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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1915
Page
1
Mrs Martha Kuhns 80 years old died in a kitchen fire after her clothing caught flames when she lit an oil lamp. Neighbors reported Mrs Martha Fink returning from a neighbor's house found the scene Saturday night.
The Great Conewago Trotting Association plans a matinee on their track near Hunterstown on Saturday afternoon June 5. Twenty entries are listed for four classes and a running race with prizes in each class. A foot race will close the day's program.
Several Cumberland township residents participated in weddings this week. Eva M. Collins and Lewis H. Snyder wed at the bride’s home with Rev. D. W. Woods officiating. Franklin D. Beard and Irma G. Stover tied the knot in Cumberland with Rev. J. B. Baker. Richard E. Hankey and Mary E. Grimes were married by Rev. J. B. Baker in Gettysburg. Byrdie M. Grumbine and Ernest A. Weaver wed at St. John’s rectory in Frederick. Paul A. Young and Clara I. Hoffheins married at the Hoffheins home in York. Charles W. Culp and Loretta C. Kimple married in Baltimore by Fr. Moressey.
Miss Anna Rinehart of Gettysburg R D No 8 was admitted to West Side Sanatorium York on Thursday for a surgical operation. Clayton Boose of Midway, a St Agnes Hospital Baltimore patient, prepared for a second stomach operation after six weeks since a prior procedure. Charles Staub near East Berlin, recently operated at York hospital, was discharged Friday evening. Mrs Elmer E Rinehart near Gulden Station was taken to West Side Sanatorium York for surgical treatment and is reported to be progressing well.
A Washington tourist party's Reo touring car overturned on a steep Jack's Mountain road when engine failure caused loss of control. The vehicle pinned two occupants, burst into flames, and was rescued by a second auto party before being towed to a Waynesboro garage.
The Hanover A C Hornets defeated the Hanover locals in both halves of a double header 7 to 3 in the morning and 4 to 3 in the afternoon. Later the Hanover Hornets and Gettysburg Braves met for three Blue Ridge League games with Gettysburg taking one at Hanover 5 to 0, then Hanover winning 5 to 1 at Gettysburg and 3 to 2 in ten innings at Hanover.
Mrs. John D. Richter, 74, of Berwick township, tripped on a rope in a barn and sustained a dislocated right hip. She is reported to be improving with Dr. T. C. Miller of Abbottstown attending.
Pittsburg capitalists lease Jacob Leer farm on the Carlisle turnpike two miles above York Springs for magnetic ore mining. Papers signed last week grant rights to take ore. Historical note recalls 1881-82 Foreman mined on Leer land for Major Markley’s Idaville furnace. Plans include surveying adjacent Stary Brothers farm as compass readings signal ore.
A Harrisburg party returning from Gettysburg struck and killed 7 year old Edna Sprowl near Caledonia while she walked with companions toward a country store. The touring car occupants stopped. driver identified as Shetter of Harrisburg.
Glenn Linah twelve year old son of Gates Linah of York Springs was struck by debris from a fence damaged by Harry Pyle driving a Pullman at the York fair grounds race meet. He suffered bruises and torn clothing, was taken to West Side Sanitorium, treated and discharged the same evening with his father.
The County Board of Farmers Institute Managers will meet in the county commissioners office on the second Tuesday in June to arrange for the place of institutes this season. All interested should attend to present their claims or send a letter to the Chairman of the Board of Institute Managers care of the County Commissioners if unable to attend.
An Italian force nears Trieste after crossing the Austrian border while Italian naval actions bombard Buso. Italy joins the Entente and promises no separate peace. Germans attack near Arras and Ypres with gas, but lose trenches and are repulsed. 21,000 Russians captured south of Przemysl. Russians reportedly advancing on the eastern front. Nebraskan torpedoed off Ireland, badly damaged. Rome notes 300,000 Italian troops moving toward Trieste with minimal resistance and a blockade of Austro-Hungarian ports.
Allied aviators drop 200 bombs near Douai and St. Quentin. Petrograd reports Russian gains along the eastern front with heavy fighting in the Baltic and Galicia. Zeppelins strike near the Thames. major battleships Majestic and Bouvet noted losses. Princess Irene disaster at Sheerness. Wilson appeals for Red Cross relief for Mexicans with food and funds.
Saturday reports say the Nebraskan was torpedoed by a submarine. French and British forces claim advances near La Bassee Lens-Arras line, while Austro German bombardment presses Przemysl and eastern front gains. Italian progress toward Gradisca and Gradisca to Trieste vicinity noted. Dardanelles operations continue with forts silenced and Turkish losses.
The Majestic, a British battleship, was reportedly torpedoed and sunk by an enemy submarine in harbor. Captain H F G Talbot led the ship as it supported operations when the loss occurred with 328 men dead.
Albany court fixed the week starting July 12 for the execution of former police lieutenant Charles Becker convicted in the Herman Rosenthal murder. Becker declined to appeal, planning to consult with his counsel at Sing Sing. Governor Whitman remained silent.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt nurses a fractured rib at Sagamore Hill Oyster Bay after a fall while mounting his horse. Friends say he is as well as ever and Dr. George Fuller declares the colonel all right despite the injury.
A historical brief notes the appointment of a French general as commander of French forces operating against Turkish forces, outlining strategic responsibility and the theater of operations. The report names the command role and the ongoing conflict context.
A black bear in a rural area vaulted a bank and slid toward the Juniata River seeking safety after a startled reaction. Witnesses described the animal making a quick retreat into the water and regaining calm downstream.
Rose Bennett twenty two employed as electricity lady at Washburn Midway Shows South Bethlehem Pa is attacked by a masked man who slashes her cheek with a razor leaving a seven inch wound and permanent disfigurement.
In Brew’s Laundry Pottsville Pennsylvania a gasoline upright iron exploded after ignition by a worker. Catherine Torpey suffered burns to head hands and upper body and is believed fatally injured.
William Brown of South Bethlehem returns from a Willow Eddy fishing trip along the Lehigh River with a cash find. A catfish he caught contained a purse holding $35, enriching the bricklayer on his outing.
Lattimer No. 4 coal breaker at Pardee Brothers Co. in Hazleton Pa. is destroyed by fire. The blaze causes $75,000 in damage, partially insured, and leaves five hundred workers unemployed.
Philadelphia market summary shows flour prices at $6.50 to $6.75 per barrel with oats and wheat steady and mixed grains listed. Poultry and eggs exhibit steady or firm prices for hens, old roosters, and dressed fowls, while live stock quotes reflect variable beef and lamb values and a range for calves and mutton at session close.
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