Pioneering locomotive builder John W Frantz dies at 90
John W Frantz who helped build the first Pennsy locomotive at Altoona shops and aided the first train over the Alleghenies died last week at age 90. He was pensioned fifteen years ago. Sheep killing dogs cause damage Lycoming county man Frank McClintock collects 792 from commissioners for losses. A pasture over Beaver Dam saw dogs drive sheep to their deaths in the dam.
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John W. Frantz
Pennsy’s
Altoona
Allegehny Mountains
Frank McClintock
Muncy Valley
Lycoming
Antique pie plate sells for 100 dollars in private sale
East Greenville dealer Robert E. Ritter & Son buys a family heirloom pie plate from Harry Thomas for 100 dollars. The plate bears a date inscription in German and Latin phrase, carrying a long family history from Thomas to his heir. A. H. Rice of Bethlehem later purchases the plate from 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 sets wealth record in police annals
William Garman aged 545 years was arrested for drunkenness at Reading. A search found $1961.31 in his pockets, with $26 more later produced. He was jailed to sober up and later released on a forfeit with $3 spending money while his case awaited disposal.
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William Garman
Reading
Garman
Dief
Judge Fines Buch Shoe Company in Fraud Case
No relatives of the Bucks here judge W H S Thompson of the United States district court last Thursday fined the Buch Shoe company for alleged fraud.
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W. H. S. Thompson
United States District Court
Pittsburgh area chain found guilty of profiteering shoes
A Pittsburgh area company with 13 stores pleaded guilty to profiteering by selling three pairs of women's shoes at 5.90 each when the retail price was 4.90. Federal prosecutor E Lowry Humes led the case for the government and proved the overcharge was shared with employee F Kinney. Officers named were August Buch president Elmer G Buch vice president and Walter Buch treasurer.
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Elmer G. Buch
Walter Buch
Bereaved Man Traces Lost Treasure Amid Fire Ruins
In Steelton occupied by foreigners spectators gathered as a grieving man dug among embers seeking a lost treasure. After hours he found a lone bottle of gin from destroyed liquor supply, with six cases of wine and other liquors also ruined. Neighbors estimate nearly $10,000 in liquor destroyed. explosions blamed on bursting bottles rather than ammunition.
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Steelton
Michigan Village Crowns Itself Popcorn Center
Brooklyn, a Michigan village near Jackson, bills itself as the popcorn center of the world. Plans call for planting 2,000 acres of popcorn this season with many farmers dedicating up to 20 acres last year. A Brooklyn farmer tells an old chestnut about drying corn indoors on a hot day causing kernels to pop through the floor, frightening horses to death.
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Brooklyn
Jackson
Michigan
Tobacco Trade Between Maytown and Landisville Firms
M. R. Hoffman of Maytown and Marietta sold last week to Baker and Wasser of Landisville 1000 cases of 1919 tobacco at about 85 cents per pound. The brief notice highlights regional trade activity and pricing in the Garden Spot.
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M. R. Hoffman
Maytown
Marietta
Baker & Wasser
Landisville
Manheim Reports Bigger Engine and School Closures
Mount Joy township abandons three small schools Bellaire Northeastern and Oak Dale with under ten pupils each paving the way for pupil transfer next term Five other township schools lack teachers Flower plantings planned at the Soldiers Monument in Penn Square Lancaster to enhance the area Manheim claims a larger fire engine than Lititz both claim progress on fire protection An official test will compare Lititz and Manheim engines and capacity before drawing final conclusions
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Mount Joy
Bellaire
Northeastern
Oak Dale
Soldiers’ Monument
Penn Square
Lancaster
Manheim “Sentinel
Lititz
Manheim
Seagrave
Class of 62 to Graduate at Franklin & Marshall
Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, will graduate a class of 62 in June. The 84th commencement runs June 5 to 9 with events including an oratorical contest between Goethian and Diagnothian societies, a Wetzel prize oration, and a baccalaureate sermon by President Henry H. Apple.
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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 Hatching For Release In Woods
Hundreds of pheasant eggs are being hatched by Pennsylvania farmers and sportsmen with plans to release the chicks in woods and fields when ready. The State Game Commission supplies the eggs. Beavers sent to Bucks Tioga Columbia Centre Luzerne and Cameron counties. unlikely in Dauphin Perry or Huntingdon preserves.
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Pennsylvania
State Game Commission
State Commission
Bucks
Tioga
Columbia
Centre
Luzerne
Cameron
Dauphin
Perry
Huntingdon
Mill Built in 1774 Razed in Clay Township Historic Landmark
In Clay township between Mt Airy and Hopeland the Eberly mill, a 1774 stone grist mill with an overshot water wheel, is being torn down by owner Walter Z Clair. The property changed hands from Samuel Shober to Adam Berry then Clair, ending a declining business era. Also noted: Mr and Mrs Eli J Barr of Marietta marked their 53rd wedding anniversary. he 86, she 74, parents of eight children and many grandchildren.
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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
Ail in the Game Hunger for Meal Sparks Farmer Confrontation
A farmer on the street laments meal prices paid sixty five cents per peck vs twenty cents earlier. He says he brought in tobacco and sold it for forty eight cents a pound, then refuses further questions with a rude exit.
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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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