Anxious Replanting Ends in Fatal Lightning Strike
Michael C Mayer of Selinsgrove was killed while replanting a cornfield as a storm neared. A bolt struck him, his body found with clothing displaced. Benjamin Noel of Oxford Township was charged with malicious mischief, but discharged after a hearing. Samuel Bumbaugh of Gettysburg broke his right arm at the Junior Endeavor event in Round Top.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael C. Mayer
Selinsgrove
Benjamin Noel
Oxford Township
Constable Dougherty
Squire Lilly
L L. Bittinger
Justice Lilly
Noel
Little Samuel Bumbaugh
Samuel Bumbaugh
Gettysburg
Endeavor Picple
Round Top
Eyler Granted Respite From Death Sentence
William Eyler, condemned to death for the murder of Howard Miller, received a respite from Governor Stuart. The delay allows the case to go before the Board of Pardons on July 9, with execution possible in late July or early August if the board does not commute to life imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Eyler
Howard Miller
Stuart
Board of Pardons
Colestock
Harrisburg
Golden Wedding of G W Spangler and Wife at Gettysburg
G W Spangler and his wife of Gettysburg marked their fiftieth wedding anniversary on Friday June 21. Spangler, born in East Berlin 72 years ago, ran a dry goods business there before moving it to Gettysburg. His wife, Charlotte A Han tz, born in York 70 years ago, married Spangler on June 21 1857. The couple was wed by Rev Leonard Gerhardt, their former Abbotstown East Berlin pastor, and hosted a noon dinner for family and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Spangler
Gettysburg
Mr. Spangler
East Berlin
Charlotte A.hantz
York
Spangler
Pensions Issued At Monthly Rates to Numerous Residents
A list of individuals receiving pensions with monthly amounts. At 12 a month: Joseph K Null Sell s Station John Roland East Berlin Jacob Trump York Springs Adam Wolf New Oxford James Munchour Gettys burg George K Felty New Oxford Je rome Golden Gettysburg John A Dick Fairfield Henry J Beard Fairfield Wm G Geiselman Gettysburg Hezekiah Golden York Springs At 15 a month: Hiram Albert York Springs Francis H Gross New Oxford Samuel Hooper York Springs At 20 a month: Jesse Diehl New Oxford Jacob Leivelsberger New Chester James Topper Two Taverns.
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Joseph K. Null
Sell’s Station
John Roland
East Berlin
Jacob Trump
York Springs
Adam Wolf
New Oxford
James Munchour
Gettysburg
George K. Felty
Jerome Golden
John A. Dick
Fairfield
Henry J. Beard
Wm. G. Geiselman
Hezekiah Golden
Hiram Albert
Francis H. Gross
Samuel Hooper
York
Death of Chester Elicker at East Berlin Farm
Chester Elicker aged 1 year 10 months 5 days died at his parents Emanuel Gochenaur farm near East Berlin after ingesting butter color from a bottle and later developing fatal complications. He drank from the bottle Friday and died Monday after treatment by Dr. F. C. Wolf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Elicker
Martin Elicker
Emanuel Gochenaur
East Berlin
F. C. Wolf
Lightning Strikes Farms Near Arendtsville and East Berlin
A Thursday night storm struck Rev. D. T. Koser’s barn near Arendtsville killing one cow and injuring another. Samuel Miller’s house near East Berlin suffered lightning damage. A. A. Gruver’s 112 foot barn near Eisenhart’s mill also was struck twice, sustaining considerable damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev
D. T. Koser
Arendtsville
Samuel Miller
East Berlin
Considera
A. A. Gruver
Eisenhart
Local Notables and Notices From Hamilton Township
Timoth y stalk measured four feet reported by Mr Jacob Hartman. Mrs Copman lost a cow by death Monday evening. After July 1 rural free delivery carriers at New Oxford post office will earn 900 dollars yearly. Hal J Gintling and friends visit Waldheim after a courtesy call Tuesday. The 18th annual Reformed Church reunion set for July 18 at Pen Mar with Rev Geo W Richards of Lancaster as speaker. Wm H Kobler to hold stock and implements sale March 5 1908 at Johns Mill Oxford township. farm to be rented from April 1 1908. Mrs Harry E Koch of Gettysburg injured in a fall while grabbing fruit jars on stairs. John A Berry gate keeper on Carlisle Pike Hampton recovers from a minor paralytic attack and is out again.
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Jacob Hartman
Hamilton Township
Copman
Carlisle Pike
New Oxford
Hal. J. Gintling
Littlestown
Waldheim
Reformed Church
Pen-Mar
Geo. W. Richards
Lancaster
Wm. H. Kobler
Pitt Street
Johns’ Mill
Oxford Township
West End Coffee Shop Ad This Week
Readers are invited to visit West End Coffee for this week’s deals and new blends. The advertisement highlights special pricing on espresso drinks, seasonal snacks, and a loyalty card bonus for frequent customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End
Pennypacker On The Stand In Capitol Inquiry
Former Governor Pennypacker testified for over four hours before the capitol investigating commission in Harrisburg. He defended the board of public grounds and buildings and attacked possible fraud by architect Huston and contractor Sanderson, saying safeguards existed but cost overruns and alleged misdeeds must be punished. He faulted past decisions, questioned the metallic furniture contracts, and said if Sanderson cheated the state he should be punished.
