Crime and arson alarms and West Point cadet plans
A July 3 1913 overview notes serial jewel thefts in New York and Antwerp with insider involvement and a fire used to cover the crime. It cites rising fire loss nationwide and describes Philadelphia fire prevention efforts, plus a West Point nomination vacancy in Lancaster County and War Department procedures for cadet selection. It also mentions a broad Christian Unity initiative and local social notes from Lititz, Penryn, and surrounding areas with small-town happenings and scattered anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Antwerp
Ostend
Great Movement Afoot for Christian Unity Conference
A Protestant Episcopal Church commission formed in October 1910 seeks a world conference on faith and church order to promote Christian unity. It invites all Christian communions confessing Jesus as God and Savior to join. Over twenty cooperating commissions exist, including major US bodies, the Church of England, Canada, and others. Leaflets explain scope, methods, and recommended books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Gardiner
Gardiner
Maine
Episcopal Commission
Brent
Pennsylvania
Congregationalists
Reformed Church
U. S
The
Protestant Episcopal Church
Lord Jesus Christ
God
Episcopal Church
United States
Church of England
England
Canada
Schaefferstown Gains and Local Outing Plans
Hebron defeated the locals on the county diamond 1 to 0 in an exciting game witnessed by many. Schaefferstown will play Lititz at Lititz on July 4 morning and afternoon, followed by a baseball outing with fireworks and music by the local band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hebron
Schaeferstown
Lititz
William Hewitt
John Welk
Cec. Strickler
Gettysburg
Solomon Beamesderfer
Joe Beamesderfer
Chicago
West Main Street
John. G. Hoke
Cornwall
A. J. Bachman
Barbara Rudy
Elmer Rudy
Elias Boltz
Morris Boltz
Reading
Frank D. Zimmerman
Monroe Zimmerman
Milbach
Frank Noll
Sallie
Charles Ream
Lebanon
Hattie Hickerwell
Ralph Keener
Community concert draws banner crowd in fine weather
Martin Hallacher purchased about five acres near Blainesport from David C. Frankfort on private terms. Residents of Elizabeth township were contracting parties. Beck's band held the second concert on the Spring grounds Saturday evening, drawing a large audience. The band performed well, and the crowd filled all vantage spots. The proceeds indicated more concerts will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Hallacher
David C. Frankfort
Blainesport
Elizabeth Township
Beck
Linden Hall Sees Unity Boost for Debt Plan
Moravian Synod at Nazareth adopted resolutions urging immediate payment of Linden Hall Seminary debt with bond sales and to start a sinking fund to retire bonds. The body praised trustees and the principal for improved finances, noted significant debt reduction, and commended Lititz congregation support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravian Synod
Nazareth
Lindenhall Seminary
Linden Hall Seminary
Moravian Church
North America
Bro
Hagen
Lititz
William Riddle
Lancaster
Linden Hall
Gettysburg battle remembered in Lititz piece
The column recalls the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg with details on commanders Meade and Lee, troop movements, and the battle’s three day clash on the Pennsylvania field. It notes the broader impact on United States unity, the fifty year anniversary, and a planned reunion of veterans. The article shifts to a local obituary of William Williams, age 42, of Columbia, who died by hanging after two weeks of typhoid fever, discovered by his sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callie Bomberger
Miss Wilson
Penryn
M. B. Keller
Lititz
Webster
Isaac Heagy
Hoover
Neffsville
Monroe Diehm
Washington
P. K. Bomberger
Lizzie
Jerome Koehler
Salunga
Roddy
L. B. Herr
Hiram W. Diehm
Hiram Demmy
Chancelloraville
Mason and Dixon
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Europe
Lee
Hooker
Beltimore
Meade
Capitol
Pettigrew
Heth
Gettysburg
Bufort
Round Top
Lee J
United States
Philadelphia
William Williams
Columbia
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. F. Buch
Lititz Pa
National Wholesale Grocers’ Association
D. C. Shaw
Pittsburgh
War Department
Lancaster County
United States Military Academy
West Point
Walter W. Hess, Jr
W. W. Griest
Secretary of War
Military Academy
Penryn Pennings
Conference For the Cause of Christianity
Schaefferstown Savings
Synod
Lexington
Frank Weidman
Jacob Kittle
John Enck
Canal Dover
Cyrus Singer
John Singer
Jennie Workman
C. B. Dillman
Warren C. Hess
Brownstown and Vicinity
H. L. Keith
J. W. Buch
Huber’s Woods
Talmage
Citizens Band of
Ephrata
John F.longenecker
Eugene
B. F. Groff
Errich Thiele
Canton
Ohio
Louisa Buch
Thiele
Margie Young
B. E. Palmer
Alvin
Crawford County
N. L. Swift
A. Ti. Reidenbach
Boose
Reidenbach
Lehn
Manheim Township
Helen Goodyear
Carlisle
Herron & Co
Watt & Shand
Corner Square
East King Street
Lancaster, PA
Oxford
Pr. Smart
la Tausca
IMIG
Wertsch
E. Main Street
J. C. Felker
Warwick
Sane
Spruce Street Grocery
John L. Hosler, Jr
Y Waverly Oil Works Co
Independent Refiners
AriLso
Children’s Rewrappers Ladies’ House
Chas. R. Mirler
Corner Broad & Orange
Tartman’s
Co. S
Pacific Ave
Arkansas
Michigan Aves
Boardwalk
Reading Depot
M. Mullen
Atlantic City
N. J
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