River Steamer Normand Sinks on Mississippi River
The Normand capsized 16 miles south of Memphis with 22 aboard dead including noted engineers. Survivor George Foster telephoned details from Armistead home, describing a sudden turn and swift current. The Choctaw led the return voyage when disaster struck the boat and boiler explosion theories remained unconfirmed.
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Memphis
Tenn
Normand
Mississippi River
Here
Mid-South Association of Engineers
Comleman Cand Ing
Old Riverien
George Foster
Kor
Armistead
Lake Cormoarant
Miss
Foster
Ned Stream
Mary O'Donnell
Bethlehem Pa police seek woman who threw a boy into canal
Bethlehem police hunt a tall woman in a black night coat seen with a boy and girl near Nisky Hill Cemetery. She crossed the New Jersey Central tracks, then threw the child into the canal and fled while steel workers alerted authorities. The boy died. the girl and other details remain elusive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem
New Jersey Central
Halteman
D'Scavory
Navy Plane Broadcasts Over Lake Michigan History
Fragmentary text cites Professor C M Jmisky of Minnesota's electrical engineering department and a navy airplane over Lake Michigan. Mentions an invented outfit and officers in charge. Content is incomplete and lacks clear events or outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Messing
Lake
Misky
Department of Electrical Engineering
University of “Minnesota
Anid
Sue Batterles
Insurance exchange in a Southern plantation dialogue
A dialect dialogue features a supervisor urging a servant to buy insurance while the servant expresses fear and mistrust about safety at home. The exchange hints at social dynamics and risk management in a historical context.
Gathered Social Visits Across Gap Area Families
Numerous local residents and guests exchanged visits and weekend gatherings across Gap, Strasburg, Lancaster, and Harrisburg. Attendees included the Mellingers, Kreiders, Troops, Van Dyke, Armstreets, and many others visiting relatives, attending parties, and paying calls with friends and kin in nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Mellinger
Soudersburg
Elmer Kreider
Earle Troop
Neville van Dyke
Gap
Earle Armstrong
Mountville
John Weaver
Raymond Miller
Charles Snyder
Harrisburg
Phares Buckwalter
Ruth
Clyde Hershey
Edwin Good
Chester Hess
Aaron Krantz
Charles Metzler
Strasburg
Ross Rowe
Oliver Rhoads
Pottsville
Emma _ Steffy
Walter Steffy
West Chester
Josephine Bowermaster
Catherine Pollick
Satour
Lancaster
John Patton
New Holland
George Weisinbach
Shamokin
Chester Hoover
Jacob Bowers
Chester Mull
Thorndale
Harry Mowery
John Herman
Jack of
Paradise
J. P. Herman
William Cramer O
Edwin Cramer
David Book
Benjamin Hershey
Emma
Leola Wer
B. C. Weaver
Christiana
Strasborg Spen
Ros Rowe
Ephraim Hershey
Walter
Josiah Hershey
John Bowers
Philadelphia
Jacob Ic. Bowers
John Fenninger
Near Kinzer
Janet
Edwin
Samuel Resh
Cyrus Cramer
Frank Pollock
John Ruch
Abram
Benjamin Brown
Mission Society to Meet at Cedar Grove Church
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of Cedar Grove Presbyterial meets Saturday at 2 0 o clock with Miss Snader. Mrs. Hiram Overly leads devotionals and Miss Margare Wallace discusses The Kingdom Without Walls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of
Cedar Grove
Daniel Hoover
D. G. Weidman
George Ranch
Penbrook
Kate Andrew
Cedar Lane
Germantown
George Weaver
Everett
Terre Hill
E. S. Geist
Leroy Walters
Wholland
Harry Oberholzer
Margaret Usner
Lancaster
James Usner
Anna McCloy
New York
Snader
iGlarence Bair
Anc
Spen
John Bair
Jacob. Horst
Martha ‘'Redcay
Moses ‘Brukholder
Murrell
Amanda-Kurtz
Rawlins
Doings in the Keystone State
Pennsylvania brief items report a Lanacaster death at home, a Pittsburgh jewelry store burglary, thefts at Juniata stores, a drowning near Frankstown, Lancaster cigarette theft case, lead poisoning death in West Cornwall, rising April alcohol deaths in Allegheny, car crash near Vandyke, political bribery probes, a drowning in Dry Run, vehicle registrations up, a language- note suspect held, Hazleton firemen convention preparations, Susquehanna bridge campaign near York, and state police moving with horses.
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Thomas Henson
Lanecaster
Reading
St. Cuudr
Joseph Carr
Wiliam J Kappel
Pittsburgh
Miller Brothers
Juniata
Frankstown
Whale County
Mary
George D. Baker
Thomas Moyer
Lancaster
Alderman Winden
Gill
Bishways
Milton
RLC
Fiss
Tra
Tss
Shamokin
Allegheny County
McGregor
Howard Kine
Lewistown
Vandyke
A. G. Heighits
Tewistown
Mirroye
Charles A. Piper
Constalle
T. S. Baumgartner
OT. Waverly
Rose Gelley
Altoona
Ellen Stitt
Dry Run
Waynesboro
Department of Highways
Werrisburg
Yeoaw
Jere McWitts
Nos Oteions Chamaeter
yoToan
A. A
Aloe
Lancaster County
Susquehanna River
Wrightsville
Columbia
Pottsville
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Pre ™ Walters
New Holland, Ps
Mary By
David
Academy
Avid H. Styer
Justice OF the Peace
Weat Main St
MM Sierking
Wettien
Enterprise Telephone
E. Baxter
Spring Garden
R. D
Einzer
Lititz Agricultural Co
Schaeffer
Attobrney-At-Law
North
Duke Street
Boreholder
N. Duke St
Gatatea
Common Pleas
A A. Landis
East Main Street
Epbrata
John L. Halligan, A
Penna
Enterprise
Las Buolien
Auvctioneer
Ind
Phone
Farmersville
W. Witmer
Goodville
Bell Phone
Terre Hi
Loron D. Kling
Audotioneer
Intercourse
Hershey
New Holland, PA
Attorney AT Law
Justice.of the Peace
Duke
53Nte Board For Registration of
Notary Public
Goopvins
Penn Township Fire Insurance Company
L. M. Store
H. K. Store
T. M. Storb’s: Sons
Laincaster, Co
Reme
Housekeeping
J. C. Henninger
Botton
Survivor
Insurance
E. M. Ludwick
Honey Brook
E. C. Diller
The
Mutual Fire Insurance Co
Chester County
Ludwick
Mutual Fire Ins. Co. of
Chester Co
Coatesville, PA
Mr. Farmer
Price
A. Hooker & Son
Union Stock Yards
Lancaster, Pa
Tion
West End
West Main St
Schrajft’s Candies
Fane
Wertz’s
Doerr
NEW Hollan
Cole Cola
Eli G. Martin
iWest
Main St
Rastus
Tommy
George
Pennsylvania
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