Fire at Universal Mill Causes $20000 Damage
Early today a fire broke out in the Universal Mill of Central Iron and Steel Co. causing about 20 000 dollars in damage. It halted operations in three departments and left 500 men temporarily out of work. Water supply was poor and a 1000 foot hose line had to be laid under tracks. Repairs start immediately with Mill No 2 expected to reopen tomorrow.
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Central Iron and Steel Co
Universal Plant
Pennsylvania Railroad
John C. Kindler
Universal Mills
Universal Mill
Robert H. Irons
Paxton Mill
Steel Company
Lloyd Line
Bremen
New York
Norway
Stavanger
Bergen
Weather report for Harrisburg area with snow and river data
Harrisburg and vicinity face snow this afternoon and tonight with heavy accumulation likely. Northeast winds shift to northwest by Tuesday as the Susquehanna stays near stationary with local rises. Central storm over Northwest Georgia moves northeast bringing rain and snow to the South Atlantic regions and warmer conditions elsewhere.
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Harrisburg
Susquehanna River
Georgia
South Atlantic
East Gulf States
Tennessee
North Carolina
Virginia
Ohie Valley
Plains
Staten
Rocky Mountains
Great Lakes
Harrisburg Penn Harris Hotel Lease Secured
The Harrisburg Hotel Company announces a lease with United Hotels Company of New York for management of the Penn Harris million dollar hotel to be erected in Harrisburg. Distinguished architects have been secured for the design, and investors are assured of a strong return on their money.
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United Hotels Company
United Hotels Company of New York
United States
Canada
Robert Treat
Newark
N. J
Royal Connaught
Hamilton
Ont
Utica
N. Y
Jefferson
Peoria
Ill
Tutweiler
Birmingham
Ala
Onondaga Annex
Syracuse
Harrisburg
No Compromise on Speaksership Seems Probable Report
Governor Brumbaugh dismisses talk of dropping Edwin R. Cox or making a deal excluding Richard J. Baldwin. He says prospects look favorable and the contest remains open. Schuylkill Haven PA December 18. Gus Luckenbill predicts another northwestern blizzard starting Tuesday with a Christmas storm and a third on January 8 to blockade the country.
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Martin G. Brumbaugh
Edwin R. Cox
Richard J. Baldwin
Schuylkill Haven
Gus Luckenbill
Luekenbill
Souderton, Pa
Jacob S. Moyer
Franconia
Rescue Crew of Bark Believed Lost Then Saved by Sardegna
The bark Nethus, separated from the tug Garibaldi during a New Jersey coastal storm, was feared lost with 12 crew aboard. They were rescued by the Italian ship Sardegna and brought to port as the Nethus neared its 6,000 mile northward voyage.
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Nethus
Garibaldi
New Jersey
Brazil
Mediterranean
Barnegat
N. J
Von Mackensen Pushes into Moldavia
German dispatches report reduced fighting intensity in Romania as Field Marshal von Mackensen advances beyond the Buzeu line toward Moldavia. Rumanian forces are said to be withdrawn to Jassy and Bessarabia under Russian protection, with a Russian stand anticipated on the Ninwats Sarat line.
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von Mackensen
Buzeu
Moldavia
Rimnik Sarat
Buzeu-Jassey
Danube
Jassy
Bessarabia
Ninwatk Sarat
Strong de
Whisky warms up fire horse after lake plunge at Wildwood Park
Colonel, a pensioned fire horse, fell through ice at Wildwood Park while helping skaters in a cold spell. He was retrieved, dried, and revived with whisky, prompting the park to ban skating. Officials planned snow plow cleanup for a skating area as frigid weather continues with more snow and a cold following day.
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Lake AT Wildwood Park
City Park Department
Wildwood
Park Department
Gross
P Ort Hunter
Snowball Incident Leads to Police Detention
A dozen young boys were taken to the police station after throwing snowballs at churchgoers near Fifth and Keiker streets. Lieutenant Page admonished them and released them. In Cleveland, the Federal Grand Jury prepared to probe high food and fuel prices and car shortages to assess possible illegal price fixing and conspiracies.
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Cleveland
Federal Grand Jury
Northern Ohio Producers’ Association
Walking to save money killed on railroad
News brief from St. Clair and surrounding areas describes Paul Headok killed on a railroad as he sought funds for a Christmas gift for his hospitalized wife. A separate Spain labor strike called by unions aims to protest rising food costs, with widespread closures and official warnings against disorder.
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Dee
Paul Headok
St. Clair
Spain
Madrid
Paris
Wealthy Santas Fill Denver Large Stocking to Top
Denver civic enthusiasm peaked as Mayor Speer announced gifts totaling 275000 dollars from living citizens and estates at the Denver Civic Association luncheon. Highlights included a 100000 dollar statue fountain planned by Lorado Taft for the Civic Center and 20000 dollars pledged toward a state of the art pipe organ for the City Auditorium with Rotary Club promising to raise the remaining 30000 dollars.
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Denver
Colo
New Heights
Speer
Denver Civic Association
Albany Hotel
Joseph A. Thatcher
Lorado Taft
Chicago
Bonuses Paid to Five Million Workers Across United States
Washington reports that about 6 750 000 salaried employees and wage workers will celebrate the holidays amid widespread prosperity due to increases in salaries and wages as well as bonuses and profit sharing. The figures reflect a broad economic uplift affecting millions nationwide.
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Washington
United States
Management of local Y M C A taken to task
Edson J. Hockenbury told Harrisburg Rotary that the local Y M C A neglects service and fails to include industrial youth, warning that another organization could take over its work if conditions do not improve. He urged the association to abandon a 20 to 25 year rut and fulfill its city duties. He noted Harrisburg as an industrial center and hinted at goat trails in city government.
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Harrisburg Y. M. C. A
Edson J. Hockenbury
Harrisburg Rotary Club
Hhat
Hockenbury
Harrisburg
Judge Gougler Sentenced for Enticing 18-Year-Old
Benjamin T. Gougler, 56, a Pennsylvania Railroad conductor, was sentenced by Judge McCarrell to seven months in jail and a 2009 fine plus costs after conviction for enticing 18-year-old Josephine Crawford Highspire to a Market Street hotel. He claimed he sought only to give “fatherly advice.”
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Dauphin County
J. M. McCarrell
Benjamin T. Gougler
Gougler
Pennsylvania Railroad
Josephine Crawford
Market Street
Panic in Chihuahua as Villa threatens Christmas occupation
Chihuahua City residents flee in panic amid a Villa threat to reoccupy the city on Christmas Day. General Murguia commands four wood burning locomotives with no oil available as Villa’s forces advance from Creel toward Santa Rosa, Jiminez, Torreon, and Parral.
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Texas
Chihuahua City
Villa
Murguia
Creel
Elvalle
Pershing
Santa Rosalia
Jiminez
Torreon
Parral
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