Wiconisco – Suicide by Shotgun, 1925
This story from the Lykens Standard, March 13, 1925: YOUNG MAN ENDED LIFE BY SHOOTING Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock at 335 North Second Street, over […]
Rebuck Youth Dies From Gun Accident, 1925
This story appeared in the Lykens Standard, January 9, 1925: REBUCK YOUTH ACCIDENTALLY SHOT BY COMPANION, DIES Harvey E. Kahler, aged 21 years, of Rebuck, died at the home of […]
Williamstown – Five Men Jailed & Fined for Vandalism, 1925
In 1925, five men were arrested for breaking lights along highways in Williams Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The story of their arrest and conviction appeared in the Lykens Standard, March […]
William Showers Murders His Grandsons, 1887
A portrait of William Showers, convicted of murdering his two grandsons, at Annville, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. The murders took place in May 1887, and a jury verdict of “murder in […]
Wiconisco – Man Burned at Briquet Plant, 1924
JAKE MILLER BURNED AT BRIQUET PLANT George Miller, better known as “Jake,” sustained severe burns of face, arms and legs Friday evening of last week while cleaning a dry culm […]
Lykens – Jacob Light’s Clock on Exhibit, 1924
From the Lykens Standard, August 1, 1924: WONDERFUL CLOCK AT WEST BOROUGH PARK Among the attractions at West Borough Park [Lykens] this week is a large mechanical clock. It is […]
Williamstown – Memories of Legionnaires Disease, 1976 (4)
JOHN B. RALPH WILLIAMSTOWN – John B. Ralph, 41, of 136 E. Market Street, died Monday at Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill. He was an employee of Park Publishing Company, […]
Williamstown – Memories of Legionnaires Disease, 1976 (3)
JAMES T. DOLAN James T. Dolan, 39, , of 127 W. Market Street, Williamstown, died at 12:10 Sunday morning at Pottsville Hospital where he was admitted, July 29 [1976]. Mr. […]