County commissioners seek abolition of old assessment system
The Dauphin County and Harrisburg wards use elected realty assessors at high cost. State leaders urge replacing elections with a county assessor office and reforming tax collection to improve efficiency and economy. The piece also argues postwar reparations should restore machinery to Belgium and France to rebuild industry.
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Ounty
Pennsylvania
Dauphin County
Harrisburg
Dauphin
Pittsburgh
City plans rapid postwar improvements and bridge building
City officials and the State pledge swift progress on the viaduct at State Street and Capitol Park zone improvements. Harrisburg speeds widening of Third and Walnut streets and underground utilities while soldiers return home. State boards advance bridge and highway projects as civic activity accelerates.
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Fox
State Street
Capitol Park
Harrisburg
Third
Walnut Streets
Reading
Paxtang
Board of Public Ads and Buildings
Stme
Notorious Kaiser Under Siege Faces Rising Scorn
In the troubled organism of a political circle, the Kaiser is blamed for disrupting normal business with added energy. Some doubt his nerve to attempt suicide, noting his timid nature. The self-styled Nero is increasingly condemned as the circle of retribution tightens.
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Nero
City and County Eye Joint Hall to House Courts
City officials and county commissioners pressed for a joint City Hall and courthouse to modernize, consolidate scattered offices, and shield records from fire. They argue the current courthouse is antiquated, cramped, unsanitary, and a fire risk, and cite cost savings from centralized operation. The piece also lauds Mayor Keister and urges stricter enforcement against bootleggers amid postwar social strain.
United States Debates Norwegian Shipping Reimbursement
As war begins the Shipping Board seized about 285000 deadweight tons of Norwegian ships. Norway seeks repayment, with a large portion overdue. The piece urges prompt settlement to restore Norway’s shipping capacity and maintain friendly ties, noting Britain’s stance and President Wilson’s restraint regarding Germany.
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United States
Shipping Board
Norway
Pennsylvania Political Tides and Local Appointments
Pennsylvania politics mix with county appraiser selections this month and anticipated audits by Auditor General Charles A. Snyder. Governor-elect Sproul faces calls to end factionalism as speakers and staff appointments swirl, while Scranton conducts federal raids to clean up city hotspots and Lititz appoints Norman M. Badorf as burgess.
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Mercantile
Pennsylvania
Charles A. Snyder
Robert S. Spangler
York
George W. Williams
Tioga
John W. Vickerman
Allegheny
Spangler
Sproul
Philadelphia
Metropolitan Police
Washington
J. Hampton Moore
Senator Penrose
Edward Martin
University of Pennsylvania
John F. Short
United States
Western Pennsylvania
William C. Sproul
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Harrisburg
Scranton
Norman M. Badorf
Lititz
G. G. Diehm
Made in Germany advertising proposal by Senator Lodge
Senator Lodge urges Canada style marking for goods from Germany and a public disclosure in shops and on stationery. The plan would extend current country of origin labeling and might extend to banning such goods, proposal praised as logical and desirable by M. A. Review's War Weekly.
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Senator Lodge
Canada
Germany
M. A. Review
War Weekly
The Competent Farmer Sits By The Fire
A quiet farmer ends a long day and enjoys comfort at home. He surveys his acres and stock with affection as an owl laments outside. He plans for tomorrow while watching his children’s smiles.
The Path of Wisdom from General Wood Address
General Wood urged universal military training and preparedness. He warned against utopian peace beliefs and urged Americans to heed his counsel to avoid future unpreparedness when war arises.
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Kansas City Star
Leonard Wood
Kansas City Bar Association
General Wood
Labor notes and union plans across regions
Reports describe a woman professional undertaker in Canada and a proposed five to six story labor headquarters in Tacoma Washington. Notes include a South Dakota wage standard, a Montre al Canada protest, a Springfield Illinois cooperative convention, and Aberdeen Washington seeking equal industrial protection for shipyard workers.
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State Council of Defense
South Dakota
Industrial Creed Endorsed By New Jersey Conference In Atlantic City
The convention backed the Rockefeller Jr. industrial creed emphasizing labor and capital partnership, social well being alongside material gain, fair wages, reasonable hours, safe conditions, and broad opportunities. It urges practical application of these principles across industries with strong emphasis on representation and fair play for success.
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Atlantic City
John OD. Rockefeller, Jr
Rockefeller
The Horseshoe Superstition Spares a Soldier in War
Lieutenant Lawrence Settles of Fayette recounts a Friday the 13th shelling near an 89th Division artillery company. He and a sergeant sheltered in a low ground fold after spotting a horseshoe print in a shell hole. minutes later their original shelter was blown away, a near miss attributed to superstition and luck.
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Missouri
Lawrence Settles
Fayette
89Th
No Bolshevism For America From the New York Herald
The article notes a chastened tone among radical socialist and Bolshevist agitators after recent I. W. W. leader convictions. It argues Bolshevism thrives only in nations where governments do not serve the masses, and implies the U S has little use for such doctrines.
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New York Herald
United States
New England Apples Shipments To England Resume From Harbor
For the first time in 30 months a New England fruit shipment leaves harbor bound for England, 140 barrels of selected apples, following the February 1917 embargo. The cargo marks a notable return of cross Atlantic fruit trade after the embargo.
