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The Adams
Centinel (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) On Monday evening
last, was apprehended in this town, by Mr. Thomas Cohoon, Stephen
Arnold, charged with the crime of murder, and for whose
apprehension a reward of 200 dollars has been offered. On Tuesday
he was examined before the magistrate, when he confessed himself
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The Adams
Centinel (Gettysburg,Pennsylvania) Stephen Arnold, of the town of Burlington, in the State of New York, who, in a wanton and most cruel manner, whipt a girl, of about six years of age, seven times in the course of an hour and a half, because she did not pronounce "gig" as he required, and which caused her death - was apprehended at this place on Monday evening last, by Mr. Thomas Cohoon, who had heard of him at Oswego on the Susquehanna and followed him 320 miles. His aprehension was atted by singular circumstances. Sunday he arrived here; he was unsuccessful in three or four applications he made for passage down the river; he continued in the vicintiy near Grant's Hill, a considerable part of the day, and was frequently upon the point of committing the dreadful act of self murder, but was happily deterred by a directing Providence. Monday night he called at Mr. Henderson's tavern for something to eat, but said he had no money, in a short time Mr. Cohoon came in, and was informed that a countryman of his was in the room, to which he addressed himself, and discovered that he answered the description of Arnold: after requesting the other company to leave the room he read the advertisement; while reading he discovered the other drawing something from his pocket, upon which he raised his eyes and said "you are the man', the hand dropped, it was a pistol, which was cocked twice, and only prevented from doing execution by Mr. Cohoon's firmness. They took him to a magistrate, but on the way he drew a pistol and fired; a different direction was given to it by his arm being seized by a bye stander; the slash of the pan fingered his temple; and the ball flew by the ear of Mr. Cohoon; it however did not injury. The pistol, a number of balls, a rope and some money was found upon him; he called himself Smith and would give no satisfaction that night. The next day he made a full confession and appears to be sensible to the enormity of his crimes; deplores the violence of his passions, which have sunk him from a respectable standing in society to the lowest degredation. [Donated by Nancy Piper] |
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The Sprig of
Liberty, Gettysburg, PA Judge Kent after an impressive address to the prisoner, passed sentence on him, to wit. "You are to be taken thence to the place of execution, and there be hanged by the neck until you are dead - and the Lord have mercy on your soul." Yesterday the honorable
court fixed the time of his execution to Friday the 19th of July
next, between the hours of ten o'clock, in the forenoon, and two
o'clock in the afternoon. The trial occupied about 5 hours and an
half, and the jury were about two hours deliberating on their
verdict. [Donated by Nancy Piper] Some short time previous to the day appointed for the execution of Stephen Arnold, the man who inhumanly whipt a child so as to occasion its death, because it could not pronounced the word Gig, to his satisfaction, complained of not being able to rest a night for want of sleep and requested that he might be favoured with moderate doses of laudanum for his relief, which was granted. He however, instead of using the laudanum, as he received it, preserved it from time to time, until he had a sufficiency for the purpose intended, the taking away of his own life, which it is said he effected - and thus escaped the halter.[Donated by Nancy Piper] |
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The Centinel
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The Republican
Compiler, Gettysburg, PA |
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The Republican
Compiler, Gettysburg, PA John Chambers, who lately moved from the small town of Liberty, near Baltimore, is informed that his young son Robert, whom he lost near Chambersburg, as he was moving his family to the westward, has lately arrived, and is now under the protection of a humane citizen of this place. This interesting child appears to be 10 or 11 years old. Information can be had by applying to Lewis Peterson Pittsburg, Aug 31,
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The Republican
Compiler, Gettysburg, PA October 27, 1819 - Erratum:
In the article published in our last, relative to a robbery
committed at Sideline hill, for the name of M'Farland, read
McClelland. The error existed in the paper from which we copied,
and we have also seen it is several others. |
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The
Republican Compiler, Gettysburg, PA The last of the Allegheny
bridge is laid, and in a short time, wagons and horses will be
crossing a river, the worst calculated for ferries of any in our
country, on account of its great rapidity. |
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The
Republican Compiler, Gettysburg, PA |
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The Republican
