Early Pennsy Locomotive Builder John W Frantz Dies at 90
John W Frantz who helped construct the first locomotive at Pennsy shops in Altoona and guided the initial train over the Alleghenies died last week aged 90. He had been pensioned fifteen years. Sheep Kill by Dogs: Lycoming County Pays $792 to Frank McClintock for livestock losses in recent month amid dog attacks including sheep driven into Beaver Dam where they drowned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Frantz
Pennsy’s
Altoona
Allegehny Mountains
Frank McClintock
Muncy Valley
Lycoming
Antique Pie Plate Sells for 100 Dollars in East Greenville
Robert E. Ritter & Son, antiques dealers in East Greenville, bought a private sale pie plate from Harry Thomas for 100 dollars. The plate bears an 1787 inscription in German and was a long-held family heirloom. Thomas received it from his grandmother and reluctantly sold it. The plate was later purchased by A H. Rice of Bethlehem on behalf of 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 in Reading. Police found $1961.31 in his pockets and locked him in a cell to sober. Hours later he asked for release on a forfeit stating he had sold property and failed to deposit funds before celebrating. He then produced $26 more, was released with $3 spending money to await his case.
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William Garman
Reading
Garman
Dief
No Relatives of the Bucks Here Judge Fines Buch Shoe Co
United States district judge W. H. S. Thompson fined the Buch Shoe Company after a last Thursday hearing. The decision stems from a case filed in federal court alleging violations of trade and commerce regulations.
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W. H. S. Thompson
United States District Court
Pittsburgh area shoe firm pleads guilty to profiteering
A Pittsburgh area company with a chain of stores in thirteen towns faced a guilty plea on profiteering charges. Federal prosecutor E Lowry Humes showed the firm sold three pairs of women’s shoes at 5.90 each when the retail price was 4.90, with the extra dollar split with employee F Kinney. Officers listed include August Buch president Elmer G Buch vice president and Walter Buch treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer G. Buch
Walter Buch
Lost treasure sparks Steelton fire rumor
In Steelton a bereaved man digged through warm ashes after a blaze, believed to seek a lost treasure. He uncovered a single gin bottle amid broken liquors. Fire destroyed ten ore and six cases of wine, with neighbor estimating about $10,000 in liquors lost. explosions were blamed on bursting bottles rather than ammunition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steelton
Popcorn Center Tale Sets Michigan Village Abuzz
Brooklyn Michigan, near Jackson, proclaims itself the popcorn center to attract 2000 acres planted this season. A farmer’s chestnut tale circulates about Tom Thumb corn drying in a barn upstairs, heat from a tin roof popping kernels that showered down on horses, frightening them to death.
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Brooklyn
Jackson
Michigan
Maytown Tobacco Trade Nets Baker & Wasser 1000 Cases
M. R. Hoffman of Maytown and Marietta sold last week to Baker and Wasser of Landisville one thousand cases of 1919 tobacco at about 85 cents per pound.
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M. R. Hoffman
Maytown
Marietta
Baker & Wasser
Landisville
Manheim Seeks Bigger Fire Engine Capacity
Manheim claims a larger engine after a local comparison with Lititz. The Manheim 750 gallon track exceeds Lititz by 150 gallons, with tests expected to reveal the top capacity for both engines. Officials say both towns need better fire protection and progress is encouraging.
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Manheim “Sentinel
Lititz
Lancaster
Manheim
Seagrave
Class of 62 to Graduate at Franklin & Marshall
Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster plans to graduate a class of 62 in June. Commencement events run June 5 to June 9 with oratorical contests between Goethian and Diagnothian societies, Wetzel prize in the chapel, and sermons by President Henry H. Apple. Various reunions, alumni meeting, and Phi Beta Kappa elections accompany the schedule.
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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 by state and locals
Hundreds of pheasant eggs are hatched by Pennsylvania farmers and sportsmen under the State Game Commission plan to release the young birds in woods and fields when ready. Beavers sent to Bucks Tioga Columbia Centre Luzerne and Cameron. none expected for Dauphin Perry or Huntingdon counties.
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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 Landmark
The Eberly mill between Mt Airy and Hopeland in Clay township, built in 1774, is being torn down by owner Walter Z Clair. The stone structure featured a 20 foot overshot wheel and a large sandstone stock. milling ceased about fourteen years ago. Clair bought the property from the Adam Berry estate last fall after Sam uel Shober ran the mill for years.
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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
Ail in the Game Prices Rise Frustrate Farmer
A street farmer, holding a sack of meal, complains of high prices paid to merchants. He recalls paying sixty five cents for a meal peck versus twenty cents previously. He notes selling tobacco at forty eight cents a pound and dismisses the question about cheaper meal with a sharp retort.
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W. H. Buch
Lititz Fire House
Keystone Exchanges
Michigan Village
The
Wee
Mount Joy
Bellaire
Northeastern
Oak Dale
Soldiers’ Monument
Penn Square
Franklin & Marshall
Turkey
TORY
Eberly Mil
Eli J. Barr
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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