George B Markle a Pioneer in Anthracite Mining and Banking
George Buster Markle born July 1 1827 in Oat Fa died August 8 1658 in Pa was a railroad official banker and mining innovator. He helped design the breaker still standard in anthracite districts and founded Pardee Markle and Grier later Markle Banking and Trust Company. He created multiple mining and milling inventions and led major firms including Jeddo Colliery and Lehigh Valley Railroad board positions. He married Emily Robingon in 1848 and had nine children including Alvan Markle, future bank president.
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George Buster Markle
Ilterprise
Remion
Oat Fa
John
Emily Markie
Milian Academy
Stev. David Kirkpatrick
Chiladelphia
Milton
Emily Robingon
Coun
Tmnzelton
Arlo Pardee
Markle
G. B. Markle & Company
J. Gillingham Fell
William Lilly
Merkle
Jeddo Collie
Jeddo
Panking House of Pardee
Markle and Grier
Markle Banking and Trust Company
Alvan
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Highland Coal Company
East Broad Top, Coal Company
Union Improvement Company
Europe
Notable coal executive linked to 1902 anthracite strike
The text notes a superintendent of Jeddo-Highland Coal Company and land Goal Company, a leading independent operator in talks with President Roosevelt over the 1902 anthracite strike. He lives in Hazleton. His son Alvan, born August 29, 1861, heads the Wilkes-Barre and Hazelton Railway and serves as a director of several major firms.
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Jeddo-Highland Coal Company
Land Goal Company
Roosevelt
Intredde
Alvan
Wilkes-Barre and
Zlazistone
Hazleton
Cullen Landis Hurt In Ventura Boulevard Crash
News Service dateline Los Angeles August 1S Cullen Landis film star was perhaps seriously hurt when his auto was struck by an oncoming car on Ventura boulevard near Los Angeles The racer rolled three times after the collision and the other driver sped away Attending physicians said Landis would stay in the hospital for X ray examinations to determine injuries.
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Creational News Service
Ngeles
Cullen Landis
Ventura Boulevard
Landis
Dorothy Ellingson Declines to Testify in Murder Trial
Dorothy Ellingson, 17, will not take the stand in her murder trial of her mother as the defense closes its case. Attorneys call her irrational and unsuitable as a witness, with a verdict likely before week’s end and possibly by Wednesday evening.
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T International News Service
San Francisco
Dorothy Ellingson
Jazz Baby
Ohio Crop Census Taken From Air Over Ohio
C J West of the U S Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports aerial survey tests from McCook Field Dayton at 5000 feet using a powerful camera. About 602 photographs show major crops are easily distinguished from the air and suggest supplementing the five year census with a summer census.
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Columbus
C. J. West
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
West
McGook Field
Dayton
McCook Field
Mother files two actions for son's death damages
Mrs Daley Cramer of Butler appeals to the common pleas court for two separate damages suits totaling 51 000 over the death of her son John A Wallace in an October 1924 highway accident near Butler and Kittanning. One suit targets Nichall Grahl Construction and Butler road company alleging improper employment of a minor without proper school-cert employment clearance. the other targets Charles Deal owner of the truck involved.
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Butler
Butler and Kittanning
Common Pleas Court
Daley Cramer
Butler Road Construction
Argit
Nichall- Grahl Construction Company
Cramer
John A. Wallace
Clearfield Township
Charles Deal
Deal
Report Indicates Coal Parley Will Again Be Opened
International News Service reports persistent rumors that wage parleys between coal miners and operators in the anthracite region will resume soon. Efforts to interview operators found all but C Fit Huber unavailable. Huber is believed to have taken an active past role and may be the unnamed operator linked to the resumption discussions.
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International
Wilkes-Barre
C. Fit Huber
Lebleh
Huber
Parley
National Guard Swings Into Last Week Of Training
MT GRETNA PA Aug 18 The 52nd Cavalry Brigade P N G 1600 troopers under Brig Gen John P Wood begin final weeks of training. Highlighting the schedule is the regiment maneuvers on Thursday between the 10ard and 104th cavalry regiments. Sergt Charles D Stoopa Punxsutawney suffers a broken arm after his horse kicks him during a horsemanship exhibit.
