Two Cavalry Regiments Vie for Lead in Mexico Campaign
International News Service reports on the Third and Sixth Cavalry, two storied regiments, contending to lead the advance from Vera Cruz to Mexico City if war breaks out. The Third dates to 1846 with Valor’s early campaigns, while the Sixth boasts Civil War fame and Indian wars glory, the rival claims reflecting long, distinguished service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Washington
Plains
Texas
Vera Cruz
Mexico City
Sixth Cavalry
Une
Galveston
Augustus E. Blockson
Third Cavalry
Lindley M. Garrison
J. A. Gaston
United States
Winfield Scott
Cerro Gordo
Chapultepec
Persifer F. Smith
Mexico
Point Isabel
Monterey
Tampico
Lobos Island
Gulf
Huerta
Sacrficios Island
Mexican Experience Cited In Cavalry History
The piece recounts the Sixth Cavalry's border service and campaigns from 1882 in the Chirachuas mountains to the Sierra Madres expedition, San Juan and Santiago in the Spanish American War, Philippine deployments, Boxer uprising aid, and later posts in Texas City under brief leadership by Lieutenant Colonel Thomas B. Dugan after Colonel O Connor moved to the inspector general's department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixth Cavalry
Philippines
Stoneman
Williamsburg
Yorktown
Malvern Hill
Fredericksburg
Gettysburg
The
Wilderness
Spottsylvanus
Court House
Winchester
Appomattox Court House
Eugene A. Carr
Adna R. Chaffee
William H. Carter
Texas City
Crook
Chaffee
Sierra Madres
Mexico
Nebraska
Florida
Cavalry Division
Fifth Army Corps
Cuba
San Juan
Santiago
New York
Alabama
Kansas
Oklahoma
California
China
Charles M. O’connor
Inspector General's Department
Central Department
Chicago
Thomas B. Dugan
Premier car owned by Faris burns near Leban on Noblesville road
A six cylinder Premier car bought by Mr. Faris of Danville Alabama burned Sunday night east of Lebanon near the Sicks home after a backfire while being cranked. The gasoline tank held 60 to 80 gallons and the blaze wrecked the car, which cost about 3500 dollars. Faris planned to have it examined for possible repair with his father arriving from Danville.
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Faris
Danville
John Sicksa
Lebanon
Noblesville Road
Elkhart
Indianapolis
Sicks
Here
Escape Serious Injury Carriage Runaway Near Salem
Samuel Pratt his wife three children and a Pratt sister escaped a horse drawn carriage wreck with only scratches and bruises after two young horses bolted near Salem Farm. The carriage was demolished and occupants were thrown about fifteen feet. The Pratts reside three miles south of Jamestown.
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Samuel Pratt
Ready to Hear the Proposition The County Jail Sale
A local notice announces a proposition concerning the county jail sale. Details outline the sale action, likely authority, and involved entities within the county government and jail administration. The notice urges public awareness ahead of any official actions or votes.
Kirklin Man Declares Bankruptcy After Deere Plow Suit
James K Tyre offers to buy the county jail site but commissioners defer action until an appropriation is approved for a new site. In Frankfort Thompson, a Kirklin hardware merchant and former Boone county resident, is declared bankrupt with liabilities $8 196 40 and assets $8 600 including open accounts 1 988 65 and a mortgaged real estate piece valued 893 The filing follows a judgment against John Deere Plow Company of Indianapolis in Clinton Circuit Court this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Kirklin
Boone County
H. C. Sheridan
Frankfort
Whitaker Births and New Ownership At Broomfield Firm
Frank Whitaker reports the birth of an eight pound girl in Bakersfield to Mrs Whitaker. In this city at the Whitaker home another birth, a son named David, follows Grandpa Whitaker’s rheumatic complaints. F M Goldsberry becomes sole owner of Broomfield Mecum undertaking, hiring James W Comley as embalmer and director.
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Frank Whitaker
Bakersfield
Cal
J. W. Comley
F. M. Goldsberry
Charles Mecum
Broomfield & Mecum
W. H. Broomfield
Mr. Goldsberry
James W. Comley
Frankfort Times
Three Posse Members Injured In Auto Crash
Hammond Indiana June 3. While chasing burglars the sheriff Whitaker's posse suffered serious injuries when their speeding auto left the road near Crown Point St John and crashed into a bridge. Bryce Whitaker brother of the sheriff was hurled into a barbed wire fence with lacerations and internal injuries. Will Heintz was run over and badly injured internally. Frank Brown was thrown against the bridge and sustained a skull fracture.
Woman of taste and domestic refinement profiled
The article discusses taste as a marker of elegance, noting women often possess innate aptitude in home decoration and ornament, while urging effort and self-improvement. It interweaves satire about loafers, a jokey church anecdote, and advice on diligence, self-respect, and the peaceful, productive use of time.
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Eachiag Honorable
Danville III
Saleta
Sam Pratt
Briggs
Senaa
Gri
Ence
J. R. Tyre
Skirklin
IR S. Thompson
James K. Tyre
Tyre
Mrs. D. S. Whitaker
Sheriff's Posse
Omaha
Sam Jones
Jones
Sam
Calmy
Ute
Star Drug Store
Maxwelton Duplex Oatmeals
Scotland
Harry Saunders
Hoover Maban
Moore
Kirschba
London
White & Dodson
Aor
Pera
Iacobell Bros
HL. Moore
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