Daylight Saving Bill Gains Momentum in Congress
Advocates celebrate a plan to extend daylight saving nationwide from May 1 to September 30 1917 with standard time zones guiding interstate commerce and federal operations. Indiana Missouri Congressman William Borland leads the bill while New York leaders push a national convention at the Hotel Astor January 30 31 drawing governors senators mayors and executives from major firms and insurers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Borland
Missouri
Congress
Europe
United States
American Railway Association
Marks
New York Daylight Saving Committee
Chambers of Commerce
Merchants Association of Philadelphia
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce
Rochester Chamber of Commerce
United States Chamber of Commerce
Washington, D. C
Henry P. Davidson
J. P. Morgan & Co
Frederick D. Underwood
Erie
Hotel Astor
New York
States
Canada
American Federation of Labor
Law Has Worked Well To the Editor of the Hershey Press
In a letter to the Hershey Press, Harry A. Mackey, chairman of the Pennsylvania Workmen's Compensation Board, praises the first year of the compensation law. He credits generous press support for public belief in worker health, medical care, and welfare, and notes improved settlements for injured workers and dependents. He calls for continued cooperation between employers and employees to maintain balance and avoid burdens on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey Press
Pennsylvania
Improving Potatoes in Regional Varieties Demonstration
The department leads potato investigations at Presque Isle Missouri Greeley Colorado Jerome Idaho and Norfolk Virginia to breed seed varieties suited to local growing regions. About 300 seedling lines show promise and will undergo further testing with state station cooperation before regional adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presque Isle
Greeley
Colo
Jerome
Idaho
Norfolk
Very Foollah Husband and the Tie Girl Alibi
A domestic aside centers on Mr. Babcock recounting a tale to his wife about an old friend. The wife insists on a transformed memory while Mr. Babcock clarifies the exchange by mishearing and correcting the details in a short battler of wits.
Indirect Taxation Brinker Quarrel Over Wife’s Clothes
A quarrel centers on Brinker accusing Tinker of excessive costs for his wife’s wardrobe. Brinker claims every time the wife gets a gown, his wife must buy an equally expensive one, triggering a dispute over expense sharing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brinker
Valuable Fertilizer From Poultry Manure
The manure from poultry is a valuable by product. it can be worth $20 to $25 per year per flock, and even more when processed into a balanced fertilizer. Proper handling avoids losing up to half its value, with cleaning of dropping boards and absorbents like loam, road dust, or sawdust mixed with acid phosphate and salt.
Training All Boys to Be Soldiers Prompts Senate Plan
Major General Leonard Wood backs Senator Chamberlain Oregon bill amending by the General Staff to require all able bodied American youths at 18 to undergo six months of intensive military training. Plan aims for a trained citizen army under federal control with equitable attendance and no substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Wood
Senate
Senator Chamberlain
Oregon
General Staff of
Army
Chamberlain
National Defense Act
Wood
United States
Where Are They The Plucky Tale Of Self Made Wealth
A man who built a fortune speaks to a business class about success and the one thing he credits pluck. He asserts his vast financial prestige stems from persistent effort but a student challenges him asking how to find the right people to pluck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey
Philadelphia
New York
Harrisburg
Easy Maria
A wry exchange about ease and folly contrasts with the hard truth that living requires effort and adaptation. The dialogue hints at social satire and personal resilience amid foolishness.
Injustice Colonel South Delivers Punishing Lesson to Son
The scene describes Colonel South punishing his son Samuel with a harsh thrashing. After the beating he demands an explanation and Samuel pleads that he is unsure why the punishment occurred. The dialogue centers on the father’s stern question and the boy’s frightened response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Samuel
Lila Som
Sammy
Hershey Trust Company to Elect Officers January 4 1917
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Hershey Trust Company in Hershey Pennsylvania will be held at the banking house on Thursday January 4 1917 at one o clock for the election of officers and a board of directors to serve the coming year. S C Stecher is secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey Trust Company
Hershey
S. C. Stecher
Administrator's Notice in Estate of Francis C Cassel
Letters of administration granted to Harry P Boyer for the estate of Francis C Cassel late of Derry Township Dauphin County Pa Those indebted are asked to pay and those with claims to present them without delay Elmer E Erb attorney Hockersville Pa Swatara Station Pa
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis C. Cassel
Derry Township
Dauphin County
Pennsylvania
Harry P. Boyer
P. O
Swatara Station
Elmer E. Erb
Hockersville
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The
Workmen’s Compensation Board
Harry A. Mackey
Department of Agriculture
Maria
Magne
Walter T. Bradley
S. E. Corner
Ninth
Thompson Streets
Hoffer
Engle
Hummelstown
George P. Hoffer
Palmyra
Landis
E. B. Cassady
Swatara
E. M. Hoffer
Hershey Improvement Company
Hershey, Pennsylvania
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