Steel Ties and Rail Legislation Highlight 1907 Pennsylvanian Briefs
The article discusses steel ties replacing wood due to forest decline, noting European use and future shifts toward reinforced cement. It also covers Pennsylvania legislative actions: McCord bill for direct senator elections, Wickersham osteopathy approval, school district real estate bonds, vaccination mandates, and various senate and house measures on real estate, veterans’ burial, fisheries, local option liquor, and railroad taxation and ice purity enforcement.
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Pennsylvania
West
Europe
European
Philadelphia Inquirer
Elections Committee of
House
McCord
United States
Lydick
Allegheny County
Wickersham
Judiciary General Committee
Cribbs
Allegheny
McAdoo
Westmoreland
Senate
Fisher
Indiana
Department of Internal Affairs
Brown
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Mutual Insurance Companies
Commonwealth
Court of Quarter Sessions
Longtime Columbus resident Harriett Hall dies at 83
Mrs Harriett Hall aged 83 died Sunday March 3 1907 at her son James home. Funeral was held Tuesday at the M E church conducted by Rev Hickok of Cherry Creek. The item also lists local social clubs meetings move ins and residents including W C T U ladies aid Pomona Grange and several moves and illnesses across Columbus with multiple named residents and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriett Hall
James
George Hall
M. E. Church
Rev. Hickok
Cherry Creek
A. A. Dutton
Ladies’ Aid
Wm. Lamona
Pomona Grange
Youngsville
Wm. Shippee
Lara Covel
Fannie Schramling
Sarah Harrop
Vernett Bowers
Toledo
Ohio
Richland
Mich
Frank Ayling
Smith
Kofford
A. Cady
Frank Gleason
Mayville
W. B. Gleason
Dallas Walton
Oregon
Walton
Washington, D
Grady
W. Va
N.S
Harrisburg Legislation Highlights and Rounds of Debate
Harrisburg March 4 House refuses to calendar Garner bill to repeal the State police act after a three hour debate failing 100 to 75. Bills introduced include taxing banks and gas well contracts and taxing methods for assessors and collectors. March 5 Senate and House consider state aid and free treatment for indigent consumptives while the Teachers Pension Bill is killed on second reading amid amused amendments and broad opposition to civil pensions.
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Harrisburg
House
Garner
Friends of the
Reynolds
Lawrence
Bliss
Beaver
Creasy
Columbia
Pierce
Monroe
Brown
Clarion
Davis
Chester
Snyder
Schuylkill
Gerberich
Lebanon
Hitchcock
Tioga
House of Representatives
Fentonville Community News and Movements
The F C A met on February 27 with Mr and Mrs Frank Adams. Next meeting set for March 27 with Mr and Mrs Freedom E Bennett. Various movers into area homes and social visits noted. Ruth Blackmon fare well party ended with a purse gift and best wishes for her new home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Adams
Freedom E. Bennett
Ruth Blackmon
Millie Moore
Ruth
Ernest Dickinson
Byron Sheldon
A. Fox
Scott Price
E. ©. Foulk
Marvin Bennett
W. H. Moore
S. L. Blackmon
Westfield
Lettie Dickinson
Ella Adams
H. C. Stearns
Jamestown
Ethel Hale
Stillwater
Ruth Haskins
Sadie Graves
Panama
Mame Adams
L. B. Fenton
Conneaut
Ohio
F. Adams
Viola Rickerson
Lillian Ganey
Frewsburg
Rena Rickerson
Arlene Sample
Local Residents Share Weekday Visits and Changes
Mar 11 reports frequent visits among area families. Mae Sumner called on her parents the Whatfords while Emogene Fellows called on Emma Bennett. Minor wrist sprain for Margaret Demmon after a fall on ice. Several residents traveled to visit others including Will Demmon, Albert Walters, Charles Strand, Minnie Gage, Minnie Countryman, and Mary Stratton. The McFarland sisters bought the Elisha Brown farm to reside there. Ada Strand returned to Jamestown after a three week stay with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Sumner
James Whatford
Emogene Fellows
Emma Bennett
Margaret Demmon
Will Demmon
Bennett
Albert Walters
Akeley
Charles Strand
Minnie Gage
Minnie Countryman
Jasper
N. Y
McFarland
Elisha Brown
Sadie Grant
Eva Walters
Emoline Grant
Mary Stratton
Mary McCoy
Gerald Peck
Sheffield
Ada Strand
Jamestown
Death of Alfred Halftown Sr. on Cornplanter Reservation
Alfred Halftown Sr. died at his Cornplanter Reservation home on March 10 1907 in his 67th year. A Civil War Union soldier and longtime Seneca Nation counselor, he led religious work, visiting pagan settlements for Presbyterian church building. Survived by wife Anna, children Jefford Lovett Alfred Jr Nancy Amanda Cordelia, and one sister. funeral held March 13 at the Cornplanter Presbyterian church.
