Capitol Park Development Moves Forward with State Approval
Governor Brumbaugh Auditor General Snyder and State Treasurer Kephart lead the Grounds and Buildings board in advancing the Capitol Park district project. Two renowned designers collaborate on plans while city authorities pledge cooperation. Regrading planting and removal of brick sidewalks on Third and Walnut streets follow legislative authorization. Community tree plantings are anticipated from cities and towns this summer or fall, symbolizing local pride. Germany seeks daylight around the clock.
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Overnor Brumbaugh
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Kephart
Commonwealth
Capitol
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Walnut
Brumbaugh
Rotary Contingent Forms Harrisburg Service Drive
The Rotary Club of Harrisburg plans to raise 150 volunteers for the Army quota, with each member backing one front line service member. Recruits are sought from those liable to be drafted, promising home support, magazines, letters, and postwar employment aid. The effort caps at 150, with roll call published nightly.
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Rotary
Harrisburg
Country Club of
Lucknow
Fort Hunter
Coxestown
Food or Drink War Measure Divides Senate and House
In wartime policy a fight over grain use pits food safety against alcohol production. The House supports banning grain use in alcohol while the Senate wavers. The piece argues for conservation to feed families, condemning turning grain into beverages and urging passage of prohibition measures.
Canning urged as harvests rise and gardens swell
Local advisory notes that truckers have sown unusually large acreages and home gardens boost crops this summer, promising reasonable tomato and bean prices. Households should stock preserves and avoid waste while shortages of canning receptacles persist, to help farmers face year end demand. The piece argues public action supports growers and guards next year’s supply.
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Robert J. Walton
The
Telegraph
Walton
Slacker’s The Exception Amid Red Cross Campaign Praise
A local editorial lauds the city for its lively Red Cross support, highlighting repeated campaigns and generous contributions that showcase the community’s quality, despite some scattered lapses. The piece frames the town as a model of civic spirit within the nation.
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Patriots Uphold State’s Splendid Citizenry Record
Individuals remain exceptions within a patriotic section of the State, preserving its prestige and noted record.
Pennsylvania politics shift as full crew bill dies in filibuster
Last night’s legislative drama over suspending the full crew law during the war cleared the scene for Governorial nominations and eased factional tensions in Philadelphia. Reports note the Senate’s calm ahead of adjournment and the acceptance of tax and inheritance measures, while Scranton to Wilkes-Barre scrutinize conscription boards.
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Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
John S. Fisher
Indiana
Capitol
Harrisburg
Swartz
Mr. Black
Campbell
Butler
John M. Flynn
Brumbaugh
Larig
John Francies
Western Penitentiary
Pittsburgh
House
Proverb Verses on Wisdom Guarding Path and Sleep
A biblical excerpt from Proverbs Chapter 3 verses 21 to 24 urges retaining wisdom and discretion as life for the soul and grace to the neck. It promises safe walking and fearless, sweet sleep when these teachings are kept.
Hunger Fears Rise As Drought Strains German Hungary Crops
The Philadelphia Record notes drought cripples German crops and Hungary’s yields, endangering Austria Hungary. It says June is the hottest in 69 years with little relief, and hopes for grain from Romania are uncertain amid limited German control.
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Germany
Philadelphia
Austria
Hungary
Austria-Hungary
Red Cross subscription failure feared in Germany reports
Kansas City Times notes readers fear German press will echo the same dismal failure seen with the Liberty Loan as the Red Cross subscription effort faces poor results.
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Red Cross
Liberty Loan
Kansas City Times
Bridge Builder’s Lasting Labor For His Son
An aging man crosses a swollen stream and begins to build a bridge back to the far bank. When asked why he works now that he is safe, he replies that he does not expect to travel the trail again but his son will come this way. The tale emphasizes duty to future generations over personal safety.
The People’s Forum on the Rum Question
A reader letter to the Telegraph editor critiques the Model License League and argues for prohibition. The author defends prohibition as a cure for social ills, rebuts pro liquor claims, and urges enactment of the prohibition amendment alongside federal action.
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Philadelphia
Internal Revenue Report
Associated Press
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J. Gilmore
Ile
Suffragists urged to curb antiwar pickets
The Kansas City Times criticizes suffragists who protested near the White House with unpatriotic placards. It says such acts harm the cause and urges moderates to suppress zealots who place voting rights above national support during the war.
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Kansas City Times
Land of Prattle and the Baby’s Rattle Poem
A poem by Edna Groff Deihl exploring a child’s babble and rattle talk in the Land of Prattle. The speaker contrasts adult debates on creed and knowledge with the baby’s simple utterances and the wish to return to childhood wonder.
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Edna Groff Deihl
Taxi cabaret coin slots draw vaudeville act at Healy’s
The New York Herald reports Thomas Healy plans coin operated telephone order service at Healy’s restaurant. Diners upstairs and downstairs could soon insert a coin to request a trick dancer or dreamy soprano from the program. If unavailable, coins would be returned.
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New York Herald
Thomas Healy
Healy
Tussock Moth Damage Warns of Orchard Foe
Ornamental trees and fruit crops suffer from tussock moth caterpillars after hatching from white winter egg masses on trunks. Winter treatment with creosote kills eggs, while summer control calls for spraying with arsenate of lead at two pounds per fifty gallons. Female moths are wingless and banding helps. Parasites assist, but egg and foliage treatment remains most effective to prevent further injury.
Labor notes on mechanized loading and labor moves
A German brickyard uses a mechanically operated rammer to load bricks from a platform onto a truck to save time. Labor unions will hold their annual convention on Tune 11 in St. Louis Missouri. An S shaped skool improves hollow tile handling by lifting and carrying. Gillespie Co-Operative Society paid 7 percent dividends. total resources $28, ae and members. Portable windmills on Western farms. Glasgow Scotland streetcar workforce figures: 250 women drivers, 1,293 collectors, 470 cleaners, 193 clerks, 60 wood workers.
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Scotland
A Careful Young Man and Fireflies in a Humorous Scene
A playful vignette features Percy praised for timbre and a family quip about marriage. Papa Spider urges catching fireflies as night falls, while a young man asserts independence and seeks an option on marriage details.
Lengthy 1917 legislative session attracts wide interest
Crowded galleries and a high turnout mark the closing hours as the 1917 General Assembly nears a record length. Debates flare over transit, mine safety, liquor and woman suffrage while quail releases impact agriculture. notable fishing accidents involve former State Treasurer Robert K. Young and Senator Lynch.
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Capitol
Grace Church
General Assembly
Notable Philadelphians Influence on 1915 Legislation
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE William H. Wilson Philadelphia safety director spearheaded compensation legislation in 1915. A. E. Keepert ex legislator Reading attended legislative matters. John S. Weller ex Senator Bedford named to a conscription board in Pittsburgh. Rev Dr Maitland Alexander former Presbyterian moderator urged for army chaplaincy in Pittsburgh. Mayor Louis Franke Johnstown banned fireworks in his city.
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William H. Wilson
Philadelphia
A. E. Keepert
Reading
John S. Weller
Bedford
Pittsburgh
Maitland Alexander
Pittsburg
Louis Franke
Johnstown
Buckshot War breaches Harrisburg amid capital clashes
Historic Harrisburg recalls the Buckshot War with street battles on Capitol Hill and Market Street as tensions flare in the capital. The note adds a tense business update from California fruit growers about rising crop yields and expectations for next year.
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Market Street
Canada
G. Harold Powell
California Fruit Growers
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Loas Angeles
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