Thieves Blow Safe at N Freidberg Wholesale
A gang blew open the safe at 126 South Second Street stealing $300 in jewelry from N Freidberg Wholesale. Gable and Plack stores on South Second also suffered break ins. Merchants demand better police protection as city detectives search for clues and fingerprints.
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N. Freidberg
South Second Street
Harrisburg Police Department
H. A. Gable
William Plack
Gable
Freidberg’s
Plack’s
Freidberg
Harry Freidberg
Architects Would Have Men of Craft Licensed
Twenty one members of the Southern Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Institute of Architects attended a meeting at the Penn Harris Hotel. William F Bannister secretary of the New York State Board of Examiners spoke on a proposed legislative bill for architect examination and registration. The bill was approved. Visitors were entertained at dinner by Miller S East, chapter president.
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Southern Pennsylvania
The
American Institute of Architects
Penn-Harris Hotel
William F. Bannister
New York
Weather forecast for Harrisburg and eastern Pennsylvania
The bulletin notes fair and warmer conditions tonight with low around 25 degrees. Wednesday turns unsettled and warmer with light rain or snow, while eastern Pennsylvania also expects fair skies, warmer temperatures, and possible local rains or snows with moderate southerly winds. The Susquehanna River and its minor branches fall slowly or stay nearly steady, with a stage near 4.1 feet expected Wednesday morning.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna
Opinions differ as to value of Pennsylvania blue laws
Father Carey argues blue laws restrict harmless amusements and could be loosened to permit concerts without disturbing church services. Others disagree, asserting strict Sunday protections are essential to preserve worship and moral order.
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Pennsylvania
Father Carey
Mayor Supports Priest Position on Sunday Openings
Harrisburg today shows division over House Bill 94 amending the 1794 Blue Laws allowing Sunday concerts lectures and educational entertainments while banning stage changes. Clergy from the Harrisburg Ministerium condemn the measure calling it unpatriotic and un-Christian arguing Sunday is essential to the home and church services should not be undermined.
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Harrisburg
William F. Rorke
Philadelphia
Rorke
Harrisburg Ministerium
What the Blue Laws of 1794 Prohibit on Sunday
The 1794 blue laws restrict Sunday activity including ice cream and soda sales except at licensed hotels, milk by glass, Sunday newspapers, bakeries open for wares, sale of liquor and tobacco, barber shops open for shaving, and hiring work except for necessity or charity. Also bans hunting or fishing and limits railroad and canal operations unless judged necessary.
Father Given Weeping Child By Court Order
Nicholas DeSantis who filed habeas corpus against his wife to gain custody of their five year old daughter Teresa was awarded custody by court order. The sobbing child left the courtroom with her parents as a deputy escorted them. The court heard witnesses from both sides and granted care to the father. Belfast Strikers Agree to Ballot on Settlement. The Belfast strike group will ballot on settlement terms and normal city services resumed pending the vote.
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Nicholas DeSantis
Teresa
Court Street
DeSantis
Sindy DeSantis
Belfast
Forestalling in Local Markets Attacked Urgently
City Inspector of Weights and Measures George B Nebinger asks Commissioners to pass an ordinance to stop forestalling in city markets. Referencing Lancaster and York ordinances, he notes strong enforcement elsewhere and urges prompt action. Continued on page 12.
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George B. Nebinger
Atention
Lancaster
York
Immigrants from West Arrive for Ellis Island Deportation
Fifty four radicals including an I W W organizer and one woman reach Hoboken by train en route to Ellis Island where they will be detained for deportation. Police separate I W W members from others after a strike on an officer. Army guards board to preserve order as the boat departs with orders to shoot to kill if needed.
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New York
Industrial Workers of the World
Hoboken
Ellis Island
United States Army
Hudson
America
More Aliens to Be Deported as Precaution Step
Chicago dated report notes a federal clean‑up to remove aliens with criminal records or deemed a menace. Within days another carload will sail to an Atlantic port for shipment back to their countries of origin as 54 aliens head toward New York under heavy guard en route to Europe.
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Chicago
Europe
New York
Good Job Advertised For Harrisburg Men
An offer from a York county employer seeks Harrisburg men who meet strict qualifications for an excellent position. Payment and rates are not published, but remuneration is expected to match effort. The ad directs interested parties to address Lock Box No. 272, Red Lion, Pa.
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Harrisburg
York County
Harrisburg Telegraph Today
Red Lion
Japan threatens to wage war on China over islands
London dispatch notes King George warning Parliament to act decisively against poverty unemployment and ill health. The throne speech urges resolute legislation and administrative measures, saying progress requires patient effort and firm action rather than tolerance of abuses.
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Japan
China
London
George
Wilson to Leave Paris Friday for Home by Martha Washington
President Wilson plans to depart Paris for Brest on Friday and sail home on Saturday aboard the transport Martha Washington. Units of the American Army of Occupation will return to the United States for demobilization as the Peace Conference presses on with the Society of Nations plan and the work of the Supreme Executive Council.
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Congress
Associated Presse
Paris
Wilson
Brest
America
Martha Washington
Society of Nations
Washington
Supreme Executive Council
Commission On A Society
Supreme War Council
Belgium
Germany
Supreme Economic Council
Essen
Pipe Mill in Harrisburg Lays Off Hundreds
Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe Bending Company reduces workforce rapidly amid a winding down of wartime contracts. Secretary-treasurer William T. Hildrup Jr reports about 400 men dismissed this week, with total layoffs to reach roughly 600 by early April as contracts expire. Further cuts expected as the projectile project nears completion, with departments currently at work already shedding staff.
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Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe Bending Company
William T. Hildrup, Jr
Hildreup
Japs Demand Hun Colonies
Paris dispatch reports Japan reiterates intent to hold the Marshall and Caroline Islands seized from Germany during the war and to press the Septem ber agreement with China over Shantung. A formal statement by Japanese representatives was published, but observers doubt that China Japan issues will delay the League of Nations project. Much attention is given to the China Japanese controversy and related Pacific matters.
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Marshall and
Caroline Islands
Pacific
Germany
Japan
Pacific Islands
Society of Nations
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Harrisburg Ministerial Association
King George
French City
Iurance
France
Rhine
Peking
Peace Conference
French Capitol
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Shantung
Halifax
N. S
Rank Steamer
Communipaw
American Coast Guard
Tallapoosa
New
Genoa
Jerome
Arizona
Ariz
Toxtag
Materiai
Zed
Labor Council
International
Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
Uander
Lywell Davies
King
American Republic
Vorge
Rve
United States
Republic of the West
Ing
Mann
Weimear
German National Assembly
Irea
Robert Jenen
Goldie M. Swails
Floyd J. Hilland
Vernetta E. Harkins
Enola
Harvey C. Shank
Dorothy M. Wilders
Steciton
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