Kephart Denial Marks End of State Treasurer Probe
The inquiry into Harmon M. Kephart, state treasurer, winds down as Auditor General Lewis and Attorney General Alter pledge exhaustive evidence review. Kephart defends his actions saying he received no money beyond legal entitlement, while witnesses disclose forged notes tied to former Republican leaders and expenses charged to a contingent fund. The investigation may not be reopened, with a final resume report expected to outline salient conclusions and potential recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Harmon M. Kephart
Lewis
Cs Treasury Department
Altér
Ihephart
Kephart
Hull
Chicago
Donnelly
Lieb
Mineraville Bank
Nelly
Philadelphia
Pottsville
Union Company of
Civil Service Charges Declared Unfounded by Senate Panel
A Senate special committee report finds no foundation to claims that the federal civil service commission was biased by political influence in postmaster examinations. It notes few mistakes in certification, attributed to judgment errors, with signatures from Sterling Colt Cummins and others, and potential additional signatory Randell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Civil Service Commission
Senate
Sterling
South Dakota
Colt
Rhode Island
Cummins
Iowa
Randell
Louisiana
Find Dead Baby At School In Rubbish Heap Case
West Chester authorities investigated the discovery of a dead infant on the third floor of the State Normal School. Catherine Schock, a 21 year old music student from Dubois, admitted the child’s birth the previous Wednesday and that she placed the body in a suitcase among rubbish. The district attorney said no action decided yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
State Normal School
Robert Biddle
Mulfen
Hollis Dann
Catherine Schock
Dubois
Windle
Fatal accident in Lebanon shoes touch wet floor by nails
A 38 year old woman, Mrs. Frank Basmo of Lebanon, dies after an electric light cord carrying 1035 volts contacts nails in her wet cellar floor. Coroner Shultz cites the nails as a conductor and fatigue from laundry as factors in the fatal shock. Liberty bonds reach new highs on the New York stock exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Frank
Basmo
Shultz
Drowns While Attempting Houdini Style Bond Escape
William Githens of Philadelphia drowned in the Allegheny River at Pittsburgh after friends bound his hands and feet for a stunt. He boasted he could free himself and swim ashore, a trick Houdini had performed. Seaman and Askin were arrested, with the coroner's inquiry pending. An unrelated note states the United States imports ten times more crude opium than Germany France and Italy combined, and estimates 5,000,000 drug addicts in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
William
Githens
Warren Street
Allegheny
Pittsburgh
Houdini
Harry B. Githens
Alyway
Fotel George
J. Seaman
Sixth Street
Seaman
Askin
United States
Germany
France
Italy
Fire imperils a highway near Clark's Ferry
July 26 Harrisburg firemen fought a blaze feeding on river coal used as embankment fill for a state highway near Clark's Ferry. Water from the Susquehanna was pumped in large volumes with little effect as hot cinders recently dumped started the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Clark's Ferry
Susquehanna
Death by Own Action in New York Ferry Jump
A neatly dressed middle aged man, after leaving notes to newspapers and a relative about cremation and sending his ashes to a brokerage head, jumped from a ferry on the Hudson River. He cited loss of all savings from stock speculation. The body was not recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brokera
New York
Nahes
Hudseen
Also Mentioned on This Page
Prephart
Cath
Tangle
Alter
Bozard
Ohio
A. M. Byc
Mellon
Vises ET Alcazadors
Helen
By Allman
Federal Commission
Guilflass
Edith
Marie
Yea
Liberty Bonds
Liberty
The
Stock Exchange
Culberson
Texas
Ku Klux Klan
Ort Powder Co
Boston
Mase
van Raalte
Brosenour Sions
Market ST
Patrick ST
Fordson
Ford and
Frederick Motor Company
R. L. Warfield
Pres. and
Mgr
West Patrick ST
P. L. Hargett & C, Inc
South Market St
Moberly
Patrick Street
Helfenstein & Urner, Insurance
Worth Market Street
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!