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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1916
Page
14
The Overland Model 85 touring sedan offers a convertible design suited for all seasons. It features a removable front and rear window setup, top up for bad weather, and a permanent top with doors that slide, plus luxury upholstery, silk curtains, an electric dome light, and five passenger seating.
Chalmers Motor Company reports record export orders for 1917 with over 100 Six-30s to Petrograd in two weeks. Foreign sales boost from T M Kirker visit to Latin America, Argentina leading in volume, plus shipments to South Africa, Australia, and India. E C Morse notes exports doubled, few cars used for war, and eager buyers despite duties and tariffs.
Local motorcycle and bicycle trade note Harley-Davidson plans a bicycle line alongside motorcycles. Olive drab finish mirrors its bikes. The firm aims to standardize parts and offer equipped models, not stripped bicycles, as demand grows.
Lewistown Pa Dec 16 Four inmates of the Mifflin county jail escaped shortly after 9 last night by forcing a cell door to the corridor and then climbing over the wall using a blanket rope. The escapees were John Murphy 28 held for larceny Samuel Holmes 28 of Plant City Florida charged with pocket picking Fred Brock 19 Johannesburg South Africa desertion from the battleship Wyoming and John Kern 25 of Pittsburgh jailed for train riding.
L. J. Ollier of Studebaker predicts 1917 will eclipse prior years as demand surges for Series 18. He notes strong ad reading impact, dealer showroom crowds, and widespread interest from urban and rural buyers. Production forecast of 120,000 cars may fall short of demand in a nationwide boom.
As Serbia entered the war, its Cadillacs and other cars were destroyed to prevent capture. A magazine writer recalls a dramatic spectacle where a Cadillac leaped a 400 foot drop, then tumbled and exploded into a stream, followed by a German limousine and an Italian car behaving similarly.
In Pittsburgh on December 16, arguments on the motion to dismiss indictments under the Federal corrupt practice act against 72 Pennsylvania brewing corporations were heard in U S District Court. Attorneys for both sides say the case will go to the Supreme Court to test the act’s constitutionality.
Lewistown December 16. Jacob Hoff’s fate from the October 6 Pennsylvan ia wreck remains unresolved. A coroner's jury heard that Hoff stood on the caboose platform just before the crash, but debris failed to yield evidence of his death beyond a silver watch marked Hoff. Coroner J W Mitchell cannot rule Hoff legally dead without proof.
In Carlisle Pennsylvania Judge Sadler grants the mandamus sought by the Board of Poor Directors against the County Commissioners for an extra 4000 dollars to cover outstanding year end bills. The Poor Board cited unpaid legacy bills from the prior administration and higher costs of materials and outdoor aid as creating a deficit and hardship for County Home inmates and outdoor recipients. Judge l Sadler heard the argument on Wednesday.
Carlisle, Pa. Dec 16 Captain William E Miller longtime adjutant of Post 201 G A R resigns after thirty years in service. He commanded the Third Cavalry at Gettysburg and his second day charge aided Union victory earning a special congressional medal. J D Hemminger elected commander for 1917. Sarah Laird buried at Dauphin Cemetery after funeral services at Stone Glen and Church of God Stoney Creek Valley.
Funeral services for Mrs Margaret Shaeffer who died Sunday at her home in Shaeffertown were conducted yesterday at one oclock by Rev H C Lutz pastor of United Evangelical Church with assistance from Rev James Shoop of Steelton. Burial followed in Dauphin Cemetery.
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