Parade of Veterans Mark 40th Grand Army National Encampment
Minneapolis reports a two mile parade with fourteen thousand Grand Army veterans. Fourteen marchers collapsed from heat. two died within an hour, Thomas A. Martin of Washington and Colonel Charles W. Keating of New Orleans. Officials kept tight security and crowd control. The piece also contains unrelated anecdotes about hat packing and a joke about the bridegroom.
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Minneapolis
Grand Army
Thomas A. Martin
Washington
Department of the Potomac
Charles W. Kkeating
New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
Grand Army to meet at Saratoga in 1907
The Grand Army reunion for 1907 will be held in Saratoga New York after a lengthy vote that narrowly beat Cincinnati. Officers elected include Commander-in-chief Robert B Brown of Zanesville and Archbishop John Ireland as chaplain-in-chief. The encampment also urged delaying the canteen ban in veterans homes and asked General S D Lee to supervise a monument to Henry Wirz near Andersonville.
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Minneapolis
Saratoga
N. Y
Cincinnati
S. D. Lee
Southern Veterans’ Association
Henry Wirz
Andersonville Prison
Robert B. Brown
Zanesville
W. H. Armstrong
Indianapolis
E. B. Fenton
Detroit
Archbishop John Ireland
St. Paul
W. H. Johnson
Lincoln
Neb
Jerome Is Willing to Run for Governor in Democratic Nomination
District Attorney William Travers Jerome declares readiness to run for governor if nominated by the Democratic convention without informal understandings. He pledges to obey the oath of office as he understands it if elected.
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New York
William Travers Jerome
Seven Injured by Gasoline Stove Explosion
In Chicago on August 18 seven people were injured when a gasoline stove exploded at the home of J. M. Kaniel. Three victims were in critical condition, including Mrs. Kaniel who sustained the most serious injuries while preparing luncheon.
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Chicago
J. M. Kaniel
How to Keep Oats Looking French In Summer Travel
Gertie teases about Gupsy’s sayings while Pa recalls a humorous moment. The gaggle discusses keeping bats fresh while traveling in summer, suggesting a bandbox with cut-down sides as per a Ladies' Home Journal tip.
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Gertie
Gupsy
Ladies’ Home Journal
Helping It Along
Oldham declares intention to place his fortune at Miss Dimpleton, while Yungun quips it will ease her burden. The playful exchange is noted in a brief conversational item.
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Oldham
Miss Dimpleton
Yungun
Five Die in Lake Neehtawanta Squall Near Fulton
Five people drowned when a boat capsized during a sudden squall on Lake Neehtawanta near Fulton Missouri. The victims include Mr and Mrs R Westenberg their two children and the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Cassimir Sturde.
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Fulton, Mo
Lake Neehtawanta
R. Westenberg
Cassimir Sturde
Montana Amendment for Direct Legislation and Referendum
Notice summarizes House Bill No. 286 proposing a constitutional amendment for direct legislation and referendums in Montana. It details initiative thresholds eight percent per county, referendum five percent, filing rules with the Secretary of State, and biennial elections with sections on veto, effect, and implementation. The act, approved March 2, 1905, calls for separate official ballots in November 1906 and outlines enactment and repeal provisions.
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Legislative Assembly
Senate
House of Representatives
Secretary of State
Montana
State of Montana
J. A. N. Yoder
Legislative Department
Helena
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Parade OF Veterans
Jerome
United States OF America
Academy School
Black Diamond School
Stationery Department
the Fair Department Store
Manhattan
BIG Timber
Tel
J. P. Clark
Banaka & Clark
McKibbern
Pioneer
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