Murder Probe Ties Suspect to Harrisburg Case
A Harrisburg murder case centers on Thomas Smith a colored man with aliases and a Savannah Ga background. Police link him to the Albright home killing and a concurrent Levin burglary as detectives chase leads across Lebanon Reading and Philadelphia then arrest him in Harrisburg after a sequence of sightings and a demand for getaway money.
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Albright
Smith
Levin
J. Edward Warden
Murnane and White
Lebanon
Michael E. Stroup
White
Harrisburg
Carrie Black
Washington House
Walnut Street
Pauline Davis
Davis
Allison
Hill
Philadelphia
Reading
Savannah
Archie Smith
William Jones
Courtney Smith
Henry Jackson
Wilson Simmers
Railways Company
Republican Leaders to Discuss Defense Plans
Senator Ta llinger and Representative Mann, Republican leaders of the Senate and House, will meet President Wilson to discuss national defense plans and urge nonpartisan handling. Efforts to amend the Cummins law governing railroad liability for damaged shipments will be pursued early in the new session.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Tsallinger
Representative Mann
Senate
House
Wilson
Cummins
Suffragists Win Out Over Rivals in Hearing Battle
In Washington on December 7 the National American Woman Suffrage Association won a special Senate hearing on the Susan B. Anthony amendment, defeating the Congressional Union's bid. Senator Charles Thomas refused to share the slot, citing little new argument. NAWSA leaders announced top speakers including Shaw, Catt, Funk, Blackwell, McCormick, Breckinridge, and Somersville for the December 15 session.
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Washington, Db
Congressional Committee
National American Woman Suffrage Association
The
Congressional Union
Charles§. Thomas
Senate Committee On
Natonal American Woman Suffrage Association
Susan &. Anthony
National Association
Washington
Thomas
Alice Paul
Senate
Democratic Party
Helen H. Gardner
National
Anna Howard Shaw
Carrie Chapman Catt
Antoinette Funk
Alice Stone Blackwell
Boston
Medill McCormick
Chicago
Desha Breckinride
Kentucky
Nellie N. Somers Ville
Mississippi
Arbiters of Style Decree Milady Must Widen Skirts
Report from Cleveland on the National Cloak and Skirt Manufacturers Association closing session. Fuller, more voluminous lines define the new fashion while skirts must be at least three yards wide. Collars rise high, pockets appear, and metal buttons, braiding, and contrasting overlay collars gain favor. Belts and buckles appear on outerwear, with coats lined in florals and silks as heavy topcoats stay unlined.
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Cleveland
Ohio
National
Cloak and Skirt Manufacturers Association
Council to Begin Budget Work By Tuesday
City officials expect complete revised figures for the triennial valuation to be ready for council consideration by Friday as the group prepares for budget work. The majority of councilmen believe the nine mill tax rate can be retained for 1916.
Taft Mentioned as Successor of Dartmouth President
Hanover N H November 29 Rumors point to William H Taft ex president of the United States and Yale professor as possible successor to Ernest Fox Nichols at Dartmouth College. Four Dartmouth graduates now on the faculty are named as other potential choices D Craven Laycock John King Lord Fred P Emery and Benjamin T Marshall.
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Hanover
N. H
Ernest Fox Nichols
Dartmouth College
William H. Taft
United States
Yale
Taft
Nichols
Dartmouth
D. Craven Laycock
John King Lord
Fred P. Emery
Benjamin T. Marshall
Reading Plans for Continuation Schools in City
Reading aims to implement a comprehensive continuation school system under state guidance. Dr. Foos outlines a plan with two to four hour sessions, factory classrooms, and three grade levels. Manufacturers pledge school rooms, and remaining students attend city schools. Reading positions as a leading early adopter.
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Reading
Charles 5
Foes
Pennsylvania
Foos
Merchants’ Association
Frederick Wilson
T. A. Wilson Optical Works
State Department of Public Instruction
Commanding British Forces in Serbia
Lieutenant General Sir Bryan Mahon leads British forces assisting Serbs against Teutons and Bulgars. Mahon, famed for Boer War Mafeking relief, is noted as one of the army’s ablest strategists.
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Bryan T. Mahon
Mafeking
Mahon
Manufacturers Are Not Worried by Steel Tax
New York December 7 The suggestion in President Wilsons annual message to Congress that pig iron and finished steel be taxed 25 cents a ton does not worry steel manufacturers. They say the tax would mean little next to the current huge profits realized by the industry.
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Associated Press
New York
Wilson
Congress
Pains From Uric Acid Poison Warns Rheumatism Risk
An advertisement warns that pains may signal uric acid buildup and rheumatism. It promotes Rheuma from H C Kennedy as a kidney targeting treatment that stops uric acid formation and expels it through the bowels, sold for 50 cents with a money back guarantee.
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H. C. Kennedy
Sullivan Shows New Resolve After Alcohol Battle
Special to The Telegraph reports John L Sullivan, age 47, back in public life promoting total abstinence after a ruinous career and a near ruin from liquor. He describes his fall, his recovery as a farmer, and his vow to warn youth about liquor.
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Telegraph
Elizabeth
J. Dee
John Il
Sullivan
John Barleycorn
John L
John
Ile
Boston
John S. Sullivan
James J Corbett
Sulliva
Chicago
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