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Quakertown
Free Press ~ Deaths 1893-1903
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Feb. 23, 1900 |
William Dietz
of near Steinsburg, died aged 60 years. |
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Feb. 23, 1900 |
William H.
Lotz, the heaviest man in Eastern Penna., died in Reading,
Pa. He weighed over 900 pounds. |
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Mar. 2, 1900 |
Aaron W.
Haring of Erie Ave., died aged 71 years. |
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Mar. 2, 1900 |
Christina
Knapp died aged 79 years. |
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Mar. 2, 1900 |
Moses R.
Roberts of Shelly, died aged.40 years. |
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Mar. 2, 1900 |
William Y.
Stauffer of Brick Tavern died aged 55 years. |
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Mar. 2, 1900 |
Alexander
Cochran of Ferndale aged 58 years, was found dead in a snow
bank near his home. When Cochran fell from the team he was
driving, the faithful horse stopped and stood beside his
master's body until neighbors found |
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Mar. 16, 1900 |
Margaret (nee
Penrose) wife of Eli W. Strawn of Main Street died aged 79
years |
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Mar. 16, 1900 |
Myrtle May, 1
year old daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Rhoades of Front
Street, died. |
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Mar. 16, 1900 |
Job Roberts
Mather age 89 years, brother of Mrs. Jane Foulke, died. |
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Mar. 16, 1900 |
Mrs. Henry
Baum of Richlandtown died. |
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Mar. 16, 1900 |
William Slight
of near Spinnerstown, died aged 81 years. |
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Mar. 23, 1900 |
Mrs. Mary
Heist of Milford Square, died aged 79 years. |
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Mar. 23, 1900 |
Mrs. Wayne
Eisenhart of Steinsburg, died. |
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Mar. 23, 1900 |
Mrs. Aaron
Smith of Zion Hill, died. |
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Mar. 30, 1900 |
James P. Garis
of town, died aged 32 years. |
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Mar. 30, 1900 |
John Barth of
near Richlandtown, died aged 66 years. |
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Mar. 30, 1900 |
Mrs. John D.
Walp of Richlandtown, died aged 61 years. |
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Mar. 30, 1900 |
Henry S.
Murfit, popular Attorney of Doylestown, died aged 46 years. |
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Mar. 30, 1900 |
Charles B., 12
year old son of M.N. Huttel who was principal of the Coopers
burg, Pa. school, the Center Valley crossing. was killed by
a train at |
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Apr. 6, 1900 |
A 3 year old
child of William D. Bleam of Hellertown Ave. died of typhoid
pneumonia. |
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Apr. 13, 1900 |
Isaac Eckert
died aged 69 years. |
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Apr. 13, 1900 |
Mrs. Jesse
Lewis of Lower Richland died aged 87 years. |
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Apr. 13, 1900 |
Mrs. Jonas
Leatherman of Plumsteadville died aged 40 |
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August 20, 2006 |
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Date |
Article |
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Apr. 24, 1900 |
Gideon D.
Harmer aged 82 years, formerly of Quakertown died in
Philadelphia. |
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Apr. 24, 1900 |
Sarah Ann
Shelly died aged 43 years. |
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Apr. 24, 1900 |
Nevin B. ?
aged 16 months, died. |
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Apr. 24, 1900 |
Susan Greer of
town died aged 87 years. |
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Apr. 24, 1900 |
Benjamin
Andres of Milford Square died aged 68 years. |
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Apr. 24, 1900 |
John S. Myers
of App1ebachsville died aged 80 years. |
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May 4, 1900 |
Lewis
Schleifer, Sr. died aged 75 years. |
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May 4, 1900 |
Thomas
Reinhard of W. Broad St. died aged 64 yrs. He was a CIVIL
WAR VETERAN. |
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May 4, 1900 |
Amanda Beer of
Perkasie, Pa. died aged 20 years. |
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May 4, 1900 |
Barbara, wife
of Mahlon Sellers of Perkasie, died. |
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May 11,1900 |
Anna, widow of
Henry A. Moyer of near town, died aged 84 years. |
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May 11, 1900 |
Mrs. Reuben
Deily of Shelly, died. |
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May 11, 1900 |
Warren Gehman
engineer at the Pennsburg planing mill was struck and killed
by the flywheel of the engine. |
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May 19, 1900 |
Eliza Groff
died aged 80 years. |
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May 19, 1900 |
William Shaw
died aged 71 years. |
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May 19, 1900 |
Mrs. Oliver
Stauffer age 20 years of Allentown, Pa. and daughter of
Jonas W. Loux of town, died. |
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Jun. 1, 1900 |
Martha, 15
year old daughter of Allen R. & Hannah Hains, died of heart
disease. |
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Jun. 8, 1900 |
Linwood Leon,
1 year old son of Mr. & Mrs. William Pluck, died of
diphtheria. |
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Jun. 8, 1900 |
James, 2 year
old son of Mr. & Mrs. James German of Germansville, died
after drinking butter coloring. |
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Jun. 15, 1900 |
Anna Mary Arn
of 10th & Broad Sts. died aged 66 years. |
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Jun. 15, 1900 |
Francis Murphy
aged 18 years of Riege1sville, Pa. was killed when his
clothing became caught in machinery in the Durham shop. |
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Jun. 22, 1900 |
Thomas Mack of
Trumbauersville died aged 28 years. |
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Jun. 22, 1900 |
Henry Levy of
Trumbauersville died aged 54 years. |
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Jun. 22, 1900 |
Henry F.
