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Farmer Shouts Self In York County Farmhouse
Peter Dietz a 37 year old tenant farmer on John C Miller’s farm in Springettsburg township York County shot himself in the head with a 32 calibre Fribert rifle after worrying over finances He died soon after leaving a wife and two sons Sara Rinely and Mrs Dietz found him Dietz had prepared a bed with a heavy coat and a pillow on the floor of his home three miles east of York Five occupants of a touring car at Gettysburg escaped after a spark from a match ignited fumes from the gas tank Mrs Luther Yeagy and her daughter had hair singed Martin Kime owner of the car released brakes and steered toward a pole The top of the car burned then was destroyed
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Peter Dietz
John C. Miller
Springettsburg
York County
Harry
Hmary
Dietz
York
Sarah Rinely
Gettysburg
Luther Yeagy
Table Rock
Martin Kime
Kime
Carlisle Street
Chamberlain
Bruce E. Brown
Milton H. Brown
Hanover
11Th Cav
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