Fire Destroys Gratz High School, 1927
Headlines from the Elizabethville Echo of 20 January 1927 tell of a fire which seriously damaged the Gratz school, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 17 January 1927. HEAVY LOSS BY […]
The Poison Toe Murder, 1937 (9)
A story appeared in the Harrisburg Telegrah, 4 March 1937, describing the funeral of Clair Guy Wingert who was accused killing William H. McElwee. Clair Guy Wingert, a trapper from […]
Ammon M. Umholtz (1896-1942)
AMMON UMHOLTZ Ammon M. Umholtz, age 45 years, of Easton, died of a heart attack while on a hunting trip in Northampton County, Saturday morning [31 October 1942] Mr. Umholtz […]
Thomas Bowman (1897-1942) – Mine Accident Victim
HELD FUNERAL FOR MINE ACCIDENT VICTIM SATURDAY Funeral services for Thomas Bowman, 44, of Tower City, who was killed in an accident at an independent mine working last Tuesday [10 […]
Lykens Power Plant at Short Mountain Colliery, 1922
A photograph of the Lykens Power Plant of the Short Mountain Colliery, Lykens Valley Coal Company, Bear Gap, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, about 1922, shortly after it went into full operation. […]
Rose [Batdorf] Messner (1866-1942)
MRS. ROSE MESSNER Mrs. Rose Messner, age 76 years, widow of William Messner, died at the home of her son George Messner, at Williamstown, on Sunday. She is survived by […]
Harry McCall (1903-1939)
LYKENS POLICE CHIEF STRUCK BY CAR; DIES TUESDAY Harry McCall, age 32 years, Lykens Chief of Police, was fatally injured when hit by an automobile at Grand Avenue and Fifth […]
The Murder of Charles Roland at Wiconisco, 1865
From the Pittsburgh Gazette, 8 August 1865: A Mysterious Death A well-known farmer names Charles Roland met with a sudden an mysterious death at his home in Wiconisco, Dauphin County, […]