Adams County Orphans Court Notice of Accounts
Adminstration accounts will be presented for confirmation at the Orphans Court in Adams County on Monday September 21 1908 at 10 80 oclock a m. The accounts include the final accounts of Sarah M Blythe Administratrix of David B Blythe late of Fairfield Borough Howard McOans Administrator of Howard McOans Tyrone Twp and J J Golden Administrator of Peter Golden Mt Pleasant Twp. D F Steffy Register
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Orphans’ Court
Adams County
Sarah M. Blythe
David B Blythe
Fairfield
Jacob O. McOans
Howard McOans
Tyrone Township
J. J. Golden
Peter Golden
Mt. Pleasant Township
D. F. Steffy
Train strike injures rider and horse in Johnstown incident
David Mishler 78 was struck by a B and O train at Johnstown His horse and buggy were hurled about 50 feet He survived but the accident underscores dangers near railroad crossings.
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David Mishler
Johnstown
New Oxford, Columbia Set for Saturday Doubleheader
At great expense the local manager arranges a revenge doubleheader with Columbia on Saturday September 19 at the local diamond. Games start at 10 a.m. and 2 30 p.m. Admission is 15 cents.
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Columbia
Narrow Escape Near Gulden Station in Dense Fog
Monday morning around 7 o clock section men on a hand car near Gulden s Station barely escaped a collision with a freight train hidden by fog. The engine struck the hand car severely damaging it but all workers escaped injury, losing their dinners and pails in the mishap.
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Guldens
Gulden’s Station
Young townsfolk ride to East Berlin then return to Abbottstown
A group of local youths rented a two horse team and wagon, rode to East Berlin for a supper, and on the York pike near Abbottstown the wagon tipped, spilling all aboard who were unhurt. The team ran off and were later found wandering by an Abbottstown hotel with the wagon broken.
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East Berlin
Abbottstown
York Pike
Marriage licenses and social notes from the area
Otis A. Funt of Butler township and Lizzie Wol ford of Bonneauville were granted a marriage license. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Hanft of New York City visit locally. Herban Wolf, son of the late Dr. and Mrs. F. C. Wolf, and Nettie Dicks wed with Rev. Charles Brown officiating. Wentz Bros. & Frey run a large three column ad on page eight.
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Otis A. Funt
Butler Township
Lizzie Wolford
Bonneauville
C. B. Hanft
New York City
Hanft
John Copman
Hamilton Township
Herban Wolf
F. C. Wolf
East Berlin
Nettie Dicks
II Janes B. Dicks
Near Round Hill
Reading Township
Charles Brown
Wentz Bros. & Frey
Large Rougnex clan noted in Clearfield county
The Rougnex family of Frenchville is described as one of the county’s largest with nine girls and eight boys all living. York County reports include Mrs. Daniel Shelly burned when a teal lamp exploded, and Mrs. Sallie Hatfield 88 committed suicide by jumping from a second story window. The Susquehanna River near York is unusually low, exposing old shales and even a near water record. Clarence L. and Harrys Woolworth of York pursue $15,000 against the Western Maryland Railroad for injuries to two boys in Greenmount, Maryland, when a train struck the cream-delivery team.
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Clearfield County
August Rougnex
Frenchville
Daniel Shelly
Amigaville
York County
Shelly
Sallie Hatfield
Vander Avenue
York
Susquehanna
Clarence L
Harrys
Woolworth
Western —Maryland Railroad Company
Greenmount
John F. Strickler
Strickler
A D S Peroxide Cream Tops Druggist Choice
A D S Peroxide Cream was chosen by the National Manufactured Association of 7000 druggists as the best formula for tan sunburn freckles and related skin concerns. Ep T Auxent A D S Representative.
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National
Pennsylvania Industries Face Shutdown Over Water Shortage
In York Pennsylvania scientists report Susquehanna River levels perilously low with springs and wells drying up and livestock suffering. A two inch fall at York Haven could halt the hydro electric plant powering local industries, risking suspensions until rainfall raises water levels.
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York
York Haven
York County
Fears Loss of Wheat Crop in Reading Area
Reading Pa September 15 The dry spell alarms Berks county as winter wheat already sown faces total loss without rain. Second hay crop may vanish. fields scorched and brown. Schuylkill River runs low allowing easy ford. Forest fire risk grows. Typhoid cases rise nationwide with several new reports last week.
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Reading
Berks County
Schuylkill
Drought Hits Tioga County As Rain Fails
Tioga county faces severe drought with Wellsboro reporting drying wells and unseasonal smoke from forest fires. Cattle are driven long distances for water while residents fear widespread hardship if rain does not arrive by the autumn equinox.
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Wellsboro
Tioga County
Colliery Closes Down In Pennsylvania
Park Place colliery in Mahanoy City with about 1000 workers suspended operations indefinitely due to water shortage. Water had been hauled in tanks from a distance but supply is exhausted. Shenandoah area industries also facing closures.
