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New Oxford Item

Location

New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1914

Page

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Local Residents Noted Across Town in Social Roundup

Mrs Rhoda Myere and Elwood arrive from San Diego to visit ill parents Dr and Mrs A W Swarts. Mrs McC Gilbert in Canter Square visits Miss Kate Shriner at Littlestown and others throughout Abbottstown Hanover Nazareth McSherrystown and York County communities. A mix of visits, travel notes, and local family updates fill the town diary.

Mra Rhoda Myere Eon Elwood Mie A. W.swarts San Diego Cal Mra. J McC. Gilbert Canter Square Mies Kate Shriner Littlestown William Altland East Berlin Shean Schiriver Agbury Park N.J W. A. Feiser Lincoln Way East Sarah Myers West FS. Creager Hanover Mies Elis Auker Mifflin Town Hd, Auker and Norris Miller Fairfield Calvin Miller West High Street Russel Ruff Franklin & Marshall Academy Lancaster C. A. Ruff Berlin Street Ruth March Hampton M.D. Feiser Mise Mollie Hershey Galen Hall Reading Josephine Hershey Weat Jennie Trevi Martha Nazareth Trein Aughinbaugh P. E. Heimer Joseph Smith Agnes Smith Weat High Street Ada Ohio Mises Lillian ‘Moul Nore Altlend Abbottstown Percy Alwine Hanover Street Daisy Griffai Gettyeburg J. C. Birely Joseph Sheely Frank Sheely Harry Bieh Square Corner Frank Beamer Raymond Philip Beamer Mins Myrtle Beamer Hunterstown Geo. B. Hulick Mias Ollie Hulick Philadelphia Carlisle Street Frederick Winand Franklintown York County J.’ W. Winand Canada Lynchburg Darby Ella Winand Baltimore Laura Winand York J. W. Winand Naomi Schnell Mary Osborn Westminster Jacob Hutick Carliele Street Mable Roth N. Peters Street Bernardine Lingg Near Town McSherrystown Laura Sebright Florence Myers Misa Florence Myers Wm. D. Myers John and Esther Myers N. S Shippensburg Ellis Cook Louisa Cook Sparrow's Point

Summer Apparel and Straw Hats at Discount Cash Price

Store advertises men's summer apparel including shirts underwear straw hats with daily arrivals. Emphasizes sunny days, warm service, fresh items for customers and lowest cash prices.

Couple Wed in Biglerville In Faith Tabernacle Ceremony

Charlee C. Hanes of Biglerville and Mise Lueidda A. Sheely of Philadelphia wed at 4 pm Thursday in Biglerville with Rev J W Anking of Faith Tabernacle officiating. They will set up home in Biglerville. The bride is daughter of John Lupp formerly of Arendtaville and Verna Hollinger daughter of Jacob Hollinger of East Berlin.

Charlee C. Hanes Biglerville Mise Lueidda A. Sheely Philadelphia J. W. Anking Faith Tabernacle John Lupp Arendtaville William Fisee York Verna Hollinger Jacob Hollinger East Berlin Abbotiatown F. C. Sternat

Death Doings and Crime Report From The Region

Augustus Sternat, brother of Rev F C Sternat, dies in Baltimore from Bright's disease aged about 50. An infant dies shortly after birth near Five Points. Bloodhounds and posses hunt a Patterson, New York killer who shot John Harrison and mortally wounded his wife in a farm attack.

Augustus Sternat F. C. Sternat Abbottstown Baltimore Bright Rev. Sternat Hayden Kemper Five Points County York Hospital

Eight Thousand Go Out On Strike In Pittsburgh Unrest

About 8000 workers from Westinghouse Electric and Westinghouse Machine in Pittsburgh walked off the job to demand better conditions. The Allegheny Congenial Industrial Union led the action with hundreds of girls marching with tin horns amid cheering crowds. In mining news, 246 miners died in April, rising from 285 in the previous year, with 917 deaths for the first four months, buoyed by a disaster in Eccles, West Virginia that claimed 180 lives.

Westinghouse Electrics and Manufacturing Company Westinghouse Machine Company Pittsburgh Allegheny Congenial Industrial Union United States Eccles W. Va

First Mexican Pension Granted to Widow of Philadelphia Marine

The first pension from Mexican troubles goes to Jennie Smith mother of Charles Smith a marine from Philadelphia killed at Vera Cruz on April 22. Representative Hampton Moore filed the pension claim on April 27 and she now receives $12 a month, sent Friday.

Mexico Charles Smith Philadelphia Vera Cruz Hampton Moore Jennie Smith

Escort Saves Drowning Girl at Harvey's Lake

Miss Marie Cannon aged nineteen was rescued from Harvey's Lake near Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania by her escort Jerome Malloy after their rowboat capsized fifty yards from shore due to a steamer's swell.

Marie Cannon Harvey's Lake Wilkes-Barre Jerome Malloy

Seamstress Donates $10,000 to Mission Board

Miss Nettie Yeo ward of Sterling Illinois presented a $10,000 gift to the Board of Foreign Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church in New York. The funds were earned by her work as a seamstress for missionary support.

