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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1916
Page
6
Harrisburg salutes the Governor's Troop returning from duty with the same orderly pride shown at their summer send off. The men, ready to serve if needed, faced rough odds without faltering, proving themselves as military-minded citizens deserving trust and celebration.
The design calls for battle cruisers displacing 34,800 tons with a 14 inch 50 caliber main battery of ten guns in four turrets. Eight 5 inch anti torpedo guns and eight 21 inch torpedo tubes are planned. Crews will total 1,274. The article touts the ships as a peace of mind for Europe America and Asia and mocks civilian shortages.
The Harrisburg Telegraph urges cheerful holiday spirit and urges readers to back the Y M C A as it reshapes its program to serve a growing industrial community. It notes city illness and calls for community support for possible building additions and expanded activities.
Names listed for the Republican caucus include Richard J. Baldwin Delaware Edwin R. Cox Philadelphia Nelson McVicar Allegheny George W. Williams Tioga and Joseph H. Phillips Clearfield Some may announce whether they will follow the caucus decision The Times notes strategic moves by McVicar Williams and Cox amid local option leanings and party dynamics with other state appointments and rumors of resignations and reassignments across the Brumbaugh administration
The article mix reflects wartime mood with remarks on Allies rejecting a German peace offer and the grim prospect of repartition. It notes Villa’s promise to Carranza forces for Christmas and the public’s fragile tolerance of rising prices as the season approaches.
The December Art World prints Henry Van Dyke's first poem since resigning as American minister to Holland. Dated September 28, The Name of France extols France as a symbol guiding mankind toward freedom and light, urging courage and shared sacrifice in defense of a free world.
The Christian Science Monitor argues that Maine's long standing prohibition has strengthened public welfare, while Kansas tightened rules to curb illicit liquor. It contends licensed Boston shows higher arrests and costs, with prohibition yielding broader social gains and less disorder.
A fragment from Henry Van Dyke dated September 28, 1916 exhorts naming France as a symbol of freedom and learning. It envisions a name like a star guiding mankind, imagining three million men united to defend liberty and a world free from oppression.
A reader recalls a humorous Christmas moment as a person inquired if she would give a present and expressed desire for a wallpaper serving tray, a lighthearted exchange during the holiday season.
A lighthearted item notes a broken car horn prompting quips about a newer sport skirt for Ethel. The brief reads as a local comic snippet with playful banter and a friendly tone.
Reports to the State Game Commission say Evening quail from southern Mexico fail to adapt to Pennsylvania climate. secretary Dr Joseph Kalbfus notes no disease and warns losses are mounting as birds are housed and fed. He expects deer kills to fall slightly from last year despite more bucks in Lycoming Clinton and central counties.
F M Kirby of Wilkes Barre is named Lafayette trustee. Judge Raymond MacNeille, former Philadelphia municipal court counsel, resigns. Highway Commissioner Frank B Black and his brother plan a coal venture near Somerset. Councilman Robert Garland proposes a Pittsburgh tunnel plan for city traffic. Ex-Senator J H Thompson, visiting on insurance matters, says law practice is tougher than militia service at the border.
Historic Harrisburg records show provincial officials meeting with Indians at Harris Ferry as early as 1740. Buffalo official Charles B. Hill argues city dividends come back as public welfare through service, not dollars, noting Kan City can supply coal to the needy at cost despite obstacles.
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