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Mahanoy City
Park Place
Shenandoah
Mother and Seven Small Children in Pitiable Condition
Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania September 15 Mrs August Savokenas and her seven little children were found at their Luzerne home actually starving. United Charities took charge and provided relief. The husband was killed in the Pettibone mine in April leaving her penniless. Church and family refused aid, but she will be allowed to stay at home with support from charitable societies and the coal company where her husband worked.
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Wilkes-Barre
August Savokenas
Luzerne
United Charities
Pettibone
Nelson Retains Lightweight Title by Knocking Out Gans
In San Francisco at Colma arena Battling Nelson defeated Joe Gans in the twenty first round to claim the lightweight title in a rematch. Gans was unable to rise before the ten count after a sustained beating as Nelson forced the fight from start to finish. The veteran champion bore battle scars as he pressed the attack against the older rival.
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Nelson
Joe Gans
Colma Arena
San Francisco
Gans
Hogs Reach Five Year High Price in Chicago
Hogs rose to 7.30 a hundred in Chicago, the highest since 1903, after a two week climb. Retail butchers warn sustained prices could push pork into luxury range as pork chops bacon tenderloins and hams follow upward.
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Chicago
Woman Falls to Death at Niagara Falls
A refined woman about 25 walked into the river 30 feet above Prospect Point and was swept over Niagara Falls. She left no identification. Seventy five observers saw the fatal act.
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Niagara Falls
Prospect Point
Man Attacks Family with Axe in Wilmington Home
Pearson Tailey aged sixty of Wilmington Delaware attacked his wife with a broadaxe while she slept, then struck Edith Johansen and her husband Andrew. Edith died from head wounds and Mrs Johansen suffered severe injuries. Tailey was subdued and arrested.
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Pearson Tailey
Wilmington
Del
Edith Johansen
Andrew Johansen
Mrs. Johansen
Mr. Johansen
Stabbing at Sunday School Ends in Death in Newton
Miss Willie Bullinger, 19, was stabbed to death by Lon Rader, 21, during Sunday school at Newton North Carolina. Rader, reportedly released from a state asylum after claiming to be cured, was jailed in Newton. Authorities consider unrequited love a likely motive.
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Willie Bullinger
Newton
N. C
Lon Rader
Rader
State Insane Asylum
Miss Bull
Bishop Spalding Resigns as Peoria Diocese Leader
The Rt. Rev. John L. Spalding bishop of the Peoria Illinois diocese resigns after three years and a half illness. He states he tendered his resignation to Pope Pius X after due consideration expecting years before resuming active duty.
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John L. Spalding
Peoria
Spalding
Pius X
Army officers accused of smuggling meat to Cuba
The Union Espanola editorial claims U S army officers are smuggling meat and other goods into Cuba to dodge duties and sell them. Governor Magoon ordered an investigation and will press charges if the Union Espanola cannot substantiate its allegations.
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Havana
Union Espanola
United States Army
Cuba
Magoon
Coal Land Deal In Greene County Lands Emerald Coal Firm 1.4 Million
J Y Thompson sold 5000 acres of coal land in Greene county to the Emerald Coal and Coke company a Pittsburgh capitalists group for 1 400 000 dollars. The firm had recently bought a large tract in the same area for 1 500 000 dollars.
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Uniontown
J. YV. Thompson
Emerald Coal & Coke Company
Pittsburg
Greene County
Crazed with drink, Palatus stabs wife in Girardville area
In Mahanoy City Pennsylvania on September 15 Joseph Palatus a former local saloon keeper attacked his wife with a knife. The injuries were fatal and Palatus is jailed.
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Mahanoy City
Joseph Palatus
Girardville
Here
Palatus
Republicans Elect Governor by About 7100 Plurality in Maine
Returns from 468 of 619 towns show Bert M. Fernald Republican winning Maine governor with 72 117 votes to Obadiah Gardner Democrat 64 993. Four congressional districts reelect Republicans amid heavy total vote near 1888 levels. legislature remains safely Republican. overall turnout near 140 000.
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Portland
Maine
SOG
Bert M. Fernald
Obadiah Gardner
Cobb
Davis
Amos L. Allen
C. C. Burleigh
John P. Swasey
Charles L. Littlefield
Frank G. Guernsey
Llewellyn Powers
Brazen Election Frauds Court Rules Williams Nominee
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania Judge Fuller sustains Rev R I Williams appeal over April primary results. Healy had been listed as Republican winner though Williams claimed fraud. Court calls the returns brazen fraud and asserts the judiciary must act with strength.
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Wilkes-Barre
Michael F. Healy
R. I. Williams
Fuller
Williams
Bear Attack Injures Performer at Plain Fort Fair
Miss Beatrice Woods, performing with six trained bears in Fort Plain New York, was bitten on the shoulder and clawed the face by the largest bear. The assault caused panic among spectators and brought police aid to restore order. Woods is expected to recover.
