Gate Keeper John Barber Retires After 45 Years At Lime Kiln Toll
At Buckeystown Pike Lime Kiln gate toll collector John Barber retires aged 84 after about 45 years serving the Buckeystown Turnpike Company. His son Lewis has handled duties for nearly two years due to Barber’s declining health. The article chronicles changes from horse-drawn carriages to autos and outlines the gate’s history and the road’s 50 plus years of existence.
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Buckeystown Pike
John Barber
Turnpike Company
Buckeystown
Barber
Lewis Barber
Frederbeck
Lever
Pike Company
Joseph N. Chiswell
James L. Davis
A. H. Cunningham
Thomas R. Jarbee
Manasses J. Grove
Chiwell
Cunningham
George Markell
Daniel Baker
William C. Trego
Samuel Dutrow
Josiah Thomas
Thomas R. Jarboe
Joe Markell
William G. Baker
J. Jarboe
Baker
D. F. McKinney
Davis
Dr. McKinney
Jar
Charles Rohr
Lel Baker
Lewis, Markell
James E. Walker
Joseph D. Baker
Wiliam J. Grove
Directors Cabinet of Bonded Oil Company Elected
William H McKinney named president and director to succeed his late father. The board at sale to the State included Charles Rohrback, William G Baker, William J Grove, William H McKinney, and Joseph D Baker.
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Back
William H. McKinney
Charles Rohrback
William G. Baker
William J. Grove
Wiliam H. McKinney
Joseph D Baker
Regret Storing Potatoes Hits New Low in Woodstown
Woodstown New Jersey November 27 growers who stored a large part of their crop fear lower returns as market conditions show a gradual drop. A grower expects prices near one dollar a bushel by week’s end. Some farmers stored at low prices earlier and may accept bargains before winter. Storage regions report full capacity causing price declines, while households boycott rising prices.
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Woodstown
N. J
Probe Bribery in Secret West Virginia Delegate Investigation Behind Closed Doors
Charleston W Va Nov 27 Investigation of bribery charges in the house of delegates began behind closed doors Chairman Wolf said the inquiry could affect someone innocent and allow a defense before public charges. Republicans sought to suspend rules and pass the primary and registration bills. Democrats would back the move if the commission to probe the late election per the governor’s message was halted.
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West Virginia
Charleston
W. Va
House of Delegates
Wolf
Cash Among the Heavies Went Out the Window
Parsale N oJ Nov 27 details a bizarre case in which Goldatein a Jefferson Street merchant sells heavy clothing for his wife, a mislaid wad of cash vanishes after moving to the yard. Mrs Barbara Fisher’s intoxication arrest and a $200 bond tied to larceny after inquiry are noted as nearby events.
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Goldatein
Parsale
N. Oj
Ecksel Goldatein
Jefferson Street
Coutello
Barbara Flaher
Justice Brandeis Honored on Sixtieth Birthday in New York
Associate Justice Louis D. Brandeis received a testimonial of gratitude for his services to the Jewish people on his sixtieth birthday. Signers totaled 8000 from 210 cities in 43 states and the Panama Canal Zone. In other items, Calvin Bridee, eighteen, died after a shooting in Lakewood, New Jersey. Butter at Elgin rose to 42 cents amid a federal probe. Chicken thieves chloroformed fifty-plus fowls in Lancaster. Missouri voters approved a constitutional amendment to pension the blind by 12,719. prohibition repeal lost by 122,538.
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New York
Louis D. Brandeis
United States Supreme Court
Panama Canal Zone
Jefferson City
Missouri
U- Boats Off Coast Warn Entente Shipping
The Lancaster cruiser, fourteen miles southeast of Sandy Hook, broadcast a general warning to all Entente flag steamships to beware of German submarines off the American coast. Vessels were told to limit lights and stay vigilant in shipping lanes. Captain Barman and Captain Cady reported arrivals from Liverpool with mixed awareness of submarine activity.
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New York
Busa
Lancaster
Sandy Hook
Atlantic
American Line
Kroontland
Liverpool
Barman
American One
Philadelphia
Cady
Man fires from car wounds four in Philadelphia melee
An unidentified man fired more than twenty shots from a revolver at Twelfth and Pine streets. He held back over a thousand bystanders and fifteen police for about half an hour before being captured. four were wounded and the gunman was shot and left wounded. Panic and glass shattering marked the chaotic scene as cars blocked the street and bystanders fled.
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Philadelphia
Twelfth and
Pine Streets
Teegue Island
Twelfth
Pennsylvania Hospital
Ife
Pine Street
Twelfth Street
Killed in Motorcycle Race at Redford Ride
Harold D. Glacken, nineteen, died after a motorcycle and sidecar separated on a downhill stretch during a 200 mile race near Redford. Lawrence Keys, twenty one, was seriously injured while Michael Gurdosh, twenty two, of Homestead, was injured fatally as his bike plunged down an embankment. Both Glacken and Keys were en route to Pittsburgh for treatment.
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Redford
Harold D. Glackep
Lawrence Keys
Pittsburgh
Glacken
Michael Gurdosh
Homenstead
Film actress in cell Miss Elizabeth Scanlon held as $23002 shoplifter
In New York a young actress identified as Miss Elizabeth Scanlon confessed to stealing clothing and other items valued at about 4000 dollars from department stores. She is held in a city police cell. Police later found in an apartment in the city an assortment of goods including over a hundred women's hats and several handbags. California reports 10057 factories employing over 200000 people.
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Elizabeth Scanlon
New York
Elizabeth Scanlén
Mortally Shot in Hold-Up by Seven Men in Pittsburgh
James Hadgus twenty six of South Bethlehem and three companions attempted a hold up in a Pittsburgh restaurant. A running chase with seven men left Hadgus shot in the head and hospitalized. His companions escaped as police pursued. Nearly Two Billion Gold In U S Treas Public report shows gold holdings at 1 803 493 933 on June 30 plus imports 494 009 301 and exports 90 249 548.
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Pittsburgh
James Hadgus
South Bethlehem
Hadgus
U.S. Treas
Washington
Treasury
United States
President Wilson to join New York event for Liberty illumination
President Wilson has decided to travel to New York next Saturday to participate in the event inaugurating the illumination of the Statue of Liberty. He does not plan to deliver a speech.
Codfish Sink a Schooner in Heavy Sea
A cargo of dried codfish swelled as the schooner Penhook shipped water and sank. Kronstad crew rescued seven aboard Penhook after sighting her sinking off Azores on October 29. Penhook bound from St Johns to Gibraltar. Captain Doyle among survivors.
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Galveston
Tex
Penhook
Azores
St. Johns
Gibraltar
Doyle
Punta del Grada
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Promise Clear Skin And Liver Boost
Pure vegetable tablet with olive oil touted as a calomel substitute. Claims to improve skin tone tongue coating and appetite while easing constipation with no dangerous after effects. Promoted dosage one or two nightly with amusing results and low price of 25 cents per box.
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Edward
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Xeue
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