Lincoln's Life Flaming Torch, Says O Connor
Springfield December 6 standing at the Lincoln tomb T P O Connor British MP declared Lincoln remains a flaming torch guiding Americans through war and peril He urged unity courage and patriotism linking Lincoln's fight for liberty to today in a Gettysburg pledge for a new birth of freedom and national resolve
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Germany
Belgium
France
Serbia
Ambassador Returns U S Loan to Treasury
The Russian ambassador has returned to the Treasury the five million dollars given to him to advance to Romania. It was said that the money could not be exchanged into rubles by the Petrograd State Bank. The plan was for the ambassador to obtain the funds in dollars and then order transfer in rubles. News on armistice reports may affect the disposition of the funds.
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Romania
Petrograd
U S Engineers Die Gallantly in France Action
Report from Meantime in France describes U S Engineers under a Canadian major and an American captain moving through unarmed lines near Gouzencourt. German barrage and retreat cause losses, but many cut off soldiers rejoin British units. Americans with artillery observe firing from photographs and coordinate corrections.
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Gouzencourt
Father and Son Expert Musicians at Columbia
Joseph M. Seiple cornet soloist of the Metropolitan Band and his 13 year old son Bernard C. Seiple are Columbia's best cornet players. They have performed in several churches and together at social functions. Mr Seiple also fronts Krodel's Orchestra.
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Joseph M. Seiple
Metropolitan Band
Bernard C. Seiple
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Krodel
New Union Station at Chicago to Be Delayed
Chicago December 6 Work on the proposed 50 million dollar Union Railroad Station here will likely be postponed until after the war due to shortages of steel and building materials. Delays in starting construction have already occurred as the station will serve the Pennsylvania and other lines. The Illinois State Council of Defense announced it would begin negotiations with railroad companies to postpone the project.
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Union Railroad
Illinois State State Council of Defense
Pennsylvania
Fragmented War Report Notes Shelling and Observation Training
Observers describe shells hitting a location and practice in locating the other enemy with varying success. The brief note emphasizes ongoing training and situational awareness amid bombardment.
Suburban Personal Notes From Annville Halifax and Duncannon
Annville updates include Mrs C P Spath visiting York street sister Mrs Davis and Mrs J J Klugh with relatives in Annville. Halifax reports a quiet wedding for Helen Wert to Charles R Bressler and notes local visits and church activity. Duncannon husking slows markets while the mill operates again. residents include Arty Miller with relatives in Enola.
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York Street
Davis
Scranton
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M. H. Myers
Annville
United Brethren Sunday School
Klugh
Enola
W. Beitzel
the National Bank
Katherine Sheffer
South Baltimore Street
Bertha Stouffer
Harrisburg Hospital
Bruce Klugh
H. Klugh
York
George Yost
Benjamin Shelly
Carroll Township
Halifax
Charles Utz
Bethlehem
Mary Utz
George l. Wert
Second Street
Helen Wert
Charles R. Bressler
Ryan Bressler
Austin
Tex
Raymond
J. H. Lebo
J. C. Pease
Carson Lebo
Lancaster
The
Reformed Church
Duncannon
Anna M. Dice
Marysville
8. L. Clouser
Arty Miller
Charles W. Sieg
Flyer Injured in Fort Worth Flight Accident
Dallas report details Lieutenant McFarland of the Royal Flying Corps stationed at Fort Worth who was severely injured in a flight incident. An unidentified student aviator sustained injuries in the same event.
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Tex
McFarland
Royal Flying Corps
Fort Worth
Airplant Collapse Near Duncanville Ends in Fatal Injury
A fall of about 200 feet from an airplant near Duncanville yesterday likely caused a fatal injury to two men who were nearby when the structure failed. Rescue crews transported one victim to a hospital and searched for the other, but the fate of both remained uncertain at press time.
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