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Newspaper
The Daily Sentinel
Location
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1913
Page
2
A sprawling 1912 political notices page lists Democratic candidates for Sheriff Coroner Poor Directors and Associate Judge in Bloomsburg Columbia County. It includes candidate names such as B Frank Rick George Croop Miles W Bhzy Harvey H Reinnard William Kushner John W Shuman and M H Rhodes with primary election details and editorials on honesty and public discourse.
A letter from Harry K. Thaw to his mother confirms he is free after a sensational escape from Matteawan. Authorities pursue five aides. Bar num faces bribery charges as warrants issue for all involved in the escape and an indictment for conspiracy to prevent justice.
Albany dispatch reports New Yorks impeachment move to replace Governor Sulzer with Lt. Gov. Glynn raises questions of official status Glynn plans to designate the lieutenant governors room as executive offices while Sulzer attends to legal matters and public buildings board duties. A Frawley committee subpoena targets a nurse involved with Mrs Sulzer amid alleged checks signed by Sulzer.
Police report Henry Lake, a 50 year old Brooklyn restaurant chef, killed wife Mary Lake and five children Horace Walter Stella Dorothy and then wounded himself. He appeared to act after family quarrels and his wife’s drinking, with neighbors discovering the bodies four days later.
Pennsylvania officials say they will take no action until Harry K Thaw appears in Cresson. If a requisition for his return is made by New York authorities it would go to the attorney general's office for opinion on extradition and disposition.
Parkersburg West Virginia August 19. Fireman Donald Poe was killed and engineer Helms and brakeman Watson were seriously injured when Baltimore and Ohio train No 4 running from St Louis to New York derailed at Pensboro thirty miles east of here. The engine rolled down an embankment while a postal car and an express car were wrecked.
Pottsville August reports detail Judge C N Brumm accusing Mahanoy City Postmaster David M Graham of authoring an anonymous poison pen letter attacking Miss Mame Kaier and Miss McAtee. Graham denies involvement. investigation linked to letters to prosecutor Foley and a visit by the two women.
In Caracas on August 19 government forces recaptured Coro after a fierce battle in which rebel leaders Gonzales and Urbina reportedly fell. Rebels claim a victory at Chamacia, while uprisings spread elsewhere without sparking a broader crackdown by President Gomez.
Frederick Brossea aged twenty four was tapped by gypsies nearly seventeen years ago and has now been returned to his parents Mr and Mrs John Brosseau of Sissonville New York report from Watertown N Y dated August 19 described by local wire service.
Mrs. Adna Godbee, former wife of Judge W. C. Godbee, shot and killed the judge and wounded his bride of three months in Millen Georgia. The brides, Florence Beyer of Youngstown Pennsylvania, died hours later. Mrs. Godbee was arrested and charged with murder.
Thieves used a team to back to the Ayer ice house and broke the main gate to steal about a ton of ice. The theft disrupted local supplies as the ice belonged to Willard H Smith, a Willimantic commission merchant, who sold it locally. The team’s trail was followed to a railroad crossing on the Al line road where it vanished.
In Philadelphia on August 19, aviator Grover C. Bergdoll faced trespassing charges after a flight from Lilannerch to Atlantic City. Aero Club of Pennsylvania President Clarence Wynne warned Bergdoll to fly above 5000 feet next time to avoid endangering the public. The club asserts airspace below a mile is public, with no permission for trespass. In Pottsville, Frank Reed, 18, was kicked in the head by a horse while cleaning a stall, suffering a fractured skull and possible loss of sight in one eye. The horse kicked amid a swarm of flies at Summit Station, threatening Reed’s life.
The Daily Express reports that the government has adopted precautions after a new conspiracy was discovered in Egypt to murder Lord Kitchener, the British agent and consul-general in Cairo.
Letters testamentary granted to C. B. Lutz and F. E. Lutz as executors in Bloomsburg Pennsylvania. Debts to the estate should be paid promptly and all claims presented without delay. Notice dated August 18 with 6n notation.
County commissioners announce sale of twenty thousand dollars in five hundred dollar bonds at the office in Bloomsburg Pennsylvania on August twenty third nineteen thirteen at ten in the morning. Bonds bear four percent interest payable semi annually and mature in five thousand dollars installments in nineteen thirty eight nineteen thirty nine nineteen forty and nineteen forty one. Highest bid may take any or all bonds maturing in a given year. George G Fleckenstein C Fred Lenhart Chas Welliver commissioners Chas E Smith clerk.
Mrs. D L Kenney credits Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment with curing a fifty year tetter and relief from burning itching and pain. The advertisement notes availability from druggists or by mail for 50 cents and lists C A Kleim and Pfeiffer Chemical Co as distributors. Also included is an administrator's notice for the estate of Anna Federco in West Berwick with payment and claim instructions.
The estate of E. L. Weaver of Bloomsburg Pennsylvania has granted administration to Margaret E. Weaver Administratrix 94 Iron Street. Proceedings authorize her to act in the administration of the estate with duties and jurisdiction commencing immediately for settlement and distribution.
An advertisement extols Mother Gray's Aromatic Leaf as a pleasant laxative tonic for women with back and urinary or kidney troubles. It notes availability at druggists or by mail for 50 cents from Mother Gray Co LeRoy New York and mentions Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children to ease feverishness teething and bowel issues also sold locally with a free sample offer.
Pains in the Stomach advises that liver or kidney issues cause stomach pains and warns of dropsy or kidney trouble if neglected. Electric Bitters touted as the best stomach and kidney medicine with a testimonial from F A Alston of Raleigh. Also promotes Kickapoo Worm Killer for children with worm signs and includes price 26c. Also mentions Hall's Catarrh Cure and Mother Gray's Aromatic-Laxative as remedies.
Mount Carmel Pennsylvania held a city form vote with about 1500 of 3000 eligible voters casting ballots. The charter for a new form of government was defeated 941 to 559, with opposition led by saloon interests over anticipated higher license fees and tax costs.
Senator Saulsbury of Delaware introduces a bill to raise the vice president's annual pay from 12000 to 25000 dollars. The proposal, announced in Washington on August 14, aims to adjust the compensation to reflect duties and cost of living.
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