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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1916
Page
2
Advertising and city pride mix at Philadelphia convention
A Philadelphia convention of Ad Clubs underscores the role of newspaper advertising in linking buyers and sellers. The piece highlights the shift to professional ad copy, the home newspaper as a key sales medium, and the impact of intelligent advertising on business success. It also notes concerns over light globe destruction, riverfront neglect, and street paving delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
The
Telegraph
New York
Far West
St. Louis
Associated Advertising Clubs of the World
Cincinnati
Denver
Dark Horse
St. Paul
Treasury delays stall central city remodel work
A reader notes the Secretary of the Treasury should push energy into remodeling the Federal Building in this city. The project has dragged on for two or three years blocking central areas with unclear justification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Treasury
Federal
Government building delays spark national criticism
The article notes contractors failing to meet deadlines, promises of spring completion, and a lack of energy. It argues that slow governmental work, including the federal building enlargement, fuels broad criticism of Washington administration methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal
Washington
Prompt for a more inspiring leader than Wilson
The speaker praises popular support for President Wilson despite his vacillation and backsliding but argues that the people should not commit to four more years. They urge finding a leader easier to stand behind for a longer period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
How War Helped Farmers in Northern Indiana
A Christian Science Monitor correspondent reports war elevates demand for garden produce eggs and other farm products in Northern Indiana. Idle steel mills shifted to profitable employment for many, creating markets and lifting small farmers from makeshift homes to prosperity as prices rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Indiana
Christian Science Monitor
Home company volunteers form Harrisburg unit for Mexican service
A Harrisburg effort led by F A Awl and friends forms a volunteer company amid war with Mexico. Nearly a hundred men join within twenty-four hours of the first meeting. The piece notes strong town cohesion, morale, and the benefit of enlisting as a single community rather than dispersed in multiple regiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Awl
Harrisburg
Mexico
Marrisburg
Roosevelt and Hughes Meet Democratic Editors
CLONEL ROOSEVELT and Mr. OT Hughes met Democratic editors at a luncheon to discuss the Hughes election plans. They reported they were in perfect accord, despite outside doubts from Democratic newspaper representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clonel Roosevelt
OT Hughes
Hughes
Roosevelt plans 10000 man division for possible Mexico war
The article reveals Colonel Roosevelt quietly raising a 10,000 man division for potential service in Mexico. It details the Rough Riders heritage, Roosevelt's leadership, and the expectation the unit could become a prominent fighting force with strong fundraising and training behind it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Mexico
Army
Naval Service
Navy
Rough Riders
Cuba
Ready Letter Writer and other figures in brief notes
Telegraph snippets mention a possible book by Mr. Wilson after leaving the White House. Hyghes, a Baptist, favors many undersea boats. Harrisburg plans a silent Glorious Fourth. Mexicans and Americans duel over a hot border. Carranza hints at war. Fourth of July orators may face an eagle's scream. Col Roosevelts stance on raising volunteers is noted with skeptics.
