Call for Legislation to Erect Joint City County Office Building
City and Dauphin County urge state action to allow a single shared courthouse and city hall on the present site. Legal advisers say current law requires separate land parcels, blocking joint construction. A resolution to draft needed legislation was adopted for a future conference.
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John E. Fox
Philip S. Moyer
Harrisburg
Dauphin County
Supreme Court
Henry M. Stine
C. W. Burtnett
Moyer
Boy Starts Closet Fire Forgets It On Way To School
The seven year old son of Mrs Maude Sayler 1404 Wallace street lit paper in a clothes closet on the second floor then left for school. Smoke escaped as the door cooled triggering a fire alarm from Box 321 at Fourth and Calder streets. No clothing was damaged and overall damage was negligible.
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Maude Sayler
Wallace Street
Fourth
Calder Streets
Weather Outlook For Fair Nights And Cool Thursday
Fair to-night and Thursday with little temperature change. Eastern Pennsylvania: fresh north winds, low around freezing. Susquehanna and tributaries will fall slowly. the Mn river low portion remains steady. Harrisburg about 5.5 feet Thursday morning. High barometer covers most of the map with center over the St. Lawrence Valley. The Oklahoma low mood moved in from the Rierande disturbance with snow in Oklahoma this morning. A new low is moving into Southern California.
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Pennsylvania
Susquehanna
Harrisburg
St. Lawrence Valley
Montreal
Oklahoma
California
Ex czar alive says mother report from Sebastopol
The mother of former Emperor Nicholas of Russia near Livadia in Crimea has been receiving letters every ten days claimed to be from the former ruler. Polish officers from Sebastopol report the dowager and household believe Nicholas Romanoff is alive.
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Warsaw
Nicholas
Russia
Livadia
Crimea
Sebastopol
Nicholas Romanoff
Memorial for City Soldiers Now Planned
Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce moves to erect a memorial honoring local men in U S service. Andrew Patterson to chair a committee with Vir. Patterson and others to plan location financing and organization. Chamber resumes war garden effort and schedules a December 27 smoker and director election.
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Harrisburg
United States
Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce
Harrisburg Club
Andrew Patterson
Vir. Patterson
David E. Tracy
J. William Bowman
George S. Reinoehl
Paul Johnston
Europe
America
Chamber of Commercce
Middletown
Arthur H. Bailey
Carl K. Deen
Arthur D. Bacon
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Penn-Parris Hotel
Municipal Christmas Tree to Be Brought to Harrisburg Tomorrow
The Municipal Christmas tree will be brought to Harrisburg from Pine Grove where it was secured by Arthur Bailey, George D. McFarland and Frank B. Musser. Friday the tree will be set up on Market street west of Second, with the Harrisburg Railways Company mounting it. A twenty foot space will be cleared for the tree with ten feet on each side for traffic.
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Harrisburg
Pine Grove
Arthur Bailey
George D. McFarland
Frank B. Musser
Market Street
Harrisburg Railways Company
Second Street
Senate Hotel
Salvation Army Seeks $1000 for Christmas Dinners
The Salvation Army in Harrisburg reports $160 already donated toward a $1000 goal for Christmas dinners for the worthy poor. Captain Myers Neilsen notes a surge is needed, with pots on city street corners aiding collection. Continued on Page 14.
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Salvation Army
Harrisburg
Myers Neilsen
Householders Without Coal to Get Early Deliveries
The county fuel administration announced that householders with less than one ton of coal in their cellars will receive priority deliveries. The policy aims to prevent suffering in extremely cold weather and ensure everyone has at least a few days’ supply until larger orders arrive.
Cheerless Christmas Prospect for City Poor
The Associated Aid Societies appeal for Christmas funds to aid the sick, aged, and lonely in the city and to ensure every child has shoes warm clothing and Yuletide cheer. Read of five needy homes facing illness poverty and possible displacement this Christmas.
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Associated Aid Societies
Philadelphia
War's cripples to make toys at home
Thousands of crippled soldiers will be offered employment making toys at home. Material to make toys will be sent to crippled soldiers unable to leave their homes. The work was described as light and interesting, announced at the Toy Manufacturers of America convention in New York.
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Associated Press
New York
Toy Manufacturers of America
Sergeant Bowers Returns Home With Hip Wound
Sergeant Grover Cleveland Bowers arrives in Harrisburg on a thirty day furlough after serving in France with US Marines. He bears the citation card for bravery at Chateau Thierry and Belleau Wood and recounts battles near Verdun where he was briefly wounded in the hip.
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Grover Cleveland Bowers
France
Harrisburg
Bowers
Chateau Thierry
Belleau Woods
Verdun
Eight Houses in Brick Row Burn in Steelton Fire
The middle block of eight Furnace street houses in Brick Row owned by Bethlehem Steel blackened by a blaze last night from 10 to 12. A general alarm followed the initial call. Roofing hampered firefighting but crews gained control in about ninety minutes. Eight families were left homeless though contents suffered little loss.