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Boer Fort Plain
N. Y
Beatrice Woods
Miss Woods
Ashes of Rear Admiral Boughlass Buried in Burlington
After twenty years in the Brooklyn crematory he founded, the remains of C L1 John D. Boughlass U S N were moved to Burlington New Jersey and interred in the Odd Fellows cemetery family lot Rev T M Eastwood D D of the First Baptist Church presided over the service Chaplain Boughlass who led the Crematory Society of America died while his ship was in Nagasaki and had requested cremation his ashes were stored in a Japanese vase and returned to the United States
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Parson
Burlington
N. J
Brooklyn
John D. Boughlass
Odd Fellows' Cemetery
T. M. Eastwood
First Baptist Church
Boughlass
Crematory Society of America
Nagasaki
Japan
America
Balloon Flight Lands in Milford After 100 Mile Journey
The Philadelphia Aero Nautical Society balloon named Philadelphia and crewed by Lieutenant B F Kilgore U S Marine Corps and two passengers started in Philadelphia for a forty hour flight. After a seven hour ascent gas bag split from base to equator forcing rope and 35 pound anchor to be cut away. The craft rose to several thousand feet crossing the Delaware Bay and landed in Milford Delaware after traveling a little over 100 miles.
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Aeronauts i
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Aeronautical Society
B. F. Kilgore
United States Marine Corps
Delaware Bay
Oystermen Rally to Ouster Law At Snow Hill Maryland
About 200 oyster vessels defied law and sheriff's deputies by entering Sinepuxent Bay at Snow Hill Maryland to harvest undersized oysters. The fleet spread along the bay while Worcester County officials identified offenders who refused to halt oyster taking despite legal restrictions.
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Sinepux
Tent Bay
Snow Hill
Worcester County
Notable early 1900s incidents and deaths across states
A compact chronicle lists incidents from September including Berkman’s five day New York workhouse sentence for riot incitement at Cooper Union, a fatal crush between locomotives in Harrisburg, a Virginia assault conviction and death sentence, a Kentucky ambush killing of constable Fowler Kenton, and other diverse events. It also notes deaths of figures from West Virginia and Kentucky, shootings in New Jersey, and major fires in Peshtigo.
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Alexander Berkman
New York
Cooper Union
Thomas Leroy Ritner
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Henry Smith
Powell
Portsmouth
Fowler Kenton
Helenwood
Huntsville
Francis K. Duke
Duke
West Virginia
Kentucky
Cape May
Mary Bedell
Jersey City
N. J
Stephen Bedell
Philadelphia Mint
Philadelphia Cricket Club
St. Martin's
Postoffice Clerks’ National Association
Atlantic City
William Kerper Stevens
Berks County
Ermentrout
Peshtigo
Menomime
Mich
Michigan Crucible Steel Casting Company
Detroit
Emil Koehm
Lee Strother
Richmond
Leola Fry
Robert HW. Shores
Bristol
Delaware River
Beverly
William Gardner
Dimondale
Grand River
New Blackwells Island
East River
Central
Union
Booker T. Washington
Taft
Sturgeon
Pittsburg
Willam Service
Duncannon
Cambridge Coal Companys
Shenandoah
H. H. Smith
Hoke Smith
Georgia
South
Atlanta
Otto Schneider
Chicago
Chapman National Bank
Portland
Boston
Wiliam J. Reed
Portsmouth CO
Haviin
Cincinnati
Market Quotations Crest and Spread Across Commodities
The report lists prices for corn oats and butter with quotable ranges across regions. It notes steady corn in the south and Mary land Pennsylvania Virginia West Virginia dairy products holding mid teens to mid twenties in various categories.
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Baltimore
Whigat Fries
Southern
Mary and
Live Stock Markets at Pittsburg Stock Yards
Cattle steady with choice at 5.65 to 5.90 per cwt. Sheep lower. prime wethers 4.25 to 4.35, lams 3.66 to 3.85, veal calves 8.25 to 8.50. Hogs steady to firm. heavies 7.35 to 7.40, mediums 7.30 to 7.35, light Yorkers 6.70 to 6.90, pigs 6.00 to 6.26, roughs 5.60 to 5.80.
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Pittsburg
Union Stock Yards
Also Mentioned on This Page
Iowan
Mount
Pleasant Township
Gulden
Dayton
Valley Queen
A. J. Shanabrook
R. Thompson
H. J. Sneeringer
Grain & Produce
Hanover Street
New Oxfomd
Z. V. Cashman
Carshman
Hanover Produce Co
J. R. Hartman
New Oxford Flouring Mills
Patrick J. Roach
Addison Sample
Corry
Partanburg
Canal Zone
Panama Canal
Ep. T. Au- Ker
Jacob Aurandt
United Brethren
Beaver Dams
Blair County
P A. &S. Small
Horee Power Ames
John S. Weaver
New
Oxford
United States Circuit Court
Gray
Bonaparte
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