Milk sanitary push meets state support and ship plan debate
The piece praises the State Livestock Sanitary Board and health departments for inspecting dairies and halting unclean shipments while noting potential future state authority. It then critiques President Wilson's ship purchase plan, citing a 698 against 780 trade associations and a strong Chamber of Commerce vote for a Federal Shipping Board and subsidies. It discusses steel industry orders, war production, and policy debates, and closes with notes on public health, auto safety, and college needs.
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Harrisburg
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State College aims to include sciences and technology
The essay argues for Pennsylvania State College expanding to teach sciences and technical professions alongside agriculture, noting tuition should be free for a moneyless student and criticizing opposition from non-state colleges. The piece also previews Hardscrabble land appraisals, with hearings next Thursday where city viewers will compare city and owner valuations to reach a fair price.
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Pennsylvania
State College
Bellefonte
Telegraph Periscope Snippets From A Nation Abroad
A collection of quips and observations from across the Atlantic and beyond. The Baltimore American mockingly notes healthful exercise against a playful fly while European satire is expected to miss a sharp Fourth of July display.
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Baltimore American
Europe
Editorial snips from multiple papers on fashion and feats
A collage of brief editorial notes. Astor Baby relates to a $600 Ingo-cart with possible $40 rebate if factory output hits 300,000. Nashville Banner notes straw hats as stylish. Washington Star references Mr. Bryan and Roosevelt blamed for current trends. Columbia State laments compiling The Life and Letters of William J. Bryan.
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Astor Baby
Grand Rapids Press
Astor
The
Washington Star
Bryan
Times
Theodore Rooseevelt
Columbia State
William J. Bryan
Seamen's Law Troubles Prompt Treaty Denunciations
The Pittsburgh Dispatch surveys fallout from the La Follette seamen's bill. It would require 75 percent of a ship crew to understand orders in the ship's language, aiming to favor white seamen but risking clashes with foreign treaties. Negotiations and possible treaty denunciations loom as Poe meets to consider striking the provision.
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Pittsburgh Dispatch
United States
Lascar
Coolle
Poe
When Courage Is Easy by Soward Interview
A Florida Times-Union item notes Soward shows bravery over the telephone in a concise portrait of courage during a challenging moment.
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Florida Times-Union
Soward
Mayoral races and party shifts across Pennsylvania
Ex-Committee notes politicians in several third class cities mayors seeking reelection after Judge Fuller ruling. Wilkes-Barre Mayor Kosek plans to announce candidacy. others may run. Supreme Court timing uncertain. Judicial nomination papers due by August 24. city and county petitions begin circulating next week. Cumberland County backs Sylvester Sadler for judge. potential Democratic county commissioner clash between Wells and Eby, with Taylor possible. Perry County judge candidate Kell for full term. Washington party reorganization, Bull Moose doubt. Chester reports William Ramsey for mayor. Ramsey’s House tenure and third class city expertise cited. Republican gains in Northumberland County boost primary contenders. Washington party decline feeds Republican optimism. Carr urges worker recognition in Dem ranks. Penrose to speak in Gettysburg and Bellefonte. In Philadelphia, talk of moving next national Republican convention to Philadelphia as part of businesslike, conservative platform strategy. Bryan publicity noted with quip about Col. Bryan.
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Luzerne
Kosek
Wilkes-Barre
Fuller
Supreme Court
Philadelphia
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Cumberland County
Sylvester Sadler
W. F. Sadler
Cumberland Valley
Sadler
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John H. Eby
Samuel Taylor
D. J. Kell
Perry County
Washington
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Walter L. Vanaman
Bull
Chester
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Ramsey
William Ward, Jr
Northumberland County
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Gettysburg
Bellefonte
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Republican National Committee
Quaker City
McKinley
Roosevelt
Our Daily Laugh Winged Vacations Joke
The poem humorously tracks workers debating vacation plans. Wing asks where they will go away and many respond they do not know. The piece notes interest in rest but questions costs guiding them to think about staying home.
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Wing Dinger
Glimpse of Galicia and Polish Lands in War Era
William Showalter outlines Galicia and Austrian Poland. Cracow and Lemberg are central, with salt mines at Wieliczka and the Ruthenian region's tensions. The piece contrasts peasant life, agriculture, industry, and political status under Austrian rule amid the Galician theater of World War I.
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Washington
Galicia
Earth
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National Geographic Society
Poland
South Carolina
United States
Alaska
Russia
Austria
Carpathians
Cracow
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Prus
South
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Daniel Come to Judgment The Landis Fine Contrast
The Omaha Bee contrasts Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis delivering a $29 240 000 fine on a corporation with a 2 cent penalty imposed on a dairy farmer for protecting his cattle from a government inspector, highlighting perceived discrepancies in the criminal code’s application.
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Omaha Bee
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Daniel
Landis
America
United States
Swedish minister discusses neutral vessel destruction with U S officials
Washington June 25 His Excellency W A F Ekengren Swedish minister to the United States has been conferring with Cabinet officers following renewed destruction of neutral vessels in the North Sea. Sweden Norway and Denmark formed a neutrals league last Fall and argue submarine attacks on American ships justify U S entry. Holland cooperates with the league for defensive aims.
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Washington, D. C
W. A. F. Ekengren
United States
North Sea
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Holland
Ballooning and local life mix in Harrisburg reminiscence
The column recalls old Dauphin county fair balloon ascents near Second and Reily streets and Seventh and North streets, noting crowds, gas balloons, and occasional landings on yards and tracks. Other items include golf thoughts of President Judge Kunkels, library outreach to playgrounds, Adams county East Berlin rail worries, muddy Susquehanna fishing, visiting dignitaries, a vast rural wheat field near the Rutherford estate, a lunacy commission finding, and a cautious jitney driver.
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Notable Local Figures Highlight Honorary Degrees and Roles
Mayor Blankenburg pursues an honorary degree for the third time. Rodman Wanamaker becomes manager at Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co. Horace W. Davis named deputy attorney general and led Belgian relief locally. Robert P. Wilson of Pittsburgh speaks to the State Forestry Association at Foxburg. Herman Greenland of Warren attends the exposition.
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Rodman Wanamaker
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
Horace W. Davis
Robert P. Wilson
Pittsburgh
State Forestry Association
Foxburg
Herman Greenland
Warren
Harrisburg Weather Compared to Northern Cities
The note cites Harrisburg as lacking the violent temperature swings seen in northern counties. It suggests Dr Meyer risked unnecessary effort by seeking to expose unpreparedness.
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