Court hears of Germans break supper parties at Columbus
Dauphin County license sessions resumed with testimonies on alleged midnight suppers at the Columbus Hotel. Witnesses described painted girls, flirting, and intoxication at the Columbus, as Maurice E F Russ seeks relicensing amid a broader remonstrance campaign led by the Law and Order League and city churches.
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Columbus Drive
Verdun
Dauphin County
Columbus
E. H. Dodge
Dauphin County Law and Order
John P. Guyer
Law and Order League
Savoy
Kunkel
McCarrell
Seitz
Maurice EF. Russ
the Columbus
Temperance Decree Spreads Through Philadelphia Bureaus
In Philadelphia a wave of drinking restrictions sweeps city departments with 12 500 employees facing anti alcohol rules during work hours following the water bureau, electrical bureau and public safety department actions. The move aligns with new workmen compensation law, affecting police, firefighters and other city workers. German and Russian fronts shift with Verdun pressure and Turkish retreats as Scheer succeeds Von Pohl in the German battle fleet.
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Philadelphia
Keb
Davis
Water Bureau
James P. McLaughlin
Electrical Bureau
Wilson
Department of Public Safety
Pennsylvania
Verdun
Woevre
Haumont
Petrograd
Erzerum
Trebizond
Black Sea
Artois
Russia
Berlin
von Pohl
Reinhardt Scheer
Towne answers Wister in verse over German fate
Special to the Telegraph exposes Charles A. Towne former Minnesota senator and ex New York congressman replying in verse to Owen Wister the Philadelphia author who had assailed the President. Towne argues against Wister’s harsh rhetoric and defends the President noting Wister’s prior portrayal of Germania and Hohenzollern power and suggesting a precedent of bluster.
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Washington
Charles A. Towne
Minnesota
New York
Philadelphia
Owen Wister
Nister
Certe
Germania
Hohenzollern
Charles A
Towne
Weather Summary for Irisburg and Eastern Pennsylvania
Rain this afternoon and night with probable snow or rain in eastern Pennsylvania by Thursday. Colder Thursday with a rising river stage along the Susquehanna and its branches, about 4.3 to 4.4 feet at Harrisburg. Moderate winds prevail across the region with warmer conditions in the eastern half of the country.
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Irisburg
Pennsylvania
Aquehanna River
North Branch
West Branch
Harrisburg
Ohio Valley
Die Atlanten
Isinaippi River
Bou Onaire
Lant
Russia Unshaken in Determination to Win War
Petrograd reports Foreign Minister Sazeroff addressing the Duma with optimism about the war yet acknowledging greater difficulty. He stated the imperial government remains unshaken in its resolve to continue the struggle to conquer the enemy and condemned the war as a grave crime against humanity.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
Thhe Duma
Sazeroff
Man Is Not Made to Live Alone Says Groom-Elect of 65
Harvey Harro of Etters, a 65 year old farmer and widower, told the marriage bureau that man is not made to live alone. He appeared with Priscilla Zumbrum, 48, a widow and housekeeper from Harro’s town.
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Harvey Harro
Etters
Harro
Priscilla Zumbrum
Fox Should Answer Grand Jury Questions in Big Probe
In Pittsburgh on Feb 28 Judge Thompson heard arguments on whether Hugh F. Fox of New York, secretary of the United States Brewers Association, should answer questions from the grand jury probing alleged brewery political contributions. John P. Gardner, Philadelphia financier and association president, was present to testify after the arguments.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
W. H. 8. Thompson
Hugh F. Fox
New York
United States Brewers’ Association
John P. Gardner
Philadelphia
Northwest National Bank of Philadelphia
Philadelphia contractor lands P and R track contract
The James McGraw Company of Philadelphia was awarded the contract for grading and masonry work on the new track from Rutherford yards of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway to Pax-ton Street, Harrisburg. Initial work to begin soon. cost not disclosed. The project signals extensive track and yard changes by the Reading Company in Rutherford and along the Harrisburg division toward Hagerstown. Lebanon merchant Christian Shhenk, 80, Lebanon's oldest department store owner, died today from acute indigestion.
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James McGraw Company
Philadelphia
Rutherford Yards
Philadelphia and Reading Railway
Paxton Street
Harrisburg
Philadelphia and
Reading
Reading Company
Rutherford
Hagerstown
Lebanon
Christian Shhenk
Funeral of Bishop Shanahan Draws Masses to Streets
Thousands filled streets as the body of Rt Rev John Walter Shanahan was taken from St Patrick's Cathedral to Mt Calvary Cemetery after a solemn service. Archbishop Prendergast and visiting bishops blessed the body as crowds cheered and a cardinal sermon recalled the bishop's life.