Compiler, Gettysburg, PA |
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The Republican
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Republican
Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) Pittsburg, March 22 Pinymart, one of the
fellows concerned in robbing the Farmer's and Mechanic's Bank, in
this city, broke jail on Saturday night last, and completely
effected his escape; no intelligence whatever has been heard of
him since. He was accompanied in his escape by a man of the name
of Emlay, convicted of larceny at the last Mayor's court. From
the manner of making his escape , there can be no doubt but he
had accomplices outside as well as inside the jail. The Sheriff
has offered a reward of 100 dollars for his apprehension. |
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Gettysburg
Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) Fire – The large Barn belonging to Mr. Jacob Mumma, near Sharpsburg, in this county, was burnt to the ground early on Wednesday morning last. We understand that with the barn were consumed a large flock of sheep, several horses, cows and fat cattele, two gigs, a variety of farming utensils and gears, about one thousand bushels of wheat in the straw, a quantity of barreled floru, hay & C. Mr. Mumma’s loss is variously estimated from four to eight thousand dollars! It is supposed the fire was intentionally communicated to the barn; which was perhaps the largest in the county, being, as has been represented to us, about 200 feet long. – Torch Light. [Donated by Nancy Piper] |
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Gettysburg
Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) Mr. Samuel Walker, of Elizabethtown, in Allegany county, has deposited in the warehouse of the Manufacturing Association, in this city a specimen of marble found on the farm of Mr. George Sheilds, about two miles from Elizabethtown. It is found on an elevated plain, about 3 feet below the surface of the earth, about 1 ˝ mile from the Monongahela river. The stratum appears to be of great extent and thickness, in quantity sufficient to supply any demand for that article. That next the surface is gray, beautifully veined: the lower part is black and white. We hope that some of our Architects and Mechanics will make trial of this Marble. As it may be procured at a very moderate expence, if found of a good quality, it will contribute to the resources, stimulate the industry, and promote the embelishmetn of our city. - Pittsburgh Mercury. [Donated by Nancy Piper] |
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New Oxford Item
(New Oxford, Pennsylvania) July 21, 1924 |
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Union Paper Box Co. Fire Oct. 30, 1915 Besides those killed, nine persons, some seriously hurt, were taken to the hospital. Violation of the factory laws, responsibility for permitting which by officials charged with their enforcement is being shifted from one to another, contributed much to the loss of lives. Rotten hose and delay in being able to send an alarm prevented the firemen from getting a stream of water on the blaze for 20 minutes. When the firemen did arrive and turned on the water, at least 20 sections of hose burst within a few minutes, causing more delay. Meanwhile the girls in the factory were at the windows screaming for help. The fire escape in the rear of the building was useless. Vigorous and concerted efforts to fix the blame for the North Side box factory horror were started by city, county and state officials. Five different investigations are underway. Three officials of the
Union Paper Box Company and Hugh H. WOODS, executor of the estate
which owned the building, were arrested on coroner's warrants
issued in connection with investigation into the causes and
responsibility for the fire. All are free on heavy bail. |
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Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) From the Pittsburgh Mercury Singular and Distressing Accident An occurrence of a singular and painful nature, took place on New Year's day last, at the house of Mr. James Robinson, of Olino township, in this county. A number of persons were amusing themselves in shooting at a mark, when, in loading one of the pieces, they were unable to force the ball more than half way down the barrel. They then unscrewed the breach and took out the powder, for the purpose of driving the ball back through the muzzle. Not succeeding in this, an awl was fixed to the end of the ramrod for the purpose of cutting the ball in pieces, so as to a (l?t) of its easy dislodgment. In making this attempt, the awl stuck fast in the lead, and was left there on withdrawing the ramrod. It was then determined to heat the barrel so as to melt the lead. A strong heat was accordingly applied to that part of the barrel where the ball had lodged, until it became nearly red, when the the astonishment of all present, an explosion took place, and the contents entered the fleshy part of the left thigh of a young man named Clark. A physician of this city was called upon for his professional services. In examining the wound, the probe followed its direction from the inside of the thigh through the thickest part forwards several inches. An incision was then made through the integuments on the outside of the limb, and the muscles cut into for about two inches, when the awl was discovered and extracted. The singularity of this case is, the explosion taking place without the presence of gun-powder and the total disappearance of the ball. The supposition is, that the temperature of the barrel was so raised, as to cause the greater portion of the lead on the instant of its being fused, to assume such a state as to cause it to discharge itself with noise and to expel the awl with a force sufficient to occasion the accident. Should any person of scientifick research be dissatisfied with his solution, he would confer a favour by correcting it. [Donated by Nancy Piper] |
