WIPED OUT SECTIONALISM BY BRYAN TOUR
Colonel W J Bryan of the Third Nebraska volunteers gains ovations on his Jacksonville journey. In Nashville he told a large audience that the war has erased the Dixie line, noting Fitzhugh Lee and Wheeler received generals’ commissions and that Maine and Texas men march together under the stars and stripes. The crowd praised his remarks and the war’s unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Bryan
Third
Nebraska Volunteers
Silver Regiment
Jacksonville
Florida
Nashville
Benton McMillan
Bryan
United States
South
Fitzhugh Lee
Wheeler
Spain
Maine
Texas
Joe Wheeler
Nevada Volunteers in Spanish American War Surge
Nevada with a population under 45 000 sent 584 men to the volunteer army, a larger share proportionally than any state. Nearly 60 percent of the two cavalry troops were Nevada born, with most infantry natives long-time residents. Nevada may lose about 500 votes due to the war as few volunteers are minors and over twenty five came from California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
United States
Union
Spain
California
Time-tested remedy guards against chronic ankle sprains
A neglected sprain becomes a chronic weakness. Trib used in time prevents this. Just as good does not exist.
Courage of a Camp Merritt cap maker in wartime tale
A long-worn tale from the Oakland Enquirer notes a woman who spent weeks sewing sleeping caps for soldiers at Camp Merritt and later found her work repurposed for cleaning gear. The piece blends local life with anecdotes of veterinary practice and frontier commerce across Virginia City and Winnemucca Nevada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Crowe
Camp Merritt
Oakland Enquirer
Ranch and stock for sale in Winnemucca Nevada
Farm of 600 acres with good water right and a large stock cattle herd. The property includes residence and improvements, land patented and fenced, ranch capable of carrying 2000 stock, and is not for sale separately. Apply to S. J. Bonnifield Jr in Winnemucca Nevada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. G. Kinner
Winnemucca
Nevada
The Palace Iam Offers Broad Range of Goods and Beverages
An advertisement touts The Palace Iam as ready to run a robbery of value, promising better goods for less money in town. It lists whisky by the case, cigars by the hundred, mineral water, bitters, table wine, and Pabst Beer by bottle or barrel, with prices implied cheap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iam
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W. Weeereie
Hood
Chamberlain
A. Brown
J. Bonnifield, JR
Winnemucca, Nev
F. M. Fellows
F. G. Robins & CO
Leaders of Enterprise
Sale
E. Reinhart & Co
The
Old Reliable Firm
M. B. Staunton
Ayer
Alor
Low International Tailoring Co
Chicago
F. M. Buckingham
Paradise Valley
Nev
Lapayette
Nfar the DePot
Germain Fpropri
Reinhart
Reinhart Bros
Golconda
Humboldt Soda and Bottling Works
ENKEL
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