Courts View of Bridge and Road Work in Wenallen Township
Transacted items include viewers appointed for roads in Liberty Township from Emmitsburg to Diehl's Mill and the Carlisle road to Bendersville Station, a bridge site report near Bucher's Mill approved, guardianship and estate actions, and multiple criminal and common pleas outcomes. Notable verdicts include not guilty in liquor case and two months jail plus fines for malicious mischief, with various bond and probate matters ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenallen Township
Carlisle Road
Bendersville
Nisi
C. D. McMillan
William Wible
William N. Henry
Cumberland Township
Liberty Township
Emmitsburg
Diehl
Waynesboro Pike
Fairfield
Joseph Kemper
Charles Smith
Alloway's Creek
Bucher’s Mill
York Trust Co
Lewis D. Freeman
Amelia BE. Freeman
W. C. Sheely
Christiana Little
John F. Bushey
Annie Bittinger
Maury A. Erb
Peter C. Smith
Peter Erb
D. Clayton Hollinger
Amos A. Miler
Harry F
Stephens
Com
John Bear
Michael Lauber
Lauber
John Winters
Edw
Eberhart
Daniel Daywalt
Jeremiah Daywalt
Harry Small
Rosie Small
Alice M. Delap
Serety of the Peace
Leah C. Miller
Eph. Rinehart
Ellen Freed
Helen R. Daily
William P. Daily
John W. Shorb
Joanna Shorb
Gettysboro Springs Hotel Co
M. EL. Cod
Roth Re-elected School Superintendent at Gettysburg
The Gettysburg school directors met in the county courthouse to elect a County Superintendent for three years. Candidates were H. M. Roth of Gettysburg, G. Allen Vohe of Abbottstown, and Theo. D. Culp of York Springs. Roth won with 182 votes to 40 for Vohe. Culp had withdrawn. Salary set at $1500 annually.
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Gettysburg
H. M. Roth
G. Allen Ohe
Abbottstown
Theo. D. Culp
York Springs
Roth
Vohe
Culp
Preventing dangerous outcomes of whooping cough says a mother
A Springville Alabama mother recalls her three children, including a three month old baby, contracting whooping cough last summer. She credits Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with preserving plumpness and better health compared to others whose parents did not use it. The remedy is sold by Randolph Webler, local druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waucorre Couca
Chamberlain
Jessie Pinkey Hall
Springville
Ala
Randolph Webler
Philadelphia Press: A Family Friendly City Newspaper
The Philadelphia Press positions itself as a Home Newspaper for Philadelphia with dedicated carriers delivering to homes. It pledges not to include material in reading or advertising columns that could offend families, aiming to educate parents and children alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Press
Eat Home
Philadelphia
Thas
Job Printing Prices Set by Ire Office
The office announces low prices for all job printing services. Readers are invited to place orders now for business cards posters and other printed items with the new affordable rates.
Admiral Sampson Dies After Cerebral Hemorrhage
Rear Admiral William T. Sampson retired, died at his Washington home at 5 pm yesterday from a severe cerebral hemorrhage. He had been semi conscious for days. Mrs. Sampson, daughter Mrs Culiverius, two sons Ralph and Harold, Dr. Dixon and nurses were present. Burial options include Naval Cemetery at Annapolis or Arlington Cemetery near the city. Mrs. Sampson, who was injured four days ago, remains in bed and may not attend the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William T. Sampson
Sampson
Culiverius
Admiral Sampson
Ralph
Harold Sampson
Dixon
Archbishop Corrigan Dies Peacefully in New York
Archbishop Corrigan died at 11 15 last night after a brief relapse from heart trouble fatty degeneration was cited by Dr Delafield and Dr Reyes as the cause. The funeral is set for 10 30 Friday morning and burial will be under the cathedral high altar. In a separate note First Lieutenant Alphonse Strebler of the Philippine Scouts is to be appointed a second lieutenant in the regular army for meritorious service in capturing Lucban.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Corrigen
Reyes
Delafield
Lucban
Washington
Alphonse Strebler
Philippine Scouts
Chaffee
Kidnapped Margaret Taylor Found in Italy
A cablegram from Ambassador Choate reports Margaret Taylor, the Cincinnati girl kidnapped in 1895 by her aunt Miss Ciera Taylor in Bordighera, Italy, has been located. Extradition proceedings are expected against the aunt, though recovery may take time.
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Margaret Taylor
Cincinnati
Italy
Washington
State Department
Choate
Ciera ‘Taylor
Bordingher
Miss Taylor
Margaret
Soffel Pleads Guilty in Pittsburg Case
Mrs Kate Soffel wife of Allegheny county jail warden pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting the escape of the Biddie brothers. She was called to court and will be sentenced next Saturday for involvement in the January sensational jail escape.
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Soffel
Pittsburg
Kate Soffel
Allegheny County
Biddie Brothers
Five Die in Steel Works Boiler Overturn Disaster
Five Austrian laborers died and three were seriously burned when a ladle of hot slag boiled over at the open hearth department of the Pennsylvania Steel Works in Steelton, Harrisburg. Flames engulfed eight men in a pit, trapping them from escaping. The May 7 accident reports severe burns to all victims.
