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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1918
Page
16
Harrisburg and Altoona reports show no definite information on switching railroad employees to check pay. In Altoona, bankers and the railroad treasurer discuss a December start, but city banks say they have received no firm guidance yet.
Delegates chosen by the National Equal Rights Assembly for Democracy will attend a conference of darker races in Paris alongside the peace talks. Named envoys include Rev. M A N Sharp Boston N B Taylor Greenville MS Rev. R H Single top Atlanta GA Rev. W T Johnson Lynchburg VA Bishop I W Kyle St Louis MO Rev J R Ransom Wichita KS Monroe Trotter Boston Mrs Ida B Wells Barnett Chicago Mrs C J Walker New York City Rev William T Carter Seattle WA.
Toronto police at an early meeting voted unanimously to strike at 1 a.m. unless twelve members are dismissed by yesterday's commissioners. They demanded a rehearing of a constable's discharge, reportedly tied to police union activity.
F W Hankins master mechanic at Chambersburg will resign Friday to join the Pennsylvania Railroad at Marietta. He will oversee a $5 000 000 barge shops project in Lancaster County and depart Chambersburg after a long tenure dating to 1910. Hankins aided war drives and recently raised over 1000 for Belgian relief.
The Eastern Division from Cresson to Reading seeks almost 2,300 men with about 1,000 needed for track work. A Tyrone division accident delayed traffic five hours after a state auto truck loaded with stone broke through the Grazierville bridge, forcing six hours of train transfers. Lewis Neilson of the Pennsylvania Railroad Saving Fund orders depositors to submit savings books to agents for 1918 interest credits.
W. W. Davidson 1512 North Sixth Street marks his 76th birthday quietly at home. Civil War veteran and former assistant yard master in Harrisburg freight yards of the Pennsylvania Railroad, he has lived in the city for 52 years and remains active in local business endeavors near Harrisburg.
The Cumberland Valley Railroad Relief Association reported November as a record month with six death benefits of 300 dollars each and total sick benefits of 6,049 dollars for 472 members. Disbursements reached 8,036 dollars, requiring a bank loan to preserve invested funds. Extra express trains were added on Pennsylvania Railroad divisions to handle holiday traffic, while three trainloads of mustered out soldiers passed through Harrisburg en route westward, some wearing the Croix de Guerre.
Senate leaders voiced confidence the war revenue bill can clear before the Christmas recess. The measure proposes taxes for 1919 and 1920 and some expect a final vote before week’s end.
Miss May Garman of 1802 North Sixth street married Dr Andrew Griest of Steelton at New Berry Methodist Church Williamsport. Officiant Rev Dr J E B A Bucke used ring ceremony. The bride wore a blue velvet traveling suit and a corsage of rosebuds and violets. The couple will live in Steelton where Griest is assistant surgeon at Bethlehem Steel Company. The wedding concludes years of romance that began at Harrisburg Hospital where Griest was an interne. The bride is a Magee Hospital graduate.
Mr and Mrs Simon Michlovitz announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Bessie Michlovitz to Lewis W Cohan son of Mr and Mrs Myer Cohan. The wedding date has not been announced.
Funds from 1864 for Civil War soldier voting were drawn by the auditor general to cover costs for sending 226 Pennsylvania commissioners to camps and stations to take votes. The total bill reached 620636.19, with 1864 funds and 13000 from 2017 appropriation enough to meet it.
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