Timely inquiry on Shipping Board bungling and war plans
A Harrisburg editorial urges Congress to probe Shipping Board incompetencies delaying war prep. It credits President Wilson yet faults slow decision making and top-level political appointments. The piece argues for ability over politics and warns continued muddling will hinder military plans. It also reports on mothers and sons enlisting amid rising patriotism and anti factionalism calls within the Republican party.
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Congress
Shipping Board
Wilson
Army
Navy
Politics in Pennsylvania Ex‑Committeeman voices party machine concerns
A veteran ex‑committeeman criticizes Democratic bosses at national and state levels for orchestrating a broad campaign machine in Pennsylvania while claiming not to discuss politics publicly. He cites organized publicity, cabinet posts, and war‑era policies as evidence of ongoing political maneuvering ahead of next year’s state campaign.
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Pennsylvania
Washington
Jonathan Bourne, Jr
Republican Publicity Association
Democratic National Committee
United States
Europe
America
Saas
Asia
Scranton
Kirkendall
Bernard Kelley
Dunmore
E. B. Jermyn
Philip V. Mattes
Albert Davis
West Scranton
Davis
Lynch
Mothers and sons enlistment pledge during wartime
A mother destroys an emotional draft and writes a bold message urging her son to enlist. He responds with pride and a direct vow to enlist today. The piece lauds mothers as a strong defense, maintaining troop morale alongside other efforts and ends with a blessing.
Old Household Tactics Used To Fix City Budget
The essay compares municipal budgeting to aging household methods. It notes that using waste to feed pigs mirrors expanding repair plans and pig pens, reusing familiar economy tricks in city governance. The point emphasizes a lack of novelty in fiscal strategies.
Political interests claim shared views of leading industries
A phrase asserts that a speaker represented the consensus of political interests and many major industries. The quotation suggests the views echoed across influential groups, portraying a united stance on the discussed issue.
Editorial Roundup Voices From American Papers
A collection of brief quotes from American newspapers critiques and reflections on wartime policy leaders and public sentiment. The items praise restraint and wisdom, caution diplomacy, and highlight skepticism toward food relief price controls and pro German narratives.
Wheatless Breads Push for Daily Bran and Whole Wheat on Menus
Mrs. Hoover urges women to create demand for bran and corn breads in hotels and restaurants not only on wheatless days but year round. She asks to inspire servants and diners to see saving food as aid to starving people, noting any one person may depend on their choices for life.
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Hoover
Harrisburg
Mrs. Hoover
United States
Flag Imagery Poem by Grantland Rice in Tribune
A war poem narrates the Allied flags advancing in battle. The old Tricolor and Union Jack drip with blood while a new flag rises to lead future assaults. The verse condemns the enemy and pledges relentless perseverance despite danger.
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Eld
Grantland Rice
The
New York Tribune
The People's Forum on St John Lutheran Council Dispute
The West Pennsylvania Synod examined alleged church law violations by St John’s Boiling Springs Council. Reports claim the Council acted illegally, with such actions later deemed in violation of church governing rules, while a separate motion supported Rev. Guss’s integrity.
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Telegraph
Council of
St. John’s Lutheran Church of
Boiling Springs
Guss
West Penna
York
General Synod
Committee of Synod
Synod
Church Council
Figures Wave In Global Labor Pushes
Labor notes span from New Orleans sheet metal workers seeking 50 cents more per hour to British and Canadian efforts for labor representation. Detroit Trimmers raise wages to five fifty weekly. over a million British women replace men in factories. Camas papermill workers demand union recognition. Lynn wage gains. 62,000 government workers in Washington. Trains St Louis to Memphis to hire women ticket-takers. A F L pushes sixteen year limit for child labor. British Labour Party contests Newcastle seats. French cities show many metalworkers as capable women. Navy yeomen earn 85 dollars monthly. Los Angeles roofers set 4 to 5 dollar day scales. Spokane organizes women workers. Ohio unions push broader compensation act coverage.
Municipal Xmas Tree Request to Editor in Telegraph
A letter laments the absence of a Municipal Christmas tree in Harrisburg and urges the Telegraph to help satisfy children during the season. The writer questions fairness to kids and appeals for the paper to support a holiday display to lift their spirits.
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the Telegraph
Harrisburg
Kean Reeder
Then and Now on Hindenburg and Allied War Council
The German figure Hindenburg dismisses allied peace efforts as signs of incapacity and urges Germans to doubt unity among Allies. He claims a war council signals weakness, while the article notes that Allied unity and cooperation would end the Hohenzollern empire as Napoleon’s coalition ended his.
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Hindenburg
Hohenzollerns
Binghamton Press
Marys Son Brings Peace to Mothers in the Night
The poem recalls Mary with the infant Christ and the world entering through the humble door. Mothers of wanderers are urged to find comfort and peace as they reflect on how children depart for many paths, while invoking God to bring sons back to their mothers. The piece appears in Good Housekeeping and is attributed to Theodosia Garrison.
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Chicago Herald
Herald
Macon Telegraph
Kerensky
Russia
Goa
Mary Carolyn Davies
the Contemporary Review
Mary
Theodosia Garrison
Adjutant General's Department
Top in Penna over the Meatless Day Rebuke
A Norristown housekeeper sharply defends meatless day practices stating I only give em hash on no meat days. Lehigh County plans aid for farm labor next season including tractor hire and cooperative rings to boost motorized farming efficiency. A Philadelphia woman uses floral horseshoes to charm detectives during a hotel search for an errant husband, with a birthday twist.
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Norristown
Lehigh County
Public Safety Committee
Philadelphia
Cruelty Debate on I W W Tarring and Feathering
An Atlanta Constitution item questions extreme cruelty measures against the I W W suggesting soap and water as an alternative. It reflects provocative rhetoric on punishment methods during the period.
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Atlanta Constitution
Our Daily Laugh The Silver Lining
Oldbatch jokes about his wife being a notorious suffragette while Henry Peck reacts, noting she endured a six month jaw in a prior incident. The exchange blends humor and political reference in a period newspaper tone.
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Oldbatch
Henry Peck
Snow Costs Harrisburg City Much More Than Believed
Retrieved from a December snowstorm report in Harrisburg detailing enormous municipal costs for street clearing, railway upkeep, and sidewalk maintenance. Officials note high expenses amid heavy downtown traffic, with government and merchants contributing to the burden. Shoveling snow praised as public health and economic exercise.
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Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Harrisbore Railways Company
United States
Philadelphia Leaders Propose Draft Economy Ideas
Clinton Rogers Woodruff chairs a Philadelphia board proposing economy measures for draft work in the city. State Librarian Thomas Lyne Montgomery is slated to speak before a Philadelphia book lovers club next month. Judge Warner in York County rules tobacco sales on Sundays violate Blue Laws. Bishop Hoban of Scranton, with Bishops Talbot and Bert I. Deisher of Reading Jewelers, addresses Armenian relief.
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Clinton Rogers Woodruff
Philadelphia
Thomas Lyne Montgomery
Philadelphi
Warner
Yar
York County
Bishop Hoban
Scranton
Talbot
Bert I. A. Deisher
Reading Jewelers’ Association
Harrisburg History Report and Peary Air Service Note
Historic Harrisburg notes Col Boquet and forces around the Harris house near the ferry. Rear Admiral Robert Peary addresses a large gathering of enfranchised women in New York, ranking military branches by danger with aviation as the second most hazardous after hospital service and infantry above cavalry.
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Boquet
Harris
the Ferry
AIR Service
Robert BE. Peary
New York
Peary
Cavalry
Atlan Constitution
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