Woman Confesses in Murder Plot in York County
Mrs Minnie Tracey of Lower Chanceford and her brother in law William R Brown admit poisoning Joshua Tracey. Police allege Brown supplied strychnine and hid in the woods to poison coffee. Tracey’s death prompts possible charges over a prior mysterious death of Brown’s wife.
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Minnie Tracey
Willam Brown
Brown
Chanceford
William R. Brown
York County
Joshua Tracey
Lancaster
John A. Brown
William Brown
Tracey
Daytime bank robbery shakes Fort Worth frontier town
A genteel looking highwayman robbed the Waggoner Bank and Trust in Fort Worth Texas of 8100 in currency. Cashier Walter E King faced a revolver at close range before the thief fled into the street crowd with the loot. The incident stands as Texas s boldest bank crime in years.
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Waggoner Bank and Trust Company
Fort Worth
Tex
Texas
Walter E. King
King
Mr. King
Three Boys Drowned In Bear Run Creek New Castle Pa
Three boys aged eleven to thirteen slipped into a fifteen foot hole while wading in Bear Run creek near New Castle Pennsylvania. Lewis Dale Leo Galla gher and Roy Gallagher were recovered dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Dale
Leo Gallagher
Roy Gallagher
Bear Run
New Castle
Auctioneer and Real Estate Agent Seeks Private Sales
Veteran Lancaster and Chester counties auctioneer with forty years of experience offers services for private sale of real estate. Emphasizes valuation knowledge and ability to handle properties to best advantage for clients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Chester Counties
Seventeen Die After Mine Explosion in Lackawanna Field
In Wehrun Pennsylvania on June 24 an explosion in Lackawanna Coal and Coke Company mine No 4 killed seventeen miners and injured sixteen. Rescue attempts were hampered by black damp. a fourth team with helmets recovered victims and survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wehrun
Lackawanna Coal and Coke Company
A. M. Johnson
A. L. Johnson
Young Johnson
Johnson
Cambria Steelworks
Bodies of Woman Found Floating in Back River
Two boys crabbing in the Back river near St. Michaels Maryland discovered the nude body of a white woman about twenty five. The corpse weighed with an iron pot and bricks and bore blunt instrument wounds indicating murder before disposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schuylkill County
Kate Ferenze
Coaldale
Pottsville
Ferenze
Fountain Springs
St. Michaels
Japanese Knight Templar Seitaro Takeda Dead
Seitaro Takeda, described as the only Japanese Knight Templar in the world, has died. He was said to have joined Masonry in Rochester, New York, in 1901 and was a member of various fraternal organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore & Ohio
St. Louis
New York
Grafton
Templar
Seitaro Takeda
Fleitz Resigns as Deputy Attorney General in Pa
Governor Starr said Frederick W. Fleitz of Scranton has reluctantly resigned as deputy attorney general. The announcement on June 24 notes Fleitz will leave his post to end his tenure with the state office.
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Killa
Levi Yoder
Mangailon
Frederick
Fleitz
Harrisburg
Starr
Ww. Fleitz
Scranton
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All- Saints Episcopal Church
Vernes
Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend
Potter County
Ind
South Bend
H. A. Wallace
George A. Reed
Joseph Bertucci
Chicago
Bruno Nardi
Nardi
Bertucci
Senate
Washington
William F. Masters
Sterling
Mass
Jamestown
N. Y
Schaeffer
George N. Schaeffer
Allentown
Leopold Ermann
Ermann
Philadelphia
Schwenksville
Albert Munro
Wil
Tenth and Locust Streets
Lee Kee
Lee Sing
Phoebe Clayton
Freehold
N. J
Laurel
Annie
Sabo
Harwood
Hazleton
Legal and Professional Cards
A W.snader
New Holland
Fenn Mutual Fire Insurancempany
Chester County
Penna
M G. Schaeffer
Ofice
North Duke Street
J. Kershner
Terre Hill, Law. Co
Mrott
A W. Sensenich
N. O. Henninger
Majin Street
Brimmer Avenue
J 'F. Brubaker, Oa
Notary Public
East Main Street
Enterprise Phone
Amos E. Burkholder
Duke St
Courts of Common Pleas
Criminal Court
Lémainsr
J. D. Warfel
R. Kinzer
Attorney-At-Law
I Lery
East Grant Street
Lancaster, PA
M. W Taylor
Reidenbach's
Lane Co
Lye H. G. Mumma
Eagle Hotel
B .W, Witmer
Gooaldville
Venna
A. Zelj
Corr
Terre Hill
Evel
Cror D. Kling
Intercourse
Amos
Hershey
Gordonville, Pa
F.D
Geo. A. Wallace
East Earl, PA
Wallace
Daniel VII. Oehme
Pittsburg
Minnie Firthsale
Seville
Spain
Firthsales
Carlisle
Mary Lamberton
B. P. Lamberton
Finance
M.S. Graybill & Son
Bareville, Pa
BREF
Owira Williamsons
Ss. S
E. King Sr
Hoffmeier Bros
East King Street
Lancaster, Penna
P.reese
West King
St. Lancaster, PA
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