Harrisburg Legislature Opens After Three Day Recess
Editorial from Harrisburg reports a busy return to session with many bills. Senator H. H. Cumings gains chairmanship of Military Affairs and committee placements, while Representative Brann sits on key panels. A new child labor bill targets thirteen as minimum age, and a Capitol park expansion plan faces opposition as costs loom. The Governor opposes a new commission to oversee the park project.
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Robertson
Forest County
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Pennsylvania
House of Representatives
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Allegheny
Senate
Capitol Park
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House
Pittsburg
H. Cumings, Jr
Rome
N. Y
Warren Emergency Hospital
McElroy
McKean County
War
C. W. Stone
Warren
Capitol
Warren County
Senator Cumings Proposes $500 Annual Aid for Corplanter School
In both houses the bill near the front provides $500 yearly for ten years starting June 1, 1905 to support Corplanter Indian School in Warren county. Previously the state gave $300 annually and the increase is welcomed.
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Cumings
Senate
Warren County
National crime figures show 1904 lynchings at low since 1885
The 1904 lynchings total 86, with no cases in November the first such month in twenty years. Mississippi leads with 18. 81 in the South and 5 in the North. Among 86 victims, 82 were Black and 4 white, including 2 women. Executions total 116, down from 123 in 1903, with 62 in the North and 54 in the South. Homicides number 8,482, a decline from 8,976 in 1903.
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South
United States
Roosevelts Era Questions and National Issues
The piece recalls Secretary Wilson’s hen paragraph on farm egg production and debt servicing. It notes Roosevelt’s office decor, Lincoln’s influence, a barge canal constitutional challenge in New York, and a major Fall River textile strike settlement. It mentions urban destitution, Frances Willard’s memorial statue, Colorado ballot fraud concerns, and Pennsylvania’s Republican win and cash surplus.
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Wilson
Voting Fraud Allegations Stir Denver Elections
A man testified he voted at least forty times in Denver last November under Democratic direction. He claimed slips with names and addresses were provided by local politicians to cast multiple ballots for $1 each, with accomplices aiding the effort. Other witnesses reported double and even dog-name votes.
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Denver
Colorado
J. H. Peabody
Joseph Totter
Timber Depletion Report From DuBois Courier
The DuBois Courier reports a well known jobber is cutting 4,000,000 feet of hemlock on Powers Run and expects to finish this season. The paper notes about three more seasons of timber remain and warns the surrounding hills will be exhausted without mention of replanting.
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DuBois Courier
Powers Run
Courier
Republican candidates named for Warren county offices
A series of announcements lists candidates for Warren county offices including Associate Judge Register and Recorder County Commissioner Auditor and more. Named nominees include John Siggins A T Hackney Plumer McRad Nelson P Curtis A Spetz L D Willson Edwin R Allen Wm D McLaren F M Downing Frank Hagberg Elmer K Thompson A M Bennett Emil A Swanson with primaries set March 25.
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Tidioute
Warren County
A. T. Hackney
Glade Township
Plumer Mrad
Youngsville
Nelson P. Curtis
Conenango Tp
John A. Spetz
Pittsfield
L. D. Willson
Pine Grove
Edwin R. Allen
Columbus Boro
WM. D. McLaren
Warren Boro
Office of Register and Recorder
F. M. Downing
Frank Hagberg
Elmer K. Thompson
Farmington
A. M. Bennett
Spring Creek
Emil A. Swanson
Warren Borough Proposes Bond Increase for Fire Department
Notice from Warren Pennsylvania seeks a vote on February 21 1905 to increase bonded indebtedness by 25000 dollars for fire department improvements and new sewers. Existing debt stands at 130000 dollars with assessed valuation 3567747 dollars and a proposed tax rate of 007 mills. Burgess W S Peirce signs document with secretary W B Weed.
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Warren
Pennsylvania
A. D
W.S. Peirce
Burgess
W.B. Weed
Court of Common Pleas
Warren _. County
C. W. Nichols
Warren Borough
Warren County
Co. E. Bordwell
Street Railway Grant for Main Street Columbus Borough
An ordinance grants D. H. Siggins and assigns, and any incorporated street railway, the right to grade construct and operate a single track street railway on Main street and the Turnpike in Columbus Borough Warren County Pa. The agreement covers construction methods, safety, indemnity, fares not to exceed five cents, bond requirements, and a two year completion deadline.
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Main Street
Columbus Borough
Warren County
Columbus
Said Street Railway Company
Torough
Borough of
Street Railroad
Said Street
Main
Webber Streets
Brokenstraw Creek
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