Dr Montgomery to head American Library Association
Dr Thomas Lynch Montgomery state librarian and museum curator is likely to be elected president of the American Library Association at the Louisville convention. He is the sole candidate and is the first Pennsylvanian honored in years. The group includes major city and state libraries and is the world’s largest library body.
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Thomas Lynch Montgomery
State Museum
American Library Association
National Organization
Louisville
Montgomery
State Library Association
Pennsylvania
Johnston Hotel Proprietor Dies in Lancaster
F A Johnston aged 52 and longtime proprietor of the Fifth and State streets hotel in Lancaster died yesterday morning at his home from heart trouble. He had many friends in the city and had recently moved here after selling his hotel. He also served as a turnkey at the Lancaster prison.
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F. A. Johnston
Fifth and
State Streets
Lancaster
Mr. Johnston
Police to Enforce Borough Ordinance After 6 P.M.
Chief Gardner announces enforcement of a sidewalk obstruction ordinance requiring merchants to remove showcases after 6 pm with only a fifth of the inside and outside sidewalk usable sunrise to sunset. The ordinance takes effect Saturday night. Despondent over ill health Eberha Cook 55 commits suicide by hanging at 489 Mohn street found shortly before 4. Survived by wife two Philadelphia daughters and two sons at home. Funeral Saturday morning. F Abregan Trasec 45 dies at Harrisburg Hospital. funeral 9 am Saturday German Catholic Church. Burial Mt Calvary Cemetery. Visiting Nurses Association of the Borough Civic Club meets in Associated Charities Rooms Trust Company Building.
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Gardner
Eberha Cook
Mohn Street
Philadelphia
F. Abregan Trasec
Harrisburg
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Nurses Association
Visiting Nurses Association
Borough Civic Club
Associated Charities
Trust Company
Steelton teams raise Red Cross total of 16485 at noon luncheon
Reports from teams show individual contributions with M A Cumbler 1759 T T McEntee 1479 L E McGinnes 1576 J A Mc Curdy 1186 and T J Nelly 2435, bringing the day’s Red Cross fund to 16485.
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Red Cross
Steelton
M. A. Cumbler
T. T. McEntee
L. E. McGinnes
J. A. McCurdy
T. J. Nelly
Steelton rally supports Red Cross with widespread giving
Steelton residents and businesses contribute to a national Red Cross drive, reaching 14515 total with noon luncheon reports. Local headquarters enable small contributions across many streets and stores including B F McNear Jr, Reebling Brothers, Wieger, Zeigler’s, Porr’s, Martz’s, McCurdy’s, Steelton Bank systems, and various drug stores and restaurants. The team reports list donors such as M A Cumbler and L E McGinnes, with totals, and Mrs. Bessie Dennee Marshall dies at 51, survived by three sons and a foster daughter. funeral at Wesley Union A M E Zion Church.
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Steelton
National Red Cross Fund
W. H. Nell
Red Cross
B. F. MecNear, Jr
Main
Conestoga
Reebling Brothers
Myers Street
Frank Wieger
North Front Street
Zeigler's Drug Store
Front
Porr's
Pine
Martz's Drug
McCurdy’s Drug Store
Steelton Store Company
Bessie Dennee Marshall
W. H. Marshall
Boas Street
A. W. Dennee
A. Leslie Marshall
W. E. Marshall
Forrest Marshall
Catherine Marshall
Centra High
Wesley Union A. M. E. Zion
W. A. Ray
Middletown News Briefs from D.C. to Local Happenings
War Department word confirms Jacob Houser safe in Ireland and due home soon. Local groups start a Red Cross fund of about $5000 led by A. S. Kreider Shoe Co.. notable visits include Joseph Snavely from York and travelers Winfield Sides and Victor Klahr returning home from long trips. Community events feature a Tales of Two Cities fundraiser and local social visits as enlistments occur.
