Monument at Gettysburg honors regular army dead
The dedication of a new shaft at Gettysburg Pa honors the regular army dead from the Civil War. Helen Taft unveiled the eighty five foot monument funded by Congress and placed near high water mark. War Secretary Dickinson spoke as officials described the carved inscriptions commemorating artillery cavalry and infantry losses. Additional notes cover a Knoxville Md shooting, a near Anderson lightning death, a mob killing in Abilene Tex and other wartime era incidents.
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Lincoln
William H. Taft
Helen Taft
Ganization
Congress
North
War Department
Dickinson
Oliver
John C. Bates
J. F. Bell
Seattle Fair Opens on Time and World Exhibits
The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition in Seattle opens with Taft pressing the opening button. The fair showcases complete grounds and on time operation, with standout displays from far eastern nations including the Philippines Hawaii and Japan. Fisticuffs erupt in the Senate between Senator Hailey Texas and W S Manning of the New York Times over a critical article.
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Philippines
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Japan
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Hailey
Texas
W. S. Manning
New York Times
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Jefferson Davis Memorial Park Dedication Planned in Kentucky
The 101st birth anniversary of Jefferson Davis will mark the dedication of a memorial park at his birthplace Fairview Kentucky. King Alfonso of Spain died after falling from his horse during polo in Madrid.
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Jefferson Davis
Fairview
Alfonso
Madrid
Spain
Frannly Butter Machine touted in Voganville claims milk powered butter
William W Rein promotes a Frannly Butter Machine that converts one pound of butter from a pint of milk for three cents and plans to hire agents. Local G A R committee decorated graves at the cemetery and fourteen local soldiers are buried there including three veterans of the Mexican War.
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William W. Rein
Andersonville
Horse health elixir for horses sold with promise
A stock owner promotes Fairfield's Blood Tonic and Regulator for horses only. The tonic claims to improve digestion, purify blood, remove worms, and boost vitality with a written guarantee by Eli M. Martin in New Holland and W. G. Eaby in Bareville, dated June.
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Eli M. Martin
New Holland
W. G. Eaby
Bareville
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