Spring Signs and School News in Lancaster County
Signs of spring appear as geese birds and robins migrate northward. C J Keller of York County becomes assistant principal in Ephrata schools replacing Miss Blanche Boniie who resigned. Buffalo Bills Wild West tours Lancaster April 22. Bell Telephone raises rents prompting customers to switch to Independence. County jail opened 1831 now humorously noted as 594 years old. 1910 report shows 71 420 boarders at a popular low priced boarding house with 7033 colored. Mad dog quarantine declared at Mt Joy muzzling dogs on premises.
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C. J. Keller
York County
Ephrata
Blanche Boniie
Buffalo Bill
Lancaster
Bell Telephone
Bell Service
Mt. Joy
Lancaster County
Governor Tener Signs Pay Reform for Lancaster Jurors
The governor signed a bill repealing the 1864 act to raise juror pay to 250 dollars and witness pay to 1.50 dollars per day in Lancaster county. The change replaces the previous 1.50 per day for jurors and 1.00 for witnesses.
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Tener
Lancaster County
Eph rata and Denver Telephone and Telegraph Company Formed
A meeting of northern county residents in Eph rata established the Ephrata and Denver Telephone and Telegraph Company. Officers elected include President W. S. Brossman Vice President A G Bhrom Secretary H F Jacoby Treasurer J J Martin Directors include A N Landis Rudy Buch C B Frankford M B Messner L Wingenroth Adam Zimmerman and J B Becker. They plan a line from Brickerville to Churchtown and toward Berks and Lebanon lines.
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Ephrata
Rumors of New Elizabethtown Trust and Farmers Bank
Farmers in the county hear whispers of a central bank to aid cooperative buying and lending. A proposed Elizabethtown trust would offer 5 percent loans or deposits and select officials from a careful list. Surplus funds would be raised mechanically, with officials working for their health.
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Elizabethtown
Farmers’ Bank
Fiftieth Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg Plans
Surviving soldiers will gather at Gettysburg in four days for a July celebration marking the fiftieth anniversary. Dr. M G Brumbaugh outlines plans approved by delegates from states and territories to host veterans and dignitaries in a four day program including a Lincoln Memorial flagstone, unity events, and parades.
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Gettysburg
Battle of
M. G. Brumbaugh
United States
Penna
Tree
Grand Army of the Republic
Society of Confederate Veterans
Army
Lawa
Lincoln
Court Appoints Receivers for Rail Road and Brick Company
Court appoints John A Nauman of Lancaster receiver for the Lancaster Oxford and Southern Narrow Gauge Railroad from Quarryville to Peach Bottom due to unpaid running expenses and no funds for safety devices. Court also names W T Brown and M Musser receivers for Mountville Brick Company of Mountville unable to meet obligations.
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John A. Nauman
Lancaster
Lancaster, Oxford and
W.T. Brown
Mountville Brick Company
Ot Mountville
Scranton Editor Tours Lititz Ideal Cocoa Factory
A Scranton editor visited the Ideal Cocoa and Chocolate Company in Lititz and praised the clean, modern plant and welcoming management. The firm started as Kendig’s barn operation twelve years ago, grew to a $300,000 paid up capital by 1905, and now exceeds a million dollars in annual business with Dutch process cocoa as its flagship product and Milk Chocolate in many varieties. They also originated Butter Chocolate with Toasted Almonds and ship over 2000 boxes daily.
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J. W. Rittenhouse
Scranton
Ideal Factory
Rit
Ideal Cocoa and Chocolate Factory
Lititz
Garret
Mat
Kendig
American Starch Co
Igoo
Groo,ooo
United States
Cocoa and Chocolate Company
An Intelligent Dog Noble Delivers Mail and Messages
H M Cassel of Manheim owns Noble the shepherd dog trained to perform farm tasks. Noble goes to the mailbox a short distance away with a basket, barks to attract the woman there, and brings back the mail. He carries notes to his master when dinner is ready and obeys carefully.
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H.M. Cassel
Manheim
Noble
Hobble Skirt Incident In Camden
A Camden girl wearing a brown hobble skirt hurries along Mickle Street when a coal heaver stops her, noting the belt of her skirt has slipped. The episode unfolds with a risqué tension implied by the whispered remark.
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Camden
Mickle Street
The Last Wild Pigeon: Last Survivor in Cincinnati Zoo
An eighteen year old passenger pigeon lives alone at Cincinnati's zoo marking the species end of a greed fueled slaughter. Once billions in eastern North America, flocks vanished due to nets, decoys, sulfur pots, and guns, prompting calls to protect other birds and a standing $225 offer for a live specimen.
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Zoological Garden
Cincinnati
North America
Story of a Country Boy
A Lancaster county man Morris Bachman rises from clerical work to steel industry leadership then builds a Sharon hoop mill and an Erie factory. He funds a hospital room in Strasburg and leaves a generous will. His life inspires local youth and his funeral marks a community moment. Spring sale dates requested for Record sale registrar notices.
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Morris Bachman
Strasburg
Pittsburg
Carnegie
Steel Trust
Sharon
Erie
Lancaster General Hospital
Lancaster County
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Ithan
W. H. Buch
Clothier and Gents’ Furnisher Record Building
Lititz, PA
Gettysbrug
Court
Wingert & Haas
QueEn ST
Lancaster, PA
Heinitsh’s
Heinitsh
BIG i Furniture and Carpet Store
S. Queen St
Chas. H. Frey the Shoe Man
East King St
Hoffmeier Bros
King Street
Reader
N. B
North Queen Street
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