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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1916
Page
1
Washington observers await foreign capitals response as officials clarify President Wilson's note to belligerents. Diplomats consider the United States as a potential clearing house for neutral views and possible terms, with advisers urging their governments to follow suit.
Wichita Kansas reports a devastating blaze at the Kansas Masonic Home early today. At least five people are believed dead with several injured and many residents exposed to eight below zero conditions. Two burned bodies were recovered. only the chapel and hospital survived while losses reach about 250000. The fire began in the boiler room and spread before a passerby alerted authorities.
John Yates of the Associated Aid Societies appeals for a temporary home for two boys aged 3 and 4 whose mother is hospitalized. The boys are at the Associated Aid office awaiting a Santa volunteer to care for them over the Christmas holiday.
Wair and much colder tonight with lows around 10 degrees. Saturday will be fair and cold with strong northwest winds diminishing by morning. Susquehanna and branches fall slowly or stay steady with ice possibly causing local changes. river stage about 3.8 feet Saturday morning. Highest 38, lowest 20, mean 34. New moon Sunday at 3:30 AM. Moon phase and sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 4:44 PM.
A major cold wave with 30 plus mph winds is due in Harrisburg tonight and may linger until late Christmas Day with a possible snow. Rain totaling nearly an inch fell overnight. downtown streets melted some snow though outskirts remain covered. Temperatures may drop to 10 tonight and rise only to 20 tomorrow, with northwest winds easing by morning.
Paris December 21 Premier Briand proposals to curb spirits manufacture and sale win broad public support yet are met with stern opposition from the National Wine and Spirit Trade Association. The group condemns the measure as an attack on trade and civil rights, arguing it would trigger indemnities running into hundreds of millions of francs and crush a major export sector.
At Field Headquarters in Mexico on December 22 the American expedition prepares one of its grandest Christmas festivities outside the United States. Soldiers are relieved from nonessential duties for three days as a 85 foot illuminated pine tree is raised with an 400 voice chorus rehearsing carols and patriotic songs. Twenty four infantrymen handle two beeves barbecuing for the celebration. Red Cross and anonymous donors have sent thousands of presents for every soldier. The tree was brought from a Virgin forest thirty five miles away by eighteen trucks carrying greens to the camp.
Georgetown Del December 22 Mr and Mrs George Hatfield of this place celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at home last evening He credits his long married life to never having liquor since marriage and advises young couples to banish whisky From homes Mrs Charles D Cadwallader of Philadelphia known as Jennie Wallace died at her home in Philadelphia of pneumonia Attending relatives include Mrs Samuel Jr M McCarrell sister and Thomas L Wallace brother Judge and Mrs McCarrell and Mrs Anne Wallace McClain will attend funeral services tomorrow from the Cadwallader home.
In Wilmington a U S District Court jury found Charles Miller and Raymond McCune guilty of using the mails to promote a defrauding scheme tied to a Peruvian gold mining project. Miller received a mercy recommendation. trial spanned over three weeks.
The Harrisburg Telegraph in partnership with John Yates of the Associated Aid Societies distributes Christmas trees and trimming envelopes to more than a hundred needy children. Tiny Tims arrive with hopeful eyes as Santa hands out the Canadian spruce trees brought from a British empire corner, lifting spirits amid winter hardship.
In Budapest a plan for King Charles coronation was finalized with Count Tisza chosen paladin to place the crown. King Charles arrives December 27 for a December 30 ceremony as decorations begin despite war.
Miss Mary P. Backenstoss is named Queen of the Mummers for the New Year's Day parade. Harry Beck of the Majestic theater arranges a handsome float with the Queen riding. Virginia Eisenberger leads the guards as captain while Girls' Club members train as fairies and guards for the procession.
The Telegraph reports Senator William C. Sproul of Delaware County announced his candidacy for Governor at a Ridley Township Republican meeting. The piece also notes Democratic leaders backed Vance McCormick and describes Sproul’s announcement amid a vaudeville show.
British forces push toward Kut el Amara on the Tigris while resuming the march toward Baghdad. El Arish in Egypt is reported captured, 90 miles from the Suez Canal as Russian forces report German officers killed after escaping Siberian camps in Mongolia.
Bethlehem Steel head Charles M Schwab vows to turn over the 1 000 000 rounds a month capacity to the government at need with no strings attached He says the plant will be used as the government sees fit and the price for materials will be set by the government Meanwhile Jersey Assembly names a stenographer to Mercer county with George Poinsett proposed for the post and warned he may not qualify for stenography duties
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