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Steel Works
Harrisbore
Pennsylvania Steel Works
Steelton
Train Victim James King Leaves Final Message
In Delaware a Hocking Valley train cut off both legs of James J. King from Meadville Pennsylvania. While dying he wrote I am dying beside a railroad track without a friend and placed the note in his pocket. His father, a Meadville resident, arrived to claim the body.
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Delaware
James J. King
Meadville
Hocking Valley
Hing
Caion
Columbia
Husband and son drown in Shrewsbury River incident
Long Branch New Jersey May 7 Victor Wedderston and his son Louis disappeared after setting out Saturday to fetch a boat from Pleasure Bay. The boat was found empty in the river and two hats, identified as the husband and son, were later recovered nearby.
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Long Branch
N. I
Victor Wedderston
Louis
Pleasure Bay
Shrewsbury
Fire destroys Darrington barn near Glen Afflis
West Chester Pennsylvania. Riley 7 Albert Darringtons barn near Glen Afflis burned yesterday. Nine horses and 12 cows perished. The loss is about 319908. The fire is thought to be the work of an incendiary.
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Barr
West Chester
Riley
Albert Darrington
Glen Afflis
General markets report from Philadelphia May 6
Market roundup shows steady prices across commodities. Flour, rye, wheat, corn, oats, hay, beef, pork, poultry, and dairy explore stable levels with assorted quality grades and regional variations noted for tractable items.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
City Mills
New York
Live Stock Markets Report East Buffalo May 6
Cattle were steady to firm and hogs strong with gains 5 to 10 cents. Prices listed include heavy at 7.33 to 7.45, paid at 7.30 to 7.70, pigs 8.10 to 9.50, roughs 6.75 to 6.85, and tags 4.75 to 5. Sheep and lambs were steady with choice cattle 6.78 to 6.85, primes 6.60 to 6.60, goods 5.70 to 6.20. Hogs slow with heaviest 6.85 to 6.95, best mediums 7 to 7.15, light workers 6.63 to 6.75, pigs 6.20 to 6.19. Wethers 5.70 to 5.85, culls 2.50 to 3.50, choice lambs 6.59 to 6.75, veal calves 5 to 5.50.
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East Buffalo
N. Y
Catile
East Liberty
Palaro
Lght
Moros Fort Captured After Gallant Assault
Washington reports General Chaffee announcing the Bayan campaign victory over Moro forces. Eight officers and soldiers killed, 37 enlisted men wounded, while Bayan and key leaders surrendered unconditionally. Major praise for Col. Baldwin and hand to hand fighting in ditch defenses.
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Washington
War Department
Chaffee
Sultan Bayan
George W. Davis
Bayan
Sulten Baran
Raja Muda Bayan
Sultan Pandasatan
Frank D. Baldwin
Datta
Sultan of
United States
Moro Prisoners Shot Down in Desperate Escape Attempt
In Matilla on May 6, eighty four Moro prisoners under guard attacked as a signal warned the guard and a company at dinner. The soldiers killed twenty three and captured nine Moros while others escaped, in a deadly escape attempt.
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Matila
British take Steinkopf in Western Cape action
Cape Town May 7 British relief column has occupied Steinkopf after engagement on April 27. Boers previously held the town to the north, with British casualties reported as six killed and eight wounded. British medical staff provided care as authorities described the advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Town
O'Ockiep
Western Cane Colony
Steinkopf
Weekly News Condensed May First May Fifth Events
Dated from Thursday to Wednesday, the report summarizes deaths in Philadelphia and Albany figures, conventions opening in Los Angeles and Wheeling, drought and steel shipments to Mexico, Navy and weather bureau notes, Roosevelts activities, Yale honors Lord Kelvin, and various U S governance updates including Fort Benjamin Harrison, immigration, and public health appointments. Major names include Francis C. Dade, Morten, Long, Remey, Evans, Roosevelt, McLaurin, Lord Kelvin, and Harte.
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Francis C. Dade
Philadelphia
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Los Angeles
Cal
New Mexico
Executive Department
Washington
Morten
James A. Allison
Columbia
Assisement Corporation
Auditor General's Department of Pennsylvania
Long and Wife
Massachusetts
Admiral Remey
New York
Brooklyn
Far East
Mexico
Pemnsylvania Reilroad Company
Fessenden
Weather Bureau
Gasoline explosion reported in Plainfield area incident
A fragmentary Plainfield report notes a gasoline run explosion causing injuries and a fatality. Names and exact details are unclear in the damaged text, but the event appears linked to a funeral worker and a young child among those burned, with a death cited in the fragmentary account.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Sampson
Admipal Sampson
Archbishop Gorrigan
General Markets
Moros Fort
Chaffea
Mindanas
Acms
General Funston
Denver
National Guard of
Colorado
Harry Wilson
Scranton
Standard Steel Works
California
California Distributors
Amalgamated Association
Wheeling
W. Va
Columbus
Roosevelt
Theodore, Jr
Oakland
H. Clay Evans
London
Senate
Philippines
McLaurin
South Carolina
Yale University
Lord Kelvin
England
Frank P. Sargent
United States Infantry
Indianapolis
Ind
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Edward VII
St. Paul
Jimes
Penn- Syitania Lancers Veterans’ Association
Cecil Rhodes
F. Bret Harte
Camden
N J
Jacob W. Davis
Plainfield
Seeich
Flehis
Pwaapaat
Bren
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