McCormick Wins Small Share Against Lewis in Key Polls
Registration in the county shows gains as voters prepare for the governor and U S Senate contests. Estimates on a fusion deal place McCormick ahead of Lewis in some counties while Democrats resist compromises. Total county registration rises from 17 690 to 18 126, with notable increases across districts and towns.
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Philadelphia
Vance C. McCormick
Capitol Hill
McCormick
Dean Lewis
Theshington
Washington
Cormick
Aamal
United States
Berrysburg
Rush Township
West Londonderry
Hummelstown
Voters urged to note key voting and tax dates
The notice lists important dates for voters including the November election and tax payment deadline. It warns the last day to pay taxes is October 5 and notes registration days September 15 and October 32.
Peaches Damaged by Frost Across Dauphin County
Frost damaged peach crops across Dauphin County last night though not severe. The frost affected fruit trees within a two mile radius of the mountainous districts with 44 degrees reported as the lowest temperature. Tomorrow is expected to bring warmer weather.
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Dauphin County
Jack Frost
Banking Committee Sees Time to Resume Bond Operations
Washington reports president Wilson urges public and government support for rail credits as crucial to national prosperity. London notes Pathfinder sunk by torpedo rather than mine. War tax bill advances with a 3 percent levy on freight and higher beer and mine taxes.
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Washington
Wilson
Frank Trumbull
Chesapeake and Ohio Board
London
Pathfinder
North Sea
Official Information Bureau
Ways and Means Committee
Underwood
Reuter Telegram Company
Petrograd
Cracow
United States Corporation
Great Britain
France
Spain
China
Aaron
United States
Germany
Russia
Japan
British Forces Movement Reported By Sir John French
Field Marshal Sir John French reports to Earl Kitchener on British troop movements in France. The dispatch notes rail and sea transport efficiency, concentration completed August 21, advance squadrons reaching Soignies, and enemy pressure along the Mons line with threats to the right flank.
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Percy
Lille
Associated Press
London
London Gazette
John French
France
Earl Kitchener
England
Joffre
Conde
Mons
Minche
Soignies
Belgium
Speed of Russians Surprises Military Experts in England
London reports indic ate that Russian setbacks from Petrograd and peace talks hint at a decisive defeat for the dual monarchy. Separately, Pennsylvania Railroad workers face looming salary cuts within thirty days amid traffic declines. Enola Y M C A and Monarchs meet Saturday at H A C Field Island Park at 3 p m with strong crowd expectations.
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England
London
Petrograd
Pennsylvania Railroad
Enola Y. M. C. A
Monarchs
Island Park
Weather summary for Harrisburg area and surroundings
Fair to night and Friday with some clouds and cool conditions. Eastern Pelivania shows fair weather with light frost, increasing cloudiness, and moderate northerly winds Friday. The main river will fall slowly, with Harrisburg at about 1.5 feet by Friday morning. Temperature at 8 am 52, moonrise 8:52 pm. Censes Warren Reichard, Elizabethtown, and sulu May Fowler, Tower City.
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Harrisburg
Pelivania
Censes
Warren Reichard
Elizabethtown
Anasulu May Fowler
Tower City
Quick Mobilization as a Lesson for Advertisers
The essay argues that rapid troop mobilization in Europe offers a lesson for aggressive business leaders. Newspaper advertising is praised for its speed from copy to publication, allowing timely messages with immediate impact. National advertisers find newspaper ads cost effective and powerful, and are urged to contact the Bureau of Advertising in New York.
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Bureau of Advertising
American Newspapers Publishers Association
World Building
New York
Britain Will Not Seek Peace Until Kaiser Defeated
Ambassador Page reports British officials will not pursue peace until Germany’s defeat, with Britain France and Russia agreeing to peace only by common consent. Italy’s convention also discourages Washington’s peace initiatives amid censorship and limited war news for Europe. Dr. Charles B. Fager Jr. recounts terror in Europe and the impact on American travelers.
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Charles B. Fager, Jr
Dent Wilson
Message High
London
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Great Britain
Germany
Wilson
Foreign Office
Page
France
Russia
Italy
Washington
William
Europe
Locust Street
Technical High School
Fager
Telegraph
United States Department
Ella Marie Kreidler Leads the Hope Contest
Ella Marie Kreidler leads in the Hope Fire Company Juniors girls popularity contest with 877 votes, trailed by Snowden McGlaughlin 567 and Mary McGlaughlin 558. Firemen's Union committees coverage of parade route sparks controversy over best route and Hill residents push for a march through their area. Chief Marshal Holstein will weigh all requests before deciding.
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Ella Marie Kreidler
Hope Fire Company
Snowden McGlaughlin
Mary McGlaughlin
Frances Kindler
Mildred Shupp
Firemen’s Union
Holstein
Wilson Opposes Tax on Railroad Freight
President Wilson opposes an 8 percent tax on railroad freight to raise revenue due to reduced customs receipts from the European war. He suggests locating the levy elsewhere with less impact on consumers and advises attention to an income tax and stamp tax on checks and commercial paper instead.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Democrats
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Austrians Likely to Seek Peace Within Fortnight
Dispatch from Petrograd reports belief in Russian and foreign circles that Austria will sue for peace within a fortnight to avoid a complete breakup of the empire. The note appears in a Chronicle dispatch dated September 10.
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London
the Chronicle
Petrograd
Austria
20000 Wounded Soldiers Cared For in Vienna
Vienna reports from the Tribuna correspondent show 6000 wounded arriving Tuesday 5000 Monday and 9000 last Sunday with about a third Germans. Budapest and Prague also note large influxes. Delavan's Comet, found last December, was seen near the city last night with a short tail and naked eye visibility. observations improve toward month end and after the October 2 closest approach.
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Associated Press
Rome
London
Tribuna
Vienna
Budapest
Prague
Delavan
Halley
Allies Press Fresh Drive to Reclaim Ground
Allied forces renew efforts to regain ground captured by German forces. Reinforcements bolster a center held under pressure as Russian units advance rapidly and surprise English analysts with the pace of their offensive.
British Drive Germans Back at All Points
The official press bureau states the battle continued yesterday with the enemy driven back along the line. French reports say a corps buried 200 German dead and seized twelve Maxim guns, while prisoners were taken. Our Second army corps captured 350 prisoners and a battery, with Germans described as exhausted. British troops reportedly crossed the River Marne northward.
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Associated Presse
London
Second Army
River
Marne
British drive German forces. Paris line holds amid fresh actions
Reports from the front say the enemy was driven back along the line yesterday as Field Marshal Sir John French sails to England from near Paris. Allied center advances appear slow but general, with German counterattacks repelled and prisoners taken. Russians threaten Breslau, while Serbs invade Hungary and Montenegrins push into Bosnia. Premier Asquith seeks to enlist a half‑million more as talks of peace begin in Rome.
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England
Paris
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Belgium
Alsace
Berlin
Silicia
Breslau
France
Rome
Wilson
Washington
Petrograd
Koenigsberg
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East Prussia
Chateau
Vistula
Cracow
Save
Hungary
Bosnia
Asquith
Ambassador Page
London
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