Patrolmen Hearings Set For February Thirteen
Mayor Keister accuses Patrolmen Magnelli Schmehl and Bihl of graft involving thirty cents for returning a found horse and orders hearings for February 13 at 10 a.m. City Solicitor Fox to lead city witness exam. Magnelli’s counsel named. Magnelli silent on force issues.
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Daniel I. Keister
Theodore A. Magnelli
Edward A. Schmehl
N. 8
Moyer
Brookwood
Victor B. Bihl
Keister
Edward E. Schmehl
Noah
Council Chamber
Schmehl
Magnelli
Bihl
John KE. Fox
Robert Stucker
Macnelli
Council
C. E. Weber
George Hain
Greenwood Street
Weather Summary for Harrisburg and East Pa
Cloudy conditions prevail across eastern United States with rain in central and southern districts. Northern areas report rain, while Utah saw light precipitation. Harrisburg and vicinity expect rain this afternoon, likely tonight, with low around 35 and a Wednesday fair and colder. Eastern Pennsylvania faces rain tonight and colder but probably fair with strong southwest winds.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
United States
Drexon
Utah
Shopmen Not To Be Assessed For Mistake In Pay
Union men in Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia and Reading railroads say a federal ruling caused 2.5 million in overpayments to Allegheny region piece workers. About 5,000 Harrisburg area shopmen are affected. most may gain, as the loss falls on the railroads’ profits. Efforts to deduct overpayments from wages failed since workers spent or invested the funds. Labor leaders maintain the men were underpaid by 2.5 million and seek collection from the railroads.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Reading
Allegheny
Federal Railroad Administration
Harrisburg
H.S. Jeffery
Camden
Pennsylvania System
American Federation of Labor
Conductor Killed Under Freight Train In Pennsylvania
William G. Gramm a 67 year old Philadelphia division conductor for the Pennsylvania Railroad was killed in the West Morrisville freight yards when he slipped while boarding moving cars. He suffered fatal internal injuries and lacerations after being rolled beneath the cars and died en route to Trenton N J. The body was later taken to Harrisburg for burial. Mrs Leonora Z Meder a lawyer and former city welfare commissioner announced her bid for Chicago mayor as a nonpartisan candidate.
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Morrisville
William G. Gramm
Moore Street
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Grammy
Trenton
N. J
Harrisburgh
Charles H. Mauk
Chicago
Leonora Z. Meder
Public Welfare
Harrisburg Bill Transfers Bridge Funds to Memorial Approaches
The Senate passed a Harrisburg bill reallocating 325000 dollars from Walnut Street Bridge funds to memorial approaches. It proceeds to the House for action next week. Sponsored by Senator Eyre, the measure advances amid absent local representation due to Lt Governor Beidleman’s resignation. A parallel Shantz bill authorizing county funds to aid in erecting comfort and waiting stations also cleared its third reading.
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Harrisburg
Walnut Street
Senate
House
Eyre
Chester
KE BE. Beidleman
Shantz
Lehigh
Campaign For Central M. Co. Membership Aims At 1500
City business leaders join a drive to recruit 1500 members for the Central M. Co. A supper launched the campaign in the Y assembly rooms. Captains report strong progress with leaders like Robert B. Reeves and J William Carruthers speaking.
