Political factions clash over railroad reform and pledges
A year end view criticizes the Republican machine in Pennsylvania for betraying pledges on U S Senators and Civil Service while praising Governor Stewart for pursuing prosecutions. It urges selecting a strong anti Penrose ally to guard the treasury and support Berry like successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewart
United States
Senate
McCord
North
House
Republican
Republican State Organization
Pointblank
Penrose Gang
Capitol Investigation Commission
Stewart
William H. Berry
Tie
Godd Ass
Treasury
Repubean
Pennsylvania
Democracy
Berry
Rubber Stamps and Office Supplies at This Office
Fragments indicate sale or display of rubber stamps stencils and office supplies at a local office. Readable text suggests inventory items or a catalog snippet from a newspaper notice. Details are limited but imply procurement or listing of office goods.
Wills and executors listed for several estates in 1907
Wills filed for Wilkin g family and Dill and Lockhart heirs. Executors named for Nannie A. Loughry and Julia Ann McClelland, with specific bequests to siblings, nieces, and nephews. Goheen estate apportions real and personal property among five children and grandchildren, with roles for W Goheen and Max Goheen.
State Pension Bill Passes in House Vote
The House on Monday night May 13 approved Senator Cochran's pension bill for Civil War veterans in Pennsylvania by a 196 to 1 vote. The measure appropriates 9.2 million dollars for two years and was sent to the Senate for concurrence from 1.6 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Cochran
Pennsylvania
Senate
Sanitary Inspection Sours Indiana Visit Reveals Hushed Report
Sanitary engineer J Herbert Snow of the State Board of Health conducted a thorough inspection of Indiana town drainage and water supply last Friday. He asked many questions of local health officers but gave no public statements, suggesting he will include findings in a forthcoming report. Henry Hall takes a partner, nephew Jerbert Russell of Washington DC, signaling a notable business shift and sparking playful speculation about Indiana ladies’ interest in partnership with “Uncle” Henry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Herbert Snow
State Board of Health
Indiana
Henry Hall
Jerbert Russell
Washington, D. C
Henry
Local audience greets visiting notables and travelers
A string of social notes lists visitors and residents from Elderton Rayne township Glen Campbell Blairsville and Blair County. Names include Harry Mckee W S McHenry Hon J Smith Rose Geary Frances Gerard Joanna Cunningham John B Bair Hetty Jamison and others. Several trips marked by Attending events Jamestown Exhibition Atlantic City Altoona and Pittsburgh trips are noted with family ties and hospital nursing education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Mckee
Elderton
McHenry
Rayne Township
J. Smith
Glen Campbell
Indiana
Rose Geary
Blairguille
Fridnds
Frances Gerard
Smith Station
Ollie Mack
Joanna Cunningham
John §. Cunningham
John B. Bair
Punxsutawney
Hetty Jamison
Alex. St. Clair
New Castle
Julia Lewis
South Seventh Street
D. H. Tomb
Willam Rankin
Bunxsutawney
Bess Klingensmith
Margaret
Samuel
Atlantic City
Anna Pollock
South Side Hospital
John L. Getty
Church Street
J. W. Morrow
Marchand
Dodson
Charlotte Pollock
Peekskill
Albert G. Wagle
Armour Mullen
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Altoona
Porter Huffman
Wagle
George Snyder
Walker reunion set for Marton Center June 20
Social notes announce a Walker family reunion at Marton Center on Thursday June 20 with the Walkers and relatives invited. Banns of the upcoming marriage of Miss Clara O Hara and Mr M J Behe were published by Rev Father MacNellis last Sunday. The marriage will be at St Bernard s church in this place though the date is not yet fixed. Invitations were issued for the May 28 wedding of Mary Minna White Jonas to Dr Edward Kimmel Wood at the bride s home. 160 invitations sent to relatives and unmarried friends. The marriage of Professor Frank Alonzo Hildebrand and Miss Inego Marie Patin in Breaux Bridge La has been announced from Washington Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara O’hara
William O'Hara
M. J. Behe
Clarksburg
W. Va
Father MacNellis
St. Bernard's Church
Daniel White Jonas
Latrobe
Mary Minna
Edward Kimmel Wood
Indiana
Miss Jones
Dr. Wood
Frank Alonzo Hildebrand
Washington County
California, State Normal School
Inego Marie Patin
Breaux Bridge
Washington, Pa
Hildubrand
New Orleans
Indiana Normal
Letters Pending in Indiana Office May 18 1907
James C. McGregor postmaster advertises remaining letters for Milton R. Cooke Miss Janie Davis Jamee Kelly Albert Long Sybilla McKee William Rhodenjser J Rankin Miss Carrie Shaffer Miss Mary Smith Mrs Miriam Tibbett Yan Barbarlba Raffaelo Caza Ksenia Chadalia Wm Downes Johann Luk Frenk Mell Guido So setti Adro Miterko Layieska Antrar Gebnoig Tsinoin Vincenzo Schepf De Giovann. Inquiries advised with date of advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Milton R. Cooke
