82 Names On The Casualties Roll From War Front
Washington June 29 There were 82 names on the Army and Marine casualty lists today with the Army list ahead by two. Breakdown shows five killed in action twelve died of wounds two died of accident or other causes two died of disease fourteen wounded severely seven missing in action and four Marines killed in action eight died of wounds seven wounded severely one missing in action. Names include Private John Laurel and Corporal Frank Rosen Erie among others with Pittsburgh Scranton West Philadelphia and Arnold Pa. also listed.
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Washington
Army
Charles Belk
S. Bigley
Pittsburgh
Nk J. Bokosky
Scranton
John
Laurel
Frank Rosen
Erie
Leroy Eleton
West Philadelphia
Louis J. Downard
Arnold
City Treasurer Warns of 1 Percent Tax Penalty
City Treasurer C. E. Weber announced a new law imposing a one percent penalty on all 1918 city taxes unpaid before Monday July 1. An additional one percent penalty is added on the first day of each month after July. City license taxes are due and payable now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Weber
Auto Dealers Back War Aid and Medical Volunteers
The Commercial Economy Board rules for war economy are endorsed by the Harrisburg Motor Dealers Association. The plan cuts night and Sunday service, cash basis sales, and demo expenses to free mechanics for war work. Physicians in Harrisburg area await further mobilization as 25 are needed for the Medical Reserve Corps and a volunteer Medical Service Corps is planned for older and specialized doctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Economy Board
The
Council of National Defense
Harrisburg Motor Dealers Association
Board of Trade Hall
F. W. A. Vesper
St. Louis
National Auto Dealers’ Association
E. E. Peake
Kansas City
Peake
George G. Mcfarland
Harrisburg Association
Harrisburg
Thomas
Blair
Harrisburg Academy of Medicine
Dauphin County
Medical Reserve Corps
Harrisburg Red Cross Chapter
Beary
Charles Scott Miller
Pennsylvania Council of National Defense
American Medical Association
Medical Association
Haase Attacks War Policy in Reichstag Speech
In a Reichstag address reported by Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, Herr Haase derides German military rulers and urges the people to act for a decent peace as U S weakness claims and 700,000 Americans on French soil are cited. The piece also notes a bitter critique of wartime methods and calls for self reliance to secure peace. Separate notice announces open competitive civil service examinations across multiple districts with full details available from the U S Civil Service Commission.
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Amsterdam
Herr Haase
Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitunger
Helfferich
Admiral von Capelle
United States
Count von Westarp
Herr Stressemann
Civil Service
United States Civil Service Commission
Washington
Civil Service District
New York City
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Paul
St. Louis
New Orleans
Seattle
San Francisco
Railroads Seek Preemptive Scramble Before McAdoo Moves
A railroad insider suggests lines like the Lackawanna Reading Lehigh Valley Jersey Central Delaware & Hudson and Erie might reorganize before government action. They could separate non rail revenue to counter McAdoo’s possible coal income controls, preserving property for stockholders.
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Lackawanna
Reading
Lehigh Valley
Jersey Central
Delaware & Hudson
Erie
McAdoo
New York Times
Daylight saving under review for Harrisburg winter needs
Harrisburg faces potential curtailment of electrical supply to nonessential industries and private homes as daylight saving may extend into winter. Local fuel administrators or government action could cut current earlier, with 4 30 p m planned for nonessential industries to ensure war industry demand. Officials note peak use 5 30 to 6 p m and discuss objections from those who must work after darkness.
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Harrisburg Light and Power Company
Kaltwasser
Harrisburg
Harry A. Garfield
Herbert Hoover
Congress
Light and Power Company
Worst Woman on Earth Dies at 57 in State Hospital
Beacon New York June 29 Lizzie Holiday once dubbed the worst woman on earth for a string of killings. Her crimes span decades from Burlingham Sullivan County to Matteawan State Hospital where she murdered two women inmates. Born Elizabeth McNally she married multiple times killing spouses, burning a store for insurance and poisoning schemes before a long prison term. Governor Flower commuted her death sentence after doctors declared insanity.
