Wiconisco – “Russian” Beats Wife with Hammer, 1925
In 1925, in Wiconisco, Charles Hurko, identified as a “Russian,” badly beat his wife with a hammer over a dispute as to whether the water had been let out of […]
Wiconisco – First Offenders Get Jail Term for Burglary, 1925
For the crime of burglary, three men of Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, were hastily rounded up and quickly convicted. Although they were first-time offenders, they were sentenced to ten to […]
Lykens – Oil Stove Explosion Destroys Home, 1925
This article from the Lykens Standard, August 28, 1925, described an explosion of oil in a Lykens home. Miraculously, the nearly 90-year-old who was attempting to light the stove escaped […]
Lykens – Loaded Gun Fires Almost Killing Woman, 1925
In a 1925 incident in Lykens involving what was believed to be an unloaded gun, Mrs. Michael Begani, almost lost her life. While cleaning house, she moved a mattress on […]
Millersburg – Wiconisco Man Killed in Hit-&-Run, 1925
A 1925 hit-and-run accident on the Rabbit Hill Roadway, east of Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, took the life of Simon P. Nonallis, of Wiconisco. This is an example of the […]
Lykens – Miners Deposit Bank Erects Chime Clock, 1925
Towns throughout the United States had clocks along main streets during much of their early history. Many of these clocks were erected by banks and were either stand-alone structures on […]
Lykens – Underwear Stolen in Overnight Robbery, 1925
In 1925, in an early morning burglary of Forman Brothers store in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, more than $1000 of merchandise was taken, but the cash register was not disturbed. […]
Lykens – The Great Tobacco Burglary, 1925
The Lykens Standard of June 19, 1925, referred to a Friday night robbery of the store of Phil Jones, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, as “peculiar” because the thieves only took […]