Clyde J. Miller (1904-1947) – Killed in Shiro Mine
Loyalton Man Killed in Coal Rush, To Be Buried Today Clyde J. Miller, 42, a resident of Loyalton for 25 tears, met death by suffocation when he was covered by […]
Branchick Murder-Suicide at Washington Township, 1975
In May 1975, a relative of Theodore Branchick and his wife Mary Branchick, found their bodies in their Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, home. Following police investigation and autopsies, the […]
Pearl [Monroe] Eby (1847-1947) – Widow of Lykens Wholesale Confectioner
MRS. PEARL EBY Mrs. Pearl Eby died at her home in Lykens Tuesday evening. Mrs. Eby was the widow of George Eby, who for many years conducted a wholesale […]
Henry W. Maurer (1846-1947) – Death of Last Civil War Veteran in Lykens Valley
LAST CIVIL WAR VETERAN DIED AT WICONISCO Henry W. Maurer, age 100 years, died last Thursday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Samuel H. Miller, Wiconisco. He was a […]
Wiconisco – Maurer Plumbing & Heating, 1970
A “Merry Christmas” wish in advertising form from Maurer Plumbing and Heating, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, as published in the Lykens Standard, 22 December 1970. It’s a very cheery Merry […]
Francis J. Hain (1895-1947) – Veteran of World War I
FRANCIS HAIN PASSED AWAY MONDAY Francis J. Hain, age 51 years, died at his home on West Broad Street, town [Elizabethville], Monday evening. He had been in ill health for […]
Samuel Erdman Kicked to Death at Erdman, 1911
In late August 1911, a barroom fight at the Erdman Hotel in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, resulted in the death of Samuel Erdman, a farmer from near Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. […]
Truck Overturns Killing 1 and Injuring 29 in 1947
1 DEAD, 29 INJURED WHEN TRUCK UPSETS One man was fatally injured and 29 other persons, most of whom are residents of Wiconisco, were hurt, when a truck in which […]