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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1919
Page
10
Washington reports a new push to speed Senate action on extending federal control of sugar through next year. The effort followed the defeat of a motion to postpone the railroad bill, a 27 to 32 vote showing no party split as McNary argued rapid passage could take only two hours.
Fourteen Republicans and thirteen Democrats backed McNary for immediate sugar bill consideration. Sixteen Republicans and sixteen Democrats voted to hold the railroad bill. Notables included Republican Leader Lodge, Chairman Cummins, members of the Interstate Commerce Committee, and Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska.
Mayor elect J. Hampton Moore selects George F. Sproule as director of the Department of Wharves Docks and Ferries for the new administration. Sproule has long been active in Philadelphia maritime interests and is currently secretary of the commissioners of navigation.
Ramah De Valera provisional president of the Irish Republic arrives in Washington to confer with Irish leaders gathered to testify at a House Foreign Affairs hearing on the Mason bill proposing a U S minister and consuls to Ireland. He later denied he would appear at the hearings.
The Harrisburg Telegraph notes ongoing publication of petition signers urging council to pass the daylight saving proposal led by Mayor Daniel L. Keister. The list spans bankers, lawyers, politicians, executives, and workers, naming numerous individuals across classes.
Promote Mentho Laxene as a fast remedy to abort colds and coughs with drops or sugar syrup options. Claims avoid progression to bronchitis or pneumonia and offers a money back guarantee via The Blackburn Products Co. in Dayton Ohio.
New York December 12 Private Fred M. Yates a military prisoner was expected to testify for the prosecution in the court martial of Captain Karl W W Detzer charged with brutality to prisoners in France. Witness Clarence H Lacey testified Detzer used a pistol and a blackjack to coerce prisoners and beat a man in custody.
He said he meant to let the law run its course and denied aiming at Detzer, though he admitted bitterness over an insult he said Detzer made about his mother. The remarks reflect a tense personal dispute and potential legal implications.
Hammonton New Jersey December 12 Prosecutor Edmund C Gaskill said two more arrests were expected before the Atlantic county court jury handles the Dansey case He did not think the jury would hear it before next Wednesday Coroner Cunningham suggested the child died from a stone or club not a bullet noting no bullet would show on a body if struck by a club or stone.
Washington December 12 The first open discussion of the peace treaty in the Senate this session began with sharp questions and varied views. Senators voiced approval and opposition as the treaty terms encountered close scrutiny and debate over key provisions.
Congress convened yesterday amid heated debate on the railroad bill. Senate leaders Senator Lodge of Massachusetts and Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin led factions within the Republican ranks, with Lenroot steering the so called mild reservation group.
A political dispute erupts as critics declare the treaty dead until the President reopens it for submission. Democrats are blamed for failing to push ratification at the special session, highlighting partisan tension over foreign policy.
Senator Underwood a Democrat from Alabama asserts the treaty may be brought to a vote by a simple majority at any time and blames Republicans for inaction in failing to act.
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