Startling charge on jury fixing by Scranton lawyer
John R. Jones of Scranton argues at the State Bar Association meeting that fixed verdicts are common in Pennsylvania and urges harsher penalties. He proposes four to seven years in the penitentiary and calls for vigorous action if current penalties fail to deter. The Pittsburg Dispatch notes the need for bar association leadership to expose and punish jury fixers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Jones
Scranton
The
State Bar Association
Pennsylvania
Jones
Pittsburg Dispatch
Why July 4th Degenerated Into Noise and Hoodlumism
The article traces the decline of the national holiday from traditional athletics parades and simple crackers to explosive displays and street chaos. It attributes the shift to adult fatigue with patriotic festivals and a push by youths to fill the void, then suggests returning to the original spirit with balanced celebrations.
Township Supervisors Ordered to Clear Loose Stones
The townships must remove loose stones from their highways in a set month to avoid a $10 penalty plus costs. The action is in the Commonwealth’s name before a county justice of the peace. One‑half of the fine goes to the informer. the other half funds road repairs. The law cites an act approved July 2, 1901.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yroper
Mother Hubbard Sees Bare Ladies at Fashion Event
Old Mother Hubbard visits showing fashions but finds ladies bare. She flees the scene as the crowd reacts to the surprising display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Hubbard
The Wise Mother and a Wordplay Bill
A quip filled column contrasts old time mother child talk with modern bargains and dances. The piece then pivots to a pun on a person named Bill who owns a bill board and borrows from it to settle board bills, ending with the idea that the bored Bill sold the board bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Justices Uphold Newspaper Privacy Disclosure Law
The New York Times argues the Supreme Court erred in affirming a law forcing newspapers to reveal private affairs. The ruling labels it a postal regulation within Congress power, though critics say it harms papers with no public benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Congress
New York Times
Forever and a Week ends in heartbreak and distance
A narrative of a strained romance from Monday to the following Sunday, with both partners emotionally damaged and concluding in permanent separation. The tale contrasts cold hearted accusations with loss of faith in love, ending as the couple parts forever. Also a brief note on a scientist claiming milk production without a cow.
Susquehanna Valley Farmers Begin Hay Harvest
Farmers along the Susquehanna valley in Pennsylvania report a fine timothy stand and a large crop ahead. Recent warm weather boosted corn, potatoes and other field crops, with overall prospects looking well for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Branch
Susquehanna Valley
Pennsylvania
Celebration Dates in American Independence History
The article discusses the July 2 1776 date as the true independence moment per John Adams and documents the public celebration shift to July 4. It notes the weather and debate in Congress, and corrects common myths about who signed the Declaration. It ends with a brief unrelated social remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Adams
Massachusetts
Continental Congress
Abigail
America
New York
Great Britain
Jefferson
John Hancock
Congress
Charles Thomson
Paul Leland Haworth
Harper's Magazine
Quiet students and a cholera note echo in Dublin
A professor laments noisy pupils saying silence helps identify the culprit in a classic quip. The London Telegraph recalls a medical report stating a great number of Dublin families died of cholera, linking manners and illness in a wry aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Londonu Telegraph
Wombat Becomes Gentleman Farmer Says Courier Journal
The Louisville Courier Journal notes a playful transformation as Wombat is described as a gentleman farmer. It adds humor with a detail that he dresses scarecrows in evening attire at dusk.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
The Old London Bridge Construction Timeline
The old London Bridge took thirty three years to build starting in 1176 and finishing in 1209. The current bridge began in 1824 and completed in 1831 at a cost of £500,000.
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Old London Bridge
Thoughtful Wife Jokes About Concert Parts
A humorous remark from Fliegende Blatter about a wife informing her husband the concert has three parts when only two will occur. The punchline notes his pleasure when the performance ends sooner than expected.
Batavia Plant Rebuild Contract Awarded to Warner Sprague
Warner Sprague & Co. win contract to rebuild Batavia Preserving Co. plant section damaged by last week’s fire. Ernest McClelland of Batavia to supervise work. big force to start this week with a one week deadline to ready the buildings for operations.
Boy Killed by Wagon Wheel in Avon Incident
James Gratiano, three years old, of Avon New York died instantly when a wagon loaded with peas rolled over him. He fell to the ground and the wheel passed over his neck and back, causing fatal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Gratiano
Avon
N. Y
The Resemblance In Auto Crash Wit
A brief quip cites auto accident remarks with a humorous take comparing appearance to a cubist portrait, attributed to Puck in a witty cultural note.
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Puck
Youngest dancer recalls growth and hope in class
A child in a dancing class praises her progress and plans for the future. She mentions Bob Horace and Frank, notes she loves dancing, and confides in the visitor about friendships, singing, and possible stage hints while observing other pupils.
