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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1913
Page
4
The 1913 slate for the Washington party includes Sheriff Geo A DeForest Register and Recorder Henry H Basset t District Attorney Karl A Krantz and Prothonotary E M Hodges with date October 30th 1913.
The Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph reports a Thursday session by Civil War veterans proposing to admit eldest sons or descendants to perpetuate the G A R. Lincoln’s Gettysburg address is cited, arguing no new perpetuation is possible, and the order endures as a memory and tribute.
An exchange notes kangaroos jump seventy feet, but Warren residents daily leap that far on Penn Avenue to avoid cars. The call to action is to mobilize citizens to vote.
A letter argues against a proposed 50 million dollar road bond, accusing backers of using farmers and favoring idle rich auto interests. It questions district mileage, auditing, and debt sustainability, blaming unequal taxation and political figures. The piece features Washington Party candidate Geo. A. W. DeForest for Warren County sheriff, praising his record and calling for voters to elect him on November 4.
The article notes a tariff act change requiring married filers to declare if they live with their spouse to claim a $1000 exemption. It cites Rep. Konig of Baltimore who anticipated this domestic data requirement in his Congressional Directory sketch. He was two years ahead of the country in supplying such information.
A public notice urges voters to reject Amendment One and defeat the proposed 50 million dollar bond issue. The appeal calls for opposition to both measures and outlines the impact on local financing.
A satirical scene shows Mr. Fat chops denying personal property while claiming holdings through the Fat chops Realty Association and related Fatchops entities. The Assessor presses him on ownership of a house, yacht, country home, camp, and stocks, with the conclusion that he declares owning nothing taxable.
A Kansas City Journal sketch portrays a boss advising a young worker to limit morning freshness to avoid sustaining energy all day. The dialogue underscores workplace humor about discipline and routine in a business setting.
Charles S. Millington, president of the Herkimer National Bank, died last week at age 58. He had served one term in Congress from the district. On May 13, 1911, he was appointed by President Taft as assistant United States treasurer in New York.
Charles G Gates the multi millionaire nicknamed Spend a million Gates died suddenly Tuesday at 1 30 pm in the Burlington depot near Cody Wyoming. Death was due to heart failure.
In Nyack New York on October 30 a grieving mother leapt into Rockland Lake to save her four year old son Stephen Squas who had fallen from a wharf. She rescued herself but both were pulled to shore after they disappeared beneath the water. Two men recovered the pair but the boy did not survive.
E M Hodges a Washington Party candidate for Prothonotary and Clerk of the Courts has lived in the county eighteen years and held several local offices including Constable Tax Collector School Director and Justice of the Peace He is described as well qualified for the office Also includes a Bryan campaign anecdote and a call to vote on Amendment 50 000 000 Bond Issue with early voting urged.
The Pittsburg Press reports a remarkable New York homecoming for Governor William Sulzer. Crowds greeted him at the railroad and near Tammany Hall as a symbol of support amid his impeachment fallout. The piece contemplates Tammany Hall’s role and hints at political redemption themes for Sulzer and New York City.
An article in the Connellsville Courier claimed a tip about President Wilson and his cabinet passing through Connellsville. the rival Connellsville News mocked the scoop noting the pictured figure was railroad president Willard, while the route supposedly headed to Chicago.
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