Gettysburg Monument Details and Pennsylvania Honors
Report on the Gettysburg monument listing 69 infantry regiments 9 cavalry regiments and 18 artillery batteries from Pennsylvania. It notes the women's tablet the Victory statue cast from Civil War cannon and lists generals Mead Reynolds Hancock Geary Laurie Switzer McCandrena Vincent Schimmelfennig Coulter Crawford along with casualty figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania R
Pennsylvania
Togeter
Signals Corpa
Little Road
Victory
Mead
Reynolds
Hancock
Geary
Laurie
Switzer
McCand-rena
Vincent
Schimmelfennig
Coulter
Crawford
Return of James Casey as Radnor superintendent amid railroad crisis
James Casey, newly married to Libbie Nelson, returns to Radnor as eastern division superintendent. In a night of heavy sleet, Casey helps save a special passenger train bearing the railroad president, with engineer Bill Whalen and 809 aiding as a malfunctioning track and signal system challenge unfolds along the Buffalo yard and lake bluff route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radnor
James Casey
Libbie Nelson
Nelsons
Libbie
Casey
Buffalo
Nat Taylor
Freman
Bil Whalen
Taylor
New York
Chicago
Bill Whalen
Whalen
800
Thompson
809
Cleveland
Caney
Dempsey
Taft to seek two million for canal fortifications
President Taft plans to ask Congress for at least 2,000,000 to begin fortifying the Panama Canal amid debates on naval policy. He backs immediate action under treaty rights and outlines end-to-end defenses and nearby islets. The plan faces house opposition but aims for fastest possible fortification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly
Mags
Taft
Congress
Panama Canal
Army
Mall Islands
Pacific Entrance
Mr. Taft
United States
Newfoundland
Charles Pepper
Boston
New Haven
Yale Corporation
Cincinnati
Springfield
Albany
Buffalo
Ballinger
Infan tile paralysis cases spread across Pennsylvania counties
Harrisburg officials report about 700 cases from two thirds of Pennsylvania counties, with 658 total in 45 of 67 counties. Key counts include Lancaster 135, Lehigh 92, Northampton 123, Philadelphia 79, and others across Allegheny, Bucks, Dauphin, Chester, and more. The health department voices concern over the outbreak of anterior poliomyelitis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
State Department of Health
Allegheny
Armstrong
Bedford
Berke
Bradford
Bucks
Butler
Cambria
Carbon
Center
Chester
Clarion
Clearfield
Crawford
Cumberland
Dauphin
Delaware
Ely
Huntingdon
Indiana
Lackawanna
Lancaster
Lawrence
Lebanon
Lehigh
Luzerme
McKean
Monroe
Montgomery
Northampton
Northumberland
Perry
Philadelphia
Pike
Potter
Schuylkill
Somerset
Tioga
Venango
Waren
Wayne
Washington
Westmoreland
York
PA Experts Demonstrate Orchard Pest Control Methods
Pennsylvania state agriculture officials launched seventy five demonstrations across four districts to teach farmers pest control in orchards. Demonstrations cover San Jose scale wooly aphids tussock moth grasshoppers and spraying and pruning techniques. Officials expect an excellent apple crop due to these pest elimination efforts.
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Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
State Department of Agriculture
Lockjaw Kills Bellwood Man in Altoona Report
Altoona Pa Sept 19 James Mo et al resident of Bellwood near Homestill dies from lockjaw after a bite. Authorities say the wound became infected leading to fatal complications. Local doctor warns about tetanus risks and urges prompt vaccination.
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Bellwood
Altoons
James Moet
Bellwood, Near
Lockjow
Use of Aeroplane in War Prompts Navy Chief View
Secretary of the Navy George von L. Meer at a Harvard aviation meet believes aeroplanes will aid the army in reconnaissance if war comes. He notes planes won’t immediately topple battleships but will serve the country in war and cites Spanish American War scouting along the Cuban coast as an example of where planes could have helped locate Cervera's fleet in Santiago harbor.
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Navy
Beato
Nav
George von L. Meer
Harvar Ten Aviation
Cuban
Cervera
Santiago
Indiana Visitors Thread Through Punxsutawney Notes
A long list of Punxsutawney residents and relatives visit Indiana towns including Theodore Doran Victor Lutz Vera Rendall Grace O Hara and many others. Mentions travel to Kittanning Grove City Pittsburgh Philadelphia street and Reynolds. Several locals attend fairs and colleges. family visits span Philadelphia Street Oakland Avenue Banke Township and Vandergrift.
