Court items from 1911 act road viewers appointed
The court appoints a nine member board under the 1911 act with an attorney two surveyors and six citizens including C W Stoner S Miley Miller Oscar D McMillan Peter D Kready of Hamiltonban Hanson W Lightner of Tyrone John A Irwin of Franklin Martin L Slagle of Latimore and Harry B Slagle of Oxford for five dollar daily compensation The board will meet in Arbitration Room Court House and meetings will be advertised. A citation to Mary C Bair guardian of J Emory Bair to file an account returnable June 17 was awarded The Citizens Trust Company requested the citation. W H Lilly and Harry G Bunty were named appraisers for the estate of Dr A C Rice of McSherrystown The Williams petition for sale of assigned real estate continued to June 17 Four York lawyers involved Fabian J Lawrence administrator of Samuel L Smith returned sale of real estate and sale was confirmed Oceana Bream of Bendersville adjudicated weak minded and Hon G H Trostle of York Springs appointed guardian
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Stoner
S. Miley Miller
Oscar D. McMillan
Peter D. Kready
Hamiltonban
Tyrone
John A. Irwin
Franklin
Martin L. Slagle
Latimore
Harry B. Slagle
W. H. Lilly
Harry G. Bunty
A. C. Rice
McSherrystown
J. L. Williams
Emma OC. Johns
York
Fabian J. Lawrence
Samuel L. Smith
Oxford Township
Oceana Bream
Bendersville
G. H. Trostle
York Springs
Local notes on visitors and travels in New Oxford
New Oxford, Pa. residents and visitors are listed with many names and origins. Prof John H Gates of Chicago and Mrs John Gates host and visit relatives. others include C A Wiest from Chambersburg, Ralph Miller from Wayne, and Mrs Daisy Yance from Danville. Several trips and autos are noted alongside engagements with Dickinson College and the G A R encampment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Gates
Standard Oil Co
Chicago
John Gates
Gates
C. A. Wiest
Chambersburg
Ralph Miller
Wayne, Pa
Ed. T. Auker
Pitt Street
John Stock
Philadelphia
Mary Smith
Hanover Street
Littlestown
Mary Baker
Ralph
Philadelphia Street
T. J. Stable
Gettysburg
Helen Korn
W. A. Korn
Womans College
Frederick
Helen Snyder
J J. Snyder
Carlisle Street
Wilson College
Lucinda Jacobs
East Berlin
C. E. Jacobs
Center Square
John Eltz
Bertha Hetrick
Near Town
Columbia
Lancaster
Charles P. Feiser
East High Street
Geesey
Reading Township
Mechanicsburg
Daisy Yance
Danville
C. A. Cashman
Raymond Gable
Emma Gable
Anna
Maurice Rife
Mervin D. Gable
S Auto
Town
Geo. A. Miller
West High Street
Guy Miller
Hampstead
H. Voss
China
Naomi Schnell
H. K. Schnell
Westminster
George
Uprising, Gonzales, and Cuban War Debate
General Monteagudo urged President Gomez to suspend constitutional guarantees in Oriente and grant military authorities broad power to crush the revolt. Refugees report rebels looting, burning, and shouting threats near Santiago as discussions of American intervention surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monteagudo
Gomez
Havana
Oriente
Lamaya
Santiago
Guantanamo Station
Samaya
Chamber of Commerce
Palma Soriano
Young York County Mill Hand Killed by Saw
David Himes, 18, of Muddy Creek Forks, York County, was killed instantly at Glatfferter’s saw mill when he slipped and fell onto a revolving circular saw. He had recently gained his liberty after time at an orphan’s home and had lived with Samel McPherson for ten years. The exact accident details remain unclear but are believed to involve slipping on wooden slabs. He died before fellow workers could assist.
