The Abortion Death of Emily Albright, 1911
Emily Albright was a student nurse at Pottsville Hospital. Dr. C. E. Bingaman, of Reading, Berks County, worked at the Pottsville Hospital for a time while Emily was a student […]
Plot to Blackmail Doctors & Others Who Performed Abortions, 1930
The “blackmail ring” abortion cases in Philadelphia received some attention in the Lykens Valley area newspapers in 1930. It involved an organized crime conspiracy to extort money from physicians and […]
The Seitzinger House of Abortion, 1896
A young girl ran screaming “murder” as she escaped from a house of abortion in Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania in 1896. The operators of the house, Henry H. Seitzinger and […]
Fornication & Abortion in Williamstown, 1896
In early September, 1896, Dr. Harry L. Stickel of Harrisburg, was arrested and charged with performing a criminal operation (abortion) on Katie Hess, the daughter of the Chief Constable of […]
History of the Lykens G. A. R. Building, 1852-1987
An August 4, 1987, article by Dave Caroll, staff writer for the Pottsville Republican, gave a brief history of the Lykens G. A. R. Building, located in the 600 Block […]
The Hanging of H. H. Holmes, 1896
At Moyamensing Prison, Philadelphia, “The Execution of Holmes – Scene While He Was Making His Final Address,” sketched by an artist for the Philadelphia Times, and published in the Times, […]
“Race Suicide” Film Shown in Elizabethville, 1938
A poster for an anti-abortion film, Race Suicide, that was released and shown around the United States in 1938. The film’s title appropriated a 1900 term from eugenics, which defines […]
Abortion Pills Advertised in Harrisburg Newspaper, 1864-1868
A colorized portrait of French physician, surgeon and anatomist Alfred-Armond-Louis-Marie Velpeau (1795-1867). Abortion pills that were advertised in America in the period from 1864-1868 were said to be his invention […]