Greeks Were Ahead Of Us In Hiring Mercenaries
James Marlow argues that mercenary hiring is ancient, citing Athens allowing slaves to enlist for citizenship in 407 B C and the U S Senate considering 25,000 anticommunist aliens for citizen status after five years of service. He recalls Civil War substitutes, Lodge’s debate, Holland and Gurney, and notes from Morison and Commager on recruitment practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow
Washington
B. C
Athens
U. S. Senate
U. S
Senator Lodge
Massachussetts Republican
Fee
Senate
Lodge
Europe
Holland
Florida
Gurney
South Dakota
South
American Republic
Morison and
Commager
North
Persia
Cyrus
Xenophon
Rome
Carthage
Machiavelli
Italy
Beavers Voted Free After Creek Dam Dispute
In Butte Montana suburbs Meaderville a beaver's damming efforts on Silver Bow Creek clashed with city plans. Jock Ritter and Louis captured the animal with a garden rake and dumped it in a sack before releasing it in nearby hills. The creature resisted pet treatment and remained wild. Spruce and pine gum were nicknamed Frankincense by local colonists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Mont
Meaderville
Silver Bow Creek
City
Jock Ritter
Louis
Legal Notices From Monroe Licenses for Liquors Filed
A long, mangled OCR list shows numerous applications filed at the city clerk’s office in Monroe for sale of liquors. Names such as G. S. Soleman and others appear with home and premises addresses, including Seventeenth and Sixteenth avenues, and routes in Monroe Wisconsin. The notice records multiple applicants and addresses across several entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Sald Sity
Abs Jacob I" Steffen
Lcense
Louis Kk Wollelures
Enuc
G'S. Soleman
Ety
Thomas
McArdie
16Th Avenue
Sixteenth Avenue
Mouroe
Seventeenth Avenue
Soseama
Slotroe
Seventeenth Street
Soleman
Jotlee
Foe
Ald
Gartner
Eleventh Street
Soseman
Iy Clei
I Montes
Su Ively
App
Edward J. Becker
Glass Bi
Vrviises
jSfige
Michael R. Hiland
SOS
Taiz Ten Avenue
Ity
Bald ‘Elty
Rgal Notic
Wreity
Xald Jelty
Becaes
Teascatsa
Sears and Yattyan
Bhvemb Srees Socpay
Freeman
11Th City
Alontoe
Rame
Edward Scharer
Adareas
Peemioes
Reity Ele
Hhe
Appli
John Brunnes
Route 4
Wis
Harold and Bernadine Pils
Ian
Ot We
Deibert
Aadeean of
Premiaen
City of
Shorewood Minister Chosen Presbyterian Moderator
Shorewood pastor M. Hogue of Shore Wood Presbyterian Church was named moderator of the Presbyterian Synod of Wisconsin for the coming year. He succeeds Rev. J. George Senty of Calvary Presbyterian Church Milwaukee. Rev. Dalton McDonald of Tippecanoe Presbyterian Milwaukee was named vice moderator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wauxesna
Slereith M. Hogue
Shore Wood Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Synod of Wisconsin
J. George Senty
Calvary Presbyterian Church
Milwaukee
Dalton McDonald
Tippecanoe Presbyterian Church
New Glarus By Mrs Millard Tschudy
Local social notes list visitors and weekend guests from Madison Hollandale Blanchardville Jefferson Monroe and Chicago with several family trips and gatherings mentioned along with a Poland coal resource estimate and a Norway woodpecker control story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Glarus
Mrs. Millard Tschudy
Fred Severson
Hollandale
Joseph C. Hoesly
Joseph H. Hoesly
Harland Barton
Canada
Walter Post
Horeb
Glen Dabler
Andrea
Madison
Sanford Severson
Hollandate
Oscar Osmunden
Jefferson
John H. Kundert
Clifford Atl
Keir
Robert Kubly
Joselyn Saether
Blanch ?Ardville
Arthur Elmer
Dean Gmur
Joseph Gmur
Chicago
Chester
Richard Krug
Fred B. Streiff
Anna
New York
University Students Advised on Rooming
University registrar J Kenneth Little urges students planning to attend the University of Wisconsin next September to arrange housing before July 15. He notes improved prospects for singles but ongoing shortage for married students and faculty, with out of state registrants given post July 15 opportunity if early applications are not made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansson
University of Wisconsin
J. Kenneth Little
Little
Library on wheels moves in Ft Smith Arkansas
Joe Eakin, a 75 year old retired farmer, backed a bookmobile project by pledging a dollar a week to support bringing a library on wheels to Ft Smith Arkansas. Planning stalled but the idea pursued funding for broader access to books and learning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Eakin
Ft. Smith
Ark
Eakin
Lion Prefers Milk Over Meat At Moscow Zoo
A Moscow zoo lion shows a strong preference for milk over raw meat. The "beasts of prey" manager notes the animal initially fed from a bottle then meat, but the lion remains milk inclined. When bottle and nipple are removed the lion becomes angry, highlighting its health concern and attachment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Descendants of Slaves and Indians Live Along Dutch Guiana Rivers
Descendants of Negro slaves and American Indians reside along the rivers of Dutch Guiana, mainly working in logging and balata collection, a base for chewing gum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dutch Guiana
Also Mentioned on This Page
Geiger
Chass
Premises
Sosaman
Clef. Norn
Os Oy
Arthur Iddress
Soleman, Feliy
Eer
Sosema
Stonroes
Iquers
Survet
Hs. Suleman
Reity
U.S
Glenn L. Hasse
Xaid Township
Roy M. Grant
Lake Drive
Mon
Wakefield
England
Ellen Walker
Harry C. Browne
Leoming
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Mass
Shorewood
Poland
Warsaw
Germany
Oslo
Valseyfjord
Norway
Yarmouth
Glave
Ixteenth Avenue
Sosmman
Licenve
Ses
GS. Soleman
Tae Clinic
Gonstead
Blanchardville
Wisconsin
Applead and
Hunt
State Street
The
Ville
Mead and Hunt
Consigineers
Madison 3
Echange
Milwaukee Street
Wisconsi
F. W. Dodge Corporation
East Wells Street
Miwaukee
E. Vamstad
19Th Street
Singer
Elizabeth Portman
Col
F. L. Buchsbacher
Alvin Schmid
Weedone
Weedar
Asco Model
B. H. Lynch
Gold Star Fathers” Organization
Eakun
West Memphs
Memphis
HALL
Rogers AA
Oneida, Ltd
Wards
Oneida
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