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Showing posts with label 1904. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1904. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

May 28, 1904 - Johnstown Girl Assaulted - Girl Nearly Drowns in Johnstown Flood Exhibit - A Sad Series of Misfortunes follow a Coopersdale Family

Sadie Stephens of Morrellville assaulted by three young men near the waiting room of the Johnstown Passenger Railway Company (Trolley system) that would have been down by where the Fairfield Avenue Underpass is now. 
Gorl Saved from Drowning in Johnstown Flood Exhibit

A FAMILY'S AFFLICTION
Mrs. Charles Perdew







 

Monday, September 7, 2026

May 14, 1904 - AGED JOHNSTOWNER PASSES AWAY (Found Not Guilty of Murdering Son) & Negro Baby Found in Shallow Grave on Prospect Hill

Peter Malzi Sr. Johnstown



Dead baby found at 410 Ebensburg Road - Prospect found by John G. Bullinger.
Mrs. Annie Davenport - died from pleuropneumonia.


 

May 7, 1904 - Some Obits

Joseph Kost Sr. of Johnstown


DIES FROM DIPHTHERIA - 11 Year old Emma Clevenger


 

Saturday, September 5, 2026

April 30, 1904 - MURDER AT JOHNSTOWN

Nicola Di Stefano - Church Street - Tenth Ward - fatally stabbed by Luigi Corrao.





 

April 30, 1904 - Some Obits & Robbers in Johnstown

Mary White - wife of James White - died at her residence at 137 Hinckston Avenue.
John J. Conroy of Johnstown

Hungarian who robbed between Brownstown crossing and The Stone Bridge 

 

April 30, 1904 - THREE MEN DROWNED JUST BELOW COOPERSDALE

THE DEAD: James Pleola, Antonio Pleola and Antonio Skrenata
C.C. Merritt Sr., Charles George and Charles Grabill. 






 

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

March 26, 1904 - Some Local Obits

John Pesuch - Browntown Crossing
Susan Berkey wife of Norman S. Berkey
Mrs. Wilhemina Snowball Headrick
Ella Garnet and Anna Hartfield
George Foltz died at home of his daughter Mrs. James McCann
Mrs. Elizabeth Wissinger died at the home of her daughter Mrs. Jas. Lehman


 

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

March 5, 1904 - KILLED ON THE RAIL & JOHNSTOWN ATTEMPTED MURDER

George Tohovocz - 328 McConaughy Street - killed by train by Stone Bridge

Peter Yeager shot by Mrs. Mollie Knabe. 

Constable Ripple
Suspect George Maser


Mrs. William Michael
Patrick Lyden

Frederick Knabe married to Mollie (Snider) Knabe