Baltimore Contracting sale listing horses and mules
Farmers and city buyers are invited to a public sale by the Baltimore Contracting Company. The auction features 166 horses and 166 mules with prices ranging from 25 to 65 dollars for horses and 75 to 100 dollars a pair for mules. Weekly lots of 20 head, plus 10 fat mares, some soundness issues noted. Buyers urged to inspect stock at the main office and stable, 2828 Pennsylvania Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland. Contact Madison 1615.
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Baltimore Contracting Company
N. B
Pennsylvania Avenue
Baltimore
Madison
Public Farm Equipment and Livestock Sale Set for February 29 1912
Public sale announced by the farmer on the Carlisle pike between New Oxford and Hampton. Auction includes five horses, one mule, cattle, hogs, wagons, farm implements, scales, crates, harness, and household items. Sale begins 1:00 a.m. with 12 months credit or 4 percent discount for cash.
Public Sale on M C Myers Farm Mountpleasant Township
The owner quits farming and schedules a public sale on February 15 1912 at the M C Myers farm 24 miles northwest of New Oxford near New Chester road. Items include five horses one mule several mares described as safe to drive and suitable for family use. The notice also reports the marriage of Frederick Ruppert and Alice Schultz performed by Rev Wm Miller on Sunday evening January 28.
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M. C Myers
Mountpleasant Township
New Oxford
New Chester Road
Frederick Ruppert
Dover Township
Mies Alice Shultz
Chas. Shultz
East Berlin
Wm. Miller
Farm Auction Notice with Hogs Cattle Implements and Terms
In September a Jersey cow to fresh in May and a Hereford heifer to fresh in March are listed with a Red Durham heifer to be fresh at the beginning of March. Plus a calf four months old and nine hogs including one sow about to pig in late February. Equipment includes many plows wagons mowers planters and harnesses. Sale at 120 clock sharp with 11 months credit or 5 percent off for cash. Ammon McIntire J B Crist Straley & Cashman Auctioneers.
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Jersey
McCormick
McCormick Mower
Spangler
Mountville
Bissell
Osborne
Ammon McIntire
J. B. Crist
Straley & Cashman
Auct
Clerks
Feiser and Gamber Wed in Lebanon Home Wedding
John P. Feiser and Irene Gamber united in marriage at 6 oclock Tuesday evening February 6 at the bride's mother home 1100 Forge street Lebanon Rev Thomas Levan Bickle officiated The couple left for Harrisburg to occupy a home at 2522 Catharine street in Harrisburg The groom is a Swift Packing Company clerk and Patrick's Commercial School graduate The bride is described as Lebanon's accomplished young lady
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John P. Feiser
Irene Gamber
Forge Street
Lebanon
Thomas Levan Bickle
St John Reformed Church
R. Hartman
Harrisburg
Feiser
Patrick’s Commercial School
York
Hanover Groom and Miss Bond Wed in Gettysburg Ceremony
John Emlet of Hanover and Miss Rena Bond daughter of Mr and Mrs E C Bond of Weat High Street were united in marriage at the M E parsonage Gettysburg Tuesday morning by Rev L Dow Ott. The groom a druggist son of J L Emlet proprietor of Emlet's drugstore Hanover. The bride formerly worked at New Oxford Shoe Factory and comes from New Oxford. After the ceremony they began a wedding tour to Baltimore Washington Philadelphia and other places. They receive many congratulations from friends in Hanover and New Oxford.
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John Emlet
Hanover
Rena Bond
E. C. Bond
Weat High Street
This Place
M. E. Parsonage
Gettysburg
L. Dow Ott
J. L. Emlet
Emlet
New Oxford
Baltimore
Washington
Philadelphia
Baby baptism service in Littlestown marks wedding bells
On January 28 at Littlestown Rev. Irvin M. Lau presided as Miss Amanda Baker of Mulberry and Clayton Reindollar of Littlestown joined in a ceremony.
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Littlestown
Irvin M. Lau
Amanda Baker
Mulberry
Clayton Reindollar
Married at bride's home near Zullinger
Emory L. Sharrah of Cashtown wed Miss Ruth V. Fahrney at noon Tuesday in the home of the bride near Zullinger. Rev. Austin A. Kelly of Waynesboro officiated the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emory L. Sharrah
Cashtown
Ruth V. Fahrney
Zullinger
Austin A. Kelly
Waynesboro
Miss Bessie Walter Weds G R Maurath in Baltimore Home
Miss Bessie M. Walter daughter of Mr and Mrs H C B Walter Hanover was married at 8 30 p m Thursday February 1 to G R L Maurath at the groom s parents home Baltimore Md by Rev Charles Eyster The bride formerly lived in East Berlin and has resided in Baltimore recently The groom is a son of Geo Maurath conductor on the W M railway
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Bessie M. Walter
C. B. Walter
Hanover
G. R. L. Maurath
Baltimore
Charles Eyster
East Berlin
Geo. Maurath
W. M
Stanton and Waters Tie Gettsyburg Knot in Morning Rite
Jacob F. Stanton and Miss Laura Waters of Gettysburg were married Saturday morning by Rev. W O Cooper. The ceremony joined two local residents in a quiet nuptial at the house of worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob F. Stanton
Laura Waters
Gettysburg
W. O. Cooper
Mrs. Klinger and Mchure Wed in Washington Home Ceremony
At noon Saturday Misa Blanche Kling er daughter of Prof. O G Klinger of Gettysburg and William R Mchure of Phillipsburg Montana were married at the home of Mrs John A Swope in Washington. The ceremony was performed by Rev J T Huddle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Blanche Klinger
O. G. Klinger
Gettysburg
William R. Mchure
Phillipsburg
Montana
John A. Swope
Washington
J. T. Huddle
Augustus Meachey and Annie Collins Wed in Gettysburg
Augustus Meachey of Gettysburg and Miss Annie Collins of Two Taverns married Saturday at the Presbyterian manse Gettysburg. The ceremony was officiated by Rev. Frank KE Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustus Meachey
Gettysburg
Annie Collins
Presbyterian Manse
Frank Ke, Taylor
Viper Bite Leaves Mrs Simimone Critically Ill
Mrs Ruth Simimone of Coateville suffers a severe ankle infection six years after a viper bite. The leg is swollen to twice its size and an ulcer has opened deep into the flesh. Medical authorities report the condition as critical and require monitoring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Simimone
Coateville
Leonidas W. Gilbert
Daniel K. Miller
Harrisburg
Gettysburg
Tener
Pardon Board
Gilebert
Youngest Grandmother Claim Emerges in Pennsylvania
The article reports Mrs. John H. Mohr of Miners Mill near Wilkes-Barre boasting she is the youngest grandmother in Pennsylvania after giving birth at seventeen and becoming a grandmother at thirty-three. It notes her sister Mrs. Elizabeth Hiller of the East and this city is a great grandmother at fifty-seven.
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Stork
Fred Colburn
Miners Mill
Wilkes-Barre
John H. Mohr
Elizabeth Hiller
MacFarland Found Guilty of First Degree Murder
In Newark New Jersey Allison M MacFarland was convicted of first degree murder after a twelve hour jury deliberation for causing the death of his wife Evelyn who ingested potassium cyanide on October 17 The defendant admitted bringing the poison to the home and placing it in a bottle with the intent to kill her The prosecution linked his motive to an affair with a Philadelphia woman named Florence Brom
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacFarland
Philadelphia
Florence Brom
Ex-Governor Candidate Dewey Arrested in Boston on Insanity Charge
Former Judge Henry S. Dewey, a well known public figure and former gubernatorial hopeful, was arrested in Boston on a charge of being insane. He resisted arrest and was placed in a taxi and taken to an insane institution wearing a brigadier general uniform with side arms and boots at the time of arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry S Dewey
Boston
Papal Delegate Named to Represent Vatican in United States
Monsignor Giovanni Bonzano, rector of the Congregation for the Propaganda Fide in Rome, named by the pope as papal delegate to the United States. He succeeds Diomede Falconio, recently made cardinal. Official dispatches announcing Bonzano's appointment were received in Washington.
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Monsignor
Giovanni Bonzano
Congregation For the Propaganda of Faith
Rome
United States
Diomede Falconio
Bonzano
Washington
Tragic Keyser Fire Claims Pyles Family
Fire swept the Pyles home in Keyser West Virginia killing two young daughters of Henry G. Pyles a Baltimore and Ohio railroad brakeman and a five year old boy who died shortly after. Mrs Pyles and her baby were severely burned in the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry G. Pyles
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Pyles
Keyser
W Va
General Whipple Seeks Retirement as Paymaster General
Brigadier General Charles H. Whipple, paymaster general of the army, applies to be placed on the retired list under the thirty year service law. Col George R. Smith, senior pay corps officer, may succeed him as paymaster general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whipple
Charles H. Whipple
Army
George R. Smith
Pay Corps
Ten Hurt In Norfolk & Western Train Wreck Near Petersburg
Ten persons were injured when a passenger train on the Norfolk and Western railroad was wrecked near Petersburg Virginia. A wrecking crew and relief train were rushed from Petersburg to the scene immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Petersburg
Two Carloads of Powder Explode in Missouri Blast
A boy was killed and several people injured when two carloads of powder exploded near Jauden Belton Missouri. Considerable property was destroyed by the blast and ensuing fire. Local authorities investigated the accident and warned residents to keep clear of damaged areas.
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Kansas
Jauden
Belton
Drownings After Ice Jam On Niagara River Near Falls
A woman and two men drown two miles below Niagara Falls as an ice bridge breaks away. The victims are Mrs. Eldredge Stanton and Mr. Burrell Hecock, both named residents of Toronto and Cleveland. Dozens watch in vain as rescue efforts on the steel bridges fail to save them.
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Niagara River
Niagara Falls
New York
Woman Who Dejected Rich Man and Husband End Lives
A former wife of Walter L. Suydam and Frederick Noble, a young plumber, killed herself and her husband by gas in their New York apartment at 82 West Twelfth Street. The couple had married after she ran away from her millionaire husband. The mother of Mrs Noble alerted police after finding locked rooms and a gas odor, and the bodies were discovered with the couple in an embrace near the oven. Suydam declined to explain motives, saying he was merely a friend. The case leaves motives unclear and details about distribution of a $110 check remain.
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Walter L. Suydam
Frederick Noble
Suydam
Noble
New York
West Twelfth Street
John J. White
Washington
Nla
Cate
Blue Point
Lone Island
Snydain
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Tomance
Submarine A 3 Lost With Entire British Crew
The British submarine A 3 sank after a collision with torpedo gunboat Hazard off the Isle of Wight. A crew of fourteen including ten sailors and four officers perished, with three additional lieutenants aboard for instruction. Hazard rescued no survivors.
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Isle of Wight
Lhfe
Edwin Hawley Dies in New York at 62
Edwin Hawley chairman of the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad and a leading rail magnate died at his New York home after weeks of nervous indigestion. He was 62 and his fortune was widely estimated from 40 to 75 million dollars. Hawley’s rail empire included lines such as the Chesapeake & Ohio, Chicago & Illinois, Missouri, Kansas & Texas, and others.
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Edwin Hawley
New York
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad
Hawley
East Sintieth Street
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago & Alan
Hocking Valley
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Missouri
Kansas & Texas
Iowa Central
St. Louis
San Francisco
Chicago & Eastern Tllinois
Colorado
Philadelphia Men Arrested Over Diseased Meat Peddling
Detectives arrest George Smith and Benjamin Hendricks on charges of violating pure food laws after evidence shows they sold beet from a lame horse as fresh meat in Philadelphia. Police say the men bought a sick horse for seven dollars, killed it at night, then butchered and sold the carcass. Dozens of witnesses are expected at further hearings.
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George Smith
Benjamin Wendricks
Philadelphia
Hendricks
Smith
Lowery
Lowery, We Says He Will Produce Dozens of Witnesses Who Diu
Smita
Sacony
Darknes
Woman Falls From Train Found in Baltimore Tunnel
Mrs Frances Fraser a 50 year old New York woman was found unconscious on the floor of the Pennsylvania avenue tunnel in Baltimore four hours after she fell from a moving train. She was taken to a hospital with slight abrasions and recalled she slipped while attempting to move between cars during a sudden lurch. Police were informed only after the train reached Washington.
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Baltimore
Pennsylvania Avenue
Pennsylvania Railroad
Frances Fraser
New York
Pauper Inherits Million Dollar Fortune From Paralyzed Brother
James Paddock of Atlantic Highlands a hospital patient at Monmouth Memorial in Long Branch inherits between 1 million and 3 million dollars after his brother Simon Paddock of Syatras New York dies leaving a substantial fortune. The two men were estranged for years and James had been treated as a charity patient for paralysis. Relatives alerted officials prompting a hospital transfer to a private room.
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James Paddock
Atlantic Highlands
Monmouth Memorial Hospital
Long Branch
N. J
Paddock
Simon Paddock
Sytaruas
N. Y
Simon
James
Senate Okays Bill for a Children Bureau
The senate passed a bill, introduced by Senator Borah Idaho, creating a children bureau in the department of commerce and labor. The vote was 54 to 20. The bureau shall investigate reports on child welfare including infant mortality birth rate juvenile courts desertion dangerous occupations accidents diseases of children employment and related legislation in states and territories.
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Senate
Borah
Idaho
Department of Commerce and Labor
Indict Three For Coatesville Lynching
January grand jury in Chester county court at West Chester found true bills against Lewis Denithorne John Conrad and Louis Keyser three Coatesville men charged with murder in the lynching of Zach Walker a colored man dragged from the Coatesville hospital and burned on a fire of rails and straw on Sunday night August 13. The defendants have been jailed for three months and their cases likely to be continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coatesville
Chester County Criminal Court
West Chester
Lewis Denithorne
John Conrad
Louis Keyser
Zach Walker
Coatesville Hospital
Three year old girl fatally burned by a comb
In Warren Pennsylvania a three year old girl named Girnet Saner died after holding an inflammable comb that ignited from an open grate fire. The heat caused the comb to catch fire and set her clothing ablaze.
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Girnet Saner
Warren
Mob Lynches Woman's Assailant in Macon Georgia
Charles Powell a Black man who attacked and robbed a young woman in Macon Georgia was seized by a mob and lynched by the crowd. Police officers were unable to protect him as the mob dragged him away. The incident occurred in Macon amid rising tensions and calls for swift justice.
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Charles Powell
Macon
General Markets Philadelphia Flour and Wheat Prices
Markets show quiet trading with flour at 5.25 per barrel and 385 for Winter, wheat No 2 red around 1.0 to 1.0 per bushel, oats firm at 58 to 58 and a half cents, poultry steady with hens 13 to 14 cents and dressed fowls at 16 cents, eggs firm near 45 to 48 cents, potatoes firm at 1.15 to 1.18 per bushel.
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Philadelphia
Western
Live Stock Prices at Pittsburg Union Stock Yards
Cattle alive and choice about 7.05 to 7.20. prime heifers around 7.2. sheep steady with prime wethers about 43 to 44.60. calves to 97.50. hogs active with prime heavies near 67.9. mediums and heavy Yorkers 37.5 to 38.9. light Yorkers 34 to 36.60. roughs around 5.50.
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Pittsburg
Union
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Carlisle Pike
Joseph R. Diehl
Hampton
Surrey
Albright
New Mountville
Adriance
Gale By
Crist
Auct, Decker & Chronister
Olks
Erwin Fair
Tyrone Township
Adams County
Frick
Joseph Hultz
Dr . R. Snyder
Carlisle Street
New Oxford, Pa
J. L. Sheetz
Jacob Reddigz
Stevens
William
Lowry Hoffman
Venango County
Lowry
Ness
Hostetter
Hafer’s Mill
Seven Valleys
York County
Harry
James Shauffer
Lancaster
U. S
Pennsylvania
Niagara Rapids
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