Grand Jury Called to Probe Fuel Violation in Coal Dispute
Indianapolis December 17 Grand Jury summoned by U S District Judge A L Anderson begins inquiry into alleged antitrust and Lever Fuel Control Act violations by coal miners operators and dealers. Witnesses subpoenaed. scope nationwide. Contempt charges against 84 United Mine Workers officials continue with Howat and Frampton ordered to appear. Indiana miners resume work as energy orders ease and business returns to normal.
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Indianapolis
United States
A. L. Anderson
Grand Jury
Indiana
United Mine Workers of America
Alexander Howat
Kansas
Howat
Anderson
Operators Discussing Coal Price Surge Probability
The central competitive field scale committee meeting in Cleveland today weighed the odds of coal prices rising after President Wilson appoints a commission to study the coal situation. They also discussed the miners on strike and the fourteen percent wage increase paid without a consumer price rise. Thomas T. Brewster of St. Louis chaired the operators committee planning to adjourn tomorrow evening.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Wilson
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Thomas T. Brewster
St. Louis
Attorney General Seeks Evidence on Essex County Election
State Attorney General McCrane demanded next Tuesday the production of evidence the New Jersey Anti-saloon League said showed gross violations of the corrupt practices acts in the Essex county election. The request concerns Governor candidate Edward J Edwards and twelve Democratic Assemblymen and follows a quo warranto request by G Rowland Monroe.
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Trenton
N. J
McCrane
G. Rowland Monroe
New Jersey Anti-saloon League
Edward J. Edwards
Essex County
Monroe
Chicken Feeding Sparks Divorce Dismissal Ruling
Newark December decisions cite a wife feeding chickens with lamb bits and killing birds for dinner as not grounds for divorce. Vice Chancellor Field ruled neither spouse had a valid cause for action in the case Y E K Wilson versus Mary Wilson of Madison, after eleven years of marriage.
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Associated Press
Newark
Fielder
Y. EK. Wilson
Mary Wilson
Madison
N. J
Wilsons
Wilson
Stones From 6000 Years Ago Exhibit At Harrisburg Library
The Harrisburg Public Library displays four ancient stones from 600 to 2350 B C loaned by Robert T Fisher. The pieces include votive cones and a Babylonian contract fragment from Nabopolassar era, with hieroglyphics visible only under a microscope.
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Harrisburg Public Library
Robert T Fisher
Holy Land
Senkereh
Babylon
Guard Rail Urged on Mulberry Street Bridge by Rotary
The Rotary Club at the Army recruiting office adopted a resolution urging the city council to erect a guard rail or curb along the Mulberry Street bridge. The measure, presented by Shirley B. Watts, passed unanimously after Council opposition on past opinions. Also noted was an upcoming Iritz Kreisler concert. Weather reports warn of near zero temperatures tonight with heavy snow in parts of Pennsylvania causing railroad operational challenges.
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Rotary Club
James B. Kemper
United States Army
Market Street
Mulberry Street Bridge
Iritz Kreisler
Shirley B. Watts
Arthur L. Hall
Hall
Britain to release seized U S goods after ownership proof
Washington reports Britain will release American owned goods seized during the war once American ownership is established at time of shipment. Items include goods taken from neutral ships during the British blockade and shipped between the United States and Germany. Henri I. Ferrier, moving since 1890, rests in Harrisburg with his dog Leon before continuing travels.
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Associated Press
Washington
Great Britain
State Department
British Foreign Office
United States
Germany
Henri I. Ferrier
Henri
Leon
Mr. Ferrier
Harrisburg
Guards Guard Whisky Car to Befit Valued Freight
Four guards in relays protected a mysterious whisky shipment on a heavily secured car on the Pennsylvania line from Kentucky to a local station. Doors were locked and train crews kept away as guards stood ready to repel any raider during each stop.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Kentucky
Showing All Signs Fail in a Dry Spell
A New Yorker’s whisky order in Baltimore ends with thirteen barrels in New York containing whisky ten water and one nothing. mystery remains why all barrels were full of whisky when sent. In Pittsburgh ex Senator Flinn finds farm hands siphoning silo juice for a drink with a kick like white lightning. In Saston a party ends in two deaths from homemade drinks mistaken for whisky. In Washington a farmer sues for divorce after marrying amid a barrel of hard cider and neglecting his wife.
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Baltimore
New York
Pittsburgh
William Flinn
O'Hara
Washington, Pa
Jacob Rush
Rosella White
Rush
Constitutional Revision Commission in Session
Committees resumed work after a short general session and plan to adjourn until January 6. Data for study included a charter on state education actions by Francis Newton Thorpe and federal enactments. The corporations and taxation committee reviewed state taxation data. The first committee of the whole session to be held this afternoon.
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State Constitutional Revision Commission
Francis Newton Thorpe
Allegheny
Two Men Drown in Newark Canal Truck Plunge
Two men died and a third was seriously injured when a motor delivery truck owned by a New York tug concern skidded on an icy street in Newark and plunged through a railing into the Morris Canal.
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Newark
N. J
New York
Morris Canal
Daylight Saving Seen Beneficial to City Children
City health officer Dr. John M. J. Raunick defended daylight saving arguing it does not raise tuberculosis risk. He said children rise and sleep earlier but are not weakened, and the extra daylight hours help them play in fresh air making their bodies stronger.
