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Newspaper

Indiana Progress

Location

Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1917

Page

3

Workmen’s compensation law changes debated in Harrisburg

After nearly two years of testing the current workers' compensation and employer liability statutes, both sides push for changes. Employers urge caution, asking for a two year extension before major reforms, while supporters seek broader coverage and higher wage bases, with proposals including expanded death benefits, hearing loss compensation, disfigurement pay, and revised wage calculations. The Fowler bill also empowers local governments to buy and sell food to residents at cost.

Harrisburg Lnns Commonwealth Borouchs Gould Sell Philadelphia Ity Administration

Capitol Hill Notes and Inaugural Oath Details

Senator Charles A. Snyder will take his oath as auditor general on the first Monday in May. Edward Smith of Bedford is the youngest member of the house at twenty six. Senator Catn of Taizerne is the eldest, nearing eighty. Governor Brumbaugh attended the inauguration and led the Pennsylvania regiments. Adjutant General Thomas Stewart could not attend due to poor health. Ex Congressman A Mitchell Palmer is named as Democratic governor candidate. A 1914 Palmer entry notes his third place in the U S Senate race and limited recent growth. A bill by Representative Simpson requires municipality street injury victims to notify authorities within sixty days.

Charles A. Snyder Edward Smith Bedford Cat'n Taizerne Brumbaugh Pennsylvania Thomas Stewart A. Mitchell Palmer Palmer United States Simpson

Anniversary Edition photo album of Indiana county

A lengthy plea promotes the 6 page Anniversary Edition of The Progress as Indiana county s premier photo album. It claims the edition holds the largest set of local pictures yet printed, includes a complete history, and warns only a few hundred copies remain at 10 cents each. Buyers are urged to secure extras for family memories.

Eivery Indiana County Caunty

Farm supply house ships lime feed and cement for season

Carloads of Feed Lime Fertilizer Grass Seed arrive or in transit including Flour Schumacher White Diamond Green Cross horse feed shelled corn oats and oil meal Bran Middlings and Dairy Feed planned for March shipments. Contracts include Lump and Hydrated Lime Caledonia Marl Johnston's Ground Limestone and roofing stock with early orders urged due to embargo conditions.

Schumacher Green Cross Horse Caledonia Johnston Timothy Alsyke Timothy Alsyke Pine Tree Globe

A Detective Episode Leaves a Crook Behind

A trainee detective partners with Frank Walker to shadow Jim Darker in a staged pursuit aboard a train. A mysterious woman warns the duo, leading to a chaotic chase. They capture a man but find him disguising as a woman, exposing gaps in their plan and prompting a sharp rebuke from the narrator.

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