Norman Gasbarro | November 10, 2011
WESTON MERRITT KEIPER Weston Merritt Keiper, born in 1879, was the oldest son of William Henry Keiper and Susanna [Row] Keiper of Lykens. Weston’s father, William Henry Keiper, was a coal miner, who was described as a “large man” who had a “fondnesss for drink.” He would frequent the saloons on Friday evenings when he […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 9, 2011
The murder victim of the Halifax bank robbery of 14 March 1901 was Charles W. Ryan. Ryan was one of the three bank officials who were present in the bank at the time that Wesley Keiper and Henry Rowe entered the bank attempting to rob it. In the gunfire that ensued, Charles W. Ryan was […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 8, 2011
At age 55, Isaac Lyter was the youngest of the three bank officials present the day the Halifax National Bank was robbed, 14 March 1901. He was the owner of five shares of stock in the bank and was its assistant cashier. During the course of the robbery, he somehow was able to slip out […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 7, 2011
The Halifax Bank, the first bank in the Borough of Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was organized in 1871 and was located on Market Street. By October 1900, the Halifax Bank bank closed and was re-established as the Halifax National Bank. Within a year, a robbery attempt was made at the bank which resulted in the […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 6, 2011
Before, during and after the Civil War, many patriotic organizations were formed to express support for the country. Some of these took root in cities, while other were more popular in the countryside. One of the most famous and most successful of these organizations was the Union League of Philadelphia. In May 1865, the Union […]
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