Sheatz Nominated for State Treasurer by Republican Convention
Representative John O. Sheatz of Philadelphia was nominated for State Treasurer at the Harrisburg convention by acclamation. The gathering backed graft investigations, urged Governor Stuart to punish guilty officials, and endorsed Senator Knox for President to bolster the party statewide. W. R. Andrews was re-elected state chairman amid mixed sentiment over not nominating Captain H. H. Cummings.
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John O. Sheatz
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
H. H. Cumings
Sheatz
Stuart
Knox
Pennsylvania
Williams Defeats Sheriff Nomination by Local Ads
A Venango county race shows F H Williams winning the Republican Sheriff nomination through targeted local ads in county papers. The strategy wins broad Republican support and even pleases Philadelphia independents, with Berry praising the likely successor. The piece connects political ad buys to success and quips about fooling the Beef Trust.
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F. H. Williams
Venango County
Williams
Sheatz
Philadelphia
Berry
Governor Stuart Signs Broad Rail, Banking and Tax Bills
Governor Stuart signed a slate of new laws covering medical testimony limits, freight and passenger rates for narrow gauge railroads, eminent domain, banking supervision, fare caps, partnership and stockholder taxation, township treasurer salaries, delinquent child costs, Agricultural Department clerks, road width rules, road vacating, foreign stock sales, equitable remedies, insurance agent fees, Casey and Moserip measures, and related reforms. Several vetoes followed including vaccination enforcement, garnishee rules, horseshoeing practice regulation, and a proposed State Board of Examiners.
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Stuart
Moyer
Pennsylvania
Agricultural Department
Casey
Moserip
Horseshioers Rural Restriction Noted
A fragment notes a restriction affecting horse owners in rural communities. The text references local rules and enforcement concerns, with no further specifics on scope or dates.
Governor vetoes Cochrane pension bill in Harrisburg
Governor Stuart vetoed the Cochrane bill granting civil war pensions to Pennsylvania regiments' survivors living in the state. He cites strained revenues, noting about 50 million dollars available over two years after existing funds and required payments, with prior cuts already affecting education hospitals and charities.
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Harrisburg
Stuart
Pennsylvania
Auditor General’s Department
Trade Outlook Mixed as Weather Delays Spring Breathers
Dun's Review notes Adverse weather delays in spring distribution and crop progress. Wholesale fall and winter goods sales rise due to depleted retailer stocks, while manufacturing runs at full capacity. May railway earnings up 15 percent, but New York foreign trade shows weekly export and import declines from 1906 figures.
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Seattle
Portland
Pacific Coast
New England
New York
Dun
State highway bill reorganizes department after signing
The Roberts Highway Department bill signed by the Governor reorganizes the department to maintain a regular force for expanding road work statewide. It gives the Highway Commissioner full road decision authority, extends rules to incorporated boroughs, restricts gas and water lines along roads, requires monuments marking State Highways with year dates, allows shade tree planting funded in road costs, and preserves trees as state property.
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Roberts Highway Department
A Call for Weather Reform by Democrats
The Johnstown Tribune mocks the Democrats and proposes weather reform as a unifying issue. It argues the party lacks a single platform and could rally around a common weather stance to gain broader support, noting the party's history of internal disagreement.
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The
Johnstown Tribune
the Tribune
Investigation into State Capitol abuses nears conclusion
The probe into State Capitol abuses should be ready for the Governor by July 1 and public within two weeks. It will reportedly name those involved in deep corruption and outline prosecutions civil and criminal, with justice and punishment sought. the Republican party is credited for exposing the facts.
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Boss Tweed
Republican Party
Senator Lodge on Cher ishing the English Language
A speech excerpt argues for preserving language uniformity in meaning and spelling while noting pronunciation will vary. It stresses English heritage and a global duty to guard its purity, acknowledging dialects but prioritizing consistent meaning over phonetic uniformity.
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Senator Lodge
Language Uniformity in English Speaking World
A statement on preserving consistent spelling and meaning across all English texts. It warns against confusion caused by diverse forms and stresses careful maintenance of uniform linguistic standards. The note reflects a readerly concern for clarity in printed material worldwide.
