Blockade of American Atlantic Ports Intensifies War Strain
Washington officials describe the German submarine campaign as creating a de facto blockade of Atlantic port activity. President Wilson plans to address Congress on relief steps, with Navy arming of merchant ships under discussion as ministers and aides tally ships held in port and assess shipping damage.
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Washington
American Atlantic
Germany
Wilson
Congress
Navy Department
McAdoo
Redfield
Great Britain
North Sea
Halifax
Kirkwall
United States
Munich
Berlin
Weather report notes snow in Harrisburg area and river stage
Harrisburg region expected light rain turning to light snow Sunday with warmer night and much colder Sunday. Eastern Pennsylvania mirrors this with gusty winds. Susquehanna and branches remain near stage. upper wear branch possible. Stage about 65 feet Sunday morning. Central storm formerly over Saskatchewan moves southeast toward Lake region bringing snow to border states. Temperature trend shows a wide east of Mississippi. 8 am reading 2 degrees above zero. Moon new February 21. River stage 6.3 feet. high 4 low 24 mean 29 normal 30.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna
Saskatchewan
Lake
Canada
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic
New England
Mississippi River
Motorized Mail Service Planned After Post Office Renovation
Postmaster Frank C. Sites announces near completion of alterations that will enable motorized delivery and collection in the city starting July 1. Bids are invited for a motorized contract covering July 1, 1917 to June 30, 1921, with autoplaned box collections and railroad transfers to streamline service. Interior work proceeds as new equipment arrives, including 1270 lock boxes and streamlined delivery routes.
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Frank C
Postoffice Department
Washington, D. C
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Reading
City Health Chief Urges State City Dairy Cooperation
Dr. J. M. J. Raunick, city health officer, welcomed milk producers and retail dairymen cooperation to prevent disease epidemics. He urged a state city system for real time disease reports from dairy farms, enabling inspections and decisions on pasteurization or shutoff. He cited last summer’s typhoid outbreak and a scarlet fever case linked to city milk.
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J. M. J. Raunick
Raunick
Dr. Raunick
U.S. Promises to Live Up to German Treaty Provisions
The State Department released the full text of Germany’s explanatory protocol to the Prussian American treaty. It outlines equal rights for Germans in the United States and Americans in Germany during war, including property protections and safe conduct for merchant ships. Officials note no immediate action and debate whether it adds new treaty provisions requiring Senate ratification.
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Washington
Germany
State Department
United States
Senate
German Embassy Ordered Kronprinzessen Cecelie Disabled
Captain Charles A. Polack testified that an embassy official ordered the Kronprinzessen Cecelie to have its engines disabled to prevent use in hostilities. He refused to name the official, citing treason risk, and the work occurred January 31 and February 1 in Hoboken under supervision of Captain Moller.
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Boston
Charles A. Polack
Kronprinzessen Cecelie
Germany
Polack
Hoboken
N. J
Moller
Hot Springs
Paris Chamber adopts permanent daylight saving bill
The Chamber of Deputies approves a bill to permanently advance legal time by one hour during summer. Clocks will move forward on the first Sunday in March and remain in effect until the first Sunday in October.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
White Named Complaint Clerk at Police Headquarters
E. M. White of 2205 North Fifth Street began duties as complaint clerk after Council abolished the Superintendent of Detectives post and placed plain clothes men under Police Chief J. Edward Wetzel. White will oversee the new complaint system, assign cases, and manage officer reports, easing the chief's workload. Years of police court reporting connect him with officers citywide.
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Earl M. White
E. M. White
North Fifth Street
J. Edward Wetzel
White
Mr. White
Buller and Bent to Protect Fish From Steel Co
State Fisheries calls Bethlehem Steel to change drainage into the Susquehanna at Steelton after river shore inspections. Fish wardens report findings to be reviewed. a Capitol conference with General Manager Quincy Bent Commissioner Buller and Deputy Attorney General Davis is set for Tuesday to adopt a definite policy.
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State Department of Fisheries
Bethlehem Steel Company
Susquehanna River
Steelton
Quincy Bent
Fisheries Buller
Davis
Capitol
Jitney Protests Prompt Next Move by Trolley Co
The Public Service Commission has received answers from jitneymen after Harrisburg Railways Company raised complaints. Trolley interests plan hearings and a presentation date is likely set in weeks. Since the Wilkes-Barre jitney ruling, pending cases under that test will be quickly disposed of.
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Public Service Commission
Potatoes Reach New High in Harrisburg History
Harrisburg grocers and shoppers faced a record potato price of 3.60 per unit, described as the highest in city history. Wholesale Philadelphia white potatoes listed at 2.75, while local markets showed prices about a dollar higher than recent years.
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Orly
Harrisburg Rotarians to Attend Reading Conference
Harrisburg Rotarians will partake in the district Rotary conference in Reading on March 27 with a large local delegation. Noted speakers include George W. Harris Glen C. Mead F W Garraith and Guy Gundaker. The district covers five states and the District of Columbia with twenty four clubs. A closing banquet is planned.
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Harrisburg
Rotary Club
Reading
George W. Harris
Washington
D. C
Glen C. Mead
Philadelphia
International
F. W. Garraith
Cincinnati
Guy Gundaker
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Stamm Gets Many Recommendations For W B Ittner
Greenfield Ohio philanthropist E L McClain who funded a 250000 high school project urges William B Ittner of St Louis as the best architect for the Harrisburg school building program approved by voters. The advisory committee reports future support likely grows stronger for Ittner despite a prior five to four board defeat. A wheel torn from a delivery truck at South Second Street subway entrance is reported in a separate item.
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Harrisburg
William B. Ittner
St. Louis
Ittner
Stamm
E. L. McClain
Greenfield
Ohio
McClain
South Second Street
Atland
French Cleaning and Dyeing Works
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Kronprinzessen Decelie
Landis
Chicago
Levy Zimeroff
Zimeroff
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Bent
Steel Co
Trolley Co
James Sweeney
Bureau of Standards
Tosckholders
Harriaburg ‘Oun
W. B. Ittner
Special Advisory
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Rome
Sayville
Dunkirk
Coxyde
Downs
Associated Press
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Marine
Salazar
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Tex
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Juarez
Jose Ynez Salazar
Grew
Austria
Joseph C. Grew
The
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Frank Clayton Berry
Anna Catherine Hipple
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