Washington Party Endorses Hughes in Harrisburg Row
The Washington party State committee endorsed Charles E Hughes for president after three hours of debate in Harrisburg. Gifford Pinchot to name a committee to form the Pennsylvania Progressive league. affiliation with Roosevelt’s stance debated. the party resisted dissolving the State committee.
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Harrisburg
Washington Party
Progressive Party of
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Charles E. Hughes
Theodore Roosevelt
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania Progressive League
William Flinn
Robert K. Young
Hughes
A. Nevin Detrich
William P. Boland
Scranton
Boland
Flinn
Pinchot
Detrich
State Committee
L. P. Schneider
Pittsburgh
Allegheny
Young
National Progressive Committee
National Committee
W. A. Wade
Pottsville
Roosevelt
League
Philadelphia
Car of President Wrecked in Trolley Attack
President J. I. Quigley of the Lewistown and Reedsville Trolley line offers a $100 reward for the capture of the person who placed a post and rail on the trolley track, wrecking the last car last night. The heavy steel car endured the act without overturning.
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Altoona
J. I. Quigley
Lewistown
Reedsville
Railroad Board Sets $100000 Relief Fund
The Pennsylvania Railroad Co directors announce a $100000 relief fund to aid families or dependents of employees who have enlisted in the army or navy through the National Guard or other call to active service.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad Co
Army
Navy
National Guard
Sixteenth Pennsylvania Arrives at El Paso Amid Camp Changes
Army officers praise the Sixteenth Pennsylvania infantry after a week on the rails as they detrained in El Paso. General Logan arrives with his staff. Camp Pershing reshapes the site removing cactus and poisonous denizens while preparing for potential border duty.
Jamestown Attorney Dies in Court in Mayville
Frederick R. Peterson, a Jamestown lawyer and longtime Chautauqua county official, collapsed and died in the Mayville courthouse at 4:30 p.m. while cross examining a witness in a lawsuit where he was the defendant's attorney. Dr. Henry Mottram attributed death to apoplexy or heart disease. Peterson was fifty, born in Ellicott, long resident of Jamestown, past city clerk, county supervisor, and assemblyman in 1896 and 1897.
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Jamestown
Frederick R. Peterson
Chautauqua County
Mayville
Peterson
Henry Mottram
Ellicott
Chautauqua County Board of Supervisors
Infantile Paralysis Warns New York and Nations
U S health officials warn of a New York City infantile paralysis outbreak spreading nationwide. Officials urge quarantine measures, surveillance at rail stations, sanitation, masking and rapid isolation to prevent transmission and protect both children and adults from lifelong deformities.
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New York
New York City
C E Workers at Harrisburg Tackle Finance Problems
Harrisburg July 13 Sectional conferences at the twenty second state Christian Endeavor convention stressed finances of local and state societies. Missions domestic and foreign and reports from state department superintendents were heard. A junior rally at Chestnut street auditorium featured C Culp with prizes for attendance. Missionary Night programs Title and speakers highlighted.
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Harrisburg
Christian Endeavor
State Department
B. W. Swayze
Allentown
J. Sala Deland
Pittsburgh
Carrie Rhodes
Reading
W. B. Greenway
Annie B. Cunningham
Uniontown
Grace Reimer
Easton
H. P. M’henry
Philadelphia
A. W. Boman
Chestnut Street
C C. Culp
Gettysburg
C. Lee Gaul
West Chester
William T. Ellis
Swarthmore
Senate Passes $300,000 Relief Bill for Mexican Refugees
The senate today approved a house bill appropriating $300,000 for relief of needy American refugees from Mexico. The action was reported from Washington on July 12.
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Washington
House
Mexico
Senate
Wilson says he will not use force in Mexico
President Wilson, speaking at the World's Salesmanship Congress in Detroit, urged businessmen to extend justice and fair dealing to Mexico to build confidence in American principles. He said force would not serve Mexico or American interests and called for preserving Mexican sovereignty while expanding trade and the merchant marine. Many in the audience cheered as flags waved and crowds pressed along the streets.
