Fish Tales From An Old Virginia Fisherman
An aging Chesapeake fisherman recalls listening to fish stories and a voyage on a schooner Heved Jomeve with young sailors He describes fish fondness for music and watermelon noting fish gathering at watermelons tossed overboard and a singing voyage with colorful passengers and lively scenes.
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Finn
Washington Post
Isaak Waltey
Potomac
Virginia
Olf Accomae
Tara
Faherman
Ottom
Vir
Ulmont
Rome
Glenn Springs Fountain of Youth and its Historic Waters
The long history of Glenn Springs in the Piedmont region of South Carolina traces from pre Revolutionary times to today. It highlights a town summer capital status, a 19th century hotel boom, and plans for winter tourism and rail access. Local lore narrates encounters with wildlife and early Native American activity near the spring.
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Glenn Springs
Piedmont
South Carolina
Red Man
Indua
Ino. N. Glenn
United States
Col
Preston
Ponce de Leon
Pleasre
Actuiiodale
Guvale
Glenn Springs Company
Wlorkin
Spartanburg
Spartanburg and
Glen Springs
Mr. Edmonds
South
Wall Street
England
Europe
Satan
Wise Words on Capital Flows and Southern Development
An interview with Richard N. Edmonds argues capital seeks safer, more profitable regions. He cites Argentina and Canada drawing English money while the American South loses investment due to political risk, urging stronger protection for capital and rapid development across southern states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Richard NM. Edmonds
Baster Manufactuers
South
Epital
UES Cortions
England
Argentina
Buenos Ayres
America
Chicago
New York
Canada
Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias Meet in Savannah
Revised program for the Grand Lodge session in Savannah May 20 21 22 listed with events at De Soto Hotel Eagles Hall and Thunderbolt includes open houses processions parades concerts and a sea trip. Committee members J N Davis W G Sutlive and S W Thorpe oversee arrangements for entertainment and a history sketch with monuments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanah, Ga
Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias
Savanah
Savannah News
Grand Lodge
Savannah
Knights of Pythias Order
J. N. Davis
W. G. Sutlive
W. Thorpe
de Goto
de Soto Hotel
Order of Eagles
Odd Fellows
Eagles
Castle Hall
de Soto
Georgia Brigade
George W. Tiedeman
Savannah Pythians
P. W. Meldrim
David J. Bailey
G Grand Lodge
Convention Hall
Uniform Bank
Knights of Pythias
G. R. Foltz
Seasion
Cgrams Lodge
Des Boto Hotel
Cgrand Lodge
Thunderbolt
St Casino
Order
Knights of Khorassans
Isle of Hope
Pythian Sisters
Cave
Bull Street
Memorial Address Recalls Civil War Cavalry Action
Dr. William B. Conway recounts a May 9 1864 cavalry engagement near Fredericksburg as part of Memorial exercises. He describes Wickham leading the Fourth Virginia Cavalry against the Sixth Ohio, a desperate river crossing, Henkel falling, Conway’s wounded escape, a lone pistol shot, and the death of George Blankenbecker during the Nance Shop fight in Virginia.
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William B. Conway
Conway
Grant
Army of the Potomac
Chancellorsville
Richmond
Northern Virginia
Robert E. Lee
William C. Wickham
Goochland Company
Madison Cavalry
Goochland
Henkel
Fredericksburg
Sporaylvania Court House
Waller
Sixth
Ohio Cavalry
Sheridan
Wickham
Henes
George Blankenbecker
Blenkenbecker
Doubleday
Warrenton
B. H. Black
Ohio
Nance@ Shop
Charles City
W Oh. Conway. Corp. Co. C
Va. Cav
Roosevelt Loses Four Battleships Battle in Senate Vote
The Senate rejected President Roosevelt's four battleship program by a large margin. Senator Beveridge led the opposition with Senator Piles initiating the amendment. Twenty three votes in favor of the larger program contrasted with fifty supporting the two-ship plan and the Naval Committee's recommendation.
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Senate
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
House
Piles
Beveridge
Senate Naval Committee
Mrs. Brown credits Foley's Kidney Cure for full recovery
Mrs. B L Brown of Wayne West Virginia says a dollar bottle and part of a second of Foley's Kidney Cure cured her kidney disease after she was bedridden and unable to stand. She reports the remedy works wonders where others fail and notes it is sold by all druggists.
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Foley
8. L. Brown
Wayne, W. Va
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Standard OL Company (Incorporated
Fountain OF Youth
Bla
Richard H. Edmonds
Ood
Gsrolinas
Georgia
New England
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E. H. Harriman
Cassatt
Pennsylvania
Pawers Ber
Coxsatt
Markthan
Union Pacific
Nhole
Harriman
Farnera
West
Louisiana
Secion
Alabama
Texas
Mississippi
Carolinas
Arkansas
Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginias
THE
Knights OF
Pythias
Sloan
Quincy
Earl S. Stoon
Boston
Mass
U.S.A
Nway
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