Released Mexican prisoners arrive as U S border tension eases
Twenty three Negro troopers from the Tenth Cavalry and Mormon scout Lem Spillsbury, captured at Carrizal, are brought to the U S border to be turned over to American authorities. Officials say the crisis remains until Carranza replies, with mobilization of the National Guard continuing.
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Bell
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Weather Summary for Harrisburg and Eastern Pennsylvania
Fair tonight and Friday with little temperature change. Light variable winds. Susquehanna River flows slowly lower except lower North Branch and main river may rise slightly or hold. Harrisburg Friday morning level around 5.7 feet. High pressure across the east, low pressure west, near Great Salt Lake. Temperatures generally seasonal. cool in the Pacific Northwest. 8 a.m. temperature 64.6. Moon new tomorrow at 8:16 a.m. River stage 5.8 feet above low water. Normal values noted.
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Pennsania
North Branch
California
Great Salt Lake
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Northwest States
Telegraph Films of Gretna Camp Shown at Victoria Theater
The Telegraph shows films of Mount Gretna camp shot by J. B. Buchanan of Universal Animated Weekly Service at the Victoria Theater today and tomorrow. Ten percent of proceeds support the Telegraphs soldier families fund. The films, up to 1200 feet, depict Camp Brumbaugh and other units with clear, historic imagery.
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Telegraph
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J. B. Buchanan
Universal Animated Weekly Service
Harrisburg
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Camp Brumbaugh
Universal Animated Weekly
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Verdun Front Battles Persist Amid Artillery Attacks
British forces continue active operations as German assaults renew near the Thiaumont redoubt north of the cité del, with heavy fighting remaining intense along all European fronts. The Paris war office says French artillery checked the latest German attack.
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Thiaumont
Paris
Sir Roger Casement Guilty of High Treason in Irish Revolt
London dispatch reports Sir Roger Casement found guilty of high treason after a brief jury deliberation. The trial featured arguments from defense, a scheduled verdict, and Casement’s death sentence followed by related court actions including a discharged co-defendant.
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Patriotism in Practice Aids Harrisburg Soldiers Families
Harrisburg readers are urged to support dependents of troops heading to the front as cities like Philadelphia and Williamsport raise funds. The Harrisburg Chapter of the Pennsylvania Women's Division for National Preparedness sent blank cards to captains of three local companies to prepare aid for families.
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Telegraph
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Willamsport
Geneva
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Andrew Care Hal
Pennsylvania Women's Division
Hughes T Roosevelt meet in private accord at Astor
In New York on June 29 Charles E Hughes and Theodore Roosevelt shared a two hour confidential meeting at the Astor Hotel suite 802. Reporters note the session was quiet with no outward signs of drama as they discussed the Republican nomination and strategy.
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Charles E. Hughes
Theodore Roosevelt
Astor Hotel
Governor Brumbaugh Urges Safe and Sane Fourth of July
Governor Brumbaugh issues an appeal for a safe and sane Fourth of July observance. He asks prayers for soldiers and a spirit of preparedness to keep the nation in peace and prosperity as the Safety First Federation of America and Philadelphia’s Board of Recreation back the movement for official recognition.
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Safety First Federation of America
Board of Recreation of Philadelphia
Bird crashes into driver with minor injuries on Front Street
An early morning bird strike caused Alfred R. Shaffer, auto dealer, to lose control and crash into fresh asphalt where a city repair crew worked. Taylor Howard, colored, and John R. Scott, white, were knocked down or bruised but not seriously hurt.
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Front Street
Alfred R. Shaffer
North Eighteenth
Muench Street
Shaffer
Taylor Howard
John R. Scott
Demand apology from Austria over submarine attack
Washington June 29. The United States demands an apology from Austria after the submarine attack on the American steamer Petrolite. The State Department calls the act a deliberate insult to the flag and an invasion of American rights, seeking prompt action.
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Austria
Petrolite
State Department
United States
Troops Move From Mt Gretna On Readying Frontier Relief
Army units at Mt Gretna are scheduled to march toward the border by rail. Most trains will travel via the Pennsylvania railroad to Pittsburgh then Cincinnati and St. Louis. A large portion will depart southward on the Philadelphia and Reading line from Newberry Junction near Williamsport.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company
Newberry Junction
Williamsport
Motorcyclist Killed When Wagon Tongue Impales Rider
Speeding up a steep hill three miles south of Middletown, Harry Bates of Riverside died when his motorcycle crashed into a wagon driven by Ferris Heisey of Elizabethtown. Bates was impaled on the wagon tongue. another rider, Har ry Baer, was seriously injured and sought, then unlocated by authorities. Coroner Eckinger ruled the death accidental and planned further inquiry.
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Riverside
Robert Bates
Ferris Heisey
Elizabethtown
Harry Baer
Bates
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Eckinger
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Second Brigade Heads to Mexican Border From Camp Brumbaugh
Mt Gretna Pa June 29 Every effort is bent to ready the Second Brigade of Pennsylvania infantry for departure to the Mexican border within 48 hours to follow the First Brigade from Philadelphia. Engineers from Scranton and Philadelphia wait aboard a crowded troop train as the Governor orders the State Highway Department to Mount Gretna to repair and shape roads around Camp Brumbaugh.
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Mt. Gretna
Pennsylvania Infantry
Philadelphia
Engineer Battalion
Scranton
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