Capitol Park Extension Work Starts Sept 1
Plans for the Capitol Park extension include a state office building and a Pennsylvania memorial bridge. The project, funded by state city and railroad contributions, aims to begin by September 1 with bids advertised after four weeks.
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State Street Memorial Bridge
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Schreiner
Sproul
Pennsylvania Railroad
Seventh Street
Vania
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
United States
Harrisburg
State Street
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
State Art Commission
Commissioners of Public
Brunner
Capitol Building
Memorial Bridge
Pennsylvania Capitol
North Street
Little Eugene Finds A Home And Parents
A four month old baby boy nicknamed Eugene finds new parents at Salvation Army headquarters after a two day public appeal for adoptive care. The young mother, a graduate of a famous girls school, watched as the child reached for his new family, while Captain Nielsen of the charity arranged the adoption.
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Salvation Army
Army
Hague declares ex Kaiser's son still in exile
The Hague reports Frederick William Hohenzollern remains at his residence on Wieringen island in the Zuider Zee after escape rumors. In Paris also cited his vow to return to Silesia estates after peace and a warning he opposes Polish governance of East Prussia and Silesia, with further notes on potential extradition concerns. 125 descendants mourn Somerset widow Charlotte Ankey, 98, mother of 14 with 42 grandchildren and many greats.
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Associated Press
the Hague
Frederick William Hohenzollern
Holland
Germany
Wieringen
Zuyder Zee
Paris
the Figaro
Council of Four
William
Somerset, Pa
Charlotte Ankey
Suppression of Noise Nuisance Pressed by Harrisburg Rotary Club
The Harrisburg Rotary Club announced a committee led by Charles W. Bell to press Mayor Keister on reducing noise nuisance. Members are J. B. Carruthers, C. Glenn Fickes, Dr. C. BE. L. Keen and the Rev. Dr. Lewis 8. Mudge. The mayor is cooperative. fines have been imposed on motorcyclists with open cutouts. Continued on page 21.
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Charles W. Bell
J. B. Carruthers
C. Glenn Fickes
C. BE. L. Keen
Lewis
Mudge
Harrisburg
Rotary Club
Thieves Break Into Wormleysburg Store Steal Bacon and Eggs
Thieves broke a large window at the general store of W. Scott Coble in Wormleysburg last night between 11 and 12 o'clock. They entered the store and robbed it, but only bacon and eggs are believed to have been taken, with exact quantities unknown.
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W. Scott Coble
Wormleysburg
Secret Service Unearths Large Cache of Treasury Notes
Treasury agents digging in a Washington backyard found more than 65000 in redeemable Treasury notes hidden in tin cans and other sites beneath the ground. Additional thousands of dollars in partly mutilated notes were said to be embedded in walls and under carpets awaiting reclamation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Secret Service
Treasury Department
Charles H. Turnbull
Treasury
Child Found Safe After All Night Park Search
Eight year old Margaret Bartolet was taken by an unknown man to an outbuilding in Reservoir Park, slept there overnight, and was found by caretaker Elias M. Hassler this morning. Doctors say she will recover from the ordeal as search parties resume checking the park.
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Reservoir Park
Margaret Bartolet
W. P. Bartolet
Market Street
Elias M. Hassler
Rome
Thirteenth Street
Market
Hassler
German Troops Reach Hamburg to Put Down Disorder
Congress gave final approval to repeal daylight saving time in the annual agricultural appropriation bill. The measure attached to the bill repeals daylight saving and adds labeling and inspection requirements for horse meat as insisted by the House.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
House
Judiciary’ Committee
Congress Grants Final Approval to Repeal Daylight Saving Law
Berlin dispatch reports final approval of repealing daylight saving law by Congress. In related news, German government troops were ordered to Hamburg to suppress disorders, reached the city suburbs, ordered hostilities ceased, and demanded release of prisoners and delivery of weapons.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Hamburg
Poland Granted Right to Expel Galicia Rebels
Paris June 27 The Council of Four granted Poland permission to use General Haller s army or other troops to restore order in Eastern Galicia and drive outlaws from the country. The move is hailed as a victory for Prime Minister Ignace Jan Paderewski who spoke with American Minister Hugh Gibson and showed photos of brutal outlaw killings. The armistice with Ukraine ended June 21 as Petlura officials denied authorization for the talks.
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Paris
Council of Four
Poland
Petlura
Calvin Graham Killed by Charged Trolley Wire
Calvin Graham a 19 year old motorman on the White Hill trolley line was electrocuted while at work. He lived in Newville and stepped on a fireplug to pull down a fallen trolley wire. The plug conducted electricity and killed him.
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Calvin Graham
White Hill
Graham
Newville
Chicken Thief to Be Paroled if Nation Goes Dry
Walter Beers of Freeland pleaded guilty to stealing chickens that he said he sold for liquor. Judge Fuller fined him ten dollars and twenty five dollars for stealing the owl and sentenced him to six months in jail. If the country goes dry July 1 he is to be paroled.
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Haziiton
Fuller
Walter Beers
Freeland
German Peace Envoys Leave Berlin Secretly for Versailles
Reports say German Foreign Minister Hermann Mueller and Colonial Minister Johannes Bell fled Berlin in secrecy aboard a special train to reach Versailles for signing the peace treaty. They were accompanied by security concerns and plans for a 3 PM Saturday signing. The former crown prince was reported at Wierengen, with intentions to return to Silesian estates after the treaty.
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Council of Four
Council
Wilson
Hotel de Crillon
Mueller
Bell
Berlin
Hermann Mueller
Johannes Bell
Versailles
Cologne
Hague
Wierengen
Zuyder Zee
London
Germany
Silesia
Prayer Healer Hickson Courted for Revival Visit
James Moore Hickson, an English lay healer, arrives in Philadelphia to conduct four days of healing at St James Church. Prominent laymen from several denominations plan to invite him to Harrisburg to lead a revival of apostolic healing, with future stops listed including France Belgium and India.
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Harrisburg
James Moore Hickson
London
America
Mr. Hickson
Boston
New York
Hickson
Philadelphia
St. James’ Protestant Episcopal Church
John Mockridge
Christian Healing Mission of
England
United States
Trinity Chapel
France
Belgium
India
Holy Land
Ferguson Found Guilty in Attack Seeking Hanged
In Berkeley Springs the jury convicted Hugh Ferguson after sixteen minutes of deliberation for attacking Mrs. Ernest Zimmerman near Hancock. Judge Woods sentenced Ferguson to be hanged on August 6.
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Hagerstown
Berkeley Springs
Hugh Ferguson
Ernest Zimmerman
Hancock
Woods
Ferguson
Weather forecast for Harrisburg and nearby areas
Fair tonight with a low around 62 degrees. Cloudy tonight across eastern Pennsylvania with cooler conditions and Saturday clearing. Winds shift from moderate west to northwest. River levels rise on the Juniata and lower West Branch this afternoon and tonight, then fall Saturday. North Branch steady or slowly falling with more rain possible today. Harrisburg stage about 4.5 feet Saturday.
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Harrisburg
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Herbert K. Myers
Paxton
Sophia A. KR
Hasskarl
Camp Hitt
Lester H. Zelger
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