Penny Women Do Good Work
The Pennsylvania Railroad Women’s Division For War Relief Department No 2 led by Mrs F W Smith Jr reports nine months of activity totaling 445 personal family visits in the Philadelphia division and 50 families aided financially. A 12 woman committee through the Red Cross sorted and distributed 100 bundles for mending while 2000 garments were reinspected. During influenza they opened an emergency hospital at Paoli providing nurses or home care, aiding both white and colored employees. A $50 donation assisted Riverside sufferers. Total membership reaches 4742 with steady new enrollments.
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Pennsylvania
F. W Smith
Philadelphia
Riverside
Smit
Red Cross to halt war fund drives for future activity
H P Davison, chairman of the Red Cross War Council, told Francis Farquhar that the Red Cross will conduct no further campaign for war funds. He added that the membership roll call will form the foundation of Red Cross for in the future. A correction regarding silk shirts in Michael Drayer’s room states none were found in the Enola yards car.
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H. P. Davison
Red Cross War Council
Francis Farquhar
York
Pennsylvania-Delaware
Red Cross
Red
Enola
Ford May Ask Recount of Michigan Ballots
Detroit reports Henry Ward and advisers consider a recount of last month’s Senatorial election ballots. A U S Senate action could authorize a recount since Michigan election officials lack authority to order one.
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Ford
Michigan
Detroit
Henry Ward
United States Senate
State Convessing Board
Alaskan Republican Wins House Seat After Court Ruling
Washington reports James Wickersham a Republican won the Alaskan delegate seat in 1916 by 47 votes over Democrat Charles Sulzer after the House Elections Committee's formal ruling. Sulzer had held the seat since 1917 after court certification.
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Washington
James Wickersham
Charles A. ®Ulzer
House Elections Committee
Sulwer
Mental Clinics Set for Weekly City Sessions
The city announces weekly mental clinics after a third session held yesterday. Three new patients were examined and six returning patients were seen. weekly Tuesday afternoon clinics require advance appointments with Austin N. Miller at the city school board offices, 121 Chestnut Street.
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Austin N. Miller
City School Board
Chestnut Street
Demobilization Centers Named by War Dept
Washington December 4 Thirty camps were designated by the War Department as demobilization centers for discharge of enlisted men They include Meads Maryland and Dix New Jersey along with twenty eight others designated for processing veterans for discharge and release from service.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
Army
Meads
Maryland
Dix
New Jersey
Pennsylvania Troops to Muster Out at Meade Camp
Camp Meade Maryland December 4. The cantonment will be one of the big demobilization centers for American army units from Maryland Eastern and Central Pennsylvania Northern Virginia West Virginia and Delaware. They will be mustered out here including national guard divisions and national army units.
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Pennsylvania
Big Meade
Camp Meade
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Delaware
National Guard
National Army
Baruch Resignation Accepted. War Industries Board to End
President Wilson accepts Bernard M. Baruch resignation as chairman effective January 1 and orders the War Industries Board dissolved on that date.
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Baruch
Washington
Wilson
Bernard M. Baruch
War Industries Board
Governor Urges Gifts For Soldiers In Camp Sheridan
Governor Brumbaugh appeals to Pennsylvanians to send Christmas remembrances to about 600 state troops at Camp Sheridan Alabama. Lieutenant-Colonel E B West Morale Officer urges packages be sent to Camp Sheridan Alabama for distribution to the soldiers on Christmas Day.
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Brumbaugh
Pennsylvania
Dojaned E. 5. West
Camp Sheridan
Alabama
West
Capitol visitors and wartime escorts noted in Harrisburg
The legislative committee on weights and measures plans amendments to be drafted tomorrow in Harrisburg. Gov Brumbaugh and Mrs Brumbaugh received Christmas greetings from Col John Price Jackson in France. H H Brosius and James Whitla visited the Capitol. Wilson escorts proceed to bring Yankee troops home aboard ten American dreadnoughts, aiming to arrive home by Christmas.
