City Council Delays Ash and Garbage Inspection Bureau
Harr isburg officials including Commissioners elect toured a Wilkes-Barre piggery run by a contractor who handles city garbage to judge the method. With the Pennsylvania Reduction Company contract ending in seven weeks, officials debate equipment and a city ash collection bureau as past delays loom over ash pileups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
J. M. J. Raunick
Pennsylvania Reduction Company
Dunkle
Skating Friday Expected At Wildwood Paxtang Parks
Assistant Park Commissioner W Grant Forrer announced that Wildwood Park lake and park ponds at Twelfth street playgrounds and Paxtang along the ravine drive will probably be open for skating Friday. Officials believe after snow is cleared the ice will support a crowd though snow removal crews are short.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Grant Forrer
Wildwood Park Lake
Twelfth Street
Paxtang
Telegraph Circulation Plan Adopted by Major State Papers
At Adelphi yesterday the Interstate Circulation Managers Association formed with leaders from Pennsylvania Maryland New Jersey Delaware and DC. A F E MacKinnon of North American was elected president J Cook Scranton Republican vice president and A R Michener Harrisburg Telegraph secretary treasurer. Committees will tackle war and child labor law issues and push uniform daily newspaper distribution in Army camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
New Jersey
Delaware
District of Columbia
Adelphia
A. F E. MacKinnon
North American
Red J. Cook
Scranton Republican
A. R. Michener
Harrisburg Telegraph
New Cave of Winds Discovered in Ohio
In Columbus Morse mining area near the state line north of Dunpaw a cave of winds has been found. Miners report lamps blown out at entry and note the cave was once water filled but drains when pumps at the St. Louis mines run. When pumps stop water reaccumulates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, O
Columbus- Miami
Dunpaw
St. Louis
Poison Gas At Rural Dance Overcomes Thirty In Sodus Center
Thirty people at a Red Cross dance in Sodus Center unexpectedly fell ill. Village doctor Dr. Hitchcock treated the victims and suspected poisonous gas in the air though the exact agent was not identified. All patients were expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
Sodus Center
Red Cross
Hitchcock
Launch of first 8800 ton freighter marks US Shipping Board fleet
An 8800 ton steel freighter slid from the ways at a Pacific coast yard, the first ship built entirely for the Shipping Board. More vessels follow in December including three 26400 ton steel ships and three 10500 ton wooden ships. Containers moved 1500 railroad cars to speed timber supply as shortages affect wooden craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pacific Coast
Shipping Board
Pacific
United States Shipping Board
Armistice Signed Ending Hostilities in Jassy Romania
Official report states an armistice was signed in Jassy Romania suspending hostilities from 10.30 p m yesterday until further notice. The announcement was made Monday December 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jassy
Rumania
Harrisburg Red Cross membership drive advances citywide
Officials list ward captains for Red Cross canvass and urge residents to join at home. Four minute men from high schools begin talks while a Red Cross bulletin debuts in Harrisburg. Kresge store staff contribute memberships and host a fundraising booth this weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Red Cross
Charles C. Stroh
Alas the Poor Ostrich Falls From The Elite
William L. Fisher assistant curator of the Philadelphia Museums spoke at the Commercial Museums on Arizona and the Grand Canyon. He noted ostrich plumes fell from 20 to 25 dollars before the war and plummeted to about 5 dollars as demand shrank. He also described Grand Canyon views and Arizona projects and pride in ostrich ties to the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Fisher
Philadelphia
Arizona
Grand Canyon
Fisher
Big Military Ball Expected At Winterdale Hall
Veterans of Foreign Wars will host a military ball at Winterdale Hall to benefit the Soldiers' Smokes fund. A grand march will include men from Civil War veterans to the present war, with patriotic decorations and uniforms for local company members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winterdale Hall
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Soldiers’ Smokes Fund
County Fair Committee Holds Session Here
