West Pointers In Continent Talk At Army Reunion
West Point alumni across the country gathered to celebrate the 114th anniversary in New York Chicago San Francisco and other cities. Generals colonels and captains shared greetings across the continent while the Hotel Astor ballroom was transformed to echo Alma Mater and the famous Rah rah chant.
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New York
Atlantic
Pacific
Military Academy
West Point
Hotel Astor
San Francisco
Chicago
Sons of the Point
St. Louis
New Orleans
Galveston
San Antonio
Honolulu
Manila
Armay
Amercan Telephone Company
John N. Bellinger
Governors Island
Chum Holabird
Holabird
South Carolina
J. Franklin Bell
Western Department of the Army
Pacific Coast
J. C. F. Tillson
Villa
United States
Vera Cruz
Frederick Funston
Bell
Border Command
Little Kansan
E. C. Young
W. H. Hart
P. Townsley
George W. Goethals
Panama Canal Zone
John L. Chamberlain
Eastern Department
Edwin F. Glenn
Halstead Dorey
Leonard Wood
C. P. Echols
Samuel EB. Tillman
O. B. Mitcham
W. I
Texas
Westervelt
Sandy Hook
Theodore A. Bingham
Douglas I. McKay
Matthew B. Hanna
H. F. Hodges
North Atlantic Coast Artillery District
John M. Carson
George R. Goethals
H. J. Koehler
C. M. Truitt
W. G. Haan
Beverly W. Dunn
Loyal Farragut
W. J. Hawkins
Delamere Skerrett
G. W. Beavers
William C. Muschenheim
Hidden Gold in Patagonia A Myth Says Expedition Returnees
Four members of the ill fated voyage aboard the schooner Academy say Captain Thomas Owens led them to Patagonia for gold that never existed. They allege Owens used the name John Owen Whoffer, sailed aimlessly for three and a half months, and planned to abandon the voyage in Callao to buy a tug for access to supposed mines. They also accuse Owens of incompetence and intent to sell the ship.
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San Francisco
Patagonia
Thomas Owens
Academy
Newport
Balboa
Owens
John Owen Whoffer
Pacific
Eugene L. Haile
H. B. Schuck
William Simms
H. F. Radke
Callao
California Town Elects Nine Jobs With Nine Men
Coram, a tiny town of twenty one residents, will fill nine offices at an April 10 election using write in ballots. Women will serve on the election board, as male candidates cannot run the vote. Mayor O Grady and City Clerk Kinyon are away mining. revenue comes from two saloon licenses totaling $50 quarterly.
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Coram
Cal
C. W. Baker
Keswick Township
George O'Grady
Siskiyou County
Kinyon
Pursuit of Villa Faces Harsh Terrain Says Ex Scout
James H. Cook recounts dangers of chasing Villa across Mexico quoting his 1885 Geronimo campaign experience. He warns of a zone of death through rugged peaks and canyons that favor ambushes and slow progress. He praises officers including Lt Col Cabell and notes aircraft aid but terrain remains decisive.
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Denver
United States Army
Villa
James H. Cook
Eighth
United States Cavalry
Mexico
Geronimo
United States
D. C. Cabell
Pershing
Heifers for Fifty Boys at Brighton Bank Initiative
In Brighton Illinois the First National Bank will buy fifty Holstein heifers in Wisconsin and distribute them to local boys whose parents act as guarantors. The cattle will be bred, then sold at auction next fall with any surplus above forty dollars returning to the caretaking boys, aiming to improve local milk cattle quality.
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St. Louis
Brighton
Ill
First National Bank of Brighton
Thomas Chamberlain
Wisconsin
Bank
Commuted 500000 Miles by Esteemed Local Commuter
Edgar Fairchilds of Elizabeth street age seventy three died at home of apoplexy. He was the station's oldest commuter and is said to have traveled about 500000 miles in thirty years. He leaves a wife and two brothers.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
Edgar Fairchilds
Elizabeth Street
Fairchilds
Cows Wear Dresses In Cold Weather Dairy Study
In San Francisco Sir Francis Webster of Glasgow, a hemp goods magnate and Texas ranch owner, dresses his cows each winter in hemp cloth coveralls to protect them from cold and tuberculosis. The one piece outfits cost more but lift milk yield by about 27 percent.
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San Francisco
St. Francis
Sir Francis Webster
Glasgow
Scotland
Texas
Sir Francis
Old Indian Leaves Hospital Aged Chief Is Now Home
Cass Lake Minnesota Captain John Smith Chippewa chief aged about 117 has left the hospital after a locomotive accident. He improvised a floor bed on a blanket and smoked his pipe as he recovered, though not seriously injured.
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Cass Lake
Minn
John Smith
Minnesota
Great Northern
United States
Melrose Woman Credits Long Life to Sweet Diet
Mrs James Roche of Melrose celebrated her ninetieth birthday and credits her long life to a diet rich in chocolates puddings fruits and other sweets. Known as the spry old lady she walks two miles daily owns many knitted pieces and helps with housework. She eats breakfast dessert first and has not slept in a closed room for sixty years following an early to bed rise routine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melrose
Mass
James Roche
Boche
Rodie
Proposal for Marriage Trust by Jeffersonville Justices of the Peace
Jeffersonville Indiana six justices of the peace consider a joint plan to open central marrying parlors and split all earnings equally. They aim to end runners who take fees, a practice that already reduces elopement costs with some marriages at one dollar. Secret ceremonies sometimes cost more, with a twenty five dollar fee noted. Then a Washington note reports President Wilson receiving a Georgia man’s 60 cent divorce request, saying his wife deserted him but they did not quarrel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffersonville
Ind
Justices of the Peace of
Jefferson
Wilson
Washington
Georgia
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