Farmers rally for Republicans amid fusion talk
Halifax Pa September 19 H J Bachelder former head of the National Grange urged farmers at a Lentz Grove picnic to back Republican tickets nationwide, opposing Farmer Creasy who urged voting Democratic. He warned unity is crucial as farmers face harsh times. The piece notes a fusion scheme between Democrats and Washington party adherents to block McCormick and faces strong opposition from party leaders.
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Halifax
H.J. Bachelder
National Grange
United States
New Hampshire
Lentz's Grove
Here
Pennsylvania
Vance C. McCormick
William Draper Lewis
Washington Party
Wilson
Dean Lewis
McCormick
William Flinn
Harrisburger
Weather summary and marriage licenses list Harrisburg area
Fair conditions prevail tonight and Sunday across Harrisburg and eastern Pennsylvania with little temperature change and light variable winds. The river remains falling until rain, with Harrisburg expecting a stage near eight tenths of a foot. notable temperature values show a high around 68 and low near 64. Marriage licenses issued include Ambrose Rife and Frances Markey, John Steiner and Mary Pisle, Charles Knoll and Grayce Powley, Irving Frantz and Ruth Mark, Clyde Mumma and Annie Toomey.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Ambrose Henry Rife
Highsplice
Frances E. Markey
Round Top
John C. Steiner
Mary J. Pisle
Steelton
Charles H. Knoll
Wernersville
Grayce Powley
Penbrook
Irving E. Frantz
City
Ruth E. Mark
Enhaut
Clyde Mumma
Wormleysburg
Annie Toomey
School Board to tighten oversight on Chimmell school build
Building committee sessions will be held more often to monitor progress on the Shimmell school at Allison Hill. Chairman Charles Fohl announced after a heated board meeting with Director Adam Houtz protesting the prior lack of oversight. The board urged members to visit various construction sites in the city as their schedules allow.
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Shimmell
Allison Hill
Charles 8. Fohl
Fohl
Adam Houtz
Harry A. Boyer
Foch
Jewish Merchants to Close Stores Monday
Practically all of the Jewish merchants of Harrisburg will keep their places of business closed all day Monday September 21 1914 a religious holiday.
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Harrisburg
Eastern Advance Rate Case To Reopen October 19
The Interstate Commerce Commission will reopen the eastern advance rate case and start hearings October 19 in Washington. Railroads sought a broad 5 percent increase east of the Mississippi, arguing shifts since June and wartime strains justify reopening. Western railroads plan new freight rate applications ahead of the rehearing. Dublin dispatch notes Irish leaders Redmond and O'Brien joining a Millstreet demonstration supporting Home Rule telegraph.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Wilson
White House
Frank Trumbull
Chesapeake and Ohio
Pittsburgh
Great Lakes
Atlantic Seaboard
Mississippi
Ohio
Potomac Rivers
Commission
Buffalo
Charleston
Western Railroads
Atlantic
Pacific
One Bid For River Front Fill In City Project
City Commissioner M Harvey Taylor opened bids for hauling dirt from Second Street subway to the river front for fill. S W Shoemaker & Son submitted the sole proposal at 75 cents per load to Hamilton Maclay stretch and 89 cents to Maclay Division. Taylor seeks about 14,000 yards total with 4000 below Maclay and 10000 above Maclay to straighten and level River Front Park wall. Council action on the river front settlement expected next Tuesday.
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River Front
M. Harvey Taylor
Parks and Public Property
S. W. Shoemaker & Son
Hamilton
Maclay
Division Streets
Maclay Street
Taylor
Commissoner Taylor
Ray L. Shoemaker
S. W. Shoemaker
Council
English Bearing Brunt of Fighting Along Aisne
French front dispatches confirm heavy combat on the Aisne with English troops bearing the brunt of counter attacks. Germans under heavy artillery fire, rain-soaked trenches filled with water, wounded report intensified losses on both sides as supplies Paris and Bordeaux reestablish news flow and officials plan public exposition film loan.
