Fire Devastates Chelsea Beaton District Amid High Wind
A small trash fire near the Boston & Maine tracks in Chelsea Beaton area grew into a major blaze driven by a 45 mph NW wind. It destroyed 500 dwellings and public buildings, forced 1500 families out, and left 10,000 homeless with six dead and up to 75 injured. The loss reached 6 million dollars with 3.5 million in insurance. Firefighters were overwhelmed as flames spread through Broadway and City Hall square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelsea
Beaton
Boston & Maine Railroad
Boston Blacking Company
Everett Avenue
Broadway
City Hall Square
First Baptist Church
City Hall
McKinley Home Sold in Canton Ohio
The home of the late President William McKinley in Canton was transferred to Mrs. Rose C. Klorer for 21000 dollars. Miss Helen McKinley elected to take the property under the appraisement at 20000. Personal effects of McKinley, including many presents from the 1896 front porch campaign and White House years, are being divided among the five heirs and scattered.
Munyon Weds Altoona Actress in New York
Dr J M Munyon of Philadelphia, famed for his medicines, has married Pauline Neff Metzgar an Altoona society actress and daughter of Colonel D J Neff. The wedding occurred in New York and marks a notable alliance in local social circles.
Deserted Bride Leaves Groom After Wedding Drink Incident
Mrs. D Clarence Toole deserted her husband within hours of the ceremony on Sharp street Millville New Jersey and returned to her parents at 331 Sixth Street. She was Miss Josephine C Butterworth daughter of Mr and Mrs George Butterworth. The ceremony was by Rev John H Magee of the Second Methodist Episcopal church. She said she would never live with him as he claimed he did not drink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Clarence Toole
Sharp Street
Millville
N. J
Sixth Street
Toole
Josephine C Butterworth
George Butterworth
John H. Magee
Second Methodist Episcopal Church
Mrs. Toole
Postmaster Beaten By Burglars in Maryland
Postmaster Morris of Sassafras Cecil County Maryland was shot in the leg and beaten by three burglars who broke into the post office and stole stamps. They forced his wife at gunpoint to surrender $90 before fleeing. authorities believe the burglars headed that way but have not captured them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris
Sassafras Cecil County
Vetoes His Own Salary in New Brunswick
New Brunswick reform mayor W. E. Florance vetoes his own quarterly salary bill and all council bills that overdraw salaries, citing insufficient funds in the current appropriation. Florance, a Democrat, faces a Republican council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Brunswick
N. J
Reform
W. E. Florance
Common Council
Council
Penrose Assured of Re Election in State Reports
Reports of legislative nominations across Pennsylvania indicate Boies Penrose will be re elected to the United States Senate by the next assembly. Until official returns arrive in Harrisburg no local option estimate is possible though the issue appears favored in some agricultural counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Boies Penrose
United States Senate
Harrisburg
Local square notes from Adams town and vicinity
Brecknock J M L Fry resumes milling after lacerations to two fogera. His mill sits north of Adams town, and he serves neighbors. Gehman adds tools including a blacksmith forge near Adamstown. Trostle rents the Jonathan Lebo farm. Pierce Mohn buys tobacco remnant at 64¢ plus 2¢. Augustus Demming’s barn nearly finished with frame raised last week. Joseph Zerbe the carpenter and Daniel Hosbauer laid foundations. Mrs S K Kemp of Knauers expects the first peas. potato and apple crops fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.M.L. Fry
E. Billingsfelt
Adamstown
G. Gehman
Blasksmith
John 8. Trostle
Jonathan Lebo
Pierce Mohn
Augustus Demming
Joseph Zerbe
Daniel Hosbauer
K. Kemp
Knauers
Frank Hilton and others visit relatives in Lancaster and Philadelphia
Frank Hilton of Philadelphia spent a few days last week with his mother, Susan Hilton, in Lancaster. Chester Diller of Franklin and Marshall College enjoys vacation with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. M H Diller. The Central High School closed a successful term. Mrs Annie Clemson sale at White Horse drew a large crowd. The rout season opened with streams full of fishermen. U F Church services were well attended with Rev Rhoder and Rev Hagner speaking next week. Ben Benedict, hotel proprietor, recovered from rheumatism and resumed activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hilton
Philadelphia
Mrea
Susan Hilton
Barge
Brun
Lancaster
M. O. Singer
Chester Diller
Franklin and Marshall College
M. H. Diller
Central High School
Annie Clemson
White Horse
Beartown
Mifflin Russell
I. W. Russell
U. F
Rhoder
Hagner
Ben. Benedict
Boy Murderer Sentenced Thirty Years in Camden
Joseph Wood sixteen years old convicted of second degree murder for killing Ethel Nevins nine year old girl with a hatchet. Judge Garrison sentences Wood to thirty years in the state prison at Camden New Jersey. Wood confessed to the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Wood
Ethel Nevins
Garrison
Camden
N. J
Joe
Farmer Dies From Hog Bite At Lake City Farm
Alva Ripley, who had come from Tennessee to work on his brother’s stock farm, was fatally bitten by a hog while feeding pigs at Lake City Is. He collapsed before help could reach him and died en route to a house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert E. Heyl
Franklin Institute
Philadelphia
Clinton T. Guthrie
Walter Clark
Heyl
Alva Ripley
Lake City
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mae
Mass
Qrops
Dr. Munyon
Thomas L. Seth
Baltimore
Joseph B. Seth
State Senate
Young Seth
Robert L. Dew
Forest Glen
Baltimore County
Seth
Dew
Delaware
Judge Gray
United States
Thomas F. Bayard
Gray
William Saulabury
Caleb S. Pennewilli
Dover
Landreth Layton
Georgetown
William T Records
Laure
Peter J. Ford
Wilmington
L. Irving Handy
Newark
Frank M. Soper
Magnolia
W. F. Hoey
Frederica
W. H. Stevens
Seaford
L. W. Mustard Lewes
Matthew D. Murphy
Charles H. Salmon
New Castle County
J. C. Knowles
Brecknock
Beara
Spring Garden
Ely
Ty Brothers
Warren Street
New York
Home Sewing Machine Company
Orange
J.H. Townsley
C. B. Townsley
J. H. Townsley & Son
New Holland, PA
A. H. Baker
Lewis Machineran
Coluimbia
Avenue
Reading
Eighth and
Penn Streets
Reading, Pa
Peter Thompson
Norfolk
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!