Constitutional Revision Commission to Study Pennsylvania Constitution
The Constitutional Revision Commission of 25, named by Governor Sproul, will convene at the State Capitol to study the constitution and proposed amendments. The group, tasked with shaping essential changes for the Commonwealth, follows decades of attempts and public debate on reform. Skirts are to be shorter next year, according to dressmakers.
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Constitutional Revision Commission
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William S. Schaffer
General ‘Assembly
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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Attorney General's Department
Why of it shows Harrisburg youth athletic program pride
The article praises Harrisburg's municipal playgrounds and facilities run by the park department. It highlights Technical High School teams excelling in built outdoor venues and notes the long standing funds yielding tangible benefits to boys and girls, claiming superior physical development and preparedness for life.
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Park Department
Harrisburg
Eack
Park and Playground Purpose Reflections
A reflective line recalls past daily routines and the simple habit of eating eggs each morning. The author muses on bygone days and the value of community spaces like parks and playgrounds for shared enjoyment.
City Club Urges Personal Restraint To Lower Costs
The City Club of Philadelphia argues that high living costs stem from consumer choices. Experts advise tighter budgets and simpler attire and meals to curb prices without harming prosperity as money supply remains ample.
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Breed ing Bolshevists in The Open sparks state rights protest
An editorial in In The Open argues for widening fishing and hunting rights in Pennsylvania while backing a revised trespass law to protect landowners. It calls landowners and Bolshevists dangerous to public liberties, urges preserving people’s rights, and warns against restricting access to wild lands and streams.
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Penna Politics Roiled By City, County Shifts And Fights
The piece surveys Pennsylvania politics across Philadelphia Pittsburgh Scranton and Reading with changes in administration due next month and councils electing new members. It notes Oliver winning Pittsburgh council seats rebuffs to Mayor Babbock, Scranton candidates for congress and Moore's strong Philadelphia speech signaling four year leadership aims.
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Schuylkill
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Allentown
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Lynett-O' Brien
Philadelphia Ledger
Republican National Committee
Sproul
Pennsylvania
Hays
Congress
The Wilson Message Authorship Debate
An editorial defends that President Wilson authored his latest congressional message, dismissing rumors spread by party organs as gossip and declaring his writing skill unmatched among contemporaries. It criticizes the quality of ideas in the document and frames doubts as slander.
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Fragmentary critique of Mr Wilson plan to win public approval
The message argues the proposed government plan is built on glittering generalities rather than a well formed solution. It claims the plan serves Mr Wilson and reflects his best style rather than addressing state and societal problems.
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Wilson
Sproul Victory Spurs Shift in Chester School Board Support
The Ches ter school board win by Sproul is followed by fence sitters declaring support for the Republican League led by Everett Sproul, governor’s brother and key organizer. Both sheriff candidates spent less than 50 dollars combined.
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New Juvenile Books Promoted by Penn Publication Co
A list of Penn Publication Company titles includes Don Hare With the Flying Squadron by W Crispin Sheppard Kent of Malvern Truxton Hare Red Ben the Fox of Oak Ridge Joseph Whaton Lippincott The Little Red Soldier Anna Franchi fighting With the U S Army Captain Charles A Botsford The Story of Porcelain Sara Ware Bassett and other volumes. Lothrop Lee and Shepard titles include The Boy With the U S Trappers by Francis Rolt-Wheeler and The Good Cheer Book by Blanche E Herbert.
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Flying Squadron
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Red Ben the Fox
Oak Ridge
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Anna Franchi
France
U. S. Army
Charles A. Botsford
Sara Ware Bassett
Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Company
U. S
Francis Rolt-Wheeler
Government Biological Survey
Blanche BE. Herbert
Questioning the Presence of One in All Things
The speaker muses on a figure who seems to permeate every place and action. They ask if a shop exists not visited by him or a song not sung by him, and whether any road remains untouched by his presence. The repeated memory and longing imply his inescapable influence, shaping both day and night as a source of ache and recall.
