Canada Exports Drop in 1914 Trade With United States
Consul General John G. Foster reports U S exports to Canada fell by 119 million dollars in 1914 from 1913 while imports from Canada rose about 8 million dollars. Duty reductions under the Underwood law and free list items helped Canada boost cattle leather milk provisions and wood exports, aiding its wartime trade and troop mobilization to Europe.
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Conftsul
John G. Foster
Ottawa
Canada
United States
Europe
Future of the jitney in Oakland transportation study
A Oakland Chamber of Commerce report surveys jitney history, costs, and impact on street railways. It argues motor buses will replace electric cars, warns of congestion, and notes jitneys cover limited routes. It cites bond declines, tax losses, and the need for larger transit units during rush hours. Governor Brumbaugh prompts newspaper readers to weigh the issue.
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Oakland Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club
America
California
California Electric Railway
London
Middlesex County Council
Oakland
Broadway
Anti Drug Crusade Roundup Hits Erie Prosecutions Rise
A new federal anti-drug act crackdown leads to hundreds of prosecutions in U S courts for possession of habit forming drugs. The piece argues enforcement will curb demand as suppliers and users face strict penalties, noting detectives will extend the net and dope sellers likely face long penitentiaries. It also references broader social costs and omnipresent counterfeiting and moonshine comparisons. The column ends with unrelated remarks about Hudson Maxim and the Sultan of Turkey.
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Erie
Secret Service
Pennsylvania Politics and Judicial Nominations Buzz
Pennsylvania readers witness a rush in Supreme Court nomination talk with multiple counties circulating papers for Judges Orlady Head Bouton and Wallace. Philadelphia hosts a Rogeres boom while state races stir in Huntingdon-Mifflin-Bedford and Norristown. Wilkinsburg plans a August loan election. McKean seeks Northampton judge seat.
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Superior Court
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Head
J. W. Bouton
McKean
W. D. Wallace
New Castle
Hl. A. Fuller
Luzerne
Charles E. Rice
Mifflin- Huntingdon-Bedford
Joseph M. Woods
Huntingdon County
Samuel I. Spyker
Philadelphia
Joseph P. Rogers
Rogers
New York
A. Mitchell Palmer
Court of Claims
State Department
Lansing
Kold
Lane
Wilkinsburg
Ww. M. McKean
Northampton
Naturalization Rise Reflects Clearer Allegiance in Cities
Washington Post notes a surge in citizenship applications in Chicago and other large cities, suggesting hyphenated Americanism fades as aliens seek to prove loyalty. It cites about 8,000,000 Germans and 2,000,000 Austrians in the U.S. and details large foreign born populations. two and a half million German natives abroad plus many born to foreign parents, over a million Austrians, and half a million Hungarians.
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Washington Post
Chicago
United States
Germany
Austria
German Thoroughness Meets War Prep and Food Strategy
The Pioneer Press reports two striking examples of German thoroughness. Senator W A Clark says Germany hoarded copper before the war, buying 660000000 pounds yearly, enough to hint at wartime stockpiling. An interview with Frau Heyl highlights regional cookbooks to tap foods from every part of Germany.
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St. Paul Pioneer Press
Germany
W. A. Clark
United States
Clark
Berlin
Frau Heyl
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West
Revocation as a remedy for reckless driving
The Pittsburgh Gazette Times reports Commissioner Cunningham of the Department of Highways revoked a Johnstown man’s automobile license after a guilty plea to intoxicated operation before Johnstown’s mayor. The piece argues revocation could reform driving behavior, reduce public danger, and promote temperance by limiting drunk driving opportunities. It urges police to report such cases to Harrisburg.
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Pittsburgh Gazette Times
Cunningham
Department of Highways
Harrisburg
Johnstown
Telegraph Periscope Snapshot of Seasonal Gaffes and Scraps
A Bethlehem resident suffers a stroke while cherry picking and a York man is injured by a fall from a cherry tree. The column muses on straw votes, summer fashion, and prohibition satire, noting politicians, media, and public opinion swirl as the harvest ends.