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Beacon
N. Y
Lizzie Holiday
Burlingham
Sullivan County
MatteaWan State Hospital
Matteawan
Women's Hospital
Nellie Wickes
Elizabeth Margaret McNally
Ireland
Charles Hopkins
Hopkins
Pennsylvania
Artemas Brewster
Hiram Parkinson
George Smith
Bellows Falls
Charles Playstell
Philadelphia
Newburgh
Paul Holiday
Holiday
Margaret McQuillan
Sarah
Flower
Freighter Onondaga Sinks After Fog Strike off Watch Hill
The Clyde Line freighter Onondaga bound for Charleston and Jacksonville was swept by heavy fog off Watch Hill and hit a reef, sinking in shallow water after a rescue saved all 35 crew members.
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Associated Press
Clyde Line
Boston
Charleston
Jacksonville
War Savings Stamps Returns Lag in Dauphin County
Returns from National War Savings Stamps Day come in slowly in Dauphin County with Harrisburg reporting about 5000 dollars in stamps sold. Pledges were strong yet totals await computation as 20000 cards mailed to Harrisburg households await July 4 pickup. Countywide meetings boosted sales and pledge amounts while Postmaster Frank C. Sites is ill in bed at his Viewview home.
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National War Savings
Dauphin County
Harrisburg
Frank C. Sites
Overview
No liquor after 8 p m for home consumption rule
Albany June 29 governor Whitman bans sale of alcoholic beverages in New York City after 8 pm unless consumed on premises. The order arises from reports soldiers and sailors could obtain liquor elsewhere, prompting the new restriction.
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Albany
N. Y
New York City
Whitman
Red Cross Second War Fund Drives Hits 170 Million
Washington reports that Red Cross subscriptions in the second war fund drive total $170,038,394 with more returns expected as national headquarters notes ongoing contributions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Red Cross
Entertainment listings and new tag updates in Harrisburg papers
The column catalogs today’s theater offerings at Colonial, Regent, Victoria, and Paxtang Park, highlighting Sidney Drew in Pay Day, Charlotte in The Frozen Warning, The Whip, Say Young Fellow, The Firefly of France, The Square Deal Man with William S. Hart, Loaded Dice with Frank Keenan, and other acts. It notes final performance days for Pretty Baby at Majestic and a new C O D tag policy from the Post Office, plus Monday vaudeville headliner Bessie Wynn. Descriptions praise the productions and performers across multiple venues.
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Sidney Drew
Charlotte
Victoria
William 8
Heart
Eters
Frank Keenan
Douglas Fairbanks
Gladys Hullette
Tippensey
Dorothy Phillips
Tom Mix
Majestic Theater
The
Majestic
Bessie Wynn
Harrisburg
Orpheum
Keith
Metro
Co Ssy Drew Lonial Theater
New York
Ures
William S. Hart
J. G. Hawks
Midnight Trail and The Tramp at Regent Theater
William Russell stars in The Midnight Trail at the Regent Theater with thrilling detective suspense as a burglar is pursued and a somnambulistic beauty hides jewels around her home. Charlie Chaplin appears in The Tramp. An optimistic Say, Young Fellow photoplay with Douglas Fairbanks follows. Victoria Theater today features a new program.
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William Russell
Charlie Chaplin
Douglas Fairbanks
Wallace Reid
France
Regent Theater
Fairbanks
Mass of Hersh Mission to Be Celebrated at General Theater
A mass of the Hersh Mission will be celebrated tomorrow at 9:30 AM in the General Theater by Father P. J. Phelan of St. St. Patrick's Cathedral parish. The event gathers Hershey, Hummelstown, Hermey, Hurt, and Waltonville communities.
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O'Olik
P. J. Phelan
8&T
Hershey
Hummelstern
Jiernhey
Hurt
Waltonville
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Ivate
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Continental
Wernersville, PA
Galen Hall
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Howard M. Wing
Shelburne
Hotel Strand
Wiltshire For
Josiah White & Sona Co
Ranitorium
St. Charles
Chelsea
J. B. Thompson & Co
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Miss Wynn
Lizzie Holliday
State Hospital
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RED Cross Fund
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Post Office Department
the Regent
Victoria Theater
Fea
Mrs. Sidney
London
National Capital
Tom Dawley
Washington, D. C
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Grman
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JOR
York
Informatin
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Bell Phont
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Edythe Chapman
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Mr. Fairbanks
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Moving Picture World
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Harry Krivit
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Suzanne Frantz
Pickett Sisters
Duncannon
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