Army tests new provisional regiment for field demonstration
The United States Army plans a three month field experiment by a provisional regiment built from four infantry units. Led by Captain Alfred W. Bjornstad, the force will operate without cavalry or artillery, marching 300 miles to Sparta, Wisconsin for maneuvers with regulars and National Guard units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Alfred W. Bjornetad
Twenty-eighth Infantry
General Staff
Leonard Wood
Army War College
Humber
Bjornstad
Dubuque
Fort Snelling
Minnesota
Fourth Infantry
Fort Crook
Nebraska
Twenty-sixth Infantry
Fort Brady
Michigan
Twentyseventh Infantry
Fort Sheridan
Illinois
National Guard
Sparta
Wis
Iowa
Missouri
Miidois
Wisconsin
Central Division
Indiana
North Dakota
Kansas
South Dakota
Wyoming
Robert N. Getty
Twenty-seventh Infantry
J .F. Morrison
Twenty-first Infantry
8. A. Colman
Twenty Sixth Infantry
W. R. Cashell
Edmund Wittenmyer
Twenty Seventh Infantry
D. B. Devore
A. W. Bjornstad
J. T. Moore
A. B. Wiske
Twenty Eighth Infantry
W. de Luts
Frechman at Trinity College Makes Successful Experiment
Lewis Bradford Ripley of Glastonbury Conn a seventeen year old freshman at Trinity College reports successful experiments in the reproduction of animal life using sulphuric acid with moth eggs to hatch larvae. Professors in the science department have approved the conclusions and a pamphlet detailing the work will be circulated to major universities.
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Frechman
Trinity College
Lewis Bradford Ripley
Glastonbury
Confederate Money Saved and Sent to Libraries
Confederate currency seized by the Union Army during the Civil War and stored in the Treasury archives for nearly fifty years will be distributed by Secretary MacVeagh to state, public, and university libraries. Assistant Secretary Andrew communicated the proposal to major libraries nationwide. Limited supply prevents sending to every library. notes came to the Treasury in 1867 after the war’s close.
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United States Treasury
Treasury Department
MacVreagh
Treasury
Andrew
Union
Astor will trusteeship details in Titanic line
The will of John Jacob Astor fixes compensation for executors and trustees at 105000 each, with outright bequests of 20000 to each, while his minor son Vincent Astor remains under trustees until age. Douglas Robinson and partners Roosevelt Roosevelts named as executors and trustees amid a costly legal framework. Archbishop Giovanni Bonzano named new papal delegate to the United States succeeding Mgr Falconio with long American ties.
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John Jacob Astor
Vincent Astor
Astor
Nicholas Biddle
James Roosevelt Roosevelt
Douglas Robinson
Colonel Astor
Eaich
Theodore Roosevelt
Charles S. Brown
Douglas Land Company
Astor Trust Company
Giovanni Bonzano
United States
Mgr. Falconio
Rome
Mytilene
Vigevano
Italy
Boy Scouts of America Scene and International Links
The article describes treasure hunts and woodcraft as activities for Philadelphia scouts with maps, ciphers, and signals. It highlights tree planting urged by Gifford Pinchot, praises blind scouts in New York, and notes Swiss adoption of English scout methods under Captain Bolesias, aiming to form national branches.
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Philadelphia
Boy Scouts
Gifford Pinchot
United States Forester
National Council of the
Boy Scouts of America
Pinchot
New York City
Switzerland
Geneva
Swiss Alpine Club
Bolesias
Emperor of Morocco A Gama game described
A Philadelphia Ledger note describes a party game where two players act as the emperor of Morocco and a successor. They exchange solemn lines about the emperor’s death and mourning, each pair delivering a staged reverent dialogue while the circle proceeds. A forfeit awaits any giggle during the ritual.
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Morocco
Mlayer
Mayer
Philadelphia Ledger
Bame of Flour Drummer Traps Party Members With Questions
A drummer aims to sell flour to party members and tests their recall by asking sharp questions without using certain forbidden words. Respondents must answer promptly while avoiding specific terms or phrases to avoid forfeits. The drummer adapts questions daily to uncover a guilty ward member, risking penalties for noncompliance.
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Fisu
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Provisional Regiment
Matai
Ciovanni Bonzano
Propiganda College
Todin
Propaganda College
China
American Press Association
The
Daily Record
J.C. Disbrow
Broadway Long Branch
Swiss Boy Scouts
Wholesale and Retali Phong
Broadway
Long Branch
C. B. Deaver Broadway
Rockwell Ave
Childs
Zimmerman’s Tea and Coffee Store
Hartford
CHASE
Morris
Enterprise Market
Broadway Telephone
Henry S. Meyer
Mgr
R. M. Harris Shoe Store
Snider's
Hacker
A. C. Bennett Co
Branchport Ave
the Handy Shop
Ver Johnson
Win. H. Parker
A. F. Golden
BLACK
Koops & Abels
WM. Bryan Elberon
Reason
West End
W. G. Eisele
Harry Goldstein
Bradway
J. Hill
New Goldstein Bldg
Kline
6Th
N. 7
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