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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1917
Page
6
The Budget Council debates wage increases and department funding as it trims the city budget. Officials stress equitable raises, preserving staff since many have gone years without raises, while maintaining street cleaning, repairs, health, and parks. Christmas reflections follow, hoping for the boys to come home and peace on earth.
Senator Penrose warns against fast tracking Hollis amendment to the federal farm loan act authorizing Treasury bonds purchase. He urges careful inquiry into 1918 and 1919 bond plans amid concerns about farm loan bank conduct and broad, rapid spending. Separate notice cites Public Service Commission orders enforcing toll road maintenance on three Lancaster county turnpikes, demanding safe roadbeds and drains despite declining toll revenue.
A call urges publication of a list of individuals who refuse Liberty Bonds and war funds, labeling them disloyal and urging neighbors to report suspected traitors. It threatens moral judgment and stresses vigilance, warning that German and Austrian enemies may be among Americans.
Former Governor John K. Tener argues that baseball should continue during the war, noting outdoor recreation keeps the public from stagnation. He points to players who carried their outfits to France and urges ongoing domestic play as essential diversion.
The New York Democrat Representative Fitzgerald will resign from Congress at year end to return to private practice in New York. He cites family needs and neglected private affairs, relates discontent with the Wilson administration, and notes his role as chair of the Appropriations Committee may pass to Representative Sherley of Kentucky.
Learn to fire your furnace and store fuel economically. If unsure how to handle drafts or fire with different fuels, write to the manufacturer with name date of manufacture and style number to receive the needed information.
Labor notes report sharp rises in women employment in British industry with 84 percent since the war. It cites 25 000 organized among 200 000 workers in Birmingham, shows wage gains on U S railroads and city projects, and notes female workers in many sectors including munitions and moss cutting. It also mentions Canadian harvests and Kansas City clerks seeking shorter weeks alongside other wage actions. The piece blends data with a Christmas poem tribute to mothers and a reflection on wartime labor.
The debate over Newton D. Baker as secretary of war shows two sides arguing he is not man enough for the job or that the White House will not replace appointees. Critics fault his handling of Wood and warn a swap could speed America toward victory, though expectations for change remain low.
Corra Harris writes in the New York Independent about a Georgia valley's wartime resolve. Despite February freezes wrecking crops and repeated meatless days, locals survive on corn bread and dairy, celebrate a robust draft-age population, and send men to Camp Gordon in quiet confidence that they will endure war with dignity.
Elmira Star-Gazette highlights a soldier who served with quiet courage. He supports his wife and seven children, never seeks glory, and endures hardship with a steady, selfless approach.
A brief note from the Kansas City Star touts Wamego Kansas as a beloved home locale with poetic nods to Payne and local pride, contrasting distant places like Elysian Fields and Terra del Fuego. It emphasizes that nothing compares to home.
Read about Keystone Coal and Coke Jamison Coal Company and H C Frick Coke Company planning to hand out candy and fruit at stores and plants this Christmas. Ardmore Pa gains attention for a movie loving dog Fritz owned by Mrs J W Mac Reynolds. A German Austria doubt note ends with a ballad image.
OCR fragments show a comic strip page with lines about microbes a dream antiseptic solution and a marital breach suit. It includes a Christmas stocking question from Sparrow and a Stork joke and an unrecognized ability caption.
Indications project a year of progress on a 27 acre Capitol extension with terraces and a new formal park entrance at Third Walnut and North streets. Plans include wider drives, removal of the Walnut sidewalk, and possible Fourth street closure. Rival property questions near Fish Island are not reopened by the State Board, while Erie snow and a proposed State Insane Hospital site are noted.
Dr Wilmer Krusen, Philadelphia health director, says he would seize coal again for a charitable institution if needed. R B Taylor of Bethlehem to lead antisedition efforts in Northampton. D W Kuhn of Pittsburgh coal administration asks establishments to lend trucks on Sunday to move coal. Cass Morgan named Lackawanna merchantile appraiser, resident of Scranton. Major Russell Beall, Pershing adjutant, hails from Uniontown.
Harrisburg residents are furnishing substantial material for soldiers in the big camps to brighten their holidays. Local groups gather quilts clothing and care packages to support service members away from home.
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