Wiconisco – Major Fire Damage at New Briquet Plant, 1919
In 1919, about one month after the American Briquet Company opened a new plant at Wiconisco, near Lykens, a fire, believed to have been cased by defective wiring, broke out […]
Child Dies After Scalding, 1924
CHILD DIES AT HOSPITAL FROM EFFECT OF SCALD Ralph Stuppy Jr., the 2-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Stuppy, was admitted to the Harrisburg Hospital with severe burns […]
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 […]
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. […]
Eugene Machamer – Killed By Gas at Short Mountain Colliery, 1924
From the Lykens Standard, April 18, 1924: WICONISCO YOUTH SMOTHERED IN MINES An outburst of gas at Short Mountain Colliery Friday morning of last week was fatal to Eugene Machamer, […]
Charles Mucher Killed at Short Mountain Colliery, 1924
MINE ACCIDENT FATAL TO CHARLES MUCHER Again the inevitable happened at Short Mountain Colliery and a possible outburst of gas took for its toll the life of Charles Wellington J. […]
Loyalton Woman Unconscious From Electrical Storm, 1924
ELECTRICAL STORM RENDERS LOYALTON LADY UNCONSCIOUS The electrical storm which passed over this section Sunday afternoon seemed to center about Loyalton where quite a bit of damage was done. Lightning […]