Weekend Time Left For Court News And Local Items
The notice lists various local happenings including Mrs. Lauffer visiting her son Rev. Geo N Lauffer in West High street, Rev Fr Martin confined by heart trouble, Fr Redding presiding at Mass, Miss Mary Smith ill with rheumatism, and Mr Chas Jacobs injured while slaughtering a beef. A severe wind and sleet storm disrupted telephone lines, felled trees, and blocked roads hindering R F D service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Redding
McSherrystown
Mary Smith
Wagner Building
Carlisle Street
Chas. Smith
Mountpleasant Township
Local suits heard by Squire Lilly at McSherrystown
The H. W. Miller Co. of Hanover sues E. M. Bittinger of Oxford township for goods sold and delivered while Peoples Bank of Hanover sues Bittinger and D. E. Barnitz on a promissory note. The H. W. Miller Co. sues Bittinger Lime Co. for merchandise on consignment and judgments are entered in favor of the plaintiffs. The toll case McSherrystown & Hanover Turnpike Co. vs. John B. Noel ends by amicable settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
Adams County
John Reed Scott
Anna Horner White
Liberty Township
O. S. Pittentorf
J. CO. Pittentorf
Tyrone Township
Abbie L Waltman
Mary Rk, Mowery
Harmiston Township
John H. Brough
B. M. Miller
Oxford Township
Penna
L. Emory Kauffman
George L. Kauffman
Hamiltonian Township
Wilson F. Hollinger
William Hollinger
Daniel &. Hollinger
Berwick Borough
Kemper FE
Thomas
Butler Township
Wm. McSherry
Susan Riley
McSherrystown
D. F. Steffy
Squire
H. Lilly
H. W. Miller Co
Hanover
E. M. Bittinger
Peoples Bank of Hanover
D. E. Barnitz
Bittinger Lime Co
McSherrystown & Hanover Turnpike Company
John B. Noel
Squire Lilly
Couple Wed at Groom’s Parents Home in Cumberland Township
On January 1, the wedding occurred at the groom’s parents home in Cumberland Township. Rev. W G Minnick officiated. the couple were C and A King and Miss Mary Eckert, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Eckert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland Township
W.G. Minnick
King
Mary Eckert
Harry Eckert
Boyd and Shultz Wed at Trinity Reformed Parsonage
George Mervin Boyd and Miss Flora Shultz, both near Gettysburg, were married last Thursday evening at 7 o'clock at Trinity Reformed parsonage Waynesboro by Rev F F Bahner D D.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Mervin Boyd
Flora Shultz
Gettysburg
Trinity Reformed Parsonage
Waynesboro
F.F. Bahner
Multiple Farm and Local Disasters and Deaths in Pennsylvania
A series of incidents reported include a barn fire at the Oliver Perry estate near Hatboro destroying crops and stock, a fatality of Patrick Kerwin aged 111 in Seward, a drowning linked to the Johnstown flood, a Baltimore diamond theft arrest connected to Lillian Huff, another large barn fire at Amos Bowman’s Wheatland Mills farm with cattle and horses killed, a church dynamite explosion in Siegersville with total destruction, the death of Noah Keeney in York County after cancer surgery, and a separate fatal saw mill accident involving Jacob Keeney in Shrewsberry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Perry
Hatboro
Patrick Kerwin
Pennsylvania
Seward
Westmoreland County
Johnstown
Lillian Huff
York
Baltimore
Wm Hoenes
Hull
Amos Bowman
Wheatland Mills
Lancaster County
Siegersville Union Church
Noah Keeney
Shrewsberry
York County
Jacob Keeney
Noah
Infant fatally injured in runaway wagon accident
Five month old daughter of Henry Godfrey of Loganville York county was hurled from a market wagon when a single tree snapped on a steep hill. The infant was fatally wounded by glass from a storm window while Mrs Godfrey and others escaped with minor injuries as the wagon overturned and the horses bolted briefly.
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Henry Godfrey
Loganville
York County
Gettysburg New Year Night Bird Show Draws Huge Crowd
The talent gathered from Han and nearby attended a rattling cooking main on New Year’s night in Gettysburg with many birds on display. The event ran through the night into morning as large sums changed hands on the results and inside bets despite a prior raid by Adams County officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover
Gettysburg
Adams County
Twice Called Dead Woman Survives Cataleptic Attacks
In Bellefontaine Ohio Lucinda Carrothers was pronounced dead twice after sudden illness. She revived during burial preparations and again the next day, later returning to normal health and remaining active in her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Bellefontaine
Lucinda Carrothers
More Capitol Charges Against Huston Cassel and Sanderson
Harrisburg January 7 three men already indicted for conspiracy in the capitol project face additional false pretense charges. Counsel for Congressman H Burd Cassel of Marietta Joseph M Huston and John H Sanderson of Philadelphia were notified warrants will be issued after information is filed. Defendants must appear in Harrisburg post bail and waive a preliminary hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huston
Sanderson
Cassel
Harrisburg
New
State Capitol
H. Burd Cassel
Marietta
Joseph M. Huston
John H. Sanderson
Philadelphia
Weiss
Alderman Caveny
New Marriage Rules For Catholics In Pittsburgh
A pastoral letter by Bishop Canevin during Lent will enforce Pope Pius X guidelines forbidding priests of one parish from marrying residents of another parish. The move aims to strengthen safeguards around Catholic marriages across the diocese.
