Pennsylvania school directors oppose county unit plan
State educators oppose the county unit system shifting school control to county seats. Seventeen recommendations were adopted, nine new including keeping local control, funding parity for township schools, and allowing boards to fund open air school costs. Old items urged nonpartisan ballots and staffing rules.
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Pennsylvania Educational Association
Central ‘High School
Loca
State Educational Association
House Fails to Repass Immigration Measure Over Veto
In Washington on February 5 the House failed to override President Wilson’s veto of a literacy test immigration bill. Of 399 members present 261 voted to override, 136 to sustain, and two were present. Majority Leader Underwood urged passage, arguing it reflected the American standard of living and wages.
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Weather Summary for Harrisburg and Eastern Pennsylvania
Rain and warmer tonight and Saturday with a low near 25 in Harrisburg. Eastern Pennsylvania sees rain and rising rivers as the Susquehanna Valley warms. The main river may fall tonight and Saturday with a 6.5 foot stage expected Saturday morning.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Juniata
West Branch
North Branch
Susquehanna Valley
Harrisburg Trade Excursion Plans Largest Pennsylvania Tour
A packed Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce meeting laid out plans for a two day trade excursion on February 17 and 18. The tour will visit Herndon Mil lersburg Wilkes Barre Sunbury Danville Catawissa Bloomsburg Berwick Hazleton Pottsville Auburn and Reading with hotel inspections at Wilkes Barre and Reading's Sterling and Berkshire to showcase mid sized cities' support for high class accommodations.
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Harrisburg
Herndon
Millersburg
Wilkes-Barre
Sunbury
Danville
Catawissa
Bloomsburg
Berwick
Hazleton
Pottsville
Auburn
Reading
Sterling
Berkshire
Ports of Great Britain Blockaded by German Press
Berlin reports the German press welcomes the admiralty declaration that the waters around England Scotland and Ireland are a war zone. The Post calls it a blockade and urges neutral shipping to seek refuge before risk to all merchantmen, including those under a neutral flag.
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Canadian Soldiers Dying at an Alarming Rate
London dispatch reports Canadian troops at Salisbury Plain suffer exposure and climate effects with high mortality. World magazine cites 500 deaths among 30,000. meningitis hits a battalion. horses fever and artillery logistics hindered by lack of horses for ammunition wagons. Paris reports a 300 million franc wartime relief credit signed by President Poincare. Cairo confirms 12,000 Turkish troops involved in recent fighting and notes Hardinge ship casualty and British losses of 15 killed and 53 wounded.
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Associated Press
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Germans Aid Hungarians as 30000 Troops Reach Hungary
Dispatches from Vienna report 30 000 German troops arriving in Hungary to assist forces at risk of being enveloped by Russian advances near Korosmezo in the Carpathians. Venice via London dated February 5 9 19 A M.
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Woman Suffrage Plea Noted in Aid Letter to Poor Board
A scathing appeal from a Blair county resident asks for coal and basic needs, linking wages for women to suffrage gains and praising Mrs. Pankhurst. The letter, read at the Poor Board, describes illness and a struggle to keep sons in school, while investigators trace the writer’s whereabouts and family history.
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Altoona
Blair County
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Philadelphia
Busy sewer project bids opened for Market Square district
Bids for new sewers to improve drainage in Market Square and surrounding streets were opened by Commissioner W. H. Lynch. Seven bids total with out of town bidders among the contenders, including David D. Elder of Elizabethtown for the two largest contracts.
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Wiconisco
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Lexington
Cumberland
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Third
Geiger
David D. Elder
Eliza
Locked Bedroom Door Fire Destroys Steelton Home
Peter Ostok or Ostoich locked inside a bedroom at 745 South Front Street Steelton last night after firebugs saturated the lower floor with oil and gasoline and set a match. He escaped through a bedroom window as fumes and flames engulfed the house amid loneliness over his wife away visiting relatives. Fire Chief John J. Shupp Jr. was alerted after Ostroich smelled burning oil and found the door locked.
