Tariff Revision Imminent Warned by Smoot in 1919 Debates
Washington reports Senator Smoot of Utah warned during the revenue bill debate that tariff revision must come soon or American markets will be controlled by foreigners. He argued changed wartime conditions and reconstruction needs necessitate revising the Underwood Simmons tariff law, while Senator Jones mused about Payne Aldrich replacement. Simmons questioned if tariff legislation would be moved in the expected 1919 extra session.
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Washington
Smoot
Utah
Jones
New Mexico
Smooth
Simmons
Four Automobiles Stolen in Three Days Epidemic
An auto theft spree reports four cars stolen in three days with one recovered by Hum-melstown police. Clyde Moser’s dark green five passenger car with license 270491 vanished from Walnut Street opposite the Majestic Theater after 8:15 PM. John Orr’s seven passenger car was recovered by police. A Anderson’s Ford touring car from Market Square near Kaufman’s remains missing. Six deer were later reported shot by Red Lion campers during a Center County hunt.
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Clyde Moser
South Third Street
Steelton
Majestic Theater
Walnut Street
John C. Orr
North Third Street
Hummelstown
Harrisburg
A. Anderson
Jefferson Street
Kaufman
Market Square
Red Man Looms in War Fights and Bonds
Washington reports that American Indians boosted war effort by enlisting in army and navy, buying Liberty Bonds, increasing food production, and aiding relief agencies. Of 33,000 eligible, 6,690 joined the army, 1,002 the navy, and 600 in other war work. over 6,000 enlistments were voluntary. Indians now hold the equivalent of a $50 bond for every person in the race. The 1917 policy of increasing self management shows results, with plans to transfer properties as wards gain capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Navy
United States
Cato Sells
Commissioner of
Indian Affairs
Sells
Majestic and Regent Showcases Bright Hoops of Vitage Vaudeville
Majestic presents Billie Keeves and Sulton the trained pony with Hart and Diamond and Flo Waters. Orpheum opens December 23 with The Great Magician Thurston and Christmas matinees. Regent features Wallace Reid in The Source, Sennett's Beware of Boarders, and Charles Ray in The Law of the North. Colonial runs Norma Talmage in The Forbidden cee, and Edith Cavell in The Cavell Case. Victoria shows Empty Pockets and The Crucible of Life with Tom Mix in Mr Logan A S A. Thurston to perform at Orpheum for three days. The program blends comedy, magic, and early cinema across multiple houses.
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Majestic
Billie” Keeves
Sulton
Hart and Diamond
Walter Weems
Flo
Ollie Waters
Wallace Keld
Sennett
Victoria
Tom Mix
Mr. Logan
Thurston
Pheum
Mephistophelian
Kellar
Wallace Reid
Regent
Ford Sterling
Chester Conklin
Charles Kay
Alain de Montcalm
Mr. Ray
Doris Lee
Robert McKim
Frida
Harrisburg
Fatty” Arbuckle
City Casualty List Grows With Each Day
War Department casualty report lists Harrisburgers among wounded and missing. Captain James McKendree Reilly of 2832 North Second Street is seriously injured from October shelling, slowly recovering in the U S. Army. Sergeant George L Hepford and Private John W Swartz are also named among recent wounded. Private Charles Mansberger is the only local casualty killed in action. Other local servicemen reported wounded range from slight to severe, including Corporal Kilheffer and Sergeant Peters, with missing in action status for John H Dietrich. Lieutenant W Fulmer Crane, son of Albert Crane, has been wounded after enlisting in Ohio units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McKendree Reilly
North Second Street
War Department
Reily
George L. Hepford
North Cameron Street
Hepford
France
John W. Swartz
Regina Street
Swartz
One Hundred and Twelfth Infantry
William Hétman Bennett
John Fisher
Charles H. Smith
Edwin Albert Kilheffer
New Cumberland
Kilheffer
Cecil L. Kilheffer
Four Hundred and Eighty-sixth Aero Squadron
Harold E. Kilheffer
Twenty-eighth Aero Squadron
Charles H. Mansberger
Emaus Street
Middletown
Mansberger
Elmer E. Mansberger
Albert Steele
Dukes Steele
Maurice Overland Dunkle
Robert M. Liniemuth
Elizabethtown
Frank Beaver
Chambersburg
Frank Stoner
Samuel M. Retten
Marietta
James W. Fager
Columbia
William Fleckenstein
Socialists Win at Polls Over the Bourgeois in Anhalt
Berlin reports a decisive victory for the Socialists in Anhalt’s national assembly vote. Socialists 92,229. Bourgeois 66,951. Assembly to include 22 majority Socialists, 12 German Democrats, two Conservatives. Independent Socialists failed to file enough signatures. In Mecklenburg SchwerinMecklenburg elections the congress heard Socialists 2, Liberals 16, Handicraftmen 3, Peasant party 1.
