Confederates Remember Davis Mortally Wounded at Wilson's Creek
Confederate veteran John W. Davis of Fulton died naturally at age 84 after surviving a near mortal wound at Wilson's Creek. Joseph A. Mudd of Hyattsville notes Davis served in Burbridge's regiment with Captain D H McIntyre and shared a company near Davis’s side in battle.
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Fulton
John W. Davis
Joseph A. Mudd
Hyattsville
Brivy Boys
D. HE. McIntyre
Missouri
Burbridge
Davis
Wilson’s Creek
Rattlesnake flag moves from Greensburg bank to Harrisburg library
The famed Rattle snake flag from Colonel John Proctor's Independent battalion of Westmoreland county, made in 1775 and carried in the Revolution, was transferred from the Merchants and Farmers bank vault in Greensburg to the state library at Harrisburg. It passed through Proctor's line to General Alexander Craig and was bequeathed by Jane Mate Craig of New Alexandria to the state library.
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Proctor
Newmn Library
Greensburg
Merchants and Farmers’ Bank
Harrisburg
John Proctor
Westmoreland County
Samuel Craig
John
Alexander
Samuel Junior
Alexander Craig
Jane Mate Craig
New Alexandria
State Library
Million More to Get Mail Delivery
Washington reports the post office will extend rural mail facilities to one million patrons by July 1, 2015 without added cost. Burleson cites readjusted routes and motor vehicle service to cut duplications, adding 263 new routes serving 81,041 families and about 165,205 people, plus 104 miles of travel for 1,202 more families and ~6,010 people.
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Washington
Burleson
Congress
Lave
Burlegon Bays
Post- Office Department
Avery
Lends Aunt Five Dollars, Now Heir in Greenley Will
Logansport Indiana reports A B Judson inherits part of a large estate from an aunt in Colorado. He traveled to claim his share after being named in the will following years of sporadic contact. The item notes an earlier request and a correspondence trail.
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Logansport
Ind
Greeley
Col
A. B. Judson
Gresley
Judson
Demand to Return Fees in Dairy Receiver Case
Columbus June 5 United States District Attorney Sherman McPherson and assistant Harley F Burns face a motion to return 20000 awarded for their counsel work as receivers in the government suit against the old Capital City Dairy company The motion also seeks 29000 paid to former Congressman F L Taylor as receiver The filing by Special Counsel Child of the Justice Department argues the fees were improper since prosecutors should pursue criminal cases against company officials who are charged with conspiracy The dairy company has paid nearly 600000 to settle evasion charges tied to Margarine taxes
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Columbus
United States District
Sherman McPherson
Harley F. Burns
John F. Sater
Old Capital City
F. L. Taylor
Child
Department of Justice
Dairy Company
Revival of distribution and rising business in west
Bradstreet says final distribution revived in the west by warm weather while eastern delays ease. Industrial activity speeds up with cash-based war orders, labor bidding tightens, unemployment falls. Crop news is favorable with yields suggesting a record drop. United States Steel dissolution decision gains little attention amid foreign affairs. Overall future-delivery business grows steadily, collections fair, money easy, interior road sales and mail order trade improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bradstreet's
United States Steel Corporation
Roosevelt to Tour Gulf Aboard Daisy for Health Aid
Colonel Theodora Roosevelt and Mia Roosevelt will tour Louisiana game preserves along the Gulf and bayous aboard the conservation commission yacht Daisy. They travel at the invitation of President M. I. Alexander and John M. Parker to aid the colonel's wife's health during a weeklong trip. Storms in the Southwest kill five and injure many, with drownings near Morland and a tornado hitting Lott.
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New Orleans
Theodora Roosevelt
Mia Roosevelt
Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
The
Conservation Commission
Daisy
M. I. Alexander
John M. Parker
Southwest
Kansas City
Kansas
Morland
Lott
Bennett to Inspect Guards in Council Bluffs Ta
Colonel E. Bennett of Des Moines will inspect company L of the Dodge Light guards in Council Bluffs next Tuesday night. The inspection is part of the Iowa national guard reorganization reducing four regiments to three. The process may see members from the twelve disbanded companies move to other branches. Captain R. M. Davis has raised the unit to a high standard of efficiency.
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Council Bluffs
E. Bennett
Des Moines
Dodge Light Guards
Iowa National Guard
R. M. Davis
Watch vendor captured after deceitful loan scheme
Des Moines reports a man known as O Neill captured in Newill and jailed at Sac City. He had been borrowing money from banks using watches with deceptive appearance as security. Iowa Banks say a decision will be made whether to return him to Nebraska or prosecute him in Iowa. The suspect operated in Iowa for weeks after moving from Nebraska.
