Harrisburg Telegraph Excerpts Highlight Economy and Public Affairs
In Harrisburg opinions on national economy mix with local business and public notices. The Telegraph notes falling pig iron and rail traffic, bank failures elsewhere, and mills operating lean. It calls for cheerfulness, previews a Chamber of Commerce luncheon, and discusses gold exports and currency inaction.
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Panhandle
Chicago
New York
United States
Wilson
White House
Telegraph
Europe
River Front development ties to subway fill and public works
Western city citizens press for immediate use of 20 000 plus loads of dirt from Second and Mulberry Street subway excavations to complete river wall work and slope grading north of Calder street amid park loan funding. Political commentary rails at President Wilson over economic missteps and looming elections amid national business revival claims.
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Broad Street
River Front
Second
Mulberry Streets
Harrisburg
Alaska
Calder Street
Taylor
Mulberry Street
State of Grand Army posts nears decline
The article notes shrinking Grand Army of the Republic posts and warns relics and battle flag collections may disperse. It urges proper housing at a public museum as a Capitol display space fills and discusses Lincoln Highway inspection stories and River Front developments in Trenton.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Capitol Hill
Commonwealth
Capitol
State Museum
Glris
Well Known Politicians and City Vows Highlight Civic Themes
Notable mayors discuss local issues from paid fire departments to street paving and public utility oversight. The piece includes reflections on political virtue and endorsements, praising Herbert Parsons while criticizing Boles Penrose in a broader state context.
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Blankenburg
Philadelphia
Poconos
Ira Stratton
Reading
Joseph G. Armstrong
Pittsburgh
8. H. Walker
Altoona
Joseph H. Cauffiel
Johnstown
New York
Sun
Herbert Parsons
Boles Penrose
Pennsylvania
Parsons
Empire State
Gifford Pinchot
Penrose
Democratic Split Rumors Roil Philadelphia Party Machinery
Reported tensions within Philadelphia and state Democratic circles center on attempts to oust the city committee elected in May. Detrich and Morris push back amid notes of harmonizing a fractured party while Pinchot and Brumm factions flare in various counties.
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Democratic City Committee
Philadelphia
Palmer-McCormick
Pennsylvania
Palmer
McCormick
Ryan
Democratic Machine
Roland S. Morris
Morris
Democratic
John M. Hill
James Gaghan
Fortyfourth
Hill
Executive Committee
Wordplay on two and three in a playful verse
A humorous piece riffs on homophones and spelling tricks. It contrasts words like two to too to toe and fore for four while joking about correct usage and writing challenges. The verse playfully laments the writer’s struggle to capture soundalike words in print.
Political Sidelights on Philadelphia Mint Appointment
Democratic circles react to Adam Joyce being boosted for the Philadelphia mint with Up-State skeptics questioning the choice. Tensions rise over Perkins and Detrich while the Colonel rails against Wilson. Brownish chatter notes party rifts as Bull Moose elements loom and absenteeism critiques surface in Washington.
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Washington Party
Perkins
Detrich Detrich
Detrich
Pinchot
Bull Moose
Health Department
McNichol
Pittsburgh
Congress
Wilson
Washington
Palmer
Patriot
Berry
Adam Joyce
Philadelphia
Medley of Civil War Dispatches and Editorial Snippets
Army reinforcements arrive at Marietta while Union forces meet Confederate demonstration near Canton. Sheridan reportedly moving toward James River with remnants. Editorial notes on Senate fatigue and war weariness. Engineering News imagines submarine signal bells to aid lifeboats. Bray-like sermon quotes and economic gloom at Stand Up Outlook describe business, war pressures, and international tensions with Mexico and abroad.
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Becaus
Mexico
United States
England
Germany
Spain
Philippines
Democratic critique of strong government and business policy
The article accuses the Democratic Administration of fearing a strong central government and aiming to weaken it. It claims the plan would invite Britain and Japan to share defense, fail to regulate powerful industrial organizations, and deliberately disorganize business into competing rivals to undermine prosperity.
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Japan
Great Britain
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