State offices move toward Harrisburg center
General Snyder advocates concentrating all State officials in Harrisburg and argues against maintaining temporary quarters outside the capital. The Auditor General backs permanent Supreme Court quarters in the Capitol and supports consolidating state government here during reconstruction. Harrisburg supports Capitol Park development and funding for the Walnut street to State street bridge viaduct.
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Snyder
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Commonwealth
Supreme Court
Court of Last Resort
Capitol
Brown
Sprout
Susquehanna
Capitol Park
Walnut Street
State Street
State law codifiers push bills. session may adjourn early
Commissions handling health insurance and old age pension issues will introduce bills in the next Legislature. Public sentiment supports adjourning by mid April as new administration plans a practical program. After long sessions, weary members favor swift action and a shorter term with clearer direction.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Legislature Eyed For Short Busy Session
The article criticizes previous Philadelphia political delays and predicts a streamlined session with no presiding officer battles. The Governor is described as experienced, with bills prepared and adjournment likely early to keep the state active and efficient.
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Delphia
Philadelphia
Future of Our Schools Arge Issues at Pennsylvania Educators Meet
Discussion during the Pennsylvania educators convention in Harrisburg focuses on how schools shape citizenship and national service. Emphasizes that good citizens are producers, ambitious, honest, and that home, school, and church must unite to reform education beyond methods. Marginal notes quote Margaret Slattery about democracy as defense.
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America
Margaret Slattery
Ife
Rotary Club Adopts Unselfish Service Motto For New Year
Ed S. Herman opening remarks praised the Rotary Club's year long efforts for public welfare. He stressed unselfish service as the guiding motto and forecast a prosperous year ahead for the organization and the city.
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Rotary Club
Hermann
Ed. S. Herman
Prohibition Amendment Vote Hoped By Legislature
Editors urge the Legislature to vote on the prohibition amendment early in February. They warn against partisan tactics and stress a non partisan approach to settle the issue promptly, noting prospects of a favorable outcome and the influence of early January state votes.
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Pennsylvania
No Swindling Here Christmas Club Warns Philadelphia
The piece contrasts proper Christmas savings clubs run by banks or authorized employers with the risks of entrusting money to irresponsible individuals, urging residents to avoid swindles and warning of potential losses while noting Philadelphia’s lax handling compared to Harrisburg.
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Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania politics in 1919 sweep to new session
The 1919 Pennsylvania legislature is expected to open in February with plans for early adjournment by April 21 and bills ready by March. Governor-elect Sproul and Speaker contenders are discussed, with attention to cabinet choices, tax policy, and agricultural reform.
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Department of Agriculture
Labor notes on Britain's demobilization and union growth
Great Britain's demobilization plans include money grants to unemployed civilians and ex soldiers. The recognition of organized labor is proving an actor in regional adjustment. In San Antonio Texas colored railroad shop helpers and car cleaners have formed unions.
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Great Britain
Ieverestrr
Aera
San Antonio
Texas
Ruling Endangers National Guard Status in Federalization
A Philadelphia Press excerpt argues that Judge Advocate General decisions treat discharged Guardsmen as permanent federal soldiers, erasing militia status. It urges Congress to prevent the “annihilation of the National Guard,” noting prior rulings allowed reversion to state militia after federal service.
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Philadelphia
Judge Advocate General
National Guard
Congress
Pennsylvania
State National Guard
National Guard Reserve
United States
Commonwealth
Ansell
Imagist Poets Critically Praised by Saturday Review
A Saturday Review critique lauds American imagists Amy Lowell H D and John Gould Fletcher as symbols of vitality and originality. The piece notes improved Anglo American literary sympathy and cites a three volume imagist anthology from Houghton Mifflin as presenting America's key imagist poetry.
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London Saturday Review
America
Amy Lowell
Ensign Bacon Recalls France Duty and Camp Anecdotes
Ensign George A. Bacon writes from a French port describing a chance reunion with a fellow Pennsylvanian, Joe Novinger, and a WWII era humor through stories of colored troops, German prisoners, French cooks, and seasick shipmates. He notes French cheerfulness amid losses, praises French bread, and laughs at a Kansas veterinary officer and a dog fluent only in French.
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France
George A. Bacon
United States Navy
Harry, Bacon
Ensign Bacon
George A. Shreiner
George Bacon
Harrisburg
George Wolf
Penbrook
Joe Novinger
Abe Lincoln
Fellows
Bacon
Kansas
Curiosity That Hurts and the Wounded Soldier
A Red Cross nurse urges the public to stop staring at wounded soldiers. Staring harms dignity. maimed men seek respect and normalcy, able to work and join the crowd. The piece calls for courtesy, lasting honor, and avoidance of pity.
