Narrow Escape Fire Envelops Mrs. Swartz at Yorkanna Home
Mrs. Hattie Swartz narrowly escaped being burned to death at her Yorkanna residence during a butchering session. A gust of wind drove flames onto her clothing near a large kettle in the yard, enveloping her in fire before help arrived. Her husband Howard Swartz removed burning cloth as he suffered burns to reach his wife, who sustained severe burns to the face chest and one side.
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Hattie Swartz
Howard Swartz
Yorkanna
Mr. Swartz
Mrs. Swartz
James Ewing
Pittsburg
Whitelaw Reid
Great Britain
Congress
J. P. Polk & Co
Greenwood
Ind
Maitland Boon
Quincy
Abraham Lincoln
Watertown
N. Y
James D. Eggleston
Denver
Col
New York Cement Company
Rondout
Martha Smith
Brooklyn
William L. Brown
New York Daily News
Great Barrington
Mass
Interstate Bank
Drexel
Miles Woodruff
Erie
Hornell
Ira Godfrey
Washington
New York
James A. Kratz
Moody
Roosevelt
Wilmington
N. C
Heart Cure Claims Strengthens Nerves of the Heart
The advertisement discusses heart weakness caused by exhausted nerves and muscles, linking palpitations and chest pain to poor circulation. It promotes Dr Miles Heart Cure with testimonials and notes the product is sold by druggists with a money back guarantee from Miles Medical Co of Elkhart Indiana.
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Miles
John H. Sherman
Belding, Mich
Porkers and property moves in McSherrystown area
Robert Neiderer reported two hogs tipping 402 pounds each while Eugen Littles pet weighed 524 pounds. William Yealey sold Main Street restaurant to George Schott Sr and moved to Harney Maryland. Ezra Topper moved to the Krichten house on North Street. Constable Dougherty levied on Lewis Feesers property sold Dec 18. Joseph Hemler injured his hand with a penknife. Joseph Jacoby arrested for malicious mischief. bail set for Dec 24 hearing over fertilizer damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McSherrystown
Robert Neiderer
Eugen Little
William Yealey
Main Street
George Schott Sr
Midway
Mr. Yealy
Harney
Dougherty
Lewis Feeser
Joseph H.hemler
Ridge Avenue
Andrew Keffer
Joseph Jacoby
Conewago Township
Squire V. H. Lilly
S. L Johns
Christmas Storm Foretold By Hicks Weather Prophet
Hicks the weather prophet predicts sleet and snow storms with extreme cold, seismic shakes, auroral lights and electric disturbances as year end weather. A central storm period peaks on Christmas day near Mercury Jupiter alignment affecting barometric pressure for about ten days around December 27.
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Hicks
Jupiter
Accident at Pen Mar Leaves Man Crushed by Axe
Daniel Ditch and his son Harry were chopping wood on a mountain near Pen Mar when a falling tree lodged on a smaller one. As the elder warned his son to safety, the son tripped and the axe blade cut the upper lip and gashed the right side of his nose.
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Daniel Ditch
Harry
Pen Mar
Ditch
Musselman Canning Co Buys Biglerville Plant
Sheriff Colestock sold the Biglerville Canning Company plant to Musselman Canning Co for 3000 dollars. Musselman has operated the plant this summer.
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Colestock
Biglerville Canning Company
Musselman Canning Co
Musselman
Geesey Slaughters Two Huge Hogs in Berlin Area
Mr J A Geesey of Berlin Avenue slaughtered two porkers this week weighing 387 and 385 pounds each. The action showcases sizable livestock yields from the Berlin district this season.
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J. A. Geesey
Berlin Ave
Bishop McCabe Nearing Death, Conveys Final Hour
New York dispatch reports Bishop Charles C. McCabe of the Methodist Episcopal church is unconscious and nearing death at a New York hospital. Stricken with apoplexy while en route to his Philadelphia home, the 70 year old clergyman was rushed to the hospital last Tuesday.
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New York
Charles C. McCabe
Methodist Episcopal Church
New York Hospital
Philadelphia
Child Burned to Death in Phillipsburg Home
In Phillipsburg New Jersey on December 16 4 year old Elizabeth Moore daughter of William Moore was fatally burned when her dress caught fire from hot stove coals while her mother was away from the kitchen. A large portion of her body was burned.
