Reading man who fought at Manila Bay dies at 54
Frederick Henry Holtzhauser of Reading died at the Philadelphia Naval Hospital. A 7½ year Navy veteran, he served on the Olympia and commanded a five inch gun at Manila Bay under Admiral Dewey. He later visited Lititz where he and old shipmate Wayne Longenecker praised each other’s service.
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Frederick Henry Holtzhauser
Reading
Berks County
Manila Bay
Olympia
Dewey
Naval Hospital
Philadelphia
Holtzhauser
Wayne Longenecker
Lititz
Longenecker
California
United States Navy
Navy
West
Arctic
Uncle Sam
San Francisco
Ltoltzhauser
Mr. Holtzhauser
Spain
Berksman
Admiral Dewey
Mr. Toltzhauser
Railroad Veterans Retire After Long Service in Lebanon
Benjamin F. Sweigart of Cornwall notes Finis a longtime Lebanon Division veteran who began with Cornwall & Lebanon Railroad in 1888 and rose to foreman and supervisor before retirement. Charles Igenfritz of Lebanon, born 1856, retired as crossing watchman after 45 years with the railroad, after earlier roles from track laborer to engineer and blacksmith.
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Finis
Benjamin F. Sweigart
Cornwall
Lebanon
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Old Ben
Lebanon County
Cornwall & Lebanon Railroad
Pennsylvania System
Ben
Charles Igenfritz
South
Tenth Street
Shrewsbury
The
Changing a Tire Sparks Unexpected Outburst
A Chicago Tribune reader recalls a calm fiancé turning profane during a tire change before their marriage, surprising the author with a violent spell of language from her future husband.
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G.M
Chicago Tribune
Influenza History and Early Epidemics Mentioned
Authorities dispute early influenza accounts and naming. A severe 412 B.C. epidemic described by Lippocrates and Trivius is linked to influenza. Authentic influenza outbreaks occurred repeatedly since 1173.
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B.C
Lippocrates
Trivius
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Lancaster Fair
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McDonald’s Highlander Band
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Nat Reiss
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H.R. Snavely
Lititz, Pa
Bell
Amercian
R. D
Furniture and Bug Sale
Thomas Heywood
Farmers National Bank
Jos. S. Harris & Co
H.R. Wertsch
Lititz Springs
Nat’l Bank
Lititz Springs Beverage Co
W. M. Grube
R. M. Spacht
C. S. Zartman
C. M. Snavely’s Garage
A. R. Keller
Seaman
Leed
Beck Brothers
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