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Newspaper
The Daily Sentinel
Location
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1913
Page
2
A Bloomsbury pa newspaper page lists Democratic political announcements for local offices including Sheriff Coroner Poor Directors and Associate Judge with candidate names such as R Frank Rice George Croop Miles W Beez Robert J Brennen Dr Thomas J Khaly Harvey H Reinnard William Kushner and John W Shuman plus a campaign note from M H Rhodes. The item also includes editorials on civic virtue and community welfare.
Harry K Thaw broke from Matteawan Hospital in a milk wagon. A second smaller car aided the escape with five or more conspirators, aiming for the Connecticut state line. Police offered 500 dollars for his capture as authorities question the feasibility of bringing him back to New York.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, staying at a New York hotel, fears for her safety as her husband Harry Thaw is at large. She claims he threatened to kill her and criticizes the state for allowing his escape. She cites his enmity with Dr. Austin Flint and accuses authorities of corruption and bribery.
Philadelphia August 18. A 13 year old boy John Cistoferro traveled blind baggage across the rail lines toward Kansas City to see his mother. He escaped the steamship Delaware Sun after 7800 miles from Batoum and endured repeated attempts to return him to consulates while insisting on his homeward journey. He leaped from a freight train in Philadelphia and continued toward his goal, having been brought to the United States as a child and briefly sent to Italy by his uncle before resuming his perilous trek.
Lewis Parker twenty four a teamster was jilted by Delilah Crawford and after a quarrel and a failed return visit he left the girl’s house and called goodbye then shot himself at about five hundred feet away dying hours later in Franklin Pennsylvania on August eighteenth authorities report.
Harry K Thaw, the man who killed Stanford White, reportedly escaped from an asylum where he had been confined after his sensational trial. Authorities conducted searches, while THAW remained at large amid public interest and skepticism over his mental state.
Lieutenant Colonel David Duboise Gaillard, an engineer in charge of the central division of the Panama Canal work, is treated at Johns Hopkins for a nervous breakdown caused by the canal climate and stress from the Culebra Cut. He left the Isthmus with his wife and family, arriving in Baltimore for several months of care under Dr. Henderson while awaiting Professor Meyer.
Tra Breedon, a 37 year old laborer from western Kansas, became heat crazed and tried to chew seventy dollars in currency at General Hospital. He surrendered $10.81 in coins and fought attendants as they removed the wad from his mouth. He feared trusting others with his money and chose to destroy it.
Hundreds watched daily as a bold thief looted a Liberty avenue building and escaped with 400 stoves. M Braun owned about 1000 heaters stored in a loft and had not checked it recently. The burglary occurred with the entry believed open all night and left police baffled. A second item reports a $200,000 lumber fire in Hast Stewartstown New Jersey damaging multiple barns.
Notice of dissolution for the Bloomsburg Penna partnership of O B Ammerman and Frank Faus subsisting as Ammerman and Faus. Dissolved by mutual consent August 1 1913. Debts to be paid to Frank Walls and demands presented to him for payment. C B Ammerman Frank Falls 8 2 4w dw. The best time to repair a damaged street or avenue is now.
American League results note Cleveland and Chicago wins with Detroit and St Louis losses, lists of batteries and scores for Saturday and Sunday games. National League reports Philadelphia Chicago, New York Pittsburgh, Brooklyn St Louis, Boston Cincinnati results, standings with win loss records.
Trenton hosts Wilmington and Allentown hosts Harrisburg in two game cards. Results show Wilmington 7 Trenton 1 in the first match with noted batteries and errors and Allentown defeating Harrisburg 10 to 6. Atlantic City beats York 6 to 2 as Watterles Williams Burns Hoar Beezle are listed for Atlantic City. Standings show Wilmington 62 34 646, York 62 45 i, Trenton 54 448, Harrisburg 61 46 526, Atlantic City 67 33 0.
The marriage of Madeline Dupont Bancroft daughter of Alfred I Dupont and Max Heibler a German sculptor was confirmed by close Dupont associates. The ceremony took place in Munich in July, linking the Bancroft Dupont divorce case from 1912 and indicating the couple will reside in Munich.
Lot of horses wagons harness and stable gear to be sold by Frank Warren and John S Williams at 41 o'clock in the morning. Also assorted advertisements for Mother Gray remedies Electric Bitters Kickapoo Worm Killer and catarrh cure. Includes testimonials and druggist notices.
Estate of Sarah B Bittenbender in Lycoming County has letters of administration granted to William Bittenbender. Debts and claims must be paid or presented to Abram Salsburg Pond Hill PA. Also Bloomsburg State Normal School opens Fall 1913 offering teaching and commercial courses with free tuition for prospective teachers. Address D J Waller Jr for catalogue.
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