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Newspaper
Mckean Democrat
Location
Smethport, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1920
Page
2
State Treasurer Peter A. Blesser of York joins Assemblymen John Mills of Bradford and Max Moore of Bradford in a public office slate. The minor notice lists their names as candidates or officials associated with a local governmental action.
The piece endorses the League of Nations, critiques separate peace with Germany, and praises President Roosevelt era business administration while urging Cox and local candidates. It contrasts 1898 and 1917-18 war reporting, noting costs, casualties, profiteering, and partisan bias, urging readers to back national unity and patriotic action.
The column rails at wartime excesses and munitions profiteers while attacking the League of Nations and Republican leaders. It argues for perseverance under a Democratic administration, recalls past hardship in Kansas and the Midwest, warns against a Republican landslide, and proclaims faith in American progress under Harding or Debs.
Announcement of a military funeral for Corporal Samuel C. Schoolmaster of Co. C, 16th Infantry P. N. G., who died in Smethport on October 24, 1920. Service details include enlistment history, overseas service in World War I, and funeral arrangements at the Bradford armory with half-mast colors and escort duties.
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