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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1906
Page
8
Mrs. Hattie Swartz wife of Howard Swartz of Yorkanna was severely burned when a gust of wind blew flames from a yard wood fire onto her, igniting her clothing during the annual butchering. Howard Swartz freed her despite burning his hands as flames enveloped her body.
An ad asserts heart weakness stems from fatigued nerves and muscles and promotes Dr Miles Heart Cure. It claims palpitations pain and breathlessness ease with a regimen of Heart Cure Nervine and Nerve and Liver Pills. Testimonial from John H Sherman of Belding Michigan cites relief after six bottles.
Jiobert Neiderer weighs two porkers at 402 pounds each while Eugen Littles pet tops 624 pounds. William Yealey sells a Main street restaurant to George Schott Sr and moves to Harney Maryland. Ezra G Topper relocates to North street. Constable Dougherty levies on Lewis Feeser property sold Dec 18. Joseph H Shemler injures his thumb with a penknife. Joseph Jacoby is arrested for malicious mischief with bail set for Dec 24.
Weather prophet Hicks warns of sleet snow and extreme cold as year ends with auroral displays and electric disturbances. A central storm period aligns with Christmas day and Mercury Jupiter sun, signaling ten days before and after the 27th for barometric shifts and rapid atmospheric variations.
Daniel Ditch and son Harry were cutting wood on a mountain near Pen Mar when a fallen large tree lodged on a smaller one. As Daniel warned Harry to move, the son slipped and fell on an axe, tearing the upper lip and gashing the right nostril.
Sheriff Colestock sold the Biglerville Canning Company plant to the Musselman Canning Co for 3000 dollars. Musselman has operated the plant this summer. J A Geesey of Berlin Ave slaughtered two porkers weighing 387 and 385 pounds this week.
Bishop Charles C. McCabe of the Methodist Episcopal church lies unconscious in a New York hospital with his death expected within hours after a Tuesday stroke. He is 70 years old and was traveling to Philadelphia when stricken.
Elizabeth Moore, four, daughter of William Moore of Philipsburg New Jersey, died from severe burns after her dress caught fire while playing near a stove. Her mother was away from the kitchen when she climbed to the hearth and poked at hot coals.
Prices for grain and dairy commodities listed with firm or mixed bids. Wheat No 2 spot 78 78%c, No 3 steamer 64% 69c, Corn firm mixed 614% 514c, oats ranges, butter firm creamery 32c, prints 32 38c, eggs fancy Maryland Penna Virginia 3lc.
Pittsburg stock yards report mixed livestock values with cattle firm at about 5.85 to 5.75 for primes, hogs down with prime hogs 6.30 to 6.35, mediums and pigs 6.25 to 6.30, sheep steady with prime wethers around 7.6, veal calves from 8 to 3.60.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Carson has written to architect Joseph Huston seeking full detailed explanations on the 1904 capitol furniture and fixture contracts. He questions grading of maximum figures, per-foot and per-pound payments, design origins, and division of work between the Capitol Building Commission and the Board of Public Grounds. Sanderson supplied most furniture while the Pennsylvania Construction Company provided metallic cases.
National Bank Examiner John B Cunningham accuses cashier J B F Rinehart of the Farmers and Drovers National Bank of Waynesburg Pa of unlawfully and knowingly making false entries in a financial report to the comptroller. The bank was closed by the OCC last Wednesday and Waynesburg faces economic disruption as customers struggle to access deposits during the holiday season. Merchants offer to honor checks to maintain trade amid the bank difficulties.
State Treasurer Berry will not pay $108,879.78 to John H. Sanderson for capitol furnishing and decorating nor $50,000 to architect Joseph M. Huston. He accuses prices and measurements of irregularity and claims Huston has received excess funds. Berry awaits legislature guidance as Pen nypacker presides.
The Southern railway reports the rear end collision on Thanksgiving Day near Lawyers Virginia caused the deaths of President Spencer and six others. Official inquiry blames block operator G D Maddox of Rangoon Virginia for the wreck. General Counsel A P Thom released the conclusions.
In Pittsburg Pennsylvania December 17 officer James J. Lemon fatally wounded Elmer Kuhn during a store robbery at Mrs Mary Neenons New Kensington store. Albert Romig was captured after the raid with Kuhn. Romig says Kuhn threatened him to join in the theft.
A barrel containing charred remains of an 18 year old woman was found along a lonely road near Stockton, 20 miles from Wilkes-Barre. The body, soaked with oil and burned, shows evidence of prior mutilation and hints at a murder likely committed elsewhere before disposal in the barrel. Police trace a barrel stamp "Haney Co" and suspect transport from Mahanoy City to Hazleton. no missing woman match yet.
Viscount Aoki, Japan's ambassador to the United States, told guests at a Waldorf Astoria dinner that amicable U.S. Japan relations endure and that the pessimist's dream of Pacific war is absurd. He warned that Eastern Asia offers room for all nations to trade.
Two sisters Mary Katchur aged 13 and Annie aged 11 confessed to police that their mother taught them to shoplift, stealing about $1000 in goods from Pittsburg department stores. They were arrested in a Fifth Avenue store and their parents were jailed on suspicions. Annie said their mother read newspapers to learn what was available and issued written orders to fetch items.
Lehigh Valley railroad detectives arrest three boys at Duryea near Wilkes Barre 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 endangered a fast passenger train.
New York December 18 George Burnham Jr general counsel for Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company was convicted of larceny and sentenced to two years in state prison.
Baltimore reports the death of General John M Hood at age 81 after a brief illness following a nervous breakdown. Hood led the United Railways and Electric Co and previously headed the Western Maryland Railroad before its sale to the Gould interests. A Howard County native, he served in the Confederate army during the Civil War and endured several wounds.
Harrisburg officials report State Highway Commissioner Hunter plans to push an additional 3,000,000 appropriation for the good roads program. The proposal would combine with the 3,000,000 allotment over the next two years from a 1903-appropriated 6,500,000 fund to cover six years.
In Pittsburg on December 17 a poorly dressed Polish girl wandered the streets and was brought to the Oakland police station. In the matron's ward she attempted to eat asbestos packing from a steam pipe, saying through an interpreter she had not eaten for three days and was nearly starved.
Charles F. McCue aged 40, brother of former Charlottesville mayor J. Samuel McCue who was hanged in 1905 for wife murder, died by self-inflicted death at a hilltop near Afton Virginia after a fall from a tree.
A condensed list of incidents from December including a coasting accident in Grand Rapids Michigan injuring six children, deaths of Matt Priestley and Franklin J. Moses, Dr. A B Sherman, Maitland Boon, and others. Fire losses hit Greenwood Indiana and Rondout New York. robberies, accidents, and political notes fill December 12 to 18.
A Trenton and Allentown stage was held up just outside Trenton by three men. They robbed passengers after one jumped from the coach and seized the horses. A posse pursued, a gunfight followed, and the robbers surrendered. They gave the names Edward Bannon Edward Mulush and Peter Klaski.
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