Recent deaths and obituaries in Indiana County
Multiple obituaries from Indiana County list Mrs. Adella Sell of Derry, Mrs. Jane Harris of Homer City, Mrs. Martha Cameron Guss of North Adams, Dr. W C Lubken of Stoyestown, Harry J. Lowry of Kokomo Indiana, and Miss Cora Mae Latz of Windber. Items note family links, birthplaces, church affiliations, and burial details in local cemeteries.
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Martha Cameron Guss
Fred Cameron
Cherryhill Township
North Adams
Mass
Indiana State Teachers College
Mary ‘Paul
Penn Run
A.H. Stewart
Crissle
Madge
Cora Cameron
Cora Mae Latz
Windber
A. D. Long
Indiana
Obituary of George H Elkin the Rossmoyne farmer merchant
George Harrison Elkin aged 69 6 13 died at his Rossmoyne home after a short illness. He was born December 20 1863 in Jefferson county and married Sara Elizabeth Stiteler thirty seven years ago. Surviving are his widow sons R Boyd Paul Leonard Ward a granddaughter Naomi and six siblings. Funeral held Thursday at 1 30 in Smicksburg Methodist Church with Rev Letchworth and Rev Troutman assisting. Burial in Smicksburg cemetery.
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George Harrison Elkin
Rossmoyne
Robert
Mary Elizabeth (Travis) Elkin
Jefferson County
Sara Elizabeth Stiteler
Blairsville Rotary Hosts Congressman Strong on River Project
Congressman N L Strong, a Rivers and Harbors Committee member, attended Blairsville Rotary Club Friday as honor guest. He conferred with Conemaugh Valley Improvement Association members on making the Conemaugh River navigable from Johnston Town to the sea.
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Congressman Strong
Blairsville
N. L, Strong
Rotary Club
Conemaugh Valley
Brookville Fair Drops Exhibition Commitment This Year
Brookville fair directors met recently and decided to omit the annual exposition for the first time in many years, canceling the long standing community event.
More Young Persons Wed According to Committee
A subcommittee of a national research committee on social trends reports a steady rise in marriage in the United States over four decades. The share of bachelors is highest among ages twenty to twenty-nine, with similar trends in men and women until midlife. Among men thirty-five to forty-four the rate remains nearly fixed since 1800, while after forty-five it declines. Women continue marrying up to age sixty-five, then fall slightly.
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United States
Early American Horses From Europe and Fossil Finds
An explorer returning from a South American expedition reports fossilized horses found in the Western Hemisphere long before European contact. The specimens show a link between true horses and prehistoric three toed animals, with giant sloth and mastodon bones also uncovered in nearby sites.
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Europe
America
South America
Western Hemisphere
Indians as Gem Miners
Indians were excellent prospectors says Sydney H Ball a New York mining engineer. He notes their gem mining achieved progress and they produced fine ornaments using stone hammers and horn picks. They pioneered turquoise jade mica and rock crystal mines and used fire and water to split hard rock.
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Sydney H. Ball
New York
Cause of Grant's Death After Presidency Cancer claims his throat
In September a prominent physician urged Grant to see a specialist for a severe throat ailment. He delayed, and by January a pathologist confirmed cancer. Despite care from eminent specialists, the malignant condition progressed. He died July 28, 1885, at age 63, as the eighteenth U S president.
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Grant
United States
Hygela Health Magazine
Ohio Improves Land Area Figures After Survey
Ohio area figures revised after early survey errors inflating state land and water totals. New measure shows land 41 208 square miles and total area 44 808 square miles reflecting corrected share of Lake Erie western end. University led re survey provides first accurate computation of Ohio’s western Erie portion.
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Ohio
Ohio State University
Lake Erie
Pocahontas and Smith Rescue Story Questioned
The article surveys doubts about the Pocahontas and John Smith rescue tale, noting historians question how the episode occurred and that schools long taught the rescue as fact now face renewed scrutiny and debate.
400 000 Roses Per Ounce Attar Of Roses
Attar of roses commands high prices as 400 000 roses yield a single ounce of oil. The scent is hard to obtain and often adulterated with sandalwood. Pure oil is most valued and produced mainly in India, Persia, and other eastern regions from rose water made from crushed leaves.
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India
Persia
Platinum Demand Drives U S Imports and Use
The United States imports over 10 million dollars worth of platinum each year, the largest in the world. About 60 percent goes to jewelry, with much of the rest used to make scientific instruments.
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United States
Indiana white girl forced to accompany a negro for days
An 18 year old Indiana girl was forced to travel with Banjo Bill Newman, a 39 year old local negro, across several towns. Police say the pair slept on a Pine Creek station floor and Newman, found with a blackjack, was jailed and later sentenced to four months in the Allegheny county workhouse for concealed weapons. The girl, unnamed, was returned to Indiana to live with her grandparents after admitting illicit relations.
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Indiana
Banjo Bill
Newman
S. W. Rearick
Mahoning Township
Armatrong County
Frank Graff
Kittanning
Rearick
Pine Creek
Allegheny County
Ohio
Punxentawney
Punxsutawney
Brookville
Seminole
Native of Georgeville Dies After Cattle Truck Accident
David Chambers 60, a Punxsutawney cattle dealer and liveryman, died Friday near Anita while fixing a loose rope on his truck load of cattle. He plunged from the high truck bars and was pronounced dead at Adrian hospital. Survived by widow Amy, son Bert, daughter Mrs Eugene McClelland, and brother William.
