Reading burglarized barbershop suspect captured in Harrisburg
In a wide state item, Detective Hallisey nabbed Leroy Gant in Harrisburg on charges of burglarizing the Mansion House barbershop in Reading, with $45 seized. Other notes report Boyertown factory shifts rising, chestnut sales, and local oddities including mounted pigeon skins and a missionary in danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyertown
Devoy
Hallisey
Leroy Gant
Harrisburg
Mansion House
Reading
K. Sober
Paragon
Snydertown
Snyder County
A. N. Fedley
Oley
I. P. Bowman
Chester County
Kennett Square
Coatesville
Andrew Reeder
Lock Haven
Reeder
James Harper
Littlestown
Commpany
McSherrystown
Fashionable Wedding Encounter Becomes Uncertain Moment
A guest at a stylish wedding declares herself as the bride’s fiancé, causing confusion as an usher questions her claim. The snippet hints at rushed judgments and the folly of leaping to conclusions, reflecting caution about certainty in social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion C. Foltz
New York City
Pride
Greem
Order
Klushir Scotts
Parson of Cinnamon Gulch Turns Out Robber Turned Preacher
In Cinnamon Gulch a rough visitor claims to be Rev Arthur Dixon to rally miners. A staged conversion ends when a real Dixon arrives and the disguised thief is foiled, binding the miners’ rescue and earning Dixon support. Other items note Milton exhumation, a child’s view on manners, and light anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cinnamon Gulch
Arthur Dixon
Satan
Gil
Vane
Hat
Dixon
Jim
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Wreddie
Mrs. Smith
Milton
St. Giles, Cripplegate
London Chronicle
Maui
Yale
Brooklyn Life
Madge
Marjoris
Oxfords
LaFrance Oxfords & Pumps
W. M. Grube the Shoe Man
Lititz, Penna
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
Allentown Fair
Mississippi
New York
Hippodrome
J. B. Fitzpatrick
Ed. R. Hutchinson
United States
Lehigh Valley
Jersey Central
H.B. Schall
Sec
Opyrigh
ALE Ree
Kofroth Electric Co
Center St
Lititz
American Deal
Jack Frost
Benj. A. Heiss
Netsville, Pa
Morris River Cove
E.C. Ritchie Railroad Restaurant
Lititz Ind
Cortright Metal
S. M. Huber
Lititz, Or
F.M. Bowman
Rothsville, Pa
QUEEN
John D. Bair
Blue Ball
A. R. Bomberger & Co
Letitz, PA
Captifex
Samuel Blanc
Blanc Pharmacy
Parkside Ave
Philadelphia
Geo. L. Keath
Justice of the Peace Real Estate
Brunnerville
W. DD. Fichthorn
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