Millersburg – Man Drops Dead During Breakfast at Hotel, 1915
Brief articles that appeared in Harrisburg newspapers on March 8, 1915, and the Lykens Standard, told of the sudden death of Cornelius Fralick, a 64 year old Millersburg resident and […]
Wiconisco – Fire Destroys First Baptist Church, 1906
A newspaper photograph of the First Baptist Church, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The photo appeared as part of an article in the Lykens Standard, January 12, 1906, in which the […]
Lykens – Hensel’s Store Burglarized, 1906
This story of the overnight robbery of Thomas A. Hensel‘s clothing store at the main square, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, is from the Lykens Standard, December 14, 1906. The story […]
Harrisburg – McKinley Funeral Train, 1901
On September 6, 1901, President William McKinley was shot on the grounds of the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. Eight days later he died of gangrene which resulted from the gunshot […]
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 […]
Sunbury – McKinley Funeral Train, 1901
On September 6, 1901, President William McKinley was shot on the grounds of the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. Eight days later he died of gangrene which resulted from the […]
Lykens – Forgery Attempt at Rudisill’s Store, 1906
From the Lykens Standard, July 20, 1906: FORGER’S TRICK DIDN’T WORK AT RUDISILL’S Yesterday morning about 8 o’clock, a tall, thin man, wearing a black sateen shirt, no necktie, upper […]
Millersburg – Bad Check Passed at Hotel Koppenhaver, 1912
A bad check was passed at the Hotel Koppenhaver in Millersburg, on January 23, 1912. The First National Bank cashed the check, which was for $45. Later it was learned […]