Was Patrick McGuire a Murderer?
A widely circulated story in January 1885 was that Patrick McGuire, of Big Mine Run, near Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, had struck his wife on the head with a chair […]
The Haunted House of Cameron Township
A story that appeared in a Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania newspaper in 1975, incorrectly reported on a robbery and shooting that occurred in January, 1876, as a Molly Maguire event. […]
Lykens Valley – A Halloween Party, 1904
This report of an interesting Halloween party comes from the Lykens Standard, November 11, 1904: A number of gay, happy and frolicsome friends gathered at the home of Miss Mary […]
Elizabethville – Man Almost Decapitated in Auto Wreck, 1924
This story is from the Lykens Standard, August 8, 1924: HEAD ALMOST SEVERED BY WINDSHIELD IN AUTO WRECK Entertain Hope For Recovery of Paul Cyckowski – 7 Others Injured Slightly […]
Flood Causes Major Damage in Lykens, 1924
A photograph taken on September 30, 1924, was published in the Lykens Standard on October 10, 1924 along with the following caption: FLOOD MADE STATE HIGHWAY FROM LYKENS IMPASSIBLE Because […]
Lykens – Business Section Menaced, 1924
In 1924, when the Chief of Police of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, thought he heard suspicious noises coming from the inside the Commercial Hotel which had been unoccupied for months, […]
Fire Destroys Romberger Home, 1878
A story describing a fire at the John Romberger home near Short Mountain, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was reported by the Millersburg Herald and reprinted by the Sunbury Gazette, […]
Lykens – Women Assaulted on Street, 1883
This story of a violent attack on two women on a frequently traveled street in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, comes from the pages of the Harrisburg Daily Independent, April 13, […]