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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1916
Page
6
Capitol Park plans prompt state city harmony in street widening
The City Planning Commission aims to submit proposals to the Board of Public Grounds and Buildings for Capitol Park area improvements in Harrisburg. Officials expect state and city cooperation on widened streets and extended footwalks, with landscape designs to be prepared for the next Legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Planning Commission
Board of Public Grounds and Buildings
Harrisburg
Capitol Park
Brumbaugh
Walnut
Capitol Grounds
Brumbaugi
Board of Public Grounds and
Pennsylvania
Lumber, tariffs, and prosperity in early 20th century policy debates
The article compares the value and production of lumber and gold, arguing tariffs support overall prosperity. It states American lumber yearly output around 1.875 billion dollars and notes demand tracks industrial activity, urging broad protective tariffs. It highlights Holyoke MA gaining a new modern hotel, the Nonotuck, as a sign of progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Lumber Association
Holyoke
Massachusetts
Civic pride and public works in Holyoke and Harrisburg
The piece praises Holyoke for its hotel and notes Harrisburg’s need for a modernized Federal Square lighting system. It details cordial disputes between Postmaster Sites and City Commissioner Bowman over overhead wiring. It calls for better soldier pay, citing Kreider’s bill to ensure family support during military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holyoke
Harrisburg
Bowman
Federal Square
Washington
Telegraph Periscope Snippets From The Era
terse quips reflect wartime tension across Mexico Cuba and Germany. wry notes reference Britain’s sailors in hostile lands the U boat campaign and daily grind as days shorten and work remains.
Ordering Out the Guard at the Border
The piece defends the presidents action to deploy National Guards to the border but condemns over three years of interference leading to war. It warns war with Mexico would be unwarranted and caused by one man's obstinacy, lacking congressional approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Congress
New Haven
Mexico
Harrisburg Soldiers March to Answer the President's Call
The Telegram promotes a public demonstration as Harrisburg soldiers depart tomorrow to join the President's call. Old Spanish American War veterans and patriotic citizens will march with the guardsmen to the station, a band will cheer them, and every building along the route should fly the Stars and Stripes in a communal show of support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Facts for the Doubter on Party Accomplishments and Critique
The piece uses Collier's Weekly as an unprejudiced source to compare Democratic and Republican track records. It argues Republicans pioneered education, conservation, railroad regulation, and currency measures, while noting five Southern Democratic states lack compulsory education laws. It claims Democratic ideas center on financial reform and critiques glittering generalities and inefficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Collier's Weekly
Collier’s
Collier's
Mr. Bryan
Union
Congress
Olson
Ozark Mountains
Progressive Party's Death and Uncle John Brashear Praise
The piece laments the Progressive Party's collapse while praising Theodore Roosevelt and noting its shift from reform to a safer stance. It includes Governor Brumbaugh’s selection of John A. Brashear for Panama-Pacific Exposition honor and Charles M. Schwab’s glowing letter about Brashear’s life, self education, and perfectionist craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John” Brashear
Brumbaugh
John A. Brashear
Pittsburgh
Charles M. Schwab
John’ Brashear
John
Harrisburg Curfew Enforcement Asked by Readers
A letter to the Harrisburg mayor urges strict enforcement of the curfew for children under 16 from 9.30 p m to 9 p m and asks for two signals to mark hours. The appeal cites health and morals and references the Marietta example with a whistle warning system and parent notices for repeat offenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Telegraph
Harrisburg
Ezra Meals
Board of Commissioners of
Marietta
Brumbaugh appoints J Denny O Neil Insurance Chief
Governor Brumbaugh names J Denny O Neil former Allegheny county commissioner as Insurance Commissioner to succeed Charles Johnson. O Neil is a Western Pennsylvania political power and ally of the Oliver faction. The move signals a businesslike administration and aims to unify factions, with Magee and local option forces likely to back his leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brumbaugh
J. Denny O'Neil
Allegheny County
Charles Johnson
Norristown
Montgomery County
Mr. O'Neil
Pennsylvania
Oliver
William A. Magee
O'Neil
League
Magee
Public Service
McKeesport
Philadelphia
Interior
Bram Waugh
O'Neill
Samuel W. McCulloch
William J. Leoney
A. J. Logan
Charles E. Patton
Frank S. Black
Somerset
W. D. Uhler
Mexico War Recalled in Gettysburg Semicentennial Tale
The piece, from Harrisburg Telegraph in 1913, recounts the Mexican War as a defining prelude to the Civil War era. It notes U S veterans who fought at Gettysburg and other fields, and outlines Texas annexation, the Nueces Rio Grande boundary dispute, and Taylor’s moves toward Matamoros with Fort Brown rising.