Balloons Head Toward Philadelphia From Indiana Flight
Indianapolis dispatch reports Indiana II with Mrs. Carl G. Fisher aboard crossed Columbus Ohio and Pittsburgh Wheeling then Uniontown where Drifter landed. Thirteen balloons including championship and free-for-all racers rode a fair breeze toward Philadelphia with no bad weather reported.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Carl G. Fisher
G. L. Bumbaugh
Columbus
Pittsburg
Wheeling
Orfe
Uniontown
Speedway
Topeka
Washington, Pa
Philadelphia
Two Young Women in White Plains Attempt Suicide
Two young women in White Plains New York attempted suicide on September 19. Miss Lillian Anderson died after shooting herself through the heart, her death following weeks of despondency due to a brother’s death. Mrs. Mary Smith drank carbolic acid but survived after guards and doctors intervened.
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White Plains
N. Y
Lillian Anderson
Mary Smith
Humidity's Role in Textile and Goods Maintenance
The article notes many materials and products, including textiles, leather, feathers, cigars, tobacco, and wooden furniture, are best preserved in rooms with controlled humidity. It cites Lancashire as an ideal climate and explains that proper moisture and temperature reduce breakages, weight loss, and loss of flavor, enhancing value during storage and processing.
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Lancashire
England
America
Algie and Fred Plot Over Pretty Cousin
A humorous Chicago News dialogue shows Algie pleading with Fred to assist him with his cousin who is keen on his good points. Fred concedes and recalls two hours of debate yesterday over perceptions of his intelligence.
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Algie
Fred
Chicago News
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gettyburg
Monnimakers
Moore Hotel
Phila
Fred HerJinger
New Marshal Building
Indiana Lumber & Supply Company
Sii
Parnell, Cowher & Co
Philadelphia St
Indians, Pa
J. H. St. Clair
Tenth Street
Stewart & Cunningham
Marshall Building
D. D. Henderson
Bilairaville
Fine Road
William Walter
R. D
Blairsville
Nice
A. W. Engle
South Fifth Street
South Seventh Street
Dargain
Gazette Office
Rent—Fun & Eleventh Street
Ash
Oom
Presbyterian Church
God
Paez
Gallat
Gilbert
Cahatle
By Emma Archer Osborne
American Press Association
Alienda
George von, L. Meyer
Secretary of the Navy
Paul W. Mack
Theodore Doran
Punxsutawney
The
Star
Victor Lutz
Dixonville
North McCreigth
Punxeytawney
Mre
Susan Robertson
Heatinge, Mich
Ernest Stewart
Phil Sutton
Clair Longwill
Kittanning
Vera Rendall
Philadelphia Street
Marie North
J. M. Laughlin
Grace O'Hara
Johnatown
Ralph Davis
Church Street
Apollo
Arthur F. Lowry
School Street
Mr. C. Watson
George Dickey
Jacob Wettling
William Harmon
Ira Patterson
Harry Herlinger
Todd Bell
Grove City
Grove City College
Winona Patterson
Banke Township
South Street
J. Russell Hilty
Allegheny Township
Westmoreland County
Oakland Avenue
Thomas Hallam
Margaret
Thomas Lidford
Brookyn
Harper
D. F. Rinn
Sam
Mra
Peeler
Ellsworth Campbell
Reynoldaville
Harry Kimmel
Mias Mildred
Shelocta
Mr. Kimmel
Juniata College
Grant Snyder
Glen Campbell
Wero
Indiana Business i
Adam Bowman
Walker Bridge
Jay Galentine
Greensburg
W. H. Avere
H. L. Moorhouse
Punxeutawney
A. R. Rees
Mary Lowry
Mrs. McCausland and
Misa Emma Harrie
N. Sixth Street
Apent
Vandergrift
William Davidson
Mine Workers’ Union
William Bryan
A. P. McQuown
Grace and
Clyde
Piste.burg
Gomas
Atlanta
Brown
Clifford M. Orr
Macon
Funda
Exchange Bank
Orr
Pike's Peak
Colorado Springs
Col
Hillary Beachy
St. Louis
Pueblo
Wallace Dry Goods Co
J. C. Wallace & Son
Palladelphia Street
Induana, PA
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