Poultry Bureau Proposed to Aid Pennsylvania Farmers
A plan to establish a state poultry bureau under the department of agriculture would start with two officials, a chief at 2500 dollars and a deputy at 1800, with powers to investigate and quarantine to curb fowl diseases. The bureau would publish poultry bulletins and aim to improve egg quality, reduce disease, and assist farmers and poultrymen statewide.
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Harrisburg
Bureau of Poultry
Department of Agriculture
Will Offerany
Edwin ‘Ti
Stroudsburg
Dugeou
Chiefs Poultryman
Industrial relations hearing in Dallas discussed
Reports from Dallas outline a forthcoming industrial relations hearing examining labor conditions, parking issues, and transportation effects on Texas farmers and industry. The piece notes broader concerns about economic sustainability, farm and worker relations, and regulatory questions amid a national context.
Distillery Fire Sparks Thief Claims in Philadelphia
Fragmentary report notes a distillery fire in Philadelphia with damages and a mention that two brands were snatched from the blaze. The quotation hints at cautious salvage efforts but lacks clear details on perpetrators or full context.
Ships Detained Sunk or Lost During War
London March 16 In a written answer to questions about maritime losses since the war began Winston Churchill first lord of the admiralty says that the total ships detained sunk or lost reach a certain figure. The statement outlines the overall maritime toll and the portion attributed to enemy actions versus other causes.
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Murderer Thaw Remanded to the Tombs
The case records indicate Harry Thaw is ordered remanded to the Tombs awaiting further action by the supreme court. The decision notes Thaw was never formally discharged from confinement, with the asylum mandate to be enforced and the sheriff to execute the duty.
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Martteaie Dawley
Wan. Con Entea
Rates on Bituminous Coal Stand, IC Denies Increase
The Interstate Commerce Commission refused to raise the coal transport rate from Pennsylvania Maryland and West Virginia mines to Philadelphia Wilmington and Baltimore for transshipment to Delaware and Chesapeake Bay points. Railroads named were Pennsylvania Baltimore Ohio New York Central and Philadelphia Reading. Complainants include George N Newton Company Sohn Lang Paper Spreckels Sugar Barrett Mfg and Frank Merrihew & Son with lawyers Montgomery Jenks Glasgow and others. The present Philadelphia track delivery rate is 0.60 per ton and Greenwich piers 1.550 with a proposed waterway-supported rise to 1.42. Commissioner Meyer ruled the increase unjust to local dealers and warned carriers against rate alignment with water carriers reducing public benefit.
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Philadelphia & Reading
George N. Newton Company
Sohn Lang Paper Company
Spreckels Sugar Refining Compa Barrett Manufacturing Company
Beneft
Prosperity Returns With Long Locomotive Orders
Baldwin locomotive works in Philadelphia received an order for 50 freight locomotives from Chicago Burlington & Quincy. The mix includes 15 Pacific 20 Mikado and 15 Santa Fe types at about 1.2 million dollars, signaling a hopeful market rebound. Vandalla railroad group seeks 25 consolidation type engines. February orders total 47 locomotives, January 50, with 235k to 59k price range. Lorain Ohio resumes full work for 4000 workers. American Shipbuilding to hire 2200 for lake boat construction. Amherst quarries to rehire 2000. 4000 ton order for plates and shapes from Carnegie Steel.
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Carnegie Steel Company
Boston Transcript Reflections on Marriage and Aging
A fragment reflects on marriage and aging with a concise line about enduring thoughts. The piece references the Boston Transcript and hints at personal musings on long-term commitment and life stages.
Largest warship Pennsylvania launches as most powerful vessel
The Pennsylvania was launched in Newport News amid ceremony led by Governor Brumbaugh, christened by Miss Kolb with champagne. The 31,400 ton battleship features oil turbines, 14 twelve inch guns, four torpedo tubes, and 22 inch rifles, with a crew of 65 officers and 63 sailors.
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Gas Explosion in Miner's Home Injures Man and Two Children
An explosion at 2 am on Iselin Heights in the home of John Avick left Andrew Blaken 44 in serious condition with burns at DuBois hospital. Two of Urick's children, Steve 4 and John 4, also suffered burns but were not seriously hurt. The blast, blamed on a rubber hose connected to a gas stove, tore through a second floor bedroom, igniting bed clothing while family members fought the flames without outside help.
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President Wilson Writes New Book
Woodrow Wilson publishes a new book titled When a Man Comes to Himself arguing business leaders seek not wealth but the love of business and derive happiness from benevolence, seeing benevolence as a summary form of business.
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New York
Woodrow Wilson
Warship specs and officials bound for Brunnberg voyage
American naval experts compare the Queen Elizabeth class and the Pennsylvania with heavy armor. Details note armament, speed, and broadside weights for several ships. Burg event mentions Brum Brown as official host for the Penneyl representative Brum Brown, Bec.
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British Orders Cut Germany From World Trade
The United States faces the effects of Britain's March 16 proclamation severing trade arteries with Germany. London rejects U S and German submarine relief offers, signaling a near-total wartime blockade that will test neutral rights and provoke protests from the United States and other neutrals. A second item notes Harrisburg considering a bill to allow explosives manufacturing by iron, steel, and glass firms to profit from war supplies for Europe.
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Fake arrest in Hurley murder reported erroneous
The claim that two men matching the Hurley murder suspect were arrested in Ebensburg was false. Sheriff McCloskey dismissed the rumor and did not pursue Ebensburg, while marriage licenses were issued to Adam C. Groff of Wharton and Elizabeth M. Berfield of DuBois.
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John Hurley
Ebensburg
McCloskey
Adam. C. Groff
Wharton
Elizabeth M. Berfield
DuBeis
Black Hand Bomb In Cleveland Injures Nine At Shoe Store
Black Hand agents attacked a shoe store on Broadway owned by Thomas J. Malla in Cleveland. Nine people were injured as the blast shocked the area. Malla has received threatening letters and handed them to authorities for investigation.
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Cleveland
Thomas J. Malla
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Los Angeles Dynamiters to Plead in Court Today
Matthew Schmidt and David Captain, executives in the Los Angeles Times dynamiting plot, are to be arraigned in superior court today to plead on murder charges. Schmidt was arraigned in New York and Captain on the coast. Burns, a detective, has tracked them since the McNamara case. Judge Bell presides in Pittsburg. Judge Singleton Bell is chairing Allegheny county court and will be away all week. Next week Judge Harvey W. Whitehead of Lycoming county will handle civil matters here.
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Harvey W. Whitehead
Lycombing County
Woman's Suffrage Bill Passes State Senate
Harrisburg March 24 The senate debated and voted on a resolution proposing a state constitutional amendment to grant woman suffrage. Senator Crow urged Republicans to live up to their party pledge and support the measure. Senator Beidleman argued the people are against woman suffrage.
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