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United States
Mexico
American Republic
Rio Grande
Taylor
Scott
Gettysburg
Antietam
Shiloh
Chickamauga
Wilderness
Richmond
Petersburg
Texas
Sam Houston
Davy Crockett
Bowie
Travis
Alamo
Goliad
San Jacinto
Santa Anna
Neuces River
Palo Alto
Zachary Taylor
Florida
Herrera
Col. Thornton
Walker
Col. Cross
Point Isabel
Matamoros
Brown
Major Brown
Penrose Praised as Leader in National Republican Plans
The piece extols Senator Penrose as a leading advocate of protectionist policy boosting American industry. It lauds his Senate record and influence in the Republican national convention and his role in supporting Hughes for President and Fairbanks for Vice President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
William McKinley
Penrose
Senate
Harrisburg
Washington
Republican Party
Charles Evans Hughes
Charles Warren Fairbanks
Looks Like a Long War Says Liebknecht
Dr. Liebknecht argues the war rests on lies and that the public mood grows hopeless as munitions of deceit seem inexhaustible. He contends truth is scarce and resistance is essential despite prevailing fatigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Liebknecht
War brides and curious city tales stir Philadelphia in wartime
A quirk filled column notes Philadelphia girls marrying soldiers heading to training camps and being sent to the front. It mentions two Sharpsburg National Guard members released to join their regiment, a 77 year old Sunbury resident battling a four foot black snake, a Reading high school class facing vandalism charges, a Greensburg inmate found with six saws to escape, a minister's daughter marrying a minister's son in Ardmore, a defamation suit by Father Zahlensky for 10 000 dollars, and Wilkes Barre welcoming its first woman police officer who eschews high heels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
National Guard
Sharon
Harrisburg remembered militia and Mexican War drills
The Harrisburg area recalls the 1846 48 Mexican War mobilization. Cameron Guards with E C Williams swore in January 1847 in Pittsburgh after quartering in Capitol Park area. News notes drills at Capitol park extension and armory, with scenes of youths watching khaki and later a Telegraphs picnic at Paxtang park. Representative H M Showalter visited on Capitol business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mexico
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Scott
Cameron Guards
Simon Cameron
Pittsburgh
Harrisburg Company
Ohio
Mississippi
E. C. Williams
Market Square
Capitol Park
Second Street
H. M. Showalter
Lewisburg
Union County
Capitol
Showalter
Notable figures linked to veterans and politics
Congressmen and officers linked to veterans affairs include Thomas S S Cargo a former Tenth regiment lieutenant colonel active in soldier pay efforts Auditor General Powell the first federal oath taker Philippine veteran Charles M Schwab planning time at his Loretto home Richard W Watson new State Sons of Veterans commander and Indiana county resident J Park Alexanders elected president of Washington and Jefferson alumni Pittsburgh resident
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas S.S. Cargo
Powell
Charles M. Schwab
Loretto
Richard W. Watson
State Sons of Veterans
Indiana County
J. Park Alexanders
Washington and Jefferson
Pittsburgh
Harrisburg Steel Linked to Explosive Shells History
A fragment notes Harrisburg as a source of steel used in high explosive shell manufacture and mentions a historic United States court in Harrisburg around 1810. The text is fragmented and lacks full details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
United States Court
Peeee
U S Mex Relations Seen Through Carranza Lens
The Springfield Republic comments that regardless of Washington’s Mexico policy the Mexican people will not thank the United States. It notes Gen Carranza blames Wilson for seizing Mexican territory but acknowledges Carranza relies on Wilson to maintain his position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Carranza
Springfield Republican
United States
Mexico
Rotary Club Quiz Reveals Harrisburg Death Rates
Questions posed to Harrisburg Rotary Club members at the annual Municipal Quiz show how the city’s death rate compares with similar cities. most figures indicate Harrisburg’s rate is lower than its peers.
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Rotary Club
Harrisburg Rotary Club
Harrisburg
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