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Glatferter’s
Muddy Creek Forks
York County
David Himes
Samel McPherson
Himes
State veterinarian mails guidance on dog tax and control
O. J. Marshall the state veterinarian sends letters to county tax collectors and constables outlining duties on ownerless dogs and dog taxation. An accompanying act of July 15 1911 requires all dogs to wear collars with tax payment tags for 1912. Default on payment empowers officials to authorize the killing of untagged dogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. J. Marshall
Act of Assembly
Man Pays Alimony Claim After Crossing State Line
Mount Vernon Hotel owner C D Cameron faced a bench warrant for $600 in back alimony from his Carlisle wife. He crossed the Mason Dixon line at Pen Mar to retrieve mail, was arrested by Waynesboro officer Dagwalt, and paid $1000 to settle the overdue alimony claim, ending the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Line
Pen-Mar
C. D. Cameron
Mount Vernon Hotel
Maryland
Cameron
Carlisle
Cumberland County
Cora Ridinger
Mt. Vernon
Dagwalt
Waynesboro
Wealth Loss Hasten Death of York Woman
Mrs. Mary Smith of York died after being robbed Friday of 177 dollars saved for a burial fund. Doctors cited hardening of the arteries as the cause, while noting the robbed money likely hastened her demise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Smith
York
Blossoming Shearer Sets Idaho Record In Bliss
George L. Bubb and Frank Jacobs of Fast Berlin moved west and settled in Bliss Idaho. Bubb reports he sheared 202 sheep in nine hours. At that pace a shearer could earn about 14 dollars per day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Bubb
Frank Jacobs
Berlin
Bliss
Idaho
Irishtown Outfielder Roy Clunk Returns Home
Roy Clunk of Irishtown, outfielder for the Danville Club in the Virginia State League, has returned home. He could not reach form in the Southern climate and hopes to win a berth in a league up North.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Clunk
Irishtown
Danville Club
Clunk
Acquittal in Brooklyn Nursery Poison Case
A jury before Justice Scudder in Brooklyn Supreme Court acquitted Winifred Ankers of murder in the first degree connected to the February deaths of nine babies at the Brooklyn Nursery and Infants Hospital. She was charged in nine deaths but indicted only for two cases Richard Gomersall and Rachel Liebowitz. bail set at $2000 after acquittal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scudder
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
N. Y
Winifred Ankers
Brooklyn Nursery and Infants
Miss Ankers
Richard Gomersall
Rachel Liebowitz
Dog Falls on Woman in Reading. Injured and Confused
Mrs. Charles E. Kirlin was walking on a Reading sidewalk when a dog suddenly dropped from above landing on her head. She was unconscious, confined to bed with painful bruises. Police investigate whether the dog leaped or fell from a window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Kirlin
Reading
Senate Restores Two Battleships in Naval Bill
The Senate Committee on Naval Affairs reinstated the provision for two battleships in the naval appropriation bill that had been removed by the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
House
Murderer Executed by Shooting at Utah Prison
Julius Sirmay was executed by firing squad at the state prison in Salt Lake City after confessing to the daylight murder of fourteen year old Thomas Carrick during a burglary. Five riflemen concealed behind a curtain fired steel-nosed bullets into his heart as he sat blindfolded in a chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
Julius Sirmay
Thomas Carrick
103 Die in Spanish Theater Fire at Villareal
A major fire at a moving picture theater in Villareal near Madrid killed 103 people and wounded hundreds. An explosion preceded the blaze, with many victims being women and children. Eighty three corpses were recovered from the main doorway area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Villareal
Madrid
Spain
Eighly
Claude Allen Found Guilty of Second Degree Murder
In Wytheville Virginia after two and a half hours the jury convicted Claude Swanson Allen of second degree murder for killing Judge Thornton L. Massie at Hillsville in March. The panel recommended a fifteen year penitentiary sentence and deferred judgment to permit testimony in related Carroll County court cases.
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Claude Allen
Wytheville
Claude Swanson Allen
Thornton L. Massie
Hillsville
Carroll County
United States to Send Arms to Cuba for War Aid
The United States will furnish Cuba with 5000 Krag rifles and 1,000,000 rounds of ammunition. President Gomez appealed to Washington due to the Cuban crisis and, with the president's consent, the department decided to ship the munitions to Havana at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gomez
State Department
Washington
Havana
U.S. Population Rises by 15,977,691 in Decade
Census bureau figures show the United States and possessions totaling 101,100,000 as of April 15, 1910. From 1900 to 1910 the population increased by 20 percent overall and 21 percent for the continental United States, with major figures listed for territories and estimated areas.