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Pittsburg
Canevin
Woman Dies on Reading Train Near Mahano y City
Mrs. Lewis Bibleheimer aged sixty of Mahano y City died suddenly on a Reading passenger train near East Mahano y Junction after boarding the express. The body was removed at East Mahano y Junction and placed in Dr. Seligman’s care. Officials suggest haste to reach the station may have caused her death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Lewis Bibleheimer
Mahanoy City
East Mahanoy Junction
Seligman
Bibleheimer
Sleeping Child Puzzles Doctors in McKeesport
Pittsburg Jan 7 Physicians are puzzled by the illness of Mary Dolan two year old daughter of Matthew Dolan of McKeesport. The child sank into a deep sleep at noon last Friday and efforts to awaken her since have failed. She had been ill for several days and was being treated for grip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Mary Dolan
Matthew Dolan
McKeesport
Countess Thaw Seeks Divorce From Earl of Yarmouth
London January 4 The Countess of Yarmouth Alice Thaw sister of Harry K Thaw applies for an annulment of her marriage to the Earl of Yarmouth. The Hartford family head is the Earl’s father and the family mourns strain from the Thaw murder case as the Marchioness stands with her daughter in law amid public scandal and tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Thaw
London
Countess of
Yarmouth
Alice Thaw
Pittsburg
William Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
New York City
Earl of Yarmouth
Hartford
Earl
Marquis of Hartford
Thaw
Marchioness of
Stabbed Wife in Bed then Attempted Suicide in Easton
Frank Smith, son of City Controller Chester Smith, murdered his wife and tried to kill himself after a forced entry at their Easton home. He fled to his father’s house and wounded himself, with doctors expected to save him. Police say marital infidelity was alleged cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Smith
Easton
Chester Smith
Smith
Thug Sentenced in Scranton for Strings of Robbery Assaults
Robert Perry, a Negro, pleaded guilty to three counts of assault with intent to rob and one larceny charge after confessing to attacking three women with a bludgeon in two months. He received 33 years in the penitentiary, the maximum under law. Victims include Miss Belle Osborne who is permanently disfigured, Miss Carden with brain concussion, and Miss Lulu Thiel who escaped serious injury. Police question motive citing Perry’s weekly earnings of fourteen dollars and $1000 in the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Robert Perry
Edwards
Perry
Belle Osborne
Carden
Lulu Thiel
Supreme Court Voids Employer Liability Law for Railways
In a White authored opinion the Supreme Court rules the employer liability law unconstitutional for railroads and common carriers regarding negligence of fellow employees or defective appliances. The ruling affirms lower court decisions in two cases involving administratrices of killed locomotive firemen on the Illinois Central near Memphis and the Southern Pacific in Nevada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice White
Supreme Court of the
United States
Memphis
Tenn
Nevada
Draughtsman Returns Lost Package. Receives $500 Bond Reward
Lawrence Prickett, a draughtsman from Pottsville, found a package in a Pullman car containing $7500 in gold bonds and $4500 in negotiable paper. He located the owner and returned the valuables by express. The owner rewarded him with a $500 United States gold bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottsville
Lawrence Prickett
New Jersey
Pullman
Express
United States
Narrow escape for Paderewski in Cincinnati
Ignace Paderewski, renowned pianist, had a narrow escape from death in Cincinnati on January 7. Details are scarce but the incident centers on the famed musician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paderewski
Cincinnati
Ignace Paderewski
Paderewski Escapes Major Injury After Railroad Yard Accident
Music Hall patrons waited for an hour while Paderewski was shaved in his private car when a switch engine bumped the vehicle in the railroad yards. The razor cut his throat but the valet redirected the blade, preventing serious harm. Paderewski bled, yet no major danger was seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Music Hall
Paderewski
Edward Shea Emerges From Monthlong Trance in Montclair
Edward Shea of Montclair New Jersey awoke from a monthlong trance and now expects a full recovery. He reports vivid visions and conversations with deceased individuals during the spell, which baffled physicians before his sudden improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mont Clair
N. J
Edward Shea
Body Turned to Stone in Ringgold Graveyard
Workmen disinterred the body of Mrs. Sarah Geist from the Mennonite grave yard at Ringgold, but the coffin and dress had turned to stone. The body remained as when buried eleven years ago, hindering removal to Waynesboro, Hagerstown reports said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Sarah Geist
Ringgold
Waynesboro
Accident causes murder in Camden gun feud
Polander Michael Zieninski was shot in the head and killed by Antonio Gedenski who then fatally shot himself. Gedinski had previously been shot in the leg by Zieninski last August during a hunting trip, leading to an amputation. Gedinski claimed the earlier shooting was not accidental and the murder grew from that incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
N. J
Michael Zieninski
Antonio Gehenski
Gedenski
Zieninski
Man Dies By Jump From Window In Sewickly
G W Groom suffering nervous prostration leaped from a bedroom window fifteen feet to the ground then ran to the Pennsylvania railroad tracks and was struck dead by a freight train. He had escaped his home several nights earlier and, after harsh exposure, a strict watch remained over him but could not stop his action.
