Tower City Boy, 12, Kills Friend, 10 – Charged with Murder, 1931
On October 28, 1931, a 12-year old Tower City boy named Mark Norman English saw a gun on the seat of a car parked in front of his house. He […]
Gratz – Murder at the Militia Encampment, 1856
The above article describing the “fatal affair at Gratztown” appeared in the Philadelphia Public Ledger, September 27, 1856, described the death of George Hoffman Jr. at the annual military encampment at Gratz, Dauphin County, […]
Three Arrested in Loyalton Shooting, 1931
At a New Year’s Eve dance party in Loyalton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, a White man allegedly insulted a White woman who was with a Black man. The Black man took […]
Westwood Colliery – Aerial Photo
An aerial or birds-eye photograph of Westwood Colliery, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, that was published in the Pine Grove Press Herald, December 23, 1976, along with the following story: Mr. and […]
Ray Bohner Killed While Hunting in 1932 – Who Fired the Shot?
Ray W. Bohner‘s death occurred while he was on a hunting party. The cause of death was an accidental discharge of a gun. The article which appeared in the Lykens […]
Williams Valley – World Record for Longest Basketball Game, 1975
Pictured above are the ten Williams Valley High School Students, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, who in 1975, set a new world record for the longest basketball game ever played, […]
The Suicide of Charles Harman, 1932
CHARLES HARMAN – A SUICIDE AT WILLIAMSTOWN Charles Harman, 52, a former resident of this place [Lykens], but who resided for a number of years in Williamstown, committed suicide yesterday […]
Man With Two Names Killed in Mines, 1903
He was known by various combinations of Benjamin Walter “Archie” Roe [or Row] and also known as Benjamin Row Dietrich [or Deitrich]. He died as a result of falling down […]