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The
New York Tribune
Red Cross
Labor Reconstruction Gains Steam As War Workers Rehire
The New York Times reports smoother labor readjustment with 15 251 registered for work and 19 000 jobs offered last week. Remington plants at Ilion and Bridgeport begin reemployment drives as ex soldiers rapidly find positions. Telegraph reports from 49 states show seven times more vacancies than women and a large pool of jobs versus workers.
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New York Times
United States Employment Service
Henry Bruere
Remington ‘Arms
Ilion
Great Munitions Centre
Bridgeport
Remington Cartridge Company
Washington
Department
Mechanics’ Association
The Return of Nicholas From the N Y Sun Rumors of a Czar's Return
A historical column surveys rumors about Nicholas II’s fate after the Russian Revolution. It notes letters to the former Empress at Livadia, questions about burial sites in Ekaterinburg, and the enduring lore of monarchs abroad. It contrasts various figures believed alive, urging rest for the exiled ruler.
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Warsaw
Crimea
Russia
Livadia
Nicholas II
Ekaterinburg
Nicholas
Romanoff
Parker
Lord Kitchener
London
England
Yuan Shih-k'ai
Gordon
John Orth
Denver
Ohio
Vienna
Archduke John Salvator
America
Marshal
Ney
Carolina
Dauphin
France
Eleazar Williams
East Side
Wave of Moral Force and Wilson’s League Vision
The New York Evening Telegram notes Wilson has earned a Sorbonne degree and outlines a vision of the league of nations as a moral force to confront aggression. It contrasts his openness with Lodge’s harsher Germany stance and warns that opposition to this wave of conscience risks disgrace.
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New York Evening Telegram
Sorbonne
Wilson
League of Nations
Lodge
Germany
United States
Senate
Creel
Courtesy keys to business success say cub reporter
A Los Angeles Times quote notes courtesy drives success among businessmen. The cub reporter observes that polite behavior from bosses, clerks, and office boys fosters information flow and good business relations, while insults hinder progress.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times
Salute to the Flag Bravery and Sailors' Return
A war era verse honors the return of ships with the old flag flying full-staff. Mothers and fathers greet heroic sailors who bore the banner home from perilous seas while bells ring and sirens sing.
Weiser and Shikillimy Strong Figures in Colonial Pennsylvania
The article recalls Conrad Weiser and Shikillimy as pivotal leaders in the lower Susquehanna and their roles with John Harris. It notes the failed memorial at Market Street, their efforts to pacify colonies, contributions at Harris Ferry and Middletown, and stories of Isle of Que and dreams about land, urging proper recognition alongside historic figures.
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Conrad Welser
Shikillimy
Market Street
Lower
Susquehanna
Wiliam A. Kelker
Weiser
Pennsylvania
Berks County
Shamokin
John Harris
Harris
Conrad Weiser
Harris Ferry
South Front Street
Maryland
Weis Ser
Susquehanna Valley
Pennsyvania
Donato
Que
Joseph
Walton
Conrad
Susquehanna River
Chamber of Commerce
Middletown
Dauphin County
Middletown Ferry
York
Cumberland
Lebanon
Revolutionary Army
Sullivan
Valley Forge
Well Known People In Public Service And Business
Howard J. Heinz state food administrator met with county food administrators to assist Hoover on foreign food problems. William A. Patton retiring Pennsylvania railroad official who devoted his life to rail work. W C Coffin Pittsburgh businessman supports Chamber of Commerce transit improvement efforts. Joseph A Steinmetz Aero Club of Pennsylvania president left for Europe to study aviation. Powell Evans Philadelphia charter revisionists publicity head is an insurance man.
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John Durkan
Scranton Protective Association
Scranton
Philadelphia
Sproul
Pennsylvania
Delaware County
John P. Crozer
Upland
T. W. Allison
Ridley Park
York and State College
John Jones
Wilkes-Barre
Howard J. Heinz
Hoover
William A. Patton
The
W. C. Coffin
Pittsburgh
Chamber of Commerce
Joseph A. Steinmetz
Aero Club of Pennsylvania
Harrisburg Sends Reconstruction Materials to Europe
Historic Harrisburg notes John Harris Fery grant dated 1753. The record mentions ongoing shipments from Harrisburg to Europe for reconstruction efforts, reflecting colonial-era logistics and associated grants.
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Harrisburg
Europe
John Harris Fery Grant
The Difference From the Columbia Record
A satirical note compares Bolsheviks and bourgeois by money, joking that the distinction hinges on about thirty rubles in a Russian context.
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Columbia Record
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M. Steinmetz
Associated Press
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Story
Brooks & Finley
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Chicago
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the Rotary Club
Public Ledger
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Spangler
the Ledger
Pittsburgh Gazette-Times
E. Lowry ‘Humes
Western
T. W. Gregory
Humes
United States District Attorney
C. P. Orr
W. H. 8. Thomson
United States District Court
Hk. L. Crawford
Philadelphia Record
BY Briggs
NEW York Tribune Inc
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Penbrook Bay
Labor Reconstruction
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