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Frank Houser
Susquehanna Street
War Department
Washington, D. C
Jacob Houser
Southland
Ireland
C. E. Society
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Emaus Orphan Lawn
Red Cross Society
Middletown
A. S. Kreider Shoe Company
Joseph Snavely
York
Frank Conebran
Emaus Street
Winfield Sides
Porto Rico
Victor Klahr
Adam Kain
Los Angeles
Cal
Kain
Charles Numbers
Robert
Philadelphia
Conewago
Charles Houser
Harry Kurtz
T. C. Smith
R. N. Jaggard
Mothers’ Congress Circle
Red Cross Fund
Henry Smyser
William Geisinger
Minneapolis
Equal Pay For Equal Work Urged For War Time
New York readers report the American Association for Labor Legislation calls for equal pay for equal work without sex discrimination as a wartime measure. As men fight abroad, women fill jobs, requiring protective standards and vigilance against exploitation in industrial settings.
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Associated Press
New York
American Association For Labor
American Socialists Stand Neutral in War Says Delegate
Dr. Max Goldfarb reports to the Dutch-Scandinavian committee that the American Socialist party remains strictly neutral and international in stance. He urges a permanent Socialist peace committee and a congress of representatives of nations, not governments, to settle the conflict.
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Associated Press
Stockholm
Max Goldfarb
American Socialist Party
United States
State Bureau Markets Bill Passed by Senate
The Senate approved the Sproul bill to establish a state bureau of markets within the Department of Agriculture to connect farmers with consumers. Also enacted were a penal laws revision commission and appropriations totaling $401,500 for fire relief and state institutions including Farview State Institution and Shamokin State Hospital.
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Senate
House
Sproul
Department of Agriculture
Farview State Institution
Shamokin State Hospital
M B A Passes Resolutions on Supt Creighton Death
The Mutual Beneficial Association of Pennsylvania Railroad employees passes unanimous resolutions on the death of General Superintendent George W. Creighton Eastern Pennsylvania Division. The text praises his service and notes a copy will be sent to his bereaved family and published in local papers.
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Mutual Beneficial Association of Pennsylvania Railroad
George W. Creighton
Pennsylvania Railroad
G. W. Creighton
Eastern Pennsylvania Division
Accessad
Co. L. McIlvaine
C. J. Zimmerman
J. Edward Murray
Railroad Yard Crew Assignments and Crews List
Harrisburg and Enola divisions report first departures after specific times with crews named for engineers firemen brakemen and conductors. Middle and Reading divisions follow with crews listed and layoff notes as part of station yard board updates.
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Harrisburg
Philadelphia
May
Baldwin
Yeater
Brodacker
Wenrick
Sellers
Binkley
Grass
Gehr
Black
Steffy
Simmons
Hoch
Harnish
Buckley
Hoffman
Kugle
Siler
Schemester
Bomgardner
Horning
Myers
Thompson
Dougherty
Evans
Leiter
Cook
Tettermer
Namer
Snyder
Ford
Flickinger
Hutchison
O. J. Wagner
McMeen
Montel
Deaner
Johns
Noss
Arndt
Holsinger
McConnel
A. W. Wagner
ENOLA
Hartman
Lutz
Middle
Altoona
Kautz
Wagner
Shade
McCord
Snyder, Myers
Bartless
Shaver
Shipp
Deihl
Shopp
Swab
Hoover
Holtzman
Rice
Roberts
Miller
Burns
Houdeshel
Miller Ripley
Peters
Speece
Hollenbach
Bordner
Massimore
Lackey
Walton
Italian War Mission Visits Liberty's Shrine
Members of the Italian war mission toured Independence Hall and other historic sites in Philadelphia marking their farewell in the city. They received silk American and Italian flags and viewed a cadet display before a Manufacturers' Club reception hosted by President Folwell. They departed for New York in the afternoon.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Auditor General Snyder's Daughter Is Married
Announcement from Auditor General C. A. Snyder and wife reports the marriage of their daughter Ruth Snyder to Frederick Sapper of Erie. The noon ceremony took place at the Bird Parenta home with Rev. EB Romig officiating. Sapper, a Temple College and Lasalle Seminary graduate, is secretary of the Western Bankers Association and a bond salesman. They will reside in Pottsville.