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Phillipsburg
N. J
Elizabeth
William Moore
Pennsylvania Limited
Canton
Roosevelt
New York Board of Trade
Washington
Sarah Albright
Lancaster
Quotations Baltimore Wheat And Corn Prices Reported
The report lists quiet No 2 wheat at 78 75 percent, steamer No 2 at 68 69 cents, southern at 69 76 cents. Corn firm with mixed spot 61 51 cents, steamer 47 cents, southern 47 49 cents, No 4 37 38 cents, No 2 39 cents, No 3 37 38 cents, No 4 36 38 6 3 4 cents. Butter firm creamery extras 32 cents, held 22 22 cents.
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Baltimore
Southern
Pittsburg Stock Market Report From West Virginia Values
31c West Virginia live stock markets report at Pittsburg Union Stock Yards. Cattle prices firm with prime values around 5.85 to 6.25. hogs lower with prime around 6.30 to 6.35. sheep steady with prime wethers about 5.76 and veal calves at 8.3 to 60. Market notes include categories for mediums workers pigs roughs and culls in the ranges shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Union Stock Yards
Capitol contractor letters prompt fuller answers on 1904 furniture
Attorney General Carson presses architect Joseph Huston for detailed explanations of how maximum figures were set in the 1904 capitol schedule, why items were placed in special and per-foot or per-pound payment rules, and who set the measurement standards for Sanderson's bills.
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Harrisburg
Carson
Joseph M. Huston
Philadelphia
Board of Public Buildings and Grounds
Huston
John H. Sanderson
Capitol
Capitol Building Commission
Board of Public Grounds and Buildings
Pennsylvania Construction Company
Sanderson
Senate
House
Supreme Court
Bank Short $950000 Defect Alleged at Waynesburg Bank
National Bank Examiner John B Cunningham charges cashier J B K Rinehart of the Farmers and Drovers National Bank of Waynesburg with eight counts of unlawfully and knowingly making false entries in a report to the comptroller. The bank was closed by the OCC last Wednesday. Business in Waynesburg stalls as customers cannot access deposits, harming holiday trade and leaving residents anxious about savings. Merchants display notices accepting Farmers and Drovers checks to sustain commerce.
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Examiner
Waynesburg
Pittsburg
National Bank
Johrn B. Cunningham
J. B. K. Rinehart
Farmers and Drovers National Bank of
Comptroller of Currency
Farmers’ & Drovers’ Bank
Berry Refuses to Pay Capitol Bills in Dispute
State Treasurer Berry notifies Attorney General Carson he will withhold payment on John H. Sanderson’s 108 879 78 bill for Capitol furnishing and decor and on Joseph M Huston’s 50 000 architect bill. He cites alleged price irregularities and overpay, says the legislature will decide, with Governor Pennypacker as board president.
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Capitol
Harrisburg
Berry
Carson
John H. Sanderson
Philadelphia
State Capitol
Joseph M. Huston
Board of Public Grounds and Buildings
Sanderson
Huston
Governor Pennypacker
Wreck blamed on Rangoon operator in Southern collision
Washington December 18 The Southern railway announced its official conclusions after a rear end crash at Lawyers Virginia on Thanksgiving Day. The investigation found block operator G D Maddox at Rangoon Va responsible for the wreck which killed President Spencer and six others.
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G. D. Maddox
Southern R
Burglar Killed by Officer in New Kensington Store
In Pittsburg Pa on December 17 Officer James J. Lemon fatally wounded Elmer Kuhn during a burglary at Mrs Mary Neenons nation store in New Kensington. Albert Romig was arrested after the shootout then claimed Kuhn threatened him into helping the robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Nation
Mary Neenon
New Kensington
James J. Lemon
Elmer Kuhn
Albert Romig
Romig
Kuhn
Ambassador Aoki Denounces Pacific War Dream
Viscount Aoki Japanese ambassador to the United States voiced confidence in cordial U S Japan relations at a Waldorf Astoria dinner hosted by the American Asiatic Association. He said Asia is large enough for many nations and rejected talk of a U S Japan struggle for Pacific supremacy as a ridiculous pessimist’s dream.
