4500 Women to Join in Great Red Cross Drive
Harrisburg launches a city wide Red Cross membership campaign with headquarters opened at the old post office building. Mercer B. Tate heads efforts as volunteers and returned soldiers boost the drive, targeting over 150000 for the Harrisburg district and listing township quotas.
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Great Red Cross
Harrisburg
Red Cross
Hill
State Street
State
Tate
Dauphin
Perry County
Cumberland County
Dauphin County
Middletown
Steelton
Weather forecast for Harrisburg and eastern Pennsylvania
Unsettled weather with possible rain tonight and Wednesday across Harrisburg area and eastern Pennsylvania. Temperatures little changed. lows near 35. Southwest winds, rivers steady or slowly falling. Susquehanna around 4.25 feet Wednesday morning. Disturbances over Wisconsin and the Atlantic coast region bring light snow in some areas and light rain along the mid Atlantic coast.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna River
Wisconsin
Lake Region
New England
St. Lawrence
Manitoba
Middle Atlantic
Oregon
New
Florida
Jury Hears Murder Charge Before Night
Testimony in the Hardy Dickerson murder trial neared its end at noon as the case nears jury submission. Dickerson is accused of shooting William Leit zer on May 19 at 1137 South Ninth street during a confrontation with his wife. He testified the shooting was accidental claiming Leit zer drew a revolver and the fight ensued. he left the house claiming Leit zer stood up afterward unhurt, though he had two wrist wounds. A witness said Leit zer had warned Dickerson of threats from weeks earlier. In nearby Courtroom No 2 David Smith faced gaming charges, pleaded not guilty, then changed to guilty, receiving a $100 fine, costs, and four months in jail. Other cases were resolved: Frank Thompson acquitted of larceny, James Burrell guilty of felonious entry and larceny, and Joseph Silver trial ongoing.
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Hardy Dickerson
William Leitzer
Dickerson
Leitzer
South Ninth Street
McCarrell
J. Frank Thompson
James Burrell
Joseph Silver
Hohenzollern Princes May Leave Germany With Fortunes Left
German government allows several Hohenzollern princes to depart if they abandon their fortunes. Dispatch says they will move to Switzerland Denmark or Holland, awaiting final arrangements through the Exchange Telegraph.
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Germany
Associated Press
London
Amsterdam
Switzerland
Denmark
Holland
Wounded Yanks Will Be Treated Near Homes
Washington reports War Department plans to route wounded World War I soldiers returning from France to hospitals within 300 miles of their nearest relatives. Base hospitals at training camps have been allocated to the surgeon general, creating 75 facilities with capacity for 104,231 men, with 50,000 to be admitted in the next four months.
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Associated Press
Washington
France
War Department
Canteen Worker Halts Food Riot at Union Depot
A Red Cross canteen worker stopped a riot at the Pennsylvania Railroad station as over a hundred hungry soldiers and sailors pressed the dining car steward for food. Intervening Red Cross staff kept the situation from turning violent. Two trains planned for 10.43 and 10.50 arrived around noon, bearing 22 sailors in the first section.
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Red Cross
Pennsylvania
City Delays Comfort Station Action Amid County Talks
The council will not act on a public comfort station for the west side of the courthouse until a conference with county commissioners. Commissioner Lynch introduced a resolution to postpone further steps until Council, City Solicitor Fox and City Engineer Cowden meet with county officials to discuss site advisability.
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W. H. Lynch
John E Fox
M. B. Cowden
Lynch
Harrisburg History by Benjamin Nead for Chamber of Commerce
Benjamin NM Nead completed a Harrisburg history at the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce request. The work will be printed soon in the Encyclopedia Americana. Nead serves as president of the Dauphin County Historical Society.
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Harrisburg
Benjamin NM. Nead
Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce
Encyclopedia Americana
Nead
Dauphin County Historical Society
Welcome Ready for U. S. Army Aviator
Local reception committee plans a welcome for Lt. A. P. Tappan expected from Buffalo tomorrow in an American Army airplane. A snow delay may push arrival to the next day with landing arranged on a 1200 by 1200 foot field marked by a white cheesecloth arrow.
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A. P. Tappan
Buffalo
Wv. Grant Forrer
R. W. Dowdell
Anson P. Dare
Clark B. Diehl
Clark Cowden
Tappan
Washington
Traffic expert opposes Market Square safety zone plan
Harrisburg traffic expert Bion J. Arnold, hired by the Municipal League, opposes a Market Square safety isle and public comfort station. His unpublished report argued the plan would hinder east west traffic and raise costs, but officials kept it secret to avoid derailing the proposal.
