Russians and Greeks Stir in Great War News Delays
War updates report Russian forces near Lemberg and along the Bug fighting German troops, with Austro German lines allegedly collapsing after counterattacks. Montenegrin forces push north from Asia Minor front, while a German squadron attacks Russian waters and a submarine sinks the Armenian. Premier Venizelos predicts a war party majority in Athens.
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Rigi
War Office
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Grand Duke Nicholas
Governor Brumbaugh backs safe Fourth of July celebration
Governor Brumbaugh endorsed a circular from State Fire Marshal Baldwin urging a safe Independence Day observance. He called for restraint against premature explosions and other dangers to prevent fires and accidents during celebrations.
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Baldshire
Common Seage
United Press
Barristarg
Brumbaugh
Baldwin
Five Clearfield Men Go Off to Italian Front
Five Clearfield men are headed to the Italian front to serve their country. Names listed include Carmelo Straciclo Salvatore Pistis Camnele La Boata Santo Capri and Salvatore Di ail. All are of military age and prepared to face combat.
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Ficht
Carmelo Straciclo
Salvatore J. Pistis
Camnele la Boata
Santo Capri
Salvatore Diail
Art Renar
Oesear
Che Fightang
Advertising as a Profession and Public Responsibility
The piece argues that advertising, though young as a profession, advances honesty in trade when used truthfully. It highlights associations in Chicago and nationwide efforts to promote ethical, clean advertising, condemning deceptive practices and praising those who defend public responsibility and economic value.
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America
Chicago
United States
New York World
Clearfield plants close for July holiday celebrations
Large manufacturing plants in Clearfield will close on July 4 to let workers join in local celebrations. Though July 3 is not a holiday, many factories including the Sewer Pipe company will release workers to boost the event. Shops and banks plan Saturday closure with July 5 observed as the legal holiday. Firemen organize entertainment as crowds are expected from nearby towns. Stores decorate. many more will before the weekend. The silk mill will close Saturday for festivities and observe Monday’s holiday.
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Clearfield
Sewer Pipe Company
He Brick Yards
Noted Forester Pays Brief Visit to Clearfield
Colonel S B Elliot of Reynoldsville a long time member of Pennsylvania’s forestry commission stopped in Clearfield last night. He rides to Harrisburg this morning to attend a commission meeting. Elliot, praised for elevating the state forestry department and for expertise in timber tree culture, authored The Important Timber Trees of the United States. Clearfield County houses a large forest reserve under the commission with about 30 000 acres.
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S B. Elliot
Reynoldsville
State Forestry Commission
Clearfield
Harrisburg
Forestry Commission
Elliot
Forestry Department of Pennsylvania
Eliot
United States
Clearfeld
Progress retracts claim about missing girl Miss Margaret
A misprint in The Progress wrongly implicated Miss Margaret in a missing person case. The paper apologizes and retracts the statement, noting the teenager ran away from home and was not harmed.
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Maeeret
Hen Floats by Log as Crowd Cheers near Sharon Bridge
Devoted crowd gathers at State Street Bridge in Sharon on July 1 as a man shouts chicken and a hen is seen floating on a log. Firemen prepare ropes for a dramatic rescue, drawing curious onlookers and a tense, gasping moment.
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United Press
Sharon
State Street
Bald Hill Coal Company to Build 30 Miners’ Homes at Clearfield
Large expenditures mark a new Bald Hill coal operation 12 miles down the river from Clearfield. The firm plans 30 tenement houses for miners, aiming to expand tonnage and commerce with Clearfield as the trade hub via the river line of the New York Central. Alfred Fess of Winburne secured the building contract and work starts soon, finishing within a month, with more housing to follow as coal demand rises this fall and into next spring.
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Clearfield
Bald Hill Coal Company
Bald Hill Company
N.Y. C
Alfred ‘Fess
Winburne
Bald His
Crowds Gather Over Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw Court Testimony
A mob gathered in Malone New York as Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw declined to attend her husband’s insanity trial. Police cleared the scene after Nesbitt Thaw announced she would not appear this week.
