Lykens – A Profile of Albert A. Rudisill, 1906
In its October 12, 1906 edition, the Lykens Standard profiled merchant Albert A. Rudisill: A. A. RUDISILL’S WONDERFUL SUCCESS The phenomenal growth of A. A. Rudisill‘s mercantile business is the […]
Mike Kostichyn Crushed to Death at Colliery, 1924
FATAL ACCIDENT AT WILLIAMSTOWN COLLIERY Mike Kostichyn, aged 28 years, of Williamstown, was fatally injured in No. 1 Shaft at the Williamstown Colliery, Thursday morning from a slip of coal […]
Williamstown Man Suffocates in Mine, 1924
WILLIAMSTOWN MAN SUFFOCATED IN MINE Howard Jenkins, aged 20 years, of Williamstown, was suffocated following a blast in 9 1/2 vein in Shaft No. 2, Susquehanna Colliery, Monday about noon. […]
George W. Schreffler (1857-1924) – Former Editor at “Lykens Standard”
This obituary appeared in the Lykens Standard, February 15, 1924: GEORGE W. SCHREFFLER George Washington Schreffler, aged 66 years, 10 months and 12 days of 6419 Beechwood Street, Philadelphia, was […]
Jacob Miller – Killed by Mine Car, 1909
A tragedy for an immigrant family occurred in April 1909 when Jacob Miller was killed by a mine car at the Summit Branch Breaker, near Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The […]
Leah Jane [Row] Michael (1854-1956) – Centenarian
Leah Jane [Row] Michael was married to William H. Michael (1847-1911), a Civil War veteran who died in 1911. She lived to the age of 101, dying in 1956. She […]
Fall of Slate Kills George Dreibelbis at Big Lick, 1924
Again the bowels of the earth have taken toll, and on Wednesday about noon, George Dreibelbis, 20 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dreibelbis of Wiconisco, was crushed […]
Jacob F. Werner Decapitated by Train, 1924
The death certificate of Jacob F. Werner, of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, indicates he died on March 10, 1924, and that he was “killed by train; head crushed,” and the […]