Y M C A Extends Free Three Month Membership To Soldiers
Community leaders hail the extend free membership plan for returning soldiers as the Y M C A continues its war program into peacetime. Tad Harrisburg Y M C A’s White Lewis Sadler discussed possible state highway post, praising his leadership in public defense and predicting a focus on the Tread-building program under Governor elect Sproul.
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Pennsylvania Railroad's record year boosts war transport aims
Secretary McAdoo lauds the Philadelphia division for moving more than a quarter million cars in a month, highlighting the Pennsylvan ia Railroad system's wartime efficiency. Superintendent Smith praises the workers and the network as government wartime demands speed. A wartime Weekly cartoon shows Colonel Roosevelt and Major-General Leonard Wood commenting on administration policy.
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War Weekly
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Leonard Wood
Efforts urged to reach soldiers' dependents in need
War aid officials condemn delay in soldiers' allotments and allowances. The Red Cross is expected to help, but many deserving cases may be missed if individuals refuse to seek aid. Authorities call for listing all entitled dependents to reveal the full extent of the war’s impact and the Red Cross's role.
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Washington neglect blamed over soldier remittances
The speaker faulted Washington officials for failures since the war began, noting available funds and records but an inefficient staff. They urged replacing chair-warmers with returning soldiers, and called for immediate public relief for Harrisburg families of servicemen, promising scrutiny to ensure remittances reach those in need.
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Harrisburg
Wilson’s Paris speech signals demand for just peace with Germany
The Paris address reflects a shift toward firm Allied justice in the postwar settlement. It rebukes German actions, warns against feigned terms, and insists on punishment for the war’s crimes. Commentators emphasize a united American stance and skepticism toward German boasts, urging steadfast terms.
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Political shifts noted in Pennsylvania elections
Ex-Committeeman reports record filings for nomination papers at the state capitol driven by unique supreme court election conditions. Across two years ending Dec 1, nominations reached 1,664 with many names pre-empted. clerks logged 144 expense accounts, and Dauphin County set aside three petitions. Local politics feature speakers, chairmanships, and planned tax, highway, and governance reforms along with flu impact on schools and city councils.
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Supreme Court
Dauphin County
Calling the Red Cross Roll
The New York Sun notes about 22 million Americans belong to the Red Cross and predicts a larger enrollment for 1919. It praises the society as nonpolitical and nonsectarian, capable of rapid action and broad cooperation with U S and foreign authorities to relieve disasters and rehabilitate stricken communities.
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Shirt-Tail Sagacity in Trade Policy Sparks Debate
The piece attacks Secretary Redfield for advocating protectionist limits on postwar commerce. It likens his remarks to a shirt-tail statement and argues against restraining American trade. The author, portraying Redfield as brake on expansion, insists a fair field for U.S. commerce is needed and supported by public opinion.
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Woman Receives Credit For Unified Allied Command
The El Paso Times reports Miss Christabel Pankhurst suggested unified command under General Foch, aiding Allied success against Germany. Premier Lloyd George allegedly promised official recognition when due, noting a significant idea from a woman helping steer the war effort.
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W Harry Baker Honored in Philadelphia Press Tribute
Philadelphia Press praises Harrisburg secretary W Harry Baker as a lifelong political insider who declined major posts, valued for square dealing and truthfulness. Baker rose from a State Senate page at eleven to key role in Republican organization with ties to Sproul Penrose and Hays. He shuns publicity and keeps his name out of notices, despite strong recognition from editors and peers.
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Delaware
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Sound Sense From Knox War Weekly on Knox Resolution
The League of Free Nations misreads Knox because it calls the resolution an arbitrary settlement harming world safety. The piece argues the Knox measure is not a settlement but a Senate record supporting focus on war aims and postwar peace, with no new danger to global safety. It emphasizes Germany's defeat and asserts the resolution aligns with U S objectives and naval rights.
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Labor notes on women workers around the world
The report notes women hold more government jobs than any nation, a Bloomington cooperative dividend of 6 percent, a Houston shipyard spinner working nine hours daily, 65 strikes in Canada costing 145790 days, and women being trained as male workers in Scotland. It also cites higher productivity by women in metal trades, NY education wage authorizations, and Ottumwa garment workers securing 10 percent wage rise and 25 weeks back pay.