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W. C. Lubken
Johnstown
J. C. HH
David Chambers
Georgeville
Anita
Punxsutawney
Chambers
Shim
Adrian Hospital
Charles Chambers
Amy Chambers
Bert Chambers
Punxsutawnity
Eugene McClelland
Sharon
Wiliam Chambers
Local Social Guests Include Meadville and Erie Couples
Mr. and Mrs. 8. C. Ruchheit of town were guests of Dr. and Mrs. B. M. Gearhart and Mr. and Mrs. John J. Mills of Erie, along with Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Henderson and Mr. and Mrs. M. Curry of Meadville.
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8. C. Ruchheit
Town
B. M. Gearhart
John J. Mills
Erie
Robert A. Henderson
M. Curry
Meadville
Village Notes from Indiana County Social Roundup
Mr and Mrs Richard Jenney spent Sunday in Dubola with daughter Kate. Several locals visited relatives and hospitals in nearby towns including Baltimore and Detroit. Dairy cattle trade highlighted by two Chester County dairymen buying cattle from multiple Indiana County breeders, stressing Bangs disease free and TB tested herds with production records.
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Cherry
Richard Jenney
Kate
Dubola
Chester County
Indiana County
Williams
Mr. Downing
Downingtown
T. B
Cow Testing Association
Marion Center
R.D
W. C. McMillen
Glenn Swan
Home
John G. Henderson
Elders Ridge
Paul McFarland
Shelocta
Team Work in Business Members Dine at Camp Rest
Local members of Team Work in Business an auxiliary of the United Commercial Travelers Association, meet at Camp Rest this evening with lunch, blending business and pleasure. The council counts 440 members. Lawrence Moss, son of Mr and Mrs W A Moss of Krape avenue, works as a clerk at Mountain Lake House, Marshall Creek in the Poconos. Dr and Mrs Albert Heckel of Columbus Missouri visit Mrs W D Bagh of Washington street mother of Mrs Heckel, remembered as Miss Pearl Bush. Heckel serves as dean of men at the State University of Columbia.
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Susiness
Camp Rest
United Commercial ‘Travelers Association
Eam Work In Business
Lawrence Moss
W. At
Moss
Krape Avenue
Mountain Lake House
Marshall Creek
Poconos Mountains
Albert Heckel
Columbus, Mo
W. D. Bagh
Washington Street
Heckel
Miss Pearl Bush
Pees Heckel
Men of the State University At Columbia
Shady Hollow Social Roundup of Local Visitors
Indiana visitors and local family gatherings mark the week in Shady Hollow. Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Keppel and family hosted and were joined by relatives from Vandergrift, Ford City, and New Kensington as July Fourth events unfolded. Frequent calls and Sunday visits reflect close community ties and ongoing domestic routines.
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Shady Hollow
B. R. Keppel
Aon
Blaine
Indiana
Mra
Margaret McGaughey
Mae
Apent
R. D. Fulton
Dorothy Lunk
Ralph Mikesell
Byron Wherry
H. M. Kimmel
Steele Henderson
Frank Keppel
Kenneth
Vandergrift
L. Petersman
R. D. Fullon
Minnie McGaughey
Hiterton
Doris Richardson
Robert Munshower
L. M. Henderson
Steele
Marion Center Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Miss Mayme Barr returned to Marion Center after visiting relatives nearby. Roy Wolfe and family were Sunday guests of relatives at Maple Grove. Frank Shaffer was an Indiana caller last week. Marie Jacobs and daughter Dolly visited friends in Pittsburgh. Mamie Willard and son Howard returned to Indiana after visiting relatives in this section. Sanford Adams and daughter Arlene were guests at Maple Grove. Florence Stephens was a business caller in Indiana last week. Russell Thompson and Stella Little visited the Contact Sloppy home. Clark Aul was a business caller in Indiana Saturday.
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H.R. Bee
Indiana
J. N. Beck
Spangler Hospital
Murray Boyce
G. Stull
Beech ‘Creek
J. E. Peterman
Baltimore
H. T. Jamison
Penn Run
Clyde Bee
Beatrice 'Craga
Barnesboro
Martha Barnes
Preston Buterbaugh
Homestead
Blair Wissinger
Alberta Dull
Phyllis Arthur
Vianna Irvin
Glen Campbell
Wm. ‘Kime
John Cooper
Detroit
Mich
M. L. Wickey
Chas. Marks
Gladys
Jersey Shore
Francis
Dale Shubert
Lock Haven
Nancy Brilhart
Blanche
Sibyl Clark
Mra
John Murray
Ida
Ida Murray
Gertrude Barnes
M. A. Shaw
New York City
I. 1. Shaw
Mayme Barr
Marion Center
Roy Wolfe
Maple Grove
Frank Shaffer
Marie Jacobs
Dolly
Pittsburgh
Mamie Willard
Howard
Sanford Adams
Arlene
Florence Stephens
Russell Thompson
Stella Little
Clark Aul
Brakson’s Birth A Gold Spoon Remark Sparks Retort
A Boston Transcript quip questions Brakson’s claim of being born with a gold spoon in his mouth. The retort jokes that if true, the spoon likely bore someone else’s initials, signaling skepticism about his elite birth narrative.
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Brakson
Boston Transcript
Also Mentioned on This Page
Adella Sell
Adella Jane Bell
Jamer Sell
Walter
Gelsdorf
Derry
Marty Armstrong
James Sell
Sell
Presbyterian Church
John Harrig
John Harris
Homer City
The
Jane Harris
William
Ystesboro
Matthew
Margaret
John
Coral
Lisle Kunkle
Homer ‘City
Margaret ‘Harris
William Harris
Steubenville, O
Greenwood Cemetery
Harry J. Lowry
Camen Lake
Kokomo
Ind
John Lowry
Armagh
Antioch
Chicago
Banjo Bill’ Newman
Buick
Pontiac
Oakland
Marquette
Genuine United Motor Parts
Indiana Motor Co
North Eighth Street
HOT Point Electric Irons
General Electric
Indiana Hardware Co
Phila. St
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