County Panel Rules Against Epidemic Relief Funding
At a joint meeting county commissioners and directors of the poor ruled they cannot aid county districts with epidemic medical bills. Existing laws allow funds only for incorporated nonsectarian hospitals. Directors may assist needy families but not county hospitals. Oscar G. Wickersham issued the opinion. Both bodies favored help but lack legal authority. Health bureaus can appropriate funds but lack money. During the epidemic districts faced high costs for hospital units and home nursing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Directors of the
Oscar G. Wickersham
Board of Poor Directors
Moe L Cooper Uninjured in His Last Battle
Charles J. Watson of Watson & Cooper received a letter from Moe L. Cooper dated November 14 noting he came through heavy fighting on November 10 without injury. Cooper trained at Waco Texas sailed to France aboard the Manchuria which returned to New York after a broken propeller shaft and was later attacked by a submarine before reaching port. Cooper is a member of the 64th Infantry. General Mannerheim was elected premier of Finland as of December 14 following the Finnish landing and the resignation of former Premier Svinhufvud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Watson
Watson & Cooper
Moe L. Cooper
Cooper
Moe Cooper
Waco
Texas
France
Manchuria
New York
Mt. Vernon
64Th Infantry
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pene
Davis Isenberg
Howard Isenberg
Atlantic
E. J. Stackpole, Jr
110Th Infantry
Samuel Bloom
Harrisburg
Bloom
Edwin C. Wells
Wells
Elizabeth Keffer
Wi Starkey
Europe
Eace
Roy Che
Ambersburg
Murdock
Charles E. Covert
Zembo Temple
Syrup of Figs Laxative Ad Claims Safe Use for Children
An advertisement promotes California Syrup of Figs as the best and most harmless laxative for children. It highlights a fruity taste and full dosing directions on each bottle, urging parents to give it without fear.
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California
Fisher Files Bond for Dauphin Register of Wills
Edwin H. Fisher, appointed Register of Wills for Dauphin County, filed bonds of 12500 with the Secretary of the Commonwealth and 36000 with the Auditor General. James G. Miles remains deputy register for now. Possible deputy candidates include Captain James Long and Clarence I. Snyder, with Harry A. Boyer discussed as chief clerk candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin H. Fisher
Dauphin County
Secretary of the Commonwealth
James G. Miles
Fisher
James Long
France
Harry A. Boyer
Clarence I. Snyder
Bethel Heads Board to Run Wire Systems
Washington December 14 Postmaster General Burleson appoints a board to operate telegraph and telephone services under government control. Union N Bethel chairs with F A Stevenson G M Yorke and A F Adams as other members. Red Cross bars HMS relief fund use for Central Powers people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Heads Board
Washington
Burleson
Union N. Bethel
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
F. A. Stevenson
G. M. Yorke
Western Union Telegraph Company
A. F. Adams
Kansas City Home Telephone Company
RED Cross
Washington, D. C
American Red Cross
Clearing houses show large reserve excess for the week
New York reports that clearing house bonds and trust companies hold $39,869,510 above legal requirements. In Owego Carmi Rogers of Warren Center Pa is jailed on a murder charge and reportedly confessed. Prothonotary Evan J Williams in Wilkes-Barre refused to certify the soldier vote. Luzerne’s congressional result remains undecided. Liberty Bond prices opened lower with varied first and second 4s and 44s amid metal market heaviness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Owego
N. Y
Carmi Rogers
Warren Center
Alexander
Wilkes-Barre
Evan J. Williams
Luzerne County
Harrisburg News Summary of War Wartime Activities
Harrisburg diary recounts postwar pace with civic plans. Mentions Vasil Dundaff’s acquittal in a murder case and the capital city’s efforts to beautify Capitol Park. Also notes bids for a new city hall and county courthouse and local labor shifts at the Pipe and Pipe Bendy plant.
