Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Harrisburg Telegraph in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

We have 17,918,174 pages in Pennsylvania

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Harrisburg Telegraph

Location

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1914

Page

4

Middletown Horn Trap Legal Question Up for Trial

The Dauphin County Court will hear arguments on whether Middletown constables may enforce horn signaling rules outside borough limits. Judge Charles V. Johnson will rule after formal jury instructions in the Myton case and a separate rioting trial involving Railroad Officer Louilliar.

Dauphin County Johnson Middletown Charles V. Johnson J. Clyde Myton Motor Club of Harrisburg Myton No. 2 David Behrer Charles Heval Linnias Heagy Samuel Brandt David B. Zerbe Harry Shaffer Adam Louilliard

Steelton Snapshot Dedication Sets January 8 for Hygienic School

The Steelton school board accepted Superintendent MacGinnes's recommendation and set January 8 for the formal dedication of the new Hygienic school building. Also noted are a Moose Lodge initiation, the death of Ira Buser of Highspire, a birthday party in Reading Street, an inquest into a trolley death, and church notices.

L. E. MacGinnes Steelton Lodge Loyal Order of Moose

Foreigners Plan Early Parcel Gifts Home for Christmas

Steelton residents form a large foreign community eager to ship gifts to Europe as parcel post resumes. Postmaster M M Cusack says Germany Austria Italy and most war zone nations are reachable though Belgium and parts of northern France are excluded. An estimated 400 parcels will be sent in coming days with about 75 percent to Austria and the rest split between Italy Germany and France.

Europe Steelton Shome M. M. Cusack Germany Austria Italy Belgium France Cusack

African Missionary Curran to Speak at Oberlin Salem

Rev J D Curran, recently returned from Liberia, will lecture at Salem Lutheran Church Oberlin tomorrow evening. He describes surviving a germ laden Liberian coast, learning local language and customs, and overcoming prejudice to teach Christianity. The event is hosted by the Women s Missionary Society and Lutheran Brotherhood. Doors open 7 45. He will display Liberian wear, weapons and tools.

Liberia Africa J. D. Curran Salem Lutheran Church Oberlin Women's Missionary Society Lutheran Brotherhood Curran

Middletown Notes and Local Notices

Middletown notes state Samuel Irley will not retire as head of the Samaritan Mission and will continue aiding the needy from the mission he founded. Albert Houser is held on nonsupport charges. Darktown Fire Brigade to meet this evening at Rescue Hose house. Ethel Mayers, 2, died of pneumonia. funeral and burial planned. Royalton Council met last evening with routine business.

Highspire Council Ira Buser Highspire Buser Church of God Highspire Cemetery Association Otis Buser Emma Buser B. L. C. Baer Middletown Samuel Irley Samaritan Irley Redeemer's Army Albert Houser Square Red Fong Darktown Fire Brigade Child Ethel Mayers Benjamin Mayers Lawrence Street

Heavy fighting resumes on Western front amid Argonne actions

The report details renewed heavy fighting along the Argonne forest area and Belgian front as German and Allied forces clash. Berlin claims a strong French position was taken by imperial troops with prisoners. French sources dispute the outcome.

Argonne Forest France Berlin Belgium French War Office Poland Servia Sofia Bulgaria Austria Associated Press London Emperor William Forest of Argonne Wurtemberg Prussia Kutno Waleclawek Lodz Lowicz

German Fleet May Be Caught Between Foes

Buenos Ayres Dec 2 All British and French shipping is held in port by consuls in anticipation of a naval battle off the River Plate. The French steamer Algerine reports sighting four large battleships en route toward the South American coast. authorities think the German fleet under vice Admiral von Spee may be between the British fleet and a Japanese squadron newly arrived at Rio de Janeiro.

Buenos Ayres Montevideo River Plate Algerine Rio de Janeiro South American von Spee

Loot Recovered From Room Of Accused Man

Detectives Harry White and John Murnane recover loot valued at 200 in a room occupied by A J Silks at 2005 North Third Street. Silks, arrested for stealing perfume from Golden Seal Drug Store, pleads guilty. Recovered items include knives and jewelry linked to earlier thefts from a Pennsylvania Railroad freight car.

