The Yukon Trail Heist on Kamazin Claims
Big Bill Macy and Gordon Elliot scheme to extract the Kamaz inh claims with Holt and Selfridge aiding. A guard is knocked out and the four bound men are left under a mosquito net as the party plans to haul supplies back toward Ramatlah amid threats and tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bill
Elliot
Macy
Cap
Dad
Holt
Chence
Sordon
George
Gordon
Hle
Elilor
Big Bill Macy
Gordon Elliot
Selfridge
Providence
Mr. Macy
Wild Goose Creek
Durden
Bill Macy
Bill
Holway
Old Gideon
Ramatlah
Macdonald
Guttenchilds
Elliot Dud
Educators Prepare for 68th Pennsylvania Education Association Meeting
State educational officers head to Johnstown for the sixty eighth annual meeting led by President Dr Charles Davis of Steelton. Governor Brumbaugh will address taxation and schools while Dr C P Cornmun presents retirement fund results and C R Dooley discusses Westinghouse educational initiatives. A memorial service for Henry Houck will honor the late association leader as wartime education problems and agricultural education are on the agenda with notable educators expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Educational Department
Johnstown
Pennsylvania State Educational Association
Charles 8. Davis
Steelton
Martin G. Brumbaugh
C. P. Cornmun
Philadelphia
C. R., Dooley
Westinghouse
Henry Houck
Association
Nathan C. Schaeffer
J. George Becht
L. H. Dennis
Civic Club Aids Tuberculosis Patients With Clothing Drive
Harrisburg Civic Club sent four barrels and six large boxes of warm clothing to Mt. Alto sanatorium for TB patients. Mrs. William Bailey led the committee, thanking Witmer Schwarz, Dives Pomeroy Stewart, Bowman & Co. for discounts. Items include overcoats, hosiery, shirts, nightgowns, outerwear, and children and adult garments for men and women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg Civic Club
Mt. Alto
William Bailey
Witmer-Schwarz Company
Pomeroy and Stewart
Bowman & Co
Ellsworth Kruger Home Furlough Over Christmas
Ellsworth Kruger of the 18th Signal Field Battalion at Camp Jackson Columbia South Carolina is on a seven day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs William Kruger of 1826 Logan Street. He recently took the exam for promotion to non commissioned officer at Camp Jackson after three months training. Previously he worked in the passenger yard of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The 318th Battalion is led by Captain Elkins and Kruger praises the camp officers for their care and concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellsworth Kruger
Camp Jackson
Columbia
South Carolina
William ©. Kruger
Logan Street
Kruger
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Elkins
Sunshine Society Hosts Christmas Party for City Children
The Roberta Disbrow Lloyd Sunshine Society held a holiday party in Cathedral Hall for crippled and shut in children. A large decorated tree, music, stories by Mrs. Keffer and Mrs. Royland, warm underclothes, hosiery, ice cream, cake, and gift bags were provided to each child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberta Disbrow Lloyd Sunshine Society
Cathedral Hall
Harry G. Keffer
Mary Snyder Royland
Frederic E. Downes
James Thompson
Mary McReynolds
A. E. Shirey
Charles Dobbs
George Reed
Mary Miller
Births Reported for Helena Houser and Katharine Naugle
Mr and Mrs Henry Ball Houser of Ithaca New York announce the birth of a daughter Helena Houser on December 22 1917. Mr and Mrs William R Naugle of 2176 Brookwood Street announce the birth of a daughter Katharine Sara Naugle on December 18 1917. Mrs Naugle was Sara Bowers before marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ball Houser
Ithaca
N. Y
Harrisburgers
Helena Houser
William R. Naugle
Brookwood Street
Katharine Sara Naugle
Naugle
Sara Bowers
Miss Carrie Miller Weds Russell K Patterson in Lutheran Church
A Saturday ceremony at Rutaburg Lutheran Church joined Miss Carrie Miller and Russell K Patterson son of J O Patterson. The bride wore midnight blue chif fon broadcloth with a matching French picture hat and roses. After a honeymoon to Buffalo Niagara Falls and Pittsburgh the couple will live at 1816 North Fifth Street. Patterson works for the Philadelphia and Reading railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutsburg Lutheran Church
