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Newspaper
Columbia County Republican
Location
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1913
Page
2
A decree claims over a billion in assets held by General Luis Terrazas and family along a central railroad from Juarez. It accuses the Creel and Terrazas families of treachery and withholding taxes and vows to give seized property to Mexican rebels widows and orphans.
London report notes sale of 19 acres of freehold land once belonging to the Duke of Godford. The deal ties to a record of lands seized during Henry VII's dissolution of monasteries and confiscation of church property.
A fragmented item notes a Root of New seeking the presidency of the NIPG with bold claims of broad support and potential for political advancement. The readable text emphasizes ambition and strategic positioning for multiple offices.
A mine explosion at Veteka, three cents noted in the report, resulted in a fatality. The incident occurred at a depth of about mille and a half from the local area with unclear context in the fragments.
Burleson tells Congress that the parcel post is now self supporting for the first time since 1883 with a surplus of 3.81 million dollars for the year ended June 30 1913. He urges experimental serial mail service and rate adjustments while stressing merit in the Post Office and consideration of railroad compensation for mail transport.
The Republican National Committee ended a two day session with a plan to reduce Southern representation by a third in the 1916 convention, contingent on ratification by sufficient state conventions. A resolution on state primary laws for delegate selection was also adopted as groundwork for party reorganization.
Albany reports that New York state can house only about 4000 feeble minded people while surveys indicate around 30,000 are in need. Charities officials urge expansion as institutions are built in Newark Rome and Letchworth Village with plans advancing.
A dramatized scene unfolds in W G Bartrum’s shop as a new soap opera plot centers on a character named Price who kills a doctor. The brief playlet hints at crime and consequence set in a local storefront.
In a nine hour session the Assembly approved all major bills led by Governor Glynn including workmen's compensation and primary measures. Senate passed compensation 35 to 6. Law targets July 1 start with cost rising to about one million dollars yearly. Extra session called by Governor Sulzer to consider direct primary legislation.
Cable dispatch from Rear Admiral Fletcher to the Navy Department announces a decisive naval action defeating the rebel army at Ta. The engagement results in about 800 killed and hundreds wounded among the enemy as gunboats press the attack.
Planning to curb bad trusts urges new laws to prevent watering of securities and to investigate Combine's efficiency. The proposal calls for action against interlocking directors and a broader crackdown on exploitative corporate practices.
A law declares restraints of trade unreasonable and targets watering of industrial securities. It also proposes banning interlocking corporations and trusts as socially and economically efficient production, reflecting a push for tighter regulation of business practices.
Florence reports Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa recovered after being stolen from the Louvre in Paris over two years ago. Italian authorities will return the painting to France. the thief Vincenzo Perugio, an Italian decorator, confessed he took it to avenge Napoleon's spoliation of Italy's art treasures. He claimed the work is genuine.
Boston-Howard Elliott, chairman of the New York New Haven Hartford Bailrom, submitted to the Public Service Commission an estimate of $19,000,000 for the Berkshire Street Railway project and its impact on New Haven. The figures outline the cost to the city and related energy considerations for the Berkshire plan.
A fragmentary report notes a conflict over authority within the Villa and preemptory area around Matwa City. Details are sparse but the document references a contested governance matter and local administration involvement.
A local church adopted a plan to serve free lunch to the needy from 7 20 to 8 80 each day. The initiative aims to aid those in need and extend church support to the community.
A $600,000 grant faced approval as part of a conference on railroad matters involving Comverse and the Granta Permission. The action centers on funding and authorization related to rail infrastructure and management decisions.
The article discusses potential state measures addressing corporate restraint and fundamental charter provisions for interstate companies. Proposals include prohibiting stock and bond issues not backed by real value, preventing stock watering, limiting cross holdings, and banning simultaneous controlling interests in competing firms, with curative provisions.
Georgia Governor John M. Slaton declares no convict will receive clemency marking a break with long established precedent in Atlanta. The proclamation signals a strict stance on pardons as Christmas nears.
Fragmentary note reports meat prices nearly doubled from 1899 to 1909 as population growth kept pace. The garbled text references a bulletin and Patton, but details are unclear.
Special Harrisburg correspondence reports funds allow only two substations in the eastern section with most of the 3 percent stations abandoned. Troopers return to barracks as suburban outposts are eliminated due to budget limits. Hamburg is listed among remaining sites.
A state tax, drafted by the author of the Pennsylvania School Code, was examined for its impact on the financial situation of school districts. The inquiry centers on how funding changes would affect district budgets and education services.
Girls aged 12 to 16 report irregular hair cutting along city lines with some cutters removing only an inch while others trim larger quantities. Complaints describe braids left hanging down their backs after the operation.
Philadelphia leads all counties with 676 million dollars in a state total of 1.402 billion. Allegheny is second at 221.9 million and Montgomery third with 61.3 million. Lancaster and Berks follow with 29.7 million and 27.4 million respectively.
Harry Smith of Bigiersville Adams County died in a local hospital after contracting tetanus following an injury. The report notes a large dose of tetanus antitoxin administered during treatment.
More than 60 complaints will be disposed of by the Public Service Commission after January 1. Of this number 42 are being investigated.
A mother died after an operation at a local hospital. Her four year old son found her body, seized the revolver from her hand, and hid it in a trunk. Neighbors reported bloodstained hands, prompting an investigation that uncovered the corpse.
Comparative figures compiled in the Office of the Auditor General Powell show phenomenal growth in the state’s revenues. The document notes $35,348,615.25 as a key figure.
Readers learn of church bake sales and fundraising for worthy causes, wireless telegraphy training for the Hasleton Y M C A Boys Department, county movie shows on payday, and a York county bedcoverings record by Hen ing. A Lancaster quilt with 1000 names benefits St Mark's parish while Easton’s C R Wallander uncovers honey weight issues at Stashed Engineering. Atlas Cement Company mentioned.
Harry Wright a Scranton clerk for the Delaware Hudson Company won first prize at a poultry show in Grand Central Palace New York City with his red and salmon color feathered birds.
A new well near the kitchen window on the Smeckenbecher farm in New Albany Bradford county delivers soft, pure, cool water at one gallon per minute. Miss Fanny Ferry of Freeland and Marvin A. Shales of Wilkes Barre are the sole Luzerne county residents to pass State Pharmaceutical Board pharmacist exams.
Sheriff Murphy of Schuylkill County records a flood of admission requests tied to the January 15 execution of John Shubsinaky. Charles F. Ditchey and Mrs. Mary Ottens win $1600 from Caansie England Railroad Company for loss of use of a farm in Haneter township. Court entries note further half dollars with no volume.
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