Pershing homecoming in Laclede charms neighbors
Warren Pershing 10 shares Christmas dinner in the old Pershing home with General John J. Pershing Aunt May and Missouri Governor on hand. A public reception follows at the City Mall as locals greet the famed commander in a festive, homey celebration.
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Associated Press
Laclede
Warren Pershing
Dad
Warren
John J. Pershing
May Pershing
Missouri
Mayor Allen
General
General Pershing
Linn County
Susie
Susan Hewitt
Susan
Howdy
John" Laclede
John
Johnny” Pershing
City Mall
Johnny
John Pershing
Jacob Hewitt
Pershing
Miss May Pershing
France
Lincoln, Neb
Cast for the Pageant of the Nativity announced
The Community Service Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce released the complete cast for the Nativity pageant. Joseph Elmer H. Ley Mary Eva Irving Spirit of Christmas Geraldine Powell Three Wise Men William B. Essick B F Dickinson William H. Patrick Angel Ethelyn MacCloskey Shepherds Wirth Mosser John W. German Jr W D Bottgenbach K K Lamey Alison Skinner T W Smedley William Patrick Jr Harry Rochennour H W Lingenfelter William T. Dimmick Sheep from Bonnymead farms Choruses Wednesday Club City Choir Camp Curtin school Girl Scouts
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Community Service Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Joseph
Elmer H. Ley
Mary
Eva Irving
Geraldine Powell
William 8. Essick
B. F. Dickinson
William H. Patrick
Angel
Ethelyn MacCloskey
Shepherds
Wirth Mosser
John W. German, Jr
W. D. Bottgenbach
Weather Summary for Harrisburg Area
Cloudy night with a low near 25 degrees. Cloudy to the west with possible snow in the far north portion. Moderate winds with little change in ice conditions. The Susquehanna River at Harrisburg is expected to hold around 7.5 feet.
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Harrisbers
Harriburg
Judge Reserves Decision on Dog License Fees Claim
Judge George Kunkel reserved ruling in the case brought by County Treasurer Mark Mumma seeking ten cents per dog license issued this year. Mumma said about 4 500 licenses were issued in 1919 with no extra pay from the county. The commissioners argued payment requires court determination as dog tax law lacks such provision. The session also continued Coroner Jacob Eckinger’s appeal of a 1917 surcharge by County Controller Henry W. Gough.
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George Kunkel
Mark Mumma
Mumma
Jacob Eckinger
Henry W. Gough
Eckinger
Gough
Treasury arrest in stock sale probe spans several cities
Eleven brokers were arrested by Treasury officials after an inquiry into a scandal tied to army stock sales. One broker bought fifteen cars of rations, eight delivered to the city, with related cases from Lyon Bordeaux Versailles and Isa Sur Tille continuing. Lloyd George to Paris for talks with Clemenceau next week.
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Associated Presa
Paris
The
Treasury
Montaire
Lyon
Bordeaux
Versailles
Isa-Sur-Tille
Christmas Cookies Extinct As Doods Say Shortage Hits Yuletide Treats
The Good Housewife laments a sugar shortage wiping out sandtarts fruit cake and other old Christmas confections. Mournful note says mince pies and plum puddings will compensate this year as families lack their traditional sweets.
Turkey Prices and Local Market Outlook Ahead of Christmas
Dealers report turkey prices ranging from 38 to 75 cents per pound with some choice birds at 60 cents live weight. Downtown dealers average about 55 cents live weight, many at 65 cents drawn with feathers. Birds from Cumberland and Perry counties sold as low as 38 cents live weight, and forecast expects ample supply for tomorrow's market before Christmas.
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Cumberland County
Perry County
Virgo Charged With Operation On Miss Tabor
Lawton Michigan December 23 A signed statement by Mrs Sarah I Tabor 80 mother of the linguist whose body was found in a basement trunk accuses Joseph Virgo of performing an illegal operation on Maude Tabor Assistant Prosecutor Glenn Warner said the document spans thirty pages and contradicts the inquest account
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Lawton
Mich
Joseph Virgo
Maude Tabor
Sarah I. Tabor
Glenn Warner
Petlura Troops Surrounded Near Berditchev Ukraine
A wireless dispatch from Moscow reports that General Petlura forces, aligned against the Bolsheviks, are surrounded by Soviet troops near Berditchev in Kiev province, about 24 miles south of Zhitomir, according to the Ast Press London report dated December 23.
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Ast
London
Petlura
Ukraine
Berditchev
Kiev
Zhitomir
Moscow
Ginger cake recipe uses brown sugar and molasses
A note explains that some sweets could be diverted for other uses and that youngsters may have to settle for ginger cake made with brown sugar and molasses.