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Lizette Woodworth Reese
Warning of Panic If Thrift Fails, Day Says at Insurance Presidents
William A. Day of Equitable Life warns at the Assocation of Life Insurance Presidents that indulgent spending after World War I could trigger a panic like 1873. He cites rising prices, inflation, and housing costs while urging a nationwide gospel of thrift amid postwar prosperity and labor shortages. The meeting also covered housing, agriculture, railroads, and policyholder funds.
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Association of Life Insurance Presidents
Hotel Astor
If Only Kindness Guided Thought and Action
Poem urging universal kindness by See Shipley. It argues that unkindness breeds grievance and sorrow while kindness would bring joy and empathy, transforming perception and life. The verse suggests that true beauty and happiness flourish when thoughts and actions are kind.
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December Holidays Across Nations and Churches
December is a month rich with holidays and public days, with at least twenty of its thirty one days marked by church fetes or business closures for local or national events. Christmas dominates, but its observation varies by calendar and religion, causing dates to shift between Julian and Gregorian systems and even into January in some regions.
President Wilson accused of misfit appointees in key posts
A Philadelphia Inquirer column denounces President Wilson for selecting misfits as aides and officials. It cites John Lind and William Bayard Hale in Mexico, George Davis Herron, William C. Bullitt, Lincoln Steffens, and Frederick Howe as examples of unsuitable choices and criticizes the administration’s hiring across the board.
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John Lind
Minnesota
William J. Bryan
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William Bayard Hale
Paris
George Davis Herron
College of Iowa
Petrograd
William C. Bullitt
Lincoln Steffens
Frederick Howe
New York City
Mr. Wilson
Big men from small towns not exclusive, NY district study says
A National Bank of Commerce analysis of 100 well known New York financial district figures shows 60 percent came from outside New York, with similar numbers from towns of under 100000 and cities over a million. The finding suggests opportunity is not confined to big towns but tied to individual effort.
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National Bank of Commerce Monthly
Bill White Is Suspicious
Henry Allen Kansas governor is seen as a likely Democratic candidate. A tangle between state and federal governments, possibly via railroads, could disrupt coal distribution in Kansas to derail Allen and secure a Democratic victory.
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Emporia Gazette
Henry Allen
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Washington
Spike Henry Allen
Allen
Jesus Becomes a Nazarene in Nazareth
The biblical text recounts an angel speaking to Joseph in Egypt I aris e and take the young child and his mother to Israel He dwells in Nazareth to fulfill prophecy that he shall be called a Nazarene.
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Notable Figures Named in Revision Commission Background
Hampton L. Carson a Revision Commission member studies Washington and Napoleon and wrote on the Federal Constitution. Secretary William B Wilson born in Scotland and raised in this state. John Fisher State Banking Commissioner eight years in the State Senate chaired Capitol Investigation Commission. William Perrine Revision Commission member Philadelphia history authority. Charles J English Erie city solicitor trained in municipal law.
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Constitutional Revision Commission
Washington
Napoleon
William &. Wilson
Scotland
John §. Fisher
Capitol Investigation Commission
William Perrine
Revision Commission
Philadelphia
Charles J. English
Erie
Social Duties Neglected
A Boston Transcript excerpt recalls a girl taken to church for the first time. She asks whose house it is and is told it is God s house. She surveys the place and concludes it is a very nice house, noting they have never visited before.
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Harrisburg Hosts Weekly State Meetings History Note
The text notes Harrisburg has seen about one weekly meeting of a statewide group recently. It recalls the first constitutional convention held in Harrisburg in May 1837 and marks its historic significance.
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Women to Sit on Pennsylvania Constitutional Revision Commission
The Pennsylvania Constitutional Revision Commission will include two women, Mrs. Barclay H. Warburton and Mrs. John Miller, first official female members in state government. The panel opens with a formal session and aims to study and propose amendments for the 1921 Legislature, including woman suffrage and taxation, with open meetings and limited costs.
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