Tragedy at Rutherford yards claims car repairman life
Lester Coons aged 29 a car repairman near Campbelltown was instantly killed when an iron beam weighing nearly two tons struck him while he helped repair a car at the Rutherford yards of the Philadelphia and Reading railway company. He was the son of Mr and Mrs John Coons and survived by eight sisters and two brothers.
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Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company
John Coons
Imaginative Plumber and the Spouting Whale
On a liner voyage to England a whale spouted before passengers. One man, a city plumber named Smith, is thrilled, joking that each water spout is a busted pipe. A lighthearted anecdote ends with a nod to a joke from the Louisville Courier-Journal. The note mentions 3846 brewing firms in Great Britain.
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England’s Great Leader A Portrait of Sir Edward Grey
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April and May Open Winters Whet Appetite for Spring
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Reconstructed Stones Cited as Emerald Exception
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Crowers boast of bragging over every egg laid
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