Board of Foreign Missions The Methodist’ Episcopal Church In New York Nettie Yeoward Sterling, Ill

Acquitted Son Not Guilty Of Father Killing In Missouri

In Chillicothe Missouri twenty year old Lee Hoyt was found not guilty of murdering his father Edward Hoyt a wealthy stockman beaten to death with an axe in his barn on November 28 1911. Pennsy Shops Go On Full Time. Orders placed 2000 men in the Pennsylvania railroad Jimiata shops Altoona Pennsylvania to work full time at fifty five bolts a week. Wilson Names Chief Justice. Representative J Harry Covington Easton Maryland nominated by President Wilson as chief justice of the district of Columbia supreme court. Paris Snowbound In June. Snowdrifts on Paris boulevards during a June day with more than two inches of snow and hail hindered travel along the Champs Elysees as horses struggled through piles of snow.

M. G. Nagle Abbottatowne Misa Mary Eisenhart East Berlin Ladies Aid Society of the Lutheran Church Abbottstown Lee Hoyt Chillicothe Edward Hoyt Pennsy Pennsylvania Railroad Altoona Wilson J. Harry Covington Easton Supreme Court of the District of Columbia Trust Paris Boulevards Champs Elysees

Wireless talk over London to Berlin validates long range test

Guglielmo Marconi reported a successful wireless telephone test between London and Berlin about 600 miles apart. He said he could not hear all words but the distance test was promising. In New York, carpenter Robert Finley died after a leapfrog game with toys caused him to fall under a moving truck.

Guglielmo Marvont London Berlin Robert Finley New York

Supreme Court backs Interstate Commerce Commission in Shreveport rate case

The U S Supreme Court sustains the Interstate Commerce Commission orders in the Shreveport rate dispute, ruling federal authority over interstate rate making prevails over state commissions where interstate rates are in question. The decision underscores federal control to prevent discrimination against Shreveport in favor of Dallas and Houston.

Supreme Court of the United States Interstate’ Commerce Commission Shreveport Commission Interstate Commerce Commission State Commission Supreme Court Texas Dallas Houston Justice Hughes Congress Minnesota Hughes Texas Commission Louisiana Commerce Court

Policeman Kills Robber in Birdsboro Robbery

A police officer shot and killed Daniel X. Bressler during a robbery at Focht and Jacer's hardware store in Birdsboro near Reading Pennsylvania. Bressler fell from a second story and into Hay Creek with loot after firing at the officer. revolvers and razors were recovered. The robberies have plagued the borough for two weeks.

Focht, & Jacer's Birdsboro Reading Lloyd Daniel X. Bressler Hay Creek

Miss Georgia Jay Wins $20000 in Breach of Promise Suit

A circuit court jury in Chicago awarded Miss Georgia Jay $20,000 against Homer Rodeheaver choirmaster for Billy Sunday for breach of promise to marry. Jay testified they met in Iowa, became close, he proposed and she accepted, but he later refused to wed citing career interference. Witnesses described taxi rides, strolls, and future plans with Rodeheaver paid $100 weekly plus travel expenses.

Georgia Jay Homer Rodeheaver Billy Chicago Jay Rodeheavyer Iowa Rodeheaver

Duryea Committed to Matteawan for Insanity

Chester B Duryea who in May shot and killed his father Hiram Duryea wealthy starch manufacturer in Brooklyn was committed to the State Hospital for the Criminal Insane at Matteawan after physicians testified he suffered hallucinations and paranoia.

Duryea Matteawan Chester B. Duryea Hiram Duryea Brooklyn State Hospital

Local Farmer Injures Self In Glass, Lodine Incident

James Hicks of Half Way near Hagerstown Maryland attempted self harm by ingesting lodine and using sharp objects after breaking glass. He collapsed in minutes and was hospitalized in Washington County with slim chances of recovery.

James Hicks Half Way Hagerstown Washington County

Tragic Camden Wharf Hoisting Accident Claims Life

Twenty five year old Harry Shaw of Woodbury New Jersey drowned after his clothing became entangled in a crane hook at Cooper's Point wharf Camden. He was pulled to the top of a derrick, fell into the Delaware River and died.

Harry Shaw Woodbury N. J Cooper’s Point Camden Delaware River

General markets Philadelphia flour and grain data

Philadelphia market notes show flour around 3.60 to 4.10 per barrel and No 2 red flour corn at about 1.04, oats and yellow corn steady, live poultry prices 16 to 18 cents for hens and 10 to 11 cents for old roosters, butter 29 cents, eggs 24 to 27 cents per dozen.

Philadelphia City Mills Old Roosters Western

Live Stock Prices Amid Varied Market Readouts

The report lists mixed live stock prices with beef and feeder quotes. Figures show fluctuations in cattle values including steady and mixed movements across categories and regions, with several numeric entries appearing unclear or garbled.

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