Sugar Costs and Rail Strikes Haunt Early 20th Century U.S.
A July 3, 1913 essay argues U.S. crop productivity lags Europe, urges lessons from Europe and New Zealand, and notes sugar consumption has surged to 8 billion pounds by 1912. It discusses railroad wage disputes, astronomical operating costs, and the risk of a widespread strike affecting 50 million people. The piece ends with a cautionary adage about counting chickens before they hatch.
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United States
Belgium
New Zealand
Canada
Europe
E. B. Clark
The
Order of Railway Conductors
P. H. Morrissey
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
New York Central
Preparatory service and Sunday communion at Lutheran church
Correspondents note a preparatory service scheduled for Saturday at P. M. and Sunday communion at 7.30 P. M. Mrs J N Redman has gone to Gardenville New York to visit her daughter Mrs Walter E Evans for about three weeks. The village reports on church events, updates on local construction, farming methods, and residents traveling or visiting.
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J. N. Redman
Gardenville
New York
Walter E. Evans
St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Loysville
John LeFevre
Lettie Herr
West Earl Township
Abraham Hiestand
Benj. A. Heiss
Locher Farm
Kathryn B. LeFevre
John B. LeFevre
Here
Manheim High School
Seattle
Wash
Akron Notes Recap of Local Events and Changes
The Akron shoe factory closes for its annual two week vacation as workers plan daily outings like fishing and baseball. H R Souders buys multiple building lots in Elizabethtown and offers his property for sale. Akron National Bank relocates to a residence. Rev Bitzer Johns from Stevens preaches at the Brethren church and Rev W Mumma from Brownstown leads Evangelical services. Akron Sunday schools set an August 16 picnic at Lititz with Lititz band providing music.
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Akron
H. R. Souders
Elizabethtown
Smith Stand
Main
Eleventh Streets
Akron National Bank
Bitzer Johns
Stevens
Brethren Church
W. &. Mumma
Brownstown
Evangelical Church
Akron Sunday Schools
Lititz
Lexington Locals Guests and Village Hours Note
Lexington locals report social visits among Lititz and surrounding areas with guests from Tatamy Rothsville Akron Manheim and Philadelphia. The village store closes Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at 6 during summer. residents share travel to Reading and local gatherings with Sturgis Enck Firestone Shank Shue and Breitegan families.
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Lititz
Horace Sturgis
William
Tatamy
Maurice Sturgis
David Rickert
Eid. Enek
Wilson Enck
Rothsville
Lillian
Margie
Katharine Enck
Akron
Harry Sheaffer
Manheim
Atlee Firestone
John Shue and Son
Philadelphia
Linnaeus Firestone
Paul Breitegan
Reading
Abram Shank
Norman Steffy
Picnic and baseball at Fountain Park with local happenings
The artheran Sunday school plans its annual picnic for Saturday July 12 at Fountain Park with music by the Schaefferstown Silver Cornet band. A local baseball win over Palmyra 4 to 1 featured fireworks on the diamond. injuries include George Sanders eight, treated by Drs Zerhe. Visitors include Jennie Ream Elmer Lutz Walter Kaylor. Farmers report a good wheat crop.
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Artheran
Fountain Park
Schaefferstown Silver Cornet
Palmyra
George Sanders
William Sanders
P. C. Ream
Walter Kaylor
Pittsburg
Samuel Mack
Robert Moyer
Historical Society Outing at Lancaster County Picnic
Lancaster County Historical Society plans its annual July picnic with over fifty members attending. Committee members George Steinman W A Hensel L B Herr A K Hostetter and F L Windolph arranged transport via trolley railroad and Royal Garage for Elizabeth farms. Guides will lead members through Lititz Warwick Brubaker’s mill Brickerville church and mansion house with lunch served and a self guided ramble led by T R Windolf.
