Experts plan live start for local Chamber of Commerce
Preliminary arrangements at a Portur office outline securing Associated Civic Engineers to study city finances and civic potential. Mr McCoomb explains their work while H I Bulla will prepare a city report, guiding a proposed three year development with expert supervision and an international alliance.
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Fines Paid Totaling 481.25 in City Treasury
Police Magistrate Shields accounts show 481.25 paid into the city treasury, with 480 received this year from April 1. The magistrate’s plan paid a fixed hearing salary of 104. The fines account surpasses previous years under the late Mayor Franke Bilis, though 198.60 was resent by the city.
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Real Gains Concealed By Allies Reported In December Front Push
A Brithish paper dispatch from January 7 claims Allied strategic gains in December were hidden by Allied commanders while large scale French operations continued. It notes Joffre’s forces prepare for a major offensive across Belgium and France as German advances near Alsace recede under French artillery and air defense.
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Altkiron
Central Labor Council Effort Amid Wilkinsburg Burn Threats
A January report details threats of arson by alleged Black Hand groups against Wilkinsburg. Patrolman Don Snyder was wounded during a robbery attempt at a jewelers, as fires gutted the Keystone Building and nearby structures. City officials, pastors, and union leaders discuss forming a Central Labor Council with plans for a meeting to consider organizing trades here. The situation includes warnings, firefighting efforts, and the involvement of Philadelpha secretary Will Bryan and local labor figures.
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Train Accident at Maple Avenue Crossing injures Nis Laporte
Wes Laporte, a Maple Avenue tower employee, was thrown from an Erie freight train at the Maple Avenue crossing in the west end yards. He suffered a severe facial gash, arm bruises, and other injuries after attempting to disembark as the train moved too fast. He was found in a pool of water near a truck and taken to the company surgeon for treatment. The incident occurred as Laporte, returning home after a day’s work on the Pennsylvania railroad, tried to jump the Erie freight and was unable to exit before the collision.
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Maple Avenue
Steamer Altre Jn Wassink hits mine near Scarborough
The British steamer Altre Jn Wassink was struck by a mine off Scarborough this morning while in a British hunt, nine small boats reached port, twelve crewmen including the captain are missing, and rescue ships search for the rest. Copenhagen reports the Danish steamer Shin gulf also hit a mine and sank in the North Sea with seventeen believed dead.
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North Sea
Murderer Captured after Mooresville murder
Adam Snyder, a farm hand believed involved in the Mooresyil murder of Mrs. Plumer Fort, was captured today at Barre by Chester Hook, a schoolteacher. Snyder, seen near the Fort home before the body was found behind a potato bin, admitted his identity and said they cannot hold him for murder back there. He was taken to Huntingdon Jail this afternoon.
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Huntingdon
Dayton Threatened by Rising Rivers and Dangers
Day tainted by flood fears as Muskingum and Licking rivers surge toward lowlands near Dayton and Zanesville. Municipal crews report dynamite-ready barriers along ice gorge risks. Residents recall March 1913 floods while authorities maintain watch through day and night.
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Dayton
Miami
Zanenville
Local Lighting Project Moves Ahead by Northrop
C P Northrop announces immediate progress on a new local lighting development. The Public Service Commission decision on the Corry Power Company franchise remains pending as Northrop advances plans to supply current without street use in parts of the business district. A Traction Building plant will serve tenants on a block and public meetings show support for the trolley project across nine townships with right of way secured and upcoming street access debates.
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Pupito Service Commission
Corry Power Company
Nole Lighting Company
Northrop Gald
Traction
Fat Block
Center Street
Torbids
AL Clymer
Hginst
New York State
Weather forecast notes light snow and cooling Friday
The report indicates snow and colder conditions with a low impact weather pattern. Friday is expected to be partly cloudy with diminishing temperatures and accumulating snow possible in some areas.
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