Indiana county jails eight prisoners eight count murder charge women
An Indiana county jail houses eight inmates, two of them women accused of murder marking a first for the area. Sayre Fish and Game Protective Association advocates a three year closed season on quail and ruffed grouse. The Allentown Item notes New Year resolutions are void on Sundays. Miss Louisa Armstrong dies in Mount Pleasant at age 52 and 42 inches tall. Zion Reformed Sunday School roll of honor shows 30 years of attendance by Erwin Burger. Myeradale locals report being victimized by misread accident policies. A.M. Batter shares 15 year old butternuts with Christmas baskets. Former State Senator Templeton to teach in the Western Penitentiary school. Levi Shoemaker, 99, is Somerset county’s oldest resident.
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Indiana County
Sayre Fish and Game Protective Association
Allentown
Washington County
Louisa Armstrong
Mount Pleasant Township
Zion Reformed Sunday School
Adentown
Erwin 5. Burger
Tevillian Grammes
Myeradale
Sleach
A. M. Batter
Howard
Centre County
Chambers O. Templeton
West Penn
Allegheny
Templeton
Levi Shoemaker
Berlin
Somerset County
Somerset
Mr. Shoemaker
Merchant Makes Reparation After Old Debt Found
William Ortman of Washington Borough was summoned to a prominent Manor township merchant's bedside and given a personal check for 95 dollars. The donor, who had once cashed a 50 dollar Ortman check years earlier, claimed he never received a receipt and sought repayment of the double payment plus five percent interest.
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William Ortman
Washington Borough
Manor Township
Ortman
Mr. Ortman
Locust Street
Columbia
Last of Capitol Conspiracy Restitution Set in Dauphin Court
Dauphin County court on Tuesday afternoon dismissed most capitol civil suits and 31 settlements, leaving only Architect Joseph M. Huston’s appeal from a conspiracy verdict to the Superior Court. Settle ment totaled 1.3 million dollars in cash and 158,879.39 in unpaid warrants, bringing Commonwealth restitution to 1,595,740.07 along with five convictions.
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Capitol
Dauphin County
Joseph M. Huston
Commonwealth
M. Hampton Todd
Platinum Filament Costs In Early Lamps
In early incandescent lamp experiments platinum served as the filament due to its stability against temperature changes. Though expensive, platinum leads connect the glass stem to the vacuum globe, with costs estimated around half a million dollars. alternatives have not yet succeeded.
One Man Town of Idaho Dominates Cataldo Roles
J H Van Keuren holds nearly all town offices and businesses in Cataldo Idaho. He owns the general store water works light plant and telephones. He operates the railroad ticket office postmaster notary and handles land and legal matters. He sells licenses and conducts wholesale business across several Idaho counties. His time is fully occupied.
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J. H. van Keuren
Cataldo
Idaho
van Keuren
Fragments of wit and fraud from era papers
A collage of quips and anecdotes appears from various newspapers. It includes a judicial remark on a suicide attempt, a food cost joke, a railroad engineer pun, and a counterpoint on value versus sacrifice. A Philadelphia Record note recounts a dealer selling a defective horse.
London Theaters Pit Separated From Stalls by Fence
In London theaters the pit sits behind eight rows of stalls, walled off by a barrier. Seats in the pit are bench-style and unreserved, prompting long queues at showtime. Pit patrons tend to be educated and budget-minded, paying far less than stalls while enjoying similar programs and cheaper refreshments.
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London
House of Surprises at No 10 Downing Street
A critical travelogue style piece on the British prime minister's residence at No 10 Downing Street. It mocks appearances of frugal diplomacy yet reveals a labyrinth of corridors and grand rooms, suggesting the house defies simple description as a retired grocer’s dwelling.
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Downing Street
No. 10
Bloomsbury Temperance Hotel
Phillpotts
Arnold
The Ghost of Clapton and Counter Case Bits
A garbled miscellany from a 19th century column includes a ghostly tale about Clapton House Stratford on Avon and a plague burial scene with a corpse rumored to walk. It also contains a police court quip about a counter case and quick wits in a light verse mix with jokes and social notes.
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Clapton
Clapton House
Stratford-on-Avon
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Brunnerville
E. G. Geyer
Philip Rudy
Queen Street
Lancaster
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John D. Skiles
Herbert? C. Miller
G. S. Mellinger
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John B. Miller Jr, Areneman
I. H. Weaver
Watchmaker
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Lititz
P. & R. Depot Penna
Fulton Studio
Amos, Photographer
Waverly
Waverly Oil Works Co
Pittsburg
W.h.muth&co
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W. H. Muth & Co
Lititz, Pa
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John F. Schleibh
Spruce St
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A. B. Adams
Prop’r
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J. B. Young & Son
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