Court Sets Precedent in Selecting Extra Jurors for Shuman Case
The Dauphin County court, led by President Judge George Kunkel, empaneled twenty-five additional jurors after delays on the Shuman murder panel. John Koch, a cigar dealer, was chosen as the twelfth man, completing the jury with a mix of local residents and professionals. Bail for indicted defendants is expected to be high as federal cases involving neutrality law violations loom in San Francisco.
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William H. Shuman
Margaret E
John B. Koch
Walnut Street
George Kunkel
Coun
W. W. Caldwell
Dauphin
Elmer E. Gottshall
Walter Keister
Robert V. Fairlamb
Edward McGeehan
Charles Moeslein
Edward R. Seidel
Calder B. Shammo
H. Howard Hartranft
Edward Halbert
Robard Hartranft
Robert Hughes
Joseph FH. Wallatz
John W. Rodenhaver
William S. Fisher
Lawrence F. Kreidler
Jank M. Critzman
Benjamin W. Campbell
William H. Kohler
John &. Koch
H. George Hess
Penn Ll. Throne
Edward M. Winters
Alexander L. McElhenny
Harry Gensler
Charles B. Stucker
Koch
Jrank Sourbeer
City
John Reigle
Wiconisco Township
John Renshaw
Lykens
John M. Woodrow
Alpheus Kra
Associated Press
San Francisco
Federal Grand Jury
United States
F. Bopp
Baron Eckardh von Schack
Maurice Hall
Turkey
John W. Preston
Virginia Lawmaker Seeks Skirt Ban Amid Debate
In Richmond delegates proposed a Browning antired light bill amendment restricting dress, calling silhouettes indecent. The amendment failed as lawmakers debated public decency while another note reported two quarry deaths and a recovering worker from Swatara station.
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Associated Press
Richmond
William Myers
Commonwealth
Speaker
Roger Quarry
Swatara
Augustus Caesarine
Man's Wardrobe to Cost 2060 Dollars Without Corsets
Special to the Telegraph from St. Louis reports delegates at the National Association of Merchant Tailors of America laid out a minimum wardrobe for a "gentle man." Fourteen suits and ten overcoats were shown as the conservative baseline, priced at 2060 dollars, excluding boots shirts hats and other accessories. A discussion on pink silk corsets for men occupied much of the session but no action was taken.
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St. Louis
National Association of Merchant Tailors of America
Philippine Democrats Favor National Defense
Manila February 10 The Democratic convention named six alternates to the national convention while delegates and committeemen were chosen in primaries. It endorsed President Wilsons defense policy and Governor Harrisons party administration address. The resolutions urge support for the Philippine bill, condemn abandonment of Filipinos, and disapprove removal of local rights amid national security concerns.
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Associated Press
Manila
Wilson
Harrison
Philippine Committee
Senate
Weather report for Harrisburg and Eastern Pennsylvania
Weather to-night and Friday shows small temperature drops with lows near 22 degrees Harrisburg area. Eastern Pennsylvania fair tonight into Friday with light variable winds. Susquehanna River near stationary at about 4.8 feet Friday morning. ice conditions changing slowly. General conditions note colder than average across eastern half the country with mixed precipitation along the coast and cooler overall.
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Harrisburg
Yleinity
Pennsylvania
Squehanna
Lake Region
New Weyland
New England States
Wellesley Students Compared to Venus in Form Study
Wellesley College women tested in Mary Hemway gymnasium are compared to Venus di Milo for symmetry with measurements from over 1500 students. Lower body measurements nearly match the statue, while waist and upper body are close but less symmetric. Venus stands 6 feet 4.9 inches with a 34.2 inch chest and 8.2 inch ankle. the Wellesley girl is 1.7 inches shorter with a 28 inch chest and slightly smaller ankle.
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Wellesley
Mass
Wellesley College
Mary 'S Hemway
Venus di Milo
Venus
Day in Congress Sees Brandeis Nomination Hearings
In Washington on Feb 10 the Senate met in executive session to review the Nicaraguan treaty while continuing hearings on Louis D. Brandeis for the Supreme Court. House committees heard witnesses on national defense and the administration shipping bill.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Louis D. Brandeis
Supreme Court
House
Naval
Administration
The
Sun
Lone Bandit Robs Passengers On UP Train
A bandit boarded an eastbound Union Pacific train between Green River and Rock Springs Wyoming and forced a brakeman to pass a hat for money from twenty sleeping car passengers. Several shots were fired to intimidate riders. a posse has left Green River in pursuit.
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Lone Bandit
Hat
Associated Press
Cheyenne
Wyo
Union Pacific
Green River
Rock Spring
Wilson's army plan opposed by House Republicans
Republicans on the House Military Committee told President Wilson they are practically unanimously opposed to the continental army plan from the War Department. They favor strengthening the national guard and allowing the President to draft it into the regular army in war time. The meeting left the White House with the impression that the President still backs the continental plan.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
House Military Committee
War Department
National Guard
White House
Should military training be taught in public schools
Harrisburg readers are invited to discuss preparedness and the idea of teaching schoolboys to shoot. Vice President Thomas R. Marshall urged training in health, discipline, and marksmanship, and The Telegraph notes Pittsburgh has already decided to teach high school boys to shoot.