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Berlin
Duchy of
Anhalt
Copenhagen
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg
Congress of Soldiers’ and Workmen's Councils
Liberals
Handicraftmen
Peasant Party
Untermyer Declares Loyalty to Country Before Senate Panel
Samuel Untermyer of New York testified before the Senate Investigating Committee and said he had declined to act as counsel for the German embassy after being solicited. He stated his loyalty to the United States and rejected involvement in the German propaganda inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Samuel Untermyer
New York
Senate
Untermyer
Final Flashes Off the Wire News Briefs and Arrivals
New York ship Maui docks two days late from Brest with 64 officers and 2161 men. Springfield Bishop Davis returns home after religious mission. New York aviators travel home on British steamship Juliana. New York to host 1000 orphans on Leviathan at Christmas. Washington Ira Biffle mail flyer makes 1 hour 40 minute trip through snow and sleet from New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Maui
Brest
Army
Navy
Juliana
Washington
Ira Biffle
Red Cross Workrooms to Close for Christmas Week
Harrisburg Red Cross chapter and all auxiliary rooms will close for the full week starting next Monday for Christmas vacation. The order, signed by chapter chair Mrs. Lyman D Gilbert, cites rest for workers after faithful service. A new allotment order requires workers to register at the Public Library basement headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
American Red Cross
Lyman D. Gilbert
First Skipstop To Be Set Aside By Commission
The Public Service Commission ordered Valley Railways to restore the Milltown road stop at White Hill and discontinue Cumberland Bridge and Denny road stops. Complaint from White Hill and Eberlys Mills residents prompted the change. The commission also set ten days for Schuylkill Haven Gas and Water to decide on rescinding a $1500 fine for noncompliance. A complaint against South Waverly Water for failing to extend mains was dismissed. Notices of rate increases were filed by Jersey Shore Water and Macungie Electric. Twenty proposed state songs were submitted to Governor Brumbaugh’s office, the most since the call for Pennsylvanian songs. Governor Brumbaugh issued he will not act as judge. Harry F. Killen was named first lieutenant of Company F, Third Infantry, Reserve Militia, in Washington.
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Public Service Commission
Valley Railways Company
Dauphin
Cumberland
Perry Counties
Milltown Road
White Hill
Cumberland Bridge
Denny Road
Eberlys Mills
Schuylkill Haven Gas and Water Company
South Waverly Water Company
Jersey, Shore Water Company
Macqungie Electric Light, Heat and Power Company
Brumbaugh
Pennsylvania
Harry FE
Killen
Third Infantry
Washington
Mrs William J Bryan Seeks Medical Hope At Hopkins
Mrs William J Bryan arrived at Johns Hopkins Hospital with her husband for a consultation with Dr L F Barker. They traveled from Asheville North Carolina where they summered. Mrs Bryan will stay at the hospital for at least two weeks as William Bryan plans daily trips to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Bryan
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
William Jennings Bryan
Federation of Motor Owners Flays Bureau
A Harrisburg based bid by the Chiefs of Police Association to recover stolen autos for subscribers at a $1 fee is opposed by the Pennsylvania Motor Federation. Paul C. Wolff urges motorist associations to inform members, arguing public service should be free and noting upcoming motor vehicle law to curb theft. J Clyde Myton of the Harrisburg Motor Club arranges distribution of the letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiefs of Police Association
Harrisburg
Paul C. Wolff
Pennsylvania Motor Federation
J. Clyde Myton
Motor Club
Rotarians Visit Open Air School in Harrisburg
Harrisburg Rotary Club members will tour the open air school in the city’s upper end hosted by Daniel Hammelbaugh and Dr. C B E Keene. The event includes a building inspection and is followed by planning for the Big Brother Christmas Dinner on December 31. Citizens are urged to submit names and addresses of worthy children ages five to twelve to John H. Nixon by December 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg Rotary Club
Daniel 8. Hammelbaugh
Harrisburg School Board
