Gouverneur Gibson of Lancaster to Indiana governor link
By Frederic A Godcharles life sketch details Brigadier General Jacob Jennings Gibson born Lancaster Pennsylvania May 17 1732 his capture by Indians during Pontiac conspiracy and the famed Logan speech his roles in the French and Indian War Revolutionary War and as secretary and acting governor of Indiana Territory into 1801 and beyond to 1816.
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Gibson
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Lancaster
Pennsylvania
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John Morbes
Fort Duquesne
Fort Pitt
Beaver Creek
Kanawha
Logan
Oho
Lord Dunmore
Shikellamy
Dunmore
Lor Dunmore
Gibson Waar
William Henry Harrison
United States
Giles Henan
Harrison
Army of the Frontier
Convention to convene at Conneaut Lake Park for Pennsylvania Motor Federation
Harrisburg special report notes the nineteenth annual Pennsylvania Motor Federation meeting at Conneaut Lake Park Crawford County Thursday and Friday May 8. The federation includes 79 motor clubs and 200000 motorists with A A A affiliations. Prominent national figures will attend along with Pennsylvania Highway Department officials. Key topics include insurance safety camp sanitation wildlife preservation roads and reciprocity among clubs. Robert P Hooper of Philadelphia will preside and committees are led by Charles C Richardson and Mrs Frank P Boyd with Mrs C C Richardson arranging the reception.
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the Gazette
Conneaut Lake Park
Crawford County
Pennsylvania Motor Federator
Thurveday
Pennsylvania
American Automobile Association
Motor
Thomas P. Henry
Detroit
Ernest N. Smith
Washington
Geheral
A. A. A. Cherles M. Hayes
Chicago Motor Club
Fred H. Caley
Ohio State Automobile Association
Pennsylvania Highway Department
Robert P. Hooper
Philadelphia
Western Pennsylvania
Charles C. Richardson
Greenville Motor Club
Frank P. Boyd
Erie
C. C. Richardson
Haas Bill Good Protects Emblems From Misuse
Governor Pinchot signs Haas bill making illegal use of club emblems a misdemeanor. Legitimate motorists' organizations cheer the move as a protection of insignia and rights against improper use.
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Pinchot
Governor Gibson and Tecumseh Interview Death in 1822
Governor Gibson served briefly before Thomas Posey and aided in resisting Indian encroachment while aiding Zachary Taylor at West Harrison. He attended Harrison's interview with Tecumseh where a massacre was averted. Despite a cataract, he retired to Braddock's Field and died April 10, 1822, remembered as a brave soldier and honest man.
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Gibson
Zachar Taylor
West Harrison
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Tecumseh
Carrange
Braddock
Trade Body Nearing End In Congress Move to Abolish FTC
Washington May 23 Independent congressional bloc moves to abolish the Federal Trade Commission. Senators Borah Norris and King denounce its secrecy on anti trust complaints and say the agency is dominated by conservatives and serves as a reward for a few. They urge repeal to restore congressional intent and curb government waste.
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Congressional Independent Bloc
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Commission
Senate
Government Board
Borah
Idaho
Norris
Nebraska
King
Utah
Law Targets Unauthorized Display of Motor Club Emblems
A Pennsylvania bill, backed by the Pennsylvania Motor Federation, imposes a $100 fine or sixty days in jail for wearing or displaying motor club emblems or insignia on a vehicle without proper entitlement. The law aims to curb misuse by those not authorized under club constitutions and by-laws to protect emblem use, addressing widespread embarrassment from improper display.
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Pennsylvania Motor Federation
Motor Clubs of
Pennsylvania
Delco Light Sales Set New Records in April
Delco Light reports record breaking April sales totaling 3.85 million dollars, surpassing March’s 3.803 million. President E G Biechler notes contributions from farm systems and Frigidaire lines, despite 1090 sales reps at a convention in Dayton. He expects May to break further records and outlines steps to boost production.
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Delco-Light Sales
E. G. Biechler
Reichler
Delco-Light Sales Organization
Dayton
Biechler
Gio
Woman slain by lover claimed as wife in Ohio case
In Cleveland on May 22 a man from Northeast Pennsylvania claimed the body of a woman found murdered by her lover. The deceased, identified as Mario Torringer, 28, of Youngstown, Ohio, was said to be his wife who had left him after being drawn to city jazz venues with their two small children.
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J'lame
Cleveland
Mario Torringer
Youngstown
Ohio
J. W. Herriman
Northeast
Penn
Hospitals Again Urged to Build Tuberculosis Beds
Pennsylvania counties that voted to establish county tuberculosis hospitals but have not built them are urged by the Pennsylvania Tuberculosis Society to proceed at once. Fourteen counties have voted yes. ten have not yet acted, including Montgomery Delaware Dauphin and Erie. The society also approved periodic chest examinations in remote county areas to expand clinic coverage and improve diagnosis with cooperation from the State Health Department.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Tuberculosis Society
Pennsylvania, Tuberculosis Society
Montgomery
Delaware
Dauphin
Surzee
Cambria
Westmoreland
Mercer
Erie
Northampton
Fayette
Lackawanna
Beaver
Arthur M. Dewes
Bstate Health Department
Seventeen Cruisers Added to Jap Navy
Tokyo reports seventeen new cruisers added to the Japanese navy amid wartime buildup. details from naval department indicate ongoing fleet expansion and heightened maritime reach in regional conflict.
Unclear fragment hints at ships and speeds
Fragmentary notes mention former boats with speed, knots, light cruiser devices, vessels in progress, numbers like 7110 and 10 000 ton, and references to a Furutake class being relaunched.
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