Allies Push In Europe Amid Snowbound Fronts In 1916 News
Russian forces report major wins over Austria in the Carpathians with 40 000 Turkish troops captured in the Caucasus and oil fields secured as Austro German lines falter. French troops advance toward Metz and Alsace while Belgian artillery targets German positions in Flanders. Rains plague a 375 mile front from Switzerland to the sea as Allied forces press toward Cologne and Steibach.
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Flanders
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Poland
Bauru
Warsaw
Paris
Metz
Colmar
Steibach
Cernay
Senanheim
Muelhausen
Altkirch
Nieuport
Switzerland
St. Mihiel
Rouvvois
Maizéy
Coaster Fatalities Reported in Carlisle Incidents
Harrisburg reports two separate Carlisle coaster accidents within an hour, John Walk aged 39 killed and Claude Smith seriously injured. Six students from state college and Bellefonte high school hospitalized after a bobsled collision with a car near Bellefonte Monday night.
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Claude Smith
Carlisle
State College and
New Year Greetings From Pennsylvania Railroad Leaders
A 1914 memo from Tyrone Division outlines holiday wishes to Penn Railroad employees and their families. It acknowledges long service, pride in the railroad, and the shared credit for its achievements, while noting the top officers cannot personally know many rank and file workers.
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Tyrone
Penn. Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
Temperance sermons to be preached by Rev Boering
Rev Boering of Altoona will deliver three temperance sermons next Sunday at Bradford Wallaceton and Woodland. Bradford service is at 10 a m in the Methodist church Wallaceton at 3 p m and Woodland at 7 30 p m in the Methodist church.
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Altoona
Bradford
Wallaceton
Woodland
Surplus Boost At Clearfield Trust With £160,000 Rise
At a board meeting of Clearfield Trust Company the undivided profits account transferred 310,000 to the surplus account, increasing the latter to 160,000.
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England Will Continue To Search U. S. Ships
London reports England cannot accept treasury department cargo certifications as absolute cargo guarantees. Right of search cannot be waived due to potential post-departure smuggling. Officials argue certifying officers cannot accompany ships to their European destinations to deter contraband transfers.
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London
Treasury Department
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Treasury
Governor Tener Urges Pennsylvania Reform Legislation
Harrisburg January 6 Governor Tener’s message to the General Assembly highlights push for a workers compensation law and women’s suffrage, praising Pennsylvania’s laws as among the best. He urges careful budgeting, recalls finances, praises health efforts reducing typhoid and tuberculosis, and lauds the safety first campaign and school system.
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Department of Health
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Department of Labor and Industry
Lergeen
State Senator J K P Hall Dies in Tampa Florida
Word arrived last night that State Senator J K P Hall died at 6 30 p m He was taken to Tampa after critical illness in Cleveland Ohio Funeral planned for Ridgway next Saturday afternoon Hall a Pennsylvania Democrat leader and former minority leader in the state senate born Milesburg 1844 He is survived by wife Kate M Hyde Hall two daughters and two sons including William Edwin Hall Lyte C Hall and brother Harry Alven Hell
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Tampa
Fla
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Pennsylvania Democracy
Old Guard
James M. Guffey
Milesburg
Pennsylvania
Wallace
Clearfield
John G. Hart
Ridgway
Elk County
Pennsylvania State Senate
United States
Philander C. Knox
Democratic Party
Kate M. Hyde Hall
H.C. Stackpole
St. Mary’s
William A. Scully
New York City
William Edwin Hall
Lyte C. Hall
Stackpole Carbon Company
Harry Alven Hell
United States District
Court of ‘Common Pleas
Elk and
Clinton
Captain Gaulin Dies After Long Public Service In Clearfield
Captain Peter Gaulin former prominent Clearfield business man and Civil War veteran died at his Market street home at 8 40 PM He was born in France and came to America He served as postmaster for over 16 years during Civil War he enlisted as a Pennsylvania regiment captain and was discharged at war’s end He returned to Clearfield to run mercantile and tailor shops and was known for industriousness fairness and civic duty He is remembered as a reliable public servant and upright citizen.
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Market Street
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France
America
First
Covington Township
Clearfield County
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Hagerty
Kate Daugherty
Lawrence Township
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Clearfield
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Greatfield
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Trains Halt as New York Smoke Sways City
A massive subway fire and smoke incident in Manhattan traps passengers between 96th and 14th Streets. Firefighters exhausted, hundreds overcome by smoke, 330 treated at Polyclinic. no confirmed fatalities though rumors persist. Police and fire units battle darkness and crowd control.
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Obituary for Captain Gaulin of Clearfield and Family Ties
Captain Gaulin left six sons and three daughters with a wife and two children preceding him. Survived by Hugh Sheridan Lewis Fred and two daughters Miss Sarah and Miss Augusta of Clearfield and Charles of Caiwenstille. Lifelong Catholic and died in accord with its teachings. Attended 8 o'clock mass last Sunday. Funeral arrangements not yet made.
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B. P. Sheridan
J. Lewis
Fred
Sarah
Augusta
Clearfield
Charles
Caiwenstille
The Doctor and Editor Parody on Professionals
A witty Exchange poem contrasts doctors and editors, noting editors must spell words and face social scrutiny, while doctors may misstep with funeral scenes and buried errors. It lampoons training, reputation, and accountability in both fields with humorous exaggeration.
Boston Bull and Busy Broker Rally in Quotation Riot
A Massachusetts broker known for booming business trails Misa Pettie like a dog, prompting the remark he is her Boston bull. The Beneficiary quips on Dr Fillers practice, noting his heavy workload prevents enjoyment, while Mrs Pillera finds time for it.
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Misa Pettie
Boston
Revival Services At Eleventh Street Church
Revival services at the Eleventh street Methodist church show strong attendance. Last evening Rev B A Salter preached. This evening Rev R Peters will discuss The Greatest Text in the Bible from John 2 16. Friday’s topic will be The New Birth. The church board meets after services this evening.
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Methodist
B. “A. Salter
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R. €. Peters
Boar of
Fatal Violence Report From Bellefonte Public Safety Incidents
In Akron Ohio January, Charles Hisles struck and fatally injured his wife described as the best woman in the world. Sogeph Rider, a boarder, later died by suicide at the scene. The incident is tied to a distressed home scene with a son speaking of a drunken father. Public safety officials report the event occurring in Six State College area with local witnesses noting the troubled family dynamic.
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Leawin
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Bellefonte
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Mama
County Commissioners Reappoint Employes
The county commissioners held a meeting yesterday afternoon and appointed officers for one year. Steward of County home J. S. Hoyt Matron Mrs J S Foyt Chaplain Rev B A Salter Janitor of the coat house SiaFulton Court room Janitor W T Johnston Clock winder J Lewis Gantin The office force remained the same and a humorous exchange about a bakery sign occurred in the narration from the Bouton Transcript.
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B. A. Salter
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Tohnston
Winder
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Gantin
Rem Tae Zame
Two Million Italians Soon To Be Ready for War
Rome reports rising public support for war after the death of Lieutenant Bruno Garibaldi. Italian preparations are accelerating with about three million men under arms this month and another million in reserve. New cannons are issued to artillery regiments, deemed superior by Italian experts.
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