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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1918
Page
8
Senator Knox urged delay and study before endorsing Wilsons League of Nations as part of the peace program. He warned against rushing into entangling alliances and questioned Wilsons lack of transparency. The piece notes broader fears of surrendering independence and cites Tafts alternative and public sentiment.
Churchmen form a permanent association to keep the city clean as officials fail to act. The message laments that private citizens must unite to combat vice and uphold honesty and vigilance to curb its ugly head in the community.
A report on Tuskegee Institute notes its major role in wartime activities and praises Dr. Moton for upholding Booker T. Washington ideals. Colored troops and workers from the school are highlighted for patriotic service and contributions at home, promising a strong historical chapter. Mount Union Times issues its festive Christmas edition with twenty pages of features, poems, pictures, stories and ads.
The piece argues for a federal backed yet state administered approach to rehabilitating incapacitated soldiers and re educating injured workers. It notes the shared challenge between national and state responsibilities and urges a system letting states use national schools after soldiers are cared for, with Pennsylvania cited as ready to operate state programs using federal knowledge. It ends with a Red Cross button remark.
Ex-Committeeman Lieutenant Governor Frank B. McClain declares no desire to head any state department. He will remain in his defense duties while assisting Governor-elect Sproul as a private citizen. Philadelphia port study and Delaware river bridge proposals dominate political chatter in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
The State Board of Pardons, created by the 1873 constitution, holds its final meeting as currently constituted. It wields mercy grounded power to remit fines, commute sentences, and grant pardons upon written recommendations from key officials after open hearings. Governors sometimes accept or reject its recommendations, with the final clemency act remaining with the governor. The board includes two lawyers and two lay members, with a shift toward three lawyers next year.
Anne C. E. Allinson argues in Atlantic Monthly that true refuge lies in faith not wealth education or talent. She asserts that nature art and philosophy fail to include all people and that only a broad spiritual sanctuary can grant beauty for ashes and joy for mourning.
Socialist deputy M Lehey proposes moving Lafayette’s ashes from Picpus Cemetery to the Panthéon in Paris. The ceremony would coincide with President Wilson’s visit to Paris, as reported by the Continental Edition of the London Mail.
A biblical verse from John chapter 21 verse 18 recalls Jesus speaking of the time when the young will freely go and the aged will be led by others, guiding readers toward humility and trust.
Letters from visiting sailors express deep gratitude for Harrisburg hospitality during a five month stay. They describe the city as patriotic and welcoming, noting the warmth of residents and the entertaining efforts that accompanied their stay, and pledge to be eternal boosters for Harrisburg upon returning home.
A wandering thinker recounts how strikes transformed his life. He details a waiter strike leading him to walk and diet improvements plus a healthier outlook. He credits union action with personal recovery and voices a wish to see one more strike by pie makers.
The text depicts a war drama voice with a Shakespearean frame as it hints at a climactic Act V. Scene III moment titled The Chimay Fourmies La Capelle Road on a November Duski. It frames conflict, peace hopes, and envoy delays amid battlefield desolation and human satisfaction.
Labor notes report wage gains since 1916 with men earning four to six dollars weekly and women advancing two to four dollars. It notes a Memphis street car walkout risk absent wage board reforms and cites a Canadian conciliation board granting carpenters and millwrights increases to 66 and 70 cents per hour.
The article describes tank warfare hardships including heat, crowded crews, and limited visibility through small look out holes. It explains improvised face protection against splash, dangers of fire from armor piercing shells, and the fearsome deaths when tanks burn with trapped crews.
The Commonwealth may name Dr Edward Martin as Pennsylvania health commissioner succeeding Dr Samuel G Dixon. Martin’s broad expertise and urban health experience promise expanded public contact, housing and sewage improvements, and stronger links between department and public in a new era for state health services.
A compact reflection cites lines from Homer’s Iliad about value and peace. It contrasts treasures of Troy with possessions of the poor, noting life’s debt to wisdom rather than wealth. The excerpt presents a contemplative mood on pride and peace.
A fragment from the Dallas News questions the fate of an old fashioned sick man who argued it cheaper to drink than to call a doctor. The line hints at poverty, neglect, and improvised care amid a harsh social scene.
The Kansas City Times cautions against rushing postwar healing after Versailles. It argues wounds from the war must be properly cleansed, instruments removed, and careful examination before binding with healing lotion. The piece predicts Versailles will address Germany with due care despite advocate urges.
Otto H. Kahn’s Boston speech lauds American soldiers as knightly. He recalls Belleau Wood fighting, recounting a French officer’s six words affirming American resolve and duty. He asks if Americans will do their own duty now.
A reflection attributed to Locke on how natural curiosity drives learning. The text argues that without active questioning, children remain ignorant and dull, highlighting curiosity as a catalyst for intellectual development.
A Scots poem praising Dave a Fife hero who fought in Flanders and in old battles. It honors his courage and pious care for his native land and notes his simple life after the war as a thrifty farmer. The piece appears in Edinburgh Scotsman.
A Northwestern fashion aside catalogs statesmen and leaders in overcoats cutaways and ulsters. The piece notes Senator Root Dr Wellington William S. Hart Herbert Hoover John D Rockefeller Jr and the President in orderly fold collars and scarves amid Fifth Avenue throng.
A note from Owen Lata expresses relief and joy at the safe return of a lent book. He thanks the owner for keeping it in decent condition despite mishaps by a friend and his circle. He imagines rebinding it and placing it on the shelf of honor and hints at returning books he himself borrowed.
Historic Harrisburg notes contrast with old riverfront scenes where Conestoga wagons lined the shore below Harris Ferry in earlier days.
Poetic tribute from Chateau Thierry frames Chaplain Thomas F. Coakley as a liberty champion in France. The speaker laments distance from heroic soldiers while remaining undaunted to aid in the crusade for brothers’ freedom amid war’s gloom.
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