Thrifty Telegraph Employees Look to Final Dividend
The Telegraph Employes Association nears the final 1916 dividend, with payments ranging from 25 to 300 dollars based on shares. The article praises thrift, cites corporate saving plans, and notes local banks expect over 1 million dollars in Christmas club payouts. It contrasts past toothache remedies with modern dentistry.
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Telegraph
Telegraph Employes’ Association
Telegraph Printing Company
Chicago
James J. Hill
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania politics and a dental tale in one page
A long reader piece blends political clash over Pennsylvania speakership with a dental anecdote on historic tooth extraction. It links national issues, river and harbor debates, and local party maneuvers to the upcoming state caucus and committee fights.
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National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Washington
Congress
Ransdell
Louisiana
Maine
California
Minnesota
Texas
River and Harbors Committee
Pennsylvania
Hollis Hollis Touted for Cabinet Post in New Hampshire
Manchester Union suggests Democrats in New Hampshire favor Hollis Hollis for a cabinet role as exterior secretary, joking about headquarters in Timbuctoo and highlighting political maneuvering.
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Hollis
New Hampshire
Timbuctoo
Manchester Union
Diplomatic Illness and German Foreign Office Change
The article argues that Under Secretary Zimmerman’s appointment as head of the German Foreign Office signals personality change rather than policy shift. Von Jagow’s long goal of aligning Germany with liberal Western powers remains, despite war pressures and doubts about his strength to carry it through.
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Philadelphia
Rapine Leager
Zimmerman
von Jagow
London
Russia
von ‘Jagow
Germany
England
France
United States
Wilhelmstrasse
Great Britain
Edward Goschen
West
Japan
Christmas Ship of 1916 Aids Armenians and Syrians
The Christmas ship ready to sail will transport 600000 pounds of rice 200000 pounds of lima beans 400000 pounds of crushed wheat 2100000 pounds of whole wheat 500000 pounds of sugar 1000 cases of condensed milk 10000 barrels of flour 50000 gallons of petrol 25000 gallons of cottonseed oil and warm clothing to Beirut Syria for Armenian and Syrian relief. W A Staub leads the collection effort at Bush Terminal Brooklyn as Navy officials church leaders and American Red Cross coordinate the project.
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Ing
Episcopal Recorder
Philadelphia
Caesar
Reformed Episcopalian Weekly
New York
Beirut
Syria
Red Cross and Red Crescent
United States
American Committee For Armenian and Syrian Relief
State Department
United States Navy
W. A. Staub
Red Cross
Bush Terminal
Brooklyn
N. Y
Navy
Editorial Roundup of Prohibition and Suffrage Views
A compilation of editorials and quotes on Wilson’s re election impact on steel prices suffrage reforms and prohibition the Rankin comments and a Missoula dispatch note on Rankin and a New York Sun remark. The piece includes Professor Fisher on alcohol eugenics mate selection and Life Extension Institute rules urging long term health habits and restraint.
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Fisher
Life Extension Institute
Our Daily Laugh and Election Prophecies
A fragment from a New York World quip notes a playful exchange about spelling and memories of a submarine captain's miraculous escape. It references election prophets recovering and resuming prophesying about the 1920 election.
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New York World
Harrisburg street names urged to reflect state capital status
A visiting critic urged Harrisburg to rename streets to honor the state capital, calling for Commonwealth avenue and Penn street, and noting the river front and park developments demand city beautification. He warned the state park expenditure will burden the city to provide a fitting setting.
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Harrisburg
Mississippi
Capitol Park
State Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Susquehanna Boulevard
Front Street
Third Street
Commonwealth Avenue
Second Street
Penn Street
Simon Cameron
Philadelphia
Notable Figures Toasts and Farewells in Pittsburgh Area
Senator W S McKee commands First Artillery to be mustered out at Pittsburgh this week. Colonel J M Schoonmaker hosted a G A R veterans dinner at Beaver. Senator Charles H Kline to be banquet toastmaster for Pittsburgh Elks. Mayor Blankenburg hopes to celebrate his golden wedding anniversary next fall. Admiral A T Hall praises Philadelphia navy yard as the finest in the country.
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W. 8S. McKee
Pittshurch
J. M. Schoonmaker
Pittsburgh Railroad
G. A. R. Vost
Beaver
Charles H. Kline
Pittsburgh Elks
Blankenburg
A. T. Hall
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Harrisburg Makes Plates for Tank Cars
Historic Harrisburg recounts a 1775 gathering at Harris Ferry calling for independence. The New York Sun notes a health department campaign promoting fresh air and ventilation in sleeping rooms, aiming to dispel sleep environment prejudices and encourage cave dweller level air exposure as beneficial.
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Harrisburg
Harris Ferry
New York Sun
Department of Health
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