Morrison
Supreme Court
Philadelphia Public Ledger
By Frederic J. Haskin
North
Buenos Ayres
Washington
Chicago Herald
War
Josh Wink
Baltimore American
Johnny
New York Sun
Woodrow
Josephus
Hell
Massachusetts
Boston
Ebening
Harry A. Boyer
O. M. Copelin
Harry F. Oves
Copelin
Boyer
Mr. Gretna
Eighth Regiment
Mr. Boyer
Second Street
Forster Street
Stewart
Capitol Park
Frank D. Beary
Judge Hargest
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