Wiconisco – Foreigner Violates Alien Firearms Act, 1925
A threat on the life of the Lykens Constable by an “alien” who lived in Wiconisco, resulted in a search warrant, the seizure of a “dangerous looking” revolver, and a […]
Lykens – Woman Dies After Hike to Love Rock, 1925
According to an obituary that appeared in the Lykens Standard, May 8, 1925, Stella Richardson of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, died five weeks after she hiked to Love Rock – […]
Williamstown – Robbery at the Ralph Hotel, 1925
In June 1925, a gang of men broke into the Ralph Hotel, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, carried out a 900 pound safe, hoisted it into the back of a Dodge […]
Wiconisco – Suicide by Shotgun, 1925
This story from the Lykens Standard, March 13, 1925: YOUNG MAN ENDED LIFE BY SHOOTING Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock at 335 North Second Street, over […]
Rebuck Youth Dies From Gun Accident, 1925
This story appeared in the Lykens Standard, January 9, 1925: REBUCK YOUTH ACCIDENTALLY SHOT BY COMPANION, DIES Harvey E. Kahler, aged 21 years, of Rebuck, died at the home of […]
Williamstown – Five Men Jailed & Fined for Vandalism, 1925
In 1925, five men were arrested for breaking lights along highways in Williams Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The story of their arrest and conviction appeared in the Lykens Standard, March […]
William Showers Murders His Grandsons, 1887
A portrait of William Showers, convicted of murdering his two grandsons, at Annville, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. The murders took place in May 1887, and a jury verdict of “murder in […]
Wiconisco – Man Burned at Briquet Plant, 1924
JAKE MILLER BURNED AT BRIQUET PLANT George Miller, better known as “Jake,” sustained severe burns of face, arms and legs Friday evening of last week while cleaning a dry culm […]