Smoke drives fund for soldiers in eastern boxing event
An energetic audience at an eastern boxing tournament raised 6000 to send tobacco to American troops in France. Spectators donated generously, with Johnny Murphy giving 450 and a Benny Leonard glove buyer paying 250, while announcer rhetoric urged readers to donate weekly. The piece frames tobacco as a morale item for soldiers, noting France’s tobacco shortage and urging readers to contribute.
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Yankees
Johnny Murphy
Benny Leonard
Freddy Kelly
France
Steamer Naples Returns to British Port After Mine Blast
Atlantic Port December 22 The British steamship City of Naples, reported sunk by a submarine, arrived safely after striking a mine. Officers feared serious damage and returned to port for hull examination, but the explosion proved negligible and the vessel resumed its voyage. The accident occurred December 5 while five days out from port, with an American ship in convoy reporting the sinking story.
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Atlantic
Naples
Regular Wednesday market to be held at Chestnut Street Market
The regular Wednesday market will be held at the Chestnut Street Market next week. A special market will run from 2 PM to 10 PM on Monday to aid Christmas shoppers stock up provisions. Crossed wires caused smoke at Walnut and Third. Friendship Fire Company responded to protect a new hotel. no damage occurred.
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Chestnut Street
Walnut
Third Streets
Friendship Fire Company
Harrisburg Lad Enlists for Advanced Naval Wireless Telegraph
Harrisburg lad R. S. Book, a third class radio electrician, has left the United States Naval Radio Training Station in Philadelphia for Harvard Radio Station Cambridge Mass to take an advanced course in wireless telegraphy. A former student of Technical High School and Harrisburg Business College, he had been employed by the Philadelphia and Reading railways as assistant car demurrage clerk. He is expected home for the Christmas holidays.
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Book
United States Naval Radio Training Station
Philadelphia
Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
M Book
Technical High School
Harrisburg Business College
Reading Railways
Chalmers Hot Spot Makes Start in Seventeen Seconds
Detroit news recounts a cold weather test of the Chalmers hot-spot starting a five passenger car on a December night. Observers from New York newspapers witnessed a complete carburetion within three and a half minutes despite a cold start and poor fuel end point. The test, with eight degree average radiator readings, highlighted efficiency and pulling power from inferior gasoline.
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Detroit
Chalmers
Detroit Athletic Club
Art Winter
Detroit Testing Laboratory
Schipper
Willys-Knight Chosen for Bankhead Path-Finding Trip
The Willys-Knight car owned by Harper Overland Co. of Washington DC was selected for the Bankhead path finding run from Washington to Atlanta under the Bankhead Highway Association. Senator Bankhead joined the party and Alfred Hazelwood drove the vehicle with noted discretion despite rough roads along the route.
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Willys-Knight
Harper Overland Company
Washington, D. C
Bankhead
Washington
Atlanta
Bankhead Highway Association
Senator Bankhead
A. G. Batchelder
American Automobile Association
Knight
Alfred Hazelwood
Teachers Back at Former Desks in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania public schools bring back former teachers to fill gaps caused by wartime attrition. The State Board of Education reports heavy recruitment of women who left teaching years ago to re-enter the profession, with aims to keep the system functioning despite readjustments and outside pressures.
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Aia Board of Education
Voay
State Board of Education
J. George Becht
Pennsylvania
Pat
Central Democrats Aid Red Cross When New Officers Are Nominated
The Central Democratic Club members collected 26 Red Cross memberships last night and a 26 cross badge will hang in the club window. Officers nominated for 1918 include President Fred K. Morgenthale and Vice President R. Bernheise.
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Central Democrats
Red Cross
Central Democratic Club
Fred KE. Morgenthale
R. Bernheise
Harry K. Phillips
James G. Miles
David K. Young
Ross P. McGann
IE. Winemille
Geo. Marshall
House Committee
Charles I. Moeslein
William Graham
James Maul
Charles Duttenhoffer
Joseph Lescure
H. A. Walmer
Charles B. McConkey
William T. Cahaley
J. J. Lutz
Irvin Johnson
Roy Hatfield
William Swartz
George Wilder
Finding of Board Gives Men Back Pay
The Conciliation Board umpire Charles P. Neill rules thousands of stripping employes in the anthracite field who work over eight hours daily are entitled to the same wage increase given company workers on April 25, 1917. The back pay accrues from the time the company workers were raised, totaling thousands of dollars and marking one of the year’s largest finds for the men.
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Associated Press
Marleton
Charles P. Neill
Washington
Conciliation Board
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Toacco
Chences Gageo Sre Pills
H. Schenck & Son
RCLA
Havana
New York
New York and
Cuba
S. S. Co
Wall Street
Kodaks
Air
Keen-Kutter
Firearms and Ammunition
Cohen’s Sporting Goods Store
Market Street
Subway
Cohen
Harrisburg
Naval
BELL
United
Urs
Yuletide
Brigadell
Atlantic City
N. J
Amplifiee
Consulman & Co
N. Third St
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