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Newport Center, PA Fatal Cherry Picking Accident, Jul 1904

Posted January 24th, 2008 by Linda Horton

FATAL CHERRY PICKING

Bolish Prakewski, 13 years old, of Newport Center fell from a cherry tree yesterday and fractured his skull. He was carried to a neighbor's house and died about an hour and a half later.

The parent of this boy, Mr. and Mrs. John Prakewski, have been sadly afflicted during the past few years, two children having been drowned, one about three years ago and the other some time previous. The mother has died since the drowning of the second child.

Wilkes-Barre Times, Wilkes-Barre, PA 6 Jul 1904
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Transcribed by Linda Horton. Thank you, Linda!

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