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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1915
Page
3
In Lebanon Valley residents praised new pavements and a large parade with automobiles floats and stunts. The event marked a strong civic revival, as the town showcased its improved spirit and public pride amid a festive atmosphere.
Palmyra notes Thanksgiving visits to Lancaster Schaefferstown and Harrisburg. Local residents host relatives and attend church events at the First United Brethren, with fundraising for Miller Seminary and hunting reports noting rabbit bags.
The Allentown High School teacher Walbert attended services at Holy Trinity Church in Hershey. The Hershey eleven lost this game by 16 points, but saved a shutout late through Bordner. A Palmyra Band led several hundred supporters in a victory parade with lively cheering and speeches amid a strong town rivalry.
The 1915 football toll matches last year with fifteen fatalities from games or practice scrimmages. Most victims were in high schools or small colleges. ten were high schoolers, five college players. Names and ages include Floyd Rollins eleven, Bryan Scott twenty one, and Fred McGough twenty.
Two siblings suffer injuries in Johnsonhureg Ridgway Hospital care as 10-year-old John fires a rifle. Mary 2 is dying, Gertrude receives a bullet wound in the arm, and the infant is struck in the forehead. The gun was inadvertently fired by the father’s loaded rifle.
Rome asserts Emperor William sought to derail peace by pressuring Austria through Madrid with the Vatican to secure a separate peace with the quadruple alliance. Vienna and Paris dispute the plan as Berlin pushes to split the alliance and force a broader conflict with Britain and others.
Taobanon Vallay inathuraday coach Guyer calls for Dankoothall hopefuls. Letter men Goonis Walters Kenting Aduaka and Hollinger attended tryouts along with Milford Clearfield Fight Tughorn Allentown Prep Patflar Als trieht College Soliver Midotown Bunkwalter Yori Amhroin and Mond from Bethlehem.
The Murttala county horticultural society held its annual meeting yesterday at Borlena. Officers listed include President Tl Aurfica Moshantas Director Vice President TL 7einiar Hoff and Secretary Trenauror J M Duninp from Alipponsburg.
Persistent rumors indicate Carlisle Indian School may drop football after a disastrous season. Superintendent Lipps hinted an official statement would appear in the Indian Arrow, with reports suggesting an order halting fall sport due to regulatory concerns and a weak team showing amid internal management tensions.
Lieutenant Charles D Daly U S A will resign as Army football head coach after three seasons. He sails December 5 from San Francisco to join the First Regiment of Field Artillery on duty at Schofield Barracks Honolulu. Daly was Harvard captain in 1900 and played for Army 1903 04. No successor has been named.
Charles Albert Bender the Indian pitcher sues the Baltimore Federals in U S district court for 8666 dollars claiming breach of contract after being dropped last August and having signed a two year deal on December 4 1914 for 7500 dollars yearly.
Assistant Attorney General Charles Warren filed a government brief in the U S Supreme Court defending the 1912 law banning importation of prizefight films for public exhibition. The Havana fight between Jack Johnson and Jess Willard is the subject, with Worsted as the black champion. The government argues the films cannot be used even for private enjoyment by the owner.
Bethlehem December 1 Harry Herring elected coach of Lehteh University basketball quintet after sixteen years in professional play He earned four All-American selections and previously played for Trenton and in New York State over several seasons.
Jack Dillon of Indianapolis faced Flynn Wissonaeroly in a fans round bout in Brooklyn. Dillon weighed 175 pounds and conceded eighteen pounds to Flynn, who controlled the action and sent Dillon to the canvas with a hard blow, prompting a count of four in the ninth round.
A powder plant explosion at the DuPont facility in Carmova Point CN injures no one and causes property damage. Officials report a flare up and a later blast damaged a mill area, with employees escaping without harm as authorities assess the scene.
Eight hundred men and boys at the Warlaigh Brookwood Cowl Company were ordered to resume work yesterday while wage differences are adjusted. York H. J. Martin alias Harvey Milver received a three year prison sentence from Judge Warner for an assault on a liveryman named Trathcon Horr.
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