Borough pays itself save on Higler avenue paving
Progress notes the borough saved over a hundred dollars on a paving job by self performing the work rather than accepting contractor bids. It argues municipal paying can yield large future savings if the council handles all street payments itself, while praising contractor fair profits. A separate English court episode reports a woman hurling objects in contempt and a jail sentence, with an aside on suffragettes.
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Ollara
Higler Avenue
Itsel
Miia
England
Cable Dispatch
Donbile
Progressive appeal tests Pennsylvania governorship race
Republican organs urge Progressives to aid in next election. Penrose machine favors a loyal henchman candidate. Democrats likely nominate an old boss, while Progressives seek a "man of the people" to break the party machine grip.
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Pennsylvania
Penrose
Maene
Goveror
Penrose Party
Penrose and Penroseism in Pennsylvania Campaign
The Progressive party of Pennsylvania unites voters against Penrose, charging him with corruption and a boss politics approach. Washington party criticisms claim Penrose's leadership prioritizes self interest and allies with Mentenamis, harming state welfare.
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Washington party organizes to oppose Penrose in Pennsylvania
The Washington party mobilizes across thirteen northeastern districts to defeat Penrose and his allies, forming leagues to rally voters against Penroseism. In Clearfield, earnest leaders vow to aid in removing the Penrose stain, as Republicans who once backed the ticket desert to join the reform effort.
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Penrose
Republican Party
Washingtons
Scranton
People’s Party
Pennsylvania
Clearfield
Smallpox Threat Across Tyrone Clearfield Region
The author notes smallpox outbreaks in Lock Haven Mill Hall Tyrone and Altoona nearing epidemic levels. All towns lie within a hundred miles of Clearfield and travel through the area risks spread. Vaccination remains the only proven preventive, and parents are urged to vaccinate unprotected children promptly.
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Lock Haven Mill Hall
Tyrone
Altoona
Clearfield
Demoralized Clearfield County Parties Split Washington Edge Grows
The article notes demoralization within the Woolf and Democratic factions in Clearfield County as bossism fuels dissension. It argues the Washington party gains as Democrats fracture into rival boss factions, weakening the old party and drawing cautious voters away.
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Clearfield County
Washington Party
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Democrate Party
Washingto Party
Democratic Party
Borough Government Reform Sparks Local Debate
In Clearfield residents discuss the need for municipal governance changes. The article argues average citizens neglect home government duties and emphasizes that well run borough council directly affects taxpayers and daily life. The focus is on improving administration and policy at the local level.
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Clearfield
Prograt Fm
Clearfield Borough Eyes Businesslike Administration
Citizens demand a business approach in Clearfield as the council plans reorganization. The incoming term should focus on orderly administration and meet expectations for efficient governance.
Woman suffrage drive in Clearfield faces apathy
An effort to organize a Clearfield branch of the Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage association meets with little enthusiasm. Local women show indecision while expressing general support for the right to vote, expecting eventual action if the matter is studied and pursued by both sexes.
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Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association
Clear Held
Clearfield
Clearfeld
Postmasters to pass letters to Santa to charities
Help sought for Clearfield citizens to form a group aiding children who write to Santa Claus. The plan mirrors earlier practice of delivering letters to charitable organizations to grant Christmas wishes and preserve children’s belief in Saint Nicholas.
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Santa Claus
Burleson
Saint Nicholas
United States
Santa
Friends of the Tote
Clearfield Ciizens
Independent Voters Prefer Reform Over Old Party, Tribune Says
The Attoona Tribune argues the Republican party cannot reunion with independent voters who backed Theodore Roosevelt and Pennsylvania’s anti crookedness move last year. It warns Penrose Barnes and leaders that progressives will not return to a corrupt organization and that the independent habit will grow stronger.
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Republican Party
Attoona Tribune
Puenrose Organ
Penrose
Barnes
Col. Roosevelt Nd
Pennsylvania
Petrose
Progressives urged for 100d government and justice
Voters urged to join in the movement for robust government and social and industrial justice as Progressive principles gain traction ahead of the next presidential election. The piece links political shifts to figures like Penrose and Huerta, notes trade conditions in Clearfield, and warns against School Progress League buttons as possible scams.
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Progressive Party
Permaylvania
Penrose
Deer venison ownership debate echoes in open season law
The old woods recognize that a hunter who kills a deer holds ownership of the venison. Despite thefts of dead deer, authorities have consistently observed the rule, and recent proclamations seem unnecessary.
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Game Commission
Tt of the Woods
Murdock Delivers Reform Lecture At Opera House
Kansas congressman Victor Murdock spoke Friday at the opera house under the Y.M.C.A. auspices, praising reform and warning that special interests and corrupt judges threaten the nation. Judge Allison Smith introduced him, and Murdock urged young men to think independently and oppose railroads overcharging the government for mail delivery.
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Kansas
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Opera House
Murdock
Allison O. Smith
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Mr. Murdock
Italian band to lead Clearfield orchestra debut
An Italian conductor Salvatore Impallomany arrives to lead the Clearfield organization band. The Italy trained maestro at Rome's St Cecilia Royal Academy will head a sixty member group at the Italian society headquarters on Second Street. The band aims to become famous throughout the Valley.
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Slearfield
Salvatore
iNeelty
Cleafield Ox Ayivania
Llaian Society
Atreet
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Royal Academy of St Cecilia
Tates Band
Pennay May Adopt Live-Near-Work Rule for Employees
The Pennsylvania Railroad considers a rule requiring employees to live or keep nearby so they can report for duty on time. Management aims to direct private lives within reasonable limits, stipulating living or resting points that ensure prompt attendance without delays.
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Pennay
Pennnsylvania
Dany
Pointe
Death of Jacob Burger in Blair County
Jacob Burger, a respected East Freedom resident in Blair County, died Thursday evening at age 85. He is survived by five sisters, Rebecca Coutra of Clearfield and others.
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East Freedom
Blair County
Rebecca Coutra
Clearfield
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