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Mikado
New York
United States
Japan
Viscount Aoki
Asia
Pacific
Ambassador Aoki
American Asiatic Association
Waldorf-Astoria
Taught Children to Steal in Pittsburgh
Mary Katchur aged 13 and Annie aged 11 confessed to police that their mother taught them shoplifting. The sisters stole goods valued at about 1000 dollars from department stores in Pittsburgh. They were arrested in a Fifth Avenue store and their parents were detained as suspicious persons at the central station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Mary Katchur
Annie
Fifth Avenue
Central Station
Youthful Train Wreckers Arrested in Duryea Case
Lehigh Valley railroad detectives arrested three boys at Duryea near Wilkes-Barre Pa for opening switches and derailing freight trains. The youths were brought to Wilkes-Barre and jailed, and are suspected of tampering with a switch that nearly wrecked a fast passenger train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes-Barre
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Duryea
Insurance Official Gets Two Years
George Burnham Jr general counsel for Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company was convicted of larceny and sentenced to two years in state prison in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George Burnham, Jr
The
Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company
Barrel containing burned woman found near Stockton
A barrel with charred remains of a young woman, dressed and oil-saturated, was found along a rural road near Stockton, 20 miles from Wilkes-Barre. Police believe she was murdered elsewhere and placed in a wagon before being burned. clues include the barrel mark "Haney Co" and a post mortem noting axe or hatchet wounds and broken limbs.
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Wilkes-Barre
Stockton
Patrick O’donnell
Hazicton
O’donnell
Hazleton
Freehold
Haney C”’ “and Co
Mahanoy City
Jones
General John M. Hood Dies After Illness
General John M. Hood, head of the United Railways and Electric Co and former president of the Western Maryland Railroad, died in Baltimore after a short illness and nervous breakdown. Born in Howard County in 1843, Hood served in the Confederate army and was wounded several times.
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John M. Hood
Baltimore
United Railways & Electric Company
Western Maryland Railroad
Gould Interests
Howard County
General Hood
State seeks 3 million more for good roads plan
Harrisburg officials announce Highway Commissioner Hunter will seek an additional 3 000 000 dollars from the next legislature to accompany the existing 3 000 000 allotment for two years as part of the 6 500 000 dollar fund approved in 1903 for six years.
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Harrisburg
Hunter
Pennsylvania
Polish Girl Starving Tries to Eat Asbestos in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on December 17 a poorly clad Polish girl wandered streets and was taken to Oakland police station. In the matron’s ward she attempted to eat asbestos packing from a steam pipe, saying through an interpreter she had nothing to eat for three days and was nearly starved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Oakland
McCue Brother of Ex-Mayor Commits Suicide Near Afton
Charlottesville December 17 Charley F McCue aged 40 brother of ex Mayor J Samuel McCue who was hanged in 1905 for the murder of his wife died by his own hand at his farm near Afton The incident follows his brother’s noted past crime and ends a local tragedy in Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
Charley F. McCue
J. Samuel McCue
Afton
Multiple Misfortunes and Deaths Fill December Pages
A condensed digest lists a string of early December to mid December incidents including six children injured in a Grand Rapids sleigh accident, suicides and deaths of public figures in Sioux City Winthrop M a ss Mahanoy City Brooklyn and more, plus fires robberies and political notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
Matt Priestley
Sioux City
Franklin J. Moses
South Carolina
Winthrop Mass
A. B. Sherman
Mahanoy City
Highwaymen hold up stage near Trenton and are captured
Three men held up the Trenton and Allentown stage just outside Trenton, securing a small sum before fleeing. Passengers were robbed as two robbers, armed, forced exits while a third controlled the horses. A posse chased the trio and exchanged gunfire before the robbers surrendered. Suspects named Edward Bannon Edward Mulush and Peter Klagki. Banport is noted as known locally.
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Roth
Trenton
N. J
Allantown
Edward Bannon
Edward Mulush
Peter Klagki
Banporg
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Miles Medical Co
Elkhart, Ind
Hanover
Sarbaughw’s
J. R. Hartman
New Oxford
Mary R. Mowery
Hamilton Township
Adams County
Abbie L. Waliman
R. FP. D
Abbottstown
Bishop McCabe
West Virginia
Penna. Capitol
Architect
G AL
E. D. G. Mathers
Shortsville
Gorman
Thomas Flannery
Jersey Central Railroad
Jefferson Morgan
Portersville
Beaver County
Blair Township
Blair County
Oliver Shay
Alford W. Cooley
Louis Dabner
San Francisco
M. Munakata
Jersey
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