Jacob F. Werner Decapitated by Train, 1924
The death certificate of Jacob F. Werner, of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, indicates he died on March 10, 1924, and that he was “killed by train; head crushed,” and the […]
Millersburg – New Bride Suicides with Poison, 1924
17 YEAR OLD BRIDE ENDS LIFE BY POISON Mrs. May [Rothermel] Wolfgang, 17 years old, of Millersburg, a bride of three months, ended her life by taking poison on Saturday, […]
Loyalton – Frank Lebo Killed by Exploding Gun, 1924
LOYALTON YOUNG MAN KILLED BY EXPLOSION OF GUN WHICH HE FIRED A sad accident occurred at Loyalton between 6:00 and 6:30 last evening when Frank Lebo, 24-year-old son of Mr. […]
Was Harry Ochenreider Killed at Brookside, 1924?
A brief article in the Lykens Standard, December 12, 1924, told the following story: SHERIDAN MAN KILLED AT EAST BROOKSIDE A delayed shot which caused the men in No. 5 […]
Jonathan Baddorf & Jane [Row] Baddorf – 50th Wedding Anniversary, 1924
A newspaper photograph (Lykens Standard, March 14, 1924) of Jonathan Baddorf (1848-1939) and Leah Jane [Row] Baddorf (1852-1939) at their 50th Wedding Anniversary. The photograph was accompanied by a brief […]
William B. Meetch (1845-1919)
FORMER POWER IN LOCAL POLITICS IS DEAD AT ADVANCED AGE WILLIAM B. MEETCH, LONG PROMINENT, IS DEAD WAS FOR YEARS REPUBLICAN LEADER AND WIDELY-KNOWN HUNTER OF BIG GAME LOVER OF […]
Homer G. Koppenhaver (1877-1931) – Millersburg Hotel Proprietor
A photograph of the grave marker of Homer Garfied Koppenhaver, Oak Hill Cemetery, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Mr. Koppenhaver was well-known in the Lykens Valley area as the proprietor of […]
New Phone Exchanges, 1908
A photograph from the early 20th Century showing an operator working at a console at a telephone exchange. The operator manually connected wires to move a call from one wire […]