Healing Mission Draws Crowds at St Stephen's Church
James Moore Hickson opens a healing mission at St Stephen's Church drawing a crowd more than twice the previous day. Hundreds seek relief from diseases as infants and children are brought for prayer and the healer urges ongoing prayer circles to support body and soul.
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Church of Christ
James Moore Hickson
St. Stephen’s Protestant Episcopal Church
Hickson
Oim
Christ
St. Stephen's Church
William Dorwart
Newport
New Goes On Trial for Miss Lesser Murder
Harry New, alleged son of Indiana Senator Harry S. New, stands trial in Los Angeles for the murder of his fiancée Miss Freda Lesser. His defense claims insanity.
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New
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Harry New
United States
Harry S. New
Indiana
Freda Lesser
Wagoner resigns Elliott-Fisher post as Schley takes helm
D. Wagoner steps down as president of the Elliott-Fisher Company and will stay until December 31 before joining General Motors in New York. K. B. Schley, son of early backers, will become president while H. A. Foothcrop is named resident manager. The firm has grown rapidly.
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Prp
D. Wagoner
Elliott-Fisher Company
General Motors Corporation
New York
Wagoner
K. B. Schley
Grant B Schley
J. Donald Cameron
Elliott-Pisher Company
H. A. Foothcrop
Schley
Elliott- Fisher Company
Shoplifter Caught as Stores Guarded by Plain Clothes Detectives
Detectives nabbed a shoplifter in Bowman and Company store and at the police station she confessed to stealing items from Bowman and other downtown shops. She is not known as a professional and may be a first offense. Names withheld for family reasons. Pinkerton and Harry White agencies provide store protection with plain clothes officers patrolling during the holiday rush.
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Bowman and Company
Bowman
Pinkerton Detective Agency
Harry White Agency
Contract for Erection Camp Curtin Memorial Let to Granite Co
The Camp Curtin Memorial Commission awarded a $10,000 contract for a memorial to mark Camp Curtin. A Boston granite company will construct the memorial on Sixth Street beside Camp Curtin Memorial Methodist Church, with work to begin soon.
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Camp Curtin Memorial
Granite Co
Camp Curtin
Rainey Pushes Wet Period as War Prohibition Repeal Fails
The House Agriculture Committee votes 16 to 8 against the bill to repeal war-time prohibition. Representative Rainey argues for a wet period until January 16 to allow medicinal supplies and raise revenue, while opponents stress constitutional validity.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
John T. Rainey
Illinois
Voight
Wisconsin
Ward
New York
Rainey
Supreme Court
Mr. Rainey
Newark Saloon Keepers Lose 75000 in Wartime Prohibition
Newark police announced saloon keepers have been mulched of about 75000 since wartime prohibition began. Men promised to procure real red liquor but failed to deliver and kept the funds, with no legal redress available.
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Associated Press
Newark
N. J
Mercury Sinks to 12 For Fall's Coldest Night
Harrisburg endured the winter’s coldest night with official readings at twelve degrees. A twelve mile per hour wind worsened the chill as temperatures stayed below freezing all day and forecast to drop to sixteen tonight.
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Harrisburg
E.R. Demain
Pennsylvania
World not ending tomorrow says astro expert
Frank Theodore Allen of the Astrological Research Society debunks the apocalyptic forecast for tomorrow and warns of a three week peace. He says the January 5 full moon omen predicts regional disasters and tense conditions affecting theaters schools and investments.
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Western University
Satan
Frank Theodore Allen
Astrological Research Society
Washington, D.C
Allen
Harrisburg
Prohibition Ruling Sparks Planned Lawsuit and Big Losses
New York lawyers for large liquor interests announce possible civil action against the United States over prohibition. They claim the Supreme Court decision confiscated liquor, seek about 300 million dollars in compensation, and note banks are largely unaffected as most warehouse loans were liquidated. Prices for contraband liquor soar with champagne at 225 a case and brandy 150 a case as saloon prices depend on bartenders.
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Associated Press
New York
United States
Supreme Court
Seatech
Seaplane patrol locates fish schools off San Diego
Seaplane patrol off San Diego locates schools of fish and relays direction by wireless to local fishing fleet operators. Two government planes relay reports through a submarine chaser in the harbor. In fifteen minutes pilots reported two schools, aiding a profitable fishing day.
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San Diego
Cal
Sugar embargo bill discussed in Congress today
The House Interstate Commerce Committee planned to consider a sugar export embargo bill. Advocates urged broad government control and Cuban crop purchases to curb profiteering amid high prices. The Agriculture Committee heard support for price and distribution controls, while objections cited unnecessary expansion of federal power.
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Washington
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Agricultural Committee
Dallinger
Massachusetts
Equalization Board
Martin
Louisiana
Congress
House Agriculture Committee
George A. Zabriskie
Sugar Equalization Board
Zabriskie
McNary
Piggery Nuisance Seeks Court Relief From Hagys
Charles Milford Bamberger files bill in equity alleging that Hagy brothers city garbage collectors spread decaying piggery waste on a sixty acre farm near the city. He claims persistent odor sickness flies and bothersome birds, seeks permanent injunction and damages.
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Hagy Brothers
Charles Milford Bamberger
Bamberger
Hyle, Wrank
Lewis Hagy
Chanukah Observed and Olympic Flight Speed Report
Feasts of Chanukah begin tonight marking the eight day festival of lights recalling the rededication of the Temple in 168 B C led by Judas Maccabeus after the Syrian revolt. Sadi Lecointe set an unofficial speed during an airplane test reaching 226 miles per hour and averaging 190 mph over a kilometer in Paris testing.
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Jeralem
B. C
Antiochus IV
Alexander the Great
Mattathias
Judas Maccabeus
Jerusalem
Paris
Sadi Lecointe
Lecointe
Daylight Saving Adopted for City Without Dissent
Harrisburg City Council approved daylight saving time unanimously with support from labor groups bankers and civic organizations. The ordinance keeps clocks one hour ahead from April to October aligning with New York and Philadelphia as surrounding areas follow Steelton and others.
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Harrisburg
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary and
Kiwanis
New York
Philadelphia
Steelton
Frank A. Robbins
Bethlehem
Daniel
Keister
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