Residents and visitors recount local travel and deaths
Mrs J G Borden and daughter of Mt Aetna were guests of Dr J L Sheets in Center Square. County Commissioner D N Fink and wife and others took a pleasure trip to Harrisburg Philadelphia and Washington. Mrs C L Hersh and Miss Ida Sunday visited their father who had an arm amputated at Hahnemann Hospital. Mr Sunday is recovering at home in Hanover. John Hamburg of McSherrystown visited Nanorver Street. Jos Smith and family spent Sunday with relatives. Robert Hollinger and wife from Indianapolis stayed with the Ruff family. Leah Jacobs of East Berlin is visiting in East High Street. Promhonotor W A Taughinbaugh of Gettysburg paid a calling visit. Oliver Grove reports a cow death near Hafer’s Mill. OC IP Myers of Pitt Street lost a steer. Anna Legore of Midway died aged 28 days. Lydia Hoffman of Idaville died aged 62, survived by husband and eight children. Levi Emily died near Deardorff’s Mill aged 60. A severe wind and rain storm struck the area Monday evening causing telephone outages and scattered damage across the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Borden
Mt. Aetna
Berks County
J. L. Sheets
Center Square
D. N. Fink
Near Town
I. L. Weshman
Oxford
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Washington
C. Lt. Hersh
The
Eagle Totel
Ida Sunday
Hanover
Geo. Sunday
Hahnemann Hospital
Sunday
John Hamburg
McSherrystown
C. TI. Robinson
Nanover Street
Jos. Smith
Anna
A. W. Legore
Midway
Lydia Hoffman
Jacob Hoffman
Idaville
Levi Emily
Deardorff’s
Center Mills
Poison Mistakenly Drank Lies to Goldsboro Youth
Daniel Mathias a Goldsboro resident in York county died after drinking a vial of grass and weed killer found hidden in a hedge near the Walbers home. He suffered two hours of agony before death on Wednesday afternoon. He was about thirty and the sole child of Granville and his wife. Dr Warren attended but could not save him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Mathias
Goldsboro
York County
Mathias
Granville Mathias
Henry Wasbers
York
Walbers
Mathing
Dr. Warren
Stolen Team Recovered After Tragedy In York County
In Warrington township York county a horse and buggy were stolen from O W Cook and later found in Mt Wolf where a train struck the team. The buggy was demolished and the horse killed after fleeing onto a trestle. Police consider the thief possibly injured or abandoning the team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. W. Cook
Warrington Township
York County
Cook
Deardorff, Cook & Co
Dillsburg
Harrisburg
Mt. Wolf
N. C
York Iron and Lime Stone Co Organized for Thomasville Quarries
The York Iron and Lime Stone Co with a $500000 capital backed by Philadelphia and New York capitalists is organized to develop iron ore and limestone quarries at Thomasville where rich deposits have been found. It owns 2500 acres with plans for blast furnaces producing 350–400 tons of pig iron daily and lime rock capacity of 600 tons daily, plus modern machinery and extensive railway construction expected within a year. Westminster area grants 25000 acres rich in limestone and high grade iron ore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Iron and Lime Stone Co
Philadelphia
New York
Thomasville
Westminster
Swartz Receives Telegram About Illness of Son
Mr. J. O. Swartz of Philadelphia street received a telegram from Pueblo Colorado stating his son Dr. Charles Swartz, who has lived there for years, is critically ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Swartz
Philadelphia Street
Pueblo
Colorado
Charles Swartz
Surprise party honors Mr and Mrs Brady at Lillys mill
A large gathering enjoyed games music and other amusements at the Brady home near Lillys mill last Wednesday evening with abundant refreshments. Telegraph operator C E Harbold of Brillhart Station was badly injured in a Sunday night fight with his uncle Philip Lauer a track walker for the North Central railway. Harbold 18 lies at home in serious condition with a severely sprained and likely fractured neck and head. Lauer 45 disappeared after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. I. Brady
Lilly’s Mill
C E. Harbold
N. C
Brillhart’s
York
Philip Lauer
N. C. Railway
Harbold
Peroxide Cream Wins Best Formula Honor in 7000 Druggists Choice
A. D. S. Peroxide Cream was named best formula by the National Manufacturing Association of 7000 druggists. The product is promoted for tan sunburn freckles and related skin concerns. Ep. Tauxeir, A. D. S. representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auxeir
A. D.S
Marriage Licenses Recorded for Four Couples in York County Area
Gilbert H. Prosser of York County and Ellen Trump of Latimore Township wed in a marriage license filing. Wiley H. Smith of Baltimore and Mira G. Livers of Littlestown. Jefferson McIntire and Alice Wagner, both of Straban Township, also recorded marriage licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert H. Prosser
York County
Ellen Trump
Latimore Township
Wiley H. Smith
Baltimore
Mira G. Livers
Littlestown
Jefferson McIntire
Alice Wagner
Straban Township
Tuberculosis Called Social Disease By Berlin Expert