Janie Davis
Jamee
Kelly
Albert Long
Sybilla McKee
William Rhodenjser
J. €. Rankin
Carrie Shaffer
Mary Smith
Miriam Tibbett
Yan Barbarlba
Raffaelo Caza
Ksenia Chadalia
Wm. Downes
Johann Luk
Frenk Mell
Guido Sosetti
Adro Mit
Tax Notice to Collect Public Funds at Court House
Take Notice of tax collection hours at the Court House from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday May 25 and Friday May 31. D. C. Brown serves as Treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
D. C. Brown
Railroad and R&P railway changes in western Pennsylvania
Baltimore and Ohio officials deny plans to run Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburg passenger trains between Pitstburg and Butler and between Butler and New Castle using B&O crews. Insider reports say major terminal shifts are planned from DuBois to Butler and possibly to Clio Junction for Pittsburg and Middle divisions. The Indiana terminal will be expanded with new houses at Homer City after openings and a modern tipple, plus surveys for further extensions toward Johnstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford
Butler
Indiana Branch
du Bois
Cloe Junction
Pittsburg
Middle
Indiana Terminal
Wintondale
Johnstown
Fittsburg
Indiana
Homer
Homer City
Lucerne Coal Mining Company
Rochester & Pittsburg Coal & Iron Company
R. & P. Company
Indiana County
Punxsutawney Coal Company
Rossiter
Homer City Observes Decoration Day Ceremony
By order of Commander John A Kerr the Maj A J Bolar Post G A R Homer City will attend Memorial Day services at the Presbyterian church at 7 30 p m On May 30 the Post meets at the M E church at 3 o clock a m and marches to the cemetery for services Prof Parks will arrange vocal music Comrades Gilbert and Kier will place flags on graves The children are asked to bring flowers A campfire will follow at the Lutheran church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer City
John A. Kerr
A. J. Bolar Post
Presbyterian Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
Citiens
Sons of Veterans
Parks
Gilbert and
Kier
M. E
Marriages and burials in local area reported
Multiple wedding notices from May detail marriages of Louther and Kenneburg in Saltsburg and other couples including Marshall Kuhns, Pringle McGaughey, Piper Rowe, Bence Clawson, and Fiscus Underwood. Burials for Lizzie Rowe and Lizzie A Rowe listed with officiant Rev George J Rowe. Families from Blairsville Dixonville Wilkinsburg Indiana Greensburg Peters, with future home addresses noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piper—Rowe
Lewis .M Piper
Blairsville
Misa Lizzie A. Rowe
J. W. Rowe
Marion Center
Central Hotel
Indiana
George J. Rowe
South Greensburg
New Roads Planned in Indiana County Bridge Area
The State Highways Department approves five new state roads in this county and will advertise bids. Routes include a northward Burrell township link from Linksville to Blacklick with extensions into White township, a southward road from Seventh street and Wayne avenue to Reed station, a west road from Thirteenth and Philadelphia to Stony Run, an east road from Philadelphia and Fourth to the East Pike near Twolick Creek, and a northward road from Water and North Wirth to the borough mill and Mahoning road to George Rowe farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
State Highways Department
Indiana, County Commission
Burrell Township
Linksville
Blacklick
Seventh Street
Wayne Avenue
Borough
Blairsyirire Road
Reed Station
Thirteenth
Philadelphia Streets
Stony Run
Philadelphia
Fourth Streets
National Hotel
Philadelphia Street
East Pike
Twolick Creek
Water Street
North Wirth Street
North Firth
Borough Mill
Mahoning Road
White Township
George Rowe
Sabbath School Convention at Smyrna May 28 29
The thirty third annual Mahoning Union Sabbath School Association convention meets at Smyrna U P Church on Tuesday and Wednesday May 28 and 29. The program includes opening exercises, addresses, devotions, committee appointments, lessons by the way, and reports, with a local choir providing music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahoning Union
Smyrna
Mahoning Union Sabbath School Association
Ewing
R. M. Hamilton
A. M. Stopkins
Wm. Moot
Sloan Morrow
Hackman
Nora Kinnan
Wilda Roland
J. N. Laugh
Local items note sales and events in Blairsville Indiana area
Normal fell to Slippery Rock Normal 8 to 4 at Normal Park. Hers from Mechanicsburg bought Linus Lewis store at Ninth and Church via Millard & Memig. May 25 sale at J L Culp’s South Sixth Street Indiana Pa features Six Driving and General Purposes! Morses sold. Main’s circus rumored, Forepaugh Sells bill awaited. Blairsville Indiana roller skaters face off at Palace Rink tonight at nine. Mike Miklus, Austrian, 27, killed by rock fall at Sample Run mine Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normal