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June Scribner
Marriages in Warren and nearby towns 1907
A list of June 1907 marriage announcements includes Charles Crone and Eleanor Reeger in Warren, Ivor Simpson and Winifred Pitts in Falconer, Thomas Summers and Grace Newton in Marietta, Albin Bengston and Gerda Bengston in Tidioute, Clyde Briggs and Mildred Fox in Frewsburg, Warren Shawkey and Anna Wells in Warren, and Shirley Bean and Bonnibell Hadden in Jamestown.
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Summers
Marietta
Ohio
Thomas Jefferson Summers
Grace Julia Newton
John Bright
Warren
Bengston
Tidioute
Alison
Kane
Albin Bengston
Gerda Bengston
Brices—Fox
Obituaries from Warren and Gladerun Dated June 1907
Mrs Jane B Allen widow of Dwight M Allen dies at 79 in Warren survived by sons George A and E E. funeral at family home Friday at 4 PM. Mrs Katherine Gill dies of heart disease at Warren survived by husband four daughters Ella Anna Margaret and two sons Edward and Frank. Veronica Crimpenshaw daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Crimpenshaw of Gladerun Pa dies at 23.
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P. H. Burke
Ella
Anna
Margaret Gill
Edward
Frank
Crimpenshaw
Gladerun, Pa
Veronica
Henry Crimpenshaw
Births in local area for June 1907
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Charles Nelson of South Irvine street on June 10 1907. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Daniel Handmore at Clarendon on June 9 1907.
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Nelson
Charles Nelson
South Irvine Street
Handmore
Clarendon
Daniel Handmore
Commencement Exercises Held at Sub-High School
The Sub-High School held its commencement Thursday evening at Library Theater with a well decorated stage of palms and ferns. The program was excellent and featured accompanists Miss Evelyn Crandall on piano and Glenni W. Schofield on first violin.
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Library Theater
Evelyn Crandall
Glenni W. Schofield
Faithful Sunday observances and church growth reported
The Presbyterian church noted the Lord's supper on Sunday June 2 with twenty four church joiners on profession and four by letter. Children dominated the Sunday School Day audience, and last week's Children Day events drew a large crowd. Western New York Home for Destitute and Dependent Children trustees met in Fredonia Randolph NY. M W Jamieson Warren EK B Grandin Tidioute and J L Grandin Boston elected as trustees. Mrs Wheeler Portville donated 5000 for an industrial building. Burglars struck Lander Monday night hitting two stores. Scranton’s window broken, goods taken and cash register smashed. Gibson's store also entered with a small amount of change taken.
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Lawrence Schofield
Kenneth MacGowan
Presbyterian Church
Western New York
Randolph
N. Y
Fredonia
M. W. Jamieson
Warren
EK. B. Grandin
Tidioute
J. L. Grandin
Boston
Wm. F. Wheeler
Portville
Lander
Laverne Scranton
Harry Gibson
Fatal accident on Tionesta Valley Railroad at Sheffield
An accident on the Tionesta Valley Railroad at Sheffield Thursday afternoon left Dominico Varia, 22, dead and Giuseppe Bracao, about 45, seriously injured. Both men, Italians on the gravel train, fell beneath the backing cars when gravel shifted. Bracio has a wife and one child in Italy. Varia was single. Legal blanks at Matt Office.
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Sheffield
Tionesta Valley
Tionesta Valley Railroad
Dominico Varia
Guisippe Bracao
Italy
Joseph Braccio
Dominic Baria
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Waren Mail
the Mail Publishing Co
W.R. McKinney
W. S. Pittman
Warren County
Bell Phone 390
Imoon
Philander C. Knox
C. S. Keefer
P. F. A. Wheelock
W. S. Peirce
Beef Trust
Chicago News
Watson
Commonwealth
Board of Examiners
N. Greenland & Son
Warren, PA
Piso
Citizen’s National Bank
Citizens National Bank
Warren, Penn’a
Bulletin
Atlantic City
Cape May
Wildwood
Ocean City
Sea Isle City
N. J
Pennsylvania Railroad
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Erie
Titusville
Dubois
Mayville
Bradford
Syracuse
Rochester
Canandaigua
Olean
Elmira
New Jersey
Matt
Saratoga
America
J. W. Dalry
Cleveland
D.A.V
P.R.R
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