Coon on Branch Halts Train in Tyrone Chase
A southbound Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train from Snow Shoe to Tyrone halted near Gap Station after a large coon treed on a beechtree. Passengers, crew, and a baggage master joined the humorous chase, the tree was felled, and the coon captured amid scuffles and laughter before the train resumed its delayed schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snow Shoe
Pennsylvania Railroad
Tyrone
Gap Station
Bill
Sam
Freman
Scott
Dollah
Kentuck
Jim
Indiana
Galoot
Alkaliike recalls a fortune from a misfortune tale
Johnson’s odd rise is recounted in a rustic voice. A man famed for feigning illness winters, then seeks wealth by marrying a rich widow and deserting, only to be tarred and feathered, displayed in a dime museum, and later revealed as a Human Shantycleer who earned money through showmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alkake
Log Johnson
Johnson
Sog Johnson
Kansas City
Shanghai
Naderly Rollin
Agin
Calamity cash hopes linger after Sog Johnson
In clipped narration a speaker recalls leaving with Lop-eared and not seeing Sog Johnson since his misfortune. The speaker suspects Johnson continues to profit from the disaster, making money while others suffer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sog Johnson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alkaliike
L. E. Rawson
Jefferson Ave
St. Lirias
FP. W. Zanders
Troy
Theo, Guennewig
Main & Market Sts
Troy, Il
WM. Meiners
F. L. Hampton
Practical Harness Maker
Main Street
Baptist Church
H. E. Brown
Wr HK
Meiner
Laird House
PRS
A. Baird
Accomodations
Troy City
John Deimling
Prop
Hickory Streets
Loy
Fred Kuntzmann
Connection
City
Chid
Waverley, Crescent and Chester
South Main St
Wi. F. Allwarter
Ola
Marnu and Market
J. W. Gornet
Clay Street
Troy Exchange Bank
W. W
D. G. Jarvis, Bankurs
Makos
WM. J. Vetter
Pricetor Pro
Troy, UL
Ss Ir SG
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!