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Associated Press
Paris
Aisne
Marne
Bordeaux
Daily Mail
Harrisburg Extension School Wins City Support
The Harrisburg extension school move by Harrisburg University of Pennsylvania is approved as an initiative, with applications flooding in. More than one hundred signed up, but admissions will be limited to about ninety to ninety-one, based on age and educational or experience requirements. E L McColgin of the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce backs the project and coordinates outreach to members, while Professor Wendell P Raine leads organization efforts. Reading also shows strong interest, with a likely extension school to be established there.
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Harrisburg University of Pennsylvania Extension School
Chamber of Commerce
E. L. McColgin
Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce
Reading
Berks County
Motorcyclists Collide at Start of Long Run
The 423 mile Har risburg to Staunton endurance run began with a crash at Fourth and Market. Harry H. Kohl and Irvin Kohl wrecked their bikes but escaped injury. Edward Vincent retired with engine trouble. The field includes Alfred W. Eisenberg Merrill Goldman Paul Nowell and many other local riders. Alfred C. Noffsinger served as referee. a corn soup supper awaited riders back at the Keystone Motorcycle Club house.
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Harrisburg
Staunton
Harry H. Kohl
Irvin Kohl
Fourth
Market Streets
Edward Vincent
Alfred W. Eisenberg
Merrill Goldman
Reading
Paul Nowell
Victor Harlacker
Charles Sellers
Germans and Allies Both Claim Victories Along Line of Battle
Berlin reports German and Austrian successes across theaters, with a decisive attack north of Noyon, Beaumont stormed and 2,500 French captured, while Allied counterattacks are said repulsed. In the east Germans pursue pe vaene against Russians and Austrians rout Servians. Przemyal fortress guarded, new Galicia defense line formed, Lavasa Bay landing by Japanese troops reported.
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Noyon
Beaumont
France
Vienna
Galicia
Przemyal
Lemberg
London
Paris
Aisne
Lorraine
Bordeaux
Tokio
Lavasa Bay
Lavasa
Tsing-Tao
Burglar Beats Up Oklahoma Merchant in Night Store Raid
Edward McFarland, store owner at Cameron and Berryhill streets, was beaten and robbed of about 27 dollars, 100 packs of gum, cigars, and pipes. Two burglars entered late last night as Patrolman Matter and McFarland’s clerk arrived. one escaped through the front, the other from a rear window after a shot was fired. McFarland, left unconscious, lies at 950 Paxton Street with head gashes and bruises. he regained awareness around 1:30 a.m.
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Cameron
Berryhill
Edward McFarland
Paxton Street
McFarland
John Matter
John Mailey
Belgian Commissioner Predicts Long European Peace
M. Albert Wediver, a Belgian on a commission in the United States, says there will be a long peace in Europe after the war. He expects no need for a great army postwar and recalls Liege fighting against German advances. He criticizes German methods in war.
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Europe
M. Albert Wediver
Commonwealth
England
M. Wediver
Liege
Liquor Dealer Charged With Liquor Violation in Steelton
Andrew Schutzenbach, operator of a wholesale liquor store at Fourth and Walnut, was arrested by Constable John Gibb. Herman Wilder Sr. seeks a rule to revoke Schutzenbach’s license, alleging he sold liquor to Wilder Jr. on September 12. Wilder Jr. is 18.
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Andrew Schutzenbach
Fourth and
Walnut Streets
John Gibb
Steelton
William J. Boyd
Herman Wilder, Sr
New Cumberland
Dauphin County
Schutzenbach
Wilder
Herman Wilder, Jr
Battle on the Oise Front Shows No Major Change
A Bordeaux dispatch reports the front from the Oise to the Woevre unchanged on Sept 18. German attacks against the English near Troyon between Soissons and Craonne were repelled, and they failed to break Rheims’ defense. On the Lorraine and Vosges frontier the enemy holds defensively organized positions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bordeaux
Oise
Woevre
Troyon
Soissons
Craonne
Rheims
Lorraine
Vosges
Day of Fortresses Has Passed Belief Among German War News
Berlin reports that the era of fortress walls is ending as the German 42 centimeter siege gun proves its might. A single projectile razed reinforced cement walls and ripped open steel doors, prompting cautious forecasts about future war dynamics amid the ongoing European conflict.
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Associated Press
Berlin
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