Wilson Gathering Odds and Ends In Fashioning Peace
Paris dispatch reports President Wilson's talks with Allied leaders move toward finalizing preliminary peace work. Hoover to lead food relief. U S seeks cooperative food and shipping solutions for hungry nations. Wilson Sorbonne address draws attention as shift toward league of nations ideas gains momentum.
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Wilson
Associated Press
Paris
England
United States
Herbert C. Hoover
Hoover
League of Nations
Hntente
Sorbonne
William J. Bryan
Great Britain
Bryan
Germany
Berlin
Viscount James Bryce
Clemenceau
Orlando
Sonnino
Pershing March and Bliss to Continue as Generals
Washington December 23 Bestowal of the permanent rank of general on John J Pershing commander of the American Forces in France Peyton March chief of staff and Tasker H Bliss military representative at the Supreme War Council and a permanent rank of Lieutenant General on Hunter Liggett and Robert L Bullard commanding the First and Second armies was asked by Secretary Baker today in a letter to Chairman Dent of the House Military Committee
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Washington
John J. Pershing
France
Peyton
March
Tasker H. Bliss
Supreme War Council
Hunter Liggett
Robert L. Bullard
Baker
Dent
House Military Committee
Weather forecast for Harrisburg and Eastern Pennsylvania
Harrisburg area fair and cooler tonight with a low around 40. Tuesday will see increasing cloudiness. Eastern Pennsylvania fair with rising clouds and moderate north and northeast winds.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
The Wilsons Shop in Paris Christmas Visit
Paris dispatch reports President and Mrs. Wilson in the city spending Christmas in the midst of events from the war zone. Wilson reportedly slipped from the Murat residence to roam the shopping district on foot unrecognized, while Mrs. Wilson shopped alone at odd hours. Santa Claus is expected to visit their special train en route to Chaumont.
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Paris
White House
City Soldiers Send Greetings From The Rhine
Harrisburg youths of the Twenty eighth Division in France send Christmas wishes home and assure health and cheer in camp or on the march. They note the war’s end but warn homes to welcome them patiently, as their stay overseas remains part of a larger task.
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Harrisburg
Viinity
France
Twenty-eighth
Harry Nelson Bassler
Second Reformed Church
Howard S. Williams
Cc. J. Smith
Atlantic
Quinn Attorney Seeks Probe Into Railways Books
Public Service Commission considers subpoena to allow an accountant to audit the Harrisburg railways company led by C F Quinn. Attorney Arthur Rupley seeks verification of fare collections on workers’ specials to Steelton, while defense demands a certified expert. The first witness, Charles Sherlock, claims about a quarter of fares for workmen specials were not rung up.
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Harrisburg
C. F. Quinn
Public Service Commission
Arthur Rupley
Charles L. Bailey
Wolfe & Bailey
Railways Company
Charles Sherlock
Steelton
Christmas rush crowds Harrisburg stores and postal offices
Harrisburg amid historic Christmas bustle as clerks work long hours and gift packages flood in. A local housewife estimates a full family dinner for four, including five pound turkey and stuffing, at about one dollar and forty eight cents, reflecting practical budgeting amid rising prices.
Bavaria shuts down for coal saving decree
Munich reports all Bavarian industries with more than ten workers must close from December 23 to January 2 to conserve coal. Workers will receive ninety percent of wages, with employers reclaiming two thirds from the local communities under a state treasury directive to safeguard industries.
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Associated Press
Munich
Pennsylvania Railroads Strained By War Traffic
The Pennsylvania Railroad faces severe congestion as passenger volume exceeds 1917 levels by over 50 percent. With little new equipment since 1917, officials report daily use of 455 coaches for workers and about 3,000 discharged soldiers travel beyond regular furloughs, prompting efforts to obtain equipment from other lines.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Harrisburg
Norris
Longaker
Pennsylvania
Ebert Regime Faces Crisis Over Cabinet Resignations
Zurich reports the German government under Ebert facing a new crisis as minority cabinet members resign their posts in Berlin. The turmoil follows ongoing political instability amid postwar challenges and shifting party support.