Reinert of 908 Juniper St. died aged 53 years. He was a
CIVIL WAR VETERAN. |
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August 20, 2006 |
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Date |
Article |
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Jun. 29, 1900 |
Margaret
Jamison Penrose of Main St., widow of John T. Penrose, died
aged '81 years |
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Jun. 29, 1900 |
Jonas, son of
Joseph Diehl of near the Quakertown- Sellersville tollgate,
was struck and killed by a trolley near |
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Jun. 29, 1900 |
Maximillian
Miller aged 77 years, founder of the first bakery in Lehigh
Co., Pa., was killed by a train at Emmaus. |
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Jul. 13, 1900 |
Abraham Kile
age 87 years, last of the Kile triplets, died July 7th in
the home of his son-in-law Henry Smith. |
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Jul. 13, 1900 |
Edwin Trexler
age 74 years, Emmaus farmer and father of Col. R.C. Trexler,
was instantly killed when his team was struck by a train
near his home. |
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Jul. 27, 1900 |
Duncan McElroy
age 64 years of W. Broad St., flagman at railroad crossing,
was run down by a freight train and |
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Aug. 3, 1900 |
Jacob Trauch of
Durham died aged 75 years |
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Aug. 3, 1900 |
Jacob Weber of
Perkasie, Pa. died aged 67 years. |
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Aug. 3, 1900 |
John Raymond
of Upper Black Eddy died of stomach trouble. He had been
confined in the noted Libby prison by the Confederates when
he served in the CIVIL WAR. |
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Aug. 10, 1900 |
Mrs. Susan
Funk age 97 years, mother of R.S. Funk of Springtown, died
suddenly while seated at the breakfast |
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Aug. 17, 1900 |
Mabel, 1 year
old daughter of Mrs. Irene Weikel of Milford Square pike,
died. |
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Aug. 17, 1900 |
Charles W., 5
month old son of Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Fell man of Lower
Richland, died. |
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Aug. 17, 1900 |
Nathan Clagg
James, prominent lawyer of Doylestown, died of cancer of the
throat. |
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Aug. 17, 1900 |
During the
funeral sermon of Ida Lehman of Hereford, Mrs. Henry Schantz
of Sigmund, dropped dead in the pew. |
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Sept. 4, 1900 |
Charles Arn of
1000 W. Broad St., died in his home aged 29 years. |
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Sept. 21, 1900 |
Henry W., 10
month old son of Mr. & Mrs. John Born of Rich Hill, died. |
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Oct. 5, 1900 |
Chalkley S.
Zorns of Main Street died aged 66 years. |
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Oct. 5, 1900 |
Stewart Bealer
of Springtown died aged 27 years. |
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Oct. 5, 1900 |
Abraham
Hetrick of Milford Twsp. died aged 80 years. |
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Oct. 12, 1900 |
Margaret (nee
Roberts) Moore, formerly of town, died in Germantown aged 86
years. |
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Oct. 12, 1900 |
Clara A. (nee
McManus) wife of John Beltz, died aged 22 |
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Oct. 12, 1900 |
Jacob Haller of
Milford died aged 67 years. |
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August 20, 2006 |
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Date |
Article |
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Oct. 19, 1900 |
Sarah Diehl,
mother of Mrs. Rebecca Smith, died aged 82 |
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Oct. 19, 1900 |
Wilhelmina
Hullenhagen age 76 years, died at the Dr. Roemerman farm
near California |
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Oct. 19, 190u |
Dr. H.W.
