House speakership history and Pennsylvanias Iron Division
The article surveys past House speakerships and the role of the Speaker as permanent chairman, noting how party needs shape rulings. It honors General March and the Keystone Division, praising the Pennsylvania Guardsmen for their World War I actions from June to victory in 1918.
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Keystone
Pennsylvania Guard
Keystone Division
Camp Hancock
France
Chateau-Thierry
Wesle
Fismes
Woevre
Pennsylvania
National Guard
Warren
Process of selecting a Speaker in the House of Representatives
The first act after each House opens is electing a Speaker. The Clerk may preside early, with the body unable to proceed until a majority party candidate wins. Typically candidates are chosen in caucus and the majority winner is quickly elected, followed by rule adoption before business begins.
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House of Representatives
House
Breeding of horses urged to shield industry in wartime Pennsylvania
An editorial urges continued horse breeding in Pennsylvania amid war pressures, prices, and substitutes like autos and tractors. It notes losses from Belgium and France, calls for intelligent breeding to keep stock up, and mentions Peace Conference reporting and Liberty Bond sales impacting savings. It also references demobilization and Republican reactions to peace delegation choices.
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Pennsylvania
Belgium
Germany
France
America
German shops replace Kaiser with Wilson portraits
In Germany pictures of President Wilson replace Kaiser images in shops as Germans praise American influence. Galli Curci seeks divorce citing her husband’s extravagant spending of her money, arguing against a wife supporting an able bodied husband.
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Galli-Curci
Memorial to Judge William D. Brown of Warren County
Memorial drafted by D I Ball Edward Lindsey and W E Rice on the death of Honorable William D. Brown. Born September 6 1823 in Sugar Grove Township he died September 17 1915 at age 95 after a long career as attorney judge and public servant in Warren County Pennsylvania. The document details his family lineage schooling career law firms service in the legislature as District Attorney and Public Offices including his role in securing the Rouse Estate and service as President Judge of the Warren Forest and Elk Judicial District.
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Sugar Grove Township
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Conenango Township
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Col. C.B. Curtis
Samuel P. Johnson
Rasselas Brown
Glenni
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Lansing
D. Wetmore
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Henry R. Rouse
Rouse Estate
Rouse
Court House
Louse Hospital
Forest
Elk
Allies Are Fed By Self Denial In War Effort
Wartime food relief from the United States fed Allied Europe and sustained democracies through shortages. The article praises American charity, voluntary service, and nutrition programs that supported twenty two million people abroad while Americans faced rationing at home. It highlights the moral impact, transport challenges, and humanity driving food exports despite low domestic stock.
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Europe
Che Milion
Fancine
Mandateon Uvkug
Germany
United States
Wartime farming warned to prevent long term losses
A warning that removing eighty million men from production for four years would cause lasting yield losses. Crops would suffer as fields recuperate farms rebuild and herds restock. The message urges saving food and maintaining supply.
Paper delivery alert for Times subscribers
Customer notice urging readers to call 511 W if the Times' boy fails to deliver by 7 40 p m, promising immediate replacement.
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Times
Remembering Judge Brown Warren Bank Leader and Church Elder
A tribute recalls Judge Brown as a trusted banker director at Citizens National and First National Banks of Warren and a long serving elder and building committee head at First Presbyterian Church. His life is described as virtuous, orderly, and deeply devoted to family church and community. D. E Ball Edward Lindsey W. E. Rice sign the memorial.
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