Annual G A R Encampment in Washington Stage Civil War Return
The Grand Army of the Republic holds its forty ninth annual encampment in Washington DC from September 2 to 6. Veterans, led by Col John McHiro, will march in the final grand review with President Wilson in attendance. Fort Myer drills, torpedo boat destroyers, and aeroplane exhibitions accompany the program as the nation honors Civil War veterans. The event marks a historic anniversary and may be the last major encampment for many survivors.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Washston
D. C
John McHlroy
Apromattox
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washogton
Grant
Sheran
Meade
Sheridan
Johnson
Crond
Union
Wilson
Grand Army
Ashington
Washington
Enere
War Department
Navy Department
United States
Fort Myer
Myer
Geatest
Fort Biver
Signal Corps
Light Brothers
Ublic
Fort Yer
Potomac River
Washigton
Pooma
Indian Head Proong
Indian End
Bull Run
Antietam
Appomattox
J. Walter Mitchell
Diarrhoea Quickly Cured by Cholera Remedy
A Buford North Dakota resident, W. C. Jones, reports a severe diarrhoea lasting over a week. He says a single dose of a “Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy” relieved symptoms and by two days he was fully recovered. Obtainable everywhere.
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W. CO. Jones
Buford, N
The Spoilers and its all star cast at Strand and Studebaker
A glowing review extols The Spoilers a Rex Beach romance film with William Farnum Kaythryn Williams and other stars. It highlights vivid Alaska scenes Nome's streets and the two hour epic’s strong passions and dramatic plot of robbery and danger. Includes a note on the Chicago Orchestra Hall dress rehearsal and ongoing showings.
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Rex Beach
William Farnum
Glenister
Kaythryn Williams
Cherry Malotte
Thomas Santschie
MceNarama
Bessie Eyton
Helen Chester
Alaska Northland
Dextry
Proncho Kid
Jack
Judge
New Strand
New York
Studebaker
Chicago
Nome
Alaska
Great
Northwest
Orchestra Hall
Warrant Record Reveals 1822 1841 Rush County Hangings
The first warrants filed by Rush County Indiana treasurers detail the 1829 murder of Elisha Clark and the execution of Edward I Swanson. Costs include $5 for a coffin $2 for digging the grave and $10 for rope cap shroud and gallows. Swanson was hanged after a failed motion for a new trial in May 1829. A separate note mentions an elderly Georgia man Jerry Neal aged 124 celebrating in Floyd County and claims of age verification.
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Rush County
Indiana
Edward I. Swanson
Elisha Clark
Beverly R. Ward
Swanson
David Looney
William L. Rupert
Illinois Orphans and Almshouse Census Reveals Gaps
A census by Dr George A Zeller shows 185 boys and 118 girls under 10 in county almshouses with Cook County housing 179 of 263 child paupers. Many homes lack children, while overall male paupers outnumber females. the state totals 7754 residents with diverse conditions and veterans among the elderly. The article also previews Illinois centennial pageantry planned for October with local committees and multi night staging in Springfield to widen accessibility.
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Ilinois
County
Almouses
George A. Zeller
Peoria
State Board of Administration
Cook County
Illnois
Jessie Palmer Weber
Centennial Commission
Weber
Woman's Clubs
Springfield
St. Louis
Her Louis
Lake County's Roads Lead World in Good Stone Highways
Roy Seeley, Lake County Indiana engineer, oversees extensive macadam asphalt and concrete road work boosting farm value to 250 dollars per acre. Many roads 40 feet wide extend through a lake area with rip-rapped foundations, using a practical approach praised by farmers under Indiana road laws. The text mentions Illinois motor tax and a family naming moment over baby Imogen.
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Lake County
Ind
Roy Seeley
Indiana
Hammond
Illinois
Imnoiis
Illinois to teach fire prevention in public schools
State fire marshal Walter H Bennett says lessons for fall term will save about 10 million dollars annually by reducing preventable fires. With cooperation from Francis Blair, the plan aims to train students on matches, kerosene, lamps, chimneys, lightning safety, and bonfire dangers.
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Marshal Bennett
Illinois
Walter H Bennett
Francis Blair
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Bennett
New Pest Destroys Crops Near Kewanee
Farmers in the Green river valley confront a fast spreading worm reducing corn oats rye and hay. Experts from the state university aid control with trenches and lime mixed with green material. The infestation centers near the south side of the Green river about twenty miles northeast of Kewanee as neighbors fear further spread.
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Kewanee Star- Courier
Green River Valley
Belus
State University
Dany Ag
Entmons
Green River
Kewanee
Norman July 15 1915 notes on Oklahoma growth and capital plans
Traveler J E Mercer reports from Norman Oklahoma about rising city growth including new churches and a growing university area. Oklahoma City capital construction plans target a grand granite and marble statehouse to be completed by 1917 with funding in place. The note also mentions broad agricultural conditions across Illinois Iowa Missouri Kansas and southern Kansas suffering rains yet yielding ample harvests.
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Norman
Okla
Illinois
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Presbyterian
Methodist Episcopal
Alse
Oklahoma City
Attorney General's Department
Indiana
Vermont
Nheeties Orors
J. E. Mercer
Ready Money and Borrowing From Friends
A brief note on the social tension of lending and borrowing among friends, highlighting the desire for ready cash when others seek loans and the lack of funds when the speaker wishes to borrow.
Republicans Pleased With Chicago Nomination Prospects
A rewritten narrative notes Republicans in Tinotsa and Chicago backing a bloc for the next national convention. It posits a Maoist-leaning nominee and stresses a people’s convention under a new representation basis, highlighting a shift toward closer alignment with rank and file voters and leadership of Lawrence.
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Chicago
Republican Party
Botiseana
Lawrence
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