Veterans Gather For Four Day Reunion At Vicksburg
Veterans of both blue and gray gathered in Vicksburg Mississippi for a four day reunion at the National Military Park near the trenches of the 1863 siege. Congress and ten states provided funds totaling about 350000 for travel and hotel costs as naval and state memorials were dedicated during the ceremonies.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Congress
California
Illinois
Iowa
Nebraska
New York
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Arkansas
National Military Park
New Orleans
W. D. Newhill
United States Army
United States Navy
Missouri
Vicksburg Hosts Memorial Reunion for Union and Confederate Vets
Vicksburg Miss. greets veterans from both sides arriving by train and boat for a four day memorial and peace jubilee. The city funds entertainments, excursions to siege sites, formal exercises with wartime survivors, a street parade and public receptions as they renew brotherhood across history. A fur note contrasts era with a blue dressed fox skin and a Russian czar coat valued at ten thousand dollars.
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Vicksburg
Miss
van Dorn
Pemberton
Uncle Sam Soldiers Called Samsons by English Correspondent
An English correspondent suggests naming American troops Samsons to reflect strength as they aim to topple German militarism and challenge Kaiser’s forces.
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Uncle Sam
Samsons
King of Malaria Chill Tonic Promises Relief
Advertising claim for Foley’s King of Malaria Chill Tonic a quinine based remedy combining purifying fron properties to treat chills fevers sweats and malaria symptoms. It asserts to restore appetite strength and energy with Mann Drug Co marketing.
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Mann Drug Co
Salute Memory of Those Fallen in the Battle
French front dispatch recalls a division in solemn salute after battle. General Michel leads troops in a drum toned tribute as regiments lower colors and stand in silence for fallen comrades. The piece notes Alsace Verdun Somme Aisne fighting and the chasseurs’ storied honor with their regimental flag.
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Associated Press
Michel
Alsace
Verdun
Somme
Aisne
Food Conservation Pledge Postponed Nationwide
Raleigh Oct 3 The nation wide food conservation pledge campaign is postponed from Oct 20 28 to Oct 27 Nov 4. State Food Administrator Henry A Page notes President Wilson and Herbert Hoover agreed the change to avoid clashing with the Liberty Loan drive. Hoover promises 500 000 volunteers will extend effort.
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Raleigh
Henry A. Page
Herbert Hoover
U. S
Wilson
Hoover
White House
Washington
Mr. Hoover
Treasury
How to Make Soldier Happy Outlined in Plan
War Camp Community Service urges citizens to connect soldiers with local business friends. Citizens are asked to mail introduction letters to both parties and to support troops stationed near camps such as Camp Gordon and Fort McPherson. The Atlanta Commission on Training Camp Activities endorses the effort.
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Washington
War Camp Community Recreation Service
War Camp Community Service
Atlanta
Camp Gordon
Fort McPherson
Commission On Training
Draft age extension eyed by congress as war needs grow
Washington reports Congressman Kahn of California will introduce an amendment in December to extend conscription to men aged eighteen to forty. As ranking Republican on the military affairs committee, he plans to consult war department officials before drafting the proposal. He calls the current draft a drop in the bucket and urges greater American provisioning of men, money, and food.
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Washington
Congress
Congressman Kahn
California
Military Affairs Committee
War Department
Kahn
America
Rabbit farming in Chatham County boosts NC meat exports
North Carolina studies show Chatham County rabbits earned about 2457.30 from 16 382 shipped last year at 15 cents each, a 200 percent profit. Rabbits are largely trapped and shot, with an open season from November 1 to February 1, and experts urge broader county use to free pork and beef for Allies ships.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Chatham County
Chatham
Siler City
Wilson
Georgia
Uncle Sam
Gross rail earnings show steady increase nationwide
Washington reports United States railroads with weekly government returns showing gains over the prior year. September totals rise 12.9 percent, led by Southern with a 1.6568 million increase and expansion across Chesapeake and Ohio Mobile and Ohio Louisville and Nashville plus other lines. General improvement spreads across the west and southwest.
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Washington
United States
Southern
Chesapeake and Ohio
Mobile and Ohio
Louisville
Nashville
French Welcome Boosts U S Troops In France Letter Says
A War Camp Community Recreation Fund note from “somewhere in France” describes French joy at American troops. The letter mentions training in England, flying aeroplanes overhead, heavy artillery, tobacco shortage, and hopes for an end to the war. It also notes the Washington Monument’s granite blocks and wartime statistics on torpedoed ships and YMCA centers, plus Austria limiting smoking.
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Washington
Army and Navy
United States
War Camp Community Recreation Fund
France
Europe
England
Giermany
Hittel
National Capital
Public Speaking Pace Hit 8000 Words Per Hour
Within gatherings engineers and educators note that speakers average around 8000 words per hour. The figure informs timing for lectures and conference schedules.
Foley's Honey and Tar Cough Remedy Endorsed in Wisconsin
Bertram Bros of Green Bay Wisconsin recommend Foley's Honey and Tar as a reliable cough and cold remedy. The product relieves croup opens air passages and eases breathing in northern state weather conditions. Mann Drug Co.
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Bertram Bros
Green Bay Wis
Foley
Mann Drug Co
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Br’er Rabbit
Pink Simmons
Austria
Broadway
Charles Ray
Uzianne
Taylor
Tuzianneffee
the Reily~Taylor Company
United States Fidelity and Guaranty CO
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Western Union
Western Union Telegraph CO
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A. M. Rankin
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