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Ebert
Associated Press
Zurich
Berlin
30 000 GOAL IS SOUGHT IN RED CROSS CAMPAIGN
Harrisburg residents evaluate Red Cross effort at the courthouse bulletin board surveying blocks for 100 per cent membership. A comment notes a Thirteenth and Market street block lacking emblems and a doctor on that block is cited as not displaying any war relief symbols. The piece follows with a separate report of a derailment near West Newton, Pa. where three people died and several injured after train 66 derailed south of Pittsburgh.
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RED Cross
Harrisburg
Thirteenth
Market Streets
Newton
Pittsburgh
Baltimore and Ohio
Wilhelm Hohenzollern to Hold Christmas at Amerongen Castle
London reports ex ruler William Hohenzollern plans a German style Christmas with a drawing room chapel at Amerongen Castle. Berlin blocks the court chaplain, so a German missionary from Zeist will preach while Hohenzollern delivers the sermon. Guests are limited to Count Von Bentinck family and the ex-emperor’s suite. trees carved by Herr Hohenzollern.
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Associated Press
London
William Hohenzollern
Daily Express
Amsterdam
Amerongen Castle
Ernest von Dryander
Berlin
Holland
Zeist
Amerongen
Herr Hohenzollern
von, Bentinck
Count von Bentinck
Victoria
Germany
Windsor Castle
White Christmas Possible Yet Rain Expected Says Weather Bureau
Weather bureau officials in Harrisburg caution that a white Christmas is possible but rain remains likely. Forecasts indicate increasing cloudiness and temperatures returning to normal, with no firm certainty about snow versus rain for Christmas morning.
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City Weather Bureau
Harrisburg
Weather Bureau
City editor finds subscriber a wife in Harrisburg appeal
A Lebanon man sought a new wife through the Harrisburg Telegraph, offering his details: 35, 5'6", 150 pounds, brown hair and eyes, two sons aged 8 and 5, hard working and steady. He desires a woman aged 25 to 35, with a kind heart, willing to be a wife, housekeeper, and mother, and asks respondents to address letters to "Husband" at the editorial rooms.
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Lebanon
Harrisburg Telegraph
Program for Tree Service and Municipal Band Concert
The program lists a tree service event followed by a Municipal Band concert titled My Concert by Municipal Band. It includes prayers by Bishop Philip St Mc Devitt and the Rev Dr J B Markward, a soldiers chorus, and carols such as There’s a Long Long Trail Little Town of Bethlehem It Came Upon a Midnight Clear Keep the Home Fires Burning Joy to the World Hark the Herald Angels Sing and a doxology.
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Philip St. Mc Devitt
Bethlehem
J. B. Markward
Herald Angels
Doxology
Christmas Eve Carols to Be Sung at Tree in Market Square
The Municipal Band under Frank Blumenstein will open the Christmas Eve program at the Market Square tree with patriotic and Yaletine tunes. At 9:15 the community singing led by Flavel L. Wright will begin, followed by prayers from Bishop McDevitt and Rev. Dr. J. B. Markward. Soldiers' chorus invites all veterans and those furloughed to participate as electricians finish decorating the tree.
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Market Square
Frank Blumenstein
Flavel L. Wright
Bishop McDevitt
J. B. Markward
Nurses Needed To Battle New Wave Of Spanish Grip
Mrs. Lyman Gilbert urged registered and practical nurses to aid the Red Cross as influenza cases rise. Headquarter calls reach as many as a dozen daily, with mothers often ill and physicians stretched. Two new patients at Harrisburg Hospital, Harry Errick and Knute Dimler, are gravely ill. Cedric lands U S troops from Liverpool, adding to wartime movement.
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Red Cross
Lyman D. Gilbert
Gilbert
Harrisburg
Harry Errick
Thirteenth
Market Streets
Moose Club
Knute Dimeler
Frances Street
Steelton
Ambulance Towboat Sinks After Grounding Near Coast
A distressed report details a vessel that ran aground between Galilee and Seabright. Crewmembers evacuated into small boats as rescue teams responded to the incident and assessed injuries among the crew.
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Galilee
Seabright
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