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Newspaper
Clearfield Weekly Progress
Location
Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1914
Page
4
The readable text mentions a post office in Clearfield Pennsylvania and a person associated with the Secord class. It also includes a stray reference to months, a year, and a subscription term. The fragmentary OCR lacks a coherent event or person to anchor a fuller news item.
A 1914 ballot listing candidates for state offices including United States Senator Gifford Pinchot Pike county Governor William Draper Lewis Philadelphia Lieutenant Governor Penny F. Smith Allegheny county Secretary of Internal Affairs Frey E. Lewis Lehigh county Congress at Large Lex N. Mitchell Jefferson counts Arthur J. Rupley Cumberland county Anderson SL Walters Cambria Harry Watson Mercer County Member State Committee James Mitchell Clearfield
The piece discusses Pennsylvania politics with focus on Washington district tickets, figures like Amy Mayo and Alonzo Moulthrop, and the Washington Party’s stance. It argues Penrose and liquor interests oppose honest government, urging voters to back the Washington slate and Governor Pinchot against the entrenched Pennsylvanian oligarchy. A bond issue in Clearfield is approved for about thirty nine thousand dollars for improvements.
A Progress article argues the Pennsylvania Public Service Commission favors big railroads in the Pittsburgh District. It criticizes the commission for not prohibiting rebates and fears public burdens will rise as it sides with corporations. The piece calls for abolition of the commission to protect consumers.
Authorities urge careful use of fire by visitors to forests this spring and summer. The piece notes that careless behavior by some leads to hundreds of acres of young forest being destroyed each year and calls for enforcement and public restraint to protect property.
An independent voter urges uniting to defeat candidates of the Republican and Democratic parties in Pennsylvania. The Washington party slate led by William Draper Lewis for governor and Gifford Pinchot for U S senator seeks to rebuke Penroseism and fight special privilege, political bossism, and government by commission.
The message urges all property owners and renters to support the borough budget. It warns that without public improvements funded by money from the budget, Clearfield will retrograde. The text emphasizes the community’s desire to advance local projects through taxation.
Clearfield expects a strong summer push with new industries and business growth. The town government notes widespread factory prosperity, a favorable budget, and taxpayer approval to secure funds for public improvements.
The county faces a shortened growing season with frosts lingering into May and possible August returns. Gardeners wonder how to curb living costs by yard cultivation while noting late planting dangers and the need for frost protection. Some try early tomatoes but risk wilting without night coverings.
In Clearfield the majority of drivers are careful, but one in ten are blamed for accidents and endanger pedestrians. Officials should target the reckless motorists and the rash motorcycle rider who sped through Market to Reed streets, narrowly avoiding a fatal encounter with schoolchildren.
The article notes a trackless trolley system as a potential replacement for rail trolleys in parts of the U S. It cites Germany as the origin, mentions a ten year old borough right of way for a streetcar line, and argues Clearfield’s narrow streets and congestion make a trackless trolley feasible and potentially profitable.
Discussion on why many petty suits under two hundred dollars go to the civil court in Clearfield county. The piece argues such cases waste time and money, urging settlement between parties to avoid litigation and noting exceptions for intricate legal questions that require jury trials.
The item cites rumors from Mexico about Huerta and contradicts claims that he will resign or has been assassinated, noting more reports about his status. It also reports a nighttime serenade disturbance in Hillsdale judged a disgrace and calls for town authorities to act. The Lock Haven Democrat critiques Judge Alvan Hall and reflects Democratic turmoil.
The piece notes Dr. Lewis as a Washington gubernatorial candidate answering labor inquiries, with references to Miller Hoover and Moulthrop for state offices. It discusses party defections, primaries, Pinchot support, Roosevelt references, and voter expectations about participation and factional tensions across Washington political circles.
In the Court of Common Pleas Emma Coskey sues for divorce against Join Coskey in May Term 1914. Master Oscar Mitchell will hear testimonies in Clearfield Pa on Friday May 22 1944 at 10 30 A M. respondents urged to appear with counsel and witnesses.
Washington reports fear of a Mexico City uprising amid mediation efforts over Huerta. Officials discuss potential repercussions, possible Mexican resettlement, and the risk of foreign entanglement as plans consider a march to Mexico City and continued vigilance.
The Right for the Republican nomination in Pennsylvania pits Boies Penrose against J. Benjamin Dimmick, once mayor of Scranton, who commands a large following. Penrose, the incumbent, wields a strong machine that will be hard to overcome.
Fragmentary OCR text with disjointed phrases about peace, departure, provisions, delays, and rebel arms. No coherent event or identifiable entities to summarize into a proper news item.
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