Governor clemency defended in Biddle case and party notes
A local editorial defends Governor Stone for clemency toward the Biddle brothers, arguing the pardon process is humane and justified to allow a fair hearing. It notes statewide political moves, including a state convention call for June 11 in Harrisburg, and highlights veteran Joseph A. Blakley’s Civil War service and family legacy.
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Stone
Biddle Brothers
Frank Reeder
Republican State Committee
Opera House
Harrisburg
Mrs Soffel Improves as Defense Withdraws Support
Mrs. Soffel, who aided in the Biddles’ escape and was shot in the ensuing battle, shows notable improvement though mental distress remains greater than her wounds. Ex-Warden Soffel has returned as counsel but refuses further contact with her.
Neal Brother of Commissioner Clerk In Critical Condition
Critically ill Mr. James Neal of Ponxsutawney and former North Mahoning township resident is described as in dangerous health. He is the brother of Commissioner Clerk J. W. Neal.
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James Neal
Ponxsutawney
North Mahoning Township
J. W. Neal
PERSONAL BREVITIES Hints of many towns visits
A long list of social notes notes and travels mentions R A Thompson, Col John Bigaughy, Miss Anna Bush, H J Altaman, George Rowe, Frank Clawson, Samuel Hughes, Ella Thompson, George W Cesena, Meg Sweeny, Prothonotary W R Calhoun, Sheriff D E Thompson, W H Ruffner, Mrs Elder Peeler, Ney Prothero, Mr and Mrs Griffith Ellis, Nellie Dorsett, Robert Stadtmiller, Mrs J J Hare, Florence Lowry, Miss Florence Palmer, Anna Weaver, Florence Palmer, E A Fleming, Gus Hood, Rev A J Farmap, Prof A M Hammers, Mrs Sarah Golden, Miss Mabel Thompson, Dr D J Waller, Roas Springer, Mead Porter Geld, Elizabeth Morehouse, S S Gibson, E H Phillips, Profs Wilson and MacColl, J Wilson Shields, H S Boncher, James Blair, Emeline McKnight, Mary, George A Nelson, and others with multiple travels and social visits.
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R. A. Thompson
Philadelphia
John BicGaughey
Anna Bush
Trade City
H. J. Altaman
Pittsburg
George Rowe
Near Town
Johnstown
Frank Clawson
Blairsville
Indiana
Samuel H. Hughes
Greensburg
Ella Thompson
Scottdale
George W. Cesena
Banke Township
Mise Meg Sweeny
Steubenville
W. R. Calhoun
D. E. Thompson
Town
W. H. Ruffner
Armstrong Township
Elder Peeler
West Philadelphia
Ney Prothero
Philadelphia Medical College
Griffith Ellis
Church Street
Mires Nellie Dorsett
Thomas Dugan
Oakland Avenue
Robert Stadtmiller
Cherryhill Township
J. J. Hare
Philadelphia Street
Florence Lowry
Apollo
Anna Weaver
Florence Palmer
Blakeville
E. A. Fleming
East End
Washington Township
Gus, Hood
Kiskiminitas Springs School
Saltab
Mabel Thompson
Drexel Institute
D. J. Waller
Normal
Easton
Lafayete College
Meesia
Roas Springer
Mead Porter Geld
Kiakiminitas Springs School
Elizabeth Morehouse
Martha Taylor
South Fifth Street
5. S. Gibson
Royal Arcanum
Saltgbarz
E. H. Phillips
Vandergrift
T. P. Stepheny
Spangler
East Liberty
James Blair
New York City
Blair
Annapolis Junction
Emeline McKnight
Mary
Washington, D. C
New Orleans
California
George A. Nelson
Hortons
Nelson
Banks Township
Marriages and events in Flora and Blairaville social notes
J I Hawk of Canoe Ridge wed Rhoda M States of Flora at Daniel States home in Flora. Torrence and Ferguson, both of Blairaville, married at bride’s home by Rev McClure. Fifth attraction of People’s Popular Entertainment Course features Marion Wilson and the Maralall Sisters at Library Ball next Wednesday February 19. Congressman S M Jack has introduced a bill to pension Joseph Nelson of Blakeville at 24 dollars monthly. Nelson is at Dayton Soldiers’ Home. S M McHenry buys D C Myers farm north of Indiana, White township, 106 acres. J M S Moore ships 150 cattle and 6 calves, plus 110 pigs to Mingo Pa.
