Will Visit New Oxford From Washington Camp Plan
At a Washington camp meeting in York, invitation from Washington camp 22 of New Oxford was accepted for a friendly visit. J W C Austin J W Murret O J Chronister Moul and P L Feiser named as arranging committee. Invitations to camps 688 309 and 510 to join camp 655 on trip to New Oxford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
P. O
Washington camp
New Oxford
J. W. C. Austin
J. W. Murret
O. J. Chronister
Moul
P. L. Feiser
North York
York Dispatch
Springs Hotel Sold in 20 Acre Cumberland Township Tract
An indenture of sale by receivers of Gettysburg Springs and Hotel Company and Gettysburg Springs Company was filed last Thursday. The Springs Hotel tract near Gettysburg, containing 20 acres and the hotel building, is listed for $31,000. The new company plans to convert the site into a sanitarium and health resort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springs
Cumberland township
Henry O. Towles
J.B. Bair
John B McPherson
Gettysburg Springs and Hotel Company
Gettysburg Springs Company
elaware
GettySuurg
Court Items including guardianship and estate actions
Court items show guardianship for Nedan Unger and Rippie T. Sadler cases. Administratrix authority granted to sell real estate. Petitions approved for paying shares to Blaine and Ira Heller. Common Pleas verdicts include Martha Groty claim and Jacob Hershey suit. Subpena issued in Hess divorce proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Unger
Nedan Unger
Yan
Virginia M. Horner
Thea
B. Horner
Isaac L. Sadler
Rippie T
Mary A
Isabella T
Gilbert H
Richard W Sadler
boad
W.S. Adams
Thos. Sowers
Blaine
Ira Heller
constable
Catharine Criswell
James L. Julius
Rebecca R. Hess
Charlies Hess
Burlington Woman Kills Son Then Self Inflicts Wounds
In Burlington New Jersey Mrs Helen Sharp 40 suffers a mental low mood after her husband Harry B Sharp died four months earlier She shoots and kills her 15 year old son then slashes her own throat with a razor Neighbors find the scenes with both bodies on the bed and a discharged revolver nearby Officials enter with Councilman Shell to confirm the deaths The son was shot in the temple and the mother appears to have died instantly from self inflicted injuries
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Sharp
Burlington
N. J
Harry B. Sharp
Frank Brewin
Shell
Wife of Chilean Consul Dies During Dental Extraction
While undergoing tooth extraction in Oakland California the wife of Consul Juana A Perira suffered spasms and died in the dentist chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juana A. Perira
Oakland
Cal
General Markets report from Philadelphia May 13
The Philadelphia market summary shows flour steady with several grades priced. rye and oats quiet. wheat firm at No 2 red 89 3/4 cents per bushel. corn and other grains vary by grade. Livestock values hold with beef hams at 20 21 dollars, pork at 19 50 20 per barrel, and poultry prices mixed for live and dressed birds. Potatoes trading dull at 95 cents per barrel in the East.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
city mills
c. Corry
Yor
Live Stock Markets Report from East Liberty May 13
Cattle at East Liberty steady with top bids around 6.95 and mid ranges near 6.50 to 6.00. Hog prices mixed with best around 9.74 per 100 pounds. sheep and lambs show prime to common values from 2.50 to 3.50, calves listed with weaker tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Liberty
St Pierre Destruction in Martinique Calamity
Reports from Fort De France detail St Pierre’s total destruction by Mont Pelée eruption on May 12. Lava and toxic fumes killed thousands, with vast wreckage and ash covering the coast as survivors were evacuated by ships.
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St. Pierre
Martinique
Fort De France
St Pierre
Mont Pele
Associated Press
Marticiove
Bertin
St. Vincent
Potomac
La Soufriere
Kingston
St Vincent
Famine Faces Refugees in Martinique as Looting Rises
Report from St Pierre describes 190000 facing famine after a deadly disaster. French troops work to inter the dead while looting begins. The US tug Potomac delivers a ton of supplies including codfish and flour to aid refugees, with 100000 people in urgent need of provisions and a shipload of lime required for sanitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort De France
Martinique
St. Pierre
United States
Potomac
B. B. McCormick
Suchet
St Pierre
Ruin on St. Vincent After Volcanic Eruption
In Kingston St Vincent the island suffers a volcanic disaster as after weeks of earthquakes and underground sounds a monumental explosion from the Soufriere crater sends a vast steam cloud from the crater lake. The event follows continual tremors and culminates in the crater erupting with heavy smoke. The text reports extensive loss of life and widespread devastation among families on the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
island of
St. Vincent
B. W.L
Relief efforts for Martinique and West Indies calamity
The White House appointed a committee to collect funds for Martinique and St Vincent relief with Hon Cornelius N Bliss as central distributor. Postmasters and national bank presidents are asked to aid collections and report within ten days. Philadelphia committee includes Cheries Emory Smith and others. The House approved 209900 for West Indies relief, citing private gifts reducing required public funds. Doubling efforts by Navy and War Departments include the cruiser Dixie with supplies and two barges planned for urgent aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Martinique
St. Vincent
Cornelius N. Bliss
New York
Bliss
publi
Philadelphia
Cheries Emory Smith
Provost C. C. Larrison
Joseph G. Darlington
Clement A. Griscom
John H. Converse
house
West Indies
senate
Hemenway
war and navy departments
United States
Dixie
navy department
war department
Tragic Pan Handle Yard Naphtha Explosion Kills 24
Fire and explosion at Pan Handle railroad Sheraden yards in Pittsburg last evening killed 24 people and injured about 200 as naphtha cars ignited. Flames reached miles away, wrecking nearby buildings and driving crowds to panic while ambulances and physicians rushed to aid the injured.
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Pittsburg
Sheraden
Pan Handle
Corks
Espien
Seymour hotel
Collins house
River road
bedly
Seymour
Sheraden hotel
Mont Petce
Pitisburg
Champion Cyclist Archie McEachern Killed in Atlantic City
Archie McEachern a famed Toronto cyclist died after a motor tandem broke its chain at the Coliseum track in Atlantic City New Jersey during a record attempt. Riders Alf Boake and Robert J Thompson were aboard the tandem when the chain failure caused a crash and McEachern suffered a fatal neck wound. He died about twenty minutes after being taken to hospital.
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Archie McEachern
Atlantic City
N. J
Archie Mee
Eachern
Toronto
Canada
Coliseum
Alf Boake
Robert J. Thompson
McEachern
res
Mencheriz
dsha
Thomson
sis
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Guerin
La Carbet
Le Peecheur
Fort Dé Frazze
Mont Pelee
Wallibon
Richmond Valley
Chateau Belair
Newspapre
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