Ritter of Souderton, Pa. died aged 46 years. |
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Oct. 26, 1900 |
Frank Carl of
Bingen was killed by an express train. |
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Nov. 9, 1900 |
Sarah Hillegas
died aged 57 years. |
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Nov. 9, 1900 |
Elmer
Raudenbush, 3 month old, died. |
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Nov. 9, 1900 |
Elwood Moore
age 44 years was boiled to death in a magnesia vat at the
Keasby & Mattison plant at Ambler. |
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Nov. 16, 1900 |
Lewis C., age
29 years, son of William G. Dietz, was killed by a train
near Penn Haven junction |
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Nov. 16, 1900 |
Levi Lust of
Tylersport died of cancer of the stomach He was a CIVIL WAR
VETERAN. |
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Nov. 16, 1900 |
Charles Saeger
age 32 years, was scalded to death in a train wreck in Palm,
Pa. Dec. 7 & 14, 1900 - Daniel Moser age 45 years, conductor
on the Q & E Railroad, was killed while shifting cars at
Richlandtown, Pa. |
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Dec. 7 & 14,
1900 |
John Y. Fluck
of Bedminster died aged 72 years. |
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Dec. 7 & 14,
1900 |
Charles
Mumbauer of Pleasant Valley, wagon builder by trade, died
aged 82 years. |
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Dec. 7 & 14,
1900 |
Mrs. Abraham
Moyer of Pleasant Valley died aged 90 Yr |
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Dec. 7 & 14,
1900 |
John Keiper, a
local tailor, died aged 80 years. |
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Dec. 21, 1900 |
Mrs. E. Paul
Rotenberger age 23 years, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. William
Bartholomew of near town, died. .... |
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Dec. 21, 1900 |
Christian
Hunsberger age 40 of Souderton, Pa. and Joseph Bonewitz age
60 of Telford, Pa. were blown to bits when dynamite which
they had been thawing exploded |
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Dec. 28, 1900 |
Sophia, widow
of Jonas Harr, died aged 69 years. |
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Dec. 28, 1900 |
Levi Ahlum age
74 years, father-in-law of James Parker, |
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Dec. 28, 1900 |
Hannah Moyer
Heft, wife of Reuben Heft, died aged 83 |
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Jan. 1, 1901 |
William P.
Smith of 326 Erie Ave. died aged 86 years |
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Jan. 1, 1901 |
Wilson S.
Musselman age 29 years of Allentown, former Quakertown
jeweler, died. |
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Jan. 1, 1901 |
Dr. Richard J.
Linderman of Philadelphia, formerly a Quakertown physician,
died aged 64 years. |
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Jan. 18, 1901 |
Samuel Diehl
age 19 years of Allentown, a native of Richlandtown, died. |
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August 20, 2006 |
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Date |
Article |
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Feb. 1, 1901 |
Gottlieb
Miller of near Trumbauersville, died. |
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Feb. 1, 1901 |
John Horne of
near Loux's blacksmith area, died aged 29 |
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Feb. 1, 1901 |
Josiah
Stauffer, a school teacher and singing class leader of Lower
Milford, died aged 72 years. |
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Feb. 1, 1901 |
Frank Fischer,
a junk dealer of Easton, sold his wife to an ash cart driver
for fifty cents. Fischer, brooding over his bad bargain,
took to stealing and when surrounded by officers, attempted
to swim across the Delaware River and was drowned |
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Feb. a, 1901 |
George A.
Mangold of near town died aged 74 years. |
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Feb. 8, 1901 |
Samuel Shearer
of 916 Juniper Street, died. |
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Feb. 8, 1901 |
Mrs. Sophia
Dietz died. |
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Feb. 8, 1901 |
Mrs. Thomas
Baum of near Shelly, died aged 55 years. |
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Feb. 8, 1901 |
Mrs. Hannah
Huff of Steinsburg, died aged 70 years. |
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Feb. 8, 1901 |
William H.
Bush died aged 80 years. |
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Feb. 15 & 22,
1901 |
John D. McCann
of town died aged 33 years. |
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Feb. 15 & 22,
1901 |
Reuben B.
Fluck of near Dublin died. |
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Feb. 15 & 22,
1901 |
Reuben Stever
of Hellertown died aged 80 years. |
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Feb. 15 & 22,
1901 |
Samuel Strunk
of near Trumbauersvil1e died aged 71 yr |
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Feb. 15 & 22,
1901 |
Emma, wife of
Elmer Carl of Locust Valley, died aged 32 |
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Feb. 15 & 22,
1901 |
Rebecca, wife
of John D. Keiper of near Spinnerstown, died aged 77 years. |
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Feb. 15 & 22,
1901 |
William F.
Weaver of Pen Argyl, Pa. died age 42 yrs. |
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Mar. 1, 1901 |
Jacob Hess of
Springtown died aged 85 years. |
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Mar. 1, 1901 |
Prof. Samuel
V. Brunner, principal of North Wales Academy and School of
Business, died. |
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Mar. 8, 1901 |
Henry Seiple,
father of Martin Seiple, died aged 78 years. |
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Mar. 8, 1901 |
Elizabeth,
wife of John Krauss, died aged 74 years. |
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Mar. 8, 1901 |
Miss Amelia
Zimmerman of town died aged 34 years. |
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Mar. 8, 1901 |
Mrs. Anna
Geissinger of Springtown died aged 23 years. |
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Mar. 15, 1901 |
Harvey Bean of
9th & Juniper Sts. died aged 27 years. |
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Mar. 15, 1901 |
Clara, widow
of Charles Arn, died aged 26 years. |
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