Kidnapper Kean Sentenced in Fast Philadelphia Trial
John Joseph Kean the kidnapper of Freddie Muth was arraigned indicted and tried within hours. A magistrate heard the case and the Grand Jury quickly returned a true bill. Judge Sulzberger sentenced Kean to twenty years in the Eastern Penitentiary and he began serving the term that day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
John Joseph Kean
Freddie Muth
Eastern
Sulzberger
Quarter Sessions
Kean
Freddie Math
Deaths of D. DV. Barret and Martha D. Pennington
D. DV. Barret died while visiting Minnesota, with remains returning to Smicksburg for burial. Martha D. Pennington, 74, died in Greensboro after years of invalidism. Also noted are arson case witnesses and Model School closing exercises and Choral Society rehearsal looming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Model School
Choral Society
The
Poe Borough Authorizes Bonds for Street Paving
The Poe regular council met Monday evening and passed an ordinance authorizing the Finance Committee to issue 40000 in bonds to cover street paving expenses. Bids will be sought for sewer and paving projects on East Philadelphia Street Ninth Street and Washington Street. Borough Engineer Robert Mullen outlined paving plans. The Street Committee and Mr Mullen are reviewing streets and finalizing plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullen
Roosevelt backs 12 million deposit for San Francisco banks
President Roosevelt approves a San Francisco plan led by ex Governor Lane to place 12 million dollars of Treasury funds on deposit in San Francisco banks secured by City bonds. The term is undetermined, with Shaw guaranteeing the funds will not be called while Treasury needs it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Thomas
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
San Francisco
Lane
California
Treasury
Shaw
To Save the Mules From Flooded Mines
Workmen from Mahanoy City were awakened to rescue mules stranded in twelve flooded collieries after heavy rains. Pumps run at full capacity as pumps are submerged. mines require about a week to regain operation while about 10,000 men await reemployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahanoy City
McCalla Reaches Age Limit at Navy Yard
Rear Admiral McCalla of the Navy Yard San Francisco reaches the active service age limit and will retire tomorrow. He earned distinction in Pekin and the San Francisco fire, to be succeeded at Mare Island by Henry W. Lyon, with Lyon also becoming commandant at Honolulu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mare Island
Henry W. Lyon
Honolulu
San Francisco
M’calla
Navy Yard
McCalla
Pekin
Naval Station
Postmaster Salary Increases Across Western PA
Readjusted salaries announced by the Post Office Depart ment raise pay for several western Pennsylvania postmasters. Apollo moves from 1600 to 1800 dollars, Blairsville from 2100 to 2200, Brookville from 2100 to 3200, Jepanetica from 2800 to 2400, Kittanning from 2400 to 2500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Pennsylvania
Post Office Department
Apollo
Blairsville
Brookville
Jepanetica
Kit Tanning
Points On People In Town Visit Friends And Family
Robert Mason of Salinburg is in town today Clair Lytle visiting Braddock friends Mr H K Edwards of Shelocta was an Indiana visitor yesterday James F Campbell of Brookville Jefferson Co is visiting relatives in town Mrs J B Mikesell and her two children Darrel and Harold of Vandergrift are visiting at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs T H Fleming George Kline of Johnstown with wife and son Moreley drove to Indiana Sunday to visit relatives Kline returned Monday wife and son remained with Mr and Mrs Thomas B Clark in North Ninth Street Dont forget to call at the Presbyterian church on Tuesday evening and eat something good
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. DV. Barret
Loop
West Mahoning