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Thomas R. Marshall
United States
Harrisburg
Marshall
America
Europe
Sam
Americas
the Telegraph
Pittsburgh
Senator Martin in Field Again for May Republican Primary
Senator Franklin Martin of West Fairview Pennsylvania announces candidacy for a second term in the May Republican primaries. He represents the Thirty first district including Cumberland Perry Juniata and Mifflin counties and is a Civil War veteran who once stood guard over Jefferson Davis at Fortress Monroe. He has long been active in Cumberland County business affairs and praised by supporters for his service.
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Franklin Martin
West Fairview
Cumberland
Perry
Juniata
Mifflin
Republican Party
Martin
Jefferson Davis
Fortress Monroe
Cumberland County
Dropping of Counter Suits Ends Unusual Ohio Shooting Case
In Findlay Ohio Miss Ada Warner 41 and Hi Powell 43 reached a settlement just before her trial for shooting Powell after he allegedly refused to marry her. Powell dropped the charge on condition Warner drop a breach of promise action for 10000. Both survived serious injuries after a night of danger and years of waiting.
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Findlay
Ohio
Ada Warner
Hi. Powell
Powell
Miss Warner
Chicago hotel chosen for Penn delegation to Republican convention
The Pennsylvania delegation to the Republican national convention in Chicago next June will be quartered at the Congress Hotel and annex with Senators Penrose and Oliver. W. Harry Baker, secretary of the State Republican committee, arranged rooms and offices for the delegates. Roy Slichter was arrested by Officers McCann and Shoemaker for allegedly stealing a watch from Paul Nather, a fireman at the State Capitol boiler room, with bail set at $300 after a hearing before Alderman Hoverter.
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Pennsylvania
Chicago
Congress Hotel
Penrose and
Oliver
W. Harry Baker
State Republican Committee
Roy Slichter
McCann and Shoemaker
Paul Nather
State Capitol
Alderman Hoverter
Midvale to raise 75 million for Cambria Steel purchase
Midvale Steel and Ordnance plans to issue 50 million in 5 percent collateral trust sinking fund bonds and 25 million in stock to finance the Cambria Steel acquisition, increasing total capitalization from 75 million to 150 million. Bonds payable at 2.5 million annually, supported by Cambria’s earnings and asset value. stock offered at 60 dollars a share with a 24 percent underwriting commission expected.
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Philadelphia
Cambria Steel Company
Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company
Guaranty Trust Company
Lee, Higginson & Co
New York
Midvale
Cambria Steel
Christian Science Cures Lame Middletown Horse
Middletown businessman T. J. Antrim uses Mrs. Eddy's doctrine on a sick horse bought at Harrisburg for seven dollars. The lame right foreleg animal now walks and even trots after Antrim spoke to it, according to local report.
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Christian Science
Middletown Horse
T. J. Antrim
Middletown
Harrisburg
Antrim
Mrs. Eddy
Award of $7,000 to Canal Stockholders Raises Hope of $1.5 Million
Judge Dick inson in federal court grants Mrs. Alice Francis Brown of Providence a $7,000 award with interest from July 1, 1910, against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. The ruling signals potential recovery for other canal bondholders, with totals estimated at $1,500,000.
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Philadelphia
Dickinson
United States District Court
Alice Francis Brown
Providence
R. I
Pennsylvania Canal Company
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Canal
Brown
Nine Hundred Miners Strike at Ford Collieries
Pittsburgh February 10 nine hundred miners from three Ford Collieries at Culmerville near here struck to force powder price cuts from eight to five cents a pound and to demand a revised packaging.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Ford Collieries Company
Culmerville
Newville FOlks Pride in Balkans War News
Newville Pa February 10 Residents note that despite lacking a railroad the town keeps busy with a bustling coffee house and local mills. Reports from Sofia indicate Bulgaria may invade Greece to strike Entente forces at Saloniki amid rising Balkan tensions as Russia and German fronts show increased activity and heavy artillery along borders.
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Newville
Balkans
Sofia
Bulgaria
Greece
Tou
Serbia
Saloniki
Fire destroys seven story factory housing wartime supplies
A seven story north side factory housing wartime supplies for European allies burned in Chicago. A. Orthmayer and Sons wholesale saddlery makers owned the building with $60,000 loss. adjacent six story Wixon Spice Co building sustained $20,000 damage. Andrew Ortmayer said he did not think the blaze was a plotted act.
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Associated Press
Chicago
North Side
Europe
A. Orthmayer and Sons
Saddlery Company
Wixon Spice Company
Andrew Ortmayer
Tioga County To Have Twelve Licenses This Year
Wellsboro Pa February 10 Tioga county which has been dry for a year was placed in the liquor column yesterday by Judge Bouton of McKean county who granted twelve licenses and refused sixteen All wholesale applications were refused.
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Wellsboro
Tioga County
Bouton
McKean County
Investigation of Attack on Petrolite Asked
Secretary Lansing announced he had sent a dispatch to Austria Hungary through Ambassador Penfield demanding an investigation and explanation of the Austrian submarine attack on the American tank steamer Petrolite. He said previous demands were not true but future action could be warranted if the inquiry justified it.
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Washington, DC
Lansing
Penfield
Petrolite
Vienna
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