C. BE. Ll. Keene
Big Brother
Chestnut Street Hall
John H. Nixon
South Second Street
Special Lodge Meeting for Funeral of Henry Dixon
Chosen Friends Lodge No. 43 F and A M convenes a special meeting Tuesday evening December 17 at 8 o'clock to arrange Henry Dixon's funeral. By order of the Worshipful Master J M Auter secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chosen Friends Lodge No. 43
A. M
Henry Dixon
Ant
Official returns show Sproul leads in Pennsylvania governor race
Secretary Cyrus Woods released full official vote totals for the state races and constitutional amendments. Governor-elect William C. Sproul leads Eugene C. Bonniwell by 245,293, with 198,134 in total, and Lieutenant Governor-elect J. E. Beidleman ahead of Washington Logue by 275,369 to 225,693. Internal Affairs candidate James F. Woodward leads over Asher R. Johnson 277,004 to 227,427. Constitutional Amendment No 1 Road loan passes 265,531 to 384,780. No 2 Philadelphia debt limit passes 138,849 margins 262,250 to 123,401. Full county totals listed for all offices and candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Cyrus E. Woods
Luzerne County
William C. Sproul
Eugene C. Bonniwell
J. E. Beidleman
J. Washington Logue
Secretary of Internal Affairs
James F. Woodward
Asher R. Johnson
Philadelphia
Major Whitman Speaks Before Engineers' Club
Major Ezra B. Whitman of the Construction Corps at Camp Me delivers a comprehensive address on engineer problems in army camps to the Engineers Society Club audience at Front and Chestnut. Baltimore resident and National Engineers' Society member answers questions as officers from nearby camps attend. William G. McAdoo to rest in California, leases cottage and 48 acre tract at Santa Barbara suburb for three months starting January 1.
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Whitman
Engineers’ Club
Engineers’ Society Club
Front and
Chestnut Streets
Ezra B. Whitman
Construction Corps
Camp
Major Whitman
Baltimore
National Engineers’ Society of the
United States
Government to take over nation’s telegraph and telephone systems
Postmaster General Burleson urged government ownership as imperative and said the entire system could be acquired without public funds by using an amortization fund over twenty five years. He cited Vail and historic reports to support a nationalized wire service as essential to defense and national development.
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Washington
Burleson
Representative Moon
House Committee On
Theodore N. Vail
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Red Cross Women Visit Marsh Run Warehouse
A Red Cross delegation from Harrisburg and nearby towns visited the Marsh Run Army Reserve Depot under Major Harvey B. Smith. They toured the Y M C A buildings, unveiled paintings by Fisher and Gillette gifted by the Harrisburg chapter, and praised the Red Cross for influenza epidemic aid and support to the camp and Y M C A since camp inception.
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Marsh Run
Red Cross
Starrisburg
Harvey B. Smith
Gilbert
Harrisburg
The
Fisher
Gillette
Underwood
Army
H. W. Love
War Work Council
Smith
King George Enjoys Armistice Week Entertainment
London reports that during armistice week King George, abstinent since 1915, dined on champagne and attended a lively stage show with plans for further entertainments, reflecting a return to social life after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
King George
George Harry Will Greet Guests at Penn Harris
George M. Harry, well known tobacconist at Third and Walnut streets, has won the cigar and newspaper concessions at the Penn Harris hotel with the lease signed yesterday. His broad acquaintance in Pennsylvania suggests a welcome lobby presence for thousands who will gather there in the coming months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Harry
Third and
Walnut Streets
Penn- Harris Hotel
Harry
Pennsylvania
Ble Hotel
Maryland Bank Employee on Trial for Murder
Charles Halwardt Johnson a longtime teller at National Bank of Elkton and cashier at Aberdeen Md faced a murder charge in the case of Major William R King an Army architect who designed the Aberdeen proving grounds. The July 17 shooting occurred after King learned of his promotion Johnson pleaded not guilty. State's Attorney McComas urged a verdict of first degree murder. King had boarded with Johnsons family amid stated ill will between them.