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Furnace Street
Steelton
Brick Row
Bethlehem Steel Plant
Churchmen Unite to Fight Organized Vice in City
An organized campaigning force backed by churches would mobilize all decency groups to combat vice and saloons. The plan envisions constant field activity to keep the city clean after any cleanup. Supporters say proper guard could have prevented Harrisburg’s humiliating federal raid after Meyers department assurances.
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Harrisburg
Meyer’s Department
Conewago Township Man Named Chief Clerk to the Commissioners
Jacob S. Farver of Conewago township was appointed chief clerk to the county commissioners to replace Edwin H. Fisher who becomes county register of wills. Farver, a retired farmer, is well known in the lower county. In a separate action John N. Snyder of Williamstown was named mercantile appraiser for 1918 and will start duties soon, after nomination by Commissioner H. M. Stine and second by Commissioner H. C. Wells.
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Jacob S. Farver
Conewago Township
Edwin H. Fisher
Farver
John N. Snyder
Williamstown
H. M. Stine
Mr. Snyder
H. C. Wells
City Slumps in Red Cross Membership Effort
Report shows Harrisburg area lagging in Red Cross memberships with only about 17 000 of 105 chapters. city totals dip to 15 606 by last night. Volunteers push for funds and nurses as pneumonia and influenza aid demand rises, while the war effort and soldiers’ families are judged neglected.
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Harrisburg
Red Cross
Walnut Street
Trent
America
Widening of Streets Along Capitol Park May Change Property Lines
State authorities begin arrangements to study how Capitol Park extension and memorial bridge affect adjacent property. Plans cover widening North Street and other highways with sidewalks and set backs on Third and Walnut streets. George E. Etter named to prepare cost statement and appraise affected properties.
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Capitol Park
North Street
Third
Walnut
Capitol
Georeg E. Etter
Capitol Park Extension Commission
George A. Shreiner
Labor Chief Predicts Great Industrial Era For Nation
Louis F. Post Assistant Secretary of Labor told the Washington Commercial Club that the United States would enter a period of strong industrial prosperity by next summer. He warned the era could last only if employers keep wages sufficient to sustain high production learned during the war.
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Associated Press
Washington
Louis F. Post
Washington Commercial Club
United States
Additional units returning home announced by War Department
Washington reports further overseas redeployments with 1 500 officers and men selected by General Pershing to begin convoy home. The units include the 35th 149th 158th 173rd and 801st Aero Squadrons Companies A and B 26th Engineers 102nd and 111th Trench Mortar Batteries and the Headquarters 39th Brigade Coast Artillery.
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Associated Press
Washington
General Pershing
War Department
Coast Artillery
German Made Toys Have No Place in Toy Shops
German manufactured toys are shunned in shops as dealers display notices declaring products are American made. Harris-Lurg toy dealers report Texas buyers respond to signs and more amusement toys are sold this year. Dealers attribute sales to patriotism or wartime tension easing and expect a strong Yuletide season.
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Harris- Lurg
Signa
America
Germany
President Wilson Considers League of Nations Ideas
Paris December 18 President Wilson has not endorsed any specific plan for a league of nations. The American Peace Commission issued a statement outlining his cautious approach amid ongoing debates with General Foch about postwar security arrangements.
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Associated Press
Paris
Wilson
League of Nations
American Peace Commission
Knox Urges Delay on League and Seas Post Peace Conference
Senator Knox urges postponing league of nations and freedom of the seas until after the peace conference. The Foreign Relations Committee moves to delay action on his resolution to record Senate support for postponement and call for American withdrawal.
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Associated Press
Washington
League of Nations
Knox
Pennsylvania
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Aso
Argentine Socialists appoint delegates for Europe congress
Buenos Aires December 18 Juan Justo and his colleague Detomasso were named by the Socialist party to attend the upcoming International Socialist Congress in Europe.
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Associated Press
Buenos Aires
Juan Justo
Chamber of Deputies
Detomasso
Socialist Party
Europe
Sharp Host at State Dinner in Paris
The American Ambassador William C. Sharp hosted a dinner for President and Madame Poincare and President and Mrs. Wilson. Attending were French and American leaders including Joffre and Foch with their wives, Marshals Pershing and others, plus delegates to the peace conference. Wilson and Foch spoke about the armistice, and Wilson left impressed after their first extended talk.
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William Co. Sharp
Madame Poincare
Marshal Foch
Germany
Wilson
Paris Report Persists Despite Official Decline
An unofficial Paris report continues to persist according to the Matin, suggesting ongoing discussion or stance despite formal statements. The article notes the newspaper’s stance and raises questions about the accuracy of the persistent claim.
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Paris
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