The executive committee of the Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs met this afternoon at the Hotel Bolton and transacted routine business. Members include John A. Bollman Lebanon and F. H. Marvin Mansfield among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs
Bolton
John A. Bollman
Lebanon
F. H. Marvin
Mansfield
Norris G. Temple
Pocopson
H. C. Heckert
York
Harry B. Schall
Allentown
C. G. Breneman
Altoona
W. A. Poyd
Stoneboro
N. L. Strong
Brookville
Hugh V. Hazeltine
Warren
H. O. Holcomb
Conneaut Lake
Attleboro Fire Wipes Out Business Center
A major fire in Attleboro Massachusetts destroyed four buildings and damaged several more, with police estimating losses at about 500000. The blaze was contained by local firefighters aided by equipment from nearby cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attleboro
Mass
Birth Announcement for Dorothy Jean Dehaven in Duncannon
Mr and Mrs John J Dehaven of Duncannon announce the birth of a daughter Dorothy Jean on December 8 1917. Prior to marriage Mrs Dehaven was Miss Dorothy Laverty of Harrisburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Dehaven
Duncannon
Annouce
Dorothy Jean
Christmas carol service at Market Square Presbyterian Church
The Christmas carol service will be held at Market Square Presbyterian Church this year on Sunday at 4 o'clock December 24 instead of the previous evening. Ancient and modern carols will be sung. Mrs Herr of 19 North Front Street remains critically ill with a complication of diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Roy Walton
Roy Walton
Southourteenth Street
Hummelstown
Jennie Butler
North Seventh Street
Lincoln Cemetery
William Toliver
Zion Baptist Church
Market Square Presbyterian Church
Recruiting May Stop Here At 6 This Evening
Local recruiting center on Market Street sets six o clock deadline for receiving registered men. Harrisburg district reports record daily enrollments with 394 sent away in the last 24 hours and 125 arriving from Lancaster by noon. Johnstown and Reading units also contribute large numbers as crews rush to clear examinations before midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lust
Harrisburg
Lancaster
Yingst
Lancaster County
Reading
Johnstown
Lieut
Long
Blake
Corporal Blank
Sergeant Blake
Wiley
Altoona
York
War Department
R. W. Lesher
Lesher
Aviation Corps
France
Union
Charles Warner
Muench Street
Cavalry
Charles Hummell
Aviation
James T. Sutch
Charles H. Bowers
William Stonebraker
Granville Gray
Harold A. Houtz
William Db. Stanbaugh
Robert Ellenberger
Robert Seymore
Earl V. Glace
William J. Rice
George R. Windsor
Ralph W. Berger
Michael Nicholais
Frank Lindsay
Walter A. Boggs
Clarence Wilt
Joseph D .Smith
Charles A. Guise
Daniel D. Comrey
William D. Samsel
Lawrence A. Dennin
William H. Lotz
John Swartz
Llenry Camiotts
Russell Vetter
Spencer Slosthower
William Chameroy
Ray Dennin
David Heffner
Clay Baker
Austrian Property Is Safe During the War
Postmaster reports a statement from A. Mitchell Palmer Alien Property Custodian declaring that wartime status changes do not apply to Austria-Hungary citizens in the U S Their deposits in Postal Savings Banks and other banks are not liable to seizure or custody and their property remains secure in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Mitchell Palmer
Austria-Hungary
Austria- Hungary
Postal Savings Banks
United States
Formal Examinations Abandoned at Central and Tech High
Central High and Tech High approve new testing plan with two period end of quarter exams. Central tests cover current quarter content while second and fourth quarter tests cover entire term. Delinquents with poor attendance face mandatory exams. absent students take make up exams in all subjects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Fager
Tech High
Central
Fouth
May Send Selected Men to Training Camp
State Headquarters directed the district draft board at the Capitol to send any selected men who have received their call to service to a training camp at their request. The action follows several draftees leaving their positions to stay with families, worsening their circumstances. Nearby boards have already sent men to camps. No more Austrians will be sent as part of the county quota and no Austrians regulations have been issued yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol
Red Cross Plea To Be Taken Into Theaters
