Chattanooga Prepares for 47th Grand Army Encampment
Chattanooga plans its 47th annual Grand Army of the Republic encampment September 15 20 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Chickamauga battle. The city showcases manufacturing might with 15 000 workers in 300 plants and $65 million annual products value as it welcomes veterans and visitors.
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Chickamauga
Chattanooga
Tenn
Grand Army of the Republic
United Confederate Veterans
Chattanooga to host G A R encampment invites 1943 era visit
Gen Alfred B Beers and Henry J Seeley met Chattanooga leaders in early May to confirm the 47th annual Grand Army of the Republic encampment. Chattanooga accepted and arranged hospitality, promising ample hotels boarding houses and private homes to accommodate visitors from across the nation.
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Alfred B. Beers
Grand Army of the Republic
Henry J. Seeley
Chattanooga
United Confederate Veterans
Confed @union
Union
Mission Ridge Reunion Set During Grand Army Encampment
During the national G A R encampment in Chattanooga September 15 20 survivors of Missionary Ridge plan a reunion. The event recalls the Battle of Missionary Ridge and its role for the Army of the Tennessee and Atlanta campaign.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Grand Army of the Republic
Missionary Ridge
Chattanooga to Host G A R National Encampment 913
Bend of Tennessee River at Chattanooga prepares for a National Encampment of the G A R from September 15 to 20. The event honors Civil War veterans with speeches and tours of Missionary Ridge, a key Union victory ground long accessible by trolley.
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Cocasin
Tennessee River
Chattanooga
Missionary Ridge Battle Ends Confederacy’s Struggle
The Union victory at Missionary Ridge near Chattanooga on November 25, 1863, under Gen. U S Grant, broke Confederate lines and opened the road to Atlanta and Sherman's march. The ridge became a government reservation with memorials and a future reunion planned during the Grand Army of the Republic’s 47th national encampment.
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Missionary Ridge
Chickamauga
Bragg
Chattanooga
Lookout Mountain
Chickamauga Creek
Grant
Army of the Cumberland
Georgia
Orchard Knob
Sherman Heights
Rossville
Ringgold
Joseph E. Johnston
Atlanta
Republic
Army of the Tennessee
Kennesaw Mountain
U. S. Grant
Sherman
Grand Army of the Republic
South
Estimates for Fountain County 1914 Readied for Approval
The Fountain County Auditor announces 1914 estimates for county officers and offices on file, totaling 96 559 00 dollars. Items cover salaries, offices, courts, public works, health, poor relief, jails, bridges, and various county departments. The County Council will review and appropriate funds at the next regular meeting.
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Fountain
General Assembly
State of
Indiana
Fountain County Council
S & and
Board of Review
Jackson
M-Hereek
Fulton
Wabath
Cain
van Juren
Troy
Richland
Shawnee
Logan
Davis
Circuit Court
Renus
Board of Commissioners
Sugar beet industry boosts Ohio farm wealth says banker
Paulding banker C H Allen declares sugar beet cultivation will add over 20 million dollars to Ohio agricultural wealth by year end. He cites $5 million rise in Paulding County land value, $5 million more invested in beet factories, and increased farm labor and yields across crops as benefits of the sugar beet industry in Ohio and neighboring Indiana.
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Paulding
Ohio
C. H. Allen
Indiana
Michigan
Paulding County
Lana
Peckham Schoolboy Struggles to Learn
A London county council education committee report details a Peckham boy nearly 13 who has learned only two or three letters in his life and cannot write or calculate. He is described as unable to learn effectively and faced with significant educational challenges.
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Peckham
Education Foramittee
London County Council
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Newell Sanders
Getsen
U. S
Tennessee
Citizens’ Encampment Committee
Mission Ridge
Crest Road
Historic
Chattanooga, Tenn
Farmers’ Institute
Board of Commissioners For Special Services
WM. B. Gray
Auditor
Fountain County
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