State administration wins wage workers compensation reforms
The State administration pushed through a series of amendments to the workmen's compensation law in Pennsylvania. The Smith bill, amended as directed by the Attorney General, passed the House 159 to 0 and now goes to the Governor. The package includes a 60 percent wage basis, a ten day waiting period, and additional disability coverage, with a Compensation Board to rule on operation costs.
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Pennsylvania
Dauphin
William I. Schaffer
Commissioner of Labor and Industry
House
Senate
Ways
State Board of Education
Templeton New Grounds Chief Named by Sproul
Former Congressman Thomas W. Templeton of Plymouth Luzerne county has been appointed State Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings. Confirmed after nomination by Governor Sproul Templeton brings decades of Republican activity and wide county ties to the post. He is fifty unmarried and previously led major floral ventures in Luzerne and Dorrranceton.
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Thomas W. Templeton
Plymouth
Luzerne County
Senate
Sproul
Elkin
Indiana
Templeton
Luzerne
Republican State Committee
Wyoming Seminary
Mr. Templeton
Pennsylvania
Penn Floral Company
Dorranceton
P. F. Joyce
Pittston
W. P. Gallagher
John J. Casey
Washington
Brumbaugh
Casey
Republican Congressional Committee
United States
Beidleman
Penrose
Crow
House adjourns after productive night session
The House of Representatives adjourned near midnight on the final business day with thirty five bills in consideration. Many measures were cleared from the calendar and several Senate passed bills were approved including a health department bill and a broad slate of licensing and public building provisions. Templeton to be sworn in July 1.
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House of Representatives
House
Senate
Palmer
State Department of Health
Building Commission
Rtv
Public Service Commission
Philadelphia
State Court of Claims
George A. Schreiner
Templeton
Palmer speaks in the Senate in Harrisburg
Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer of Stroudsburg addressed the Pennsylvania Senate in Harrisburg in support of peaceful reform and warned against the use of force by Bolshevists and radicals. Governor Sproul praised the Legislature's work and lauded Palmer as a credit to state government.
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A. Mitchell Palmer
Stroudsburg
United States
State Senate
Palmer
Harrisburg
State Bar Association
Bedford
Senate
Scott Leiby
House
William C. Sproul
Pennsylvania
General Assembly
Sproul
Senate Bills Tied To County Tax Delinquencies Reforms
Senate bills removing delinquent borough and school tax collection measures from the calendar were dropped. A bill on second hand auto sales was amended and passed. Conferees Hess Haldeman and Shaffer named on the State Compensation Board rewrite. Horseback traveler Jack Glickman passes through Gettysburg en route to Miles City. Tobacco plants near completion with lower price keeping acreage down. corn and potatoes also planted.
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Senate
Messrs. Hess, Haldeman and
Shaffer
State Compensation Board
Getty
Jack Glickman
Sunshine Division
France
Camp Dix
Miles City
Montana
Glickman
Buffalo Bill
Sour cherries plentiful as picking begins in Marietta
Sour cherries are plentiful in Marietta and vicinity and picking starts in earnest. Most sweet cherries are already picked, and reports say fewer were stored for winter than in previous years.
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Marietta
Court Upheld Commission Against Rival Telephone Lines
The Supreme Court in the Perry County case upheld the Public Service Commission's ruling against a second competing telephone line. It warned that dual systems raise capital costs and require double equipment, burdening the public with higher charges and fragmented service. Justice Frazer noted natural monopolies include gas water electricity and telephone services.
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Supreme Court
Perry County Telephone and Telegraph Company
Public Service Commission
Justice Frazer
Public policy clause shields competing railroad lines
The section of the constitution cited would allow construction of rival railroad lines under any conditions without assessing local needs or available facilities, effectively defeating the policy purpose it is meant to protect. The text argues such a broad interpretation would nullify the intended safeguards and public interest.
S S S Blood Remedy Aimed at Rheumatism and More
Nature’s safe blood treatment S S S uses vegetable roots herbs and barks to cleanse the system and remove poisons from the blood. It claims to rebuild the body and treat rheumatism catarrh sores ulcers skin diseases and other blood disorders with no mineral medicines and invites readers to write to Medical Director Atlanta Ga.
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Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
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Marietta, Pa
Lancaster County
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Warner's
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