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John M. J. Raunick
Raunick
State to Build Two Buildings in Park Zone
State authorities authorize architect Arnold W. Brunner to prepare plans for a second Capitol Park office building east of the north wing to house the Highway and Agricultural Departments. The first building east of the south wing, already funded at 1,250,000 dollars, will house the Health Department and others. Legislators will be asked for construction appropriation in the next session. Brunner discussed details with I. W. Templeton and G. A. Shreiner as Governor and Public Grounds officials review highway bond issues in New York. Bridge matters to be discussed. bids for the first building occur later in winter.
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Arnold W. Brunner
Capitol
Capitol Park
Highway
Park
Brunner
I. W. Templeton
G. A. Shreiner
Board of Public Grounds and Buildings
New York
Cumbler EstateSells Big Ground to Bethlehem Steel Co
The George W. Cumbler estate sold 275 acres in Steelton and Swatara township to Bethlehem Steel Company. The land includes the Cumbler farms and lies east of the steel companys cinder dump. The deal amount was not announced.
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Cumbler Estate
Bethlehem Steel Co
First Ward
Steelton
Swatara Township
Bethlehem Steel Company
George W. Cumbler
Steel Corporation
Steel Company
Cumbler
Aviator Plans Seaplane World Flight From San Francisco
G M Gordon of Portland announced a world circling attempt in a seaplane. He would start before February from San Francisco with Honolulu as the first leg, then Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Colombo, Bombay, Aden, Port Said, Lisbon, the Azores to New York, Central America and back to San Diego.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
G. M. Gordon
Portland
Ore
Honolulu
Japan
Hong Kong
Singapore
Colombo
Bombay
Aden
Port Said
Mediterranean
Lisbon
Atlantic
Azores
New York
Central America
San Diego
Great Northern Strikes Obstruction En Route to Vladivostok
The transport Great Northern carrying 1400 troops and Christmas packages for American forces in Siberia struck a submerged obstruction 153 miles off Vladivostok. No serious damage occurred, and the ship continued to Vladivostok under its own steam per army transport service reports.
Sterling exchange rates rise amid continued upward course
New York reports the pound sterling advancing with demand bills at 3.82 and fraction above yesterday, a new record low gap. Live checks price at 12.72 dollars per 100 francs. franc checks at 10.30, showing a mixed rise and fall in related currencies.
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New York
Fire Burns Clothing House in Cleveland District
Wiremen fought for five hours to save the wholesale clothing district from a blaze that began in a four story brick building at St. Clair avenue and West Sixth street. The fire destroyed the building occupied by woolen goods dealers and tailors, with losses estimated at 825000.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
St. Clair Avenue
West Sixth Street
Mischievous Day Prophecies Stir Readers and Scientists
A Michigan astronomer Professor Porta warns of a bizarre end of the world today while Washington astrologer Frank T Allen and a Harrisburg astrologer trumpet doomsday claims. Scientists dismiss planetary alignment as nil and past prophecies show repeated false catastrophes across centuries.
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Professor Porta
Michigan
Frank T. Allen
Washington
Harrisburg
Neptune
Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
Venus
Porto Rico
Harold Jacoby
Columbia
Stoffler
Mother Shipton
Albert I’. Porta
U. S. Observers Scan Sky in Vain For Signs of World Cataclysm
Washington observers tracked solar conspiracy theories with Neptune and Jupiter but found no evidence of apocalyptic weather. They noted low pressure off the north Atlantic and Pacific Northwest causing cold conditions nationwide with Michigan and Great Lakes snow and fair weather east of the Mississippi.
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U. S
Washington
Neptune
Jupiter
North Atlantic
Great Lakes
Mississippi River
Amateur astronomer denies rumor in portadena? (example)
Professor Albert Porta, an amateur astronomer in Ann Arbor, denies starting a rumor reported in this December item. The brief notes his connection to the charge and his denial, with no further details given.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
Albert Porta
Weather Update From Harrisburg and Vicinity
Harrisburg and vicinity face a cold night with very low temperatures around eight degrees. Expect continued cold conditions into Thursday with northwest winds. The Susquehanna and tributaries are expected to rise slowly as ice accumulates, potentially raising the river and clogging channels.
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Harrisburg
The Very Latest in Buncombe Horoscope Update
A Harrisburg writer reports a lively day with business prospects and social activity. Astrological aspects suggest discretion in pleasure and potential travel or journey changes, with a creative, change loving child born today.
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Harrisburg
Venus
Mars
Saturn
Foretold Earth End by Amatuer Astronomer Porta
University circles report that Porta an amateur astronomer near Los Angeles predicted in July that world ending events would occur from mid December to mid January including storms earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Porta formerly taught at the University of Turin.
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Porta
University of Curin
Italy
Lane Intends to Withdraw From Cabinet
Secretary Lane says he has not sent a resignation to President Wilson and does not know when he will leave the Cabinet. He explains he has avoided discussing the matter to prevent adding to the President's burdens or worries.
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Associated Press
Washington
Lane
Wilson
Burglars Take Jewelry Worth 15000 At Jabel Ring Co
In Newark two safes were forced in the Jabel Ring Company office and nearly 15000 dollars in platinum and gold jewelry were taken. Two other safes in the same building remained intact. other shops were entered but their safes survived. A quarterly dividend of 1.5 percent on common stock and 2 percent on preferred stock was declared by the Public Service Corporation of New Jersey payable December 31.
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Associated Press
Newark
N. J
Jabel Ring Company
Polles
Public Service Corporation of New Jersey
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