Beers Named New Head of the Grand Army of the Republic
Alfred B. Beers of Bridgeport Conn was elected commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic at the Los Angeles encampment. Born in 1845 in New Rochelle he served as a Union soldier from Connecticut, later practicing law in Bridgeport and holding judgeships. He is a Republican leader with deep family ties to Connecticut railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Udge Alfred Bishop Beers
Grand Army of the Republic
Bridgeport
Conn
Organization of Veterans
Los Angeles
Rochester
N. Y
Harvey M. Trimble
Illinois
Judge Beers
Daniel E. Sickles
New York
Sickles
New England
Alfred B. Beers
New Rochelle
Daniel Beers
Danbury
Tidgefield
Charles McDonald
Rye
Fort Ticonderoga
White Plains
Art Wagner
Charleston
S. C
Bermuda Hundred
Richmond
Petersburg
Deep Bottom
Deep Run
Chapins Farm
Laurel Hill
James River
Fort Fisher
N. C
Wilmington
Goldsboro
Pocatalizo
Ss. G
Fairfield County
City of
Elias Howe
Connecticut
A. Department of
Sid
Alfred Beers
Naugatuck Railroad Company
New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
Alfred Bishop
Proposed Amendment to Constitution For Highway Bonds
The General Assembly proposes an amendment to article nine section four allowing the state to issue bonds up to fifty million dollars to improve and rebuild Pennsylvania highways. The measure is submitted for citizen approval or rejection and published by order of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth
General Assembly
Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania
Secretary OF the Commonwealth
Constitution of the Commonwe
Senate
House of Representatives
Robert McAfee
The
Pennsylvania
Print Shop Promises Promptness and Quality
A local print shop emphasizes fast service and high quality with a confident pitch. The ad-style message invites customers seeking good printing and prompt work.
Pennsylvania Joint Resolution on Amendment to Article Three
The document proposes amending Article Three Section Seven to allow special labor regulation while preserving limits on local acts. It outlines authorities for elections, taxation, courts, and public works and lists prohibited local or special laws, including divisions of counties and charters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Robert McAfeer
The
Commonwealth
Pennsylvania
Justices of the Peace
Aldermen
Pennsylvania Concurrent Resolution Amends Judge Election Timing
A concurrent resolution proposes amending section three of article eight to allow judge elections to be held at general or municipal polls as needed and to set terms for courts and officers on odd numbered year schedules. It preserves current judges then in office until the first Monday of January of the next even numbered year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
House of Representatives
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Senate
General Assembly
Amendment proposal to PA constitution on uniform taxes
The text presents Joint Resolution proposing to amend section one of article nine to allow tax classification for graded or progressive taxes while maintaining exemptions for public property, religious worship, burial sites, and purely public charities. signed as a true copy by Secretary Robert McAfee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Senate
House of Representatives
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
General Assembly
Robert McAfer
The
Commonwealth
Proposal to Amend Pennsylvania Constitution
Legislative shorthand from a 19th century Pennsylvania record proposes an amendment to the eighteenth article of the state constitution. The text shows a joint resolution by both chambers to modify constitutional provisions in the commonwealth.
Joint Resolution No. 5 Amends Municipal Debts for Waterworks
The document allows counties or municipalities other than Philadelphia to issue obligations for waterworks or rail projects without classifying them as municipal debts if net revenues cover interest and sinking funds for five years or if secured by liens. It permits up to ten percent indebtedness with a three fifths electors vote and waives immediate tax levies until after one year of operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Robert McAfee
The
Commonwealth
Street Railway Schedule With Hourly and Half-Hour Service
The schedule lists Main Line cars leaving the waiting room on the hour and at 10 20 30 40 50 minutes past each hour. Grade Run P and E station and Conewango avenue runs at specific minute offsets. Express and special cars operate at set times, with service extending to Clarendon and Jamestown segments and late-night last cars departing Warren and Sheffield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conewango Avenue
Main Line
Laurel Street Loop
North Warren
Warren
Sheffield
Clarendon
Jamestown
Official Directory of Taft Administration and Pennsylvania Lists
Long roster of state and local officials including President Taft and Cabinet members, Pennsylvania offices, Warren County health officers, and city and school board posts with names and districts. Highlights include Secretaries Knox and McVeagh, Governor Tener, and local county officers in Warren and Erie areas.
