Memorial Day Tribute to General Logan at Soldiers' Home Vault
A detailed account of Memorial Day ceremonies for General John A. Logan at his vault in the national cemetery near Washington. Veterans and Illinois associations lead services, with Grant Hall opening nearby at the United States Soldiers' Home. The piece notes Logan’s role in founding Decoration Day and describes the home’s unique funding, origi n, and layout including the vault, monuments, and landscape.
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Unreliable Automatic Water Finders Questioned
The article notes no fully reliable automatic water finder exists. A magnetic needle has been used for years but not consistently successful. One designer links electricity with magnetism as galvanism, yet his results face criticism. Caution urged against investing in advertised finders at this stage.
Aeroplane Frightens Grouse in Scottish Moors
Complaint in the Glenesk district of Forfarshire Scotland reports grouse fleeing at the noise of an aeroplane. Officials say aviators elsewhere have found birds adapt to aircraft noise and stop migrating.
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Crowder elected Illinois Department G A R commander at Alton encampment
J M Crowder of Bethany won the Grand Army of the Republic Illinois department command over Canton’s John M Snyder in a lively ballot at the Alton encampment. Crowder received 250 votes to Snyder 76 as officers for the council were also chosen.
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Saskatchewan Homesteaders Win North American Corn Crown
City bred in Saskatchewan Lloydminster settlers J C Hill and three sons rose from homesteads to become the continent's top oat producers. They won the silver cup at the Fifth National Corn Exposition in Columbia, S C, for a best bushel of oats grown on prairie land less than four years ago. They built a modern farm, studied climate soil and seed, added livestock, and proved mixed farming pays.
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How the old senator built his popularity
A dialogue between a new senator and an older statesman explores how popularity grew. The elder explains that giving candid opinions to people about themselves and their friends, even if blunt, led to widespread popularity as a natural outcome.
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