Tragic Fire Destroys Homes in Schuylkill Haven
An overturned lamp in John Boyer's home at Schuylkill Haven Thursday sparked a fire that destroyed Boyer's house and the adjacent Schappel residence while damaging a third. Boyer died from burns and inhalation. Mrs. John Wagner was fatally burned. Schappel, already ill, was shaken to a near-fatal shock. families lost all, including $400 in currency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Boyer
Schuykill Haven
Charles Schappel
Boyer
John Wagner
Schappel
Charles Chase Found Dead After Fishing Trip
Charles Chase son of Clearfield postmaster Jno Chase was missing since April 30 and found dead May 8 along Lick creek after a night of heavy rain. He was 28, married, and apparently exhausted after leaving home to fish. The lunch remained intact, indicating he died the first night out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Chase
Jno. Chase
Clearfield
Lick Creek
Tragic Tele-graph Pole Accident Claims Boy
Frank Nair eights son William Nair Turtle Creek clung to a top pole wire for ten minutes before two linemen freed him. He died within thirty minutes. In Donaldson, eight year old Charles Horn was critically injured after a game rooster attacked him, the bird injuring his cheeks and temples in the chicken yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Naire
William Nair
Turtle Creek
Charles
Lincoln Horn
Donaldson
Little Charles
Paint Mix Strategy for Low-Cost 7 Gallons
Advertisement claims L. M. Pure Paint semi mixed at 1.65 per gallon and linseed oil at 0.60 per gallon. Buy 4 gallons paint and 3 gallons oil to yield 7 gallons of paint at a claimed cost of 0.20 per gallon. The offer ends with a dealer contact in York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small
York
Lothrop beaten robbed found delirious with injuries
William Lothrop, 29, foreman for the American Telephone Co., was beaten and robbed of a large sum after his buggy vanished on Friday. He was found delirious with a broken jaw and brain concussion in a thicket near a Cress stable. He remains hospitalized in Altoona as detectives search for clues.
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Wm. Lothrop
American Telephone Co
Gallitzen
Cress
Lothrop
Altoona
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