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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1917
Page
2
Several public bids announced by Harrisburg and Dauphin County offices. Sealed proposals due by June 24 for Lyonsville Bridge reconstruction and by July 2 for Grant Street grading. Real estate sale in Harrisburg and multiple property parcels in Penbrook and Swatara Township offered via public auction. Public Grounds and Buildings seeks bids for ash removal and general hauling with $500 bond requirement.
New York reports a strong opening on Monday as war shares lead gains, with Baldwin Locomotive, United States Steel and rails rallying while Sinclair Oil and Industrial Oil fall sharply. Bond market steadies and agricultural prices show mixed movements across wheat, butter, eggs, and live poultry.
In the Court of Common Pleas Dauphin County No 502 Equity the auditor to distribute the balance in the hands of John F Ritter Receivers for the Farmers Produce Company will sit at 208 Bergner Building Harrisburg on July 10 1917 at 10 o clock A M for all parties in interest to attend E M Hershey Auditor
Public sale of listed stocks at the court house Harrisburg Pa on Saturday July 7 1917 at 10 o clock A M including South West Missouri Electric Railway Company Harrisburg Burial Case Company Central Iron & Steel Company Capital Stock and Traction Company Capital Stock Harr isburg Trust Company executor and trustee flier fragment shows official notice of liquidation and distribution of assets
Sealed proposals will be received at the State Highway Department Harrisburg until 10 A M July 24 1917 for reconstruction of 9299 feet of vitrified block and waterbound macadam pavements in Beaver County Moon and Hopewell Townships 8367 feet in Osier Township McKean County Route 96 15007 feet in Manor Township Armstrong County and 105000 cover and drainage for 20109 feet of road bed in Summit Township Somerset County Route 51 Also bids will be opened and contracts awarded soon after. Full details at Harrisburg Philadelphia and Pittsburgh offices.
Notice that Letters of Administration on the estate of Daniel Shuey late of Progress Dauphin County Pennsylvania deceased have been granted to the undersigned residing in Progress Dauphin County Pennsylvania. All indebted persons should make immediate payment and those with claims must present them for settlement.
Bondholders numbered 70 68 467 105 292 317 362 61 245 and 408 must present bonds to Union Trust Co of Pennsylvania Harrisburg for payment on July 1 1917 after which date interest ceases. Penna Milk Products Co.
After Rear Admiral James H. Glennon visited the Black Sea fleet at Sebastopol the mutiny ended and sailors greeted him cordially. He urged renewed war effort and spoke to a council meeting where officers were restored except Koltchak and staff, with 60 to 3 backing the provisional government.
Amsterdam reports that three Czech regiments defected to the Russians. F V Georgi, Austrian defense minister, told Southern Austria deputies on Saturday, as cited by Lokal Anzeiger and Tageblatt Berlin. The Czech deputies pressed for the release of Herr Klofac, condemned to death for trying to reconcile Russia and Bohemia. the sentence was commuted by Emperor Charles, but he remains imprisoned.
Rear Admiral James H. Glennon and naval representatives with the Root mission have traveled to Archangel for an inspection of the port. Captain Newton A. McCully, naval attache to the American embassy at Petrograd, will accompany and proceed to Kola.
Simferopol in the Crimea saw a roundup of deserters last night. Shooting occurred and men on both sides were wounded. A large number of arrests was reported as increasing numbers of deserters returned daily to the area.
Harrisburg and nearby towns led a countywide Red Cross drive raising 137 406.22 with 18 548 contributors. Large gifts from Lyman Gilbert Olmsted McCormick and others propelled the tally as volunteers and workers coordinated the three day effort across Dauphin County.
Exemption districts for city and county are announced by Mayor Miller and Sheriff Caldwell. Districts include multiple wards and towns such as Steelton, Middletown, Hummelstown, and Harrisburg area boroughs. Local boards will determine exemptions as numbers are drawn in Washington with plans to assemble 625 000 troops by September 1.
Detroit advertising and sales expert E St Elmo Lewis will address the Harrisburg Salesmanship Club at Fahnestock Hall tonight at 8. Brought to Harrisburg by C H Hunter he serves Elliott Fisher Company as advertising counsel. Lewis is famed for teaching business efficiency and has authored books on the subject.
An advertisement touts a golden red oil as a penetrating remedy for rheumatism neuralgia lumbago sore joints and widespread pains. It claims rapid relief from head back and limb pains and internal external use for coughs colds croup throat diphtheria and tonsillitis with a gift of guaranteed bottles 25c 50c and 1.00 from George A Gurgas Drug Store.
Leonard Craig of 1630 Elm Street Harrisburg reports years of misery from gas bloating aches and fatigue. He says Sanpan relieved symptoms quickly after trying advertised medicine and urges others to consider it as a potential life line at Keller’s Drug Store 405 Market Street Harrisburg where a Sanpan representative explains the product.
The two houses begin the final week with 398 bills listed 300 in the House 98 in the Senate. Many House bills are expected to die as timing will prevent Senate passage before Thursday noon. The House has 270 bills on third reading nine on second and twenty one other. The Senate shows 66 on third 23 on second nine other stages. The general appropriation bill will be trimmed to fit Governor's outlined economy and move to conference if the House objects.
Deputy Attorney General W. M. Hargest Charles C. Stroh and Casper Dull of the Dauphin County Bar Association plan to attend the Pennsylvania Bar Association sessions opening tomorrow at 2 PM. The event marks the twenty third annual meeting with prominent attorneys from across the state anticipated.
The Reily Hose Company extinguished a small chimney fire at 714 Second Street, Responding to a call from Paul Johnson. The blaze originated from a defective flue and was contained quickly without further damage.
Alfredo Cocchi, on trial in Italy, confesses to the killing of Ruth Cruger in New York. He describes an overpowering attraction, a trance like state, and remorse after fleeing to Italy with a passport. He says his life was unblemished before the crime and cites his wife and children’s suffering as amid their misunderstandings.
A historic health advertisement touts S. S. S. as a pure vegetable blood remedy for scrofula, claiming past mercury treatments worsened impurities. It asserts the product remains effective for over fifty years and provides a mail address in Atlanta for consultation.
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