The Red Cross drives will be presented in city theaters today tomorrow and Friday by the day and senior classes at Technical High School. Speakers will urge membership in the Red Cross campaign as they did with Liberty Bond drives, predicting strong results from these addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Technical High School
Red Cross
Coahuila Under Reported Revolution Amid Clash
Associated Press dispatch from Eagle Pass Texas reports Coahuila in a revolutionary state. Monclova and Musquiz fell to rebels yesterday as forces march toward Piedras Negras. The revolt follows the disputed election of Duis Gutierrez who could not assume office as governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coahuila
Associated Press
Eagle Pass
Texas
Monclovia
Musquiz
Piedras Negras
Duis Gutierrez
Melrose man claims tag on carrier pigeon
Charles O. Byrne of Melrose Mass said he made the tag found on a carrier pigeon captured in Halifax Nova Scotia. He sells similar tags to pigeon fanciers and says there is no way to trace the owner. He explains 29 29 printed on the tag denotes the bird's coop number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melrose
Mass
Charles O. Byrne
Halifax
N. S
Bourne
Boys Cause Fire At Murray Paint Shop
A fire damaged the Murray paint shop on Peffer and Yousling streets last evening. It was caused by boys playing about the building, marking the second such fire in a week from similar carelessness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray
Peffer
Yousling
County to Rebuild at Least Four Bridges
County commissioners plan to rebuild at least four bridges next year with additional repairs or replacements possible. Sites include Shoonis street and Sycamore street over Paxton creek, Fishing Creek Valley, Lower Paxton township toward Manada Gap, and over Manada creek at Sand Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoonis Street
Sycamore Street
Paxton Creek
Fishing Creek
Lower Paxton Township
Mannda Gap
Manada Creek
Sand Beach
Trucker Injured at Freight Warehouse Fall
John Kies a trucker for the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad at their freight warehouse suffered a foot injury when iron fell from his truck and pinned his left foot to a gondola car. He suspected a left ankle fracture and was hospitalized in Harrisburg Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kies
North Third Street
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Kies
Harrisburg
Oves Enlists Son of City Treasurer in Aviation Section
Darrah C. Oves, son of City Treasurer Harry F. Oves, enlisted yesterday in the Aviation section and will depart for Columbus, Ohio tonight, with a probable transfer to San Antonio later. A farewell party is planned this evening in his honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C
Permit Issued for Brick House on Cumberland Street
A permit was issued today to Katharine Bennar for a two and a half story brick house on the south side of Cumberland street between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets. The project has an estimated cost of $2,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katharine Bennar
Cumberland Street
Thirteenth
Fourteenth Streets
Auto Stolen In Moltke Street Garage Theft
Police seek a 1917 Ford touring car stolen last night from a Moltke street garage between Emerald and Camp streets. The vehicle belongs to William Consulman of 2206 Jefferson street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moltke Street
Emerald
Camp Streets
William Consulman
Jefferson Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
City Council
Ers
Wilkes-Barre
New York
Mexico
Progreso
Vera Cruz
Tampico
Nassau
Bahamas
Tin BA
Wall Street
Telegraph
Managers’ Association
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Praeg
the Telegraph
Federal Square
E. R. Eckenrode
Frank Payne
J. C. Thompson
Paul Johnston
W. 8. Hurlock
F. Dunkle
Wilbur G. Goodyear
L. M. Neiffer
Howard Omwake
Kresge
K E. B. Chenoworth
Steelton
Henny Johnson
Furnace Street
Front Street
Johnson
J. H. Wie
J. H. Wieand
Harrisburg Hospital
Harris Street
Market Street
Ant Lesher
Ington
Cruit
Tomor
Prin
Cipal H
Dibble
Annville
Lebanon County
Henry F. Heller
Samuel C. Saylor
John G. Nye
J. A. Miller
Arthur Hostetter
Harrison Light
Frank DeLong
Robert Speck
Burroughs
Joseph Burroughs
Klondike
Buroughs
Rex Beach
Thomas W. Reed
Herr Street
Penbrook
L. C. Manges
Reed
Susquehanna Township
Post 58
G. A. St
The
Firemen's Beneficial Association
Mount Vernon Fire Company
Thomas West
Atticks
Park Street
West
Wm. Strouse
Market St
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!