Elizabethville – American Legion Dedicates Flag Pole, 1926
The dedication of an Elizabethville flag pole by the American Legion in 1926, was shortened because the members had to conduct rites for a Civil War veteran, Henry Rissinger (1845-1926), […]
Contractor Attemps Suicide After Receiving Summons, 1925
TREVORTON CONTRACTOR ATTEMPTED SUICIDE Because a summons was served on him to appear at a hearing where employees were preferring charges for wages due them, John Goodman, well-known Trevorton contractor […]
Muir Man Jilted for Store Robbery, 1925
A young man of Muir, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, decided to give his wife-to-be a wardrobe of new clothing, so he burglarized a store in Tremont and walked away with about […]
Williamstown – Girls Falls Into Bonfire & Dies, 1926
A young girl of Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was the unfortunate victim of an accident that occurred at the site of a street bonfire that had been set by older […]
Lykens Man Killed in Philadelphia Explosion, 1925
In 1925, Herman Grell, a former resident of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was killed in a massive explosion that took place on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. The story was […]
Lykens – “Grecian” Fugitive Spotted in Local Bank, 1925
An article that appeared in the Lykens Standard, October 23, 1925, noted that a “fugitive from justice” had been spotted in the First National Bank in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. […]
Wiconisco – “Russian” Beats Wife with Hammer, 1925
In 1925, in Wiconisco, Charles Hurko, identified as a “Russian,” badly beat his wife with a hammer over a dispute as to whether the water had been let out of […]
Wiconisco – First Offenders Get Jail Term for Burglary, 1925
For the crime of burglary, three men of Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, were hastily rounded up and quickly convicted. Although they were first-time offenders, they were sentenced to ten to […]