Woodland Fire Sweeps Through Main Street Town
Fire originating in Merritt's Restaurant swept Woodland's business district Saturday night, destroying 18 to 19 buildings including Merritt's, the Golden Eagle hall, and James Palmer's hardware store. Clearfield firefighters delivered water from Roaring Creek dam, saving several homes. total losses about 25,000 with few insurances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodland
Merritt
Clearfield
James Merritt
Pennsylvania
H. & W. Fire Company
Harvey Barger
Golden Eagle
James Palmer
Alex Dugan
Ernest Albert
Ashley Woolridge
Andrew Powell
P.G.S
A. Hall
Jaffey
Jerry Maines
Dr. &. B. Shivery
Stine
New York Central Railroad
Roaring Creek
Barger Restaurant
Vulcan Trading Company
Death of Hensel Shocks Clearfield County Community
David Hensel a prominent Clearfield County resident was found dead near Madera two days after he left for his son Sherman’s farm. He likely died from heat while resting under a tree on Saturday July 11. The 82 year old, born in Cashtown Adams County, left carpentry then lumber and coal work. Survived by five sons and two daughters, two brothers and a sister. Funeral held at Hagerty’s X Roads with many attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Hensal
Hagerty's
X-Roads
Cashtown
Adams County
John Hensal
Clearfield County
Madera
Clearfield
Somerset
George
Pembina
North Dakota
Thomas
Nowata
Oklahoma
John
Amos
Amos and Sherman
Blanche
Thomas Boyer
Pittsburgh
Cora
J. C. Stanley
Philipsburg
West
Surive
New Trial Demanded in Murder Case in West Side Killing
Reports show Bert Hand pleads guilty to jewelry robbery linked with Haney and Gallaher in DuBois last November and is jailed for further inquiry. Adam Meckles faces multiple charges for assault and battery and wife desertion in Sandy Township with alleged brutal family abuse including a fatal cow beating. Pending motions seek new trials for Caro, Mastrini, and Cimo, with juror statements and prejudice alleged in Cimo’s case. The Hoston case awaits hearing next Monday after juror remarks about epilepsy.
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Sandy
Bert Hand
Bell
Adam Meckles
Sandy Township
Adam
Paul Caro
Raphael Mastrini
Antonio Matafiro
West Side
Harry Leathers
Leathers
Cimo
Hoston
Clayton Hoston
James Dunkle
Hoyt
Miners Trouble at Carbon Colliery Set for Arbitration
Work resumed at Carbon colliery after a weeklong suspension. An arbitration meeting with commissioners J C Forsythe and William Broad will address the weighing scales dispute between miners and management. President Patrick Gilday travels to the P R R main line to press for settlements at Lily strike ongoing since April 1.
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Carbon
J.C. Forsythe
William Broad
Pee Wee No. 19
Patrick Gilday
P. R. R. Main Line
Lily
Parable of Life in a Wireless Telegraph Scene
A story unfolds around a wireless telegraph setup where a home’s apparatus can receive messages but cannot send. The boys note that power is needed to send and that transmitting costs, turning the scene into a parable about life and limits.
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Claire McClure
Lower Woodland Brick Works
Barger
Merritt Restaurant
Fink
David Hensel
Philip Cima
T Court
Telegraph Service
Progress
Matt and
Jeff
Bud” Fisher
Hom
Frank Menke
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