Gettysburg Water case seeks relief over unfair rates
A Borough of Gettysburg complaint filed with the Public Service Commission accuses the Gettysburg Water company of unfair and discriminatory rates and insufficient fire protection pressure. Hearings are set in Harrisburg on April 21 at 9:30 a.m. to review charges and examine company books, with remedies including potential refunds if rates are deemed excessive.
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Gettysburg Water company
Public Service Commission
Gettysburg
Harrisburg
Commission
John D. Keith
William Arch McClean
J. L. Williams
Public Services Commission
Poor Fire Protection in Gettysburg Raises Borough Issue
Gettysburg showed poor fire protection after a blaze on Chambersburg Street. Three of four plugs were unsatisfactory with one only fair. drills followed hours later. Critics blame the Water Company pipes for too small a flow. The borough plans a Public Service Commission fight. For sale: pair black mules, eleven years old by W A Bigham.
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Gettysburg
Chambersburg street
Lincoln
Washington streets
Washington and
Broadway
Washington and Breckenridge
Buford and
Hayes streets
Water Company
fire company
Public Service Commission
Gettysburg College Opens Baseball Season With Western Maryland
Readers note the April 15 opening of Gettysburg College baseball against Western Maryland and a Gettysburg vs Frederick High School matchup. Also listed are campus events The Man From Mexico at Brua Chapel and Step Thief senior play at Lincoln Way Theatre. A Ward League rental ad, a 128 Chambers Fair notice in Xavier Hall, and a store room for rent on burg street are included.
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Gettysburg College
Western Maryland
Frederick High School
Gettysburg
Mexico
Brua Chapel
Lincoln Way
the Ward League
Chambers Fair
Xavier Hall
burg street
quire L. M. Slentz
Adams County seeks state road advice on $750000 bond
A three member Adams County committee will travel to Harrisburg to query the State Highway Department about acceptable permanent road types for Adams County in connection with a $750000 bond issue. Estimates for road costs ranged from $12,000 to $42,000 per mile depending on material, with questions remaining on state support for non reinforced concrete options.
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State Highway Department
Adams County
Harrisburg
Adams County Good Roads Association
court house
Charles Smith
McSherrystown
M. E. Knouse
Brysonia
C. M. Boyer
York Springs
William Beales
Robert C. Miller
William Wolf
Arendtsville
E A. Seabrook
Fairfield
George C. Crawford
William B. Fleming
Bazaar Nets Over Two Hundred For Woman's League
The Woman's League of Pennsylvania College cleared more than two hundred dollars at a recent bazaar held in Peckman and Ott garage. Items included fancy work towels rummage aprons and forty one extra aprons from Dayton Ohio First Lutheran Church. The league thanked Peckman Ott Miss Beck and all contributors for support.
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Woman's League of Pennsylvania College
Peckman
Ott
First Lutheran Church
Dayton
Ohio
league
Messrs. Peckman
Concrete paving advances on Chambersburg street
One hundred feet of concrete, full street width, was laid Monday by the William P. McDonald Construction company on Chambersburg street between Franklin and Buford. At that rate the firm can lay nearly two blocks per week in good weather as grading nears Washington street and the Square. Materials are being hauled in as the sub-grade is completed.
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William P. McDonald Construction company
Chambersburg street
Franklin and
Buford
Washington street
Jimmy Williams Back onces More
Jimmy Williams, once a fugitive from Adams county jail, returned from Philadelphia where he received a bad conduct discharge from the Navy. He faces renewal of court action in Gettysburg for larceny with a Huntington reformatory sentence, and is slated to appear at the April criminal court term.
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Jimmy” Williams
Adams county
Gettysburg
Philadelphia
United States Navy
League Island Navy Yard
Charles H. Wilson
First Ward
Williams
Huntington reformatory
League Island
Willson
Adams County Night to Benefit Legion and Odd Fellows
Third performance of That Odd Legion Minstrel set for April 22 at Lincoln Way theatre to accommodate many from surrounding towns and Gettysburg. Cast members agreed to reprise roles for Albert Lentz post American Legion and local Odd Fellows chapter with $265 cleared from first two shows. Third night tickets go on sale at Centre Square store P W Stallsmith on Friday.
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Adams county
Lincoln Way
Odd-Legion
Gettysburg
Odd Fellows
Albert Lentz
American Legion
the
Centre Square
P. W. Stallsmith
Mines to Suspend After Baltimore and Ohio Tie Up
Cumberland reports a complete freight tie up as 175 B and O yardmen strike. Officials act as switchmen and coal mines may suspend by Thursday or Friday due to car shortages if the strike endures. Western Maryland workers are ready but no cars are available on other roads.
