Mother of Grace Maugans to sue Valley Traction Co
A Dauphin county suit for damages by Mrs. Cora Maugans mother of Grace Maugans killed in a New Year’s night trolley auto crash at Front and Walnut streets is planned. The action seeks about 10000 dollars with William L. Loeser and C L Bailey as counsel. The case cites negligence by trolley crew as the main accusation while John J. Hargest Jr faces involuntary manslaughter charges in the related investigation.
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Front
Walnut Streets
Grace Maugans
Lillian Swails
Dauphin County
Common Pleas Court
Cora Maugans
Valley Traction Company
William L. Loeser
C. L. Bailey
Loeser
Front Street
Criminal Court
John J. Hargest, Jr
Hargest
Register’s
Robert Killinger
Alfred Keys
Rosie Keys
Dauphin County Court
Board of Viewers
Boyd Station
Chambers Hill
Hummelstown Pikes
Brenner and Horwitz
Monroe Street
Verbeke
Peter Lonzino
South Third Street
Steelton
Hattie Dutton
Board of Pardons
Phillips. Moyer
New Commission Meets Next Week In State
Governor Brumbaugh announces a new agricultural commission will meet next week to outline work with the governor. The secretary may be named soon, and a broader reorganization is planned with the commission naming others.
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Brumbaugh
Agricultural Commission
Dean Reber
Louis F. Reber
University of Wisconsin
John Price Jackson
State Dairy and Food Commissioner
Department of Labor and Industry
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Equitable
Dauphin County
Kunkel
Washington
Smith Senate
Capitol
Powell
Sellers
Andrew A. Sellers
Delaware County
Becht
J. George Becht
State Board of Education
Lafayette College
Philadelphia
Cunningham
Kelly- Springfield Company
Modern Garage Company
Titusville
Harry P. Motter
Harrisburg
Falls Tire Company
Front Market Motor Supply Company
McNichol and Ware
Crow
Woodward
House Appropriations Committee
Ambler
Public Service Commission
Commission
City seeks state tax refund on 1914 bonded debt
City officials report amended figures for 1914 showing bonded debt exempt from State taxes at 1,125,200 dollars. If approved, the city would receive about 4,500 dollars credit at the four mill tax rate, with hopes to recover similar sums from prior years. A petition to the Board of Public Accounts may open accounts for 1913 and earlier years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Gorgas
Auditor General
Gorgas
Board of Public Accounts
Sunday Schools Picnic At Gretna Draws Steeltonites
Mt Gretna will host hundreds of Steelton residents for the annual union Sunday school picnic. A two train schedule, basket drop sites, and a park program with listed judges were finalized at a committee meeting.
Borough to Stage Mile Long July 5 Parade
Merchants and fire company committees plan a mile long Independence Day parade in the borough for July 5 with out of town fire units, a two hour march along a designated route, fireworks on Cottage Hill, a band concert, and multiple planning meetings to finalize details.
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Steelton
Merchants’ Association Committee
Front Street
Conestoga
Frederick
Franklin
Main
Trewick
Myers
Jefferson
Carenalley
Lincoln
Harrisburg
Pine
Swatara
Chambers
H. B. Smith
Citizen Fire Company
Cottage Hill
Pennsylvan ia steel worker dies after fall two weeks post wedding
John H. Clark 27 of Perryville Md employed by Pennsylvania Steel died in Charlotteville Va hospital from injuries after falling while helping to erect a bridge over the Tye river near Charlottesville. He married Mabel Dodd Clark two weeks earlier and is survived by his widow, mother, a brother and three sisters.
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Hagerstown
John H. Clark
Perryville
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Steelton
Charlotteville
Tye River
Charlottesville
Clark
Steel Company
Potomac River
Williamsport
Mabel Dodd Clark
Grace Sunday School Picnic at Hershey Park
Grace United Evangelical Sunday School plans an annual picnic at Hershey Park tomorrow. Special trolley cars depart 7 15 from Second and Chambers and 7 30 from Harrisburg and cared streets. Activities include varios races, a ball throw, peanut scramble, a baseball game and a swimming contest.
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Grace United Evangelical Sunday School
Hershey Park
Second
Chambers Streets
Harrisburg
Steelton Snapshot Festival and Local Events Roundup
Community notices from Steelton and nearby towns describe an ice cream festival to raise funds for a building, a meeting of local orders, a Croatian school entertainment, a youth injury, a baseball game, water supply talks, a charity dance, an illustrated lecture, team practice, a gun-fine, charity meetings, a carriage accident, a funeral, an engagement, a Knights of Pythias gathering, and a public notice from W. J. Dolbin.
Funeral services set for A. H. Hoerner at Beaver Station
Funeral services for A. H. Hoerner who died at Beaver Station will be held tomorrow at 9 30 from the home of his daughter Mrs Frank Cassel at Beaver Station. The Rev Mr Garner and the Rev Mr Faust Lutheran ministers will officiate and burial will be in Union Deposit cemetery. Miss Sara Pratt of Baltimore is guest of Miss Catherine McCurdy. Miss Roxanna Pratt visits Miss Marjorie Mercer.
