Curious Telegraph Tales and Ancient Epitaphs
A fragmented Francisco Bulletin item surveys quirky telegraph lines from Bolivia to Uganda and India, notes Hogge’s Horse in Sussex for cannon casting, and recalls odd death customs and Trumpeter epitaphs. It also mentions a Kentucky lawyer, the old sequoia aged over 3150 years, and reflects on historic grandeur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Plaz
Bolivia
Oruro
Uganda
Bya
India
Troy
Red Sea
Francisco
Buying Army Discharges Policy and Rates
A Sollier may purchase a discharge after at least one year of service if stationed within the United States. those in Alaska or stationed abroad cannot. Rates from general orders No. 4, War Department Jan 8, 1906 include 120 dollars after one year, decreasing to 30 dollars after eleven years. Also note on the three vitriols green blue and white and a Lowell quote about resoluteness in small things.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sollier
United States
Alaska
War Department
Washington, D. C
Philadelphia Press
Allies Consider German Indemnity Pledges for War Payments
Allies weigh accepting Germanys pledges to pay war indemnities as part of postwar settlement. Talks explore structure and enforcement by Allied powers with a focus on reparations, restitution, and the financial burden on Germany and its economy.
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Marlind Santa Claus Yy
Neenius
Meigs &Co
Outfitters
Bridgeport, Conn
Main ST
Riker’s
John T. McCormack
Coats
Main Street Bridge
Dillon
G. HL
Mer
Hogge
Hogee
Buxted
Sussex
England
Iron District
Ralph Hogge
Gabriel
Angell
Skyes
John
Res Kentucky
Jackson
Darky
Argonaut
Lowell
Germany
Sow Pire Ten
Inamai Ted Ant
Ashington
Teutonic Em
Austria
German Mercantile Marine
High Sea
Waa
Hoboken
Itidichtes Vaterlands
Mea Wu
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