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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1916
Page
9
Chairman Harry A. Mackey of the Compensation Board warns state referees that hearsay testimony can not be indiscriminately admitted. He urges referees to favor reliable evidence to support awards while safeguarding the defendant’s rights. In some cases deceased declarations with corroborating physical appearance may be admissible.
Washington plans to reveal to the American Civic Association the federal effort to provide the city with the nation’s finest municipal playground park. Col. W. W. Harts will speak as Secretary Richard Watrous and governors from several states discuss the national park movement and school houses as community centers.
Chicago reports a dramatic drop in prices as the egg corner shatters. Eggs skid about ten cents a dozen wholesale in ten days, butter and potatoes ease, and southern fruits and vegetables retreat eight to ten cents amid a federal grand jury probe into food pricing and the summons of packing house leaders and the famed Egg King Wetz.
Young residents from Sunbury orphanage conducted by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows perform as the only acts in a Chestnut Street Hall concert. The boys’ band of 26 pieces enjoys statewide demand and acclaim, while the girls’ orchestra, though newer, has earned solid esteem. Participants range up to 76 years, with many younger, drawing 1,200 local order members and other music enthusiasts.
Lawrence Kan By making twenty five quilts the men of Acacia Fraternity at the University of Kansas replenished their house supply of bed clothing and saved the chapter 56 25 The lowest bid on quilting twenty five quilts was 100 A senior suggested a quilting bee and thirty men spent a day in a quilting bee directed by the housemother Except a small part of the work done by the housemother the men did all the work The twenty five quilts cost them 43 75
E. E. Bruhan recounts a 24 hour lost hunting ordeal in a swamp after being wounded. Darkness hid his camp location, he built a fire and slept briefly, then awoke to timber wolves near his fire and pressed on toward camp at first light. The boy Collins was injured in a separate incident and has only slim hopes of recovery.
Harlin Collins nearly dies after kicking a mule in Ingle Kentucky as Delmer Dick looks on. A Seattle dispatch warns hungry timber wolves in Alaska menacing Katalla and endangering reindeer herds valued at two million dollars. A ciderlike beverage described as non alcoholic is introduced.
The nationwide push to ban alcohol spurs Indiana brewer West Baden to prepare for prohibition. Company officials say measures are underway to adapt production and distribution in anticipation of a possible dry era.
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