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Kathryn S. Mathias
Highspire
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Frank Edward Moyer
St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
A. H. Hoerner
Beaver Station
Frank Cassel
Garner
Faust
Union Deposit Cemetery
Sara Pratt
Baltimore
Catherine McCurdy
Roxanna Pratt
Marjorie Mercer
Oberlin Plans Neidig Memorial church expansion
Official Board considers enlarging the Neidig Memorial United Brethren church at Oberlin with a moved and enlarged parsonage and an extra room for the Sunday school. Committee includes Rev. C E Boughter chairing with J W Gowerick G W Smeltzer G A H Stengle W H Horner L L Hockmore and W E Stephens. Miss Lena Lautz and Roy Leese of Harrisburg wed in the parsonage Saturday by Rev. C E Boughter. only families present.
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Neidig Memorial
Oberlin
C. E. Boughter
J. W. Gowerick
G. W. Smeltzer
G. A.H Stengle
W. H. Horner
L. L. Hockmore
W. E. Stephens
G. A. Stengle
Lena Lautz
Roy Leese
Harrisburg
Neidig Memorial United Brethren Church
Oberlin Sunday School Joins Steelton Union Picnic
The Neidig Memorial Sunday School will join the Steelton Sunday school union picnic at Mt. Gretna on Thursday. Special cars will take the group from Neidig Memorial L. B. Church to Front and Trewick streets in Steelton, departing 7 p.m. Baskets should be at the church and at Highland Street stations by 6:30. The Rev. C. E. Boughter, pastor, went to Lykens for the East Pennsylvania Conference branch convention of Christian Endeavor societies where he serves as treasurer. Also, Miss Lillian C. Rothrock and Harry G. Clouser, both of Middletown, wed at St. Paul’s United Brethren church parsonage in Hagerstown, Md., with Rev. Dr. A. B. Stratton officiating.
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Mt. Gretna
Steelton
Union
Pennsylvania Railroad
Franklin
Eleanora
Jefferson
Lincoln
Elm
Dupont
Washington
Chambers Streets
Fourth
Harrisburg
Fourth Street
Walnut
Adams
Bailey
Second Streets
Front Street
Angle Avenue
H. K. Lamarer
W. Crump
J. Nissley
Charles eCoy
J. A. McCurdy
John Wagner
Lester Rhoads
H. T. Hershey
Miss Filer
J. L. Parr
Minsarks
Eby
William Thompson
Wright
Neidig Memorial
Front
Trewick Streets
Highland Street
C. E. Boughter
Neidig Memorial L. B. Church
Lykens
East Pennsylvania
Christian Endeavor Societies
Rev. Boughter
Hagerstown
Lillian C. Rothrock
Harry G. Clouser
Middletown
St. Paul’s United Brethren Church
A. B. Stratton
Local Trial Recap Highlights Assault and Liquor Convictions
The trial convicted one defendant of assault and battery and two other offenses with a sentence to be announced. A deaf aunt testified via sign language about the incident. Peter Raglan received 550 dollars in fines for liquor sales without a license and four months in jail. Nine year old Mary Novsel testified in a civil suit where John Lansan sued her mother Yella. the girl claimed her mother did not beat John but raced him. Judge McCarrell presided over the proceedings.
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Dickey
Peter Raglan
Mary Novsel
John Lansan
Yella
Governor Vetoes Bridge and Library Measures Amid Local Bills
Governor vetoes a county bridges bill on grounds of required advertisement engineer plans and potential collusion. Also vetoes library tax mandates and several estate, eminent domain, and garage bills. Election bills and canal measures awaiting action with no immediate decision.
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Water Supply Commission
Commonwealth
Public Service Commission
Three Drivers to Face Alderman Hilton on Traffic Violations
Three violators will be brought before Alderman Hilton for a hearing likely this evening on charges from the Motor Club off Harrisburg. W. J. Kinportz of New Kingston license 117086 is charged with passing Fire Chief Kindler on the Mulberry street bridge while the chief answered an alarm. Russ of 1420 North Second street license 128558 and D. B. Hess of 1929 Boas street license 58252 are charged with passing vehicles on the approach of the Mulberry street bridge.
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Alderman Hilton
Motor Club
Harrisburg
W. J. Kinportz
New Kingston
Kindler
Mulberry Street Bridge
Russ
North Second Street
D. B. Hess
Boas Street
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Reas
North Third Street
Gretna
Penna. Steel
Grace
Hershey
Washington Lamp
Patriotic Order Sons of America
Enchant
J. A.” Court
Oriental Degree of Steellton Council
Order of Independent Americans
St. Mary's Croatian Parochial School
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Fred Stabnau
Swatara Street
Yesteray
Baldwin Hose Company
Highspire Fire Company
Steelton Water
Swatara Township
Steelton Borough
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Enhaut
St. Ann's A. C
German Hall
G. M. Mathews
Albert Stein
James Manse
Charles Acri
Central Pennsylvania
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Peter Workupic
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Jefferson Street
Snyder
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Mathias
Miriam Barnet Dunkle
A. W. Dunkle
Lincoln Streets
Harry B. Orth
John G. Orth
South Front Street
Phoenix Lodge
Knights of Pythias
White's Hall
W. J. Dolbin
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Steelton Union
Boughter
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Kooltex
14 N. Third Street
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