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Bob
Horace
Frank
Funeral of Mrs Cumings Held At Tidioute
The funeral for Mrs Charlotte L Cumings widow of Captain H H Cumings who died in a Baltimore auto accident was held last Thursday at 2 pm in the Presbyterian church auditorium. Rev Leslie led the service with a large crowd of relatives present. The pallbearers and hymns matched those at Captain Cumings’s service. Ralph Cumings could not serve due to injuries. The Tidioute D A R and Warren D A R attended. she founded the local chapter. Interment followed in Tidioute Cemetery beside her husband who was buried less than a month earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte L. Cumings
H. H. Cumings
Baltimore
Leslie
Presbyterian Episcopal Church
Presbyterian Church
Captain Cumings
Presbyterian
Ralph Cumings
Charles A
Henry H. Cumings
Bernard T. Ellis
W. S. Sink
Theodore H. Ellis
Tidioute D. A. R
Warren D. A. R
Cumings
Tidioute
Warren
That Sea-Sick Feeling
A dialogue notes a statistic that ships have fewer fatalities than railroads per passenger but hints at broader losses faced by seafarers beyond lives.
Stabbing Affair at Sheffield Near Railroad Station
A Friday night stabbing near the Pennsylvania railroad station in Sheffield involved Hanson from Ludlow who, after escorting a woman, clashed with a foreigner. The assailant slashed at Hanson, wounding his neck area and head. a physician sewed the back of his head wound as Hanson could not identify the attacker.
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Sheffield
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hanson
Ludlow
Pennsy
Republican candidate for Warren county sheriff
A Republican announces candidacy for Warren county sheriff for the term starting January 1 1914 subject to primary election results this fall.
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Warren County
Pennsylvania County Fairs Date and Attendance Report
The State department of agriculture lists this season's Pennsylvania fairs with 1,568,500 attendees last year, up 46,000 from 1911. Premiums paid in 1912 were 134,377.74, up 26,000 from 1911. 1913 premiums total 155,250. Dates and places follow for Armstrong Dayton September 25 26 Apollo September 3 6 Bradford Towanda September 9 12 Troy September 25 Wyalusing August 27 29 Butler Butler August 26 29 Crawford Exposition Park August 26 30 Titusville September 8 12 Erie Wattsburg September 16 19 Corry September 2 9 Indiana Indiana September 9 12 Jefferson Brookville not decided Punxsutawney September 16 19 Lawrence Pulaski not decided Mercer Stoneboro September 15 16 Mercer not decided.
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Pennsylvania
State Department of Agriculture
Armstrong
Dayton
Apollo
Bradford
Towanda
Troy
Wyalusing
Butler—Butler
Crawford—Exposition Park
Titusville
Erie
Wattsburg
Corry
Indiana
Jefferson
Brookville
Punxsutawney
Lawrence
Pulaski
Mercer
Stoneboro
Ownership Statement for Warren Motif Weekly
The document lists J A Jerson as owner manager and publisher of the Warren Motif weekly at Warren Pennsylvania. It includes the required post office address in Warren Pa and notes the ownership management circulation details as mandated by the August 24 2012 act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Penn's
J. A. Jerson
Postofice
Subpoena in Divorce Issued in Warren County Case
In Warren County Common Pleas case No. 19 March Term 1913 George C. Zimmerman libellant sues Ruth W. Zimmerman. After alias and regular subpoenas returned non est inventus the respondent is ordered to appear in person on the first Monday in August to answer the complaint and show cause why a divorce should not be granted. Warren Pa July 1, 1613 with July 3 10 17 24 dates listed.
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Warren County
Warren seeks laborers for enamel ing industry in 52 hour week jobs
Warren Chamber of Commerce asks for men and women to fill 150 positions in Warren county Pennsylvania and beyond. The message says industry needs reliable labor, offers good pay, and invites applicants to respond immediately.
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Warren
Warren County
Pennsylvania
Warren Chamber of Commerce
H. J. Muse
Sec’y
Sheriff Sale of Warren Borough Property in 1918
Sheriff Henry Park announces a sale under a writ of Levari Facias from the Court of Common Pleas of Warren County. The August 14 sale at 2 PM in Warren Court House will auction the east half of Henry and Russell’s Lot 1338 in Warren Borough to satisfy a mortgage by A Gust Olson with parties Guy C Swan son Warren Savings Bank and Ralph Thurston listed as real owners and tenant.
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Court of Common Pleas
Warren County
Court House
Warren Borough
Warren
Glade Township
State of
Pennsylvania
Henry and Russell
Guy C. Swanson
Warren Savings Bank
Ralph Thurston
Eliza I. Henry
Henry Park
G G G Metal Stamping Co Proposed Corporation Notice
Notice of an application to the Governor of Pennsylvania on July 24 1918 for a charter to form the G G G Metal Stamping Co to manufacture and sell home fasteners castings and machinery in Warren Pa with additional dated notices and a brief advertisement for a horse and cow by M F Green Corn planter Pa 2tp.
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G. G. Greene
H. P. Stone
C. E. Metzger
J. R. Calkins
A. M. Mead
Pennsylvania
A. M
A. D
G.G.G. Metal Stamping Co
Warren
D. A. Arird
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Warren Mail
Home Folk
Mail Printing Company
J. A. Larson
Penn’a
American Press Association
Chicago
Upi
Youngstown
Painesville Telegraph
Grand Rapids Press
Birmingham Age-Herald
Modern
Forever
E’r
Chicago Record-Herald
Susquehanna
Olivia
India
Wombat
William E. Gladstone
Batavia
Boy
James Jolly
Jill
Charles Mackay
J. A. Harson
John B. Wheeler
Warren, Pa
M. F. Green
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