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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1879
Page
2
The Boston boot and shoe trade shows notable improvement with shipments last week totaling 20 214 cases, over 7 000 more than the prior year. For the first five months, shipments reach 681 573 cases vs 581 258 in 1878, signaling solid industry growth.
The text reports a surge of Mongolian immigration into Australia, widespread white protest against cheap Chinese labor, seamen striking, and several riots in Sydney including an attempted arson of the Chinese quarter. Rumors of a government push to flood Australia with Chinese migrants inflame opinion, with steamship lines expected to cave to pressure.
Local intelligence reports Lancaster Classis of the Reformated movement opening sessions with a sermon, roll of delegates, and election of president. Sunday services across Moravian and Evangelical pulpits, with a communion service in New Haven and a missionary festival in the afternoon. All members invited.
The article lists two cricket or baseball lineups with captains Diehm and Murr, notes a culvert project at Broad and Main, mentions plentiful strawberries at ten to fifteen cents, tobacco planting, a severe hand injury to Teury R. Hrb, and 48 confirmations at Sheafferstown Lutheran Church. It also warns about tramps at Spring grounds, May weather stats, a law note on discontinuing papers, and attorney Owen P. Barcken’s available hours.
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