23 Apr 1914
Page 8
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Newspaper
Clearfield Weekly Progress
Location
Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1914
Page
8
An eloquent critique argues against segregation as a public policy, warning that race prejudice harms government merit and undermines equal access in public service. The piece cites examples of discrimination, urges adherence to equal standards, and invokes moral lines from Hamilton Mabie and broader civil rights ideals.
Horsa and a wagon were traced to an owner after a resident reported a horse harness and wagon theft. Dan Wettesday, Brandon, and Arthur f Cali were taken to Madera by Conable Siottard to answer the charge. Branden and McCall faced charges of stealing into and robbing Kirk's quill at Rockton and were jailed to answer at the next term.
uy A Christie and Ivar Reynolds pleaded guilty to violating the interstate cattle law. The State Livestock Sanitary board said Christie brought cattle into Pennsylvania from New York without a health certificate. State agents with Dr Franz A Hamilton found most cattle diseased and condemned under state supervision.
The 24th annual session of the Pittsburgh district met in Clearfield with West Side M B Church hosting due to repairs at NM ton church. Rev. T J Askew presided as Rev C A McGee, D D, and others spoke on growth, with welcomes from Mayor Robert Coughan and Rev H R Bender. Evening discourse highlighted progress and moral uplift, followed by a fond social reception.
Reports on Timothy Fox after a wound in Dake show his condition at Philipebure hospital as uncertain. Authorities note improvements, yet belief in full recovery remains tentative while Gearhart Shor and others monitor his progress.
A fragment mentions Washington County ladies awaiting his return in an intimate picture memory. It references the title The Soldier Boy Never Come Home and notes the April 26 issue of Sunday North American, with hopes copies are rare to find.
At a meeting of the executive committee in charge, plans for the Fourth of July events were discussed. The Driving Park is secured, horse racing is planned for July 3 and 4, a balloon ascension and fireworks are slated for the evening, and up to four bands have been engaged for the celebration.
Telegraphic report misstated Dr. E G Reeve as elected a commissioner to the general assembly. Dr Reeve was not chosen as a commissioner. the proceedings record an error in the Huntingdon presbytery listing.
Judge Bell appoints J. P. Thomas and J. C. Thompson as auditors for the borough of Mahattey following the resignation of V. R. McCracken and W. Black. The move comes amid petitions from Mahiffer citizens.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a shooting in the West and a person named Matafira, with unclear details and no recoverable dates or full names. No clear outcome or context can be established from the readable portion.
The Winburne license board approved Belkara liquor license for the Howe hotel in Winburne during Monday evening proceedings, granting permission to operate the hotel as a licensed premises under local regulations.
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