Veterans Poem and Batson Saga Highlight War Era News
Features on a veteran’s poem cycle The Gray and The Blue with reflections on battles and memorials. Correspondence from Carbondale, Illinois, honors Major Batson a cavalry officer whose service in the Philippines and Manila Bay is chronicled, including his scouting feats with the Maccabees.
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Marcabethes
Carbondale
The
Globe-Democrat
Mathew A. Batyon
Manila
Normal University
Regue Lar
Batwon
Calon County
Ozark Mount
Missouri
Batson
Hoe
Kansas
Second
United States Cavalry
Fort Bidwell
Cal
Fort Haudh Ariz
Fort Staunton
N. M
Department ‘Examining Board
Fortress Monroe
Ninth United St Cavalry
Shafter
Santiago
Philippines
Iningia
Senator West to Retire From Public Life
The article recalls Senator George Graham West announcing retirement at the end of his current term. It notes his prominence as a famed debater and places him among historic figures such as Conkling and Thurman, detailing a long career and a cautionary parable about his influence with the people.
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George Graham West
Fatads
Ife
Conkling
Maine
Bayard
Thurman
Woottiows
Beck
Cockrell
Vance
Hamlin
Merritt
Inealis
David Davie
Veet
West
Kansas City Times
Cory
Ambulance Corps
Rene
Ono
A Hero's Narrow Escape Amid War's Chaos
Private Cory saves comrades by throwing away a bomb despite injury, winning praise from doctors and fellow soldiers. The scene shifts to a Missouri senator era where a young man meets Senator West, learning blunt questions about his future. The piece blends war courage with political recollection and local humor.
Mather Coat Bilkins There Comes Jinks
A hostile remark targets a character named Jinks described as a hateful fellow and a potential Wilkiite. The dialogue hints at concerns about debt and detestable behavior within a tense social scene.
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Mather Coat
Bilkins
Jinks
Wilkiite
Dawes Mare a Noted Example of Equine Sagacity
The Pittsfield Massachusetts Journal recounts the Dawes mare a former Senator Dawes property now used for station duties. The old mare vanished at one pm after a noon feeding and was found later in the blacksmith shop having taken her own route to be shod. The tale, praised by Youths Companion, credits the horse with deliberate choice and recall.
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Mr West
Center College
Danville
United States
Supreme Court
West
Mies Satie Sneed
Kentucky
California
Mississippi Valley
New Souths West
Georgetown
Neers
Tecduce
Pittsfield
Massachusetts
Dawes
Shela
Aho
Jahn
Aod
International Davis Cup Match Set for Hoboken July Start
England and the United States prepare for a Davis International Cup tie at Hoboken beginning July 31. The British team reportedly features the Doherty brothers and H. S. Mahony with doubles and singles strengths, while the American lineup is expected to include M. D. Whitman, D. F. Davis, and Ward in doubles with Davia as a key player.
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Doherty Brothers
England
R. ¥. Doherty
Mahony
Great Britain
M. D. Whitman
D. F. Davia
Davia
Ward
Rid of Him Wins Big in Northern England Seat
In a northern England race the employer of hundreds of workers defeats his rival by about 500 votes amid doubts of bribery. An agent questions workers at the foundry who admit voting for their master to keep him in the house, scorning his continued presence. Separate scene shows a horse being kicked by bystanders after a fall, reflecting harsh treatment.
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Dewey
Chicago
Chicago Chronicle
Corrider
Gridley
Manila
England
London
Kense
Chicago Tribune
Fragmentary gibberish from an odd newspaper snippet
A garbled OCR-like fragment from a historical page contains incomplete phrases and nonsensical interjections with no clear report or identifiable entities. It lacks a coherent event, person, or location to summarize into a factual item.
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Howson
Bitar
Uray
Fennets Mt. Ho Me
Pinel
Opel University
Toland
Pinder
Crider
B. Cogan
Raleigh
Manila Bay
Riverta
Argentine Republic
Austria- Hungary
Hungary
Texas
Texan
South Africa
France
Germany
Hareen
Spain
Havana
Manco
Cuba
Lawton
Caney
San Juan
Ducdetet
Ely
J. D. Phelps
Harper's Weekly
Vilinons
A. A
Jacksonville
Judet Longenecker
F. M. Boyer
Olney
T. F. Blankley
Litch~field
R. L. Law
Galesburg
Galesburg; Chaplain, Rev. 8. W. Thornton, Jacksonville, Trustees—A. H. McCracken
Hieronymus Sprk
Selwallader
Ulacoty
A. Beec
Campbell
Senator West
James 0. Miaine
Rosene Comkting
Daweh
Dan Voorhens
Mannitol Marnie
Justin & Moret
Allan G. Thurman
Rew
Colt
Red Cross
Hetulig
Anice
N.C. C
Veat
Eeheal
9 Church
Washington
Hoo
John Carroll
Turlington
John
Col. Carroll
Tech
Washington Street
Emile
Cavendish
Per Medical Club
Cclli
Cincinnati Enquirer
Senator Vest
Colf Knee
Samuel Seely
Brooklyn
Boston Herald
Goremda
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