Chattanooga Wins G A R Encampment Bid for September
Gen Alfred Beers and Henry Seeley extended an invitation after meetings with local leaders. Chattanooga will host the 47th Grand Army of the Republic encampment, with strong Confederate reunion experience guiding arrangements. City hotels boarding houses and private homes will accommodate visitors, ensuring ample capacity.
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Chattanooga
Grand Army of the Republic
Alfred B. Beers
Henry J. Seeley
United Confederate Veterans
Beers
Union
Mission Ridge Battle Reunion Highlights Civil War Victory
Survivors of Missionary Ridge plan a reunion during the Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Chattanooga. The event recalls the 1863 victory that opened the path to Atlanta as Gen. Grant’s forces stormed the ridge after marching across an open plain under heavy fire.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Grand Army of the Republic
Missionary Ridge
Missionary Ridge Battle Remembered Near Chattanooga
A historic field at Missionary Ridge near Chattanooga is described as a fashionable suburb with monuments and a government road. The piece recalls the 1863 clash leading to Union control of Chattanooga and the pursuit of Confederate forces toward Atlanta, noting memorials by northern states and easy access by trolley or car.
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Chattanooga
Ringgold
Joseph E. Johnston
Atlanta
Republic
Missionary Ridge
Army of the Tennessee
Confederacy
Kennesaw Mountain
Missionary Ridge Battle Shapes Chattanooga History
The 1863 Missionary Ridge clash near Chattanooga ended in a Union victory under Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. It opened the Chattanooga valley to Union forces, enabling Sherman’s Atlanta campaign and the march to the sea, shaping postwar memorials and redevelopment along the ridge. A reunion of battle survivors is planned during the 47th G A R encampment.
Mountain County 1914 Estimates Filed in Fountain County
The Fountain County auditor announces 1914 estimated expenditures for Mountain County officials and departments. Totals include salaries, office expenses, and special items for courts, treasurers, auditors, clerks, sheriffs, assessors, health, jails, bridges, and various public services, totaling 96 559.08 dollars. The filing, in accordance with state law, precedes the Fountain County Council’s September meeting.
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Mountain County
General Assembly
State of
Indiana
Fountain County
Board of Finance
Board of Review
Jackson
MiUecresk
Wada
Cain
Vanour N
Troy
Richland
Shawnee
Logan
Davis
How It Worked in Ohio Beet Industry Boosts Prosperity
Paulding banker C. H. Allen warns that sugar beet farming will lift Ohio farm values by about 20 million dollars, with Paulding county alone adding 5 million after two years. He cites new factories, job creation, and higher yields on beet land, predicting rapid expansion across Ohio and Indiana unless Congress blocks the trend.
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Paulding
Ohifo
C. H. Allen
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Paulding County
Turre
Peckham Schoolboy Expulsion After Learning Failure
The London County Council education committee reports a 13 year old Peckham boy who cannot learn. He has forgotten the few letters he knew and cannot write or calculate. The committee decides to expel him from school.
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Peckham
London County Counucs
Erchool
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Chickamauga
Chattanooga Encampment Association
Newell Sanders
U. S
Tennessee
Citizens’ Encampment Committee
Mission Ridge
Brage
Lookout Mountain
Chickamauga Creek
Grant
Army of the Cumberland
Bragg
Georgia
Orchard Knob
Sherman Heights
Rossville
Cocasin
Tennessee River
Chattan
Oga
Crest Road
Historic
Chattanooga, Tenn
A. 8. Grant
Sherman
South
Farmers’ Institute
Board of Commissioners For Special Services
Circuit Court
the Board of Commissioners
WM. B. Gray
Auditor
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