Man denies part in slaying of aged spinsters
Robert Doyle attorney for Dantel Lombardo of Merrimack reports Lombardo confessed to taking part in the murder of Gillis atters in Trudson New Hampshire on July 28 and accused Charles Le febvré 16 as accomplice. Doyle says Lombardo fully denied the confession and that he did not take part in the double murder. The report follows a long list of social notes and local visitors in Manchester New Hampshire and nearby towns with numerous names and events from a community gathering at Columbia University guests to local residents visiting family and friends.
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International News Service
Manchester
N. Fe
Auris
Robert Doyle
Dantel Lombardo
Merrimack
Gillis Atters
Trudson
N. H
Charles Lefebvré
Cent
Lombardo
Columbia Unitheir
B. T. Mitcheltree
Eleanor, Kane
Masailon
Charles Clark
Maxine
Mra
Ralph Ayers
Lloyd Mitcheltree
W. F. Kane
J. P. Clark
M. F. Boyd
Tommy
Lloyd Rodgers
Margaret Kane
Mario
Robert Mitcheltree
Kenneth
Floyd
Billie Myers
Stephen Hazela
Frederick
Pittsburgh
Lawrence Mitcheltree
Benjamin Garrett
Ada Hershey
Ishwood City
James Black
W. P. Kane
J. Mesk
Adda Urey
Nattle Houlette
E. L. Ayers
New
Clarence Turner
Misa Elsanor Kane
Massilon
Clarence Tyner
Helen Turner
Indianapolis
Ind
Mary Kannady
D. L. Cameron
New Castle
Margaret Kana
New Castle Friends
Russell Webber
Struthers
Johnnie Clare
Shirley May Stowe
Elmer Davidson
Sharon
B. Brawford
Charles Crawford
J. C. Adama
Virginia
Jack
Bmwood City
William Cover
J. C. Coulbett
Laure Wilson
Charles Simpson
Beaver
Mius Felon Rodgers
New York City
Myers Host L A R Members in Pulaski
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Myers entertained the members of the Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion in Pulaski with a cordial gathering. Local attendees noted warm hospitality and a pleasant evening in honor of the group.
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J. F. Myers
The
His Shirt Relic Like Collar Button in New Canaan
In Middletown and New Canaan visitors wonder about an old collar button worn by George Hoffman for ten years and Woodson who claims a new high by wearing the same button for fifty. Hoffman notes he still wears a shirt bought in 1870 and reflects on dress-up customs.
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Middletown
Cosn
New Canaan
Woodson
George Hoffman
Woman Found Brutally Slain in Auburn Home
Adelina Accalano, 32, was killed in Auburn New York as her two children slept. The attacker used a butcher knife to wound her, leaving a mutilated body with a crushed skull and severed arm. Her sister-in-law discovered the scene. Diego Accalano, husband and suspect, is missing. Police from Syracuse and other central New York cities were alerted.
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Auburn
S. Y
Adelina Aemilano
Fland
Ernestine Callaroo
Syracuse
New York
Snefer
Diego Accalano
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Marion Davies
Zander the Creat
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Sulibury Field
Franses Maria
William Desmond
Bill Patton
Comedy—News
Ohio
National Guard
Arthur. Rankin
Whem
Aboylel
Jack Perrin
Iin
Pnthe News
Adtitey
Chuchy
Penn
Boys Store
Ping Bum
Tolly Clown
Brockings
Mens Athletic Union
Chambray
al Siges
Pulaski News
Walter W. A Canselle
17Th St
Philadelphia
Telcom
Dans Place
East
Reton Street
Everage
Orhers
Waltes
Beit Tinek
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Morton
Seuthy
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Hiatt Gelor
Lawrence Savings & Trust Co
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