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 […]
Wiconisco – Fire Destroys Briquet Plant, 1923
In May 1923, a second major fire occurred at the American Briquet Plant in Wiconisco, near Lykens. The first fire took place in 1919, one month after the plant had […]
Wiconisco – Major Fire Damage at New Briquet Plant, 1919
In 1919, about one month after the American Briquet Company opened a new plant at Wiconisco, near Lykens, a fire, believed to have been caused by defective wiring, broke out […]
Child Dies After Scalding, 1924
CHILD DIES AT HOSPITAL FROM EFFECT OF SCALD Ralph Stuppy Jr., the 2-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Stuppy, was admitted to the Harrisburg Hospital with severe burns […]
Elizabethville – Man Almost Decapitated in Auto Wreck, 1924
This story is from the Lykens Standard, August 8, 1924: HEAD ALMOST SEVERED BY WINDSHIELD IN AUTO WRECK Entertain Hope For Recovery of Paul Cyckowski – 7 Others Injured Slightly […]
Flood Causes Major Damage in Lykens, 1924
A photograph taken on September 30, 1924, was published in the Lykens Standard on October 10, 1924 along with the following caption: FLOOD MADE STATE HIGHWAY FROM LYKENS IMPASSIBLE Because […]
The Attempted Murder of Elizabeth [Kindler] Johns, 1904
“Jealous Husband Shot Wife. Frenzied Wiconisco Man Takes Terrible Vengeance for Idle Threat. Three Times Wounded Mrs. Harry Johns Will Recover.” [Harrisburg Telegraph, April 22, 1904]. “Murderous Miner Assaulted Wife. […]
Eugene Machamer – Killed By Gas at Short Mountain Colliery, 1924
From the Lykens Standard, April 18, 1924: WICONISCO YOUTH SMOTHERED IN MINES An outburst of gas at Short Mountain Colliery Friday morning of last week was fatal to Eugene Machamer, […]