Letter From Forrest Seeks Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp
The 1912 letter from General N B Forrest urges formation of a Camp of Sons of Veterans in Athens Georgia. It asks local leaders to organize meetings, gather eligible men, and invites Forrest to Athens April 6 to assist organizing the camp for the Macon reunion. Local committees were appointed to collect eligible names.
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Cobb-Delaney
U. Co. V
Athens
United Sons of Confederate Veterans
S. of V
N. Bb. Forrest
S. W. Bailey
Daughters of the Confederacy
General Forrest
Sons of Veterans
Laura Rutherford
Bailey
M. W. Welch
M. Rutherford
Gerald Green
Examine Our Stock of Light Spring Wagons
Local catalog note from E. D. Sledge advertises available light spring wagons for sale with emphasis on stock and likely pricing.
Iowa Miners Seek Wage Raise Across State
Des Moines March 13 Union miners from all sections of Iowa gathered for a state meeting to demand a 10 cent per ton rise and a 20 percent increase for day work. If operators refuse the increase work in all state mines could halt on April 1 until a new wage scale is agreed.
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Des Moines
Roosevelt League Plans Washington State Convention
The Roosevelt League in Seattle has completed arrangements for a state convention to be held tomorrow. Delegates will discuss plans for an aggressive campaign in Washington in support of the Roosevelt candidacy and oppose the regular state organization backing Taft’s renomination.
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Seattle
Wash
Roosevelt League
Washington
Roosevelt
League
Taft
Barnegat Postmaster Praises Foley's Honey and Tar
R B Collins postmaster of Barnegat New Jersey suffered a severe grippe cough. He states after taking Foley's Honey and Tar Compound his coughing spells ceased and he felt no exhaustion after fits. He endorses the product saying it can't be beat.
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R. B. Collins
Barnegat
N. J
Foley
Michigan Whist Tourney Opens In Detroit
Whist players from across Michigan gathered in Detroit on March 13 to compete in the seventeenth annual Michigan Whist Association tournament at the Hotel Cadillac assembly room. Play continues through the week with top prizes including the Furniture City trophy the Ypsilanti trophy and the Mitchell trophy.
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Detroit
Mich
Michigan Whist Association
Cadillac
Furniture City
Ypsilanti Troph
Mitchell
Mount Vernon Fare Demanded Reduced by Group
A Mount Vernon Anti-Fee Association delegation pressses the Inter-State Commerce Commission to cut electric railway fare from Washington to Mount Vernon. They seek abolition of 40 cents charged for the 0.75 mile return segment between Millers Station and Mount Vernon, arguing the 75 cent round trip is too high for the 16 mile journey.
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Washington, D. C
Mount Vernon
Millers’. Station
Mt. Vernon
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Wooltex
Davison-Nicholson
Company
Quiterite
Sons of the Confederacy
Forrest
Georgia
Macon
N. B. Forrest
E. D
Iowa
Michigan
Cheney
Stallings Park
Chase Street
Prince Avenue
Boulevard
Fowler
Wright Brothers
USA
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