Early rail pioneer John W. Frantz dies at 90 in Altoona
John W. Frantz who helped build the first locomotive at Pennsy shops in Altoona and aided the first train over the Alleghenies died last week aged 90. He was pensioned fifteen years ago. Frank McClintock of Muncy Valley has collected 792 dollars from Lycoming County for sheep losses caused by dogs, including sheep driven into Beaver Dam where they drowned.
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John W. Frantz
Pennsy’s
Altoona
Allegehny Mountains
Frank McClintock
Muncy Valley
Lycoming
Old Plate Sells For 100 In East Greenville Auction
Antiques dealer Robert E. Ritter & Son of East Greenville bought a pie plate for 100 from Harry Thomas in a private sale. The plate bears the 1787 inscription in German and has a family heirloom history. The plate was later transferred to A H Rice of Bethlehem via the A tters.
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Robert E. Ritter & Son
East Greenville
Harry Thomas
Eva Gravern
Thomas
A:tters
A. H. Rice
Bethlehem
Reading drunkard William Garman breaks wealth record
William Garman aged 45 years was arrested as a drunk in Reading and found with $1961.31 on his person. He was jailed to sober up then offered release on a forfeit after explaining he had sold property and missed bank deposits. He produced an extra $26 and was released with $3 to cover until his case is finally settled.
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William Garman
Reading
Garman
Dief
No Relatives of the Bucks Here Judge Fines Buch Shoe
Judge W H S Thompson of the U S district court fined Buch Shoe Company last Thursday. The action followed a court proceeding in which the defendant was found liable for violations related to business practices.
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W. H. S. Thompson
United States District Court
Pittsburgh shoe firm guilty of profiteering
The Pittsburgh company with 4 stores in 13 towns around Pittsburgh pleaded guilty to profiteering in shoes. Federal prosecutor E Lowry Humes led the case for the government. The firm sold three pairs of women’s shoes at 5.90 when the retail price was 4.90, with the extra dollar split with employee F Kinney. Officers named include August Buch president Elmer G Buch vice president and Walter Buch treasurer.
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Elmer G. Buch
Walter Buch
Bereaved man digs for lost treasure amid fire ruins
In Steelton foreigners and locals gathered as a grieving man searched among ashes for a so called lost treasure. After hours he found a lone bottle of gin amid melted beams and embers. Fire destroyed ten ore bottles, six cases of wine and other liquors valued near ten thousand dollars, with noise blamed on bursting bottles rather than ammunition.
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Steelton
Poop- Corn Center Of Michigan Village
Brooklyn Michigan near Jackson calls itself the popcorn center planning 2000 acres for the season. Farmers already dedicating up to 20 acres last year. a Brooklyn farmer tells a chestnut tale of Popcorn mishap where Tom Thumb corn pops on a barn floor causing a snowlike shower and terrifies horses to death.
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Brooklyn
Jackson
Michigan
Maytown Tobacconist Sells 1000 Cases of 1919 Tobacco
M. R. Hoffman of Maytown and Marietta sold to Baker and Wasser of Landisville one thousand cases of 1919 tobacco at about 85 cents per pound last week.
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M. R. Hoffman
Maytown
Marietta
Baker & Wasser
Landisville
Manheim Claims A Larger Engine
The Mount Joy township schools Bellaire Northeastern and Oak Dale each have fewer than 10 pupils and will be closed with students moved to other schools next term. Five township schools lack teachers. Also plans call for flowering the Soldiers' Monument lawn in Penn Square Lancaster to enhance the park's appeal. Manheim asserts a 750 gallon fire engine capacity, surpassing Lititz, with official testing to determine top rates. both towns seek better fire protection.
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Mount Joy
Bellaire
Northeastern
Oak Dale
Soldiers’ Monument
Penn Square
Lancaster
Manheim “Sentinel
Lititz
Manheim
Seagrave
Franklin & Marshall Class of 62 Graduation Details
Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster will graduate a class of 62 in June. Events include an 84th commencement with an oratorical contest between Goethian and Diagnothian societies, Wetzel prize in the chapel, and baccalaureate sermon by President Henry H. Apple. Week includes senior promenade, alumni meeting, trustees, class day, Phi Beta Kappa, and commencement addresses by Dr George D. Wilson and Rev J E Tuttle.
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Franklin & Marshall College
Lancaster
Wetzel
Henry H. Apple
Rossmere
Alumni Association
Board of Trustees
Reformed Church
Phi Beta Kappa Fraternity
College Chapel
George D. Wilson
Harvard University
J. E. Tuttle
Swarthmore
Richard H. Klein
Pheasant Eggs Hatch For Release In Woods
Hundreds of pheasant eggs are being hatched by Pennsylvania farmers and sportsmen with the plan to liberate the young birds in woods and fields when ready. The eggs come from the State Game Commission. Beavers have begun arriving for distribution to Bucks Tioga Columbia Centre Luzerne and Cameron counties with no plans for Dauphin Perry or Huntingdon.
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Pennsylvania
State Game Commission
State Commission
Bucks
Tioga
Columbia
Centre
Luzerne
Cameron
Dauphin
Perry
Huntingdon
Mill Razed in Clay Township Landmark Eberly Mill
The Eberly mill built in 1774 between Mt. Airy and Hopeland is being torn down by owner Walter Z Clair. A substantial stone structure with an overshot water wheel and a historic flour stone will be removed for building use elsewhere. The business declined about fourteen years ago after decades of operation. Mr. and Mrs. Eli J Barr of Marietta recently marked their fifty third wedding anniversary.
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Eberly
Clay Township
Mt. Airy
Hopeland
Walter Z. Clair
Harvey Eberly
H. S. Eberly
Durlach
A. J. Eberly
Lancaster
By. Clair
Walter Z
Clair
Adam Berry
Berry
Samuel Shober
Rothsville
Mr. Clair
Eli J. Barr
Marietta
A farmer laments high prices for meal and tobacco
A farmer complains of price gouging as he shows a sack of meal bought for sixty five cents after paying twenty cents previously. He says he also sold a load of tobacco at a warehouse for forty eight cents a pound and tells a heckler to go to hell after being asked how tobacco sales compare to meal prices.
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W. H. Buch
Lititz Fire House
Keystone Exchanges
Michigan Village
The
Wee
Franklin & Marshall
Turkey
TORY
Eberly Mil
House of Brunswick
Unswick
Lititz Motor
Frank Burkholder & Bro
Sidia
Worth Green Street
Lancaster, PA
New York
Sy. A.M
Lancaster E. Peters
Lancaster Manheim Lite
Ephrata
Stevens
Denver
Reinholds
Vinemont
Fritztown
Liberty Street
Aquarium
Battery Park
Metropolitan Museum of Art
St. Ave
82D St
American Museum of Natural History
77Th St
Zoological Gardens
Bronx Park
Boston Road
Botanical Gardens
190Th St
Central Park and Menagerie
5Th Ave
65Th St
Fifth Ave
Riverside Drive
Fort George
Statue of Liberty
Battery Fork
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
Wingert & Haas
Wingert & Haas Hat Store
John A. Haas
N. Queen St
Chas. H. Frey
East King St
England
Heinitsch’s
W. A
S. Queen St
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