Reading News in Briefs Mixes Tragedy and Oddities
In Reading a carpenter Frank Schnable shot his wife Lydia then attempted suicide. Other items note Ellen Koch dying after gallstone surgery, and Pettis shipping 100 cases of eggs to cities worth 5700 dollars. Stories cover farm purchases, street oiling with sand, a bird-loving superintendent, and apple wood demand from sawmakers. Also reported are a bear cub sighting, a record trout near Stroudsburg, artesian wells in Kansas, and oyster quality probes to curb prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Schnable
Lydia
Reading
Schnable
Ellen Koch
Peter Koch
Nazareth
A. W. Pettis
Biglerville
Philadelphia
New York
G. H. Getty
State Bank
New Wilmington Bank
Mercer
New Wilmington
Mercer County
Wrightsville
Thomas Miley
West Chester Street Railway
Miley
San Jose
Joseph Anderson
York County
John H. Rothermel
Berks
John D. Rice
Columbia
White Pine Sanitarium
Caledonia
The Canadian Boundary and a Train Crossing
A London Chronicle note explains the unmarked boundary between British and republican Almertca as trains slow to a stop for US revenue officers to check declarations near Mongrel to New York. The New York Mail reports Brinks ending his engagement with Miss Hansum after she derided marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almertca
Mongrel
New York
United States Revenue
London Chronicle
Brinks
Hansum
Nine
New York Mail
Accommodating. A Mutual Row Sparks Wagging Humour
A quirky exchange riffs on a dressmaker bill and mutual meals at lunch. The playful dialogue features Gotrox, Puck, and Mina as timing and expense jostle in a lighthearted domestic skit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gotrox
Mina
Fig
Morgan Stories of J P Morgan and His Firm Justice
A portrait of J P Morgan as a blunt but just banker who handled defaulting employees with firm humor. Anecdotes recount Morgan’s swift rebukes, practical loans to cover shortages, and moral discipline in the office. Also notes a bold exchange with a Wall Street broker and a quip about finding trustworthy aides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
J. P. Morgan
Morgan
Joans
David Dews
Financial District
Dows
New York World
Also Mentioned on This Page
Monroe County
Pennsylvania
Eugene Kinney
Monroe District
Stoke's Mill
Stroudsburg
Artesian Wells of
Kansas
Morton County
Rocky Mountains
Richfield
Ernest C. Wilson
Cape Cod
Texas
Department of Agriculture
Carl L. Alsberg
Bureau of Chemistry
Oyster Growers’ and Dealers’ Association of North America
Alsberg
Jove
Bo Owiat
Puck
DR. Pierce
Seclink
V. Pierce
M. D
Uffalo
N.Y
Morgan Stories
W. M. Grube
Lititz, Pa
Levi F. Longenecker
Front Street
Hershey & Gibbe
Ind Tel
Lititz
Brandies
C. H. Kreider’s Hardware Store
Main St
Oil Waverly Oil Works Co
Pittsburgh
Lewis
A. R. Bomberger & Co
A. R. Keller
Lititz, Penna
W. A. Heinitsh
S. Queen St
Lancaster
Boy Scout
Chas. H. Frey
King St
Lancaster, Pa
Spruce Villa Dairy
Brubaker
Marrow
Maurice River
Daniel Imhoff
East Main Street
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