County association sustains wartime loyalty in Kane district
Editorial laments citizens forgetting wartime principles while praising the county association of the American Legion for longevity in loyalty and good government. It notes election filing, candidates from both parties, and a call for placing people over party amid postwar reflection on philanthropy and leadership. It recounts Servia’s wartime struggle, Mackensen’s invasion, and King Peter’s role as Yugoslavia forms, framing retribution against Austria-Hungary.
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County Association of the
Kane
United States
Germany
Ireland's path to dominion status and Ulster's role
The piece argues that full dominion status for Ireland would grant near complete independence while keeping Ulster satisfied due to its geographic and demographic weight. It notes Republicans want Ulster excluded from talks, but its presence cannot be ignored in negotiations. The overall view is that a peaceful start toward lasting freedom for Ireland is possible.
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Ireland
Ulster
England
King Peter of Servia Remembered for World War I Defeat and Counterattack
The death of King Peter of Servia recalls two dramatic war episodes. Austria-Hungary’s invasion after Sarajevo led to a dire crisis, yet the king, then 70, personally led a counterattack that checked the Austrians and forced a retreat beyond the Danube. The memory stands in contrast to earlier Balkan losses.
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Peter of
Servia
Philadelphia Record
Austria- Hungary
Sarajevo
Austria
Peter
Danube
Clipsters of the Seven Seas and the Rise of American Clippers
A United States Shipping Board reel recalls the golden age of American maritime power from 1812 to the mid nineteenth century. Speed and clipper hull design propelled the merchant marine across oceans from Baltimore to Foochow, racing packet ships, California trade, and the China tea routes under the American flag.
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United States Shipping Board
America
Seven Seas
Baltimore
Ann McKim
Boston
Salety
Atlantic
Europe
Africa
California
San Francisco
Foochow
New York
London
Farmers Push Class Legislation In Congress Says Ledger
The Philadelphia Public Ledger argues Congress, exhausted by a long session and wrangling over taxation, is swayed by a new Farmer's Party bloc pushing laws aimed at farmers. Administration leaders grow peevish as labor recedes to the background, and the drive is seen as class legislation rather than nationwide reform.
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Congress
House
Senate
Washington
Farmer’s Party
Phila
Public Ledger Ind
Random Rambles and Tangled News Bits
A column of scattered items notes Greek Turks fighting headlines, a Canada post office door joke, a country editor joke about wealth, and a Chinatown funeral for Richard Blue of the 77th Division. It references Whitey Muleberg, Volstead, Bert Hammond, and Chinese veterans in New York.
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Bert Hammond
Post Ofce
Kansas Exchange
New York
Chinatown
Hichard Blue
America
Utdform
New McKean County Assistant Superintendent Arrives in Smethport
NEW AS'T SUPERINTENDENT L T Black arrives to assume duties as assistant superintendent of McKean County schools in Smethport. Former Hamilton township principal, Slippery Rock Normal and Grove City College graduate, home in Parker PA, selected after B S Taylor stepped down due to ill health. Also, Port Allegany visitors Joe O Connor Jorg Carney Hilding Larson and Alvin Johnson were Sunday guests in town.
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L.T. Black
McKean County
Smethport
Black
Hamilton Township
Slippery Rock Normal
Grove City College
Parker
Lillipridge
B. 8. Taylor
Joe O'Connor
JorgcCarney
Hilding Larson
Alvin Johnson
Port Allegany
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Russell, Lindsley
Editorial
Galilee
Otte
von Mackensen
Jugo-Slavia
Austria-Hungary
Main Street
James Quirk & Sons
Oliver Tractor
Turkey
Asia Minor
Greece
Norfolk
Whitey” Muleberg
Mr. Volsteed
Tedy
Columbia
Ee Bate
Devoe
Hallstrom Brothers
Bank Street
F. J. Nichols
Smethport, Penna
Fuller Brush
Vincent Roy
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