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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1879
Page
2
A ten year export experiment in leather now yields about twenty million pounds annually, valued at four million dollars, with half-year shipments surpassing prior totals by over a million pounds. The piece notes Atlanta's cotton factory opening, labor strife in England, and ongoing public safety concerns from dangerous fireworks incidents.
A fire on the Bol linger premises near Litiz caused concern when a tire covering ignited a fence line between Bol linger and Erb properties. Neighbors extinguished flames with buckets, averting a larger blaze. Speculation swirls about whether the incident was arson aimed at burglary amid a time of high cash on hand.
Reports from Manheim Kors engh district arrest many youths for Fourth of July violations and fines ranging from one to eight dollars. Reading and Columbian road Co builds a new depot at Rothsville. Rain is praised as a blessing for crops and drought damages. Reading faces potential water famine. B Street sprinkling banned. A boy loses part of an ear from a cherry tree fall. A Berks hen hatches nine chicks under a wagon. Harrisburg holds a large July parade with plans for a circus and two political conventions. Lebanon authorities conceal burial site of Spattenhuber, hanged July 3. Rumors of a confessed murder in Ti begins and the murder mystery from April 1876 lingers.
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