Praise for Shambaugh cited on rural teacher housing
The State Board of Education quotes County Superintendent T. C. Shambaugh urging boards to provide proper homes for rural teachers. He notes boarding difficulties, low salaries, and isolation hurting schools and community life, with roads linked to school success. A future emphasis on community integration and practical civics is urged. Also reports a Mexico polo tournament at Field Headquarters Punitive Expedition ends with division HQ team beating Thirteenth Cavalry 7 goals to 5.
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State Board of Education
T. C. Shambaugh
Shambaugh
Mexico
Army
Columbus
N. M
Thirteenth Cavalry
Martin C. Shallenberger
James L. Collins
George S. Patton
R. E. Anderson
Overworked Man Credits Tanlac For Quick Recovery
Walter Heid of Steelton Pennsylvania describes near nervous breakdown from overwork and poor rest. He credits Tanlac for restoring his health enabling him to return to work and plan future shifts. Tanlac is being introduced at Gorgas Drug Store with demonstrations by a Tanlac representative.
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Walter Heid
Steelton
Harrisburg
Tanlac
Gorgas
Perry Institute Starts This Week In Perry County
The annual Farmers Institutes for Perry county begin in Landisburg on December 20 and 21 and in Blain on December 22 and 23 under the State Department of Agriculture. Practical farm speakers will discuss advanced agricultural topics and offer help to farmers and their families from state experts. County Chairman C. M. Bower of Blain arranged programs for Landisburg and Blain, with subjects vital to Perry county agriculture.
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Perry County
State Department of Agriculture
Landisburg
Blain
C. M. Bower
Wealthy Spanish heir sent to Ellis Island after father falls ill
Cortes Valdez Alvarez, 14, son of Manuel Valdez Alvarez, a prominent Spanish dry goods merchant, was shipped to Ellis Island from the Buenos Aires. His father, carried ashore on a stretcher, suffered apoplexy and was hospitalized. Despite bonds offered by New York firms, immigration rules require a guardian for minors. The boy holds a $500,000 New York credit and owns fifty dry goods stores in Spain. He was visiting Havana at the time of his father’s collapse.
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New York
Cortes Valdez Alvarez
Manuel Valdez Alvarez
Spain
Ellis Island
Buenos Aires
Cadiz
Alvarez
United States
Barcelona
Madrid
Malaga
Seville
Havana
United Hotels Plan Major Harrisburg Hotel venture
United Hotels Company will operate the Penn Harris under a 30 year lease with favorable terms. Stockholders receive minimum 4 percent and 6 percent for five years, rising to 7 percent thereafter, plus half of operating earnings. Preferred stock and furniture financing earn 3 to 5 percent over time. Common stock split favors the United Hotels Company 51 percent to 49 percent. The Opera House corner deed transfers January 15, as architects plan for completion by 1917 holidays. The Penn Harris aims to be modern with a Walnut street grille, mezzanine lounging area, large dining room, banquet hall, and ball room, plus multiple store rooms and dual street entrances.
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United Hotels Company
Harrisburg Hotel Company
Opera House Corner
United States
Walnut Street
Third Street
Walnut
Third Streets
Blackstone
Chicago
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