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Bethlehem
York
Farmer Boys
Editorial snippets on resignations and libel suits
The piece cites editorial rebukes and gossip from multiple papers about a mayoral resignation, a libel appeal by Barnes, Billy Sunday sermon accusations, and war glossary confusion. It questions Greece’s stance on potential Italian gains in Turkish lands and urges a choice between a realized or unrealized Greater Greece amid rising regional tensions.
California history and crime novel in new Harpers release
Gertrude Atherton plans a New York summer after hospital recovery while her book California An Intimate History aligns with exposition visitors. Harpers publishes Rupert Hughes Empty Pockets a baffling year long mystery where a murdered man clutches red hair and each woman linked to him bears motive. The novel, Dickensian in flavor, blends wealth and romance across social strata.
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California
New York
Fiverside Drive
Rupert Hughes
Harpers
Baron Stiegel Career Recalled In Hunter Glass Work
Frederick William Hunter's Stiegel Glass reconstructs the life of Baron Stiegel, from his Cologne birth to his Pennsylvanian ventures at Elizabeth Furnace and Manheim. The study weighs legend against documentary proof, notes business failures, and praises Hunter's 158 piece Manheim artifact catalog and eight color plates.
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Pennsylvania
Baron Stiegel
Manheim
Freedrick William Hunter
Stiegel
Elizabeth Furnace
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Cologne
Pensylvania
Henry William Stiegel
Hunter
England
Philadelphia
New York
Stiegel Glass
Boston
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Lancaster County
Washington
Europe
Riverside Press
Letters to the Editor Claim Germany Will Win
A Steelton reader challenges the June 25 Telegraph editorial War Is Not Over. He argues Germany and Austria can sustain a ten year war with vast factories and war material, claims Allied defeats never happened, and asserts England and Balkan states pose future calamities. He asserts England will be whipped even if the war lasts ten years.
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Telegraph
Steelton, Pa
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Italy
Balkan States
United States
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Worth Learning and Domestic Science Lessons
A letter from Pastor Tiemann discusses global conflict and U.S. stance, while a comic snippet reports Miss Gladys preparing for marriage with domestic science lessons. The exchange notes Gladys and a friend, a maid, and the class interest in home economics.
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Gladys
Our Daily Laugh No Cinch The Poor Thing
Cartoon gag features Mary Elephant reacting to a tiny mouse near her trunk causing concern. Humorous frantic dialogue hints at balance and seating troubles in a light weekly comic strip moment.
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Mary Elephant
Wildlife notes and city planning ideas in Harrisburg region
The piece observes wildlife activity around reservoirs and parks as authorities pursue hunting limits and reintroduce game, notes a shift in public sentiment toward conservation, and mentions a proposed street renaming plan in Pittsburgh. It also highlights Dr. Rothrock taking charge of Forest Leaves and Col. Trexler becoming Allentown planning commission president.
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Wilkes-Barre City Planning Commission
Harrisburg
J T. Rothrook
Forest Leaves
State Forestry Association
John Birkinbine
Rothrock
Harry C. Trexler
National Guard
City Planning Commission
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Lehigh
Notable Pennsylvanians in public and religious affairs
Wilkes Barre Senator Catlin offers trolley right of way if lines are built. Rev Dr Maitland Alexander dedicates Ebensburg church. Punxsutawney Senator Kurtz attends San Francisco exposition. State College President Sparks tours state extension schools. Pittsburgh Mayor Armstrong faces suffrage interviewers. Ex Judge Harmon Yerkes elected president of the Pennsylvania German society.
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R. Catlin
Wilkes- Barre
Maitland Alexander
Presbyterian Church
Ebensburg
T. M. Kurtz
Punxsutawney
E. E. Sparks
State College
Mayor Armstrong
Pittsburgh
Harmon Yerkes
Doylestown
Pennsylvania German Society
Harrisburg Wheat Shipments Signal Summer Plan
Harrisburg contemplates large wheat shipments for summer and fall while a national editor campaign is urged by Mr. Bryan to act as his press agent. The Nebraskan's rhetoric is noted as impressive, yet doubts linger about stopping the von Hindenburg and von Mackensen forces. Bryan’s past presidential and cabinet failures are cited in a wry tone.
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von Hindenburg
von Mackensen
Vons
Bryan
New Castle
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