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J. I. Hawk
Canoe Ridge
Rhoda M. States
Flora
Daniel States
Squire J. H. Rager
Torrence-Ferguson
Bay ER. Torrence
Rebecca &. Ferguson
Blairaville
R. E. McClure
Marion Wilson
Maralall Sisters
S. M. Jack
Joseph Nelson
Blakeville
Nelson
Soldiers
Dayton, QC
8. M. McHenry
D. C. Myers
Indiana
White Township
Journey's End at U B Mission on Mt Leicester
A boat carries four oarsmen and ten hammock bearers up Mt Leicester to the U B mission house where Mrs Clarke and others await. The party shares a Sunday meal with local workers and notes social events featuring dinners and gatherings across town.
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Brother Clarke
Mt. Leicester
U. B. Mission House
U. B
OFFICERS TO BE INSTALLED FOR Wm. PENN COUNCIL
Newly elected officers of Wm. Penn Council No. 305 Royal Arcanum will be installed at Cunningham's hall tomorrow evening. B. E. Pritchard of McKeesport will attend and address the members. A supper will follow, served by Mrs. James A. White. Officers: Regent W. W. Manners, vice regent A. C. Malcolm, past regent L. H. Schaffer, orator H. Wallace Thomas, secretary H. H. Steving, collector A. S. Dunningham, treasurer A. T. Taylor, chaplain Enos Dorr, guide B. Manners, warden W. A. Fleming, sentry Fred Herlinger.
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Wm. Penn Council
Royal Arcanum
Conningham’s Hall
B. E. Pritchard
McKeesport
James A. White
W. W. Manners
A. C. Malcolm
L. H. Schaffer
H. Wallace Thomas
H. H. Steving
A. S. Dun-ningham
A.T. Taylor
Enos Dorr
B. Manners
W. A. Fleming
Fred Herlinger
Church events and notices in Apollo area
Mr Joseph Caldwell a student preacher occupied the Apollo United Presbyterian pulpit last Sabbath. Communion services were held at First United Presbyterian last Sabbath. Six new members were received. Rev D P French of Plainvilla begins a revival at Smicksburg on February 24. Shabbelits Marion Wilson and the Marehall Sisters perform next Wednesday at Library Hall. New winter shoes advertised for country wear.
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Joseph Caldwell
Town
Allegheny Theological Seminary
Apollo United Presbyterian Church
First United Presbyterian Church
D. P. French
Plainvilla
Smicksburg
Republican Candidates for Indiana County Primary Nomination
The Republican Party of Indiana County announces candidates for the upcoming primary on March 1, 1902. Nominations close January 24, 1902. Names include Langham, Summers, Cooper, Smith, Seanor, Miller, Blakley, Neal, Wettling, Calhoun, Marshall, McCoy, George, Johnston Moorehead, Stephens, Ankeny, Ewing, Nichol, Davis, Peelor, Rankin, Kelly.
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Republican Party
Indiana
J. N. Langham
A. de Marshall
Bor
Conusus Mccoy
William. F. George
Johnston -Moorhpad
Cherryhill
U. P. Stephens
Bororeh
Porpoise Oil Yields and Blubber Details
From the Porgoise explains porpoises killed in winter yielded the most oil. A large specimen about 7 feet long and 360 pounds can produce six to seven gallons of oil. Blubber weighs about 100 pounds, oil quality varies, and high quality oil is used for lighthouse lamps. Porpoise shooting occurs in all weathers and even sharks may share the catch if wounded.