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Harrisburg
Pennnypacker
Capitol
Pennypacker
Board of Public Grounds and Buildings
Huston
John H. Sanderson
Mr. Scarlet
Mr. Pennypacker
Commonwealth
New York
Art Metal Construction Company
Sanderson
Ixter
Capitol Commission
Board of Grounds and Buildings
Headless Boy Found After Kidnapping in New Orleans
Walter Lamana, seven, Italian, kidnapped for six thousand dollars, was strangled and found two miles inland in a swamp near New Orleans. Police say Ignazio Campigciano confessed, naming four accomplices including two women as suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lad
New Orleans
Walter Lamana
St. Rose
Ignazio Campigciano
Doctor Kills Himself after Distressed Warning to Family
Henry Hutchinson a 35 year old physician son of a prominent Philadelphia family left a note to his father and disappeared telling of a trip to New York. His body was found in a Lansdowne field with a blood-stained razor and poison nearby suggesting he swallowed poison and then cut his throat to ensure death. He was a Harvard and University of Pennsylvania medical graduate and had become melancholy over his practice.
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Philadelphia
Henry 8
Hutchinson
New York
Lansdowne
Under Water Six Minutes
Northboro Massachusetts June 25 Amadee Martel a Marlboro High School boy aged 17 sank while bathing in Solomon's Pond and was under water six minutes He was pulled out apparently dead but revived by resuscitation efforts.
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Northboro
Mass
Solomon’s Pond
Amadee Martel
Drowned in Butter Crack Tragedy in Lockport
Three year old Ruth Mc Cabe slipped into a 20 gallon butter crack in Lockport New York and drowned when only eight inches of water remained. Parents discovered the child after the accident on June 24.
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Lockport
N. Y
Ruth McCabe
Hivtie
Lewis Admits Burying Child in Barnyard Pit
Irwin Lewis, stepfather of Mary Newlin, 65, was committed to prison on murder charges after an inquest in Avondale, Pa. He partly confessed to the district attorney that the child fell from a wagon shed and died, then he suffocated her with a burlap bag and buried her in a barnyard pit. The coroner's physician testified death resulted from suffocation and the jury found the child died at Lewis's hands.
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West Chester
Avondale
Lewis
U. S
MacElree
Irwin Lewis
Mary
Justice of the Peace
Prisoner Confesses in Murder After Rejection
Stricker in Pottsville reports Charles Wawson of Shenandoah confessed to killing his 16 year old girlfriend who spurned him. He admitted stealing 400 dollars, denied being robbed of 800, and has feigned insanity while awaiting a September case review. He fears hanging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zuf
Pottsville
Stricker
Charles Wawson
Shenandoah
Wawson
Tragic Arc Light Fall Kills Duryea Father’s Son
In Duryea Pennsylvania a 2300 volt arc light fell from a bracket as William Baton and his 4 year old son walked beneath it. Baton shielded the child with one hand but was shocked as the current passed to the boy. Both collapsed. the child died within twenty minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Wiliam Baton
Duryea
Baton
Frederick youth ends life on lawn near Monrovia
Frederick Maryland June 25 Roger Montgomery 19 years old committed suicide by shooting himself on the lawn in front of Miss Lela Nelkirk home near Monrovia after a daytime drive with the young woman. Family awoke to a pistol shot and found him unconscious with a pistol beside him. No cause is known.
Week's News Condenses Across June Events
Across June 19 to 25 in Cleveland Philadelphia Annapolis Houston and Rochester a series of brief items reports weddings appointments deaths crimes fires accidents and a cyclone. Notable entries include Edith McGorray and Edward Schwab wedding in Cleveland. John Hays Hammond receives honorary degree. a Reading Railway engineer crushed at Perkiomen Junction. and a deadly collision on the New York Central line in Rochester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith McGorray
Edward H. Schwab
Charles M. Schwab
Cleveland
Washington
Jennie Washington
Alice Spooner
St. John's College
Annapolis
John Hays Hammond
Reading
Perkiomen Junction
Charles A. Dunn
Long-ago Egg Theft Repayment Letter Reaches Settler
Columbus Grove Ohio June 24 a letter arrives from an anonymous writer who admits stealing eggs from George Featheringill’s farm twenty five years ago and sends 25 cents to repay the theft saying he ate the eggs while passing through the area seeking work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Grove
George Featheringill
Stock Broker George Spencer Killed After Horse Crash
George Spencer a New York stock broker was killed when thrown from a horse near Sagamore Hill the summer home of President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay. The accident occurred on June 24.
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Oyster Bay
L. L
George Spencer
New York
President Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Rider dies after horse kick in Elkins livery stable
Robert C. Gardner a 31 year old man from Tyrone Pennsylvania died from injuries received when a horse kicked him at a local livery stable in Elkins West Virginia last Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkins
W. Va
Robert C. Gardner
Tyrone
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