Bethlehem's New Mayor Thanks State For Aid
Arch Johnston Bethlehem’s new mayor writes Governor Brumbaugh praising state aid to municipalities and intends to seek further guidance. The note names W D B Ainey F Herbert Snow Thomas J Lynch Samuel G Dixon and J Herman Knusely.
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Archibald Johnston
Bethlehem
Brumbaugh
Pennsylvania
Arch Johnston
W. D B. Ainey
F. Herbert Snow
Public Service Commission
Thomas J. Lynch
State Water Supply Commission
Samuel G. Dixon
J. Herman Knnsely
Bureau of Municipalities
State Board of Public Grounds
Violet Oakley
Wharton
Bromley Wharton
State Board of Public Charities
Capitol
Philadelphia
Stebbins
M. H. Stebbins
Wellsboro
Nelson
Tioga County
Ryan
Auto Receipts Surge for 1918 Vehicle Fees
State Highway Department reports 1918 vehicle registrations and licenses total 269,548 dollars, far exceeding 1907 revenue of 59,604.91 dollars. The automobile division notes receipts so far this year eclipse earlier totals and emphasize rising adoption and funding.
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State Highway Department
Automobile Division
State Highway Dept Intensifies Crackdown on 1917 Tags
State Highway Commissioner J Denny O Neil warns no extension for 1917 tags. Applications pour in as 1917 tags must be used starting January 1. Municipalities cannot grant leniency or allow operation of vehicles without valid tags or registrations.
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State Board of Pardons
Public Service Commission
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Lock Haven
Justices of the Peace
Department of the Secretary of the Commonwealth
State Treasury
State Highway Department
J. Denny O'Neil
Grand Army Post Aids Tobacco Fund With Prayer For Boys
At a regular muster, Post 58 G A R raised 11 dollars for the soldiers tobacco fund. The note, signed by Quartermaster Fini Thomas, expresses veterans’ gratitude and prays for the boys in the camps and trenches.
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Grand Army Post
Harrisburg Telegraph
Post 58
Soldiers’ Tobacco Fund
Fin I
Thomas
Swatting Fly Costs Five Dollars at Local Church
In Hiawatha Kansas, business man H N Zimmerman paid five dollars after a fly landed on his bald head during a church fundraising drive. The fly’s spiral glide prompted a brush from Zimmerman, triggering the preacher to announce further five dollar subscriptions, which he paid saying it was worth the price.
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Hiawatha
Kan
H. N. Zimmerman
Mr. Zimmerman
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Oneida
Lehigh Valley Railroad
My Boy
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Penna
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Globe Service
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Angora
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