Tener and conservation progress in Pennsylvania
The piece discusses Pennsylvania's early leadership in forest and water resource conservation under governors Pennypacker and Tener, noting forest reserves, the Water Supply Commission, and additional agencies. It highlights ongoing plans for forest nurseries, riverfront development, and opposition to unnecessary laws, with election context and quotes from Brumbaugh and party figures.
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Tener
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Pennsylvania Forestry Association
Pennypacker
John K. Tener
State Water Supply Commission
Public Utilities Commission
Industrial Accident Commission
Department of Labor and Industry
Department of Health
Brumbaugh
Notable Figures in Politics and Industry Featured
Senator Penrose to speak on tariff in Pittsburgh next month. Captain W T Rees and the Pittsburgh battery keep men on the ranges daily. Charles W Mills of Philadelphia helped end the Colorado coal strike and played a major role in Westinghouse labor dispute. Director A Merritt Taylor lectures on Philadelphia transit issues. John H Love of McKee's Rocks, longtime trainman and charter lodge member, was presented a loving cup for an anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Penrose
Pittsburgh
W. T. Rees
Charles W. Mills
Philadelphia
Colorado
Westinghouse
A. Merritt Taylor
John H. Love
McKee's Rocks
Rooseveltites shift base as Progressives falter abroad
The Philadelphia Bulletin reports the Progressive Party faltering across the nation. Perkins moves operations to Chicago with Medill McCormick funding temporarily while Governor Johnson of California looms as party heir. Roosevelt remains home sending regrets to Chicago.
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Ar. Roosevelt
Phila. Bulletin
Progressive Party
Perkins
New York
Chicago
Medill McCormick
Hiram Johnson
California
Massachusetts
Matthew Hale
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Johnson
Sacramento
Mr. Roosevelt
Chantecleer
Penrose Aids Bryan Move. Palmer-McCormick League Finances
Sworn statements filed at the Capitol show Harrisburg Palmer-McCormick League spent 1088.62, received 1102.60, owes Patriot Co. 285. Donations from Vance C. McCormick, H. B. McCormick and others detail payments for banners, hall rents, transportation, and circulars. Philadelphia and Scranton branches reported receipts and expenditures. state party figures note observers and campaign costs. Senator Penrose criticized Bryans stance on liquor as Democratic weakness cited against tariff issues and New Freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol
G. A. Werner, Jr
Palmer- McCormick League
Harrisburg
Patriot Company
Vance C.mccormick
H. B. McCormick
Democratic State Committee
C. B. McConkey
George MacWilliams
William Collier
Albert Ring
John Hench
G. G. Swilkey
William Carl
Mr. MacWilliams
Ramsey Black
W. K. Crozier
Market Street
Messrs. Entriken
Saher, Hornung
Mayer and
Werner
Scranton
Second Ward
William McCord
Kelker Street
James I. Blakslee
Patriot
James Gillespie
Palmer-McCormick League of
Philadelphia
William H. Brennan
Palmer-McCormick League
Bernard Carnahen
Thirty-eighth Ward
City League
Charles N. Brumm
Bull Moose Party
J. B. Allen
George Hart
Congress
Penrose
Bryan
Democratic Party
Wilson
New Freedom
Thanks For Donations From The Wounded Soldiers Dinner
The ladies who organized the Thanksgiving dinner for the sick and wounded soldiers express gratitude for the many donations received.
Grant State Capitol Needs Cast as Public Urgency
The Public Ledger argues there is no excuse for lawmakers failing to fund a Capitol enlargement to meet current needs. It insists funds exist for properly supervised improvements and portrays the Capitol as both a memorial and a functioning meeting place for Commonwealth representatives.
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The
Public Ledger
Capitol
Commonwealth
How He Saved His Teeth
An advertisement argues for preventive dentistry and at home mouth care to stop pyorrhoea and tooth loss. It cites a plan using four ounces of a fluid organ solution and daily mouth rinses to dissolve microbes, heal gums, strengthen enamel, and preserve teeth.
Times Are Getting Better For Local Trade Now
The article urges immediate action to seize growing demand from abroad and Europe as trade expands. It emphasizes diminishing debt to Europe, open seas, and opportunities at home for business growth, calling for aggressive measures today rather than tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Government Ownership Rates in Panama Rail Freight
The Panama Railroad is discussed as the government controls affecting freight charges. It notes the Interstate Commerce Commission cannot cap Panama rates as in the United States. The comparison suggests Panama’s system avoids the broader risk of railroad bankruptcy cited in U.S. debates.
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Panama
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
General Rail
Phila, Ledger
The Knocker and Its Corkscrew Soul
A satirical quatrain denounces a “knocker” as a two legged figure with a corkscrew soul and a waterlogged brain. It laments rotten principles and claims honest men retreat while heavenly angels hide and hell gates close as the knocker passes.
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Hell
Elliott Fisher Ginger
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Telegraph Printing CO
E. J. Stackpole
F. R. Oyster Secretary
Gus M. Steinmetz
Telegraph Building
Federal Square
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Pennsylvania Associ_ated
Eastern
Fifth Avenue Building
New York City
Hasbrook
Story & Brooks
Western
Advertising
Ill
Allen & Ward
Asagine Odttin
Union
Mack
Washington
Harte
Steelton
T Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cumberland Valley
Susquehanna River
George
France
Miss Democracy
Levening
Telegraph
Anna H. Wood
Wood
Edna Groff Diehl
Ieee
Country Club of
Lucknow
Joseph Kalbfus
State Game Commission
Horace W. Schantz
Lehigh County
Lehigh
Samuel Schriver
Fifth Ward
Schriver
Hickok Works
Gettysburg
Pam Leaguiers
George A. Warner, Jr
M’cormicks
Charles H. Robbins
Mt. Carmel
Northumberland
Montour
Columbia
Sullivan Counties
Edgar Summers
Northumberland County
John V. Lesher
Sunbury
William 8. Ware
House of Representatives
Martin G. Brumbaugh
Shoreham Hotel
Clark
Robert D. Heaton
Schuylkill
Pottsville
Mr. Heaton
Dobbins
Swift
Willie Bird
Wing Dieger
Ogee
Monroe
Savannah
St. Petersburg
Nashville
Here
Reo
Electoral College of
Grant State Capitol
Emerson
Pepsimint
Cpsta
the Pepsimint Co., Inc
Salisbury, Md
Portugal
Bulgaria
West
Lavalliere
Lavallieres
Gey Srapineman
Ameos
Peorg Te Ne
Lalags
Jacob Tausig
Montgomery
J. B. Montgomery
King Oscar
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