Calendar of Events for Clearfield Area Highlights
Important dates include Columbus Day on October 12 with a Clearfield fire company talent show at the opera house on October 12 and 13. The Anti-Saloon League convention meets in Clearfield on October 15, plus a golf match at C and C Country Club on October 16. A general election is set for November 3. Hettie Jane Dunaway performs at Woensan's club on November 26. Thanksgiving falls on November 26, and Christmas is December 25.
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Columbus Day
Clearfield Fire Company No. 1
Opera House
Clearfield County
Clearfield
Tock Haven
C. & C. Country Club
Hettie Jane Dunaway
Woensan's Club
Weather and wartime notes in Clearfield column 1914
A crowded October 9 1914 page fragment blends weather quips with local commentary on city politics and public virtue. It cites Secretary Bryan Europe peace hopes borough council firehouse talks and critiques of American goods versus mail order shopping while urging patriotic purchases and home industry support.
Paved Thoroughfare Aims To Boost Clearfield County
The article notes Second Street will soon be one of the best paved roads in town, urging Clearfield County property owners to prepare for paving next year. It also references opinions on climate, the war, and public concerns from local figures and groups.
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Second Street
Clearfield
Teach Boys to See War as Murder of Humanity
A call to educate youth about the evils of warfare warning that if boys fail to recognize war’s horrors they may grow to accept militarism as a nation’s purpose. It argues that those responsible for slaughter are murderers and should be rejected.
Kaiser Bent on War By Preparing Krupp Guns
The article argues Germany, via the Kaiser and Krupp gun orders, planned military action against France and Belgium. It claims long-standing preparations and pressure on Austria to seize Serbia show a deliberate plan to disrupt European peace and wage conquest.
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Germany
Krupps
France
Belgium
Europe
Kaiser
Alsace
Lorraine
Austria
Servia
Town Benefit Show Aims At Fire Department Trust
Clearfield firemen will host a three night entertainment at the opera house next week. Proceeds go toward purchasing apparatus for the town’s fire department, with emphasis on public support and appreciation for the firemen’s efforts to protect property.
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Clearfield
Apera
Fire
Fireme
Drawn Battle At Aisne Declared By London Strategists
London strategists call the Aisne battle a draw noting German entrenchments and vast reserves. Dispatch readers expect this, acknowledging German manpower and losses but German resolve to punish the Allies. If Allies hold positions and wear down Germany, they gain. winter may worsen the toll and disease looms.
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London
the Aisne
France
Aisne
Germany
Paris
Rhine
Pinchot Confirms He Will Not Withdraw From Race
The text asserts Gifford Pinchot has no retirement plan and will stay on the Washington ticket until returns declare his United States Senate election. It rebuts rumors of withdrawal, noting Pinchot believes a majority of intelligent waters of the state will support him and that he will keep fighting for the nine chances.
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Gifford Pinchot
Senate
Pinchot
Wington
United States Senate
England and Friends Urge American Makers to Embrace South American Trade
An editorial arguing that Britain pursues self interest in the hemisphere and that American manufacturers should push goods to South American republics. It links English trade expansion to U S blockades and urges expansion of American exports to counter British influence, followed by notes on declining voter registration, election skepticism, party dissatisfaction, and Pinchot's stance in Pennsylvania amid Penrose opposition. English poets and poets’ lines are critiqued for combatting the modern dance.
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England
Colonies
Great Britain
Panama Canal
United States
Germany
German Americans urged to back Germany in war prose
Amid a flood of pro German literature, critics label German Americans as unfit. The piece cites Bernardi’s "Germany and the Next War" and quotes autocratic wartime opinions praising war as culture’s driver, while denouncing peace efforts and the notion of fair competition among nations. It closes with a garbled note about elk hunting.
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Germany
Europe
Belgium
France
Bernardi
William
Evyrops
Pinchot's Honest Campaign Against Penrose and Palmer
The piece portrays Pinchot as an honorable reformer running openly among voters, contrasting him with Penrose and the Palmer faction. It argues Penrose’s election would harm public welfare while Palmer betrays Democratic interests, and praises Pinchot as a conscientious leader who believes the people should rule.
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Penrose
Standard Oil
Mr. Pinchot
A. Mitchell Palmer
Democratic
Basset
Palmer
Pinchot
Washington Party
Drought Warned as Clearfield County Faces Water Shortage
Severe drought grips Clearfield County with streams running low and forest fuels tinder dry. The Clearfield Water Company urges conservation while rain remains uncertain and warns of stricter measures if rainfall does not arrive. Campers and woods users are reminded that careless fires can bring harsh penalties as wardens enforce the law.
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Clearfield County
Clearfield Water Company
Prohibition Candidate Withdraws As Woodward Gains Endorsement
Albertus G. Woodward of Curwensville is endorsed by the Prohibition party after G H Planten of Westover withdraws. A letter to Geo W Underwood explains the withdrawal and Woodward's strengthened candidacy, citing Woodward's fit with temperance goals and party support. Includes quotes about primary nomination and cross-endorsement with Washington party and Anti-Saloon League.
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Albertus G. Woodward
Curwens Ville
Prohibition
Prohibition County
G.H. Planten
Westover
Planten
Wood-ward
Geo. ‘W. Underwood
Prohibition Party
Washington Party
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Oou
G. Wootward
Curwens
Woodward
Clearfield County
Woolwardis
Washington
Anti-saloon. League
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Grasheld
Penmeylvania
Washington State
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Pike County
Percy F. Smith
Allegheny County
Fred E. Lewis
Lehigh County
Congress
Lax N. Mitchell
Jefferson County
Arthur J. Rupes
Cumberland County
Anderson H. Walters
Cambria County
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Mercer County
Washington District Ticket
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Mayo
McKean County
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Washington County Ticket
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Brady Township
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Lawrence Town
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Philadelphia
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WAR and the Schools
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A. Mitchell Palnher
Anyere
Montgomery
Kalbfus
Mr. Planten
Geo. Wi Underwood
Sirx
Geo. H. Planter
Colorado
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Clearfield National Bank
H. 5. Whiteman, Jr
W. L. McJunkix
Singleton Bei
W. L Betts
John Dimeling
W. P.hopkine
Kennedy
Ale. Leitsinger
W.H. Patterson
H. S. Whitewas, Jr
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