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Pittsburg
G. W. Groom
Sewickly
Pennsylvania Railroad
Groom
Kindness Rewarded By $70,000 Gift
Lancaster Pa January 7. George B Kofroth a former hotel clerk of Honey Brook received a bequest of seventy thousand dollars from Otto I Kuenzler a Swiss peasant who died in this country about a year ago. The will leaves his entire estate to Kofroth as a token of gratitude for his kindness to two poor homeless wanderers.
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Lancaster
George B. Kofroth
Honey Brook
Otto I. Kuenzler
Kofroth
Two Men Killed By Slate Slide in Aston Quarry
In Delabole slate quarry near Aston Pennsylvania on January 4 Hiram Thomas and an Italian laborer called Tony were killed when a slate slip buried them. They had been warned earlier to quit work but refused to stop.
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Aston
Hiram Thomas
Tony
Delabole
Child Smothered by Smoke in Johnstown Fire
A thirty two month old child of John Wassing died from smoke during a house fire that destroyed the home. Another child was near a lamp that exploded, starting the blaze.
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Johnstown
John Wassing
Wassing
Wireless rod telephony test in Kingston inventor claims clear distant message
In Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania on January 6 a public test of John Grohowski from Kingston's wireless telephone is planned. He demonstrated a six foot earth rod transmitter and said a message was clearly understood at a short distance, though experienced telephone men doubt the device's future success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes-Barre
John Gro Howski
Kingston
Lawyers Take Ice Surf Dip In Atlantic City Wager
Six Philadelphia lawyers wagered on a bath in icy Atlantic City waters. James W. Cohn and Alfred Carr faced off. Carr stayed eight minutes while Cohn exited after seven minutes.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Philadelphia
James W. Cohn
Alfred Carr
Cohn
Week's News Condensed Roundup of Early 1907 Incidents
January 1 to 7 items include deaths by suicide at a Pittsburgh rail station, a weather bureau figure dying in Pittsburg, mining and fire disasters in Pennsylvania, a bank vault robbery in Oklahoma, and multiple fatalities from trains and accidents. Notable figures include Dr. Nicholas Senn and public notices of local incidents. The report lists deaths, fires, robberies, and industrial happenings across several states.
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Albert Zein
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Frank Ridhway
United States Weather Bureau
Willock
Stein
Lackawanna County
New York State
James W. Wadsworth, Jr
Francis Gallagher
Lake Erie
Nicholas Senn
United States
Chicago
McCurtain, Okla
State Bank
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Coal Centre
Erie
Susquehanna
Binghamton
N. Y
Sarah Burton
Arch
Blackville
Ark
Barnes
Britt Jones
Denis J. Stafford
D. I
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Washington
Providence
R. I
Anna Remann
Crane Ironworks
Catasauqua
Thomas L. Pierson
Second
Newark
N. J
Martin Wezlarz
Redington
Lexington
William G. Rockefeller
Greenwich
Conn
Peter Hicks
Chester
Shenango Tinplate
New Castle
Paul Revere
Congregational Church
Wiscassett
Luella Smith
Harry H. Hosley
U. S N
Dewey
Newport News
Manila
New York
Market Quotations for Grains Butter and Eggs
Quotations show firmer tone across corn and oats with No 2 and steamer grades trading around 56 to 67 cents for oats and 60 to 65 cents for certain corn types. Wheat Ballinmuerk and southern steamer No 2 bids hover near 98 to 99 cents. Butter and eggs move with creamery extras at 29 to 30 cents and Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia markets at 24 to 27 cents respectively.
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Ballinmuerk
Southern
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Live Stock Markets At Pittsburg Yard Report
CATTLE steady with prices around 5.60 to 5.80 per hundredweight and bulk around 575 head. HOGS declined with prime and medium categories around 4.70 to 4.75 and roughs near 4.25. SHEEP steady with prime wethers about 5.26 and lower grades from 1.60 to 2.50. calves priced to 8.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Union Stock Yards
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Wm. Boadenhamer
Monumental Square
Hanvover, Pa
Tursday
Rhinehart Farm
New Oxford
Oxfod
Durham
Rhode Island
Dayton
Deering
Spangler
Néw Heneh Jr
Mountville
National Dream
M. W. Hildebrand
J.B. Crist
Auct
R M. Straley
Court of Commun Pleas
Conewago Alley
McSherystown
Kapp
O. H. Mayers
Clement F Lingg
WM. R. Snyder
New Oxford, Pa
Chas. Jacobs
Farkmers & Merchants Bank
Jas. W. Barnitz
San Diego
Cal
Nebraska
Rod
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