Court procedure debate on reforms for criminal trials in Pennsylvania
A committee plans discussions for Pennsylvania judges in Philadelphia on reforming trial practice. Topics include allowing comment on a defendant’s failure to testify, judge‑picked jurors, speeding motions for new trials, and insanity as a defense with expert testimony. Critics urge judge‑selected, paid experts and caution against treating murder as automatic insanity.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Leopold
Loeb
Crossing the Bar Poem Fragment
A damaged OCR fragment presents the poem Crossing the Bar with lines about farewell at sea. It references sunset, the sea voyage, and hope of meeting a pilot face to face after crossing the bar, though some words and punctuation are unclear.
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Tima
Watson Seeks G O P Nomination Regard for Indiana Senator
Washington March 26 James E Watson of Indiana positions himself as a strictly Republican choice for the G O P nomination while acknowledging other possible contenders He defends his long party service on the Ways and Means Committee and as Republican whip noting his leadership roles in interstate commerce finance and women’s suffrage He argues his record of labor and veteran relief and his old guard credentials fit him for the presidency though he recognizes foes may favor outsiders.
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Washington
James E. Watson
Indiana
Jim Watson
Coolidge
Jim
Kansas City
Watson
Senate
Teven
House of Representatives
Ways and Means
Congress
Curtis
Dickens
Senator Lodge
League of Nations
Mr. Coolidge
Tello
Just Folks By Edgar A Guest
Poem fragment in which a married couple faces hardship and desire for shared burden. The speaker prays for the husband to remain humble and poor, wishing wealth away to preserve love and the viability of their dreams. The verse tone reflects moral supplication and enduring devotion.
Peggy Learns About Frogs and Toads From Mrs Frog
Peggy finds frog eggs in a pond and meets Mrs Frog who explains frog and toad life. She learns frogs can live out of water briefly, metamorphosis from tadpoles, and how toads and frogs help gardens by eating destructive insects. Peggy continues her adventures along the pond bank.
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Peggy
Peggy Plesse
Mrs. Toad
Mrs. Frog
Water Helpers
Land Helpers
Pegay
Mrs. S
Retrospective Bree Tribune of One Two Thresand
March 26 1924 B B Buchanan formerly of Victoria Oregon has arrived in Warren to take up duties as transit man with the United States Forestry Service W Beckley proprietor of Beckley Electrical store Pennsylvania avenue spoke to Warren High School students at the auditorium today
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Thresand
B. B. Buchanan
Victoria
Oregon
Warren
United States Forestry Service
Texas
42Nd Street
Fifth Avenue
Riverside Drive
Hudson
New York
45Th Street
Interlake oil assets sold at receiver sale in Stoneham
March 26 1925 report notes a good sell on the Ruhl man and Grosch lease at Stoneham shot yesterday. One hundred quarts of nerte were used. All holdings of the Interior Oil and Gas company in the district, offered for a second time at a receiver sale, were bid in by R D Blanchard and J A Templeton.
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Ruhlman and Grosch
Stoneham
Interior Oil and Gas Company
R. D. Blanchard
J. A. Templeton
Chamber officer returns from Baltimore and New York trip
March 26 1926 Emory C Cook secretary of the Chamber of Commerce has just returned from a stay in Baltimore and New York City Fred Cases Warren has just accepted a position as salesman for the Liggett Tobacco company
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Emory C. Cook
Chamber of Commerce
Baltimore
New York City
Fred Cases
Warren
The
Liggett Tobacco Company
White Construction official visits Harrisburg for bids on two county highway projects
March 26 1927 Val Genge of White Construction in Harrisburg to attend bid opening for two county highway improvement projects planned for summer. Through Metzger Wright Co courtesy the high school sewing classes girls are able to display to citizens of War-!
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Val Genge
White Construction Company
Harrisburg
Metzger Wright Company
New York Visit Costing Ten Dollars a Day
The Day Book outlines an economical two day visit to New York for a party from Wilkes-Barre, detailing lodging for three dollars per day, breakfast for one dollar, and a packed itinerary including City Hall, Woolworth Building, Broadway, Trinity Church, Wall Street, Battery Park, Staten Island Ferry, and department stores, with a capped total around twenty five dollars for two people plus railroad fare. It highlights sights, meals, and transit experiences as affordable urban tourism.
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New York
Wilkes-Barre
Gotham
Richmond
City Hall Square
Woolworth
Broadway
Ter
Wall Street
Maiden Lane
Trinity Church
Trinity Grave
Financial District
Standard Oil
Bowling Green
Battery Park
Staten Island
Lower Manhattan
Imners
Sixth Avenue
Greenwich Village
Herald Square
Missus
Forty-third
Forty-fourth
Forty-fifth Street
Clu
Cel Kobe Loe
Diet and Realte A Little on Gaining
A club luncheon column advises weight gain for thin readers. Miss D, present, prefers ice cream yet eats little. The narrator urges small, frequent meals, concentrated foods, nuts, olive oil dressings, and gradual fat increases, plus vitamins and a medical checkup.
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Miss D
Dimmer Stories and a Weight Aid Adventure in New York
A fragmentary Baltimore feature describes a watchman favoring safer travel options in New York and a night of sights and markets. An attached weight loss anecdote cites Dr Lulu Hunt Peters and a 3,000 calorie regimen claiming restoration of normal weight and health.
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Charles P. Stewart
Edgar A
Blanche Silver
AAA
Seki
Burton Rascor
DIET
Lulu Hunt Peters
Doewe
Dimmer Stories
Paul Revere
Joseph Zertlant
Baltimore and Ohio
Mollie
Warren Tribune
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