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Fire at Haefner House Averted by Quick Landlord Find
A dangerous blaze at Haefner House on Saturday night was stopped by landlord Jacob Page who discovered the fire in time. The cause is described as a lit cigarette or carelessly placed cigarette stand in a bedroom. The incident highlights swift actions preventing a larger disaster.
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Haefner
Jacob Page
Bob
Hershey Park
Wayne Habacker
Elam Herr’s
William Shakespear
Derry Church
William Frederick
Friends
Harrisburg
Israel Moyer
Lebanon
A.G. Bowman
Philadelphia
Pottsville Bridge Company
Hershey
Frank Pipes
Ira Hershey
Lancaster
George Eppley
F. B. Snavely
Majestic
Jacob Hummel
Hershey Store Co
Herman Early
Frank B. Saylor
Charles Webb
Zinn Bros
Ammon Moyer
Reading
W. B.leithiser
Cambria County
Bonebrake Theological Seminary
Dayton
Ohio
Mary Baxter
Hershey Inn
Edith Fuller
Orpheum
William Fasnacht
Irene
Lebanon ‘Valley College
Annville
H. T. Kieffer
Charlotte
Gertrude Strine
Norman E. Cooper
William H.cooper
Detroit
Michigan
Regal Motor Car Company
May Slack
Middletown
David Baker
Laura Boyer
Mary Elliott
Harry Strine
Hummelstown
Charles King
Steelton
Charles
Hershey Chocolate Company