This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1916
Page
8
Federal statistics show U S railroads earned 1 098 billion in 1916 with eastern lines leading. Nine month returns reach 785 558 266, while expenses rose about 11 percent and gross receipts climbed 25 percent. For every mile operated about 15 655 in gross and 4 774 net.
Yard and division rosters list crews going after specified times in Harrisburg and Enola. The Philadelphia Division shows first trains departing after 4 p. m with engineers firemen conductors and flagmen named. middle divisions note lay offs and up crews. Enola side details crews to depart after 3 45 p. m and 2 10 p. m with specific engine and brakeman assignments.
Dauphin county court will hear the appeal from Harrisburg Railways after two workers were fined for alleged violation of a borough ordinance on fire apparatus right of way. Fire Chief Malehorn charged the crew with refusing to stop during a car incident at Front and Swatara streets.
Mrs N L Harrison of 233 Briggs Street Harrisburg Pennsylvania says she felt pains in every bone and could not sleep before Tanlac. She reports improved energy and no aches after taking the tonic, while Tanlac is being introduced at Gorgas Drug Store with a representative explaining its merits.
Several thousand attended Middletown's Christmas celebration in Center Square with a Liberty band concert. St Peter's Lutheran Church Sunday school class elected officers and planned a New Year's party while Pennsylvania Railroad builds 90 one story homes for laborers near Division Street ahead of January.
Harrisburg hosts a large education convention with Taft speeches and many panels on finances schooling rural health and retirement funds. State officials educators and guests from Pittsburgh Reading Simmons and Columbia will speak or attend. The event aims to boost attendance and push for new laws aiding schooling statewide. New half dollars to circulate January 2.
Jere S Black dies after an illness and surgery. A prominent York lawyer, he directed Pennsylvania Democratic reorganization and led the Bryan League in 1908. He faced bankruptcy in Scranton in 1910 with liabilities around 429000 and assets near 275000, leaving a large estate but financial embarrassment.
Thieves looted chicken coops around Goldsboro and Lewisberry, taking 200 to 400 birds. Many were offered for sale in Harrisburg markets, with farmers like R. Fisher and Jacob Connolly reporting large losses. In Mechanicsburg Catherine Hailman, 79, died and funeral services were set for the next day at St. John's Cemetery.
Officials review factory books for 1916 year end as raw material costs cut profits slightly but new orders and capacity work boost output. Overtime and 24 hour operation common. Wake increases employment and factory directors grant voluntary wage hikes amid strong demand and a reportedly prosperous year.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.