Normal Park
Slippery Rock Normal
A. OW. Hers
Mechanicsburg
King
Linus Lewis
Ninth
Church Streets
Mila
Millard& Memig
J. L
Indiana
Blairsville
Palace
Mike Miklus
Sample Run
Deaths of a Week: Ida Robinson and Others
Multiple obituary notices report deaths in Braddock Elderton and Highland Pass. Ida Robinson wife of Alexander Robinson died in Texas while seeking health improvement. Susannah Hotham wife of William Hotham died near Elderton. Ada L. Robbins died in El Paso County Texas and was buried at Bethel cemetery. Suella Holby aged eighteen died in Burrell township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida, Robinson
Alexander Robinson
Braddock
Texas
Blairsville
Elizabeth ‘Lowman
Oateland
Suella Holby
Burrell Township
Slairaville
Infant Rebecca McQuilken Dies of Pneumonia
Rebecca McQuilken three months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Samuel McQuilken East Mahoning township died Wednesday night from pneumonia after whooping cough. A companion, Lois Pearce about one year old child of Joseph H and Cora Pearce died of whooping cough at eleven oclock Tuesday night. Funeral held at the home in Saltzburg on Thursday at 0 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca
Samuel McQuilken
East Mahoning Township
Wlois
Joseph H
Cora Pearce
Saltsbury
A Festival of Music in Indiana Sanctioned Arts Event
Indiana readers are invited to a festival of music at the Methodist Episcopal church on Thursday evening featuring Charles N. Boyd organist and Miss Winifred Reacard contralto. The promoters celebrate securing such celebrated artists and confident attendees will find the recital a finest cultural pleasure. Boyd's playing and Reacard's singing are praised as fascinating and sure to draw enthusiastic acclaim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Methodist Episcopal Church
Charles, N. Boyd
Winifred Reacard
Boyd
Examinations for Normal Graduates Begin June
Superintendent Schaeffer has announced examination dates and examiner names for thirteen State Normal Schools. Examinations run the first three weeks of June under his direction. Indiana Normal starts June 12 with a board including Glenn Kemp Wills Ehrhardt Stewart Kilbourn Collins Whitman and Ament. Edinboro opens June 17 with Ament on the examining board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poetion Schaeffer
Schaeffer
Indiana Normal
A. D. Glenn
EB. L. Kemp
East Stroudsburg
James F. Wills
Mifflin County
Jamison Invents Canal Lock Patent News
Jamison of Saltsburg has perfected a canal lock design with a rotary pump between parallel channels. Submitted to President Roosevelt, it drew strong approval from Washington engineers and Panama officials, with potential millions in gains if adopted. A decision is expected in a month or six weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamison
Saltsburg
Panama
Roosevelt
Washington
Low Rates to Atlantic City by Pennsylvania Railroad
Excursion tickets available May 31 to June 4 with return until June 10 from all stations over 100 miles from Atlantic City at single fare plus 1.00 for round trip. Meeting of the American Medical Association prompted the special rate. consult nearest ticket agent for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Pennsylvania Railroad
American Medical Association
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wilking
Burrell’ Township
Foster F. Wilkins
John R. Wilkins
Hannah J. Altimus
Jasper Dill
Allegheny City
Clay City
Kansas
Samuel F. Dill
Mary P. Dill
Samuel O. Dill
Nannie A. Loughry
John C. Lockart
Mary Justice
William Lydick
Eeith Lockart
John Lockart
Nannie Lockhart
Edgar Lockhart
John C
Courtland Lockhart
Julia Ann McClelland
Conemaugh Township
Howard J. McClelland
John T. McClelland
Ida May
Thomas J. Moore
Louise McClelland
Jennie F
William HE. McCombs
James
Herbert McClelland
Salisbury
Louise BE. McClelland
Jennie F. McCombs
Louise B. McClelland
John Goheen
North Point
Margaret Goheen
Davis
W.goheen
Laura McEwen
Ruth Hazlett
Della M. Swartz
Max. T. Goheen
Clara Goheen
J. Frank Goheen
Davis’ W. Goheen
Marton Center
Hast Brady
Allegheny Division
Bence—Clawson
Harry E. Bence
Dixonville
Annie E. Clawson
A. B. Clawson
Ingersoll
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Fiscus—Underwood
Isabella Underwood
Earnest TB. Fiscus
Willinsburg
Pacific Coast
Amos Mabon
John McAllister
Rev Broadhead
Hssay
Marie Moor
S. W. Brady
Adu
Schmucker
George Braughter
Mary B. Crawford
Annie S. Aul
Jessie Filton
Wm. Hamill
H. M. Pollock
Gold
Stabley
Hotham
Susannah Hotham
William Hotham
John Hotham
Plum Creek
Armstrong County
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