Chattanooga prepares 47th encampment amid Chickamauga anniversary
The Chattanooga Encampment Association plans the 47th annual Grand Army of the Republic encampment for September 15 to 20 to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1863 Chickamauga battle. May reunion of Confederate veterans drew 100000 visitors. city resources handled crowd well and visitors praised hospitality.
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Chattanooga Wins 47th Grand Army Encampment Bid
Gen Alfred B Beers and Henry J Seeley visited Chattanooga to discuss hosting the 47th Grand Army of the Republic encampment. City leaders welcomed the invitation, pledged ample facilities including hotels boarding houses and private homes, and predicted a record turnout from across the nation in September.
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Chattanooga: manufacturing hub powers 47th Grand Army encampment
Chattanooga features 15 000 manufacturing jobs and 700 plus traded goods with 300 plants. Annual manufactured output reaches 65 million dollars with over 50 million dollars in manufacturing capital. City aims to ensure the 47th Grand Army of the Republic encampment is the most successful yet through coordinated business and civic effort.
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Mission Ridge in War and Peace
Survivors of Missionary Ridge plan a reunion during the Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Chattanooga Tennessee. The event will reflect on the Battle of Missionary Ridge and its impact on the Army of the Tennessee as memories are shared among veterans.
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Missionary Ridge reunion urged at historic battlefield
Historic Missionary Ridge near Chattanooga will host a reunion of Civil War survivors. The event commemorates the November 25 1863 battle, with speeches by veterans and a tour by trolley to the ridge now a fashionable suburb with roads and monuments along the crest.
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Poem Critiques Government and Unemployment Woes
A Kansas newspaper poem mocks unemployed crowds and reformers, arguing government faults cause poverty. It ridicules idleness and hypocrisy, noting critics blame plutocrats while workers idle and useless labor persists.
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Clearing Sale of Used Pianos by Lyon Healy Chicago
Lyon & Healy of Chicago advertises a clearing sale of second hand pianos from Aeolian Co. of New York. The stock includes hundreds of instruments of top brands offered at very low attractive prices to make room for repairs and new arrivals. Interested buyers are urged to request the sales list and details by writing to Lyon & Healy at 19 E Adams St.
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Barrels Make Summer Splash Along Big Walnut Creek
A mid-summer fad appears as barrel outfits debut along Big Walnut Creek after a bathing party with Brazil’s social queens. Neighbors gather as discarded shoes and hats vanish, leaving the girls dripping and unseen until night. The next day fair bathers receive vintage barrel wear with unknown givers.
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