A Flower Among Weeds and a Regency Church Plot
A complex tale set in Louis XV era France follows Gaston de Roquette a noble foreseeing ruin and a pure young woman in a royal court. He foils a mock marriage in a Paris church then opposes the duke’s plan to wed Emilie drawing danger from powerful nobles. The couple later marries quietly apart from court life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis XV
France
Duke of Orleans
Louis
Paris
Marquis Gaston de Toquette
Tank
Bastille
M. Roquette
Gaston de Roquette
Marquis
Cupid
Chateau
Bis
de Roquette
de Noquette
Hlm
Monsieur
Gaston
Marquis de Roquette
de Roquelle
Emilie
Ile
Philippe of
Gaston Marquis de Roquette
Pinoll
Countess de Vandere
Mary Uy
Pennsylvania Constitution Amendment Proposed in Joint Resolution
A joint resolution proposes amending section eight of article nine of the Pennsylvania Constitution. It lowers general borrowing limits for counties and municipalities to seven percent of assessed property value and two percent for new debt, with special Philadelphia rules allowing a three percent increase for transit projects under strict voter approval. The measure details calculation methods and exemptions, preserving sinking funds and revenue credits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Senate
House of Representatives
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
General Assembly
Philadelphia
Philadelphia City Debt and Sinking Fund Provisions
A joint resolution authorizes Philadelphia to issue obligations for construction, improvement, or reclamation projects with maturities up to fifty years. Interest and sinking fund charges may be funded during construction without immediate tax levies, until one year after completion, with annual installments the method of amount to be set by the General Assembly. Cyrus H. Woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pevenus
Anid Cay
Phdtadelphia
Pennsylvania
Cyrus H. Woods
The
Commonwealth
Amendment to Pennsylvania Constitution on workers comp
A proposed amendment to section twenty-one, article three of the Pennsylvania Constitution seeks to allow the General Assembly to enact laws for payment of reasonable compensation for injuries to employees arising in the course of employment and for occupational diseases. It preserves existing limits on recovery for death and injuries to persons or property and retains action survival, while avoiding current acts. The proposal is presented as a true copy of Joint Resolution No. 3 by Cyrus E. Woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Senate
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
General Assembly
United States
Tes
Cyrus E. Woons
The
Commonwealth
House of Representatives
Cyrus E. Woods
Joint Resolution Four Proposes Land Title Registration Amendment
A proposed constitutional amendment authorizes state or county systems to register transfer insure and guarantee land titles and to settle adverse claims. It allows creation of indemnity funds and courts to implement the system with designated officers and appeals. Cyrus B. Woods."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus BH. Woods
The
Commonwealth
Executor and Administratrix Notices for Indiana Pa Estates
Executor Henry Knauf of Indiana Pa requests all claims against Elizabeth Knauf deceased and all debts be presented for settlement with prompt payment urged. Administratrix Du Jenni B Carhnan of Armstrong Township asks creditors to file claims and debtors to pay promptly. Notices dated August 4 1018 and August 18 1935 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peeler & Selt
Elizabeth Knauf
North Mahoning Township
Henry Knaup
Indiana
Peeler
John A. Scott
Jane Rosborough
Kita
Conenaugh
An Incident Of Heredity
A doctor recalls cases of hereditary insanity and a sequence of marriages and disappearances sparked by a patient’s nervous condition. He recounts Severance and Hammond as husbands whose wives’ eerie behavior and fear of serpents influenced their fates, culminating in a child whose nature may reflect maternal fright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Goodfellow
Jin
Theodore Colt
Severance
Bere
Hammond
Hia
Switzerland
Severance-Hammond
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TI Commonwealthe
LiMber Ong
William Rosborough
Eollecutor
Livermore R. D
the Atlantic Refining Company
Leslie Pattison
White Township
the Gem Studio
Phila. St. Indiana, Pa
Henry H. Steving
Heber Steving Henry H
Steving & Son
M. Edith Steving
Ladies & Children
Automobile Service
Philadelphia St
Guarantead
Mae Nee
Ieee
SAAS
Guerantead
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