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Noom
Robert B. Reeves
W. Burtnett
J. William Carruthers
J. Wil
Canalization of Susquehanna Gets Big Boost
Special to the Telegraph Columbia Pa Feb 4 The deepening and canalizing of the Susquehanna river as suggested by Major William B Gray and fathered by the Harrisburg Rotary Club was endorsed at a meeting of the Columbia Merchants and Manufacturers Association with representatives from Harrisburg Lancaster York Marietta Wrightsville Columbia and others along the lower river. They agreed to write to Senators and Knox urging passage of the Gris t bill for a million and a half dollars for a complete survey Continued on Page 9
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Telegraph
Columbia
Susquehanna
William B. Gray
Harrisburg
Spanish Ambassador Quits Berlin for Home Country
Berlin and Madrid outline the departure of Palo de Bernabe the retiring Spanish ambassador in Berlin and dean of the diplomatic corps. He left for Spain recalling instructions issued last December by his government.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Palo de Bernabe
Spain
Berne Socialist Conference Aimed at German Victory Claims
Paris reports Feb 4 that the Berne Socialist conference gathers many European Socialists amid German plans to recover from military defeat and dodge indemnities. American Federation of Labor has no representation. Forty French deputies sent delegates under protest. Bolsheviks recognize one third of the Berne delegates.
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Paris
Berne Socialist Conference
Europe
Germany
Charles Edward Russell
William English Walling
Social-Democratic League of the
United States
American Federation of Labor
Chamber of Deputies
Wilson pushes to have League plans approved at peace talks
Paris dispatches report President Wilson hopeful of ratifying his League of Nations plan in plenary session, prioritizing commission work and treaty form, while Venizelos territorial questions are sent to experts for a just settlement. The article notes urgency in completing the peace treaty and various allied moves toward postwar governance.
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Wilson
Paris
Supreme Council
Venizelos
United States
League of Nations
The
Bible Society
White
Poland
Teschen
Walter Shaffer to Tell of War From Platform
Dauphin resident Walter Shaffer, who spent his last cent to learn to fly and reach France, will headline a patriotic Orpheum theater talk next Monday. He will discuss his experiences in the French blue uniform under the subject Over the Heads of the Huns.
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Walter Sheaffer
Dauphin
France
Orpheum Theater
Shaffer
Automobile Bandits Hold Two Brooklyn Surface Cars
Five armed men in a green touring car staged a bold series of holdups on the Brooklyn Rapid Transit system. They held up two surface cars in Flushing and Elmhurst, threatening motormen and robbing conductors, then forced a trolleycar to speed, while the automobile kept pace and finally fled.
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New York
Brooklyn
Flushing
Elmhurst
Wilson Naval Program Approved by Committee
Washington February 4 The House naval committee unanimously approved another three year construction program driven by President Wilson to expand the administration navy. Chairman Padgett disclosed the panel’s backing as the House began deliberations on a 750 million dollar annual naval appropriation bill.
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Wilson Naval
Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
House Naval Committee
Padgett
House
Harrisburg Registration Day Ahead of Special Election
Registrars will sit at all regular polling places in Harrisburg tomorrow to enroll voters not listed so they can vote in the February 25 special Senatorial election. Eligible to register are those who missed fall registration, those who moved districts within 60 days, those who registered last fall but want to change party. A proper tax receipt is required. Registration occurs only tomorrow. Polling hours are 8 AM to 1 PM, 2 PM to 6 PM, and 7 PM to 10 PM.
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Harrisburg
Prohibition Gains Support of Pennsylvania Assembly
The Pennsylvania House passed a prohibition amendment 110 to 93 with four absent. The measure moves to the Senate Law and Order Committee for a February 18 hearing, with a probable Senate vote February 24 or 25. Debates featured seven speeches and crowded halls as dry advocates praised Governor Sproul while opponents warned of labor impacts.
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Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Senate
Law and Order Committee
Crow
House
Pennsylvania
Lawrence County
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E. Z Gross
Commission of Experts
Society of Nations
Arthur J. Balfour
Walter Shaffer
Orpheum
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John W. Vickerman
Allée Sheny
H. M. Showalter
Union
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Charles G. Jordan
Lawrence
Willia T. Ramsey
Delaware
David Fowler
Lackawanna
William Davis
Cambria
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Jordan
Ulsh
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Bechtold
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Federal War Labor Board
Reading Transit and Light
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Reading, Pa
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Conn
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Moscow
Princes Islands
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Leater J. Kendle
High Field
Myrtle K. Toms
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