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Pennsylvania
Brumbaugh
John Price Jackson
France
H. H. Brosius
Brookville
Capitol
James Whitla
Sharon
Wilson
Paris
President Wilson
French
Dying in German Prison Camp Private J Lester Jones
Frosty Valley resident Private J Lester Jones aged 26 died of pneumonia in a German prison camp after being captured. Jones served in the 79th Division and was among the district’s first draftees. Parents received word from the War Department confirming the death.
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Bloomsburg
J. Lester Jones
Edwin Jones
Frosty Valley
Ware
Young Jones
Angry Austrian Toiler Slays Two at Oil Plant
John Peres, an Austrian 20, was held on a double murder charge for slaying foreman David McCloud and assistant foreman John Winsworth at the Standard Oil plant in Whiting Indiana. Peres reportedly beheaded both men with a paraffin knife after resenting an order. Five special policemen were wounded before he was subdued.
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Associated Press
Chicago
John Peres
Standard Oil
Whiting
Ind
Peres
David McCloud
John Winsworth
Wheat price fixed at 2.26 to stand after peace
Washington December 4 The Food Administration says the guaranteed 1919 wheat price of 2.26 a bushel Chicago basis will stand even if the Lever Act ends with the conclusion of peace. The action supports farmers as the price remains set despite legislative changes.
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Washington
Chicago
Food Administration
Fire Hazard Prompts Cleanup After Large City Blaze
Firemen battle a large blaze in a rag and junk filled building owned by Morris Stine and Isaac Wolf. Officials warn spontaneous combustion may have sparked the fire and call for immediate cleanup to remove the hazardous materials in the congested block. A separate fire at John Armour's drug store caused only slight damage.
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Kindler
Gross
Morris Stine
Isaac Wolf
Wolf
Good Will
Robert Jones
Seventh
Verbeke
John Armour
Second
State Streets
George Washington Sails Home Amid Heroic Celtic Welcome
President George Washington departs Liverpool aboard the Lapland as over 2,000 American soldiers sail close to shore to greet him. Crowds aboard ships and along the river cheer wildly, while bands play and officials greet the returning troops. An airplane loops above, and fireboats spray water in celebration.
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Lapland
Hyland
Liverpool
Secret Service
Army
Navy
Long Pier
Gmd
Kensington
Kansas
Sailors’ Great
George
Martha Washington
President's Departure for Paris Peace Conference
The article recalls the departure of President Wilson from Hoboken aboard the George Washington with a large convoy, officials, and reporters, detailing security, escorts, and farewell ceremonies. It notes 4254 sacks of soldier mail, the reception at Brest, and plans for a Paris arrival to meet Allied leaders.
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George Washington
United States Navy
F. M. Perkins
John H. Peters
McCauley
David H. Miller
J. Lawson
Gleaves
Cruiser
Paris
Wilson
Brest
France
Admiral Mayo
Alsace-Lorraine
Baker
Lansing
Tumulty
Hoboken
North River
G. H. McManus
Army Transport Service
Byeneral McManus
Albert Gleaves
Atlantic Fleet
McManus
Admiral Gleaves
Lloyd
Umulty
George Washi
Azores
Indica
Mann Defends President Abroad Against Power-Grab Resolutions
The article reports on Mr. Mann denouncing both the Rodenberg and Sherman resolutions aimed at restricting the President during his absence abroad. He insists the President should be free to complete his mission without hindrance. Other Republican leaders view anti-Wilson sentiment as rising, though they say Mann acted for himself. Senator Knox’s resolution attracted unusual attention among colleagues due to his international law expertise and former government roles.
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Union Station
Wilson
Joseph P. Tumulty
State Department
New York
France
United States Senate
Knox
Pennsylvania
Committee On Foreign Relations
Senate
League of Nations
United States
Congress
Sherman
Illinois
Marshall
Williams
Mississippi
Mann
White House
House
Rodenberg
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Cleveland
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George Creel
Committee On Public Information
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Italy
B. M. House
Tasker H. Bliss
Europe
H. H. Knapp
William V. Pratt
Benson
Cary T. Grayson
Gilbert T. Close
W. H H. Harts
Churchill
Raymond D. Fosdick
Peace Information Commission
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Creel
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Great Britain
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