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Elkton Md
Charles Halwardt Johnson
National Bank
Aberdeen, Md
Teler
William R. King
Brooklyn
N. Y
Government Proving Grounds
Aberdeen
Johnson
McComas
Major King
Brom o Quinine Toast Promises Quick Cold Cure
A fragment notes a medicinal toast touting LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE with a full name for E W GROVE and claims to cure a cold in one day. The ad appears to push a 30e price for the tablets.
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E. W. Grove
Limbered Brakeman Credits Tanlac Cure
D. D. Strong of Campbell Pa says exposure to weather gave him rheumatism and nerve loss. After trying Tanlac he reports rapid relief and renewed agility. Tanlac is advertised at Gorgas Drug Store and other local pharmacies with the J. I. Gore Co. label on genuine bottles.
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D. D. Strong
Campbell
Tanlac
Gorgas
Carlisle
W. G. Stephens
Elizabethtown
Albert W. Cain
Greencastle
Charles B. Carl
Middletown
Colin S. Few
Waynesboro
Clarence Croft
Mechanicsburg
HFF
Brunhouse
J. I. Gore Co
Geo. A. Gorgas Drug Slores
Harrisburg
Rheuma promised relief for rheumatism with money back offer
The advertisement urges sufferers to buy Rheuma from Kennedy's drug store with a full money back guarantee if relief is not achieved. It claims the prescription remedy acts on kidneys to remove uric acid from joints and promises rapid and lasting relief, stating many have found freedom from pain within a week.
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Kennedy
Nuxated Iron Endorsed By Noted Officials And Doctors
Endorsements from former Treasury Secretary Leslie M. Shaw and other prominent figures accompany claims that Nuxated Iron offers extraordinary health benefits. Physicians like Dr. MacAlpine and Dr. Jaques cite its blood-building effects, with two five-grain tablets daily suggested and a money-back guarantee if no benefit is seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie M. Shaw
Secretary of the Treasury
Iowa
United States
Charles A. Towne
el. 8 Johnson
G. W. Atkinson
United States Court of Claims
Washington
Samuel 8. Yoder
U. S Army
U. S
Anthony Caminetti
MacAlpine
New York Post Graduate Medical School
Schuyler C. Jaques
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
New York
A. J. Newman
Jefferson Park Hospital
Chicago
James Francis Sullivan
Bellevue Hospital
Westchester County Hospital
Perdinand King
William R. Kerr
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Red Lion, Pa
William A. Thompson
James C. Neff
Harry L
Stein
Floyd Spotz
Phares Hildebrand
Phares Ness
Levi Grove
Center County
Red Lion
William Thompson
Wse McNeil
Regent Theatre
Paramount Artcraft Pictures
Source
Sennett Comedy
L. S
Charles Ray
Fatty Arbuckle
Rupert Hughes
Emory
Morrrow
Grace D'Armond
Paireax
Armory Hall
Kid Small
P. H. Keboch
Front-Market Motor Supply Co
Market ST
Orpheum
Norma Talmage
Julia Arthur
Edith Cavell
Cavell
Sultan
Billie Reeves
Hart
Diamond
Miss Hart
Flo Water
Metropolitan Police
Victoria Theater
Sergeant Hepford
Luther B. Smith
Corporal Kilheffer
Associated Press
Springfield
Mass
Thomas F. Davis
Valley Railways
Federation OF Motor Owners Flays Bureau
Wolff
J. M. Auter
Sproul
Beidleman
Supreme Court
Edwin M. Abbott
Joseph W. Bouton
Henry Budd
A. V. Dively
Stephen HH
Inselton
William D. Porter
Charles Sehl
E. J. Fithian
Robert C
Macauley
E. Beidleman
R. Sae
I. E. Whittlesey
Wm. R. McKnight
William Adams
T. H. Hamilton
P. Cece
Jerome C. Rei
William J. Burke
Thomas
Crago
Mahlon M. Garland
Anderson H. Walters
James I
Gorman
Fred Steler
J. Calvin Strayer
Samuel R. Turner
Cora M. Bixler
John C. Euler
Henry W. Schlegel
Harry T. Vaughn
Moon
King
George Harry
Penn-Harris
Maryland Bank
Strong
Kenneth K. MacAlpine
Agjord Protocol
Nd Hospital
New York University Medical College
New_York Post Graduate Medical School
New York State Medical Society
Nuxat
Croll Keller
G. A. Gorgas
J. Nelson Clark
Clark
Medicine Sto
Kenneth K
MAC Alpine
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