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The
Republican Compiler Pittsburgh, Nov. 4 |
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Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) The Pittsburg Gazette, from which the foregoing particulars are collected, also informs us of the destruction of the stone steam mill, at Cincinnati, 9 stories high, on the 3d, inst. This property belonged to Oliver Ormsby, of Pittsburg, and the loss is estimated at $100,000. - Har. Chron. [Donated by Nancy Piper] |
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| Time Magazine Monday, March 8, 1926 Heinz On the 57th day of the current year (Feb. 26) the H. J. Heinz Co. of Pittsburgh, famed makers of 57 varieties of pickles, celebrated the 57th anniversary of the founding of the business. Years ago, when national advertising was toddling and stumbling over itself and when Henry John Heinz (founder) was still alive, the company had decided on a quiet, pervasive, yet persuasive, type of propaganda. Heinz' 57 Varieties became its slogan and was so skillfully broadcast that the mere numerals 57 on a billboard told a story, sold the goods. This policy of effectiveness without flamboyancy grew from the very character of Henry John Heinz, continues in that of his son Howard, now company president. In 1840 an energetic young German, Henry Heinz, emigrated to the U. S. His ancestors, Bavarian winegrowers, had acquired high esteem from as early as 1709. In Pennsylvania he met and married in 1843 Anna Margaretta Schmitt, also an immigrant. Her father had been a burgomeister, an elder in the church. A year later their baby, Henry John, was born. In 1850 they moved to Sharpsburg, Pa., where the young father established a brick yard. Frugal Anna wanted her own kitchen garden, had one laid out much larger than her own family needs, sold produce to neighbors. Here among the cabbage tops, the bean vines and the other garden truck Henry John used to play. In the house basement he used to watch his mother pickling and canning. The grating of horseradish was an eye-smarting task. But Mrs. Heinz' preparation of this root was so appetizing that it found a ready sale. Henry John was its eager boy salesman. When he was 15, his father, realizing his nascent business ability, let him come into the brickyard as bookkeeper. The boy reorganized the yard, developed year-round work instead of seasonal. In 1869, 57 years ago, he went partners with one L. C. Noble, into the firm of Heinz & Noble, to bottle vegetables for the market. This firm grew, changed names, moved to Pittsburgh, expanded. In 1888, at 44 Henry John retired for a season. He had done some traveling, wanted to do more, eventually had seen the continents. From Rome he brought and erected in his Pittsburgh administration building a fountain. Ivory collecting was a pleasant avocation. His gathering contained 1,300 carved pieces, one of the few of its kind in the U. S. In 1919 he died, 25 years after the death of the Irish girl, Sallie Sloan Young, whom he married the year he set up in business for himself, 1869. Henry John was religious. For more than 20 years he was superintendent of a Methodist Sunday School, although he had been brought up a strict Lutheran. His parents wanted him to become a minister and this religious attitude he kept throughout his life. How sore his heart when word was brought to him that smart-Alex Pittsburgh saloonkeepers had wanged out a ribald ditty at his expense. Nigger-prancers,* bummers, street sheiks, tenderloin riff-raff were chanting all over Pittsburgh, all over the U. S.: Heinz! HEINZ! WHAT'S the matter with Heinz? Heinz come wobbling down the street! What's the matter with Heinz' FEET? Heinz! Heinz! What's the matter with HEINZ? He's been in 57 stews, And HEINZ IS PICKLED AGAIN!! Jailbirds kept lockstep time to the scurrilous words. Watery-nosed hoboes would strike a pose, chant the libel, and cadge thereby a drink of beer, mayhap, if the grinning barkeep reckoned up a large group at the rail, a finger of low-proof whisky. The purpose of this dastardly chanty was, of course, to counteract Henry John Heinz's moral influence in Pittsburgh. Eventually he got the song suppressed. Howard Heinz, one of his four sons (they have one sister), assumed the presidency of the H. J. Heinz Co. in 1919. Strong, able, upright, like all his family, he graduated from Yale in 1900, at 23, went into the family business. There no nepotism existed. He had to progress by his own ability. In five years he was Advertising Manager; in 1907 Sales Manager; in 1915 Chairman of the Board. He also goes in for