Washington ticket and local political figures listed
A reprinted Uniontown column lists national and local candidates including LIFFORD PINCHOT for U S Senator, WILLIAM DRAPER LEWIS for Governor, PERCY S. SMITH for Lieutenant Governor, FRED FE. LEWIS for Secretary Internal Affairs, WILLIS J. HULINGS for Congress, JOSEPH H. DeFREES for State Senator, JOHN G. SMITH for General Assembly, and GEORGE B. MUNN for State Committee. The piece argues against snobbery toward low wages, praising a boy who accepts a $10 a week job as a responsible position and calling for respect for all honest work.
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Youngstown
Uniontown
Lawyer Surpasses In Coffin Pact Office Joke
Jones of Binghamton allegedly plotted gifts to three executors before death. The minister, doctor, and lawyer each contributed funds and expected $5,000. the doctor and minister paid in cash, while the lawyer claimed he left a check for $300 with change.
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Jones
Colonel Mitchell
Binghamton
Foraker Loses Republican Nomination in Ohio
Former Senator Foraker conceded defeat for the Republican nomination and sent congratulations to Warren G. Harding who won the nomination. Columbus report dated August 12 notes the outcome and Harding’s victory signals.
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Columbus
Foraker
Warren G. Harding
Oil carriers face disrupted trade as war tightens sea lanes
The piece warns that US oil exports rely on foreign-flag vessels and that German and British shipping actions threaten supply. It notes California, New York, Philadelphia, and Gulf ports ship oil abroad, mainly for Standard Oil, and predicts reduced exports, domestic use rise, and a future surge in demand after the war. Long-term prudence favors conserving output for a postwar market.
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America
San Francisco
California
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Gulf Ports
Standard Oil Co
The Triple Alliance in the Balkans and its hidden terms
The article outlines the Three treaties forming the Triple Alliance among Germany Austria and Italy. It notes mutual defense against France and Russia and implies secret peacetime arrangements. It references Bismarck and Crispi shaping the pact's terms and hints at Italy's Mediterranean fleet commitments and trade concessions.
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Russia
France
Bismarck
Crispi
Friedrichsruh
Italy
Mediterranean
Germany
Austria
Hoff Business College Fall Term Opening
The Hoff Business College announces fall term opening September 1. Students encouraged to apply early for seats and arrangements. Those undecided on a business course may request an interview or call for guidance. Catalogue free. Aug 15-20.
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The
Hoff Business College
The Triple Alliance and Its Fragile Ties
An overview of how the 1882 triple alliance between Germany Austria Hungary and Italy evolved from its origins with Bismarck to its weakening by Italian shifts in Tunisia Tripoli and the Balkans. The piece notes alliances treaties renewals and strategic concerns shaping Europe before World War I.
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Germany
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Bismarck
Austria
Vienna
Count Andrassy
Prince Reuss
Prince Bismarck
France
Russia
Europe
Balkan Peninsula
Tunis
Trentino
Triest
Morocco
Tripoli
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Adriatic
Albania
Paris
Turkey
Trieste
Tyrol
Gulf of Cattaro
Thelin Harding Wedding Celebrated in Lander Pa
Ellen Thelin of Lander and Carey Harding of Reynoldsville united in marriage August 7 at the bride’s home in Lander. Rev. George Ballentine officiated. a pink and white decor theme and a large dinner followed. The bride, daughter of the Thelins, is a Warren High School graduate and former teacher. The groom, Clarion State Normal and Bucknell alumnus, has headed Reynoldsville High School. They plan to live in Reynoldsville after August 15 and will honeymoon in Ocean Grove, New Jersey.
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Ellen Thelin
Lander
Carey Harding
Reynoldsville
George Ballentine
E. F. Thelin
Laura Harding
J. G. Thelin
Helen Gibson
Lucille Canby
Flora Trenouth
Alice Skelton
Alice Carey Riley
Spencer
W. Va
Donaldson
Jamestown
N. Y
Mrs. Harding
P. W. Thelin
Warren High School
Harding
Clarion State Normal
Bucknell University
Ocean Grove
N. J
Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna Arrives Ill in Switzerland
The Russian dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna arrived in Bern via Paris and is seriously ill. Reportedly she will undergo a surgical operation. Sister to Queen Alexandra, she paused in Berlin on August 3 and was allowed to continue to Stockholm. She plans to stay in Switzerland during the war.
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Berne
Switzerland
Paris
Maria Feodorovna
Russia
Alexandra
Berlin
Saint Petersburg
Stockholm
Spear Defeats Wolf for $20 Bounty in Wisconsin
Alex Johnson a fisherman from Liberty Grove Door County Marinette Wisconsin brought in a wolf he killed by spearing off Rowleys Bay. He found the animal afloat on ice, broke the ice with his boat, and speared the wolf in the head with a pike pole. The bounty awarded was twenty dollars.
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Marinette
Wis
Alex Johnson
Liberty Grove
Door County
Rowleys Bay
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Warren Mail
Home Folk
Mail Printing Company
T. A. Larson
Prorrietor
Pst
Warren
Penn’a
American Press Association
Chicago
Washington Ticket
United States
Lifford Pinchot
Pike County
William Draper Lewis
Percy S. Smith
Allegheny County
Fred FE. Lewis
Lehigh County
Congress
Willis J. Hulings
Oil City
Venango County
Joseph H. Defrees
General Assembly
John G. Smith
George B. Munn
Lane
Daniel Webster
Kei
England
Belgium
Denmark
Netherlands
Triple Alliance
Balkans
Fleet of
Victor Emmanuel
Emperor Francis Joseph
William
Ernest Welleck
Trussia
Caprivi
Ber Ny
Balkan
Bosnia
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