New Tax Bill Shapes Pennsylvania Reform Efforts
New York Evening Post reports the Bain tax bill to regulate and equalize taxation in Pennsylvania, with House approval but Senate uncertainty amid expected corporate influence. It notes Pennsylvania real estate tax at seventeen mills versus four mills for corporations, and cites Roosevelt campaign fund contributions by President Mellen of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad.
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New York Evening Post
Bain
House
Senate
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Roosevelt
Mellen
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Republican National Committee
Rooseelt
Rice
Gamestown Post
By Laws Committee Sets Rules for City Baseball League
A meeting of the by laws committee was held at the Chamber of Commerce to draft governing rules for the new city baseball league. Messrs Downey, Paulson, Murray, Weaver and Carrier discussed difficult aspects and completed the rules draft ready for report at the association meeting called by President Murray tomorrow night.
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New City Baseball League
Chamber of Commerce
Messra Downey
Paulson
Murray
Weaver
Carrier
Improved curbing and blocks ordered for South Street
Love and Son, local contractors, ordered about four thousand feet of sandstone curbing from Ambhurst Ohio for the new pavement on South Street. The curbing will feature a bull nose edge for a finished look and reduced chipping. Four hundred thousand Corry blocks were also ordered, and work will begin as soon as curbing arrives with rapid progress expected.
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Love
South Street
Ambhurst
Ohio
New Pennsy Train Schedule Issued Soon For May 25
The summer timetable of the Pennsylvania railroad goes into effect May 26 with few changes to city arrivals and departures. Major shifts affect terminals, with shorter travel times between them. An extra local run will operate on the P L and H branch between Erie and Kane, stopping at all stations. The Washington sleeper will stop less, with Corry Warren and nearby towns favored. Train 3 will reach Corry at 3 00 after the change, aligning with No 9’s former schedule for the new accommodation train.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Thi City
Buffalo
Biron City
Chautauqua
PL. &H
Erie
Kane
Oi City
Corry
Warren
Erin
Harrisburg
Corty
No. 9
Ready to Lay Out New Diamond for Columbus Park
Drv. u 10h plans to take well known ball players to Columbus to stake out a new diamond on his tract to be built into an amusement park. Land cleared and will be graded after staking. Grandstand and buildings held until diamond finished. Park to be ready for the Decoration Way game.
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Drv. U
Columbus
Troubles at R R Camps Stir Pennsylvania Railroad Labor
Violence erupts at foreign workers camps along the Pennsylvania Railroad between Lovells and Center, as a worker is shot in the leg and others flee amid contract disputes. Officials report contractors paying different daily wages, with many workers quitting after short stints, creating labor shortages and mounting trouble for crews.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Lovells
Center
Wile
Dr. Maitland
Spartansburg
Joan Jo
Raye
Crawford Co
Fim
Pagea
Welpon
Big Fire Ravages Buffalo Plant and Area
The Buffalo fire department battled a major blaze at the Crocker plant, part of the American Fertilizer Company. By noon twenty buildings were destroyed, with damage estimated near a million dollars. Two firemen were seriously injured as flames spread across about fourteen acres of the plant.
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United Press
Buffalo
Crocker
American Fertilizer Company
Aviator Charles Jarmon Killed at Silver Lake
Akron Ohio May reported Charles Jarmon an aviator was killed today at Silver Lake when his Curtis biplane dropped fifty feet during a landing. The accident occurred amid routine flight operations with authorities investigating the cause.
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United Prem
Akron
Ohio
Charles Jarmon
Silver Lake
Curtis
Knights Templar Parade at Church on Ascension Sunday
Yesterday morning twenty six members Knights Templar of Clar Luce Commander formed at their Horn building headquarters in full Templar uniform. They marched to the Presbyterian Church in a Greek Cross formation and occupied a center section reserved for them. Rev Woodward delivered a sermon relevant to the Musante order. After the service the Knights returned to their rooms and disbanded.
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Knights Templar of
Clar- Luce
Horn Building
Presbyterian Church
Woodward
Rooma
Chamber of Commerce Smoker Invitees Members and Friends
Wednesday evening the Chamber of Commerce will entertain all members and friends after the regular business meeting. The session will discuss work of the association and new plans, followed by a social smoker with informal discussions. All interested are urged to attend.
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Chamber of Commerce
Pennsy Trains Delayed By Heavy Traffic Today
Timetables of the Pennsylvania system were shattered as several trains ran late due to unusually heavy passenger traffic out of Washington. Train 9 and others were delayed, with the afternoon service over two and a half hours behind schedule. Train No 62 of the Buffalo Pittsboro division suffered engine trouble near Panama, illustrating broad disruption across the line.
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Pennsylvania
Washington
Buffalo-Pittsboro
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SAM Jacobson & Company
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