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N.Y
New York
Evelyn Nesbitt
York
Evelyn Thaw
Evely Trex
Lovers haste to wed in romance month amid heat
Woodland residents Ruth Lansberry and Otto Shaw wed at 8:30 PM in a quiet home ceremony led by Rev. Spessard. Ruth Lansberry is Philipsburg class of 1915 and Otto Shaw is from Bigler. about fifty villagers serenaded the newlyweds at a celebratory supper. A second morning ceremony united Edith Hess and Lloyd Dickson at 8:36 AM, officiated by Rev. Hartman. Both couples are well known in Woodland and friends wish them happiness.
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Ruth
Otto D. Shaw
Bigler
E.G. Spessard
U. B. Church
Philipsburg
Edith Hess
Lloyd Dickson
Hartman
E. Church
Woodland
Appeal Taken To High Court In Libel Case
The libel suit against DuBois Printing and Publishing Co by Patrick Egan and James Marks from September 1914 moves to the Pennsylvania Superior Court. A jury in Clearfield County awarded $2000. a new trial motion was denied and judgment entered. The company appeals arguing no special damages and an excessive verdict.
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Patrick Egan
James Marks
Superior Court
Peninsylvania
Philadelphia
Clearfield County Court
Hall
United States urged to aid Allies with rifles and ammo
A Cay United Press report quotes an advocate calling on American manufacturers to immediately produce three million rifles and vast cartridges to support the Allies. He blasts England as disorganized and urges orders as the English public learns of their war office's mistakes.
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United Press
Benize 4Os
Athens
War Party
Progress
Washington
Newport News
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Cornwall
State Department
John S. Armstrong
Bristol
Fisk
Consular
Children Demand Daily Outdoor Play Across Town
A historic petition from the Children of the United States appeals for public playgrounds. The Women’s Club seeks funds to launch two weekly play sessions in Reedsville West Side and East End, with instructors Agnes Weaver Vera Ogden Agnes Fulford Katherine Zerfoss Mildred Dietzel overseeing. Funds shortfalls threaten Witmer park plans and swing protection.
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Adies
Reedsville
West Side
East End
Agnes Weaver
Vera Ogden
Agnes Fulford
Katherine Zerfoss
Woman's Club
Becker Granted Reprieve Case Heads to High Court
Becker granted a reprieve as the condemned case moves toward the high court. Manton and Judge White announced the development at a conference noting no interference with the death sentence, with the appeal proceeding likely to the United States Supreme Court.
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Martin Mantarrey
Grecutinnus
Alba
Charles
Manton
White
Whiteman
Seneon
United States Supremeport
Texas expects big sweet potato harvest this year
Dallas reports the 1920s crop outlook with a 100 percent larger sweet potato crop forecast, totaling about 10,000,000 bushels. H. C. Thompson of the Agriculture Department plans to visit Texas to teach farmers storage and housing methods to avoid the 50 cent a bushel price drop seen last year.
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United Press
Dallas
Tex
Texas
H. C. Thompson
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Calk Walk A Huge Success at Hose House
The Elk Rose company held a cake walk Tuesday evening at the hose house. The event raised over 55 dollars and was a success in every way, though weather reduced space by keeping the event indoors. High school provided the music.
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the Elk Rose Company
Infertile Eggs for Chicks and Early Chicken Rearing
A guide on using infertile eggs to feed upcoming chicks, noting rot risks from storage, and suggesting baking mixed eggs into cake for crumble to chicks poults and ducks. It advises combining eggs with meal for older birds, starting a chicken business with purebreds, buying the best birds affordable, and advertising in the Progress.
Rumberger Seeks County Treasurer Post in Pennsylvania
Amos H. Rumberger, a Republican candidate, announces for county treasurer. He lists a P O address in Hontadele, Pennsylvania, and cites the upcoming primary election on Tuesday September 1 in the general period.
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Amos H. Rumberger
Couny
P.O
Hontadele
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