Leadership roster listing officers and directors
Robert H. Sommerville serves as President with James H. Minds as Vice President and E. W. Hess as Treasurer. Harry A. Reed acts as Secretary and General Manager, while John R. Bixler is Editor. Directors include Minds, Sommerville, Moulthrop, Mosser, Barrett, Hess, and Reed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Sommerville
James H. Minds
E. W. Hess
Harry A. Reed
John R. Bixler
A. S. Moulthrop
A. B. Mosser
John W. Barrett
Official Directory of Clearfield County Officials
A dense list of local government and borough officers including Congressman Charles E. Paton, State Senator Joseph Alexander, Assemblymen J. Currier and A. S. Moulthrop, county officials like Prothonotary John H. Moore and Sheriff Ed Woolridge, and numerous guards, clerks, and ward officials across Clearfield and Curwensville with names such as Miles Wrigley Mahaffey and J. H. Kelley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Paton
Curwensville
Joseph Alexander
Madera
J. Currier
Grampian
A. S. Moulthrop
DuBois
Peter McDermott
Morrisdale
Allison O Smith
Clearfield
John H.moore
Orphans’ Court
R. M. Reed
Clearfie
Miles Wrigley Mahaffey
James H. Kelley
Ed. H. Woolridge
A. H. Woodward
C. E. Roseberry
J. D. Connelly
John H. Urey
H. S. Whiteman, Jr
Earl McHenry
John Rstley
L. C. Brown
Fred Kerr Hobart Callahan
Ed. Shirey
John Davis
John Kennard
Ward Logan
James Wa Ple
Harry McKiivain
Morris Wrigley
H. O. Buck
Ed Shunk
C. BE. Roseberry
M. F. Gra
Keeping Clearfield Clean and Dust-Free
An editorial urges Clearfield officials to match citizen efforts in maintaining the city’s beauty. The piece questions whether councilmen recognize the water supply and street sprinkler as tools to reduce dust and improve residents' comfort and happiness.
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Clearfield
Dearfield
Dusty streets spur council action on sprinkling plan
The Progress notes ongoing complaints about dusty central city pavements and riverfront avenues. It argues councilmen likely hear the issue and will deploy the street sprinkler to serve travelers and alleviate dust during the summer months, earning public thanks.
Clearfield Hopes to Boost Local Baseball and Civic Pride
In Clearfield a surge of 1000 husky youths could yield strong baseball teams and two leagues, yet enthusiasm is waning. Locals are urged to organize, emulate John W. Wrigley’s property improvements, and prove Clearfield can compete with nearby towns. The piece also touches on politics, barbers’ strikes, a canoe regatta, and local wildlife adventures as context for community spirit.
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Clearfield
Glass Works
John W. Wrigley
Mr. Wrigley
Detective notes queer crime origins avoid saloon link
A Wisconsin State Journal report quotes a detective remarking on the case as unusual for lacking a saloon origin. The police chief asks what is unique, highlighting uncertainty about the crime's inception. The exchange underscores limited evidence tying the crime to a saloon setting.
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Wisconsin State Journal
Tax Notice From Clearfield Borough Collector
Clearfield Borough requests all overdue accounts be settled immediately. Lewis Brown, Collector, urges delinquent taxpayers to pay up promptly to resolve arrears and avoid further action.
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Clearfield
Lewis Brown
Oscar Mitchell Named Candidate for Judge in 46th District
The Progressive party in Washington announces Oscar Mitchell as a candidate for Judge of the 46th Judicial District subject to party rules.
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Oscar Mitchell
46Th Judicial District
Washington
Trade Review of the Past Week Sparks Mixed Activity
Dun's Review notes seasonable weather boosting distribution with regional gains while wholesale trade softens in the west. Copper and tin prices dip, cotton and wool markets vary, and leather shows slow improvement amid tariff uncertainty. Railroad earnings rise, bank failures decline in May, and general price moves show modest shifts across commodities.
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New York
Dun
New York Stock Exchange
Dunn
What's Doing This Week June 9 to 15 Highlights
A weekly schedule lists events from June 9 to June 15. Notable items include Miss Gladys Mason’s walk from New York to San Francisco, polo in Westbury, Hibernians lodge in Louisville, and the National Association of Building Owners and Managers in Cincinnati. Other items cover police chiefs conference in Washington, civil service meetings in New York, Arbor Day and Flag Day observances, and the capital punishment repeal taking effect in Washington state. Arthur Robinson sails to compete abroad and Danish royal visit to England are noted.