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Bion J. Arnold
Chicago
Municipal League
Hartisburg
Market Square
Mr. Arnold
Arnold
Market Street
Harrisburg
Troop Ships Empress of Britain and Adriatic Sail From Liverpool
Two steamers left Liverpool for New York carrying American troops home. The Empress of Britain holds 2,389 soldiers and 76 officers with 861st to 140th Aero Squadrons and eight support units plus 395 casuals and wounded. The Adriatic carries 2,208 soldiers and 80 officers with multiple Aero Squadrons and construction companies, including 30 casuals.
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Associated Press
Washington
Liverpool
New York
War Department
44Th
Air Service
Adriatic
Roy Regi Case Questions Birth Year In Federal Court
Federal court hears Roy Regi who claims birth date March 8 1888 while government says March 8 1887. Trial centers on age for draft registration and legality of his nonregistration. Regi resides near MecConnellstown Fulton County and challenges the registration law filing. The case tests whether he was over registered age and if the charge stands.
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Roy Regi
Regi
MecConnellsburg
Fulton County
Cigar Sets Fire to Awning at the Kunkel Building
A small blaze started at the Kunkel Building on Third and Market streets when a lighted cigar dropped from an upper story igniting several awnings. Fire apparatus quickly extinguished the flames. no injuries reported.
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Cigar
Kunkel
Epperatus
Kirnkel
Warm Winter Clothing Drive For Tuberculosis Patients
Harrisburg reports a Civic Sub campaign to provide warm clothing for tuberculosis sanatorium patients at Mont Ito and Hamburg. Led by Mrs. Robert Hy Trons and a committee, the effort asks for dresses coats suits warm undergarments hood shawl stockings and other garments to be sent to the Civic Clubhouse 612 North Front Street. The drive runs through next Monday and aims to help patients who cannot afford adequate warm clothing.
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Harrisburg
Mont Ito
Hamburg
Civic Sub
Robert Hy Trons
Civic Club
Civic Clubhouse
North Front Street
Municipal Christmas Tree Assured by Mayor Keister
Mayor Daniel Le elster pledged a municipal Christmas tree for this year with arrangements led by a city civic group such as the Rotary Club Chamber of Commerce or Kiwanis Glu Officials expect to name the organizing body within days and say sentiment for a Yuletide celebration has grown.
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Daniel Leelster
Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Glu
Plan to Make Susquehanna River Navigable Gains Momentum
A bill by Rep. W. W. Griest seeks a War Department survey from the river mouth in Maryland to Harrisburg to test feasibility and cost of navigability from tidewater to Sunbury. Rotary Club backing grows, with January conferences planned and delegations from along the river expected to attend at the Penn-Harris.
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Tidewater
Sunbury
Rotary Club
W. W. Griest
Lancaster
Secretary of War
Maryland
Harrisburg
Eli N. Hershey
Otary Club
Penn-Harris
Sproule
Holland Asked to Deliver Wilhelm to Foel
Oosterland Holland December 3 reports Wilhelm II denies renouncing or signing any document. He says war loss began in October 1914 and blames nerves among the German staff for the Marne defeat. Allied cabinets plan to demand his surrender to the Netherlands with France Italy and Wilson in agreement.
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Holland
Wilhelm
London
William Hohen
Zollerp
Netherlands
Express
France
Italy
Wilson
Want Wilhelm Tried In Court For His Crimes
Paris reports French citizens file complaints with the Attorney General regarding crimes by German armies under William Hohenzollern the former emperor. Relatives of bombardment victims allege abuses and a decision on tribunal competence is due soon. If competent, a judge may be appointed and seek extradition of Wilhelm Hohenzollern.
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Paris
Lescouve
William Hohenzollern
William Hohenzolern
Downing Street Talks Hint at Extradition of Hohenzollern
A Monday conference in Downing Street reportedly showed Allied jurists united on bringing the former emperor to trial for his crimes. The press notes that Molland will likely not obstruct the process, and will avoid forcing delivery under ordinary extradition laws.
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The
Express
Downing Street
Molland
Herr Hohenzollern
Butt
Bandits kill customs collector and flee with gold
A band of gunmen killed customs collector Carlos Catapegli of Agua Prieta Sonora and wounded a guard, escaping with about 125000 in gold. They crossed into the American side, while reports note wounded Americans returning home. Meanwhile a German archive fire destroys incriminating records and a New York Madison Square Garden bicycle race highlights action.
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Fie
Aritts
Bisbee
Anz
Carlos Cataregli
Agua Prieta
Sonora
Menleo
Madison, Square Garden
New, York
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