Democrats Turn Prohibition Into Partisan Path
Washington reports Democratic Cabinet leaders and party leaders are turning war time liquor policy into a partisan issue. Pro prohibition allies in the Agriculture Committee press Postmaster General Burleson Secretary Daniels and Fel Hurley to testify as to their views while some Democrats fear passage would hurt them politically. Prohibition opponents warn a post election move risks losing the next House if enacted now.
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Washington
House
Congress
Bryan
Senate Committee On Agriculture
Wilson
Prohibition
Agriculture Committee
Burleson
Daniels
FE. N. Hurley
United States Shipping Board
Bainbridge Colby
Shipping Board
Randall
California
Democratic Party
House of Representatives
Tax Collectors Appointed for City Wards
County commissioners named ward tax collectors including Harry Beard William Rein del Benjamin Fet terman Charles Osborn Adam Suter M Tawney Simon Goodyear J Nagle Hutton Edwin Trego George Dunkle L G Dapp and others The collectors will receive tax books July 1 and begin work immediately Also under review McCreath Brothers appeal of Workmen’s Compensation award to Myrtle Quam and estate Letters testamentary issued for George H Stoll to Mary Traver
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Beard
Hemlock
William H. Reindel
Washington
Benjamin F. Fetterman
Montgomery
Charles C. Osborn
Cowden
Adam H. Suter
North Fifteenth
M. M. Tawney
South Thirteenth
Simon W. Goodyear
North Sixth
J. Nagle Hutton
Muench
Edwin T. Trego
Penn
George S. Dunkle
Derry
L. G. Dapp
Thomas Taylor
W. A. Leech
McCreath Brothers
London Guarantee and Accident Company
Workmen's Compensation Board
Myrtle V. Quam
John Quam
MccCreath Brothers
Cou
George H. Stoll
Roy C. Danner
Mary Traver
Alien Arrested Charged With Hoarding Wheat Flour
Tony Buha of 630 Herr Street was arrested by Dauphin county food administration agents for possessing 150 pounds of flour. He faced a preliminary hearing before Donald McCormick with a further hearing set for Tuesday at 10.00 am. Flour was confiscated and Buha claims ignorance of the rule limiting purchases to 24 pounds at a time with substitutes required. The penalty can reach 5000 dollars or two years in jail or both. Buha, a former Austrian-Hungarian citizen, says he has begun naturalization papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Buha
Herr Street
Dauphin County Food Administration
Donald McCormick
Food Administration
Buha
The
Austria-Hungary
City Library to Close for July War War Demands Prompt Early Fall Plans
The Harrisburg Public Library will close June 30 for wall treatments and reopen August 1. Librarian Miss Alice R. Eaton announces a temporary policy giving patrons extra books under certain rules. Staff take vacations and autumn activities begin earlier due to war conditions. Circulation in June exceeds previous levels as demand for war books rises.
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Harrisburg
Alice R. Eaton
Commissioners Review Coal Company Holdings by County
A complete list of all coal lands in Schuylkill county owned by the Susquehanna Coal Company and the assessments on the property has been received by the County Commissioners. The list will be discussed at the next meeting in preparation for the fall triennial assessment. Efforts are under way to obtain a similar list from Northumberland county for additional land holdings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schuylkill County
Susquehanna Coal Company
Northumberland County
Coal for Schools Needs 30000 Dollars for Winter
The city school system will spend 30000 dollars on coal for next winter, 7000 more than 1917 and 16000 more than 1916. Purchase rules require buying from the same supplier as previous years via United Ice and Coal Co, not direct from mines. Administrative upgrades at the office building and a new training school site in Steele building were announced, with bids sought for alterations. Teachers for English and French were elected, along with several elementary instructors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Ice and Coal Company
D. D. Hammelbaugh
Steele
Stroh
North Sixth Street
Arthur R. Rupley
Harry DeWire
Milton
Technical
Florence Atherton
Chambersburg
Central
Annie G, Clouser
Cloe Haller
Grace P. Reinert
Sarah Pratt
Catherine Lewis
Georgia Potter
Helen Johnston
Florence Rinkenbach
City Men Will Hoe On Farms This Summer In War Effort
Pennsylvania leads in emergency agricultural service asking men not in military duty to volunteer one day a week or vacation time for farm work. Volunteers receive market pay, transport to and from farms, and are coordinated by the County Farm Manager with Boy Scouts collecting signatures. Employers must release workers to join the effort to speed victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
United States Public Service Reserve
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Boy Scouts of America
Miners Asked to Lose No Time From Work
The draft quota from the ann region is postponed from 9 45 to evening to avoid time lost by miners. Fuel Administrator Garfield says miners may leave after work to reduce disruptions while keeping coal output high. A National Fuel Administration telegram urges miners to meet wartime labor needs with energy and patriotism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann
Garfield
National Fuel Administration
Weather Week Starts Fair Then Rain Forecast
Weather Bureau predicts the week will begin fair with near normal temperatures for the North and Middle Atlantic States. Showers are expected midweek followed by a fair and warmer end of the week. Chicago Board of Trade closes with July corn at 1.44 and July lard at 25.17, with other futures listed.