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Cornplanter Reservation
Alfred Halftown
Mr. Halftown
Cattaraugus Reservation
New York State
Halftown
Coldspring
Quakerbridge
Tonawanda Reservation
Anna
Jefford and
Lovett
Warren
Alfred, Jr
Cornplanter
Nancy Thompson
Amanda Curry
Cordelia Redeye
N. Y
Presbyterian Church
Social visitors and guests fill Warren area this week
Mrs J T Finley and sons visited sister Mrs H Blair in Warren. Miss Rosa Mahaffy of Glade stayed with Miss Edith Bauer. Mrs Henry Bauer of Glade visited her daughter Edith Bauer. Mrs A A Davis of Warren visited sister Mrs I R Hare. H L Schweitzer of Sheriff spent weekend with family. Various locals, including Mr and Mrs Herman Blair of Warren, and others like Charles Anderson and R L Fisher, were guests or visitors in Warren and Portville area.
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J. T. Finley and Sons
Edward and
Donald
H. Blair
Warren
Rosa Mahaffy
Glade
Edith Bauer
Henry Bauer
A. A. Davis
I. R. Hare
H. L. Schweitzer
Sheriff
Emil Johnson
H. Johnson
Herman Blair
J. T. Finley
Charles Anderson
Kinzua
R. L. Fisher
Portville
N. Y
C. W. Johnson
Local residents keep busy with calls and visits across towns
Henry Lauffenburger called in Russell on Wednesday. Bertha Passinger, aunt, visited Warren on business Saturday with her aunt. Several locals, including Mrs. Akeley and Mrs. Young, were out after illness and meetings. A deer sighting near Fox Hill and Russell adds rural color to a week of visits, church services, and a fifteenth birthday celebration.
Ackley Hollow Social Roundup
Ackley Hollow items note a large gathering hosted by Mr and Mrs O M Bump last Thursday. Mrs Elmer Denilson is ill with the grip. Mrs Louie Briggs visited friends Wednesday. A W Young made a Warren call Friday. Davie Young visited on his way to Scandia. Jennie Holt visited Hatch Run parents Saturday and Sunday. L G Adams returned home after visiting his wife’s parents. Mrs John Mattson and Freeda called on A W Young Monday. Jessie Vansile went to Russell Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. McCoy
Akeley
Mary McCoy
Miss Pearl Fellows
Russell
Fox Hill
Wallace McCoy
Warren
Ada Rhulman
Charles Strand
Elmer Reese
North Warren
Minnie Reese
O. M. Bump
Elmer Denilson
Louie Briggs
A. W. Young
Davie Young
A.W. Young
Scandia
Jennie Holt
Hatch Run
L. G. Adams
John Mattson
Freeda
A. W. Young and Family
Jessie Vansile
Abbey Arnold
Verna
Kane
Edward Stover
Tionesta Creek
John Gibbs
Ludlow
Angles
Major Christjohn
Mabel Arnold
Jince Jackson
Maggie Newark
Kinzua
W. H. Madigan
Sheffield
Frank Hall
John Jackson
John Passinger
James Dunn
Walter Dandois
Wm. Nicholson
Carl Pearson
John Starmer
Cahoga
Lewis Wallin
Ellen Lindahl
Wynings
Maple Grove
Jamestown
Scott & Wheeler
Charles Hill
Frew Run
Sabra Bain
Main Street
Lockwood
Dodge
G. L. Sill
Sarah Bennett
P. A. Arnold
Grant Marsh
R. S. Martin
Frank Chinson
J. W. Solley
Parkersburg
W. Va
F. A. Butler
J. R. Flagg
Ida Crick
L. B. Scott
Clarence Whitman
Oak Hill
Emma Elmore
J. L. Curtis
W. Robinson
Buffalo
Floy Flagg
Russell and Frewsburg
Fred. Bragg
Conewango Valley
Weiss
Antony and Cleopratra
Manly Cornwall
Clara Blackmer
Gainsville
N. Y
Mar 12 Social Notes From Frewsburg Area
Local residents visit kin and attend events in Frewsburg and Kane. Reports cover callers from Kane Ludlow Warren Jamestown and Jamestown, births, illnesses, moved households, a piano recital, and club meetings. Interment noted at Maple Grove cemetery with Maple Grove cemetery term.
Volunteer League Leads Sunday Service at Local Baptist Church
Frewsburg reports the Volunteer League of the Y M C A conducted Sunday evening worship at the Baptist church. Rev Stone and family were in Jamestown for the fifth wedding anniversary of their son Ava V Stone. Funeral services for Mrs Lucinda Taylor 72 were held at the Van Arsdale home with Rev Stone officiating. she leaves a husband a daughter and a brother Mr Carr of Angola NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volunteer League of the
Baptist Church
Stone
Jamestown
Ava V. Stone
Lucinda Taylor
van Arsdale
Mr. Carr
Angola
N. Y
Local notice defends reputation over false medical claims
A Jamestown notice warns of prosecution for publishing a false claim that I W H Harrington treated Ernest F Thelin for rupture and went insane because of the author’s appliance. It publishes Thelin’s letter praising Harrington’s truss, dated Sept 22, 1906, from Jamestown New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. W. H. Harrington
West Salamanca
N. Y
Ernest F. Thelin
Thelin
Mr. Thelin
Jamestown
Mr. Harrington
Akeley, Pa
Legal Blanks at THE Matrt Office Catalogue Free
A legal notice indicates blanks are available at THE Matrt office with a full line carried and free catalogue.
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Young
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Walter Akeley
Daugarthy
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Tuttle
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Ali
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Wm. Allen
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C. W. Young
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Ackley Hollow
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Warren, Penna