Two Colonels Leave the Army After Long Indian War Service
Colonel Hobart K. Bailey of the Twenty-ninth Infantry and Colonel Sidney W. Taylor of the Second Field Artillery retire from active duty. Bailey, who entered in 1872, earned brevets for action against Cheyennes and served in Cuba and the Philippines. Taylor, a civil-life recruit in 1867, fought in Modoc and Sioux campaigns and Nez Perces, becoming a colonel in 1905.
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Hobart K. Bailey
Twenty-ninth Infantry
Sidney W. Taylor
Second Field Artillery
Bailey
Taylor
Fifth Infantry
Nelson A. Miles
Batley
Gray Beard
McClellan Creek
Department of Dakota
Custer
Fort Keogh
Tongue River
Montana
Texas
Cuba
Philippines
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Fourth Infantry
Fort Klamath
Ore
Nez Perces
Joseph
Artillery Corps
His Disappointment and Stitch In The Side
A fragment from a likely column notes a theme of romantic disappointment and a health tip. A hermit replies that matrimony is reserved for ladies, while an exchange hints at a remedy for a stitch in the side through repeated bending into a sitting posture as an exercise.
Beeson Ranch Man Builds 10 Room Concrete House
Merritt Heeson Beeson, son of Chalk Beeson, built a ten room concrete house on the Beeson ranch south of Dodge City using materials from the ranch and labor by himself. He designed the plans, mixed concrete, mined sand from a creek bed, and made breck and roofing machines for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beeson
Dodge City
Kansas
Merritt Heeson
Merritt
Chalk Beeson
Burlington Justice Marries His Thousandth Couple
Justice William Hunecke known as the marrying squire of Burlington Iowa performed his one thousandth marriage ceremony recently. He has served as justice of the peace for eighteen years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hunecke
Squire
Burlington, la
Oldest College Grad William Rankin Turns 101
William Rankin, age 101, the oldest college graduate in America, celebrated his birth anniversary at his daughter’s home in Summit New Jersey. A Williams College alumnus, Rankin studied law in Cincinnati with partner Alonzo Taft, father of President Taft, and has long been a total abstainer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Rankin
America
Ellen R. Bliss
Summit
N. J
Mr. Rankin
Williams College
Elizabethtown
Elizabeth
Cincinnati
Alonzo Taft
Taft
Woman of McLean Shares Interest in Gems and Mining
Mrs Edward B McLean who recently acquired Hopedium mound is said to favor mining science over jewelry interest. She shares mining insight with her father Thomas F Walsh and aided the Colorado School of Mines by funding student tuition. She supports philanthropic work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward B. McLean
Hopedia Mound
Thomas F Walsh
Colorado
Colorado School of Mines
McLean
Staving It Off With Street Piano Incident
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item describes a neighbor telling a grinder to leave a street piano scene, offering a nickel as a hurry demand while asking if anyone is sick and denying it yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Madison Sets Sanitary Public Market as City Project
Madison Wisconsin opened a $55000 market center 180 by 75 feet with display floors toilet rooms smoking rooms and horse sheds. It invites farmers with 25 cent unit stalls and 10 cent weight certificates while prohibiting street sales and liquor on site. Mayor John C Shubert receives praise for driving the market's success and aims to reduce the cost of living by linking producers directly to consumers.
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Boston
Baltimore
New Orleans
Don E. Mowry
Madison
Wis
Committee of Markets of the Common Council
Wisconsin
Health Department
United States
City of Four Lakes
John C. Shubert
Movement revives 1908 San Francisco street disfigurement effort
The Mission Promotion association of San Francisco revives a program begun in 1908 to curb the disfigurement of streets. The group emphasizes taking clear, immediate action rather than looking far ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mission Promotion Association of
San Francisco
Win Next War Win Next War
CLAUDE GRAHAME-WHITE argues aircraft will dominate future warfare. Planes will be built in thousands and cost far less than ships, enabling mass reconnaissance and potentially heavy bombing. He notes reliability, quick production, and that air fleets may determine victory in future conflicts.
Women and men roles in the home and business echoed
An editorial observes that women are judged by their whims and desires while men should be masters at home and in business, reflecting dated views on gender roles and marriage dynamics.
Country Supplies Great Cities With Ability And Brains
Senator Cullom of Illinois argues that great cities are controlled by cliques and machines. Honest effort and ability are sidelined for personal gain, with intellect and independence unwanted. He claims talented outsiders rise due to the country supplying cities with brains and skill.
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Senator Cullom
Illinois
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United States Army
Aberdeen
Washington
O. B. Shelley
Bailey and Taylor
Grad
American Press Association
Edward B. M'Lean
Apsley
Pacific Coast
Madison, Wis
Claude Grahame-White
Aviator
France
Germany
Countess Alexandrine Wikehorst Corsini
Russia
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