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Des Moines
Sac City
Nebraska
Iowa
Iowa Bankers’ Association
O’neill
Newill
Fate of Farmer and Two Daughters in Cave Near Benville Ark
Ew ing and his two young daughters were found in a cave five miles east of Mere, surviving on tree bark for ten days. Previously a prosperous farmer, Ewing lost stock after five years of neglect, his wife and only son perished, and a house fire destroyed his farm. He refused offers of aid, declaring he would not beg or accept gifts.
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Benville
Ark
Ewing
Mere
Prisoners Hired to Support Families in Wisconsin County
Rock county sheriff C. Whipple demonstrates the state prisonment law by hiring inmates to work for wages redirected to their families. In two years $16,775.85 earned. dependents of paroled persons received $10,376.31, the county $1,210.41. One man was paroled for a year to run a clothes pressing business for his wife.
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Wisconsin
Janesville
Wis
Whipple
Rock County
Wiping Out Malaria in Panama Canal Zone
Washington reports the Panama Canal Zone health department year 1914 results show remarkable malaria control by American sanitary officers. No American deaths from malaria dysentery or typhoid, yellow fever banished, and malaria reduced across the population. Pinpointed by outbreaks outside Cristobal and Toro Point at lowest level, pneumonia fatalities up due to measles and crowding. top five death causes are pneumonia tuberculosis nephritis heart disease and malaria. Contaminated food handlers detected typhoid carrier and other contagious diseases eliminated. High infant mortality in Colon and Panama due to maternal ignorance and indifference.
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Washington
Department of Health
Panama Canal
Canal Zone
Canal
Cristobal
Toro Point
Panama
Colon
Cow Killed at Ball Game on Walters Farm
During a baseball game on the Walters farm near the Upper Falls road in Sheboygan Wisconsin a cow owned by Mr Walters was killed at home plate when the batter’s club slipped and struck the animal. The cow valued at 75 dollars and the Fong men of the baseball team arranged to pay Mr Walters for the cow.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Walters Farm
Upper Falls Road
Walters
Fong
Afr
Ransom work nets $600 for a day in Pierre
A fragment from Pierre reports a worker earning $600 for one day of labor while another line notes a $500 rate for clearing land. The text mentions a rancher helping clear a section and notes a capture of a waif, though details are unclear.
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Pierre
Hanson
Local notes from Lewis Jun 5 roundup spread
Miss Gertrude Bailey returns from Omaha for vacation with father W. H. Bailey and sister Alma. Hazel Lumm graduates from state teachers college in Cedar Falls. Numerous residents visit, travel, and work on farms and in town, with fishing, automobile trips, and shop openings noted. Crystal Lake opens for business. farmers plow and replant.
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Lewis
Gertrude Bailey
Omaha
W. H. Bailey
Alma
Hazel Lumm
Cedar Falls
The
State Teachers College
Will Olds
Greatly Benefitted by Chamberlain's Liniment
Mrs Florence Silfe of Wabash Indiana says she used Chamberlains Liniment for sprains bruises and rheumatic pains and the great relief justifies high recommendation. If rheumatic pains trouble you you will be pleased with its prompt relief. For sale by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
Florence Silfe
Wabash
Ind
Real Estate Transfers June 4 1915 Bertha J to Linns and others
Bertha A Johnson conveys parcels in Atlantic to Charles R and Cora B Linn with mortgage of 1867 dollars. Johnson also deeds to Chas R and Cora B annuity rights and interest in Lots 5 17 15 and 1 3 Its 5 6 13 with C and M addition Atlantic for 933 dollars.
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Bertha A. Johnson
Charles A
Cora B. Linn
Atlantic
Chas. R
Cora B. Ann
Ladies Relief advertisement for Triumph Pills
An advertisement from the National Medical Institute in Milwaukee Wisconsin promotes Triumph Pills as safe and dependable for irregular or delayed use. It claims pills are not sold in drug stores and urges readers to request information by writing for relief and particulars.
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National Medical Institute
Milwaukee
Wis
You can always buy zood cos at the Green Bay Lumber Cos
A brief ad notes that customers can always purchase zood cos from Green Bay Lumber Co. The item is highlighted as available at the local lumber supplier. The text emphasizes accessibility and ongoing stock.
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Green Bay Lumber Cos
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Tex
Bradstreet’s
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Roosevelt
Gulf
Bennett
Smooth Borrower
Panama Canal Zone
Bert Marker
Bear Grove
Harry
Hale Kirk
Gear Grove
Harry’ Marker
Bert Ellis
Nick
Leota Plunket
F. J. Macomber Jr
Roy Swett
Macomber
Nick Skaanning
Toro
J.T. Warris
M. Delean
Earl Carson
George Roberts
Crystal Lake
Walter Lackey
Mourode
N. Jones
Griswold
Jesse
W. FP. Shindley
March Jett
Curtis
Neb
Ifr
J. W. Zike
Fay Elliott
Villisea
Bert Sheldon
Trent
Okell & Weaver
James Myers
K. E. McDonald
Tied Wasson
FE. C. McCarthy
Bluffs
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