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Newspaper

New Oxford Item

Location

New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Apr 09, 1908

Page

4

New York Meat Prices Rise in Past Ten Days

A string of local and national incidents follows: rising meat prices in New York markets. a father fatally shooting his young daughter during cleanup in Portland Mills. a robbery of Lodge funds near Altoona. vandalism at a Maizeville church. a horse from Adams Express Company injuring a driver in Altoona. lawsuits and injuries involving Reading Railroad and auto travel. a house fire with multiple deaths near Wilkes-Barre. suicides and homicides across towns. a drowning in Hyner linked to melancholia. and an ad promoting L M Paints for homes.

New York John Heckenberg Portland Mills Lodge Altoona John Moorehead Adams Express Company Charles Barnes Joseph Mary John Jematis Hughestown Wilkes-Barre Frank Daubert Cressona Reading Schuylkill Haven York Loyers Silvia Ebenish Antonio Plogovitch Saginaw Lyle Wm. Amljsler Beavertows Miller Lulu Dillsbars John C. Spear U.S. Navy Norristown Stolzenberg New York City Mary Sullivan

Robbed of $200 by three highwaymen at Mt Joy

Wesley Smith of Violet Hill York county now of Mansion House York testified in York Thursday about being robbed Monday night on a Mt Joy street bridge. He lost $200 paid for a hotel purchase and a smaller amount from a pocketbook after being struck on the head and robbed by three men while negotiating for a hotel at Mt Joy. He described walking from the Mt Joy tavern with the money when the assault occurred. He previously ran Hotel Columbus now Hotel Oxford.

Mt. Joy Lancaster County Wesley Smith Violet Hill York County Mansion House York Joy Mt. Jay Lonely Street Smith Hotel Columbus Hotel Oxford

Youths Die by Own Action in Pact Distress

William Gordon and Chester Jones two Delta York quarry workers were found unconscious from illuminating gas in a Baltimore hotel room. They likely formed a personal crisis pact after losing quarry work and possibly were intoxicated yet attempted to end their lives.

William Gordon Chester Jones Delta York County Desch Baltimore Seai Young Garden Smith Garden Jones W. T Jones Tsio

Gulden Seeks County Commissioner Seat in Primaries

H J Gulden Republican candidate for County Commissioner from Menallen township born 1849 in Mount Pleasant Adame County Pa. He worked as millwright and businessman, faced a smallpox loss and a mill fire last New Year. He urges voters to support him at the primaries on April 11.

H J. Gulden Gulden

Weikert and Stover Compete for County Commissioner Nomination

The article profiles Republican William K. Weikert of Mount Pleasant Township as a respected, self made candidate with farming and business credentials. It also introduces Simon P. Stover as the strongest rival, highlighting Stover’s teaching career, party work, and veteran status. The piece mentions local fatalities and injuries, and ends with an advertisement for Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and lung troubles.

William Kk. Weikert Mountpleasant Township Weikert Mountpleasant G.amos Weikert Emma Sheely Joseph Sheely White Hall Littlestown Fire Insurance Co Amos Basehear

Best tonic medicine on earth from Electric Bitters

A A Chisholm of Tresdwell, N. writes that after suffering indigestion nervousness and debility he was near death but Electric Bitters cured him. He now resumes business and continues to gain daily. Guaranteed by Ep T. Auker druggist, 50c.

Doine Brsixeas Agarx A Chisholm Ep. T. Auker

Calvin T. Lower Promises Local Option Support

Calvin T. Lower declares that if nominated by Republicans in Afr and elected in November he will do his utmost to give the people a chance to settle the local agitation. Gettysburg Pa March 11 1908 The Item New Oxford Pa Lower says he will secure passage of a satisfactory local option measure and push it before the House of Representatives. 3-19-41 CALVIN T LOWER Republican Candidate for Assembly

Afr Gettysburg the Item New Oxford Friends of House of Representatives Calvin T. Lower Assembly

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