Millersburg – Hotel Freck, 1907
A 1907 real photo post card view of the Hotel Freck, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The occasion for all the bunting was either the Millersburg Centennial or a patriotic holiday […]
The Attempted Murder of Elizabeth [Kindler] Johns, 1904
“Jealous Husband Shot Wife. Frenzied Wiconisco Man Takes Terrible Vengeance for Idle Threat. Three Times Wounded Mrs. Harry Johns Will Recover.” [Harrisburg Telegraph, April 22, 1904]. “Murderous Miner Assaulted Wife. […]
Millersburg – Generic Post Card (3)
An undated generic post card for Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. “Greetings from Millersburg, Pennsylvania.” _________________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Stehman Murders Wife in Crowded Market, 1906
“In the presence of their two little children and hundreds of marketers, Jacob Stehman murdered his wife, Mrs. Lena Hiney Steffey Stehman at the Verbeke Street Market House, Harrisburg, Saturday […]
The Destructive Cyclone of 1910 (3)
Part 3 of 3 posts on the Great Cyclone of June, 1910, featuring news articles from local and area newspapers. From the Harrisburg Daily Independent, June 20, 1910: WIND GIVES […]
A Warning About Chain Letters, 1924
On April 4, 1924, the Lykens Standard picked up its editorial pen and issued a warning to individuals passing on chain letters – those who continued to do so would […]
Gratz Area Man Killed in Harrisburg Railroad Yard, 1906
JOHN WOLFE FATALLY INJURED IN THE HARRISBURG YARD [Lykens Standard, September 21, 1906]. John Wolfe, of Harrisburg, a brakeman on the Pennsylvania railroad, was run over by a shifter in […]
The Destructive Cyclone of 1910 (2)
Part 2 of 3 posts on the Great Cyclone of June, 1910, featuring news articles from local and area newspapers. From the Lykens Standard, June 24, 1910: GREAT DAMAGE BY […]