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Associated Press
Washington
The
Weather Bureau Today
North
Middle Atlantic
Chicago Board OF Trade
Chicago
Board of Trade
Reading Company faces leadership changes amid planned asset split
E T Stotesbury retires as Reading Company president while Agnew T Dice becomes corporate head as a paper plan for separating coal and railway properties circulates. Changes ripple through executives including Alfred H Smith resignations and hires, with court actions and management shifts noted amid ongoing Reading affairs.
Railroad crews schedule updates with multiple divisions
The page lists various crews and personnel across Philadelphia and Middle divisions with first and subsequent go times after指定 hours, naming engineers firemen conductors brakemen and up lists for many engine numbers and crews including 122 249 212 107 2nd 5C 15C 16C 30C and more, plus arrivals in France noted for Harry Risher.
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Philadelphia
Karr
Baldwin
Smith
Utley
Emerick
Beers
Painter
Shriner
Lindsay
Keller
Vaden
Rider
Kitzmiller
Kell
Kase
Kannon
Kauffman
Clark
Middle Division
Albright
Tettemer
Brink
Hawk
Corder
C. W. Snyder
Swigart
Blizzard
Barley
E. R. Snyder
Rathfon
Asper
Baker
Titler
Fortenbaugh
Book
Humphreys
Roddy
Weaver
Blicker
Alsp
Clouser
Markel
Nearhood
Simino
Hancock
Sherer
Haskins
Ross
Dottrow
Bennett
Walker
McKee
Manning
Shearer
Walter W. Bell
Furlow
Lantz
Rhea
Predix
Roush
Sterner
Page
Mantello
Wadell
Archie Bell
Bowman
Johnson
Bonard
Ulsh
Bostdorf
Shipley
Weigle
Barkey
Lackey
Cockerly
Maeyer
Frysinger
S&chreffler
Yard Board
Hanlon
Brown
Bryan
Potter
Herron
Lutz
Bair
Quigley
Wallace
Nolte
Price
Hall
Morris
Bainbridge
Huber
Yeagey
Americans Strengthen Lines Northwest of Chateau Thierry
In France on June 22 American forces northwest of Chateau Thierry extended their line with small, well executed attacks on the Belleau wood north side. Artillery pounded east of Chateau Thierry, targeting Brasses, while gunners focused on captured prisoner areas.
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France
Chateau Thierry
Belleau Wood
Brasses
U B Educational Fund Grows With Strong Harrisburg Drive
In a four day push of a nine day campaign among United Brethren Churches in Pennsylvania and East Pennsylvania conferences, ten Harrisburg district churches raised 35546 toward a 42880 quota for Lebanon Valley College endowment. The drive aims to reach 100000 more before June 26. totals include 864 at Chamber Hill and 13250 at Derry Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Brethren Churches of the
Pennsylvania
East Pennsylvania
Lebanon Valley College
Harrisburg
H. F. Rhoad
State Street
Worker Burned by Hot Ashes at Central Iron and Steel
Four year old William Taylor of 2620 Boas Street sustained serious burns when a load of hot ashes and mud spilled over him at the Central Iron and Steel Company Bark. The failure of a chute hauling the hot mixture caused the spill onto his back hands and legs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Taylor
Boas Street
Central Iron and Steel Company
Railroad Notes And Town Business Updates
On Wednesday June 26 the Friendshi and Co operative Club dance will be held at Summerdale. Coatesville is now one of the busiest towns on the Reading system. Lewis Stauber, night enginehouse foreman at Rutherford, has been promoted to the day position succeeding J P Haenchen who moves to other duties. William P Epler, piecework foreman at Rutherford enginehouse, becomes night foreman. John P Stewart appointed freight and ticket filming at Isemere Junction on the period and northern branch. Grading and filling for new tracks at the Ordnance Depot has been completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summerdale
Coatesville
Reading
Lewis Stauber
Rutherford
J. P. Haenchen
William P. Epler
John P. Stewart
Isemere Junction
Peeiod
Ordnance Depot
Former Park Engineer Leaves for Army to Camp Lee
James A. Shope of Perdix, engineer for the city park department for over four years, will depart Monday with the second city draft district contingent for Camp Lee. He gained local fame as captain of Technical High School’s first football team and graduated with the class of 1907.
