New Altoona Rail Link Aims at Broad Top Coal Trade
Plans unfold for a southern outlet to Baltimore and northern access to soft coal fields. Key figures include Samuel P. Langdon and William P. Davis backing a merged system from Broad Top coal lands to Hollidaysburg. Construction may begin this summer as surveys complete and rights secured.
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Atoona
Pennsylvania
Altoona
Bedford County
Hollidaysburg
Clearfield
Dougherty Station
Altoona and
Philipsburg
Samuel P. Langdon
William P. Davis
Robert S. Reed
J. H. Wheeler
Isaiah Mattock
George Thatcher
Philadelphia
Langdons
Broad Top
Northern
Gazzam
Langdon
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
Juniata
Pleasant Valley
Coalport
Phillipsburg
Cessport
Beech Creek
New York Central
Murder leads to matrimony near Mount Gilead
A Mount Gilead murder mystery linked to a four year old farmhouse blaze ends with Chloe Sellers and the young hired man bound over to the county court. The coroner determined the old couple were murdered before the fire. The pair, now wed, face trial in jail.
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Cleveland
Mount Gilead
Here
David Sellers
Sellers
Chloe Sellers
Mt. Gilead
18 Year Old Burglar Arrested in Ohio by Pittsburg Detective
John T. Norris, a Pittsburg detective, secured the arrest of C. Crawford, 18, in Findlay Ohio, on a Kittanning burglary warrant. Crawford was found five miles north of Findlay on a farm and jailed, with Norris to transport him to Pennsylvania for trial. Authorities link him to a prior $6,500 sheriff’s robbery.
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Catr
Norris
Pennsylvania
Montgomery
Inauguration at Lebanon Opens Chautauqua Week
The Pennsylvania Chautauqua opens at Lebanon with J M Hark and other leaders speaking. Local officials attend as stockholders elect a five year board amid statewide educator presence. Also noted are Pardons Board actions at Mt Gretna with a death sentence commuted to life. A lightning strike near Massillon injures occupants.
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LeBanon
Pennsylvania
The
Commonwealth
W. E. Hensel
Hareeisburg
Board of Pardons
Mt. Gretna
Henry Kimberly
Allegheny
John Meckloy
Michael Dinsman
Fayette
Hosea Husted
Westmoreland
Elmer Braner
Cambria County
Union Militia Controversy Divides Typographical Union No 7
A member reports strong sentiment for forcing union members in the militia to resign the union. Some say National Guard service is voluntary and members may leave, while others in the union may still be in various National Guard regiments. The same day a petition from Typographical Union No 7 to Mayor Gourley seeks return of Carnegie library funds and transmission to Councils.
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Typographical Union No. 7
Homestead
National Guard
Gourley Iday
Hical Union No. 7
Carnegie
Free Library
Schenley Park
Unon
Booth
Importation of Diseases Alarms Canadian Ship Line
Toronto health officers warn of new imported disease risk from the Canadian Steamship Line with smallpox at Victoria linked to lax quarantine on the Pacific coast. Doctors say cholera leprosy also occur in source regions and call for strict Pacific quarantine protocols.
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Toronto
Oxt
Speddalj
China
British Columbia
Victoria
Allen
Pacific
Atlantic
Curtain and Corset Specials in Local Store Sale
Lace Curtains of various lengths and widths reduced from high prices to deep discounts. Fine Latino Corsets offered in all colors at reduced prices. Dr Warner corsets see price drops. Bleached Double Damask 72 inch fabric discounted from $1.25 to 88 cents.
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Dr. Warner
Muslin Drawers Featured In Vintage Catalog Prices
An old catalog excerpt lists various muslin drawers with features such as deep hems, clusters of tucks, yoke bands, and embroidered trimmings. Prices range from 35 to 169 in the unit shown, highlighting fabric quality and ornamental details.
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Mother Hubbard
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Dee
Arnheim Live Stock Company, Limited
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Hood
Bederinforth Street
Cresosnave
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Brooklyn
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London
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Dentists
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Great Clearing Sale
Axminster
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Ingram
Geo. W. Swaman
Federal ST
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Waltham
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Liebig Company
Baron Liebig
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