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Associated Press
Cumberland
Baltimore and Ohio
Maryland
Fire alarm sparks small blaze on Chambersburg street roof
Sparks from a steam roller operated by William P. McDonald Construction ignited a minor roof fire at 221 Chambersburg street, home of Vincent Lawrence. A blaze was reported and the fire truck and crowd arrived, but firefighters extinguished the flames before the truck arrived.
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William P. McDonald Construction company
Chambersburg street
Vincent Lawrence
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Strikes Over Wage Claims
Agnew T. Dice outlines that unauthorized walkouts by train service workers have halted freight and crippled passenger service across the eastern seaboard. He says the strike was started by a new group opposing the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Switchmen's Union and denies wage or condition grievances. The company will only negotiate with authorized committees or continuing employees and urges workers to reassess actions to protect their standing.
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Philadelphia and Reading Railroad company
seaboard
Agnew T. Dice
Dice
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Switchmen’s Union
Near East tour details by Dr. G Bayard Young
Dr. G Bayard Young of Brooklyn detailed a 20000 mile journey through Egypt Western Asia Turkey and other eastern lands in his Brua Chapel address The Chal lenge of the Near East He spoke to a medium sized audience using lantern slides The lecture was under the Brotherhood Bible class of Christ Lutheran church auspices.
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Egypt
Asia
Turkey
G. Bayard Young
Brooklyn
Near East
Brua Chapel
Young
American commission
Brotherhood Bible
Christ Lutheran church
Wilson Names Railway Board
President Wilson appoints the railroad labor board to address grievances of striking railroad employees. Members include George W Hangar and Horace Baker representing public and employer groups, with several railroad executives and labor officials serving on the board.
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Associated Press
Washington
railroad labor board
Wilson
George W. Hangar
Washington, D. C
Henry Hunt
Cincinnati
R. M. Barton
Tennessee
Horace Baker
New Orleans
Texas and Pacific
J. H. Elliot
Texas
Texas and Pacific Railroad
William L. Park
Chicago and Great Western Railroad
Albert Phillips
the
Brotherhood of Firemen
A. O. Warton
American Federation of Labor
board of
railway
United States Railroad Administration
James J. Forester
brotherhood of railway
Food for New York Strikers Halt City Rail Traffic
Railroad workers clashed over control of New York traffic arteries. Suburban lines including Staten Island Rapid Transit and Long Island Railroad disrupted service, inconveniencing thousands of commuters while freight and passenger movement resumed with volunteer and citizen aid and aid from the Big Four.
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Associated Press
New York
New Jersey
Staten Island rapid transit company
Long Island ‘railroad
Flying Parson Lands Near Middletown in Air Race Return
Lieutenant B W Maynard and mechanic W E Kline touched down Sunday on Middletown field after the transcontinental air race last fall. Maynard resumed toward New York with Kline to join later. Kline was raised near Gardners.
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B. W. Maynard
Middletown field
W. E. Kline
Maynard
Kline
Gardners
New York
Fair Bazaar Collections Under Way For Ward League
Collections are being taken for a big fairing bazaar in Xavier Hall Thursday through Saturday to raise funds for the Ward League. Uniforms have been bought for three teams and organizers expect another record season, with at least $300 needed to support May games.
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Xavier Hall
ROTC Drill Opens Season At Gettysburg College
On Monday the Reserve Officers Training Corps drilled outdoors for the first time this year at Gettysburg College. Squad leaders commanded units while the band played as the corps assembled in a military on campus ambiance. FOR SALE Chester White pigs weighing 50 to 150 pounds listed by C M Conover Centre Mills.
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Reserve Officers Training Corps of
Gettysburg College
Academy
Chester White
C. M. Conover
Centre Mills
DoJ Seeks Names of Striking Leaders in Pennsylvania and New York Central
Washington April 18 The Department of Justice asked the Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads to provide the names of all striking employees and identify which were leaders in the walkout. An advertisement notes a sale of Eliza A Settle on April 17 for a fruit farm near Arendtaville listing ten acres and buildings.
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Associated Press
Washington
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Department of Justice
Eliza A. Settle
Arendtaville
A. M. Reiges
Westminster man named college baseball manager
Truman B. Cash of Westminster Maryland was elected baseball manager by a large majority to replace William B. Scheffer who left to join chemical work in New Brunswick New Jersey. Scheffer was accompanied to New Brunswick by David Heffelfinger star in the 100 and 220 yard events.
