Mayor Casts Silence On Thaw Victory In Concord
Religious leaders at Harrisburg urge suppression of Majestic theater staged images they say promote immoral influence on youth. Mayor Royal delays response as ministers press for action. Thaw insanity verdict stirs mixed reactions among experts and prosecutors in New York.
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Harrisburg Ministerial Association
Civic Council of Harrisburg
John K. Royal
Majestic Theater
Ministerial Association
National Conference on Race Betterment Ends Sessions Today
The first national conference on race betterment in Battle Creek ends its sessions today after three meetings. Topics include declining birth rates and segregation with calls for eugenic measures and restricting feeble-minded reproduction. Nearby Baltimore reports reform moves at the Maryland House of Correction, ending flogging and planning a moving pine outfit and new school.
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Associated Press
Battle Creek
Mich
J. McKean Maittell
Columbia University
Hastings H. Hart
New York
Baltimore
Maryland House of Correction
Gangsters Held in New York Politician's Death
Fifteen feuding East Side gang members begin five day workhouse terms while Dopey Benny Fein and three lieutenants face direct homicide charges in the murder of Frederick Straus, a German politician and city court assistant clerk, shot during a dance. A police dragnet seeks to widen action against war ring gangs terrorizing the East Side. Secretary Bryan concluded a ten day Midwestern speaking tour.
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Associated Press
New York
East Side
Benny” Fein
Frederick Straus
Fein
Straus
Harrisburg vice report names 28 houses in red light district
City police chief reveals a list of alleged houses of ill repute and an associated hotel in Harrisburg after a lecture on the social evil. The Dauphin county court received names and addresses of suspected owners and locations as part of a cleanup drive.
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Baltimore
Red Light
Harrisburg
Dauphin County
Joseph B. Hutchison
Kelly
Hutchison
Marie Lockwood
Filbert Street
Charles G. Gilmer
Goldie Hamilton
Bessie Raymond
Annie Peck
Mary C. Black
Pearl Wilwon
Filbert Streets
Mollie Hughs
Mollie Crum
South Street
Mary Hug Tillie Dale
South
Rosa Lampas
Daisy Bowers
Cherry Street
John W. Brumbaugh
Alice Miller
Jenne Hedrick
Emma Stimer
Jesse Hedrick
Rosa Antonia
Blanche Turner
Mr¢ Wilson
Dewberry Street
A. Cleveland
Lottie Weaver
A. Eveland
Annete Hershley
Aveland
Cathrine George
Dewberry Treet
Jem Nedrick
Keith Clark
Ruth Dickson
Irene Kirby
Mulberry Street
Sylvia Florence
Blanche Barnes
John W. Brambaugh
Shake-up in Police Circles Reported With Ten Slated Removal
Rumor says police shake-up may remove ten to a dozen patrolmen, one lieutenant, and a sergeant. J Howard Worden could be replaced by Joseph P Thompson for the lieutenant post, while Thomas P Rodgers might lose his sergeant rank. Possible court house expansion to seventy officers and a new police captain position is discussed.
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Col. Hutchison
James McCann
Harry White
Joseph Ibach
John Murnane
Amos Cravenstadt
Thomas J. Rodgers
Maurice Owens
Police
J. Howard Worden
Joseph P. Thompson
Thomas P. Rodgers
Thomas Nalen
Fritchey
Royal
John M. Welsh
Pennsylvania Railroad
Unair Turns in Wrath Against the Reorganizers
Democrats in Harrisburg and Dauphin county react as Congressman A Mitchell Palmer pushes William B Wilson for the nomination despite opposition. The move triggers factional tensions on the eve of a gubernatorial election. Wilson faces strong backing from Palmer amid internal party divisions.
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UNAIR
Harrisburg
Dauphin County
William B. Wilson
A. Mitchell Palmer
Palmer
West End plans public playground at Third and Reily
Residents on North Third from Reily to Harris urge the Harrisburg School Board to let them convert the board’s Third and Reily street plot into a public playground. Funds will be raised by subscription. Thomas M. Mauk announces the plan saying the unused ground should be utilized for the neighborhood's benefit.
