Soldier ends his life in Seventh Cavalry camp
A Eleventh Cavalry trooper Colgan, 38, shot himself in his tent. His 10 year old son was in the tent. Lieutenant Hickam had spoken with him moments before. The body was found by the revolver nearby. Interment will be in the National cemetery. Colgan, married, had sent his wife to Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., but kept his son with him. Despondency was given as the cause.
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Eleventh Cavalry
Ieutenant Hickam
Colbut
National Cemetery
Fort Oglethorpe
Kentucky
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Virginia
Old Dominion
Indiana
Illinois
John Stuart Mill
South
Congress
Bethlehem
Hall Tomaddow
Creal
Ty A. A. Dennett
New York
Davenport Farm
Hodgenville
Mr. Dennett
Dennett
J. W. Bingham
Florida
Ng Island City
N. Y
Kentuccky
Bert J. Collier
Contractor Evan Jones Sr. ends life in Weatherford
Evan Jones Sr., local contractor and builder, killed himself with a shotgun in Weatherford Texas. He leaves a widow and eight children. Two sons are in Dallas and one in Wichita Falls.
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Associated Press
Weatherford
Tex
Evan Jones Sr
Rere
Dallas
Wichita Alls
Lincoln Tribute Extols Emancipation and Union Resolve
A speech commemorates Abraham Lincoln praising emancipation as a war measure and lauding his justice and restraint. It argues Lincoln would have avoided Reconstruction, valued reconciliation with the South, and urged national unity while honoring Lincoln’s legacy and the Kentucky capitol dedication.
Fifty You May Have Youthful Skin Opens Magatone Lotion
Theatrical news notes actresses aged fifty look youthful with a plain magatone lotion. It claims daily massage with Punine dissolved in witch hazel clears blemishes softens skin and prevents lines. It also says regular use discourages facial hair and reduces powder use.
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Fountain of Youth
Lincoln Statue Dedication in Kentucky Capitol
The unveiling of the Lincoln statue in the Kentucky Capitol precedes a Hodgenville memorial dedication attended by President Taft and state leaders. Governor Willson praised Lincoln as a unifier and guardian of liberty as the Lincoln Farm and memorial hall near Hodgenville prepare for tomorrow's ceremonies.
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Kentucky
Hodgenville
Ankfort
Abraham Lincoln
Taft
Willson
James Brackenridge Speed
Adolph Weinman
New York
Lincoln Farm
Edward Douglass White
Supreme Court of the United Tes
Hodgen Ville
Adam Lincolln
Lincoln Farm Association
Regular Army of
United States
Grand Army of the Republic
Louisville
Joseph W. Folk
Missouri
Clarence H. Mackey
Charles B. Miner
Richard M. Jones
Robert J. Collier
Cardinal Gibbons
Horace Porter
Joseph Choate
Oscar 8. Strauss
Augustus KE. Willson
Supreme Court
Charles E. Hughes
Lyman J. Gage
Ida Tarbell
Col
Henry Watterson
August Belmont
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
William Jennings Bryan
Charles A. Towne
Thomas Hastings
Samuel Gompers
Norman Hapg
Tucky
Bersa College
Coin
Long Island
Collier
Pennsylvania Railroad
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West Process
Paris
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Beacon Shoe Store
Alamo Plaza
Bventh Cavalry
Duerler Mfc. CO
Javerige-Glarke Litho
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Menoronge
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Grant
Lee Ee
John Wilkes Booth
Confederacy
Galilee
Boleth
Gettysburg
Capitol
States of America
Lt. Pinkham
Jefferson Davis
Clay
Crittenden
Thomas Lincoln
Nancy Hanks
Horlick
Gogaan
Goggan
I. D. Johnson
Joresville
Texas
Alvin Japanese Nursery Company
Box L
Houston, Texas
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