Dr Gotthold Pannwitz of Berlin argues tuberculosis kills a third of working life deaths and is the era’s social plague. He says intimate contact in modern life spreads the disease through work and leisure settings, making TB a central social danger by century’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gotthold Pannwitz
Berlin
Hospital Association of
Philadelphia
Pannwitz
Atlantic City Publisher Dies Suddenly in Newark
Voelker fifty four editor and publisher of the Freie Press of Atlantic City died in Newark after a gastric hemorrhage struck him while en route to a hospital during a Democratic editors dinner hosted by State Chairman Nugent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Voelker
Freie Press
Newark
N.J
Nugent
Lad Dies by Own Action in Presence of Schoolgirl Sweetheart
Horace J. Rea aged fifteen committed death by own action in Philadelphia in the presence of his schoolgirl sweetheart Florence Marshall also fifteen. Forbidden by family to pursue the relationship he said he could not live without her and shot himself after failing to explode a revolver first. Florence aided him to the kitchen sink where he died in her arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace J. Rea
Philadelphia
Florence Marshall
Florence
Heavy Rains End Drought Sweeping New York Region
A prolonged eight week drought across New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania is broken by general heavy rainfall. High winds damaged telegraph lines disrupting communication but fires in the Catskills Adirondacks and surrounding areas are being extinguished as rainfall aids relief efforts and prayers for relief have been offered in churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Catskills
Adirondacks
Adirondack
Forest Fires Extinguished in Adirondack Foothills
Forest fires in the Adirondack foothills near Glens Falls New York were put out by heavy rains that started around noon and led firefighters to withdraw by six oclock. Thousands of acres of timber land were burned over as the fires raged for weeks until Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glens Falls
N. Y
Adirondacks
Rain Douses Pennsylvania Forest Fires
Rain falls across northeastern Pennsylvania ending a four week dry spell. Forest fires in the Magsic mountains and Pocono region are quenched, raising hopes for replenished water supplies to local towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Magsic Mountains
Pocono
Fires In Catskills Extinguished After Rains
Rain sweeps Ulster county moderating extensive Catskills forest fires. Though fires are out in several areas, continued heavy rainfall will be needed to restore streams and reservoirs to normal levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catskills
Kingston
N. Y
Ulster County
Catskill Mountains
Adirondack Forest Fires Continue as Rain Fails to Help
Saranac Lake New York reports scattered rain but not enough to quell large forest fires. Thousands of men remain on fire lines across the Adirondacks as efforts to contain the blazes continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saranac Lake
N. Y
Adirondacks
Rain Ends Colliery Drought in Pfahanoy City
The prolonged drought that closed collieries and left mining towns without water for ten weeks in this section has been broken. Pfahanoy City, Pa., Sept. 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfahanoy City
Rain Ends Detroit Drought With Heavy Fall
Detroit reports the longest drought in 38 years at forty days ended by a heavy rain. Temperatures dropped notably as the storm swept through Michigan on September 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Detroit
Mich
First Cold Snap Hits Waco Area
Waco Texas reports the season’s first frost with a 46 degree low on Monday. North Texas frosts threaten tender vegetation as cooler weather moves in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Tex
Texas
Heavy frost hits Missouri with cold spell
A heavy frost swept across the region and Kansas City Missouri recorded a low of thirty seven degrees on September twenty ninth as scattered snowflakes appeared in parts of the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Kansas City
Six Weeks Drought Ends With Steady Rain In Pa
Williamsport Pennsylvania reports relief as a slow steady rain ends a six week drought across central Pennsylvania on September 29. Local farmers welcome improved soil moisture and a shift in dry conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsport
Pennsylvania
Steamer Star of Bengal Sinks. 110 Drowned
Cable dispatch from Seattle confirms the steamer Star of Bengal wrecked on Coronation Island with 110 lives lost. Twenty seven passengers were saved and among the dead were nine whites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Signal Corps
Seattle
Wash
Star of Bengal
Coronation Island
Thirteen Killed On French Warship Turret Explosion
During a gunnery drill off Toulon the Latouche Treville’s 7.6 inch turret exploded. Thirteen crew members were killed and several injured as debris flew across the deck. The blast prompted rapid care for the wounded and likely a formal naval inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toulon
