Wages of Sin is Death Haunts Capitol Corruption Figures
The Oil City Blizzard notes a string of illnesses and deaths among state capitol officials linked to a major graft case. Former State Treasurer Mathues, Sanderson the trimmer, James M. Shumaker, warrant clerk Jeffries, and Payne the contractor all faced indictments or sentences and fell ill or died, prompting reflections on the burden of guilt and public judgment.
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Mathues
Oil City
Sanderson
James M. Shumaker
James C. Jeffries
Payne
New Postal Order on Cards With Glass Tinsel Materials
The Post Office Department issued a rule barring unmailable cards containing glass, metal, mica, sand, or tinsel unless they are enclosed in sealed envelopes or treated to prevent shedding. Postmaster General G V L Mever notes envelopes are required to prevent items from slipping or injuring handlers.
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Post Office Department
G. V. Ll. Mever
Wasteful gas leakage prompts pause on Cad do oil field
President ordered Interior to suspend entry on about 6500 acres of the Cad do petroleum and natural gas field in northwestern Louisiana to halt waste. The U S Geological Survey will study the field near Shreveport for geologic factors and potential gas losses estimated at 15,000,000 cubic feet per day from one well and larger losses elsewhere.
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Secretary of the Interior
Louisiana
Caddo Oil Field
United States Geological Survey
United States
Caddo
Shreveport
Caddo Parish
Caddo Lake
Warnahon
Efort
Lawmakers Push Repeal Of Two Cent Fare Act In State
Lawmakers move to repeal the two cent fare act amid widespread sentiment. The move follows a constitutional challenge to the Pennsylvania railroad law, with several subsidiary lines still enforcing the act. The Department of Agriculture links rats and mice losses to fire costs, citing rat-proofing as essential. Roosevelt reportedly capable of shooting a white rhinoceros in South Africa, with headlines warning of a recent earthquake catastrophe.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Department of Agriculture
San Francisco
I Hope for America in the New Idea Magazine
Julia Ward Howe reflects in the January New Idea Woman's Magazine on rising public duty. She notes increased concern for the weak and for education, child welfare, religion aligning with human need, and a shift in youth from mere pleasure to social service.
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Julia Ward Howe
New Idea
Woman's Magazine
Commonwealth
Mother Church
Railroads Eye Vast Copper Fields of Alaska
Pacific coast routes near Prince William Sound target Yukon access via Alaska Central at Seward City Valdez Yukon Railway at Port Valdez and Copper River Northwest at Cordova. A single completion could unlock three to four new states worth of farming and mining while tapping an immense copper belt with roughly 1 billion dollars in ore across a 200 mile belt.
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Pacific Coast
Yukon Country
Alaska Central
Seward City
Resurrection Bay
Eagle City
Yukon River
Alaska
Canadian Northwest
Iowa
Minnesota
Dakotas
Montana
Prince William Sound
Copper River
Mount Wrangell
Charity of the country editor overworked and abused
The country editor laments the charity shown to candidates lodges churches and individuals. He notes editors spent nights promoting causes and donating space only to be ignored or repaid with harsh printings and renewed printing elsewhere. He argues editors’ charity can be exhausted by such repeated exploitation.
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Ejigin
Pennsylvania Inventors Patents This Week
Pennsylvania inventors receive several patents this week as listed by D. Swift & Co. patent lawyers in Washington. Names include J. J. Antic Allegheny hose coupling J. A. Atwood cross tie for railways and more across multiple towns and industries.
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Pennsylvania
D. Swift & Co
Washington, D. C
E. V. Anderson
Monessen
J. J. Antic
Allegheny
J. A. Atwood
D. A. Brubaker
Ducansville
J. W. Calder
Parnassus
L. S. Chadwick
Pottstown
W. J. Evans
Aspinwall
L. H. Flanders
Wilkinsburg
A. D. Hadsel
Wilkes-Barre
A. W. Hall
Johnstown
Lamp
Co. M. Meeter
Butler
E. R. Hoppler
Luciville
Button
R. F. Hunter
Bellefonte
W. Knowles
Marietta
Filer
J. J. Moran
McKees Rocks
J. W. Ripper
Monaco
C. W. Wagner
Danville
A. N. Webb
Youngsville
State Treasury balances end 1906 with large December payments
State Treasury reports balance at December 31, 1906 of 8,378,319.33, down over 1,006,000 from November due to heavy payments. Sinking fund holds 2,542,531.11 and general fund 5,835,788.21. December receipts total 1,367,726.29, double last December. payments 2,530,001.53 vs 2,146,177 last year.
New Jersey man robs friends as prank ends badly
A New Jersey man staged a gunpoint masked robbery as a prank on friends. The group overpowered him, beating him severely before he removed his mask and returned home for weeks, with others finding the incident darkly funny.
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New Jersey
War Ren Library Association Reports 1908 Finances
Annual meeting presents secretary and treasurer reports for Struthers Library Building and three Memorial Funds. Financials show receipts from rents and fines, payments to utilities and services, mortgage details, and balances. General statistics list library usage, card holders, volumes, and circulation figures for 1908.
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Struthers Library
Ladies of the Maccabees Install Officers in Bank Hall
The Ladies of the Maccabees held an installation Thursday evening in the Citizens National Bank building hall. Retiring Lady Commander Lettie Wiggins received a hand painted nut bowl while Nel lie Lounsbury, the installing officer, was given a handsome bouquet. Refreshments followed as the following officers were installed: Commander Clara Swick. Lieutenant Anna Watt. Record Keeper Mary J. Witz. Finance Auditor Lizzie J. Berger. Chaplain Sara Sweeting. Sergeant Mary Rowley. Mistress-at-Arms Grace Engard. Sentinel Myrtle Watt. Picket Rose Davis.
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Sargeant
Mary Rowley
Grace Engard
Sentinel
Myrtle Watt
Rose Davis
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