Pekin Mysteries and Vaudeville At Locust Street
Pekin Mysteries thrill the first night crowd with magical feats and oriental smiles. Jimmie Casson and Betty Bond deliver a refined singing and dancing act, while The Squarer with J Nugent and Julie York adds witty skits and humor.
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Orpheum
Jimmie Casson
Betty Bond
Jimmie
Betty
Locust Street
Squarer
J. (. Nugent
Julie York
Henry Lewis
Cameron
Gaylord
Nana
Twisto
Max Robertson
Schwab declines to build submarines for warring nations
Washington reports Charles M. Schwab will not construct submarines for any belligerent country during the European war. President Wilson and Secretary Bryan confirm the decision, while City Council prepares the 1915 budget with allocations for fire, parks, streets, water, health, and police needs, including higher salaries and new staff.
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Washington, D. C
Charles M. Schwab
Europe
Schwab
State Department
Bryan
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Wilson
M. Harvey Taylor
Parks and Public Property
Royal Company
Tor Parks
Taylor
W. H. Lynch
W. L. Gorgas
Water Department
H. F. Bowman
Health and Sanitation Bureau
Carranza Reported Arrested for Taking Large Sum
El Paso reports General Venustiano Carranza, first chief of the Constitutionalists, placed under arrest by Generals Blanco and Gonzales in Vera Cruz for allegedly taking a sum said to exceed 50 million dollars from the customs house. General Ornelas plans a Villa force against Jose Ynez Salazar’s revolt in Central Chihuahua.
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el Paso
Texas
Juarez
Venustiano Carranza
Constitutionalists
Blanco and Gonzales
Vera Cruz
Ornelas
Villa
Jose Ynez Salazar
Chihuahua
Electric Cross to Mark 1914 Christmas Seal Sale
A large red cross with numerous red lights will be erected over Market Street east of the Square by the Harrisburg Light and Power Company for the 1914 Christmas seal sale. Three panel days will be set for seal sales in schools, with Boy Scouts acting as messengers. Dr. C R Phillips says at least 60 000 seals will be distributed in schools, compared with 57 000 in 1913 raising 570 for the Red Cross fund.
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Market Street
Harrisburg Light and Power Company
John Fox. Weiss
Utility Company
Ibr
C. R. Phillips
Red Cross
Two Carloads of Horses For Use in British Army Shipped From Carlisle
Two carloads of horses bought near Carlisle Pennsylvania were shipped to the A C Jewell Company in Cincinnati for the British army. The men expect to ship at least 1000 horses from the area to aid the war effort.
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Carlisle
Thomas Derr
Grant Eppley
A. C., Jewell Company
Cincinnati
Ohio
Deaths and Funerals In Harrisburg Area
Death notices list Mrs Mary Bowers aged 72 at 1219 Front Street and Mrs Alice Lawson 45 at 1414 Fourth Street with services tomorrow. Karl Daniel Harling 19 will be buried at Prospect Hill. Samuel Elmer Rishel funeral at William Rishel home. Mrs Elizabeth Milligan and Patrolman Samuel A. Milligan buried in Harrisburg Cemetery.
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Mary Bowers
Front Street
T. B. Rockafellar
Mary Balsley
Annie Bowers
William Bowers
Alice Lawson
John Lawson
Fourth Street
C. J. Carpenter
Lincoln Cemetery
Rishel
Samuel Elmer Rishel
Martinsville
Ind
William Rishel
Wormleysburg
Milligan
Elizabeth R. Milligan
Samuel A. Milligan
Frederick J. Gastrock
Coney Street
R.L. Meisenhelder
Harrisburg
Sullivan Seeks Full Investigation Of Dominican Post
President Wilson ordered a full State Department inquiry into charges that Ames M. Sullivan used influence to secure Dominican government contracts for friends and relatives. The case had been previously investigated and Sullivan was allowed to return to his post.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Wilson
State Department
Ames M. Sullivan
Dominican Republic
Sullivan
Convict Denied Entry to Penitentiary in Salem
R N Gibson sentenced from Multnomah county to one to five years for obtaining money by false pretenses was refused admission at the penitentiary for lack of commitment papers after arriving alone, and ordered to return to Portland to obtain them. Meanwhile, Colorado coal miners’ strike ends as UMWA executive board declares the conflict off in December 1911. In Washington, Representative Gardner’s national defense probes prompt three bills and two resolutions. In London reports progress in the western front with Germany scoring minor gains as Lodz remains contested. In Dauphin county, a habeas corpus hearing considers granting release from the state insane asylum for George Rapp. Wiconisco street grading cases heard by the board of viewers as they prepare a schedule for the court.
