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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1908
Page
6
An exploration of the blouse as a popular yet divisive garment, tracing its rise in affordability and variety. It surveys fabrics from fine ninon to lawn and crash, notes new underbodies for support, and describes spring walking costumes with directoire style skirts and coordinated coats.
In Bangor Maine a monument to Civil War soldiers and sailors was unveiled in Mt Hope cemetery in 1864 as the first such Bangor memorial. Col Stephen Decatur Carpenter of the Nineteenth Maine is buried there after dying at Murfreesboro. A Soldiers cemetery trust funded the $2500 memorial and a larger G A R cemetery plot followed. A new, larger monument is being planned with support from the relief corps and G A R veterans.
A rare Revolutionary War relic, the regimental flag of the Third Maryland regiment under Col. John Hancock Howard, traveled from Cowpens to North Point, later preserved by the Old Defenders. It was bequeathed to the Society of the War of 1812 in 1894 and presented to Maryland in 1907 at Annapolis. The flag’s storied history marks it as a valued state relic.
In 1857 a boy named W Brendish aided the Indian empire by sending dispatches from Delhi to Timbella, despite danger. His courage, radioed to the Punjab, helped warn of the uprising and is hailed by Col Edward Wibart in Sepoy Mutiny. Brendish later received a life pension. he died in India.
Nashville convention ends amid fights and chaos as Oliver Hilison Brownlow faction gains control of the hall. Pistols drawn, a hatchet brandished, and delegates clash while police restore order. Delegates elected include Cooper Swab, Rogers, Anderson, and Littleton with W T Davis as chairman. Roosevelt policies praised while Taft Hughes and others are indorsed. A primary plan is set to decide delegates later.
A Manhattan observer laments locals who never explore beyond their neighborhoods and notes many have never seen the Flatiron Building or the Brooklyn Bridge. The piece contrasts New York indifference with a fanned discussion on titles and foreign marriages, suggesting domestic wealth and marriage norms shape social pride.
Berlin reports that Germany will not accept Dr David Jayne Hill as the American minister to Germany. Reasons cited include Hill not being representative enough for the United States. Confirmation or denial of the claim was avoided by officials at Berlin and The Hague.
Three Chinese navy officers are afloat in British cruisers for professional training, with the number expected to rise. Japanese, Chinese, Siamese, and other foreign officers have in the past been hosted aboard British ships for similar purposes.
In Washington on March 26 General Plagertt, B. AY relfrou, challenged the reestablishment of the canteen. The Mill Introduced by Representative Virrell of Massachusetts opposed the sale of intoxicating liquors, while the United States government contrasted. General Taney clade the canteen during a discussion of its existence and questioned the evidence and dates involved.
Professional cards note A Grubb of Chas presents opinions on titles estates and probate law for Town Trust and Savings Bank. The brief card highlights expertise and advisory services offered by the author.
Miller advertises baits from Gillespie Building with Musson Phone Office 898 in Stlantis.
A fragment from a historical newspaper note references an address for the office of Black at 263 Black and mentions Atlanta in relation to interne hospital staff and the University of Iowa.
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