non-commercial activities; is a director of the Pennsylvania Railroad, of the Union National Bank, of the Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce. During the War he was a member of the National Council of Defense of Pennsylvania; was Food Commissioner for Pennsylvania, Chairman of the Food Supply Committee of the National Council of Defense; Zone Chairman of the U. S. Food Administration for Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia, member of the War Industries Board of Philadelphia; and member of the Executive Committee of the American Relief Administration (European Children's relief). After the War he became Director General of the American Relief Administration for Southeastern Europe and Asia Minor. He is President of Heinz House, Pittsburgh; on the Board of Trustees of the University of Pittsburgh, of Carnegie Institute, of Shady Side Academy '(where he prepared for Yale), West Pennsylvania Hospital, of the West Pennsylvania Institution for the Blind; a trustee for the Commission for Relief in Belgium of the Educational Foundation, Manhattan. He is a Republican and a Presbyterian. His ancestors had been Methodists, and further back Lutherans. His concern, the H. J. Heinz Co., veritably makes 57 Varieties.** It has grown from a basement factory getting supplies from neighborhood truck gardens to a corporation with 20 factories in 4 countries, with 306 salting houses and receiving stations and 71 sales branches and warehouses in the U, S., England and Canada. It employs more than 1,400 traveling salesmen. One employe has worked for it for 52 years. The continuous service record of a veteran group totals 6,044 years. Three generations of one family have worked in the plants. All directors rose from the ranks. Of them ten tote up their service years to 349. *Cloggers who were wont to throw themselves into the grotesque, exaggerated contortions of tom-tom exalted African blackamoors. His father, Henry John, likewise varied his extra-commercial activities; attended Methodist annual conferences; was a world influence in Methodism; helped the. Y. M. C. A. He was a founder of the Western Pennsylvania Exposition Society; a member of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce. **Oven-Baked Beans with Pork and Tomato Sauce, Oven-Baked Beans without Tomato Sauce, with Pork (Boston Style), OvenBaked Beans in Tomato Sause without Meat (Vegetarian), Oven-Baked Red Kidney Beans, Cream of Tomato Soup, Cream of Green Pea Soup, Cream of Celery Soup, Mince Meat, Plum Pudding, Fig Pudding, Peanut Butter, Cooked Spaghetti, Cherry Preserves, Red Raspberry Preserves, Peach Preserves, Damson Plum Preserves, Strawberry Preserves, Pineapple Preserves, Black Raspberry Preserves, Blackberry Preserves, Crab Apple Jelly, Currant Jelly, Grape Jelly, Quince Jelly, Apple Butter, Preserved Sweet Gherkins, Preserved Sweet Midget Gherkins, Preserved Sweet Mixd Pickles, Sour Spiced Gherkins, Sour Midget Gherkins, Sour Mixed Pickles, Chow Chow Pickle, Sweet Mustard Pickle, Dill Pickles, Sour Pickled Onions, Preserved Sweet Onions, Sandwich Relish, Spanish Queen Olives, Spanish Manzanilla Olives, Stuffed Spanish Olives, Ripe Olives, Pure Spanish Olive Oil, Tomato Ketchup, Chili Sauce, Beeksteak Sauce, Red Pepper Sauce, Green Pepper Sauce, Worcestershire Sauce, Prepared Mustard, Prepared Mustard Sauce, India Relish, Evaporated Horseradish, Mayonnaise Salad Dressing, Pure Malt Vinegar, Pure Cider Vinegar, Distilled White Vinegar, Tarragon Vinegar. [Donated by Dena Whitesell] |
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(PA.) Sunday, January 15, 1860 BY BREAKING UP OF THE ICE --This morning the ice in the Monongahela gave way. The "Pittsburg Press" says:--The river rose rapidly; the ice came down in large fields, carrying all before it. The destruction of property from the first dam to the Point was heavy. On the Birmingham side there was scarcely a craft that was not swept away. Thirty bottoms of boats were counted by one person. The total number of every description that floated off could not have been less than fifty. Among them we note the following. Messrs. Fawcett, of Birmingham, had fifteen empty boats swept away. A pair of barges fastened to one of the piers of the Monongahela bridge broke loose and floated off. A pair of model barges, owned by Captain Mason and Mr. H. Murphy, also disappeared. They may be recovered between here and Wheeling, if they remain on the surface. Mr. D. Bushnell lost six loaded coal-barges. The towboat Lioness lost one loaded boat. Messrs. Riddle, Coleman & Co. had a pair of one-hundred-and-sixty-feet loaded boats carried off. The ferry-boat Black Hawk was swept away from the foot of Liberty Street. Messrs. O'Connor & Co. had a number of boats carried off. The hulls of the steamers Endeavor and Gazelle took French leave, and disppeared from Birmingham. Besides what we have experienced a good deal of loss by the sudden rise. It is barely possible that those places could have escaped. Some of the boats that have been carried off may be recovered; but the largest portion will be torn to pieces and sunk. [Vincent's Semi-Annual United States Register: Jan. 1, 1860 through July 1, 1860. Edited and Published by Francis Vincent-Transcribed by C. Anthony] |
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