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Salem
Ore
R. N. Gibson
Multnomah County
Ward
Portland
Denver
Col
Colorado
International Executive Board
United Mine Workers’ of America
Frank J. Hayes
Union Miners of Colorado
Dauphin County
George Rapp
Rapp
Storm still cripples eastern wires and delays service
Storms along the Atlantic coast cripple telephone and telegraph lines severing coast towns from outside contact. Harrisburg reports two inches of precipitation with snow and sleet. trains run on schedule as wire trouble eases. Western Union operates on a single wire by relays and expects improvement by evening. Philadelphia reports $ damage from a three day northeast gale, rain ends drought but waters drop in Eastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey, mills and coal operations cut back due to water shortages.
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Jersey Coast
North Atlantic
Harrisburg
Western Union Telegraph Company
Gus Catherman
Western Union
Philadelphia
Atlantic Seaboard
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Graft Fund Alleged Involving Two U.S. Senators
A Mexico City dispatch says Carranza treasurer records show a $75,000 gold payment for influence to two unnamed U.S. senators to evacuate Vera Cruz. The funds were sent to Rafael Zubaran in Washington, with doubts about actual payment to the senators.
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U. S
Mexico
New York
New York World
Mexico City
Galveston
Texas
Mexican National Treasury
Carranza
United States
Vera Cruz
Books of the Treasury
Funston
War Department
Washington
Rafael Zubaran
Carranzista
Aubaran
Wilson
Treasury
Carrana
Zubaran
Manager Hopkins Plans Belgian Benefit Bill in New York
C Floyd Hopkins of the Orpheum theater left for New York to arrange an upcoming Belgium relief benefit. The Rotary club will run the theater for a week with all profits to charity and expenses covered. Hopkins aims to stage a top show pleasing to women and children while appealing to male patrons.
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Hopkins
New York
Bill
C. Floyd Hopkins
Orpheum Theater
Rotary Club
Harrisburg
Jury Wheel in Dauphin County to be Last Time Tomorrow
The Dauphin county jury wheel in use since 1834 will be emptied for the last time tomorrow morning. About 900 names will be placed in the new steel wheel by President Judge George Kunkel and Jury Commissioners Edward Capp and David Taylor. They will meet at 9 o'clock and are to be in session most of the day.
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Dauphin County
George Kunkel
Dauphin County Court
Edward Capp
David Taylor
State Extension IO Doing Good Work In Harrisburg
Professor J H Moyer praises progress of the State College engineering extension at Harrisburg with three reorganized schools plus apprentice and night classes. Programs span reinforced concrete, drafting, shop math, and more. 200 to 225 in steel works class, 75 to 100 in Y M C A, 100 plus in railroad shops, totaling about 2900 students statewide.
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Harrisburg
State College
J. H. Moyer
State College Extension
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Pennsy
C. H. Mindenhall
R. HH. Sparr
Frank H. Robbins
Public school courses expanded to multiple cities
The passage notes that schools have been established in Altoona Philadelphia Chester Pottstown Allentown Scranton Sunbury York Erie Johnstown and Pittsburgh with Williamsport adding the course to its public school curriculum.
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Altoona
Philadelphia
Chester
Pottstown
Allentown
Scranton
Sunburg
York
Erie
Johnstown
Pittsburgh
Williamsport
War Boosts Britain Shipping Industry Nationwide
London reports a shipping boom as conflict drives congestion and prompt cargo discharge. The port of London runs busier than ever with large grain and flour reserves bound for troops, tea imports rising after Emden threat easing, and lumber supplies restored by Baltic and Archangel arrivals. An official note cites improved activity in Belgian fronts.
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Associated Press
London
Great Britain
Association of
Canada
Emden
Far East
China
Baltic
Archangel
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Duroy
Morrow
Zac
New Lot
New Norfolk
Torrow
Smith’s
Pekin Mysteries
Republican Club
Harrisburg Republican Club
FE. M. Householder
Charles K. Hess
A. D. Peace
Fred M. Trittle
W. D. Block
Charles ‘Tress
George B. Nebinger
James Hornton
Joseph Bomgardner
Norman Callendar
George Vint
William Adams
Emory R. Johnson
C. L
Tagley
St. David's
Pennsylvania Street Railway Association
Johnson
Heptasophs Elect
Allegretti Chocolates
Gorgas
Third St. and
Penna. Station
Council 10
Royal
Joseph B. Hutchison
Bertillon
Joseph Ibach
Miller
Law Department
South Front Street
Kelker Street
Lewis
David J. Lewis
Maryland
House ‘Naval Committee
Badger
Fletcher
Mark Brown
Magnolia Streets
Harrisburg Hospital
Gardner
Massachusetts
Poland
Russia
Lodz
Wiconisco Street
George B. Henderson
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Engineers’ Society of Pennsylvania
Board of Trade
D. S. Seitz
Herr and
Calder Streets
Harry B. Myers
Lewistown
Auditor General's Department
Bertha M. Winfield
North Sixth Street
Kate Nickeloff
Royalton
Alderman Hoverter
Claster's
H.C. Claster
Steelton
Baris
Belgium
Jones’ Dairy Farm
Allen’s
Florida
Cape
Hunt
S. S. Pomeroy
Market Square Grocer
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