Latouche Treville
Couronne
Wreck In Snowstorm Kills and Injures Many Trains
A Burlington passenger train and a Northern Pacific freight collided head on near Young's Point Montana as snow blinded signals. Several died and many more were injured with several fatally. The freight flagman failed to signal the passenger in time, authorities said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treein
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Northern Pacificc
Ircisit
Young's Point
Livingston
Mont
Colonel Dupont Resigns as Campaign Speakers Chief
Chairman Hitchcock announces General T Coleman Dupont of Delaware has resigned as head of the bureau of campaign speakers and as a member of the Republican national committee executive panel. His successor is not named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dupont
New York York City
Washington
Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
T. Coleman Dupont
Delaware
National Committee
Mad Hen Attacks Two Babies Near Baltimore
A large hen believed rabid attacked three year old Edward Emerich and Lewy Taylor in Mt. Winans Maryland. The chicken flew at their faces pecking eyes and faces while bystanders screamed. Men killed the hen and the children suffered only minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Emerich
Lewy Taylor
Mt. Winans
Baltimore
Prohibition Party Adopts Camel Emblem
Alonzo E. Wilson, Illinois state chairman, says Prohibitionists will replace the fountain and rising sun with a camel as their emblem. He cites the camel as the original water wagon, faster than elephant or donkey, and always with a hump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prohibitionists
Alonzo E. Wilson
Ilinois
Prohibition Party
Notable deaths and trials span across September events
Summaries cover Pennsylvania Homeopathic session in Flarkshoro, J Cogan's suicide in Washington, Dowie death in Muskegon, Thaw defense figure Peabody's death in Babylon, Roosevelt commuting White’s sentence in Canton, Wgg-O-See cereal creditors’ distress, Philadelphia writ server Payne’s suicide, a New York bus crash with many injuries, Milford lumber fire, Harmon Nissley Harrisburg schools head death, Eliza Bragg’s New Orleans death, national banking call, Hudson brewing plant fire, Leslie Carter death, Indiana county option vote, Cecil Rhodes scholars departure to Oxford, Braxton Bragg widow interment at Mobile, Harry Miller tragedy near York, Rankin death in Reading, Worcester cane rush victim, Caleb Powers baptism in Jellico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania State Homeopathic Medical Society
Flarkshoro
James Cogan
DeForest & Brother
New York City
Washington
John Murray Dowie
John Alessander Dowie
Zi 1
Jane Dowie
Whitelake
Muskegon County
A. Russell Peabody
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Babylon
IL. L
Roosevelt
Baltimore City
William H. White
Canton National Bank
Canton
Wgg-O-See Cereal Company
Chicago
Buffalo
N. Y
Quincy, Il
William R. Payne
Philadelphia
New York
Fortyfourth Street
Fifth Avenue
George W. Barker Company
Jordan Lumber Company
Milford
Harmon L. Nissley
Harrisburg, Pa
Eliza Bragger
Braxton Bragg
Confederate Arty
New Orleans
Currency
Schauble Brewing Company
Hudson, N. Y
Leslie Carter
South Side Elevated Railroad Company
Indiana
Charles F. Beck
Catasauqua
Cecil Rhodes
Oxford
Mobile
Ala
Harry Miller
Manchester
Northern Central Railway
York
Market quotations show steady Baltimore wheat and corn quiet
The latest closing prices list steady Baltimore wheat No 2 at 1.04 to 1.05, No 7 spot Nu at 161.00, southern at 1.00. Corn and oats remain quiet with various grades quoted. Butter firmer with creameries at 24 to 25 cents, eggs firm at 23 cents Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia West Virginia, 22 cents southern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Southern
Marylan
Pennsylvania
Snc
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Live Stock Markets at Pittsburg Yards Cattle and Hogs Mixed
Cattle were steady while hogs fell. prime cattle brought about 5.65 per unit and 6.615 implied in the mix. Sheep rose with prime wethers near 4.0, veal calves 8.45, while lambs ranged 3.50 to 5.75. Hogs declined with prime heavies around 7.30 and heavy workers about 6.90, sows 4.75 to 4.60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Union Stock Yards
Also Mentioned on This Page
Slab & Cord Wood
E. McElwee
Miller
Syrone Township
Creager's Dam
New Chester
N. H Musselman
J. M. Caldwell
P. A. Miller
New Oxford
J.R. Hartman
Kohler
WM. Hersh
Gettysburg
Penn’a
Orphans’ Court
Adams County
Robert E. Wible
Adaline Wible
Cora E. Slothour
Orphans Court
Henry Hoover
D. F, Steffy
Empire
W. A. Floyd
Bucklen
Ed. T. Auker
Miler
Oliver Grove
Hafer’s Mill
OC. IP Myers
Pitt Street
Lad
Ker Arms
Wisconsin
Marinette
Wis
Maiinette
Coll
Kinsman
St. Paul
Minn
John H. Rankin
Reading
Emil F. Gray
Worcester
Mass.) Polytechnic Institute
Caleb Powers
Kentucky
Goebel
Wilson
Jellico
Tenn
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