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Preparations Under Way for Final 1917 Legislature
Capitol activity accelerates as the 1917 Legislature nears adjournment. Attorney General Brown mobilizes deputies to assist on bills. Governor Brumbaugh plans to clear roughly 70 to 80 measures. State official missives report a false ten dollar enlistment bonus, sparking nationwide confusion. Highway work moves to Mount Gretna to route a new state road through camp grounds. Public Service Commission actions include July 12 Oil City hearing on United Natural Gas rate increases and a merger filing between Millheim and State Center Electric. New lieutenant Albert Wesley Adams and a stalled Westford train-service petition are noted, with bids sought for multiple county road projects.
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United States
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Millheim Electric Company
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Pittsburgh
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McKean County
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Armstrong County
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Beaver County
Summit Township
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