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Iowa
Garment Workers’ Union
Woman Versus Bolshevism in Political Life
From the New York Tribune, the piece argues women naturally oppose Bolshevism in politics. It cites the Battalion of Death, Mme. Breshkovskaya, English suffragists, and American wartime patriots. The Women’s National Committee of the American Defense Society urges women to fight the red flag, suggesting a generalization about the masses of women and practical sense.
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Springtime Longing in a Wandering Heart
A lyric reflection contrasts a hopeful spring with a cold lingering longing. The narrating speaker recalls a farewell, the river and woods in bloom, and a lover’s return marked by harsh winds and snow. The piece, attributed to the New York Tribune, frames spring as inner warmth versus outer chill.
Vision of four chariots from brass mountains in Zechariah
A biblical verse from Zechariah chapter six describes four chariots coming forth from between two mountains, the mountains being brass. The vision emphasizes revelation and symbolic imagery, illustrating divine messenger activity and judgment in a prophetic scene.
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Not in Evidence The ex Kaiser fails in death attempt
The Kansas City Star notes that the ex Kaiser attempted suicide and failed. It recalls prior failed efforts to cling to a throne, sustain Kaiserism from a bottle’s directions, and wage war like Frederick while seeking peace like Bismarck, concluding he has not yet tried something.
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William Hohenzollern
Kansas City Star
Argentine Rural Society Show Sets World Record Price
Trade briefs note the Argentine Rural Society livestock show achieved a record price of 42,500 American dollars for a champion short horn bull. Dr H M Brown of Ohio judged the event. Other items report China Western goods demand, a Brazilian caustic soda factory project near Santos, Tucuman sugar cane milling totals, and London to US export values for ten months ending October 1918. Switzerland works on electrifying a rail link via the Gotthard tunnel.
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Gothard Tunnel
Things Life Is Worth Living, Says The Scotman
A brief Edinburgh Scotman exchange contrasts life’s value with what one lacks. He notes that true worth lies in the things we do not possess, offering a philosophical meditation rather than a concrete event.
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Pennsylvania Draft Boards Move Toward Permanent County Associations
County draft boards in Allegheny Philadelphia Lackawanna Luzerne move to permanent organizations as state winds down operations after the armistice. Major W G Murdock directs the transition to a permanent selective service system while the literacy commission and public charities handle educational needs for Pennsylvania veterans' families. Prominent attorneys and officials attend Public Service hearings and discuss labor and employment for wounded soldiers.
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Pennsylvania
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Notable Pennsylvanians in News and Public Life
J G Rosengarden longtime University of Pennsylvania trustee resigns after extensive service T L Richards returns home from France after lengthy military duty Dr R Tait McKenzie army affairs figure to speak in Philadelphia on daily exercise Representative Harry Zanders Carbon county ally receives from a friend a fragment of a German balloon Reading councilman B Frank Ruth advocates a new city union station General Tasker H Bliss peace conference participant born in Lewisburg graduated 1869 George W Elkins Philadelphia financier is seriously ill
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T. T. Richards
Lackawanna
France
R. Tait McKenzie
Philadelphia
Harry Zanders
Carbon County
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Reading
Tasker H. Bliss
Lewisburg
George W. Elkins
Harrisburg Preserves on Menu of Men Overs Eas
Historic Harrisburg notes the city’s early printing scene with the first office on South Second Street near Mulberry. Type used came from Philadelphia, marking a link between Harrisburg’s streets and colonial presses.
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South Second Street
Mulberry
Philadelphia
Kentuckian Delivers Turkeys Rabbits to Cincinnati
L. F. Barnes of Neave hauled a truckload to Cincinnati last week valued at 1,275 for 300 turkeys, 200 for 1,000 rabbits, 13 for two beef hides, and 7 for one horsehide, totaling 1,495. Pendleton Ledger reports the shipment and amount received.
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Neave
Cincinnati
Pendleton Ledger
Awful Bore Makes Conversation at My House
A reader notes a dull encounter when someone visited their home in Edinburgh. The exchange centers on a polite reply, leaving a sense of social awkwardness and criticism in concise prose.
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