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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1915
Page
4
A poem reprint from the Denver News tells of a western son’s path from farm life to politics. The father recounts warned temptations, a strained family, and a son now serving in the legislature in Denver, though specifics remain unsaid.
Editorial argues labor and materials flow from the local economy and urges manufacturers to support a Citizen's Association. It asserts communities shape workers and markets, and that strong civic leadership enables better schools, trade extension, public markets, and safer, more prosperous cities through organized cooperation.
The piece argues neutrality weighs heavy as the United States faces Lusitania tensions German-American strains and shipping perils in 1916. It urges sympathetic, constructive critique, cautions hyphenated Americans, and praises President Wilson for his restrained, balanced stance.
The Warren borough council backs repealing the law that created the public service commission, enacted under Tener to shift municipal powers to a state utility board. It argues the commission injures municipalities and erodes home rule, urging Governor Brumbaugh to repeal or at least refuse Tener’s appointments.
The speaker faults a man who believes he could master every task from writing a book to ruling the world yet fails to act. The narrator declares the man is himself and acknowledges his unfulfilled potential despite belief in his own abilities.
The house is urged to pass the Child Labor bill without amendments, fearing it will end newsboys’ work across the state. Supporters argue selling papers helps training but must not interfere with schooling, warning a 14 year age limit harms hundreds of youths starting life with small earnings.
A Williamsport Grit tale recounts Joseph C. Sibley of Franklin a wealthy Pennsylvania figure who hosted lawmakers at his Champlain Lake summer home. William wrote a moonlit love poem about the place Sibley rejected saying barbed wire fences line the property. The piece blends politics and a joke about property.
An expert lists nineteen mistakes of the ordinary condition hampering chambers of commerce. It cites small membership, limited income, vague programs, indifferent members, weak committees, and no public confidence. It offers a proven remedy for each failed trait to achieve an efficient, active organization.
The jitney bus, using a Ford car, cuts into streetcar profits across many cities. Early skeptics doubted five cent fares could work, yet operators report clear earnings from six to ten dollars daily. Jitneys often run on regular streetcar routes with scheduled trips, and the term jitney denotes a five cent fare.
Frank James former outlaw dies and funeral held on his Missouri farm. John F. Philips a former Federal Judge who defended James at murder trial gives the address. Pall-bearers are old-time friends. Cremation in St Louis. ashes return to a safe deposit vault per James last wish. He wished his grave not become a sightseer site.
Local offer from Mail Printing Co in Warren Pa to print names and addresses on 100 envelopes and deliver for 50 cents cash with the order. Requires placing order by mail.
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