September 20, 1901 - GRAPHIC - Sad Tale of Murder of Illegitimate Child in Cambria City

Annie Kowalchik accused of murdering her newborn

 

March 22, 1901 - Knife Blade in His Brain - Cambria City

Dr. George Wagoner, John Kondas, Andy Feodor and murder victim Michael Warga

 

February 5, 1892 - Break Ins. 112 Year Old, Saloon Fight, Tree Fatal & St. Columba Fire

Store of F.E. Alter of Morrellville broken into. It was located at 154 C Street - which later became an Indian Motorcycle dealer.

Isaih Clark - 112 Years old - Indiana County.

Baurerlin Brewing - Johnstown

McAteer Saloon Bar Fight

Henry Ely dies at home of Mrs. Eugene Russell of Moxham

Oliver Makin killed by cutting trees in Browntown,

St. Columba Church - Cambria City - Fire

 

July 1890 - Morrellville Body Found, Boy has Puppy/Fox Looking Head, Fishing for Human Skull, Family Flood Heirloom filled with a Surprise

Two little girls in Morrellville run across a dead body.

Charles and Belle Leach - Indiana - son looks like puppy.

Another 1889 Flood victim found. 

Corner Stone of St. Mary's - Cambria City. Immaculate Conception German Catholic parish was formed in 1859 and is the oldest parish in Cambria City. Its first church building was dedicated in 1859, and was reconstructed after the 1889 flood.

August Humbert - Broad Street now living in Brownstown finds old family clock and money hidden inside. 

April 1890 - Hinkston Run Fatal, Frightfully Roasted, Still Blowing Up River Debris & Morgue Mixup

Joseph Murray - downed in Hingston Run.

Frightfully Roasted - Annie Bainer - a cobble picker in Frog Hollow (where the old Rosedale Coke Plant remains are. 

A Mistake at the Morgue. Doctor J. L. Evans and son.

Borders of Morrellville.

 

June 1888 - Odds & Ends - The Oddest - Prospect Miner Killed after brings his work home & Death of Stone Bridge Mason

James Croyle - Prospect Miner - killed in odd accident.

Fr, Davin starts work on St. Columba Church in Cambria City

William Houlihan found dead at Dornick Point.

Samual Wright - mason at Stone Bridge.

 

December 1887 & January 1888 - Accidentally Shot, Man Falls & Dies While Petting Dog, Gen. Jacob Campell House Robbed & Another Baby on Doorstep

Thomas Kephart and George Hecker - Morrellville - shot by accident.

Matthew Winn of Cambria City falls while petting a dog. 

House of Gen Jacob Campbell robbed in the middle of the night. 

Baby left on the doorstep of John Emmerling - 502 Horner Street

 

October 1885 - Drowning near Johnstown - Plus the Usual Horrible Accidents

Drowning near Johnstown - victim Albert Thomas - Colored. Stonycreek at Grubbtown (Kernville). Alex Bogus.

Mrs. Felix Boxler - household accident - Conemaugh Borough. 

Jacob Miller - Cambria Iron Accident

Charley Michaels - going back to jail. 

Obit - James Maloy - Cambria City.

 

August 1882 - Derelict Husband Found Hiding in Cambria CIty & Two Obits that are buried in St. Columba Cemetery - Cambria Freeman

Francis Trabold found by his daughter hiding from his wife in Germany in Cambria City.

Miss Jennie Cox - Conemaugh Boro - buried in St. Columba Cemetery.

Mrs. Ann Markey - Cambria City - buried at St. Columba Cemetery.

 

December 10, 1880 - Court Decides Fate of Polish Cambria City Murder Suspect - Cambria Freeman

George Lambrinski - no evidence to base a conviction - charges dropped. 

 

September 24, 1880 - Cambria City Fight that turned Deadly - Cambria Freeman

Lambreskie, Joseph Ream, Matchsofsie

 

February 20, 1880 - Fistacuffs with Gen. Jacob Campbell, Tragic Drowning of Child, Weird Butchering Accident and Train Break in Two plunging off Conemuagh No. 6 Bridge- Cambria Freeman

Gen. Jacob Campbell fistacuffs.

Daughter of John Donovan drowns in Hinkston Run on the way home from the Sister's (Catholic) School. 

Butcher Andrew Meyer and wife injured in Cambria City. 

Train breaks in two - two cars plunge off of the Conemaugh No. 6 bridge.