Father of 24 Children John Urgood Dies at 78
John Urgood of Juneau Indiana county, father of 24 children, 22 living, died after a protracted illness at 78. He married three times and left his third wife. Also reported: Amil Wright of Berwick died at 50 after drinking water from a German–poisoned well in France. Pinegrove to get a $3 million electric plant by Eastern Light, Heat and Power Co. Alexander Bortner of York County swindled for $325,000 by an oil stock salesman. Hershey visit to Cuba sparks two day fiesta at Mierashey, near Mantasas, modeled on Hershey, Pa. Paradise village once had a weekly paper Paradise Hornet, two dollars yearly.
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John @urgood
Juneau
Indiana County
France
Amil Wright
Berwick
Wright
Pinegrove
Ionnnsyvania Light, Heat and Power Company
Alexander Bortner
York County
Bortner
York Countian
Cuba
E. Hershey
Tiershey
Miershey
Mantasas
Hershey
Shouldn't Have Killed Them i e Gorman West Donegal
A report notes Gorman of West Donegal captured two large snakes after a fight and filed them. The Pennsylvania Cigar Co. leases the Manheim opera house for five years as a factory site in the former Hisenlonr factory. Shad catches rise with plentiful and widespread fishing, while catfish bites remain good as anglers arrive daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. E. Gorman
West Donegal
Pennsylvania Cigar Co
Manheim Opera House
Hisenlonr
Metinonite Church to Rise in Columbia Brick Edifice Planned
A Metinonite Mission church at Columbia will erect a brick building measuring 50 by 80 feet. Construction is set to begin this summer, expanding the denomination’s local presence established several years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Paradise High appoints new principal Daniel W Witmer
Daniel W Witmer of Mountville, previously a Maytown teacher, is chosen as principal of Paradise Township High School. Principal Charles P Welm will not seek re election as he plans to enter Franklin and Marshall College.
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Daniel W. Witmer
Mountville
Maytown
Paradise Township High School
Charles P. Welm
Franklin and Marshall College
Family trip to Los Angeles begins from Lititz area
Harry Neff and his two sisters with Katherine Lipp of Hast Lampeter left Monday by car for a cross country journey to Los Angeles. They carry a camping outfit and expect to return in September. The plan includes visiting relatives in Illinois Missouri and Montana and visiting Yellowstone National Park.
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Harry Neff
Katherine Lipp
Hast Lampeter
Los Angeles
Illinois
Missouri
Montana
Yellowstone National Park
No Services at Funeral of A Brendle Abraham Steinmetz Brendle
Brendle a Schaefferstown lawyer and historian preferred a simple funeral with no sermons or multiple services. Only immediate relatives attended. two ministers were present. Burial took place in Schaefferstown Cemetery. He authored a history of Schaefferstown and was active in the Reformed church. He is survived by his wife Mary A. Seibert and a brother Thomas Brendle. Dr Edgar F Smith to Deliver Address at Elizabethtown College Commencement
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Abraham Steinmetz Brendle
Schaefferstown
Daniel Brendle
Leroy Brendle
Thomas Brendle
Brendle
Decased
Reformed Church
Daniel and
Rebecca (Steinmetz
J. P S. Gobin
Lebanon County
Edgar F. Smith
Elizabethtown College
University of Pennsylvania
Smith
York
Pennsylvania College
University
State Council of Education
Thomas E. Finegan
Board of Trustees
Elizabethtown
Organist Hartranft Dies After Collapse at Rothsville Church
John B. Hartranft Philadelphia musician dies at 45 after faltering during an organ selection in a Trenton church. He lived in Germantown and had recently conducted the recital at the Rothsville pipe organ dedication and was to headline services in June at Ephrata church. A separate Akron Borough election narrowly approves a $14,000 school district debt increase for a two room addition, with 164 votes cast, 91 for and 73 against. The school board will begin construction to be finished by fall.
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Trenton
John B. Hartranft
Philadelphia
Merter Hospital
Tenton
Mr. Hartranft
Germantown
Hartranft
Rothsville Lutheran Church
Ephrata United Brethren Church
Akron
Board of Education
Millersville Normal to Hear Dr Pinnegan on Commencement Day
Dr. Thomas E. Pinnegan will address the graduating class at Millersville Normal School on commencement day. Only three speeches will be given by class members. The winners of these honors are Mary E. Basehear of Littletown, Mary E. Ross of Lancaster, and Clarence B. Keefer of Palmyra.
