Petition to “Rescue a Crime Infested People,” 1925
After a series of many robberies that occurred in a one month period between April and May, 1925, the leaders of the various communities in the Lykens Valley petitioned the […]
Paul Briggman – Sock Thief of Wiconisco, 1924
Local officials, the owners of a hosiery mill and a dye factory, and several residents of the Lykens Valley area testified against Paul Briggman of Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in […]
Was It Ever OK for a Girl to Play a Boys Sport?
A photograh of Carrie Moyer, famed baseball pitcher for college and semi-professional teams in Eastern Pennsylvania. In 1906, Carrie pitched for the championship Lykens and Wiconisco Athletic Association team. The […]
Black-Face Minstrel Show Held to Benefit Civil War Monument, 1925
In an irony of ironies, a black-face minstrel show was set to be performed in Lykens in 1925 for the benefit of the fund to raise money for the bronze […]
Lykens Township – Reigle Barn Fire, 1925
A fire of unknown origin broke out in a barn in rural Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The lack of a phone to call in the alarm significanly delayed a […]
Wiconisco – James D. Rowe Paperhanging, 1925
A 1925 newspaper advertisement for James D. Rowe Paperhanging, Wiconisco, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania. WALL PAPER FREE! DURING FEBRUARY Only to every customer who buys three rooms of Wall Paper at […]
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 […]