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United States
Census Bureau
Possessions
Philippine Islands
Samoa
Panama Canal Zone
Cocaves Cecorones
Continental
Taft Grants Unconditional Pardon to Portland Citizen
President Taft pardons William T. Jones of Portland Oregon, who was convicted in 1906 of conspiracy to defraud the government in public lands. The case was prosecuted by Francis J. Heney with evidence prepared by William J. Burns in two actions.
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Taft
William T. Jones
Portland
Ore
Jones
Francis J. Heney
Oregon
William J. Burns
Rockefeller Wealth Mentioned in Oil Inquiry
The New York World reports a wide inquiry into John D. Rockefeller as a witness in the Standard Oil case. It notes examination of his present relations with subsidiaries and stock holdings, with an associate counsel saying data available are fairly exhaustive and the conclusion has not yet been stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller
The
New York World
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
United States Supreme Court
Quarrel Ends in Slaying of Father by Son in Dunmore
Robert Priem twenty one shot and killed his father Herman Priem forty five in a Dunmore hardware store dispute. They argued over a repaired faucet and quarrelled in a neighbor’s house. The son fled after the shooting and later telephoned to learn of his father’s condition. He has not been heard from since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kliss
Robert Priem
Herman Priem
Dunmore
Scranton
Senator Williams Pushes Baths Removal for Public Rooms
Senator John Sharp Williams of Mississippi renews agitation to abolish the Senate baths costing six dollars per bath to free space for public documents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
Foundry Grudge Ends With Molten Metal Attack
Joseph Hyran poured molten metal down the back of Nepham Sam at a Michigan City foundry to settle an old score. Sam was found unconscious and hospitalized with injuries that may prove fatal. Hyran was arrested by authorities.
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Michigan City
Ind
Joseph Hyran
Nepham Sam
Hyran
Grain and commodity prices in Philadelphia markets
General markets report from Philadelphia showing flour at 4.75 to 5.00 per barrel, rye flour at 4.95, No 2 red at 1.13 and yellow at 0.86, No 2 white around 0.60. Poultry markets steady with live hens 15 cents, dressed fowls 15 cents, eggs steady from 23 to 26 cents, potatoes steady around 1.25 to 1.50 per bushel and new potatoes 3 to 7 per barrel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
City Mills
Live Stock Market Update From Pittsburgh Yards
Cattle active with varied bids across grades. Choice cattle around 8.65 to 9.00, prime 8.15 to 8.65. Sheep trend down with prime wethers near 5.60, cull and common 2.40 to 3.60. Veal calves quoted around 9 to 9.50. heavy Yorkers and cuts listed with mixed ranges. Prices reflect broader regional activity at Union Stock Yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Union Stock Yards
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NEW Oxford Miliing CO
Diehl’s
United
Chas. F, Petry
New Oxford
Geo, A. Staub
Bernice C. Staub
Seven Hundred
E. F. Myers
J. C. Myers
R. E. Deatrick
Mt. Pleasant
Westmoreland County
Jas. O. Swartz
Dickinson
Edward S. Frey
State Highway Department
Hanover
Bonneauville Road
Mason Shaaber
Benjamin Smith
Millersburg
Winona Lake
Indiana
Geta
Church of the Brethren
Illinois
Wisconsin
Albert Buchstaetter
Stille
Bremen
Germany
Buchstaetter
Annie Lynch
Phillipsburg
N. J
Frank Brown
United States Army
Brown
Annie
Newfoundland
William Alden Smith
Michigan
Senate Commerce Committee
Smith
Lord
Californian
Congress
Arthur H. Rostron
Carpathia
Senator Smith
Emlet
L. V. Straley
Neely
Farmers and Merchants Bank of
Adams County
Pennsylvania
Banks and Trust Cos
State of
County of
Adams
W. Barnitz
Jas
M Straley
J.P. Jarrant
wyLecu Eye
Moolain Gilbert
W.E Sheely
John N. Hersh
Wagner's
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Lebanon County
Benjamin Hees
Lancaster Cotton Mille
U. S
Cuba
U.S
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Ems Heavies
Me Uiun
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