Democratic Duel Between Bruce and Harrison Roils Senate
A lengthy Senate exchange pits Bruce of Maryland against Harrison of Mississippi in a heated clash sparked by the Underwood Muscle Shoals bill and past party loyalties. Bruce defends a Baltimore fertilizer figure, prompting Harrison to denounce Democratic discord as a sign of lost confidence while both sides hurl sharp epithets. The row lasts about an hour as Republicans watch in silence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry B. Hunt
Senate
la Follette
Brookhart
Frazier
Ladd
Bruce
Maryland
Harrison
Mississippi
Underwood Muscle Shoals
Gustavus Ober, Jr
Baltimore
Fertilizer’ Trust
Ober
Heatless Era Stirs Chicago on Coal Strike
Chicago reports a developing heatless era as about 8,000 coal truck drivers join a strike affecting deliveries. Some 400 other workers and related crews enforce or seek to enforce the stoppage, signaling widespread impact on power and heating. The situation raises questions about duration and regional support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Points on People in a Busy Weekend Roundup
Mrs Henry Van Duser and daughter Jane returned home after visiting friends in Pittsburgh. Miss Mary Daugherty, a Philadelphia teacher, returned to work, joined by her sister Harriet studying drama in Philadelphia. Sloan Beers returned from visiting his parents to State College, and many others traveled for business, study, or holidays, including trips to Harrisburg, Meadville, Easton, Lock Haven, and Johnstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry van Duser
Jane
Pittsburgh
Mary Daugherty
Philadelphia
Harriet
Kilgore School of Expression
Sloan Beers
State College
Emma Stewart
Smith College
Ernest Stewart
D. J. Hamilton
Mrs. W. §. Hamilton
Lafayette College
Easton
Doings at Rossiter
Rev John A Tabor of Dallas Texas is at Rossiter leading Presbyterian meetings with rising interest. He spoke on Absalom on Mule Back and discussed people’s mule traits. A Wednesday social featured the Rossiter Male Chorus and a late service closed with Blest be the tie that binds as the New Year began. Five wards for liquor yielded about fifteen barrels of wine and one still. Dave Melvin leaves for Blawnop Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A .Tabor
Dallas
Tex
Rossiter
Presbyterian Church
Absalom
Rossitor
Rev
Tabor
Dave Melvin
Blawnop
Assemblymen and Senator Depart for Harrisburg
Assemblymen and Senator depart for Harrisburg amid a heated fight over speaker selection and votes. Lobbyists claim Bluett could secure 110 to 160 votes as delegates converge for caucuses before adjournment next spring. The Senate caucus may appoint J C Hamsier as president pro tem, with Democrats to meet after a dinner. The event hints at Bluett’s likely formal election at tomorrow’s opening session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Pinchot
General Assembly
Guy. Pinchot
Bluett
Senate Republican
J. C. Hamsier
Lancaster
John Bigelow
Chicago Teams Set For Tonight's Big Match
Stmeater, a junior in physical education and varsity football, is expected to start at center as Movers, who will guard tonight, has four years of football and two in baseball and captained the 1924 teams. The local association says it costs to bring this attraction to town. The game starts at 8:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stmeater
Department of Physical Education
Rare American documents placed under state department care
Prof. Tyler Dennett, newly appointed Chief of Publications at the State Department, now guards the nation’s oldest and most valuable collection of original American documents. The archives date to 1783 and include original signatures of Presidents, Secretaries, and key legislators, spanning from Washington to Coolidge. The collection contains proclamations, treaties, and constitutional ratifications, including the Lincoln emancipation proclamation, with many signatures of notable figures. The documents face deterioration and risk from potential flooding, while attempts to fund preservation have failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Tyler Dennett
Johns. Hopkins University
Harry Gwight
Department of State
State
United States
Congress
Senate
Coolidge
House
Lincoln
Edmund Randolph
Virginia
John Marshall
Supreme © Court
Henry Clay
Kentucky
Daniel Webster
Massachusetts
John C. Calhoun
John Hay
Edward Everett
Lewia Gass
Michigan
William H. Seward
New York
James G. Blaine
Maine
John Sherman
Ohio
Charles Evans Hughes
France
Spain
Ghent
Great Britain
Law repeal ends state film censorship panel
Albany Jan 6 Republicans plan to repeal the state motion picture censorship commission and pass a bill amending the penal law to grant public authorities control over theaters and films. The measure mirrors the Davidson bill defeated last year. Governors Smith and Miller had urged abolition as wasteful.