Harry White John Murnane A. J. Silks North Third Street Silks Golden Seal Drug Store Market Square Pennsylvania Railroad

Russians Capture Ammunition Barges on the Vistula

London dispatch reports the Petrograd correspondent noting Russian forces captured ammunition barges on the Vistula near Plock. The move aims to cut German communications to armies in Poland, affecting the Twentieth and the Guard corps.

Ammuni Vistula Associated Press London Petrograd Plock Poland

Wages of New York Women Shown Very Low

New York reports reveal that during the season last year 8000 of 15000 women workers earned under 6 50 a week. State Factory Commission figures show half the state’s women earn less than 8 a week, with many near the ragged edge of a 10 weekly budget. Frank Hodge, a colored epileptic, died at Harrisburg hospital after working at Fry's Hotel.

Associated Press New York Howard B. Woolston New York City Mr. Woolston Frank Hodge Harrisburg Fry's Hotel

Miles of paving 10 be in care of city

Harrisburg plans to erect an asphalt plant and take over street repairs by 1915 to manage about 993 950 square yards of pavement by 1919 under Alderman Walter’s contract and future yardage from 1915 through 1919. The city considers allocating intervals of paving work and costs.

Harrisburg Charles P. Walter Walter W. H. Lynch Irom Harrisburg I

Also Mentioned on This Page

Miehsbreg Lton Lickenhaut Royalton Oderlid Beatrice C. L. Avery Reading Street Edna Hoover Mary Sellmeyer Hilda Weaver Mildred Suplee Harriet Keefer Jennie Collins Mabel Feeser Ada Leeser Beatrice Avery Etta Samuel William Smith William Snyder Simon Snyder Chester Williams Samuel Shepley Albert Higgins Clarence Hoover Bruce Kepp Elmer Murray Green Hoover Jane Samuel William Samuel George Samuel Avery Helen James Theodore Avery Elmer Toomey Albert Farina Frank Farina H. Wilt Walter Keister William Shipp William Thompson Frank Kenney Charles Newbaker K. Potega Richard Heisey Richard F. Heisey C. E. Boughter Neidig Memorial United Brethren Church Rev. Cartwright F. D. Cartwright Stough Evangelistic Party Mt. Zion Methodist Episcopal Church Cumbler’s Heights Free Asthma Coupon Frontier Asthma CO Room Iace Hudson Sts Teelton Charles P. Feidt William Callaghan Steelton Personals Ed. Kelley Duncannon Emaline Patterson Catherine Patterson Alice Fause Washington, D. C Charles A. Huyette George Harris Christian Street Thomas Smith Lincoln Street Newville Thomas Hynickavel Lancaster Ray Hynicka South Second Street Tell Woman's Missionary Society of Ed. Brehm Luther M. Reigart Mary G. A. Stengle Father Clair York Olivia Stengle Ethel Horner John Vetter Roy Osman George A. Dunkleberger Newport Nell Book Blain Milton Wise Highland Street Harry Atticks Sioux City Iowa Mary Zoll Philadelphia Edna Hutton Mechanicsburg D. E. Ruley Arthur Nesbit M. G. Tobias Royalton Council Vomeroy Stewart H. Jackel & Sons America Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart—Street Floor Russian Bielawy Sobota Kalisz Sieradz Lask Szertsoff Bukowina Caucasus Harrisburg Mummers’ Association Board of Governors Zoo F. St Ann Eee BE. R. Onsler Frank R. Petrograd Batiste Poplin San Toy Panama Sneres Ag Ee Gachee Dare Voison Sais Egies Lowee Pomeroy & Stewart Pennsylvania Keysto Charles C. Stroh Patrick T. Sullivan Court of Quarter Sessions State Street Eighth Ward Eleventh Ward Third and Dauphin Streets Henry Fented John T. Tilghman Margaret Tilghman Hargest Charles P. Treadwell Bertha Treadwell District Court of the United States Middle District Clarence K. Zarfos Clarence W. Zarfos Dauphin John T. Olmsted Board of Pardons David Kaufman William Strouse Ben Strouse Wilbur Wilbur Buds U.S H. O. Wilbur & Sons, Inc Philadelphia, Pa
Search Courier

Search the Harrisburg Telegraph Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Harrisburg Telegraph?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication