Marriages Recapped From Littlestown and Hanover Lists
Local notices record multiple weddings with couples from Littlestown York Hanover and nearby areas. Ruth Weaver and A Robert French wed at St Aloysius Littlestown in the Nuptial Mass officiated by Rev O Callaghan. Other couples include Mrs Sarah Herbst and Mr Jacob Herbst of Gettysburg, and J Lester Warehime with Gertrude Wolfe near Littlestown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Aloysius Church
Littlestown
Ruth Weaver
A. Robert French
B.itimore
O’callaghan
J. Harry Weaver
J. Lester Warehime
Gertrude M. Wolfe
Silver Run
8. C. Hoover
Amputation of Leg Result of Burns
John Henry Cromer found unconscious near show at Barrick lime kilns Woodsboro. He had one leg amputated at Montevue hospital due to freezing before burns. Doctors say recovery good but he cannot leave hospital for weeks. A Frederick report notes Cromer refused to give his correct name until near death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Henry Cromer
Barrick
Woodsboro
Montevue ‘Hospital
Cromer
Frederick
Hospital Patients And Car For Sale In Brief
Earl Culp of Gettysburg underwent eye surgery in Philadelphia to remove small tumors in his eye socket, linked to injuries from eight years ago in a football game. Mrs. Helen Gentzler of near East Berlin had surgical work at York hospital and returned home. For sale a Franklin 5 passenger touring car, 4 cylinder, fully equipped and in good running order. Demonstrations available. 3 R Weaver New Oxford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Culp
James Culp
Gettysburg
Philadelphia
Culp
Helen Gentzler
Near East Berlin
York Hospital
Franklin
R. Weaver
New Oxford
Local Social Roundup From Hanover Area Visits
Mrs Maude Deal of Hanover returns from Pittsburgh after weeks with her brother and sister A G Lau and wife Hanover over Sunday visitors with friends in town Mrs John Emlet and son Hanover spend days with her parents Mr and Mrs E C Bond West High Street Mrs Jacob Kling Hanover spent Saturday with friends in town Ira Hartman Hershey spent days with his parents Mr and Mrs J R Hartman Hamilton Roller Mills Edward Sheely Hershey spent days with his parents Mr and Mrs G C Sheely Lincoln Way East Paul D Weaver Mt St Marys College Emmitsburg attended the funeral of his aunt Mrs Harry Starner and stayed with his parents J S Weaver Hanover Stanley Miller Millersburg visited his parents Mr and Mrs Calvin Miller High Street Miss Esther Oswald Baltimore visiting Miss Margaret Kohler Lincoln Way West roommates at Millersville State Normal School Miss Ada Runk York spending time with Burgess Hummer and wife Lincoln Way West Mrs John Sanders daughter and son West High Street spent weekend with friends at Hanover Guyon A Smith Hanover street visited uncle Joseph Kellenberger Spring Grove Mrs Ida Sanderson New York City guest of sister Mrs W A Feiser Lincoln Way West Miss Lottie Stambaugh Hanover visiting Miss Nora Sadler Qualityville Miss Bettie Diehl Lincoln Way West spending time with uncle and aunt Dr and Mrs J C Felty Gettysburg Wiest Miller Red Lion spent Tuesday with parents Mr and Mrs Geo A Miller Lincoln Way East
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Deal
Hanover Street
Pittsburgh
A. G. Lau
Hanover
John Emlet
E. C. Bond
West High Street
Jacob Kling
Ira Hartman
Hershey
Lincoln Way
John Sanders
Guyon A. Smith
Joseph Kellenberger
Spring Grove
Ida Sanderson
New York City
W. A. Feiser
West
Lottie Stam
Aged Woman Burned To Death In Hanover Home
Mrs. Elizabeth Grove aged 75 of Hanover died at 2 15 am Tuesday from burns suffered the previous evening when her clothes caught fire around a kitchen stove she was alone in the house tending a pan of lard neighbors extinguished the flames by rolling her in snow but she died a few hours later She leaves five children including Miss Carrie Grove Prof Charles Grove of the University of Columbia New York and others in Philadelphia Washington and Portsmouth VA
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Grove
Hanover
Charles Grove
University of Columbia
N. Y
Harry
Philadelphia
Ella
Washington
Robert
Portsmouth
County Native Killed by Car in Dayton
John H. Bosserman a Freedom township native and longtime county resident was killed instantly by a trolley car at a Dayton crossing on January 29 He stepped from behind one car and was unseen by another approaching from the opposite direction Bosserman educated and well to do. he had served for years with McPherson College in Kansas an institution run by the Church of the Brethren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Bosserman
Freedom Township
Dayton
Ohio
Bosserman
McPherson College
Kansas
Church of the Brethren
Robbery on the Road Near Hanover
Paul Mummert, 18, on his way to Hanover last Thursday evening around 8, was held up by two colored men near the Henry Ferry farm. One man pressed a cocked pistol to his face while the other searched his pockets and took $2.85, the total money he had.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover
Paul Mummert
Paul Ferry
Henry Ferry
Young Mummert
Fatal barn fire and double pneumonia deaths near Hagerstown
A barn on the Rouse Brothers farm near Hagerstown burned Friday night killing 7 mules 2 horses and farm implements in the blaze Osborn Rill 22 married and Noah Rill 17 sons of Daniel Rill died near Hagerstown of double pneumonia six hours apartAuthorities report the barn fire as the blaze and the pneumonia deaths as separate incidents within the same area and timeframe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rouse Brothers
Hagerstown
Osborn Rill
Noah Rill
Daniel Rill
Death notices Jakob Goodenberger Dies at 67
Jakob Goodenberger former Adams County Poor Director dies suddenly at his grandson Lewis Goodenberger’s home near La Bott York County. A cerebral hemorrhage caused his death at age 67 years eight months and twenty three days. Survived by three children Mrs Luther Berkheimer Mrs Tempest Bortner and Lewis Goodenberger. Funeral at Abbottstown Lutheran Church with Rev F C Sternat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jakob Goodenberger
Berwick Township
Adams County
Lews Goodenberger
la Bott
York County
Goodenberger
Luther Berkheimer
Tempest Bortner
York
Lewis Goodenberger
Abbottstown Lutheran Church
F. C. Sternat
Kicked by Horse and Local Property Sale Reported
A 17 year old, John Neely, son of W. W. Neely of New Chester, was kicked by a horse Sunday evening, breaking a rib and causing severe bruising after guiding two horses to a watering trough. Contractor Stanley Lawrence buys the Charles Hagerman property in Irishtown on private terms. Andrew Myers, 90, of East Berlin, dislocated his right hip after slipping on ice Monday. Elmer Baublitz, 27, of York, cut his left arm with a broken bottle while attempting self harm Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Neely
W. W. Neely
New Chester
Young Neely
Neely
Stanley Lawrence
Charles Hagerman
Irishtown
Andrew Myers
East Berlin
Elmer Baublitz
York
A General Survey Of The War
Berlin reports heavy fighting in France south of the Somme with artillery fire and mine explosions near the Somme Argonne and Vaquois Paris statements note bombardment activity in those sectors. Delhi dispatches claim British forces in Mesopotamia are in a better position and Kut-el-Amara garrison can retreat if needed. Petrograd says German attacks near Dvinsk repulsed and Russian troops blew German trenches in Bukowina Kharlonoff resigns as Controller General. General Pekrovsky replaces him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
France
Somme
Paris
Argonne
Vaqunois
Delhi
India
Mesopotamia
Kut-el-Amara
Petrograd
Dvinsk
Bukowina
Kharlonoff
Pekrovsky
Germans shift 600,000 to French front in dispatches
Despatches from Amsterdam report 600,000 German troops redeployed to the French front. Violent fighting in Artois sees Berlin claim trenches west of Vimy captured. Artillery near Verdun and Belfort intensifies. A Dvina crossing near Dvinsk is noted by Petrograd. London cites moved forces from Galicia, while Vienna notes fierce fighting with Russian offensives. Balkans remain uncertain as potential Allied move against Bulgaria looms. Reports also claim a Russian defeat by Persians near Constantinople.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Artois
Berlin
Vimy
Verdun
Belfort
Dvina
Dvinsk
Petrograd
London
Vienna
Balkans
Constantinople
War news and front line updates from World War I briefing
Germany and Austria notify the United States that after March 1 armed merchant ships will be treated as warships. Fighting persists in Artois and northern Flanders with French reports of repeated German attacks. Berlin cites trenches captured near Vimy and gains near Neuville and south of the Somme. Sofia claims Bulgaria will enter Greece to push French and British from Salonika. Vienna reports Durazzo occupied in Albania. Petrograd says Russian forces captured Oszlecko in Galicia and crossed the Dniester threatening Austrian lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Austria
United States
Artois
Flanders
France
French War Office
Berlin
Vimy
Neufville
Somme
Sofia
Bulgaria
Greece
Salonika
Vienna
Durazzo
Albania
Petrograd
Oszleczko
Galicia
Pukowina
Dniester
Czernowitz
French and German forces trade gains in Artois region
Paris reports French gains in Artois during fierce fighting. Germany claims repulsed attacks on Hill 149. Berlin says positions north of Vimy held after four French assaults. Briand’s visit to Italy hints at Italian cooperation with Britain and France at Salonika. Petrograd notes minor Russian successes near Riga and Dvinsk. Greek Chamber backs neutrality policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Artois
Hill 149
Berlin
Vimy
Briand
France
Italy
Salonika
London
Petrograd
Riga
Dvinsk
Greek Chamber of Deputies
World War I Tensions Rise Across Europe
Despatches from Washington to Berlin suggest the United States may warn its citizens against sailing on armed steamships as Germany plans to treat them as war vessels. Paris cites gains in Champagne while Rome reports larger trench advances. Romania protests Bulgarian troop incursions as rumors of severed relations surface. Russian forces push offensives in Bessarabia and at the Dniester front as the czar arrives at the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Berlin
United States
Germany
German War Office
Champagne
Paris
Rumania
Czar
Bessarabia
Dyinsk
Bulgaria seeks peace and heavy fighting fronts reported
Sunday dispatches state Bulgaria seeks peace with the Entente while Sofia claims only quarrel was with Serbia. French reports describe repulsed German attacks near Soissons with multiple counterattacks in Champagne. Artillery duels persist at Replon and Parroy forest. German mines in Flanders and Lille bombardment cause damage but no deaths. In Lorraine and the Vosges the fighting continues as Petrograd notes Russian gains on three fronts and czar's troops hold the Dvinsk line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulgaria
Athens
Exchange Telegraph Company
Sofia
Serbia
Soissons
Champagne
Replon
Forest
Parroy
Flanders
Eveat
Lille
Lorraine
Vosges
Petrograd
Czar
Dvinsk
Garrison Resigns From Wilson Cabinet Over Army Plan
Lindley M. Garrison secretary of war resigns after Wilson rejects the continental army scheme and amid disagreement over the Philippine independence bill. Breckinridge also resigns. Garrison opposed the Clarke amendment and feared lack of congressional approval for key policies. No official address delivery planned before the chamber of commerce event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindley M. Garrison
Wilson
Congress
Garrison
Senate
Henry C. Breckenridge
House Military Committee
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
President backs continental army plan amid reserve push
After D¢ and Mrs Garrison left for New York for an indefinite stay, President Wilson endorsed the continental army concept as the best way to strengthen the force. He stressed the need for a large U S reserve and said details should be worked out by common counsel. The president and Secretary Garrison have long been close allies in the administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrison
New York
War Office
Wilson
Continental” Army
United States Army
Germans Report Another Big Gain From War Office
Berlin reports multiple German advances on the Western front with gains in Champagne and Vosges areas. Prisoners and captured trenches are listed, while French and Allied countermeasures and cautious assessments from French military experts follow. The frontline fighting centers on Artois and Champagne with heavy artillery exchanges and limited Allied gains near Ypres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin War Office
Tahure
Champagne
Abersept
Vosges
Frise
France
French
War Office
Seppois
Upper
Alsace
Artois
Arras
Flanders
Somme
Woevre
Ruprecht
Bavaria
Teuton
Belgium
Ypres
Yser Canal
Poperinghe
Protest to Congress Demands Toothpaste Tax Repeal
About forty Philadelphia area citizens presented a protest in the House of Representatives against the war tax on toothpaste. They argue brushing teeth prevents disease and that taxing toothpaste taxes health. They note Congress taxes soap but not toothpaste and suggest taxing nonusers instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
House of Representatives
Congress
Frozen to Death in Home in St. Clair Pa
James J. Kirk aged fifty five was found frozen to death at his home near St. Clair near Pottaville Pennsylvania beside a stove and a pile of coal witnesses report the body was discovered by neighbors early morning authorities searched the premises for signs of foul play or accident and opened an investigation to determine the cause of death and whether the home was properly heated
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Clair
James J. Kirk
Pottaville
Record cold breaks long standing coal region limits
At Pottsville the thermometers show five degrees below zero and fourteen below on Broad Mountain summit, shattering regional records. Coal washeries halt as water freezes, machinery stops. In Altoona a 53 year old railroad foreman James Humer dies of apoplexy in a partner’s arms while dancing at the golf club house. he was active in Masonic circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottsville
Broad Mountain
Altoona Golf Club
James Humer
Altoons
Pennsylvania Railroad
Britain to seek new war credit of 250 million pounds
It is unofficially reported that Parliament will introduce a further vote of credit after reassembling. The proposed amount is 250,000,000 pounds, totaling 1,912,000,000 pounds in war credits, equivalent to about 9.6 billion dollars.
Robber Kills Elderly Couple Near Flemington N J
James Hoagland, an eighteen year old black man, confessed after third degree treatment to murdering farmer Richard J. Wyckoff, eighty, and housekeeper Catharine Anne Fisher, seventy five, for money. Their bodies were found in the Wyckoff home and barn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard J. Wyckoff
East Amwell
Flemington
N. J
Catharine Anne Fisher
James Hoagland
Wyckoff
Miss Fisher
Man Burns in Motorcycle Accident in Wilmington
Edward Barlow twenty six of Wilmington Delaware was likely fatally burned in a peculiar accident. His motorcycle skidded at Front and Union streets, the fuel tank broke and gasoline saturated his clothing. He sought warmth at a garage on Front and Du Pont streets where a hot stove ignited the gasoline, surrounding him in flames before he could remove his clothing. He is at the Delaware hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Barlow
Wilmington
Del
Front
Union
Barlow
Dupont
Deleware Hospital
Daily Injury Toll Stuns Pennsylvania Workforce
Pennsylvania's labor department reports a daily injury rate of about 1000 workers across industrial establishments. On Tuesday 1010 injuries with 21 deaths were recorded, and on Wednesday 1190 injuries with seven fatalities were logged, per state figures cited by Dr. John Price Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penna
Pennsylvania
State Department of Labor and Industry
John Price Jackson
Digging for Gold In Maryland Near Washington
Sixteen miles from Washington and within sight of the Washington monument, large scale gold prospecting has begun on the old Ford farm in Montgomery county. Diamond drills probe quartz veins near the Potomac river. Nuggets have been found but commercial pay quantities are not yet proven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Washington
Washington Monument
Old Ford Farm
Montgomery County
Potomac River
Roosevelt Sailed for South America on Guiana Cruise
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt embarked on a pleasure trip through the West Indies aboard the British steamer Guiana. The ship will stop at St Thomas on February 17 and visit British, French, and Dutch colonies before returning to New York by March 47.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Theodore Roosevelt
Mra. Roosevelt
Guiana
West Indies
St. Thomas
Danish West Indies
New York
General Markets Philadelphia Grain and Produce Notes
Flour fort winter prices ranged from 5.75 to 7.50 per barrel in city mills with steady demand. Corn quiet at No 2 yellow 82.5 cents, oats steady No 2 white 57 13 cents, poultry steady with live hens 18 19.5 cents and dressed fowls 20.5 cents. Butter firm with varied creamery and selected lots trading around 28 to 34 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelthia
City Mills
Hick Steady
Western
Live Stock QuotationsChicago Hogs Market Report
Hogs quoted in Chicago market with bids and prices showing steady to firm levels. Buyers note varying weights and qualities including bacon and rough hogs with prices around 8.37 for good quality and weaker bids near 7.85 to 7.90, while bulk selections trend differently across weights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. C. Blackenship
Roanoke
Sarah H. Schriver
Jacob C. Herbst
George W. Enders, Jr
Samuel F. Miller
Mary M. Woodward
A. H. Irvine
Arthur E. Bair
Viola E. Rife
Jesse Rife
Brushtown
A. M. Heilman
Littlestown National Bank
J. E. Newcomer
Joseph Grim
Abbottstown
Sadie Luckenbaugh
Smiths Station
Lottie M. G. Hershey
John Hershey
Milton McC. Kressler
M. J. Roth
New Oxford Building and Loan Association
Weaver's Warehouse
J. R. Weaver
White Cream CO
Lancaster
Carlisle Street
Hanover, PA
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