Sesquicentennial plans lure 50 million, Pennsylvanians pledge funds
Philadelphia leaders push the Sesquicentennial International Exposition with Mayor Kendrick leading a $3.4 million citizen campaign. The drive seeks broad participation from 20 nations, states led by Pennsylvania committing hundreds of thousands, and exhibits from gas, telephone, medical, and machinery interests.
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D. C. Collier
Philadelphia
United States
Pennsylvania
Kendrick
John M. Paterson
Neakrs
Albert M. Greenfield
Lawlere
Mayer Kendrick
Noted
Gas Improvement Co
Anuel P. Budine
Patrick Meavern
WICAU
Pennsylania
A. C. Baker
France
Charles I. Jambert
French Theretic Federation
American Telepphone and Telegraph Co
Sesqui
Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania
Medical Department
War Department
New Haven
Sesqui centennial planning grips Philadelphia Bay area
Governor Jackson announces Indiana exhibit will join Philadelphia as a convention host city. Sesquicentennial officials select Philadelphia for 1926 meetings during the Sesqui event. Plans include Red Cross House exhibits and a floating modern apartment unit on an autonomous truck. Westinghouse offers engineering teams to aid electric distribution. Various committees name Crozier as Sesqui commissioner and arrange sites, buildings, and gardens for the Florida Building and Pacific Slopes Temple project. Meanwhile local social notes cover residents visiting family and friends across Gordonville and Paradise.
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Indiana
Jackson
Philadelphia
Sesqui
International Lyceum and Chautauqua Association
Wintona Lake
Women's Overseas Service League
Red Cross House
Red Cross
American Bakers’ Association
Colonel Collier
John Burns
Buffalo
William $. Crozier
Pitts
Harpy
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Pittsburgh
United States Flag Association
Coolidge
Elihu Root
Otto H. Kahn
Col. J. Ross
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Meadow Lake
League Island Park
Churches of Christ Scientists
Florida
Willets
California
Babylon
Bag Limits for 2025 Lancaster County Hunt
The Lancaster County Fish and Game Protective Association lists 2025 hunting bag limits by species. Limits vary by species with dates ranging from August through January and include unlimited Reedbirds and Raccoons, seasonal limits on ducks geese wild turkey quail pheasants and small game.
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Lancaster County Fish and Game Protective Association
Wilson
Jacksnipe
J Woodcock
Chenarooah Victim of Engine Trouble
Lakehurst New Jersey testimony at a naval inquiry recounts Colonel Charles G Hall survivor explaining that engine trouble impeded the airship Shenandoah. He said a wind torsion caused the break up and the ship was unable to head into a squall, leading to destruction.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Charles G. Hall Army
Colonel Hall
Shenandoah
Ohio Valley
Hoover and Caillaux testify and discuss air service aid
Hoover and Caillaux testified in Washington urging government support for commercial aviation while the Air Service faces opposition. The 1925 cotton crop is estimated at 13 931 000 bales by the Agriculture Department. Mitchell, central to the aircraft inquiry, heads to Washington as star witness before the President's board.
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Hoover
New
Caillaux
United States
Post Office Department
Rosendahl
Jever
National Fire Prevention Week Urges Fire-Safe Building
Editorial notes a massive fire loss of 1.466 million and 41 deaths, urging fire-safe construction. Cites 1932 and 1923 fire costs, calls for noncombustible materials like gypsum wallboard, mineral sheathing, and fireproof lath to reduce losses and promote insurance stability.
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National Board of Fire Underwriters
Gorda
Uncle Sam
Tte
Homer Builders
Parkland
Chicago
France to propose partial debt reductions to American commission
New York reports Finance Minister Caillaux plans a substantial but not tied reduction of France’s war debt principal for Washington talks. The bid, aimed at 1926 revenue, hinges on protection against France losing private loans, with details kept private for negotiators.
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New York
Caillaux
Washington
France
Great Britain
Mellon
Notable Fatalities Reported Across Several Regions
A crumpled dispatch indicates multiple fatal shootings, including Orville Litefield of Marshall County and John Leonard, chief of nolite of Yemea Michigan, allegedly by Joseph Spenraz a former coal miner. Separate notes mention a New York district attorney announcement and Parisian concerns about Bartletts death.
Health and Nutrition Guidance for 1917 Farms
The article urges balanced health for citizens and soldiers, stressing fresh air, regular hours, exercise, and rational living. It notes military camps revealed physical deficiencies and advocates proper nutrition, sleep, and avoidance of excess coffee and tobacco. It also gives farm tips on fruit pest control, cow grain feeding before calving, and building sanitation systems with septic tanks.
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of Health
J. Brues MelCreary
Bureau of Chily Health
McCreary Bays
G Health
Keystone Counties
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