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Ostoich
John J. Shupp, Jr
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England and Germany clash over food blockade amid frostbound coast
A Copenhagen dispatch quotes German Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg accusing Britain of starving a 70 million people as Germany vows revenge and resists famine. A Newfoundland incident reports the coastal steamer Prospero dumping cargo after grounding on an ice floe, with ice from Greenland shifting southeast.
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London
Germany
England
N. F
Prospero
New Foundland
Tce
Greenland
Explosion kills twenty in Madrid factory blast
Twenty persons were killed and many injured when a boiler exploded yesterday at a furniture factory in La Guardia near Madrid. The blast occurred early in the morning as workers prepared for the day. Authorities report numerous casualties and ongoing rescue operations.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Paris
la Gurdia
Horn Taken to Jail to Serve 30 Day Sentence
Werner Horn claiming to be a German officer was moved to Machias to serve a 30 day sentence for damage caused near the Canadian border by his explosion at the railway bridge. A small crowd attended. he waved from the train. The case rests with the state, with possible federal action on extradition to Canada. George E. Willard, U.S. ambassador to Spain, and Sheldon Crosby traveled to Algeciras as Spain plans military honors for the envoy.
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Portugal Names Army Colonel Jose Monteiro Foreign Minister
Lisbon reports Jose Rodriguez Monteiro a colonel in artillery has been appointed foreign minister of Portugal via Paris. The announcement cites his military background and diplomatic assignment steps.
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Lisbon
Paris
Jose Rodriguez Monteiro
Portugal
Fiend Kills Three with Big Hammer in Salamanca
Bodies of Lizzie Drake Irene Spencer and Gertrude Spencer found in beds at the Drake home in Salamanca Buffalo investigators say the slaying occurred days ago the hammer smeared with blood and hair found on the floor a former boarder is being sought and Mrs Drake was the mother of Mrs Spencer.
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Gertrude Spencer
Salamanca
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Naval blockade sparks potential protests over war zone move
Washington reports Germany declares naval war zone around Great Britain and Ireland, including the English Channel and Shetland passage. Officials foresee neutral state talks to limit losses and note no U S protest, while Scandinavian nations press for American backing to aid distress in neutral trade.
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State Department
American Steamer Colon Aground Near Topolobampo
The American steam schooner Colon grounded on the bar at the entrance to Topolobampo harbor. The U S cruiser Maryland and gunboat Annapolis moved to aid as a heavy norther created rough seas and reports called the Colon plight critical. Colon, 1520 tons, left San Francisco January 16 for Salina Cruz with general merchandise. commanded by Captain Paulsen. crew about twenty. no passengers.
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Will Not Stop U S Shipping
The German admiralty issued a communication declaring waters around Great Britain and Ireland a war zone after February 18 but shipping company representatives in New York say it will not affect steamship movements between New York and British and French ports. Paris reports German aviators active in Belgium with progress in the fighting and an enemy trench occupation noted in last night’s update.
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Great Britain and Ireland
English Channel
Paris
French War Office
Belgium
Peasants Riot Sparks Clash Near Bari
In Minervino Murge near Bari a peasant league discussion with landowners in the presence of Socialist Mayor Castreilli degenerated into a fight. Pistols fired by both sides. police and troops restored order. A score of persons wounded, no deaths.
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Naples
Rome
Peasant League
Castreilli
Minervino Murge
Bari
Austrians Renew Attacks on Serbia Reports Say
Reports reach Geneva via Paris say Austrian forces have resumed hostilities against Serbia. Sources described as well informed provide the information as of February 5.
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Geneva
Paris
Serbia
Germans Blockade British Ports To Cut Food Imports
Berlin reports chief of the German navy warns neutral ships against approaching northern or western coasts of France while England ships troops and war materials to France. Front reports focus on vicious battles west of Warsaw and in the Carpathians with heavy Russian and German casualties and shifting positions.
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