Paris Doubts Early Ratification Of German Peace Pact
Paris reports that French officials deem rapid ratification of the German Peace Treaty impossible. German delegation head Kurt von Lersner said he must return to Berlin to consult his government on the Allied reply, stressing no rupture of negotiations despite the trip.
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Paris
Berlin
Paul Durasta
Kurt von Lersner
Herr von Lersner
M. Durasta
Herr von Leisner
McClain to Head Pennsylvania Price Board
Governor Sproul will seek Justice Department approval to name Frank B. McClain Lancaster director of the State Welfare Commission as fair price commissioner for Pennsylvania. McClain active with defense bodies and ran Welfare Commission work since last summer. Critics questioned plan but Sproul notes McClain’s familiarity with the issues and support from state officials.
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Department of Justice
Frank B. McClain
Lancaster
State Welfare Commission
Pennsylvania
McClain
Council of National Defense
State Defense Commission
Welfare Commission
Howard Heinz
Sproul
Washington
Elaborate Pageant of Nativity Set Near Capitol
Last minute rehearsals underway for the Pageant of the Nativity to be staged on the plaza in front of the Capitol. A stage with a manger and Spirit of Christmas girl will center the tableaux as seven hundred choristers, organists, and civic groups prepare musical numbers from Adeste Fideles to Silent Night.
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Capitol Building
Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce
Community Service Bureau
Christeans
V. Grant Ferrer
Girl Scouts
Camp Curtin School
Adeste Tidelis
King Wenceslas
Curtin School
Bethlehem
Herald Angles
Manger
Orient
Wealthy Couple Robbed in Knickerbocker Hotel Rooms
In New York a wealthy Dallas pair, Mr and Mrs Aloysius Broderick, were attacked in their Knickerbocker Hotel suite. robbers pried the door, bound Mrs Broderick, struck Mr Broderick, and escaped with jewelry valued at about 4000 dollars. Two suspects Raymond Rodriguez and Adriano Heya were arrested nearby.
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New York
Associated Press
Aloysius Broderick
Dallas
Texas
Knickerbocker
Broderick
Store Thieves Held Under Close Watch by Pinkertons
Belle Daley of Steelton was arrested yesterday in the Bowman department store by Pinkerton detectives. She faces $500 bail and a hearing before Alderman Hilton after being found with furs gloves jewelry and silk hosiery taken from several stores. A second woman was arrested and discharged after her husband was notified as stores remained under guard by special detectives.
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William A. Stringer
Minneapolis
JL. E. Seitz
Department of Mechanical Equipment
Seitz
Stringer
A. A. Greenhill
C. A. Simonds
Aise
Belle Daley
Steelton
Bowman
Pinkerton
Daley
Alderman Hilton
Mary Beehn Triggers City Fire Alarm Chaos
Mary Beehn a 40 year old woman in New York rang a fire alarm box while seeking contraband whisky after paying a bootlegger five dollars. Fire crews police reserves and an insurance patrol rushed to the upper west side before she was arrested for disorderly conduct and given water at the police station.
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New York
Upper West Side
Mary Beehn
Mary
$1000 Back Pay Checks Sent to Pennsy Shop Workers
Pennsylvania and Reading shop employees receive back pay totaling various amounts. Two men will get $1000 each, one in Lucknow blacksmith department and another in Philadelphia Division. Some checks span periods from January 1 or May 1, with amounts from $10 to $200 and larger installments to cover wages due.
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Pennsy Shop
Pennsylvania
Reading
Harrisburg
Lucknow
Philadelphia
Sims Refuses Medal Over Alleged Discrimination
Admiral William Sims declines the Distinguished Service Medal awarded by President Wilson amid controversy. He writes Secretary Daniels criticizing alleged discrimination in the Navy awards process and says actions are being compiled for Congress.
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Washington
William §. Sims
Germany
Wilson
Daniels
Sims
Congress
Danieln
Dig
Printer Arrested For Attempt to Defraud
Garrett S Wyckoff of Pennington New Jersey was arrested in Mechanicsburg while working in a printing office. United States Deputy Marshal Harvey T Smith issued the Newark New Jersey warrant. Wyckoff and several others allegedly planned a publication called Our Boys to aid soldiers sailors and marines and used the proposed magazine to defraud.
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New Cumberland Army Reserve Depot
War Department
Department of Justice
United States
Harvey T. Smith
William A. Stringer
Inspector General's Department
Harrisburg
New Cumberland
Garrett S. Wyckoff
Pennington
N. J
Mechanicsburg
Newark
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Marion County
A. B. Anderson
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