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Associated Press
Pottsville
Auditor General
C. A. Snyder
Ruth Snyder
Frederick Sapper
Erie
Bird Parenta
EB. H. Romig
Readingrs
Sapper
Temple College
Lasalle Seminary
Railroad Rumbles Veterans Offer Their Services
Altoona Pennsylvania June 21 veteran employes from the Middle division pledged their services to country and railroad at an annual session attendance 500. N W Smith welcomed the group and officers were elected for next year with a trip over mountains to Gallitzin and Hollidaysburg followed by a banquet at Jaffa Temple with 400 covers.
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Altoona
Middle Division
Pennsylvania Railroad
N. W. Smith
Veteran Employes’ Association
Jaffa Temple
Committee On Veterans’ Home
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
W. Brooke Moore
Harrisburg
R. V. Massey
George W. Creighton
Gallitzin
Hollidaysburg
Smith
Car Shortage Dips Across U S In May
The freight car shortage in the United States fell in May from 148,627 to 105,127 cars. Railroads and shippers followed wartime recommendations to boost use of existing equipment, increase car loading by ten percent, and speed up terminal handling, marking a sharp month long decline after four months of rise.
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United States
Railroads’ War Board
American Railway Association
Bryan Endorses Food Control Bill in Capital Visit
William J. Bryan endorsed the administration food bill during a Washington stop. He argued government power to manage food supply is justified to protect the public from greed and asserted the President would not misuse such authority.
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Washington
William J. Bryan
Administration
James Montgomery Flagg Named Official War Artist
Albany and New York Governor Whitman appoint artist James Montgomery Flagg as official military artist of the state for the duration of the war.
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Albany
N. Y
James Montgomery Flagg
Whitman
St Johns Day Observed by Masons at Scottish Rite Cathedral
Preparations completed for St. Johns Day celebration next Monday at the Scottish Rite Cathedral on North street. The 8 oclock service will feature an organ voluntary by Fred J. Kramer and a program including opening lodge of Perfection 14 degree America invocation vocal duet by Walter E. Dietrich and John N. Kinnard, address by S. J. M. McCarrell, vocal solo by Augustus G. Shantz, passing box of fraternal assistance Star Spangled Banner and benediction by Thomas Reisch.
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St. John's Day
North Street
Fred. J. Kramer
Lodge of Perfection
America
Harry N. Bassler
Walter E. Dietrich
John N. Kinnard
S. J. M. McCarrell
Augustus G. Shantz
Fall Primary Changes Go Back to Governor
The House approved and sent to the Senate several recalled bills. They shift the September primary to the third Wednesday, authorize prothonotaries in counties of 150000 to 250000 population to name deputies, and provide badges for Spanish and Philippine War veterans.
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House
Senate
Grant Wage Bonus for 8000 Sinclair Oil Workers
New York June 21 more than 8000 employees of the Sinclair Oil and Refining Company will be benefited by a wage bonus. The announcement outlines plans to boost pay across the company as part of a broader wage program.
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New York
Sinclair Oil and Refining Company
Directors Vote Bonus For High Earners in Company
A wage bonus of 10 percent was voted by directors for employees earning more than $2,500 a year. The order takes effect as of April 1.
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Oil City
House Appropriations Committee
Burke
Capitol Hill
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Kephart
Brumbaugh
Woodward
Collins
Department of Labor and Industry
Employment Bureau
Bureau
Glo Tesourbier
News OF Steelton
Fund
Mark
Bessie Marshall
CUT Pate Markets
Market Street
Crokers
Lincoln
Chicago
Lll
Peoria
Ill
Houser
Creighton
J. F. Gruver
Crimmel
Keane
Crum
Robley
Sparrer
Alexander
Keiser
Crane
R. M. Crane
McDougal
Bealer
Dysinger
Hartzel
Bowman
Winand
Keller
Hopkins
Lyter
Cornpropst
Hall
Crisswell
Pleam
Lippi
Gibbons
Kennedy
Osmond
Sheckard
Welsh
Shindler
White
L. Floyd
Shaffner
Hershey
Liberty
Pennsy
W. J. Bryan
Flagg
THE
Militaire
Kool Tex
Palm Beach
N. 3Rd Street
Gorgas Drug Store
Watson
Soper Orthy
Forney’s Drug Store
Second St
Walnut
Fourth St
Dresden
Tarquin
Darrieburg
Astrich’s
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