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Gladys Mason
New York City
San Francisco
Westbury
N. Y
Supreme Lodge, Order of Hibernians
Louisville
National Association of Building Owners and Managers
Cincinnati
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
New York
Germany
International Society of Police Chiefs
Washington, D. C
International Women Suffrage Alliance
Vienna
National Assembly of Civil Service Commissioners
United States
American Academy of Medicine
Minneapolis
England
Christian
Alexandrina
Denmark
Alexandra
Blease Sought in Raid Poker Scene
Governor Cole L. Blease was reportedly playing poker at the Commercial club when police raided the scene. Chief of Police Catchart led officers who made arrests, but Blease remained at home in bed.
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Columbia
S. C
Cole L. Blease
Catchart
Blease
G A R Encampment to Convene in Chattanooga
General orders for the forty seventh national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic direct veterans to Chattanooga Tennessee from September fifteenth to twentieth Alfred H Beers commander in chief notes a first ever encampment held so far south and urges visits to Missionary Ridge Lookout Mountain and Chickamauga battlefields from Chattanooga.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Grand Army of the Republic
Chattanooga
Tenn
Alfred H. Beers
Missionary Ridge
Lookout Mountain
Chickamauga
Creditors to Meet in Pittsburgh for Thaw Estate Trustee
Creditors of the bankrupt Harry K. Thaw estate will gather in Pittsburgh on June 21 to elect a trustee to reopen the estate. They allege the $21,000 claim of attorney Clifford Hartridge has not been adjudicated.
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Harry K. Thaw
Pittsburgh
Clifford Hartridge
Oregon Seeks Battleship Oregon for Panama Parade
Secretary of the Navy Daniels received a petition from 60 000 Oregon schoolchildren urging the battleship Oregon lead the Panama Canal parade at the former opening. The ship is at Bremerton navy yard awaiting a decision after talks with the president and exposition managers.
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Washington
Daniels
Panama Bars Chinese Naturalization Decree Signed
President Belisario Porras signed a decree barring future naturalization of Chinese in Panama. A 1911 census counted 2,313 Chinese on the isthmus, including 463 native born or naturalized. about fifty had become naturalized in the last two years.
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Panama
Belisario Porras
Republic of
Deaths of a Day Reflect Diverse Lifespans Across Cities
William Penny a Mexican War drummer boy died in Brooklyn at eighty one. William H. McQuail coal operator died in Pottsville aged seventy with an estate over one million dollars. Frank E. Ward retired CB&Q railway manager died in Chicago aged forty five. Lawrence P. Tower cousin of Charlie Tower former ambassador to Germany died in New York. Agostine Strickland widow of Delafield Strickland in San Francisco died.
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William Penny
Brooklyn
William H. McQuail
Pottsville
Frank E. Ward
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Chicago
Lawrence P. Tower
Charlie Magne Tower
Germany
New York City
Agostine Strickland
Delafield Strickland
The
Electrical Department of the Navy
San Francisco
Buffalo Bill Cody Grievously Ill in Knoxville Home
Colonel William F. Cody known as Buffalo Bill, is gravely ill at a Knoxville home with physicians stating nervous exhaustion and serious stomach trouble. Family and friends are said to be at his bedside as doctors monitor his condition.
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Palmer
Colonel Cody
Knoxville
Tenn
William F. Cody
Buffalo Bill
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Progressive Publishing CO
Clearfield, PA
Washington Party of
Clearfield County
Official Directory
Thos.Moore
J. S. Richards
W. C. Lanesford
H. L. Bowman
A. G. Woodward
T. E. Moore
G. W. Bell
J. I. Pollum
du Bois
Harvey T Smith
T. Jeff Bell
Bells Landing
W. E. Tobias
Ham
Justice of the Peace
F.g.chorpening
John C. Barclay
Constables
Thos
W. Moore
Thos. Reilly
Congress
Indianapolis
Boston
Neck O' Woods
Philadelphia
California
Costa Se
Lake
Para
Formosa
Fair
Japan
Phila
South Carolina
Clearfield National Bank
Clearfield National
Clearfield National Service
Oregon
Lea D
Western State
Porras
Clearfield Hardware Co
Clearfield Trust Company
the County National Bank
Total Invested Capital
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