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!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Semi Weekly Item
Location
Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1901
Page
3
A narrated fragment notes Mr Gajse, a resident born in Jordan township, traveling the county for business and facing a potential nomination. It suggests the nomination could influence an upcoming election, though details are unclear and the text is fragmentary.
Jacob Metzinger aged about 50, a laborer for decades in the local region, died after a long illness in bed. He leaves two children, Barbara and Katie, and a widow, Mrs. Metzinger. Born in Germany, he worked as foreman for several firms including GR Vouk T Go. funeral services will be at Our Lady Church with burial at Show cemetery.
Governor Stone faces opposition over a proposed $25,000 cut to the State Hospital appropriation. Officials discuss delaying or revising the measure as work continues on new hospital additions and related plans. Separately, Reading Company property moves affect local projects and regional rail needs.
Mr Wilson presided a meeting at the McDermott House in Butte's Fesbad Hotel where a binding dispute and apparent hotel closure occurred. Local attendees including neighbors and officials expressed concern, with tension rising as statements were exchanged and trust questioned.
The article notes that all telegraphers employed on the Lobsigh Valley and the D S & E must undergo a rigid exam, with a fixed percentage failure expected. Details are unclear on how firms plan to recruit and retain workers, though some firms offer better pay and conditions.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a jumble of names places and terms. no coherent event or entities stand out. The passage appears to be a garbled mix of political and personal names with stray fragments, lacking a clear subject action or outcome.
Last chapter in Haas tragedy notes interment for Salamon Haas conducted by Rev Lutheriar Diving in Shamokin as mourners gathered. Report covers memorials, local union involvement, and a string of travel notices including excursions to Atlantic City and other cities, plus freight employee wage rise concerns at Philadelphia Reading Railroad and Tamaqua stations.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.