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Albany
N. Ys
INS
Motion Picture Censorship Commission
Aoarcea
Censorship Commission
Davidson
Nathan Miller
Rarpublican
Alfred
Smith
Senate
Billy
Conte
Repubblicans
Auxiliary Officers Installed By Legion In 1925 Ceremony
The Legion and Auxiliary installed new officers in a formal ceremony led by Mrs Juliat White Watson. Retiring President Mrs Dale Timberlake received a Past President’s pin. The year’s program centers on war orphans care, war relief homes, and activities in Americanism and Rehabilitation across multiple sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gohean
Mies Clara ‘Thal
Staal’ Ober
George Smith
J. M. Torrence, Jr
Juliat White. Watson
Department of Pennsylvania American Legion Auxiliary
Dale ‘Timberlake
Dale Timberlake
Auxiliary
Scotland
Carlisle
American Legion
Otter Lake
Michigan
Kate Walker Barrett
Washington, D. C
Oteen Hospital
Oteen
North Carolina
Robert Work and His Chickens
Robert Work reports profits from a 600 hen flock of White Leghorns including 500 hens and 100 young roosters. His electrified, cemented four pen chicken house with a ten foot square feeding room uses spring water troughs and strict cleanliness. His grandson assists as capable helper offering pointers for profitable poultry farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Work
Scout Banquet Tomorrow Night Ends With Demonstrations
Five scouts from each troop perform first aid drills to the rescue. A patient scout is shown receiving care. head bandage is applied, then an arm sling on the right, hand bandage on the left, and an ankle bandage on the right with shoes removed. Remarks by Dr. Yi M. Gearhart. Closing Scout Oath and Band March.
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Yi. M. Gearhart
Sloan Brothers Branching Out
Sloan Brothers expand business ventures after a forthcoming announcement. The entry notes H. H. Brilhart and new prospects for growth, highlighting Apollo as a preferred location and an improving enterprise outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan Brothers
H. H. Brilhart
Lie Deardey
Apollo
Settlement plan for coal strike neutrally urged by miners
A nonpartisan coalition proposes to settle the coal dispute by broad local meetings and three delegates from each association to craft a pathway back to profitable production. John Brophy of United Mine Workers denounces wage-cutting efforts by business groups backing operator interests, reaffirming Jacksonville agreement protections. US coal output in 1924: bituminous 467.7 million net tons, anthracite 80.32 million tons, down from 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DuBoig
Bringig
Brophy
John Brophy
United Mine Workers of America
Clearfield
Pennsylvania
Punxsutawney Business Men’s Association
District No. 2
DuBois
Philipsburg
Jacksonville
U. S. Washington
United States
Geological Survey
Let Government Departments Pay For Mail Urged
A. J. Baldwin of New York, a National Publishers' Association member, calls the pending Sterling postal bill a vicious measure before the Senate post office subcommittee. He argues against using second class mail to fund salary increases, urging department budgets instead and marking the proposal as unjust and unfair to publishers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Baldwin
New York
National Publishers’ Association
Baldwin
Senate Post Office
Postoffice Department
Pha
Union Gospel Meetings Open in Community Prayer Plan
Union Gospel meetings open with leaders John Bennett Caroline Crawford and others hosting prayer hours Wednesday and Friday from three to four. Prayer meetings aim to invite neighbors, supply music books, and report attendance to Dr. White, Ministerial Association chair, with next week’s dates to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson Fowler
B. C. Fleck
John Bennett
Philo
Charles Duncan
Rittenhouse
Fourth Street
R. C. Miller
Caroline’ Crawford
Wayne Avenue
Caroline Crawford
Ministry of Reconciliation
White
Ministerial Association
Brother and sister reunite after 42 years apart in New York
Fred erick Kemmer of Cleveland and his sister Mrs Janet Tufnail arrived from England aboard the Caronia. Kemmer wore an identification card to aid recognition after a 42 year separation since he left Grave End England to emigrate to the United States. He settled in Cleveland never returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frederick Kemmer
Cleveland
Janet. Tufnail
England
Caronia
Prederick Temmer
Ohio
Kemmerly
Gravesend
United States
Post Office Costs and Magazine Distribution Costs
Quick argues for clearer mail budgeting and cost cuts based on his experiences with American Machinist. He notes annual printing and distribution costs of 86 dollars for the magazine, 21 dollars mechanical cost for a year’s issue, and 14 dollars transport to San Francisco, while suggesting taxing less and reducing first class letter weight to raise revenue without harming users.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
the American Machinst
McGraw-Hill
San Francisco
New York
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Inerstate Commerce Commission
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Itate
B. and O
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Henry Morrison
Earnest
Yyed Brown
Cornell
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Frances Brown
John Gibson, Jr
Allegheny College
Meadville
Mra
John Gibson
J. J. Johns
Heilwood
Blair Hamill
Georgeville
Indiana
Louis Aick
McIntire
Joseph W. Clementa
Thos. S. Lowther
Harrisburg
Miss Lee Keith
Easton, Pa
John A. H. Keith
Jack Stewart
Stewart
Lock Haven
John Keith
Haverford, Conn
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Son Merry
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Charles
Mrs. Norenberger
Central Hotel
Johnstown
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Don Martin
Harold
H. L. Fritchman
Edward Bennett
M. Bennett and Sons
Jane Nichol
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Mahon
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John Carson
Homer City
Own
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Paris
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Harry Wilson
Wilson
F. A. Marshall
State Veterinary Department
Bob Patterson
Donald Pounds
J. Li. Culp
South
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Pearl Biddlestone
Grace Hamill
McKeesport
J. F. Igeing
Peggy
Martha
Betty
Mr. Wiggin
J. W. Wiggins
South Seventh
Mr. Wiggins
P. RR
Medicing
Bup
Daniel B Maher
Kannan City
Kas
Pip” Wweart
Geanton
Weer Ens
Legion.and “Auxiliary Meet
Robert Work
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