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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1913
Page
3
President Wilson spoke to thousands at Gettysburg on July 4 marking the semi centennial of the battle. He urged the nation to continue in peaceful, united service, honoring valor while working to perfect a righteous, prosperous republic. He framed the people as the army of today to sustain liberty through law and civic duty.
The Novoe Vremya reports Russia could lead world oil supply as England moves from cheap coal to pricier oil products. Russia’s vast oil fields, government oversight, and expanded exploration plots aim to attract capitalists, publish geological descriptions, and curb exhaustion by restricting certain regions like Baku Apsheron Peninsula and Caspian islands.
An Irish MP faced loud calls to speak again but retained his composure saying he rose only to say he had nothing more to say. The House of Commons erupted in laughter as the Hibernian member delivered the quip in a rich Tipperary tone.
The Gettysburg reunion of Civil War veterans produced many incidents and humorous moments. Notable tales include I D Munsee of Erie County escaping after capture amid battle and a Georgia camp reunion with a Confederate guard who may be alive in memory. A blue Oregon veteran and gray Louisiana comrade swapped uniforms on the platform to mark the reunion.
John Francis Key, eighty two, of Pikeville Maryland, grandson of Francis Scott Key, arrives in town in a gray suit. A veteran of the Second Maryland Infantry Confederate Army, he is frail but declares he will go to Gettysburg on this occasion or die.
One of the oldest veterans in the big camp is Captain W. H. Fleig of Houston Texas who was ninety on his last birthday February 23. He served with distinction in the marine department of the confederate navy during the war and remains remarkably active compared with younger veterans.
Fifty years after the battle, a reunion in a big tent brought together gray cavalry veterans and Union soldiers who pledged forgiveness. Women from Gettysburg sang rally songs while veterans wept, and Mrs Longstreet praised General Sickles as his followers mourned their old leader’s recognition.
James H. Lansberry of St Louis recalled details of his capture by Confederates at Gettysburg fifty years ago. He aided a wounded officer to the seminary and, after days as a prisoner, escaped after a 50 mile trek. He then returned to Gettysburg to help tend the wounded housed in local buildings.
A fife and drum corps in blue marched through the Confederate section of the camp greeting occupants with hearty handshakes and embraces. They performed fanfares before each tent and visited almost every red tent, receiving a warm reception that lasted for hours.
The camp lost and found bureau was beneath the big tent benches where items found on the grounds are claimed. About 100 crutches filled the shelves with dozens of people seeking them, and many claimants cannot recognize their own. A wooden leg and several false teeth were also found, including one doggedly tagged by a Boy Scout.
William F. McCombs recalls a San Francisco club story about philanthropists. A man in the corner notes his next door neighbor helps dozens of tramps, never turning anyone away, and gives them a friendly hello.
Boston painter Joseph Knowles aims to inhabit northern Maine this month with no clothing food matches fire arms or ammunition. He vows to stay until October 1 fifty to sixty miles from settlements and accept no outside help while making fire by friction building a log cabin and trapping with found materials.
A spoof guide explains that writing jokes is simple by jotting ideas, typing them into a machine, and sending the resulting heap to editors. It suggests productive hours to earn money and support a large family, a car, and gifts for a partner.
A mother credits Grape-Nuts with saving her infant after doctors advised condensed milk harmed the stomach. She prepared a strained Grape-Nuts juice with milk, salt, and sugar and fed the baby every two hours, claiming the child grew strong and rosy.
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