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Shanahan
Archbishop Prendergast
John Walter Shanahan
Harrisburg
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
St. Patrick's Cathedral
E. F. Prendergant
Philadelphia
J. R. Canivan
Pittsburgh
M. J. Hoban
Scranton
John Fitzmaurice
Erie
Eugene McGarvey
Altoona
von Weber
J. J. McCort
Fletcher's Nomination as Ambassador to Mexico Favorably Recommended
Henry Prather Fletcher nomination as ambassador to Mexico was reported to the Senate by the foreign relations committee with a recommendation for quick confirmation. Senators Borah and Smith opposed the recommendation, arguing against recognizing General Carranza by confirming an ambassador. Fletcher hails from the Cumberland Valley and has local ties in this region.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Henry Prather Fletcher
Mexico
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Borah
Smith
Michigan
Stone
United States Senate
Carranza
Princess Seeks Proof of Baby Nonexistence in Suit
New York February 23 Attorneys for Princess Aimee Crocker Gourand Miskinoff pressed to prove no child was born from her union with Prince Alexander Miskinoff who seeks a separation. Witnesses include Dr. George V Foster who treated her in a sanitarium last April and may testify no child was born and that illness was nervous trouble. The record places the family at the McAlpin Hotel during treatment periods with Yvonne Gouraud, the 15 year old daughter.
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New York
Aimee Crocker Gourand- Miskinoff
Prince Alexander Miskinoff
George V. Foster
Foster
Yvonne Gouraud
McAlpin Hotel
Schwab Plans to Modernize Pa Steel Co Plants
After inspecting the Steelton plant, Bethlehem Steel President E G Grace stated new owners will remodel and expand the blast furnace department, invest millions to modernize the plant and implement progressive management. He urged local cooperation and denied plans to dismantle the facility, noting modernization will begin with the blast furnaces.
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Schwab
PA. Steel CO
Grace
Bethlehem Steel Company
Steelton
Felton and Reynders
Sparrows Point
Telegraph
Bridge Shop
Harrisburg
Bethlehem
Pennsylvania Steel Company
President Wilson Opposes Resolution Warning U S Against Armed Merchants
Washington reports President Wilson remains against Congress passing any resolution warning Americans to stay clear of armed merchantmen of European belligerents. Leaders say the idea did not arise in a White House briefing with Stone, Flood, Kern. Senator Smith of Georgia later discussed proposed wording with Stone, who again opposed the measure.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Congress
Stone
Flood
Kern
Smith
Georgia
Senator Stone
Advocates Training Boys to Form Army of Million
Washington Feb 23 The Military Affairs committee favors training youths over a large standing army Rep McKellar Tennessee offers a bill to establish and maintain military training schools in states Columbus Feb 23 Ex Senator Theodore Burton of Cleveland files with the Secretary of State his run for the Republican nomination for President SSOCINEm TEess
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Washington
Military Affairs Committee
Representative McKellar
Tennessee
House
Columbus
Ohio
United States
Theodore B. Burton
Cleveland
Hildebrand
Ssocinem
Teess
Martial law proclaimed in Changsha after rebel attack
Shanghai dispatch reports martial law in Changsha the Hunan capital after an unsuccessful rebel assault on the governor's mansion. No further uprising details have been received. In a separate incident Mayor E. S. Meals found Levi Quigg asleep in his office chair and had him jailed for a hearing.
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Shanghai
China
Chang- Sha
Hunan
E.S. Meals
Third
North Streets
Levi Quigg
Mayor Meals
Quigg
Women of City Show Interest in Auto Show
Out of town visitors led a record crowd at the automobile show with three cities Chambersburg York and Lancaster each contributing at least 200. An outside demonstration drew attention as prospective buyers watched a display.
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Chambersburg
York
Lancaster
Finger Prints on Beer Bottle Complete Chain of Evidence Against Murderer
Four fingerprints on the beer bottle from Mrs. Julia Heilner’s Brooklyn murder in April 1915 match Joseph F. Hanel, the butler. Baltimore police provided the prints, and New York detectives say the evidence supports Hanel’s extradition and refutes his claim of a fake accomplice.
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Associated Press
New York
Julia Heilner
Brooklyn
Joseph F. Hanel
Hanel
Baltimore
Heilner
Pal
Paroled Prisoner Arrested Not Firebug In Allison Hill
Residents believed a Vernon Street man was the firebug, but Detectives say Roy Grieves of 1439 Vernon Street, violated parole and had no involvement with the fires. Police say the claim is untrue and the firebug remains unidentified.
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Allison Hill
Vernon Street
Roy Grieves
William L. Windsor, Jr
Grieves
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Wiliam F. Lyons
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Alice Vna Price
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