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Detroit
Wilson
Mexico
America
United States
Reed bills pension for Captain Boyd’s widow and family
Senator Reed introduced a bill to grant $125 monthly pensions to the widow, daughter, and son of Captain Charles T. Boyd of the Tenth Cavalry, who was killed at Carrizal, Mexico.
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Washington
Reed
Charles T. Boyd
Tenth Cavalry
Carrizal
Mexico
Refusal to Lift Road Race Ban Sparks Debate
Harrisburg reports that Highway Commissioner Black refused to reverse his ruling forbidding hill climbing contests and races on state highways. The decision stands as authorities maintain safety concerns over public road use.
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Harrisburg
Black
Penn Guardsmen Ordered To New Camp Near El Paso
El Paso July 11 The Pennsylvania guard units are moved to a new camp site one and a half miles north of their current encampment to gain space for drills and better drainage. Division headquarters will be established at the new site as brigades move in. The change aims to improve health and comfort while maintaining military proximity to the three regiments. Temperature hits around 115 in the sun but dry heat and steady breeze keep heat prostration rare among the troops.
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el Paso
Pennsylvania Guard
Charles M. Clement
Clement
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Artillery Regiment
Rockies
War Department
O’neill
Price
Logan
Camp Pershing
Kiddies Think Sherman Was Right Skeleton Skates Scarce in Philadelphia
Philadelphia July 12 War talk aside, local skate production has halted as ball bearing makers shift to shells and war material. The city once a major skate center now faces a shortage, with only slow, squeaking models available, much to the disappointment of children and parents.
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Philadelphia
Sherman
Kidders
Europe
Mars
Heat kills four in Philadelphia as city swelters
Four deaths and numerous prostrations are linked to a heat wave in Philadelphia. The maximum temperature reached 91 degrees, the hottest day so far this year, with street thermometers registering 101.
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Philadelphia
German submarine Deutschland reaches Hampton Roads on voyage to Baltimore
The 315 foot German submarine Deutschland arrives in Hampton Roads from a German port with a 750 ton cargo of German dyes and chemicals and mail. It carries a message from Emperor William to President Wilson and completes a 4000 mile sea voyage described as the longest and most hazardous by any submarine.
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Norfolk
Hampton Roads
Baltimore
William
Wilson
Vaterland
Imperator
Will Libel
Bridgeport Conn
Simon Lake
Lake Torpedo Boat Company
New York
States Department
Washington
United States
Germany
Great Britain
American State Department
Wild Animals Soothe Pittsburgh Zoo Budget Puzzle
Pittsburgh council considers purchasing animals for Highland Park Zoo as elephants are unavailable. Lions, forest bred four years old, priced at 800. Bengals two and a half years old at around 1 700. two Siberians quoted at 2 500. With a 5 000 budget, few animals may be bought. committee session will act.
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Pittsburgh
Highland Park Zoo
Strong protest over Syria consulate seizures in Beirut
Washington reports a vigorous U S protest to Turkey over the Governor General of Syria breaking into French and British consulates in Beirut and seizing archives after the American Consul General sealed doors. Syrians later executed appeared on lists from violated consulates, death warrants without proof of enmity. The United States appealed to Constantinople. remonstrance filed with the Porte as documents remain held.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Syria
Beirut
Hollis
Constantinople
Porte
Mavnline
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Desk
Camp Pat
Pennsylvania Infantry
Pennsylvania Artillery
Southland
Ness
Pensylvania
Pershing
Villa
United States Public Health Service
The
Health Service
C. E
Warren
Wangango
Wanango Country Club
Wanango
Dicky
Edsall
R. C. Lay
Dr. G. N. Fry
Warren C. C. H. O. Lavery
J. B. Messner
M. C. Parshall
H. C. Jacobs
J. Richards
C. A. Pressell
W. H. Jones
H. A. Crary
G. M. Noyers
C. J. Crary
Ensworth
A. J. Hazeltine Total
Oil City Herald
Boyd
Penn
Berman Submarine
Deutschland
Kaiser
Presi
Dent
Wild Animals
SOAR
Turkey
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