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Lancaster County Historical Society
George Steinman
W. A. Hensel
L. B. Herr
A. K. Hostetter
F. Lyman Windolph
Lancaster County
Baron Steigel
Elizabeth
Celemans
Lititz
Fiitz
Reading and Columbia Railroad
Royal Garage
Elizabeth Farms
Lancaster
Warwick
Lexington
Brubaker’s Mill
Brickerville
Mansion House
T. R. Windolf
Coal tax to raise price of all coal sizes ten cents per ton
The state imposes a 24 percent tax on mine market value, adding 8 to 10 percent cents per ton to wholesale bills and fueling higher consumer costs. The tax, effective now, is expected to net about 3 million dollars annually for Pennsylvania, with miners taxed on coal at the mine.
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Pennsylvania
Visitors From Near and Far (Continued From Page 1)
A long list of visiting residents and travelers gathered in Lititz and nearby towns over the Fourth of July. Names include Miss Anna Muth Myerstown, Mrs. Harvey Singer Bismarck Lebanon County, and many from Lancaster Philadelphia Harrisburg Reading and Garfield N J. Notable notes: J H Van Nuys Iola Kansas veteran of Civil War attended Gettysburg anniversary. Howard P. Jones Manheim arrested for assault and carrying a concealed weapon after an incident involving Mrs Shenck. Jones surrendered after barricading his office.
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Harvey Singer
Bismark
Lebanon County
D. K. Saylor
Lincoln
D. G. Witmyer
Morris Madeira
Lancaster
Edwin Sturgis
Charles Sturgis
Susan Graham
Pittsburgh
Harry Brandt
Donegal Springs
Albert Culp
Clara M. Bard
Denver
Sadie K. Hess
Lititz
Alliher E. Kimper
Philadelphia
Edward Hipple
Jay Sauders
Akron
Ohio
Samuel Seldomridge
Farmersville
H. C. Seldomridge
Nathan Seaber
Harrisburg
Samuel Seaber
Seaber
Leonard Dague
Garfield
N. J
John Troutwine
Jos. Ebersole
McCall’s Ferry
Ralph Patterson
W. K. Bender
A. M. Sampsel
Reading
Frank Sampsel
Shenandoah
Wilmer Angstadt
W. H. Diehm
Jennie Miller
Lancaster General Hospital
J. P. Miller
Samuel E. Lane
P. B. Bucher
Berkeley
W. Va
Bert F. Ober
Latrobe
Anna Ober
Elva K. Heffler
Adamstown
A. E. Reidenbach
Henry Miller
J. D. Witters
Jos. Miller
Columbia Bridge
York Hospital
Gettysburg
Howard P. Jones
Manheim
Price and Steigerwalt
Broome
Harry C. Shenck
Alderman Stauffer
Shenck
Jones
Shenk
Ephrata Votes School Loan For New Building
Residents of Ephrata borough voted Tuesday on increasing school district indebtedness by 22 506 for a new school building. The loan passed by a large majority with 380 in favor and 28 against, in the first election after ward division.
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Ephrata
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J. F. Buch
Lititz Pa
Post Office
Neffsville News
Brownstown and Vicinity
Josiah Adama
B. D. Brown
New Jersey
Randolph Garber
Cleveland
L. R. Brown
James Goldthwaithe
Samuel Myers
H. Wolf
Lemon M. Wolf
New York City
Emery Sowers
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Barton Myers
Akron Notes
Schaefferstown Savings
Elizabeth Furnace Farms
Anna Muth
Myerstown
W. H. Muth
Manheim Man
Watt & Shand
Corner Square
East King Street
Lancaster, PA
Jardinieres
Axminster
Way Farms For
Lebanon Valley
J. L. Rutter
Farmer’s Trust
Lebanon, PA
Soni
Ruby
E. Main Street
Wertsch
Lititz, Pa
Atma
NEUE
Spruce Street Grocery
John L. Hosler, Jr
Saac Sarah
Penryn
Ind
Hellphone
Percales
Chas. R. Miller
Corner Bread & Orange Lis
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