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Wildwood Park
Penn-Harris
Red Cross
Harrisburg
France
Pennsylvania
Vasil Dundaff
Steelton
Capitol Park Extension
Lewis
Sadler
Carlisle
Tech
Johnstown
Pitt
Stace
Shift Honors Foreman On Its Final Trick
Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe Bending Company reduced its workday from 24 to 16 hours, giving the Crescent shift its last run. About 200 workers may lose their jobs, with many finding positions at other plants. Foreman Luther H. Clingan received a gold watch chain and a diamond scarf pin in a farewell ceremony attended by over 250 employees. Lieutenant Robert McG Hursh returned from Camp Lee and will likely resume practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Luther H. Clingan
Clingan
Paris Welcomes Wilson as US and France Honor War Efforts
Paris crowds cheer President Wilson as he arrives with Madame Wilson and is greeted by President Poincaré. Premier Clemenceau receives him, and a luncheon at the Elysee marks the close Franco American wartime alliance.
Poincare lauds Wilson in war alliance tribute
President Poincare lauds the United States for its wartime aid to France. He praises America’s Red Cross gifts and the labor of American women, notes the Allied fight under Pershing, and calls for a lasting peace built on justice and mutual cooperation between France and the United States.
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France
French Republic
Madame Poincare
Poincare
Wilson
Paris
Republic
America
Struggie
Red Cross
United States
Pershing
Holy Land
Belgium
Serbia
Republic of the United States
State songs pour in as governor seeks public input
Seventy three Pennsylvania state songs arrive at Governor Brumbaugh's office after his appeal for a state song. The governor says he will not judge but aims to spark public interest, with suggestions to forward submissions to publishers for merit.
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Pennsylvania
Walter H. Gaither
Public Service Commissioner
Brumbaugh
War Boar
War Service Bureau
Executive Department
Supreme Court
Hartranft
Harrisburg Sinle Brock Company
Harvey E. Dewalt
Jacob E Foreman
Harrisburg
Arthur Root
Wilkes-Barre
Wiliam J. Brenn¢éh
Pittsburgh
Bonniwell
Brennen
Daniel Horn
Luzerne County
Capitol
State Board of Pardons
Armstrong County
William Webber
Berks
Private Eckenrode Returns from England
Private J Carrol Eckenrode has returned to his home after service in the Aerial Section of the American Army in England. He has received his discharge and came back aboard the Mauretania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J, Carrol Eckenrode
England
Early closing policy extends to Bowman's Annex in Gilbert Building
The same early closing rule applies to Bowman's Annex located in the Gilbert Building opposite the Court House, indicating uniform closing times across adjacent operations.
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Bowman
Gilbert Building
Court House
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Elsingfors
Finland
Mannerheim
Landiug
Svinufvud
James C. Thompson
Board of Revision and Appeals
Thompson
Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe Bending Company
Central Iron and Steel Company
Board of Revision
Blacuie
Sis
Jb. Creeris
Beckley’s S Business College
Market Street
WAR Weekly
Our
Dee
Middletown
Walter Shaffer
Dauphin
Flyer
Riverside
Frank B. Sites
H. A. Douglass
Franz Schwarz
Lebanon
Belmar
Sunbury
Milton
Salvation Army
C. F. Himes
Dickinson
Clement Studebaker
N. R. Buller
R. J. Miller
Marysville
Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Company
Ius Asbonabian
Alice Dunkleberger
Newville
Chambersman
River Front Park
Thiemen's Union
Pennsylvania Presbyterian Synod
Columbia
Elias Fisher
Newport
J. William Bowman Wen Tee
Boy Scout Council
Attorney Generals' Department
E. D. Hilleary
Philadelphia
Reading
Edwin Fisher
Register of Wills
Roy Danner
Central Lion ‘Steel Company
Roy J
Jenne J. Dowling
Foreman
L. H. Clingan
DR. Hursh
Robert McG. Hursh
Camp Lee
Paris Rocks
Place d l'Etoile
Place de la Concorde
Chateau Thierry
St. Mihiel
The
Argonne
President Wilson
William Martin
Foreign Office
Clemenceau
Madame Poincaré
Palace de la Elysee
Sister
Mos
Lafayette
Rochambeau
Dr. Brumbaugh
Gaither
Private Eckenrode
JS Ocgmiullica
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