Minnesota
Smicksburg
Mr. Barrett
Annie
James
John
Charles
Thomas Neal
Martha D. Pennington
Greenboro
J. B. Mikesell
Darrel and
Harold
Vandergrift
T. H. Fleming
George Kline
Johnstown
Moreley
Indiana
Presbyterian Church
Black Hand Terror Strikes Heilwood Italians Fearful
A wave of three outrages in two weeks, blamed on a Black Hand gang, has Heilwood’s Italian community in terror. Victims include Carmelo Carmen shot dead and Joe Phillige wounded. authorities seek Tonio Donio for murder or manslaughter as the community grapples with intimidation and silence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heilwood
Black Hant
Hum Society
Lummer
Barnesboro
Hellwood
Frank Mattell
Mattell
Old County
Lietar
Matwell
Robert Bogs
Heilwood Inn
Soeleby
Ned
Carmelis Carmen
Joe Phillige
Tonto Donio
Tonto Domesti
I Talians
Tonio Donio
Joe Luke
Citicera
The
Law
Donio
Luke
Carmelio Carmen
Tonio Donia
Tonio Donia It Has Not Been Developed Why Domesti
Carmello Carwen
Jon Phillige
Harry Wallace Godewore
Tonio Donto
Donto
Landford van Bell
Gates
Boy Hurt in Sawmill Accident Near Stringstown
Clifford Oaks, fifteen, son of William Sk. Oaks of Lovejoy, severely injured when a slab flew from the Oaks Stutzman mill near Strongstown at about 11 am Saturday. He was unconscious, later revived, and transported after showing signs of internal bleeding. his condition was described as serious but improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Oaks
William Sk. Oaks
Lovejoy
Stringstown
Young Oaks
Oaks & Stutzman
Strongstown
Lifford
Clifford
Webster Davis
Squire Hoskinson’s 9th Anniversary in New Florence
The article notes the 79th birthday celebration of Squire Hoskinson at New Florence on Friday June 15 1906 with many relatives from Indiana Johnstown and Altoona. It recounts his arrival from Morgantown West Virginia about 60 years earlier his Heshbon Mill ownership and that his daughters Mrs O M Wilson and Mrs B A Zimmerman attended with other family. It also mentions a church social and local job change for John St Clair and a baseball game at Normal Park between Indiana Normal and Slippery Rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Hoskinson
New Florence
Indiana
Johnstown
Altoona
Hoskinson
Julia Anderson
Missouri
John Baysinger
Indiana County
Morgantown
W. Va
Heshbon
0. M. Wilson
B.A. Zimmerman
Far West
Wealthy Gentiles Set Price Scale for Jew-Baiters
Reports from Russia describe anti Jewish riots and organized unrest in Bialystok Kostrom Elizabethgrad Bololopole Soraki and other areas. Officials failed to stop mobs attacking burning homes and shops of Hebrews while a propaganda proclamation urged extermination. Wealthy Gentiles offered bounties for harming Jews fueling further violence. A Pullman trip promo and a hospital update on Hoy Howard’s appendicitis follow in the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Dune
Russia
Bialystok
Kostrom
Moscow
Elizabethgrad
Warning to Italians Sparks Town Tension
A distressed town fears lawlessness and cowardice among residents. One week on Monday a speaker urged all Lilla to flee, arguing Italians broadly are not all objectionable but Ostrogulehing between factions is needed to restore confidence and calm unsettled affairs.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Yau
D. D. Barret
Sam
Frisco
Wcalla
Pennsylvania
Robert Mason
Salinburg
Clair Lytle
Braddock
H. K. Edwards
Shelocta
James F.cambell
Brookville, Jefferson Co
Ralstives
Black Hand
Plank
Acrona
Squire Hoskinson
C. M. Wilson
West Virginia
John St.Clair
Farmers Bank
Citizen’s National Bank
St. Clair
Slippery Rock
Indiana Normal
Normal Park
J. 1. Stadtmillar
Nicholas
Bololopole
Province of
Volypitia
Soraki
Bessarabia
St. Petergbui Es
St. Petersbur
Mieshin
Yellow Stone Park
Pennsylvania Railroad
East
Harrisburg
W. Lt. Shields
Jackson Ivilly
W. BD. Ansley
Salisbury
Hoy Howard
Daniel Howard
Blacklick Township
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!