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James A. Shope
Perdix
City Park Department
Camp Lee
Vaudeville Week At Majestic And Colonial
The Majestic Theater offers Mae Allison in The Winning of Beatrice today at the Colonial stage Madge Kennedy and Tom Moore headline The Fair Pretender with Billy's Predicament. Tyrone Power stars in A Modern Lorelei at the Regent. Virginia Pearson appears in The Firebrand at the Victoria. Retired minister George Trostla dies in Mechanicsburg aged 70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Allison
Beatrice
Madge Kennedy
Tyrone Power
Lorelei
Henry B. Walthall
Marie Shotwell
Mae Allison
Metro
Colonial Theater
Tom Moore
Goldwyn
Billy
Regent Theater
Mechanicaburg
George Trostla
East Locust Street
Allen's Foot Base and Foot-Kase Adverts
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot Base powder to shake into shoes and footbaths to prevent blisters relieve sore feet and swollen feet. It notes use for new shoes with Foot-Kase and claims relief for sweating calluses and tired feet. Sold nationwide for 25 cents.
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Allen
Plattsburg
Heal Skin Diseases With Zemo At Low Cost
Learn to ease eczema blotches ringworm and rashes with Zemo sold at drugstores for 35 cents or one dollar for a large bottle. Applied promptly it relieves itching cleanses and soothes the skin and heals quickly without greasiness leaving skin soft and ready for use. W. Rose Co. Cleveland Ohio.
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Ae W. Rose Co
Cleveland
Girls' League Opens July 2
The female playground instructors announce the girls' play ground league starts July 2 with a schedule to be arranged. All girls under 15 are eligible. The summer camp at McCormick's Island opens July 10, with Beulah Starry in charge and rates set at 2.50 weekly. The Seneca Street bathhouse is expected to finish by next week and open soon.
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J. K. Staples
McCormick's Island
Reservoir Playground
Beulah Starry
Seneca Street
Maud I. Murphy
Penn
Boas
Calder
Maclay
Hamilton
Wednesday and Friday Notice on Instructors Meeting
The text lists schedule details for Emerald on Wednesday 10 12 and other days at various intersections including Twelfth street Harris Sycamore Paxtang with the same hours as Wednesday. A meeting of male instructors will be held Monday morning at the office of Supervisor Staples in the Wal der Building.
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Kelly
Emerald
Twelfth Street
Harris
Sycamore
Paxtang
Staples
Ualder
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bill
Senate
U. S
Military and Naval Honor Record Society
Cherry ST
Phila
Riverview
Alien
of Coal Co
Norcross
Norcross Schell’s
Market ST
the Federal Machine Shop
Cranberry Street
Second and
Court
Harrisburg, Pa
Central, Tech and Grammar
San Specialist Third Street Building
Agnew T. Dice
E.T. Stotesbury
Reading Company
New York
J. Reynolds
First National Bank of New York
United States Supreme Court
Dice
Charles H. Ewing
Alfred H. Smith
McAdoo
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr
New York Central Lines
William L. Kinter
C. F E. Dilkes, Jr
Charles Heebner
H. T. Hudlebaugh
Marietta
Maclay Street
West Market Street
Enola Side
J.crimmel
R. M. Crane
W. C. Graham
R. &. Crum
G. G. Keiser
D. Keane
W. D. McDougal
C. L. Miller
J. J. Kelley
D. G. Riley
J. A. Spotts
J. H. Haines
H. F. Krepps
H. Alexander
Sam. Downley
F. McC. Buck
R. Jones
Hammerstein
Griffith
Richwine
Hoffman
Shaver
O'Connor
Nogele
Kreigge
Mintzer
Longenecker
Erb
Marks
Shomper
Robb
G. Seasholtz
Leibtreu
Wiley
Nickll
Long
Bowen
Horvath
Knighton
Kirchman
Buford
McKeever
Schlusser
C. H. Strouse
John Fisher
Elm Street
Penbrook
Harry Risher
Thierry
U. B. Educational Fund
Army
James A
SHOPE
Majestic
Victoria
Virginia Pearson
Firebrand
Sonday
William Far
Mrs. Vernon Castle
Paxtang Park Theater
Maes- Paxtang Tro and Company
Pre- Park
Park Theater
Park Playhouse
A. Seymour Brown
Mr. Brown
Majestic Theater
Wilmer
Vincent
Walnut Street
the Firebrand
T the
Screenland
Miss Pearson
Russia
Igments
Paris
la Liberte
Rome
Corriere D'Italia
Victoria Theater
William Fox
Vernon Castle
P.A.X.T.A.N.G Park Theater
Matinee Daily
Carson & Willard
Ann Suder
Maestra & Company
Tyrone Pt Power
Allison
Hershey Park
Burt, Johnson & CO
Mollie
Green and
Basin Streets
Reily
Alspure
Delaware
Green & Basin
Woodbine
Forster & Cowden
Walnut
Swatara
Chestnut
Forster
27Th St
United Ice & Coal Co
Forster & Cowden Sts
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