Carrie Miller
Russell K. Patterson
J. O. Patterson
North Fourth Street
A. W. Stamets
G. G. Miller
North Fifth Street
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Pittsburgh
Governor Brumbaugh Breaks Two Precedents Day Before Christmas
Governor Brumbaugh found his Capitol office closed due to his own order to shutter from Saturday to Wednesday for Christmas, and he admitted breaking two precedents by entering the building and receiving a telegram. He noted General Glenn would miss the January 12 patriotic meeting, to be replaced by Captain Dobie, with ex President Taft as chief speaker and house guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol
E. F. Glenn
Camp Sherman
Dobie
Camp Lee
Taft
Captain Riddle to Speak on Sanitary Work at Army Cantonments
Captain William C. Riddle, U S Sanitary Corps and division sanitary engineer at Camp Jackson South Carolina, visits Harrisburg this week his second trip this year. He will address the Engineers Society of Pennsylvania at 31 South Front Street Friday night on Sanitary Work at Army Cantonments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Riddle
United States Sanitary Corps
Camp Jackson
South Carolina
Harrisburg
Engineers’ Society of Pennsylvania
South Front Street
Coxestown Sunday School Repeats Christmas Cantata
Children of Coxestown Methodist Episcopal Sunday School will present a Christmas cantata on Christmas night at 7 30. The first presentation on Saturday night was a fine success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coxestown Methodist Episcopal Sunday School
Red Cross Christmas Aid Reaches Venice and Italy
The American Red Cross plans Christmas relief for Italian soldiers in trenches and Venice hospitals. B Harvey Carroll Jr the American consul will lead a convoy. gifts include socks tobacco sweets and food. Civilians 1200 fed. 800 meals at one soup kitchen and 400 at another. art treasures moved from Venice. Pope Benedict rumored to influence Austrian shelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Venice
B. Harvey Carroll, Jr
American Red Cross
Carroll
di Viterfranchesca
Piave
Benedict
Siave
Civilians seek escape from Venice aided by city and Red Cross
The court ordered William J. McLaughlin to pay one month of support to his wife Catharine A. McLaughlin for herself and their children. Judge George Kunkel questioned him amid allegations of attention to another woman, leading to a suit for alienation of affections by Mrs. McLaughlin. Meanwhile a stove accident at 1105 North Sixth Street damaged bedding and articles worth about 50 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. McLaughlin
Catharine A. McLaughlin
George Kunkel
McLaughlin
R. C. Burton
North Sixth Street
Two Small Fires Extinguished by City Fire Dept
Two small fires were put out this morning by the city fire department. A rubbish pile in the back yard of William Jauss at 228 South Second Street was ablaze and needed firefighting efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jauss
South Second Street
Christmas Dance at Winterdale in Orchestra Night
Christmas Dance at Winterdale slated for Tuesday evening December 25 with Updegrove's big first orchestra. Admission 25 and 50 cents, advance tickets available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winterdale
Updegrove
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International News Service
By McManus
Iachanuss
Yukon Trail
William MacLeod Raine
India
Ceylon
Tetley
Gentane Remedies Company, Inc
Masonic Temple
Cincinnati
Ohio
Gorgas Drug Stores
N. Third Street
Penna
Horlick
Gonssmnnn & Co
N. Third St
Civic Club
Elwood Fairley
Youngstown
John DeGray
Julian and
Richard DeGray
Cottage Ridge
Harold Berkeley
Fort Oglethorpe
E. J. Stackpole
Walter Bruce Caldwell
Sharon
Roswell Compton
New Haven
Conn
J. N. Compton
Hummel Street
Anna Margaret Miller
Herman P. Miller, Jr
California
Rudolph Jenkins
Russell Patterson
Texas
Edna Herman
Camp Hill
San Antonio
George W. Rupp
William H. Eby, Jr
North Front Street
Brumbaugh
The
State
RED Cross
Italy
Ducal
St. Marks
Municipality
City
Consulman & Co
N. 3Rd St
Auemas
West Shore Bakery
West Shore
L. M. Bricker
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