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Newspaper
Clearfield Weekly Progress
Location
Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1915
Page
2
A packed page mixes social events such as a Cakeware sale at Rosser's furniture store and a Y M C A supper with political and international notes. It critiques Wilson, Britain, and the Progressive split, and touches on railway service, Groundhog Day humor, and local civic concerns.
The Clearfield Chamber of Commerce met at the courthouse Tuesday evening with broad representation across industries. James Pro O Loughlin retires as president after three influential years, and William L Betts is introduced as the new president, promising continued momentum and community focus.
Washington reports that Grandpa Wilson and his cabinet debate if the firing on the American ship Greenbrier and removal of the U S flag amount to an insult to the nation. The piece notes past respect for the flag at sea and hints at President Wilson's cautious response to British actions in maritime tensions.
The piece calls on all citizens to cooperate with President Betts and chamber officers to ensure successful operations and a new era of prosperity for Clearfield. It notes the town has advanced in five years and will grow more important if residents support the chamber’s work.
The Clearfield Chamber of Commerce discussed establishing a curbstone market to connect farmers with consumers directly. It would offer fresh vegetables poultry and produce, generate rental income for borough stands, and require repeal or amendment of an ordinance seen as restricting open markets. The chamber plans outreach to farmers within twenty miles to build support for the project.
The National Foreign Trade convention begins with focus on interference with American cargoes. Speakers include John Bassett Moore on Problems Arising in War and Commerce and D W Kempner and Henry Howard. J Wylie Brown describes Levant trade opportunities. educators and industry leaders join sessions on smaller manufacturers and merchant interests. Secretary of Commerce Redfield gives opening remarks and James Farrell to speak on general foreign trade conditions.
Fragment from a New York Sun style piece recounts a couple dancing through a lively night, the narrator noting skill in old steps then glimpsing their sleeping babe. Interleaved are legislative notes listing names like McNichol and McConnell, and county figures overviews.
Harrisburg Jan 21 Senate Speaker Am bler and President Pro Tempore H Kline named committee chairmen. Notable appointments include Agriculture Martin Cumberland and Appropriations Buckman Bucks, with many others across Education Bank and Finance Sproul. In California entomology probes 30 million ladybugs in Imperial Valley cantaloupe zone vanish after release. researchers study cause and potential crop savings.
The United States Supreme Court holds that nonresident aliens may recover damages under the federal employers' liability law for a worker's death. Reading Terminal Company of Philadelphia must pay damages to the parents of a young Irish man killed while employed there, overturning lower court rulings that denied recovery.
The report to the governor of the minimum wage board states eight dollars weekly as a living wage for Denver women. Secretary Catherine B. Van Dewsen reports 23 percent earn under 62 a week, 1,630 or 46 percent earn under 3 per cent, of 3,524 surveyed. Text notes clothing prices at Mirkins with $2.00 and $1.50 shirts.
The Clearfield Progress announces a three district contest with four winners per district. San Francisco trips are first awards in each district, others prizes awarded by contestant ranking. Nominations clipped from the paper or sent to the office grant votes, with first three nominations per lady worth 1000 votes each and daily coupons worth five votes each.
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