James Madison Porter of Pennsylvania a noted jurist
Frederick A. Godcharles profiles James Madison Porter born near Norristown January 6 1703. A lawyer, judge, and War of 1812 veteran, Porter helped found Lafayette College, led as president of its board, and served as Judge of the Twelfth and later Twenty second Judicial Districts. The piece also recalls Porter's later cabinet service and local honors, plus an anecdote about his mother at Valley Forge and a birthday list for 1785 1834 1888 1857.
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James Madison Porter
Lafayette College
Norristown
Pennsylvania
Andrew Porter
David R. Porter
Elizaveth ‘Parker
J .Porter
James
College of New Jersey
Princedton
Reading
Robert
Dauphin
Lebanon
Schuylkill
Tyler
General Assembly
Porter
Twenty-second Judicial District
Easton
Poiver
White's Hotel
Grand Lodge of
Judge Porter
Valley Forge
Ellwood City and Chewton Social Notes
Ellwood City and Chewton residents were seen at various social events over the weekend. Mrs. Htta Davidson and others visited, Sadie Pitzer improves after illness, and Harry Kelly visited Turkey Hill friends. The Chewton Ladies Aid held an all day meeting with a fine noon dinner, school resumed at Wampum and Chewton after a ten day vacation, Jim Moran and George Carnes called on local residents, and Mrs. Abbie Aiken opened a Ladies Aid meeting. Hazelila spent time with Jessie Davidson amid small town chatter.
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Htta Davidson
Minnie Shaltarberger
Edna Davidson
Bully Davidson
Ellwood City
Sadie Pitzer
Bieter
Harry Kelly
Turkey Hill
Ladies Aid Society
Chewton Church
Wampumaha Chewton
Jim Moran
Chewton
George Carnes
Koppel
McConnell
Epsonade Salts Taste All Gone and Pure Epsom Salts
Pleasant tasting Epsom Salts marketed as a best laxative for constipation biliousness and sick headaches. Claims no griping acts harmlessly on bowels. Advertises Epsonade Salts as pure Epsom salts flavored with fruit derivatives tasting like lemonade and sold cheap with American Epcom Association guarantee.
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American Epcom Association
Tokyo Crime Wave Surges Amid Economic Strain in 1994
Daily CPUS reports Tokyo faces a record crime wave with over 2500 thefts in 16 days of November. Shoplifting, burglaries, street robberies, confidence tricks, and auto theft rise as unemployment and postquake hardship grip the city. Chrysanthemum party thefts at Akasaka Palace illustrate widening lawlessness across Japan.
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Luther A. Huston
International News, Service
Toyko
Tokyo
Metropolitan Police Board
Naion
Donesty
Daisuke Namba
Japan
Europa
America
Haa
Akasaka Palace
Coal production by type in 1924 and 1928
The Geological Survey reports US bituminous coal output about 467.7 million net tons in 1924 and 89.32 million tons of anthracite. By 1928 production rose to 664.16 million tons of bituminous and 93.02 million tons of anthracite.
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International News Service
Washington
United States
Geological Survey
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Frederick A. Godcharles
Berks
Lehigh
Northampton
Philadelphia
Althogh
John Sergeant
Sergeant
Congress
Haym Solomon
Poland
Soanjan
Joseph Lybrandt “Forepaugh
William McAfee
Ireland
State Senate
Richard DB. Cochran
York
State Bar Association
McBride-Shannon Co
East Washington Street
The
Strauss-Hirshberg Co
Youngstown
Strauss-Hirshberg
Strauss- Hirshberg
Strouse-Birshberg Co. Parte] Post and Mail Orders
Youngstown, Ohio
State Mill
Long Avenue
Mitton Bilis Anil Wi Oye
Clargymin
Piotine
Allis Iad Waziracve de Dayoud Compsttson
Myrter Beaton
Strand Long
Robay Ovny
Richard Dix
Babs Daniels
Bebe Daniels
Soting
William Fairbanks
Fairbanks
Neal Hart
Haskell
Billy West
Many & Man
Charles Ray
Story By
C. Qarviner Sullivan Direction By
Ralphince
Besie
Charles. Ray
Ce Beery
Epsom
Gar
Arata
Norma
Talmadge
Eugene O’brien
Miss Talmadge
Lo Pee
Norma Talmadge
Lloyd Hamilton
Harold Moore
Gamingo
Humphrey
Humphrey Radiantfire
Humphrey Radiantfres
East
Washington Street
Seria ‘Cho
Vaudevville
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