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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1918
Page
8
A devotional verse from Romans 8 38 39 proclaims that nothing in life or death can separate believers from the love of God in Christ Jesus the Lord. The quotation presents a timeless affirmation of divine assurance for Christians.
Old Guard Democrats in Pennsylvania quietly consolidated influence for the upcoming General Assembly. They backed W Clayton Hackett for president pro tem in the upper house and Harry E Lanius for speaker in the lower chamber, while Spangler emerged with strong Republican support. Newsrooms dispute harmony plans amid charter reform talks and Prohibition alignments.
The article argues Secretary McAdoo must make stronger case to Congress to extend government control of railroads beyond the twenty one month limit. It notes public anger at high rates and poor service under government management, prefers federal safeguards with private ownership, and questions McAdoo’s timing amid Wilson administration signals and 1920 campaign considerations.
Harrisburg residents and railroad community greet the promotion of E. D. Hilleary from division freight agent of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway to assistant general freight agent. The nine years he served here are cited as groundwork for the higher post.
Reading system, the Atlantic City Railroad and the Port Reading Railroad. Mr. Hilleary has been identified with all of the big progressive civic movements since he came to Harrisburg and, despite extraordinary activities in a railroad way since the declaration of war, has been prominent in all the Liberty Loan and war work campaigns. Harrisburg is sorry that his good fortune necessitates his removal from this community.
Colonel Weeks seeks Harrisburg images showing city wartime activity from campaigns to celebrations. Mayor Keister and William C. Alexander lead a committee to collect photos for submission to the War Department Pictorial Section, urging citizen cooperation to preserve historic records.
The piece argues wages in the U S are kept higher by a protective tariff like a dam on a stream. removing the tariff would trigger cheaper imports and push wages toward equality. It critiques President Wilson’s stance, urging study of actual production conditions and a pause on partisan tariff views.
The piece notes delays in notifying families of 265000 killed wounded or missing and calls for swift official acknowledgment. Senator Chamberlain moves to immediately investigate the Military Committee delays, while the President may act to expedite the process from abroad.
Ex President Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt protest against repatriating American soldiers' bodies from abroad. General March replies that Pershing may honor relatives' wishes to bury on foreign soil. Rupert Brooke poem cited to stress honoring those who died overseas.
Portland clings to 24 hour firefighting. Manitoba sets 39.48 weekly for laundry workers. Gompers invites Wilson and Carranza to the labor congress in Laredo starting November 13. International Ladies Garment Workers Union votes $10 000 yearly for an educational campaign with five board appointed members.
Secretary Lane’s annual report discussed national education for new immigrants and Black and white newcomers, urging Americanization. It highlights loans and land schemes for returning soldiers, including irrigation, swamp land reclamation, and land clearing to create immediate employment before home-building loans.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports Simmons says the administration seeks higher taxes for next year to avoid an extra congressional session. Republicans argue taxes must be raised only after a proper session and aid reconstruction, while Democrats aim to claim credit for wartime cost reductions.
The Republican Senate shifts to support the Revenue Bill abandoning obstruction and opposition to extending tax provisions to 1920. Democrats are accused of forcing a partisan tax program, while Republicans gain by passing the bill for the President to sign, framing the dispute as political maneuvering.
The piece notes a threatened hotel workers strike in New York affecting waiters cooks and storeroom staff. It contrasts with a checkroom employee who leaves only to retire to a Riverside Drive mansion or to the hospital after a patron attack.
A brief verse praising small daily mercies as quiet ministries by which care and sorrow are eased. The poem describes subtle sounds and gestures from nature and people that comfort a troubled heart and reflect a divine blessing in ordinary moments. Frances Ridley Havergal presents these tiny acts as powerful, almost sacred, gifts to heal.
Archival verse by Archie Austin Coates in Braith Waite's Anthology celebrates the return of Allied soldiers. The poem evokes a vast mobilization from all regions, praising their strength, pride, and renewed national purpose as they flood the Eastern coast with vision and vigor.
Miss Kathleen O'Brien of the federal labor bureau and Mrs. Mabel Walker of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce say married women should give up positions in business or industry. They warn widespread departures could strand soldiers without means of livelihood though the withdrawal may be gradual, with preference for outdoor work by men, and office work by women.
A Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph item recalls a country town night school where a teacher tries to spark ambition in discouraged youths. A disreputable nineteen year old questions the president chance and offers to sell his future opportunity for a quarter.
Report from the December meeting of the State Commission of Agriculture signals reactivation of many limekilns and fertilizer demand this spring. Labor shortages in limestone areas slow output, especially along the Oquekanna Valley, with kilns seen across Dauphin Lebanon Cumberland York and Lancaster counties.
The notice lists renowned individuals taking up roles and initiatives: ex Senator Francis S. McKl henny for University of Pennsylvania trustee. Rev Dr Maitland Alexander directing religious work for American troops in the Army of Occupation. ex Senator E F James leading the War Chest Campaign in Hazleton. Rev J Shane Nichols moving to a major Cincinnati church. Johnston Bethlehem mayor collaborates on city improvements and governance. Mayor W S McDowell of Chester focuses on housing extensions. Louis Franke mayor of Johns town explores health initiatives.
Harrisburg once had stores in nearly every Front Street house and many taverns. The provost marshal general’s office in the Civil War era was near the State Draft headquarters location.
Remarks from Masaryk Colonel House the ex Kaiser and others are quoted in a column noting humorous or telling observations. The exchange highlights wit on political figures and international relations through remarks attributed to prominent voices.
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