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New
Crystal Trick Brings Frosted Look to Objects
A Brooklyn Eagle note explains a method using alum crystals to coat items. Submerge objects in alum solution, let stand quietly for hours, and crystals deposit on iron wire baskets or dried grasses to resemble frost.
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The
Brooklyn Eagle
Poilus Bravely Recounted as Hairy Frontline Soldiers
The Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger explains the origin of poilu the term for French common soldiers. It notes the word means hairy and described unsheared soldiers in trench life, contrasting it with American teasing of a skinny boy. The piece adds that poilu’s sense of bravery comes from its physical description, not synonymy with brave.
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The
Phila. Evening Public Ledger
America
Pollu
Why Meat Is High Do We Return to the Land
The article notes meat prices rise with population growth and stagnating beef cattle, arguing war is not the sole cause. It cites a 20 percent population rise and 2 percent drop in beef herds over fifteen years, linking higher meat, shoe, and leather costs to broader agricultural issues and considering a return to farming or importing labor as possible solutions.
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Washington
Mystery mention stirs hotel straw tale
A traveling man asks about bed stuffing at a hotel, the proprietor answers with straw quality, and a humorous punchline about straw breaking the camel’s back. The anecdote references London plus a biblical note about law and usage.
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Tidita
London
Clear Up Cyclop's Riddle from Philadelphia Ledger
A Philadelphia Evening Ledger excerpt urges disclosure of the Cyclops mystery. It accuses the Navy Department of ignorance and calls for German accountability to reveal the fate of the lost collier and its crew.
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Phila. Evening Ledger
Cyclops
Daniels
Naval Department
Germany
Henry Hudson
Laperouse
Aber Pacife
Atlantic
Navy Department
Gompers Objects to Labor Party in Politics
Samuel Gompers urged unity among workers against a proposed Labor Party. He warned that labor as a force in American politics would be weakened by separation and isolation, noting past party attempts and the need for organized labor to act within existing political structures.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
New York City
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
United States
Gompers
Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry Formed
Trade briefs report the Bahai led Portuguese merchants forming the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry to promote commerce between Brazil and Portugal. Elsewhere noted are needs for food, textiles, and goods for Cyprus and Arabia markets, plus an Indian year with 26,486 livestock losses from contagious disease and a South Africa pamphlet on kikuyu grass as cattle fodder.
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Bahai
Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Brazil
Portugal
France
Bengal
India
Ceu
Switzerland
Cyprus
Arabia
South Africa
Union
Harrisburg's growth seen through the telephone directory
A reflective note on how Harrisburg's streets and neighborhoods appear in the city telephone directory. The piece traces numbered streets, expanding wards, and evolving districts from Allison Hill to Cloverly Heights, noting how local progress and new developments reshape familiar addresses and pride.
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Leonard H. Kinnard
Bell Telephone Directory
Harrisburg
Derry Street
West Philadelphia
Allison Hill
Well Known People Featured in Civic Affairs Book
Morris L. Cooke former Philadelphia public works director has written a book on civic affairs. H. G. Hinkle Altoona city manager is preparing plans to readjust the city's business to changed conditions and new laws.
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Morris L. Cooke
Public Works of
Philadelphia
H. G. Hinkle
Altoona
Historic Harrisburg Penn Family Ties
Members of the Penn family resided here for years after the French and Indian War and maintained intimate ties with Harris and Maclay.
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Penn
Harris
Maclay
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Telegraph Printing CO
Telegraph Building
Federal Square
E. J. Stackpole
R. Oyster
Gus Bteinmetz
RB Michener
J. P. McCullough
Boyd M. Ogelsby
F. R. Oyster
Gus. M. Steinmetz
Associated Press
Sociated Press
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
the Audit Bureau of Circulation
Pennsylvania Associated Dailies
Story
Brooks & Finley
Fifth Avenue
Brooke & Finley
Peaglie’ Gas
Chicago
Hacksberg, Pa
Lowell
Belgium
Ilrance
Struc
Hearrisburg
Keister
Great Britain
John Bull
Uncle Sam
Wilson
Harry T. Wills
York Fire Department
State Fire Marshal's Department
Wills
George &. Kroll
State Firemen’s Association
Laurel Fire Company
Internal Revenue Collector
Five O'clock Club
Philadelphia Inquirer
Brumbaugh
Fred T. MacDonald
Auditor General's Department
Chester County Republican Committee
Chester County
West Chester Pioneer Corps
James G. Blaine
Maine
Philadelphia Land
By Briggs
Jos
Mabel
Joe
Magbel
Bobie
Griff Alexander
LABOR
Tacoma
Wash
Montreal
Trades and Labor Council
Robert Borden
Dominion
Central States Co-operative Society
Consumersa’ Co
Aberdeen
Central Labor Council
New England
Boston Post
Timothy
Cyclop
Sam Gompers
Wildwood
Cameron Extension
Twelfth Street
Lochter Hill School
George Shreiner
North Street
Fifteenth
Pine Street
Bellevue Park
Cowden
Calder Farm
Cloverly Heights
Schuylkill
Wiconisco
Mahantongo
Tenth Ward
Camp Street
Seneca
Paxton Creek
Brunner
Ben Engle
Gus Wildman
Baughman
Girvin
Grove
Young Joe Shearer
Gettys
Alec Miller
Shirk
Strohm
Chung Long
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