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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1916
Page
1
Harrisburg and vicinity report a year of unparalleled output with ten to forty percent gains in many plants. Orders pile up, wages rise in some shops, and large improvements and new plants are noted as 1917 looks to continue the surge. The year features heavy production from items from baby shoes to shells for foreign governments, signaling broad prosperity.
Pittsburgh December 26 Representative W H Coleman who appears defeated in the Thirtieth Pennsylvania district announced in common pleas court his plan to contest the election of M Clyde Kelley Democrat to the House of Representatives He asked the court to order all ballot boxes brought to the courthouse under guard claiming the votes were counted wrongly and he would have won by about five hundred The court took the request under advisement
Fire on a Camp Hill Valley Railways car started by a short circuit. Motorman J. C. Stoner slipped from the front platform to the road while stamping out flames and the car began to roll down a hill. He signaled the conductor to brake, and the trolley was halted just in time to avert a serious accident.
Mrs. W. C. Liddich of 1009 North Seventh Street was injured when a horse hitched to a Standard Baking wagon bolted after a steam whistle blew. An automobile owned by Vander Maheck at 532 South Cameron Street was damaged as the wagon collided with it. The horse was brought under control after entangling in the harness.
Increasing cloudiness with snow tonight and Wednesday. Warmer tonight with a low near 28. Susquehanna River near stationary and generally frozen with minor changes. ice surface around 4.5 feet Wednesday morning. Temperatures vary by region, with high south and below normal in north districts.
Villa provides protection to foreigners left in Torreon after its seizure and blocks Carranza's rail link northward. The Cedillo brothers disrupt traffic between San Luis Potosi and Tampico as U.S. observers note Villa's campaign plans. Authorities report seditious actions by hotel manager in Mexico and broader unrest across the frontier.
Maryland bulks of activity as the State Educational Association opens its three day convention at the Technical High School in Baltimore. Teachers push for physical education pensions preparedness rural sanitation and more school funds as enrollment nears two thousand.
Edwin R. Cox of Philadelphia opens speakership headquarters at the Commonwealth Hotel with Congressman John R. K. Scott and Frank Morrison. Twin headquarters across the hall to open later, Cox arrived with Scott and Ball. Continued on Page 4.
The imperial government proposes a neutral city for peace talks and lasting settlement. A reply to Wilson’s plan is handed to Ambassador Gerard, reflecting Austria Hungary Bulgaria and Turkey openness to end the conflict and collaborate with the United States.
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