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Fire injures Emma Fackler and others in York area events
Emma Fackler, five, was set afire by a four year old playmate in York as the child ran to her mother whose bare hands beat out the flames. The mother suffered severe burns. At the C V R R station Elmer Trogler of Mercersburg traveled to Baltimore for hydrophobia treatment and displayed hydrophobic symptoms. Charles Ross, colored, died at York hospital from lockjaw after an injury at York Felt & Paper mill led to amputation and tetanus. Additional news includes medicine claims for Dr King’s New Discovery and local ads for repairs and jewelry in Gettysburg area.
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York
Emma Fackler
Wm. Seiple
Chambersburg
Elmer Trogler
Mercersburg
Pasteur Institue
Baltimore
Charles Ross
York Hospital
York Felt & Paper Mill
Durham
Ealf
Mountville
R. O Wolf
Q. R. Thompson