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Public Education and State Institutions Urged for Commonwealth
The message urges expansion of state normal schools and Teachers Institutes, expands funding for common schools, and highlights Philadelphia’s strong system. It calls for reporting Philadelphia school statistics, proposes reforms to end omnibus legislation, and supports mental, reform, and charitable facilities across Pennsylvania.
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Ous
Prussia
Michigan
Christendom
Chester
Philadelphia
Commonwealth
State Lunatic Hospital
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania Hospital
Pennsylvania Training School
House of Refuge
Phiadelphia
Pittsburg
Secretary of the
Secretary of the Commonwealth
New York and Erie Railroad Company
New York
Chemung River
Erie and North East Railroad Company
Joseph Casey
Supreme Court
Bane
Philadelpha
Philadelphia Arsenal
Meadville
Senate of
United States
Senate
James Pennock
Great Britain
Balize
Europe
Ohio
Congress of the Confederation
Virginia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Spain
Missouri
Louisana
Congress