Democratic delegate candidate from Clearfield announces bid
J Frank Snyder of Clearfield Pennsylvania declares his candidacy for delegate from the 21st Congressional District to the Democratic National Convention in the spring primary. He pledges to support the candidate with the most Democratic votes in the district and to aid their nomination for president.
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J. Frank Snyder
Clearfield
21St
Pennsylvania
Democratic Party
Spangler Named District Delegate Candidate for 1920 Primaries
The committee announces Col. J. L. Spangler of Bellefonte as a candidate for district delegate to the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco on June 28, 1920. Voters in the 21st Congressional District will decide at the May 18, 1920 primaries.
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McKean County
Democrat
Chicago
Col
J. L. Spangler
Bellefonte
San Francisco
21St
Labor Shifts To Higher Wages At Local Mill
Editorial notes unskilled labor earns about six dollars daily in the area and warns that many trained professionals may quit their desks for the lure of higher pay at the mining or construction front.
Monkey trap tale mirrors human stubbornness in ethics
A friend recounts how in German East Africa Carl Hagenbeck era methods captured monkeys by drilling holes in coconut shells and leaving them to tempt the primates. Monkeys reach in for meat, grasp a bunch, and cannot withdraw. The piece likens this to humans clinging to wrongs, becoming "monkeys" of ourselves through stubbornness.
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Carl Tagenbeck
East Africa
War Bonus Debate Faults Spending Rhetoric By Chamber
The United States Chamber of Commerce opposes the government bonus for service members calling it an orgy of spending. The stance is contrasted with profiteering and high wartime wages that harmed soldiers abroad. A veteran recalls friends who urged entry into war while profiting in civilian life.
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United States Chamber of Commerce
France
United States
Soldier Foregoes Scruples Enlists for War Duty Bonus Debate
A patriotic worker left a lucrative shipyard job to enlist in the Guards and later considered accepting a government bonus. He notes many peers remain in war-time pay at the yards, and argues that if allied nations paid bonuses upon discharge, U S lawmakers should reassess the maximum limit. The stance invites comment from members of the United States Chamber of Commerce on how such bonuses should be disbursed.
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United States Chamber of Commerce
Friends of A. R. Johnson Urge Run for Democratic Delegate
The piece urges A R Johnson of Bradford to seek the Democratic State convention delegate seat representing McKean county. It praises a fictional “richest man” in Oklahoma, an editor whose wealth was moral influence and publishing impact rather than money.
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A. R. Johnson
Bradford
McKean County
Oklahoma
Publishers’ Auxiliary
Tle
Noel
President Wilson praised for Adriatic plan acceptance
The President's settlement proposal for the Adriatic region gains swift approval from allied nations while Republican leaders in Congress remain skeptical. Supporters say he outpaced rival politicians, though detractors fear partisan maneuvers. The public’s judgment, they claim, will be clear after the forthcoming election results.
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Congress
Wilson
Senate
Vater
Novemyer
Criticism of Congress for Not Developing Alternatives
The piece argues that while criticizing a Republican Congress for not adopting a reconstruction program from a Democratic president is fair, it rightly condemns its failure to develop any alternative and to fulfill vehement campaign pledges to enact such legislation from the 1918 campaign.
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Congress
Random Rambles From a Small Town Page
A collage of quirky vignettes and comic asides from Smethport and nearby towns. Characters like Mary with a lamb and locals such as Charlie Bangert, Mick Pratt, and Tick share humorous mishaps, observations, and odd anecdotes reflecting forgotten daily life.
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McKean - Democrat
Russell, Lindsley
Smethport
Mellville Gillett
Editorial
Mer
Henry Fordson
Main Street
James Quirk & Sons
Oliver Tragtor
McKean
Bulcher Shop
Mary Dy
Poth
Alwas
Charlie Bangert
Dubois
Charlie
Smoethport
Mick Pratt
Bystinder
Tick
John Karlen
Main St
Smethport, Pa
Hallstrom Bros
B. T. Garlick
Agency International Line
Leo. Samson
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