Two Men Severely Burned at Short Mountain Colliery, 1924
TWO SEVERELY BURNED IN GAS EXPLOSION Otto Platzer of Main Street and George Kolva of Coaldale were severely burned in an explosion of gas in Short Mountain Colliery, Monday morning […]
Dietrich – Zimmerman Suicide, 1906
From the Lykens Standard, December 14, 1906: SUICIDE AT DIETRICH Henry Zimmerman of Dietrich, who has been despondent for some time, committed suicide by shooting himself in the top of […]
Coaldale – A Wave of Robberies, 1906
After a wave of robberies in Coaldale, west of Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in December, 1906, the Lykens Standard seemed to call for vigilante justice in its December 21, 1906, […]
Joseph Loreck Killed & Two Injured in Repairing Mine Slope, 1906
On March 28, 1906, a Polish immigrant living in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was instantly killed by a fall of slate at Short Mountain Colliery. Two other men were injured. […]
Coaldale – One Arrested in Attempted Burglary, 1906
This story of two men attempting to rob a house in Coaldale, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was reported in the Lykens Standard of November 23, 1906. One was caught and one […]
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 […]
James Clough – Fatally Injured in Williamstown Mine, 1937
Normally, one person killed in a mine accident did not result in extensive news coverage. In this case though the victim was a well-known sports figure who had a brief, […]
Wiconisco – American Briquet Plant, 1921
A photograph of the briquet plant from about 1921 or 1922. The plant was located at the western end of Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1919 and […]