He Was an Artist and the Parisian Milliner
In London Tit-Bits an anecdote recalls a high born lady arguing with Worth over a ball dress priced at 120 pounds. The milliner defends art’s value, saying art cannot be paid with petty sums, urging the lady to pay or keep the robe, and asserting art does not descend to small terms.
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Worth
Smilliner
M. Meissonier
Higgler
London
Philadelphia man seeks cook via misadventures in ads
A Philadelphia man, hoping to hire more servants than his wife, cuts ads from the newspaper and visits several addresses by cab. At one narrow street he encounters a cook who recognizes him, taunts his plan, and he retreats, letting his wife handle the household chores.
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Philadelphia
Princess Charlotte and the book she read
The Princess Charlotte, daughter of George IV, is described as spirited and original. After a teacher scolded her for harsh language, he gave a book on the subject. She later admitted reading it and profiting, saying she would have scratched the attendant’s eyes out otherwise.
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Charlotte
George IV
Wheels Through Time From Chariots to Bicycles
The text traces wheel origins from Exodus and Genesis to ancient nations such as the Chaldeans and Greeks around 900 to 1500 B C. It suggests the wheel is among the oldest machines still in use, evolving from wooden log segments to the modern bicycle wheel as a linear descendant of early agricultural tools.
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Troy
Benefits of the Birch in School Discipline
A London Lancet excerpt argues against using canes and caning on hands as cruel and harmful. It praises the birch as the proper instrument for small boys, noting it causes pain yet, if applied in reason, does no harm.
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London
Difference in Football Coaching at Yale and Harvard
A college weekly compares Yale and Harvard football culture noting Harvard coaches urge measured fierceness amid literary influences while Yale coaches demand aggressive play. The quip contrasts university styles with a humorous exchange about keeping a girl at home, attributed to the Philadelphia Press.
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College Weekly
Yale
Harvard
Woman Acted as Speaker in Colorado House Says Kilduff
Detroit Free Press quotes Kilduff noting a woman has acted as speaker of the Colorado house of representatives Mrs Tift acts constantly as speaker of my house per Mr Tife in a sparsely reported exchange.
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Colorado House of Representatives
Kilduff
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Indiana Progress
A. T. Moorhead & Son
Grand
North Seventh Street
B. B. Heiner
Internal Revenue
James S. Trent
Daniel
Armstrong County
John P. Elkin
State Department
Who He
Joseph A. Blakley
Young Township
Pennsylvania
Mr. Blakley
Chicka Inaluge
Joseph A. Buakley
Frank G. Harris
Elect
P. Gray Meek
Bellefonte Democratic Watchman
John Lowmaster
Canoe Township
John H. Lowmaster
Mary M. Smith
Homer City
Barbara A. Stewart
Thomas Hadley
Conemaugh
Wilber P. Graff
A.C. Riddle
HAWE
J. M
Moore
Mingo
Alahie Stephens
M. A. Bodenhammer
North Sixth Street
Pliee Nixon
Engleside Club
Hotel Shadyside
C. A. Gessler
Fan 5
Gusata
Ood Mra
A. W. Kimmel
H. M. Wilson
South Seventh Street
Walter Jackson
Sixth Street
Lavina Riddle
Church News
E. W. Grove
Shabbeits
Congress
Summers M. Jack
Tadiana Borough
A. F. Cooper
J. Smith
Glen Campbell Borough
Harrison Seanor
John W. Miller
Mechanicsburg
Young Township No
Josiah Neal
West Mahoning Township
Ee Wettling
First Ward
Borda
W.R. Calhoun
Third Ward
Indiana Borough
Ankeny
A.W. Ewing
Chas, A. Nichol
M. M. Davis
Elder Peelor
A. CO Rankin
Montgomery Township
Kelly
Salteburg
Philadelphia Press
RTS
Madras
W.R. Loughry & Co
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