Editorial snippets reflect postwar economic and defense sentiment
The Wall Street Journal notes a dollar buys more foreign money yet less beef and produce. It questions staking resources on platforms viewed as scraps by Congress. The Jacksonville Times-Union warns excessive British imagination risks diminishing the German Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street Journal
Congress
Jacksonville
Florida Times Union
Little Military Talks on preparedness and sacrifice
The piece urges immediate action over talk to defend the Nation’s honor. It notes Berlin once lively but now beset by hardship, cites assassinations in Servia and Memroe N. M., and calls Americans to self denial and sacrifice to uphold American principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Berlin
Paris
Servia
Memroe N. M
Roosevelt’s Support for Hughes Amid Call for Unity
The article defends Theodore Roosevelt against critics who view his stance as a retreat. It argues he remains active, rejects a doomed third party, and urges Progressives to back Hughes to end Wilson’s misrule. Roosevelt promises strong Hughes support while keeping the national cause before the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Mr. Hughes
Mr. Wilson
In Mexico Seventy Years Ago by Major Scott’s March
A condensed account from the Harrisburg Telegraph of 1913 recounts General Winfield Scott’s risky Puebla crossing in May 1847 amid 8 million enemies, 60 000 inhabitants in Puebla, 200 000 in Mexico City, and 6 000 American troops. It highlights Sanitary failures, siege-like conditions, and a dramatic advance toward Mexico City with 10 700 troops across four divisions, led by Twiggs Quitman Worth and Pillow, while noting Trist’s failed peace overture and Cass’s glowing tribute to the daring march.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Puebla
Gulf
Santa Anna
City of
Mexico
Winfield Scott
America
Washington
Andrew Jackson
Grant
Sheridan
Stonewall
N. R. Trist
Vera Cruz
Valencia
Cotion
San Luis Potosi
Mr. Trist
Twiggs
Quitman
Worth
Pillow
Childs
Cameron Guards
United States
Lewis Cass
Michigan
United States Senate
Rotarian Major Galbraith May Be In Mexico During Rotary Convention
Major Fritz W. Galbraith Jr. chairs the Cincinnati convention entertainment committee for the International Association of Rotary clubs, July 16 20. He leads six Ohio National Guard recruitment stations and may depart for Mexico as the regiment nears full war strength. yet 30 committees will ensure smooth sessions for 7 000 visiting Rotarians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fritz W. Galbraith, Jr
International Association of Rotary Clubs
Cincinnati
Mexico
Ohio National Guard
Galbraith
Major Galbraith
International Rotary
Hughes Endorses Roosevelt Unity in Republican and Progressive Pact
A letter from Mr Hughes to the former Republican president praises Roosevelt’s ideals and declares a united Republican and Progressive front as patriotic and strong. It calls for national security and justice. Also, a New Jersey mosquito warfare update outlines planned regional measures and funding. A patriotic march poem follows urging front-line unity and mercy in action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes
Baltimore
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Trees Along the Roadside Prompt Public Letter
A letter writer criticizes Pennsylvania’s State Highway Department for mangling roadside trees and urges the Telegraph to start a movement to plant and preserve trees along highways. The writer calls for proper pruning and rules to save trees and asks authorities to spare these trees from further damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Telegraph
Union
Pennsylvania
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Marriage nipped at Scranton licensing office ends in mother’s intervention
In Scranton a wedding was halted when the groom’s mother intercepted the couple at the license bureau saying she could not support more than one. The bride and groom were 18 and 19. The piece also surveys wartime home front sentiment and recalls a raid in Hazleton seizing weapons and tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Norristown Oddities and Local Notes
Norristown reports a 400-pound man deemed insane after two years in jail who claimed prophethood. The naturalization service allows Spartan Pete Retsina to join the Guard. The Erie Herald comments that a five-cent barber fare hike is merely a jitney raise, followed by a bald joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norristown
Isaiah Thomas
Federal Naturalization Department
Pete Retsina
Pete
Erie Herald
Association of Barbers
Foreign colonies in Steelton prep for volunteer war effort
Communities from Steelton discuss Mexico crisis and recruitment plans while foreign-born residents prepare to join a potential volunteer army. Separate notes cover a Harrisburg wool show with premiums and a botany lesson on poison ivy, plus a 1866 playbill from T. Jefferson Scheffer with a Brant's hall ball.
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Hasbrook
Story & Brooks
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New York City
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Ill
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Hughes and
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H. C. Brown
Victor Talking Machine Company
E. L. Howe
National Retail Dry Goods Association
Charles G. Tomerlin
Cleveland
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Howe
Schuylkill River
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Fairmount Dam
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Western Hemisphere
Germany
Rotary Club
Harrisburg Rotary Club
White House
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Harrisburg Telegraph
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Victor Cambon
Bethlehem
du Pont
United States Steel
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Pullman
Baldwin's
Westinghouse
General Electric
Gerard
Public Ledger
Steelton
Department of Animal Husbandry
Pennsylvania State College
Pennsylvania Breeders’ and Dairymen's Association
Philadelphia Wool and Textile Association
Pennsylvania Sheep Breeders’ Association
Breeders’ Association
Virginia
A. A. Hansen
Department of Botany
Pennsylvania State College School of Agriculture
Boston
T. Jefferson Scheffer
Scheffer
South Second Street
Brant's Hall
Mi Lowenstein
Miss Soldin
A. Hollander
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