Veterans of the Rebellion and Civil War Heroes
The article recalls Gen Brown of New Concord winning the Grand Army of the Republic command, details his postwar life as a journalist and carpenter, and shares stories of Mother Bickerdyke’s hospital care and enduring legacy among Civil War soldiers. It also recounts an anecdote about Union telegraphist Jim Waite and a long-shared memory from operators. The piece ends noting the highest known mountain height in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RK. &. Brown
Unesville, O
Grand
Grand Army of “Republic
New Fork Tribune
McOmwitnes
Department of Ohio
Oldror Deuwn
Brong
Stolf
Tye
Vieder
Haliows
Manea Nour Sollier
Susilvaul
Confederacy
Dixie
Army of the North
Maryland
Columbia
Ocean
Goldiers
Mother Bickerdyke
General Sherman
Feneral
Mother Beckerdyke
Topeka
Mother
New York Sun
Jim Waite
Tennessee
G. A. Commissary
G. A
Copuyty
Jin
Waite
Mie
New York
Mosely
Stm C. R
Charleston
Fire at Pettibone summer home in Lake Geneva causes heavy losses
A fire traced to a defective fitting in the Pettibone summer home at Lake Geneva damaged the property of P. F. Pettibone, Chicago publisher, and several others in the group. Estimated loss about 50000 dollars. Residents including Mrs Guthrie, L B Hawking, Judge Lovells, D E Woods, and guests Mr and Mrs Waite and Miss Hendricks lost belongings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. F. Pettibone
Phxt
Lake Geneva
Chicago
Andh
D. B. Waite
Annie Hendricks
The
Pettibones
Quarantine at Mendota Asylum After Smallpox Case
Miss Josephine Johnson, an attendant at the Mendota asylum for the insane, was found to have smallpox and the facility was quarantined. The institution houses nearly 600 inmates and 130 staff. exposure was limited as she and her charges were in a separate ward away from most patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Johnson
Mendota Asylum For
Johson
Fence Dispute Sparks Rural Arrest Warrants
In Chippewa OGD Row officers arrest Weeman Brivesy and Rudolph Pitsch after a fence removal dispute. They were acquitted and sought warrants against Abrs Pitsch for shooting with intent to murder. Pitsch claims the fence lies on his property and must be placed in the road center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weeman Brivesy
Rudolph Pitsch
Anson
Abrs
Pitsch
Brakeman Rescues Child From Oncoming Train
Brakeman Nels and brakeman Garvey Wright swung from an engine near Medford to rescue a child playing on the track. The engineer tried to stop the train but brakes failed. Hracens then ran onto the footboard and aided the perilous rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nels
Wisconsin Central
Garvey Wright
Medford
Hracens
Fire Rips Sheboygan Plant as Several Facilities Damaged
A Sheboygan packing and pad company plant sustained near ten thousand dollars in damage with the warehouse spared. A Spratt chair factory nearby faced threats. several other Wisconsin sites including the R J Dowd Knife Works and a Racine power plant also suffered losses. In Madison a hospital death occurred from gas fire burns. a town farmer lost barns and crops. a girl died from a gun misfire. and a drinkers’ crackdown loomed as a saloon policy debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Padking and Pac Company
Sheboygan Packing and Pad Company
Spratt
Was & Prosperous Concern
R. J. Dowd
Beloit
Nora Murphy
Madison
Adam Sickles
Beyersteadt
New Bidlstein
Stefan Thon
Harrison
Fiis
Carl Weber
Henry Sturm
Fond du Lac
Weber
Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company
Racine
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Rheboygan
Jodyzius
Archbishop Messner
Eisabeth Buss
William Buss
Chippewa Falls
John
Miler Manufacturing Company
Miller Company
Wisconsin
A. R. Whitson
University of Wisconsin
Trade Outlook Report From Dunns Review and Bradstrees
