Proposed Amendments to Pennsylvania Constitution for Highway Bonding
Joint resolution proposes Article nine section four amendment to permit issuing bonds totaling fifty million dollars for highway improvements while preserving existing debt limits. It asks voters to approve at the November 1918 general election, with sections outlining debt, revenue, and bond authorization, signed by Secretary Cyrus B. Woods.
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Pennsylvania Proposed Constitutional Amendment on City Debt Limits
Long proposed amendment to Pennsylvania Constitution sets borrowing caps for counties and cities including Philadelphia. Specifies debt limits, voter consent, tax and sinking fund rules, and borrowing durations tied to public works, with sections referencing Article Nine and Article Sixteen. Includes formal text and approval by General Assembly.
General Assembly Law on Banks and Trust Companies
The text outlines that no charter for a privilege shall be granted without public notice at the intended location and that such charters shall not exceed twenty years. It assigns the General Assembly power to create general laws governing banks and trust companies, their incorporation, and the powers and duties thereof.
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General Law
Cyrus RE. Woods. Tary
Commonwealth
Amendment to section sixteen of article three in Pennsylvania constitution
A proposed joint resolution authored by Cyrus B. Woods seeks to amend Section 16 of Article Three of the Pennsylvania constitution. The change would require state money to be paid only in accordance with enacted appropriations and warrants, with expenditures limited by specified purposes and timeframes. The secretary certifies the true copy of Joint Resolution No. 2.
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Cyrus B
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House of Representatives
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
General Assembly
Fenneylvania
Auditor General
Cyrus B. Woods
Pennsylvania amendment on city debt limits in Philadelphia
Joint resolution proposes Article nine section eight to cap county city borough and district debt at seven percent of assessed value, with Philadelphia allowed up to ten percent. It details debt issuance periods sinking funds and revenue for public works while delaying tax levy until after project completion. Cyrus E. Woods signs as true copy.
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Senate
House of Representatives
Pennsylvania
Cyrus E. Woods
Amendment to Pennsylvania Constitution Taxation Section
Proposed amendment to Article Nine Section One changes tax uniformity to allow classification for graded or progressive taxes while preserving exemptions for public property religious worship burial sites and charitable institutions. Section Two sets a November 1919 election date to approve or reject the amendment with standard polling rules.
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Joint Resolution No. 4 Referenced in Copy
The fragment cites a copy of Joint Resolution No. 4 relevant to legal or legislative action. Limited readable context suggests formal conformity with applicable laws and official record keeping.
Democrats Again Refuse to Stand by the President
A partisan clash over the Suffrage resolution shows Democratic leaders in the Senate from the South split with the President. The roll call reveals 21 Democrats opposing him, many from the Mason-Dixon South, with Republicans voting most in favor. House tally mirrors internal party opposition, suggesting a Southern Democratic handicap in wartime policy and re election challenges.
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Virginia
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North Carolina
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South Carolina
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Mississippi
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Hardwick
Georgia
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Tennessee
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United States
What Is a Hostess House At Camp Dix
The hostess houses are Y W C A refuges for soldiers families and visitors created at government request. From Plattsburg to Camp Dix more than 90 such houses exist nationwide aiding visiting women and friends with rooms meals and comforts during training and transit. New Jersey hosts two at Camp Dix and Camp Merritt as doughboys joke about getting any request granted.
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Uncle Sam
Camp Dix
Young Women’s Christian Association
War Work Council
Henry P. Davison
National Board
France
Plattsburg
Vera Shhaefer
Army
The Girl Who Took His Place
Government plans for housing millions of women in war industries are outlined. Experts advised the Housing Committee of the Council for National Defence and Otto Hidlitz, with pamphlets sent to 7000 manufacturers.
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Otto Hidlitz
Council For National Defence
Cotton Profiteering From 1917 18 Cotton Crop Profits
The 1917 18 cotton crop cost 11.28 cents a pound to produce while bringing 27.5 cents, yielding a net profit of 16.42 cents per pound or about 145 percent. A Watkins survey of over 2,000 Southern counties, via H F Bachman Co, notes cost includes bacon and cornmeal for labor. 1918 19 crop selling above 80 cents per pound, with profits near 200 percent, while Congress fails to fix a cotton price.
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H. F. Bachman & Co
New York City
James L. Watkins, Sr
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Congress
YWCA Work in America Expands During War Effort
As military plans mobilized men, women arrived at cantonments with few services available. The YWCA became essential, operating hostess houses to assist soldiers. By now 92 hostess houses exist with more under construction.
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Y W C A Adds Bomb Parlor to Hotel Petrograd
Paris reports the YWCA has added a Bomb Parlor to the Hotel Petrograd for American women in France. The room serves as a shelter during air raids with siren alerts and no outside walls, where guests await orders and pass time with games and reading before returning to bed.
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Y W C A Recreation Centers in France
Nine social and recreation centers for women government workers in France have been established by the Y W C A. Two are in Paris with one for American women and another at the French Ministry of War for French girl employees. The other centers serve French munition workers and include cafeterias and canteens. All work in France directly supports the army.
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France
Paris
Ministry of War
Putting the Ww in the Blue Triangle
The W in the WWCA stands for Women in War Work with the blue triangle emblem The three points symbolize protection education and recreation The color signifies faith hope and charity The emblem marks YWCA efforts to aid the war effort in the United States France Russia and beyond.
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Young Women’s Christian Association
United States
France
Russia
World
My Country and the Call to Higher Standards
In urging improvement, the speaker highlights living up to higher standards and helping others to follow suit. the message calls for personal responsibility and collective uplift toward better conduct.
Highest Salaried Woman Contributes War Effort
In the New York directory Henrietta Reid of the Bush Terminal Co heads a $40,000,000 war enterprise earning $25,000 yearly. As one of three active leaders, her role is cited as a notable war contribution.
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H. F. H. Reid
Bush Terminal Co
Henrietta Reid
Bush Co
These Honor Men Explain Trophies
The Liberty Bond Trophy Train tours Ohio Pennsylvania and Kentucky with Corporal Francois Dalecky and interpreter Percy di Germaldi. Dalecky has front line service in Saloniki France and Morocco and earned the croix de guerre with two stars after repeated bravery. di Germaldi rose from 90 pounds to fit for front service after two years medical care in the Swiss mountains. He joined as a truck driver, while the bond drive urges Buy Liberty Bonds.
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Foreign Legion of France
Percy di Germaldi
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Gallipolis
Albania
Peter di Germaldi
Foreign Legion
Republicans Lead War Bills as Democratic Opposition Fails
In Congress Republicans backed the President and steered his war measures against Democratic leaders who opposed the bills, aiming to chase the Hun out of France and sustain victory efforts.
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France
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