Editorial on Plymouth Rock dedication and disarmament faith
The piece notes President Harding rededicating Plymouth Rock as a shrine of American freedom and the belief that disarmament efforts will succeed. It questions McKean commtns and his $500 daily pay as a tool to harass liquor law violators, arguing such officials lack credibility and waste county funds.
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Plymouth
Mass
Barding
Plymouth Rock
Harding
America
McKean Commtns
New York Allegany State Park Opens to Large Regional Crowd
Last Saturday officials from New York and Pennsylvania and a large regional crowd witnessed the official opening of the New York Allegany State Park. The park covers about 45,000 acres across Cattauraugus and Allegany counties and sits within the broader National Allegheny Park plan, which aims for 1,000,000 acres spanning Pennsylvania and New York and including much of McKean County.
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New York
Pennsylvania
United States
Hatfield Former Chief of Police Faces Shooting Charge
Hatfield, once famed for swift draws and a fearless style, was fired as Matewan chief and headed to Welch County Court to answer a shooting charge. An altercation with a constable led to the killing, ending a career built on the rule of the best man.
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Fead
Matewan
Welch
W. Va
Hatfield
Ford expands rail plan and lake barges may transform waterway freight
Henry Ford faces rail opposition after buying Detroit and Ironton railroad and boosting wages while cutting freight costs. He seeks to deliver seaborne goods by motor barges via the Great Lakes and Erie Canal, prompting Interstate Commerce Commission scrutiny over a 20 percent rate cut. Citizens await inland waterway progress asFord experiments draw interest and debate. Also obituary of Enrico Caruso, Naples born tenor, who died of acute peritonitis from a liver abscess, highlighting his rise from humble beginnings to global fame.
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Henry Ford
Mr. Ford
Detroit & Ironton Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Stone
Sibley
Mich
Detroit
Great Lakes
Erie Canal
Ford
Allegany River
United States
Enrico Caruso
Naples
Italy
Caruso
Caruso's rise and lasting fame through phonograph records
An early biographical note recalls how an instructor nurtured Caruso into a world renowned tenor. He earned immense sums, yet his value was unquestioned. If not for a decade past, his memory would fade, but modern invention preserves his golden voice on phonograph records in many American homes.
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Caruso
There is more than one honest country on this earth
The editorial notes Americans act honestly in foreign relations, citing the Boxer indemnity money return to China as a standout deed. It praises China for famine relief and its request to stop further aid, arguing two nations can share the virtue of honesty in world affairs.
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United States
China
Olean Herald
Dawes and Pershing Share Apartment to Save Money
The article portrays Alfred P. Dawes as valuing efficient living and companionship. It describes his shared apartment with General Pershing at 2029 Connecticut Avenue, Dawes daily routines, and open access policy at the treasury office. It highlights Dawes as humane, connecting hotel life for the unemployed and care for soldiers with blunt congressional admonitions.
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Dawes
Washington
Uncle
Sam
Oly
General Pershing
Connecticut Avenue
Treasury
Treasury Building
Helen Marie” Dawes
Pershing
Tr Dawes
Old St Swithin’s Rambles on Prohibition and Bootlegging
A Bradford woman cools with an ice bag amid prohibition era chatter. The piece mocks temperance zeal, notes county police crackdowns in Elk and Clearfield, and describes bootleggers facing new tax penalties as government pushes revenue from violators. It references Moonshiner schemes, dynamite mishaps, and social attitudes toward liquor laws.
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Elk County
Democrat
Costa
Clearfield County
Criminal Court
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McKean Democrat
Russell Lindsley
Smethport
Editorial
H. BO Hunt
A. E
Diop
War Department
Main Street
James Quirk & Sons
Oliver Tractor Plows
Old St. Swithin
Bradford
McKean
Prohibition Society
Gov. Smal
Mlinois
Therry
Devoe
Hallstrom Brothers
Bank Street
F. J. Nichols
Smethport, Penna
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