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William H. Taft
Ohio
James S. Sherman
New York
Philander C. Knox
Pennsylvania
Treasury
Franklin McVeagh
Illinois
Henry L. Stimson
Geo. W. Wickersham
Frank U H. Hitchcock
Massachusetts
Navy
Geo
von L. Meyer
Interior
W. L. Fish
Also Mentioned on This Page
Number
the Home Paper
City Main
Conewango Line
North Warren Line
Warren and
Official Directory
United States
Agriculture
James ‘Sson
Iowa
Commerce and Labor
Cuncel Nagel
Missouri
U. S
Ed. R. Allen
Curtis M. Shawkey
Peter M. Speer
Oil City
Venango County
Marl H. Beshlin
State Government
John K. Tener
John M. Reynolds
M. Saupton Jodd
Auditor General
A. E. Sisson
Erie
Chas. F. Wright
Henry Honck
Nathan S. Schaeffer
Thos
J. Stewart
Samuel A. McCulloch
Rankine
J. A. Berkey
John C. Delaney
State Board of Health
Samuel G. Dixon
E. M. Biglow
State Department of Health
C. W. Schmehl
Conewango
Farmington, Glade, Pleasant, Elk and
Pine Grove
M. W. Ball
State Education Board
M. G. Brumbaugh
David B. Oliver
Pittsburg
George M. Phillips
West Chester
Rene John S. Billing
William M. Coughlin
Wilkes-Barre
N. C. Shaeffer
Warren County Officers
W. D. Hinckley
John Siggins
Joseph Walkerman
H. M. Putnam
L. M. Neely
Orphans’ Court
F. A. Wood
Daneila A. Wilder
Henry Park
W.G. Tate
Frank J. Lyons
W. B. Weed
S. G. Waid
Tipstaves
N. P. Belnap
W. T. Allison
C. A. Love
A. C. Mook
E. E. Thompson
S. A. Cramer
George EF. Yates
C. C. Coover
W. J. Parnsworth
Mac Alney
John Linstrum
J. H. Driscoll
Geo. A. DeForest
D. F. A. Wheelock
C.s.knapp
M. V. Ball
Farmington
Glade
Elk
Pleasant
H. J. Bierce
Columbus
Freehold
A. J. Damon
Spring Creek
Pittsfield
H. J. Spencer
Sugar Grove
John Spencer
Chandlers Valley
Kinzua
Corydon
C. R. Morrison
Brokenstraw
R. H. McDowell
Youngsville
Deerfield
Watson
Triumph
Limestone
KE. T. Morris
Tidioute
Eldred
South West
W. M. Maultby
Grand Valley
Mead
Cherry Grove
C. EK. Allen
Warren Boro
Burgess
Herbert G. Eaton
A. J. Hazeltine
John Smith
William Schuur
John Berdine
N. H. Spencer
de Forest
A. Wheelock
J EK. Wheeler
A. W. Mumford
Edwin F. Baker
H. P. Stone
S. A. Orr
John Hepburn
A. Mintzer
George E. Maybank
Frank Clark
John Williams
R. IL. Kerr
John Schueltz
O. P. Nichols
S. Holmberg
T. O. Hazen
Eighth Ward
W. Oneil
Frank G. Schuler
Board OF Health
M. D
J. W. Wiggins
Board of School Directors
George KE. Colvin
Earl McDonald
M. M. Dunham
K. L. Corah
J. Corah
Earle McDonald
J. C. Russell
J. H. Alexander
George E. Colvin
Norman H. Spencer
Earl V. MacDonald
E. L. Corah
Geo. KE. Colvin
J.H. Alexander
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