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Truman B. Cash
Westminster
Maryland
college
William B. Scheffer
New Brunswick
New Jersey
Scheffer
David Heffelfinger
star
St Louis Population Growth Slows to Ten Year Low
St Louis ranked fourth largest city in 1910 with 773000 residents on January 1 and a 12.5 percent ten year gain of 35971. The decade’s growth was the smallest since the city’s founding, marking the slowest rate in ten years.
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Rey
Associated Press
St. Louis
St Olaf Choir to sing at Christ Lutheran Church
The St Olaf Choir from St Olaf College Northfield Minnesota will give a concert Thursday afternoon at 4 o clock in Christ Lutheran church under the United Lutheran church auspices. Attend H B Benders second hand furniture sale in front of Court House on Saturday advertisement 1
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St. Olaf
St. Olaf College
Northfield
Minnesota
Christ Lutheran church
United Lutheran church
H. B. Bender
Court House
Playground Drive Pledges Sought For Summer Work
Final arrangements were set for a $6,000 Playground drive to support summer work. The campaign runs Thursday to Saturday with headquarters in the Eckert building and solicitors canvassing three wards. A house to house canvass meeting is set for 7 PM at the Court House to issue pledge cards.
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Donald P. McPherson
Eckert
TIMES’ business office
Court House
Third Ward
P. S. Tate
Baltimore
Middle
Breckenridge
Samuel Miller
Steinwehr
South street
Jesse Snyder
Baltimore street
Moses Barr
Steinwehr avenue
Carl Menchey
Breckenridge street
Ralph Redding
Adams County Dealers Use Parcel Post To Ship Eggs
To bypass embargoed railroad shipments to Philadelphia, Adams County produce dealers dispatch four trucks loaded with eggs to Philadelphia. Postmaster Charles S. Duncan requests six more trucks from Washington to handle surging parcel post business. Dealers have stored eggs for days due to halted rail service and welcome motor truck parcel post.
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Philadelphia
Adams county
parcel post
Gettysburg
Charles S. Duncan
Washington
Wilson calls cabinet meeting on general situation
President Wilson summoned the cabinet for tomorrow to discuss the general situation. Officials would not confirm the railroad strike prompted the gathering, but it is understood as the principal topic. This is his first cabinet meeting since returning from the western tour as a very sick man.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
White House
Robert Bream Elected Director at Gettysburg National Bank
Robert D. Bream of Cashtown was elected a director at this week’s Gettysburg National Bank board meeting. Public sale of J Garfield Siay bauth on April 24 scheduled with advertisement to follow. For sale: six horsepower Atlas engine in good condition. Oyler and Angler advertisement.
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Robert D. Bream
Cashtown
Gettysburg National bank
J. Garfield Siaybauth
Oyler and angler
Stock Market Gains Sweep Across Sectors
New York stocks opened higher with sugar futures up 2 to 20 points amid dividend rumors. High grade oils in front by 2 to 3 points, shippings up 2 to 7, and minor steels and equipment 2 to 6. Motors and subsidiaries advanced but light. rails neglected. Foreign exchange steadier. call money at 7 percent. Liberty bonds and Victory notes set new low records.
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Associated Press
New York
Motors
Liberty bonds
Victory notes
Plan to can berries at Aspers plant expands season
Aspers Fruit Products Company plans to extend operations by canning strawberries cherries and other berries in the upcoming season. Board notes include new director Dr J G Stover and new secretary Charles Bream. Also listed is sale of 100 acres timberland and a ward league fair donation alert.
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Aspers Fruit Products Company
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W. A. Bigham
County Good Roads Association
College Woman's League
JIMMY WILLIAMS
Navy
RAILWAY BOARD
Labor Board
FOOD FOR
E. Kline
Ward League
CASH
William Scheffer
Heffelfinger
SING IN COLLEGE CHURCH
Drive
B. and
James McDonald
W. Middle
Franklin street
Ruth Spangler
Franklin
Gladys Raymond
Seminary Ridge
Margaret Williams
HOPKINS
Pennsylvania and
Pennsylvania Railroad
Canton
Highlandtown
Bay View
Mount Vernon
city
Johns Hopkins
Bay View junction
Locust Point
Mont Clair
ROBERT BREAM
STOCK REPORT
Aspers Company
J. G. Stover
Bendersville
Ray Hoffman
Charles Bream
Aspers
Charles W. Gardner
W. S. Adams
Gardners, Pa
J. A. Holteworth
Funkhousar’s
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