Berry Seeks Keystone Endorsement Ahead of July Convention
Harrisburg report explains a split among Keystoners as Berry aims for Democratic endorsement at the July 5 Philadelphia convention. Berry predicts support, plans self driven campaign, while rivals led by Young and Hicks anticipate endorsement for Young with possible Roosevelt fusion.
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Harrisburg
Keystone Party
Philadelphia
Keystoners
Gibboney
Berry
Friends of
Young
Hicks
Democratic State Committee
Flinn
Roosevelt
Reading of Bible in Schools Urged At Brethren Conference
The annual Church of the Brethren conference in York urged Congress to authorize Bible reading in schools under church control and asked all state districts to seek similar action from state legislatures. The resolution cites a growing tendency to drop Bible use in schools and calls for correction.
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York
Church of the Brethren
Congress
Kansas
Rheuma health claim disrupts rheumatism cure ad
A 1911 testimonial from P. W. Miller of Catawissa Pa states three bottles of RHEUMA relieved six years of rheumatism. The ad asserts uric acid causes rheumatism and promises quick relief with a money back offer for a fifty cent bottle from George W Clutton.
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P. W. Miller
Catawissa
George W. Clutton
Clergy Highlights Saturday Night Shoppers Delays
Dr. J. H. Clemens of the First Methodist church cites excuses for missing services and blames crowds who linger downtown on Saturdays. He recalls a mill man who fought for eight hours but opposed shorter store hours, urging clerks to work late.
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J. H. Clemens
First Methodist Church
Rev. Clemens
Rev
Clemens
Murphy A Power In Dem Convention
Charles Murphy Tammany boss will be decisive at the Baltimore Democratic convention where no candidate is likely to reach a two thirds majority on the first ballot. The ninety New York delegates bound by the unit rule will shape the outcome, with Murphy setting their vote.
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Charles Murphy
Tammany
Baltimore
New York
Mr. Murphy
Lack of 50 Cents Halts Visit Before Hanging
Wilkes Barre June 10 Mrs Michael Bishie mother of William Peter Bishie who is to be hanged at Scranton June 20 for the murder of Irvin Berger cannot visit her nineteen year old son because she lacks fifty cents for carfare. The Bishies are poverty stricken with the son the sole support of a vulnerable family. The dying father Michael Bishie the daughters too young to work and rent unpaid. The mother has moved in with a sister and forgoes burial plans to visit the condemned son before he pays the penalty.
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Wilkes-Barre
Michael Bishie
William Peter Bishie
Scranton
Irvin Berger
Bishies
Wholesale sale of babies reported in Cincinnati
Discovery of alleged wholesale selling of babies at prices from $10 to $100 in the baby hospital campaign led by R. A. Longman. Nora Davis case indicates her child, allegedly born in such a hospital, was not dead but sold. Habeas corpus papers prepared to gain possession of the child.
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Cincinnati
R. A. Longman
Children’s Home
State Conference
Nora Davis
Beautiful Hands in James Whitcomb Riley Ad
An old newspaper ad touts Easy Task soap priced a nickel per cake claiming longer life and double cleaning power compared with yellow laundry soap. The copy invokes Riley’s poem Beautiful Hands to sell the product.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Replanting Corn Under Frost Damage Across County
Farmers across the county replant corn after a heavy frost last week. Some fields were badly damaged while nearby fields suffered little. Those who had just planted were spared as crops were not yet above ground.
Pennsylvania population grows in March from natural causes
Harrisburg report shows March births 17,917 and deaths 10,472 boosting state population by more than 7,500. measles case surge in April tops 5,000, with March death toll including pneumonia 1,618 and tuberculosis 1,030 across various categories.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Bureau of Vital Statistics
Department of Health
Bright
Tin Plate Plant Breaks the Record Farrell
Farrell works of the American Sheet and Tin Plate company set a May production record for tinplate surpassing previous monthly output by about 3000 boxes. The plant has operated steadily since the earlier strike with no shutdowns aside from repairs. Superintendent W. H. Davis and other company officials traveled to Cleveland to celebrate.
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Farrell. Pa
Farrell Works
American Sheet and Timplate Company
W. H. Davis
Cleveland
Rattlesnake Pete Plans Oil City Snake Hunt Return
Peter Gruber known as Rattlesnake Pete travels from Rochester New York to Oil City with friends in a touring car. He aims to revive one of the historic rattlesnake hunts once enjoyed with Dr J C Reynolds of Pittsburgh and a newspaper artist, with a moving picture man to film the event.
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Oil City
Peter Gruber
Rattlesnake Pete
Rochester
N. Y
Gruber
J. C. Reynolds
Pittsburg
Town May Have Old Home Week
Sharpsville Pennsylvan ia residents discuss an Old Home Week to revive a real homecoming with races and sports. The annual picnic may be canceled if plans proceed with old-timers leading preparations for the reunion.
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Sharpsville
Pig Iron Demand Heavy in East
New York June 10 Between 30 000 and 40 000 tons of various grades of iron were sold in the east in the past week A sale of between 1 000 and 8 000 tons of foundry iron for last half delivery is reported to a consumer in New Jersey Another consumer in the local district closed for 5 000 tons of special analysis iron and another for 5 000 tons of foundry iron Inquiries include 4 000 to 8 000 tons for the Pennsylvania railroad and about 4 500 tons for the Norfolk and Western to Roanoke Va Consumers in New Jersey negotiating for about 6 000 tons and a machine maker seeks about 3 000 tons Various small lots are under consideration.
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New York
East
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Bessemer Iron
Pennsylvania Railroad
Altoona
Norfolk & Western
Roanoke
Famous Pocantico Bridge Torn Down for Memorial
The Pocantico bridge at Tarrytown known as the headless horseman's bridge collapsed Saturday night after days of mining work. It was replaced by a wider Washington Irving memorial bridge funded by William Rockefeller to honor the author. The move follows Broadway upgrades to ease heavy automobile traffic.
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New York
Pocantico
Tarrytown
Sleepy Hollow
Washington Irving
Rockefeller
Irving
Ichabod Crane
Bram Bones
Katrina van Tassel
Fred Seibert to Speak Tonight at Central Christian Church
Fred Seibert of the Sunday party will speak tonight at 7:30 in Central Christian church on Long Avenue. Music by the Sunday school orchestra of the Mahoning Town Presbyterian Church. Red books will be used for singing. Meeting under the Women's Personal Workers league.
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Fred Seibert
Central Christian Church
Long Avenue
Presbyterian Church of Mahoningtown
Women’s Personal Workers League
Police Chief Proposes Child Pound in Barberton
Barberton Ohio June 10 Chief of Police Eby suggests converting a dog pound into a child pound to shelter stray children. He argues lost children are common and a central pound would let fond parents find their kids quickly and simply.
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Barberton
Eby
Barn Rebuilt On Century-Old Indiana Farm
Indiana Pa June 10. Alexander Wiggins of near Shelocta is rebuilding a barn erected on the farm a century ago. He uses some original timber and notes the hickory sleepers in the old structure are in perfect condition and nearly as hard as flint.
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Indiana
Alexander Wiggins
Shelocta
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