Monument park planned at Potomac bend site with Wilson possible
The piece notes large hay crop yields in Pennsylvania and plans for a Rumseyan Society dedication at a Potomac river monument near Harpers Ferry. It mentions a 125 foot river bluff view into Virginia and Maryland, and a granite Ionic column with a globe atop a forty foot base. President Wilson may attend the dedicatory address.
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Potomac River
Shepherdstown
Rumseyan Society
Wilson
West Virginia
Murder in Waltonville Shanty Over Pay Day Quarrel
Henry Walker was shot and killed by Cornelius Sheppard in a Waltonville shanty after a quarrel over a craps game. Both men worked in Waltonville stone quarries and pay day drew a crowd in the colored settlement. Witnesses say Sheppard dragged Walker’s body toward a nearby quarry and intended to dump it in the water. At least two bullets hit Walker, one in the cheek and one in the back. he died before a physician arrived. Sheppard surrendered and was jailed after transport to Harrisburg.
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Henry Walker
Cornelius Sheppard
Waltonville
Shepherd
Walker
Sheppard
Squire R. B. Earnest
Dauphin County
Harrisburg
D. H. Reigel
Beekeepers in Providence Township Report Strong Honey Harvest
Albert Fisher on his small farm yields from eleven hives, with one hive producing 72 pounds of honey and the rest close behind. Neighbors and others with bees report unusually good season, according to the New Era.
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Albert Fisher
Providence Township
William McClure NYSE secretary dies at Carlisle home
William McClure longtime secretary of the New York Stock Exchange died at his Carlisle summer home from heart failure. A native of Cadiz and grandson of John Bannister Gibson chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in 1883 he had been a member of the NYSE since 1858.
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William McClure
New York Stock Exchange
Carlisle
Careside
John Bannister Gibson
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Monument Erected in West Virginia for James Rumeney Inventor
The Rumaeyan Society of West Virginia raises a monument in memory of James Rumeney, credited as the original inventor of the steamboat, located on a bluff overlooking the river.
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The
Rumaeyan Society
West Virginia
James Rumeney
Dr John A Fritchey Dies After Illness
After months of illness spent in hospitals and in Atlantic City, Dr John A Fritchey three times Harrisburg mayor and physician died in Presbyterian hospital Philadelphia. Death followed a heart collapse after surgery and funeral services were held Monday at 4 PM at 911 North Second Street. He treated hundreds of patients who could not pay and his diverse interests connected him with many people.
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Atlantic City
John A. Fritchey
Harrisburg
Presbyterian Hospital
Philadelphia
North Second Street
Fritchey
An Old Boatman Reflects On a Long Life At 94
John Yanish of Columbia Pennsylvania, reputedly the oldest surviving boatman in the state, recalls starting work in 1845 and later serving with the 186th Pennsylvania Volunteers in the Civil War and Mexican War enlistment. He was born March 24 1823 in Lower Chanceford Township and moved to Columbia at age 13. Now ninety four, he remains fully lucid.
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Rolling Green Park
Sunbury
Selinsgrove
John Yanish
Columbia
Pennsylvania
186Th Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Mr. Yeanish
Lower Chanceford Township
York County
Bee Causes Auto Crashes and Political Jabs at Agriculture
A series of central western county accidents is blamed on bees and wind dislodging drivers from control. The piece contrasts these misfortunes with critique of a Republican State agriculture program and references a dismissive view of the State commission and department politics. It ends with a rural church vignette and a light exchange about church attendance.
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Pennsylvania
State Commission
Con
State Efficiency Board Aims to Cut Pennsylvania Costs
Pennsylvania's Economy and Efficiency Commission, led by solicitor Harry S. McDevitt, tours states for ideas. Ohio’s central board for institutions inspires a reform plan to consolidate 75 departments to about 50, cut duplications, and save about a million dollars annually through centralized purchasing and better coordination.
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Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
New York
Michigan
Illinois
Wisconsin
Harry S. McDevitt
la Follette
Massachusetts
Ohio
Central Board of Control
McDevitt
Efficiency Commission
McDeWitt
Goods on Approval Practices Raise Health Concerns
The article warns that delivering goods on approval to homes poses disease spread risks. It notes unknown household handling, containment of quarantined cases, and the danger from curious family members examining new items. It argues caution since mild or unrecognized illnesses may go untreated and harm the purchaser.
Visitor asks to see Lieutenant Barker at private hospital
A dialogue outlines a private hospital visitor demanding access to Lieutenant Barker. The matron refuses ordinary visiting and questions relation, prompting the visitor to claim sisterhood, only for the matron to reveal she is Barker’s mother and expresses surprise.
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Barker
Pocket-Picking Art Shown As Danger Lurks
A terse exchange shows the danger of pocket-picking as a street craft with a veteran remark about getting the hand in. The dialogue underscores risk and skill in a short, sharp streetwise exchange.
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Labanon Valley
Pennsylvania State College
Tommy
New Commission
Department of of Labor and Industry
Department of the Fire Marshal
Samuel G. Dixon
Janes
Anna
Hershey Printing Co
Hershey, Pa
J.E. Gruber
Hershey
Derry Church
Yingset's
David
Gordon Hershey, PA
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