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West End
North Third Street
Reily
Harris
Harrisburg School Board
Third and Reily Streets
West
Mr. Mauk
Third
Reily Streets
Eugene Grace Dies From Wound Mysteriously Received
Newnan Ga Jan 12 Eugene Grace died at 1 45 am from a bullet wound he received in Atlanta nearly two years ago He had partial paralysis since the shooting in March 1912 and was in serious condition for days He accused his wife Daisy Grace of the shooting at the hospital and she was later tried for attempted murder and acquitted Grace testified he was shot to secure life insurance His wife claimed a pistol struggle caused the wound and Grace later with his mother in Newnan doctors cited araemic poisoning as the cause of death
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Grace
Philadelphia
Daisy Ulrich Opie Grace
Eugene H. Grace
Newnan
Associated Press
Eugene Grace
Atlanta
Daisy Pie Grace
Bea
Kansas Boys and Girls in Good Habit League
Dodge City residents report social strife linked to a youth virtue pledge. Young women form a good habits club causing boys to vow abstinence from alcohol, smoking, gambling, and swearing. In response, boys issue a counter ultimatum restricting girls with unbecoming attire from social events.
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Kansas Boys and Girls In Good Habit League
Dodge City
Kan
Severe Winter Grips City As Mercury Dips
A brutal cold wave shatters temperatures nationwide with a forecast of six degrees tonight. Snow flurries and a brief blizzard flash in the city, while a fire at 22 Strawberry Street causes $100 in damage. Alderman Landis announces a move of his office to Calder Street. The First National Bank reportedly accepts the new currency plan. Baltic coast water recedes easing inundation fears. Indian commissioner David Laird dies in Ottawa at 81.
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Annie Anderson
Strawberry Street
Fred Lack
Dewberry Street
Fourth
Walnut Streets
Aaron M. Landis
North Third Street
Calder Street
First National Bank
Washington
City Officials Commended for Wiping Out Vice
The City Ministers Association at the Y M C A passed resolutions lauding District Attorney Stroup Mayor Royal and Police Chief Hutchison for efforts to raise moral condition by wiping out vice in Harrisburg. Bishop James Henry Darlington offered the resolution.
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City Ministerial Association
Young Men’s Christian Association
Stroup
Royal
Hutchison
Harrisburg
James Henry Darlington
Protestant Episcopal Church
Family of Ten Rescued From Fire with One Lost
Special to The Telegraph Shippensburg Pa January 12 A Reading freight train halted near Chambersburg Junction after brakeman W E Bowers spotted a house fire. He saved James Butsey his wife and eight children from the blaze caused by a defective flue. Seven children were dropped to a safe paddock while Earl five perished in the collapse.
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Bowers
Earl
Banks Rush to Join New Federal Reserve System
Washington reports that over 1,200 banks have applied for membership in the new federal reserve system, with scores of additional legal applications arriving at the Treasury Department. Every region of the country is represented.
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Associated Press
Washington
Federal Reserve System
Treasury Department
Nations DAR plans convention agenda at January meeting
In Washington on January 12 the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution will not hold its twenty third annual convention until April. Plans for the forthcoming meeting will be mapped out at a January 21 meeting of the National Board of Management.
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Associated P
Washington, D. C
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
National Board of Management of the Organization
Weather and river notes for Harrisburg area and region
Fall and colder to night and Tuesday with a cold wave and low near 6 degrees in Harrisburg vicinity. Eastern Pennsylvania much colder with northwest winds. River will fall slowly with possible local rises. a general 2 to 3 degree drop across the nation since Saturday. The Manitoba disturbance moves east bringing snow and high winds in the Lake and Ohio regions, followed by high pressure and the coldest weather of winter. Temperature 27 at 8:15 am. sun up at 7:29 am, sunset 4:48 pm. full moon today. River stage three feet above low water mark. Marriage licenses: Earl Wally and Flora Moyen. Mike Petronecs and Mary Nonevick, Steelton.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvani
Manitoba
Montreal
Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Atlantic Coast
United States
Advertising Builds Trust In Standard Goods
Advertisers claim that goods of standard make sell best because the public values fixed tangible value. People trust that manufacturers who spend on ads have faith in their product and expect repeat sales for profits. Local dealers trading on advertised brands ride demand and move with the current.
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Thaw
Matteawan
DR. Hassett
DR. Flint
Kew
HB. &. Curtis
Victor Roland
John H. Daugherty
W. N. Yates
George I. Schaum
Civic Council of Churches
Harry K. Thaw
Concord
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William T. Jerome
Stanford White
Austin Flint
Flint
Bryan
Middle West
Lulu Dunlap
South Second Street
Lineman
North Streets
Irvin Snyder
Harrisburg Light and Power Company
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Tokio
Kagoshima
Kiushiu
Sakura
Gulf of Kagoshima
Pretoria
Union of South Africa
Transvaal
Orange Free State
Colonel Hutchison
Harrisburg General Post Office
Third and Locust Streets
Allegheny County
Ad Playground
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Alderman Landis
Koeslin
Germany
Baltic
David Laird
Ottawa
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Mike Petronecs
Mary Nonevick
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