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Thomas E. Pinnegan
Millersville Normal School
Mary E. Basehear
Littlestown
Mary E. Ross
Lancaster
Clarence B. Keefer
Palmyra
Jennie Wade Birth Anniversary Marked By Memorial Tablets
The 79th anniversary of Jennie Wade’s birth was observed with bronze tablets unveiled at her Baltimore Street Wade Avenue birthplace and at the Wade family wartime home on Breckenridge Street. Mrs. Georgia Wade McClellan, sister of the heroine, unveiled both tablets. She is 81 and was nursing Jennie Wade during the Battle of Gettysburg. Also, Hiram Charles and Wilbur Gable were injured in a bicycle accident when Gable’s foot tangled the wheel.
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Mary Virginia Wade
Jennie Wade
Gettysburg
Baltimore Street
Wade Avenue
Wade
Breckenridge Street
Georgia Wade McClellan
Denison
McClellan
Hiram Charles
Wilbur Gable
Fast Petersburg
Gable
Charles
H. L. Eschbach
Lititz
Mardi Gras Traditions Grow in New Orleans History
The New Orleans Mardi Gras has expanded since 1880 into a leading national festivity. Rex the king first rode with Arabic troops for a Russian band tribute, and the Mystic Krewe of Comus began in 1877 with a luminous night parade. Over the years many additions have turned Rex and Comus into two highlights of a grand citywide celebration.
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New Orleans
United States
Tis Majesty
Rex
Alexis
Crewe
Conus
Comus
Pelton Wheel Origins From California Water Burst
Story recalls Lester A Pelton an Ohio mining venture who watched water blast strike a cow in 1800 California. The sight sparked the idea for the Pelton water wheel later powering hydroelectric turbines. Within hours he rigged a test with a wagon wheel and cans to prove the concept.
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California
Lester A. Pelton
Ohio
Felton
Pelton
Napoleon’s speedy use of Roman law in debates
In a historical anecdote, Napoleon I built the Code Napoleon by citing lengthy passages from Roman law to win points in council. He recalled a prison stay as lieutenant when a dusty digest of Roman law, found in a cupboard, filled his mind with Justinian’s decisions, sharpening his civil law knowledge.
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Napoleon I
Council of State
Treilhart
Napoleon
Music Through Ad Hoc Bracket Wedding in Hankow
A mission wedding in Hankow China used Elsie Li to play a wedding march when no sheet music was available. With no Mendelssohn on hand she led the bride and groom to the altar to Onward Christian Soldiers. The groom sent a sedan chair and brass band, but the ceremony was delayed and moved to the spot.
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National Council of the Episcopal Church
Hankow
China
Elsie Li
Elsie
Mendelssohn
Magpie Peril Warned By Western Stock Rancher
Mrs Frank J Hazen of Acushnet Mont denounces magpies as feathered fiends after witnessing two incidents of cruelty to livestock. She describes magpies attacking a weak horse, perching out of reach and feeding on wounds while avoiding shooters, forcing the animal into the barn for relief and healing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Hazen
Acushnet
Mont
New York Evening Post
Eskimo Pie inventor sells out for a million
K Nelson, son of an Iowa confectioner, created the Eskimo Pie and earned royalties averaging 330,000 a week before selling out for 1,000,000. Miss Sarah Smith, a St John New Brunswick public school teacher, resigns after 44 years of service. Blackstrap molasses production last year reached 170,000 gallons, 60 percent used for alcohol, and some Swiss families hold cheeses over a century old for special occasions.
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K. Nelson
Iowa
Sarah Smith
St. John, N. B
Switzerland
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W. H. Buch
Lititz PA
Strasburz
Paradise Village
Paradise Hornet
Henry Witmer
David Witmer
Paradise
Benjamin Witmer
Lampeter Square
the County
Holtwood
Paradise High
A. 8
Rothsville
Mickie
By Chacle
Lay P
TH Boss
Horry Rahded
Charles Sigarge
Gow
Man
Atlas Portland Cement
Atlas Portland Cement Company
New York
Boston
Philadelphia Mills
Northampton
Hudson
N. Y
Leeds
Ala
Deauville
Queen St
W. W. Appel & Son
Queen St. Lancaster Pa
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