Wood warns of war perils and army reforms
General Leonard Wood presents to the secretary of war a plan for army reorganization to prepare for a major conflict. He calls for a reserve of trained regulars, rapid arming of artillery, creation of three continental tactical divisions, and removal of unfit officers, with militia questions left to Congress.
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Washington
Leonard Wood
Department of the East
Governor’s Island
Secretary of War
Gardner
Rules Committee
Congress
Wood
War Department
Heroic Zouave Sacrifices to Save a Belgian Bridge
Paris reports a French Zouave commanded hidden troops to open fire near Dri Grachter bridge amid German assault. The bridge held and the Zouave heroes perished. many other war vignettes, including a German diary from Dixmude and vivid frontline scenes, surface in war office notes.
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Paris
War Office
Belgium
Dri Grachter Bridge
Weaverville Man Slays Three Bears Near Town
A bank clerk named Vian Bo Young, alone with two dogs, killed three bears within five miles of Weaverville Caul in a single day. He dispatched a mother bear quickly and then killed two cubs after a strenuous effort.
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Caul
Here
Vian Bo Young
Fie
Nereubs
Phis
Worthless dogs kill many sheep in Pennsylvania
A 1913 study by L H Wible shows 6 372 sheep killed and 4 845 injured by dogs in Pennsylvania towns minus Susquehanna county data. Damages paid by dog owners totaled over 1.4 million dollars while dog tax revenues and expenditures are outlined. Legislation is being considered at the next state session to curb dog-caused losses in the sheep industry.
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Pennsylvania
L. H. Wible
Department of Agriculture
Susquehanna County
Westmoreland Educators Plan Strong Harrisburg Program
Superintendent R C Shaw of Westmoreland County schools and president of the State Educational Association unveils what he calls the strongest program yet for the association’s sixty ninth meeting in Harrisburg December 29 to 31. The forenoon will host a dozen concurrent sessions on county city and borough supervision high schools colleges and normal schools manual arts nature study and rural schools. About 40 Allegheny County educators led by W M Davidson appear in the program with Davidson speaking on The Old Order Changed. An estimated 20,000 attendees are expected. Noted speakers from other states include Dr W C Bagley Edward Howard Griggs O T Carson and W E Malbrook. Governor elect Brumbaugh is slated for a Tuesday afternoon address.
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R. C. Shaw
Westmoreland County Schools
State Educational Association
Harrisburg
Allegheny County
W. M. Davidson
W. C. Bagley
University of Illinois
O. T. Carson
Ohio
Edward Howard Griggs
New York
W. E. Malbrook
Choctaw
Ark
Brumbaugh
Warren Bank Statements 1914 Bank Assets and Liabilities
The Warren, Warren County bank filed a November 2 1914 statement detailing Reserve Fund cash 106500 and securities 70100 plus loans and deposits. It lists capital stock 152300 surplus 466575 and undivided profits 505, with deposits 3,951,674.88 and liabilities to banks 42891.61, showing extensive assets including bonds, mortgages and real estate.
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Dende Mane
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Tope Wein
Arch Aps
Commonwealth
Pennsylvania
Banks and Trust
Cos
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Upen
Aene
Spvtavator
Sai
Coie
Pennsylvania Railroad Orders 1050 Battleship Box Cars
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company ordered 1,050 all steel box cars built to the X25 battleship design at its Altoona shops. Production will run 400 cars per month after delays from the previous year’s depression. In Sharon, Valley Mold and Iron Co reopened at Sharpsville after three weeks of idleness, employing 560 men with prospects for steady operation.
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Altoona
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Sharon
Valley Mold and Iron Company
Sharpsville
Warren Maiti subscription note in advance offer
A display line announces a subscription rate of 31.00 per year payable in advance for Warren Maiti. The brief ad emphasizes early payment terms and the annual commitment.
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Warren Mail
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