Chicago business shows steady advance despite high rates with demand for production rising and plant capacity additions planned. Manufacturing remains strong though iron work and rail logistics strained by raw material costs, heavy lumber receipts, and car shortages. Grain and cotton markets show growth in shipments, wages rise in several lines, and labor scarcity persists across sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
Central West
Atlantic Coast
Pacific
Tadlwar
Bradstrest
Commodity Prices Across Markets in Brief
Across Chicago Detroit Milwaukee and New York via market notes, cattle hogs sheep and grain prices vary by region with primes and feed oats and wheat ranges listed. Notable quotes include cattle around four dollars, hogs near four, wheat No 2 and oats varying by grade and locale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Detroit
New York
Sheen
Whear
Churches Plan Omaha Dance Halls To Combat Vice
In Omaha churches unite to run four youth dance halls, hosting biweekly events with churchwomen supervising to provide wholesome, decent recreation. Rev. B. H. Bell leads the initiative after surveying existing dance halls with local reporters and two city detectives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ounhwa
Omaha
B. H. Bell
Mr. Bell
Omaha Women's Club
Labor unrest and union activity across the United States
Reported strikes and organizing efforts span multiple states and sectors. Shirtmakers in Trenton plan to form a company with 25 000 capital. California and New York strivers seek better conditions and union affiliation. Rhode Island wage data show gains. Manchester printers push for higher wages. Panama Chinese labor opposition grows. Michigan Supreme Court comment on lawful union activity and peaceful persuasion. New England label conference highlights extensive union advertising and non union cigarmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Panama
California
Aps
London
England
Manchester
Typographical Association
Rhode Island State Bureau of Industrial Statistics
New England
Porth
Eigar
Timeline of major historic events from 1529 to 1905
A compact ledger of dates and events ranging from the 1529 siege of Vienna to 1905 presidential travels. It lists key milestones such as the 1610 birth of the Duke of Ormonde, the 1775 Pine Tree Flag, battles at Saratoga Yorktown and Cedar Creek, and the 1901 Hague peace conference invitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Duke of Ormonde
Ireland
Montpelier
Copenhagen
Denmark
Continental Congress
Gates
Burgoyne
Saratoga
Savannah
Yorktown
Bonaparte
Campo Formia
Halle
Poltosk
Moscow
Leipsichisl
Jamaica
London
Grace Darling
Nauvoo
Surrey Gardens Music Hall
Gan, Morgan
Lexington
Cumberland
Mississippi
Grant
Sheridan Victor
Battle of
Cedar Creek
South Carolina
Frederick D. Grant
Ida M. Honore
Porto Rico
Arthur T. Hadley
Yale University
W. H. P. Faunce
Brown University
Dundee
Lord Witchener
India
Japan
Crescens
Roosevelt
The
Hague
Taf
Pamame
Pacific
United States
Tassevelt
Washington
Texas ranches rise to cities in Panhandle land boom
Texas Panhandle ranches are being subdivided into saleable tracts as land companies and railroads lure Eastern buyers. Amarillo centers a vast boom with rail excursion traffic. prices rise from 1 500 to 2 400 per section and land values climb to 10 to 20 dollars an acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Amarilla
Sky
Shelly ‘Peane
Panhandle
Ytone
Far and Near Mrs Lynng Clark Death Reported in Victoria NY
Mrs. Lynng Clark died in Victoria New York at T years leaving seven defendants. Rev Magoon reports finding over 1500 tosane in the national audus at Haven im quarters built for oct to empend 400.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynng. Clark
Victoria
Magoon
Haven
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ohio
Alce
Hive
Brabannock
Sweetheart
Cison
Quarantine
Mendota Asylum
Chippewa
Shedoygan
William Arndt
Ali Waukee
Wels
Trenton
N. J
East Liverpool
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Western Federation of Miners
Pen-Ulion
New York State
Great Britain
Maz
Hayes
International Socialist
Bave
the Weekly Historian
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!