Petain named as potential French leader in Verdun legacy debate
The article discusses Hindenburg's view on Allied aims and favors General Petain as a strong Verdun veteran to replace Joffre, predicting a possible French offensive with a highly equipped army. It also notes Governor Brumbaugh’s upcoming legislative message and highlights water department surpluses feeding street lamp costs. Two speakers are set for Chamber of Commerce and Engineers' Society events as national issues rise in prominence.
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Hindenburg
Chamber of Deputies
Petain
Verdun
Petain i
Verdun Front
Joffre
France
Chamber of Commerce
Engineers’ Society of Pennsylvania
United States
Germany's Peace Terms and Motives Examined
The piece argues Germany seeks peace to avoid total defeat while shielding internal failings and maintaining honor. It suggests the terms aim to shift responsibility, reflect domestic weakness, and influence neutral opinion, with hope of a negotiated end and wary Allied rejection. It also notes city fiscal issues and street maintenance efforts amid winter.
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Germany
Imperor
Teutonic Alliance
Retirement of General Joffre Ends Heroic Era in France
French reports announce the retirement of General Joffre after acclaimed victories at the Marne. He is praised as a savior of France and a uniquely effective organizer whose policy of nibbling led to steady ground gains. A younger commander will lead allied forces in France for a decisive new phase.
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Eneral Joffre
Marne
France
Joan of Arc
Union
Atlantic City
Reading
Penna
Chicago
Lewistown
Standard Steel Works
China
Lancaster
Harrisburg
Dixon
Bernard Shaw
Gilbert K. Chesterton
Hill Plans to Guide Ranch Lovers to Promised Land
Ouis J Hill funds matches between North Dakota and Montana bachelors and Chicago girls seeking husbands. He will operate a special train to the plains to introduce couples and promote marriage as a practical plan. Schwab to attend Steelton dinner. Hay Act repeal discussed. US trade and port facilities noted. Harrisburg to host a three day fruit show promoting Central Pennsylvania produce.
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Ouis J. Hill
Great
Northwestern
North Dakota
Montana
Chicago
Dakota
Cupid
Hill
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Adama County
Bedtime Lullaby Lines From Briggs
A tender fragment preserves a whispered verse about tucking a child into bed. The playful nostalgia hints at cozy rituals and parental warmth, evocative of a quiet domestic moment in Briggs’s remembered cadence.
Cox and Baldwin vie as party lines sharpen in state race
Reports from Harrisburg describe backing shifts as ex-committee members rally behind Edwin R. Cox of Philadelphia while Baldwin supporters push for names and figures. Governors, labor groups, and newspapers note Democratic calls for repealing nonpartisan ballot laws as campaigns widen in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh ahead of next year’s contests.
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Edwin R. Cox
Philadelphia
Brumbaugh
South Philadelphian
Cox
Richard J. Baldwin
Baldwin
Messrs
John R. K. Scott
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
Otto K. Kahn Foresees New Era In Politics
Governor Brumbaugh pressed to secure GOP support for Cox for speaker. He summoned several potential next House members to discuss legislative matters and his coming message. Visitors hinted talk leaned toward speakership while department heads were called to discuss pressing bills amid rumors of display punishments for delaying work.
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Brumbaugh
Commonwealth
House of Representatives
Cox
Hess
George W. Williams
Tioga County
Hay
Williams
Baldwin
Joe Phillips
Clearfield
Nelson McVicar
Allegheny
Otto H Kahn portrait and influence in arts finance
A profile traces Otto H Kahn as financier musician art patron and writer See how his work with Kahn Loeb Co shaped banking politics and culture He backed arts institutions funded projects and his book Art and the People frames a new era beyond the almighty dollar
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KE. H. Harrisman
Kahn
Japan
Russia
Kahn, Loeb & Co
Otto H. Kahn
Metropolitan Grand Opera
Morgan
Franz Hals
Aoe
Art
Shakespeare Tercentenary Committee
Ore H. Kahn
Budget talks and canal views across press
In reflections on wartime finance and prohibition, Pierre L Bark argues alcohol bans boosted Russian savings while productivity rose. The Philadelphia Bulletin critiques Lehigh Canal prospects and rail opposition, urging state takeovers and free waterways.
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Pierre L. Bark
Council of the Empire
Petit Parisian
Bark
Scratching the Regular Ticket Shifts Florida Election
The Des Moines Register notes growing ease for liquor interests to gather business data. The Boston Herald reports Catts’s Florida win as a result of scratching the regular Democratic ticket.
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Des Moines Regiser
Catts
Florida
Boston Herald
The Proposal Key Sparks Laughter in New Song
In a playful exchange a man asks about the new song The Proposal and wonders its key as the punchline lands in a casual, humorous moment.
Capitol Room Shifts Begin as Legislature Prepares Quarters
Capitol Hill shifts underway with desks chairs and files moved across the building and to adjacent structures. Most committees rooms and legislator offices are reassigned to top floors as repairs and overhauls proceed. Supplies for the session amassed while some items are trimmed from the purchase list.
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State Capitol
Capitol Hill
Capitol Park
Notable Figures Start Actions on Troop Health and Local Issues
General A. J. Logan leads inquiries into troop health at El Paso. Councilman George M. Harsberger in Johnstown acts to improve city parks. Dr. Appleton Bush, Eighteenth Infantry chaplain, returns from border furlough. Dr. J. T. Rothrock named President emeritus of the State Forestry Association. Edward S. McGraw from Williamsport becomes a Washington worker as secretary to the Secretary of Labor.
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A. J. Logan
el Paso
George M. Harsberger
Johnstown
Appleton Bush
Eighteenth Infantry
J. T. Rothrock
Pennsylvania Forestry
State Forestry Association
Edward S. McGraw
Williamsport
Washington
Harrisburg Castings Shipments Highlight Municipal Work
Historic Harrisburg notes that the city ships annually large amounts of castings for municipal projects across the state. An insurance testimony by Arthur Hunter asserts life company data show lower mortality among abstainers, with higher risk for those who drank heavily, based on multiple North American firms.
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Arthur Hunter
New York Life Insurance Company
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Telegraph Printing CO
Telegraph Building
Federal Square
B.j.stackpole
R. Oyster
M. Steinmetz
American Newspaper Publishers' Association
the Audit Bureau of Circulation and
Pennsylvania Associated Dailies
Story
Brooks & Finley
Fifth Avenue Building
New York City
People's Gas
Chicago, Ill
Water Department
Mears
Lynch
Charles M. Schwab
Steelton
Schwab
National Guard
BY Briggs
Pittsburgh Gazette Times
Miles A. Millican
Armstrong
Smith
McNichol
A. A. Zeigenius
Carbon County
Schuylkill
Luzerne County
Otto K. Kahn
New Yorker
J. J. Dean
Lawrence County
Drys
Dean
Robert L. Wallace
Newcastle
Judiciary General Committee
Charles Walter
Franklin
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Belgium
Brooklyn Eagle
Philadelphia Bulletin
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
Lehigh
Manger
Samuel G. Dixon
Mine
HE Does
Briggs
Ebening
New York
Bavaria
Lebanon
Harry C. Wells
Public Service Commission
John Quincy Adams
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