Veterans Reunion at Gettysburg Promises Peaceful Remembrance
Pennsylvania invites Civil War veterans from both sides to Gettysburg for a four day memorial, July 1-4, 1913, hosting 40 000 veterans with state and national funding. The plan includes a great tent for reunions, free transport for some, and a schedule with military civic and national day observances led by state and federal officials. The event aims to heal old tensions as veterans walk battlefield sites and honor the Union victory.
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Harrisburg
Gettysburg
Pensylvania
Congress of the United States
Commonwealths
Pennsylvania
Grand Army of the Republic
United Confederate Veterans
Congress
War Department
Pennsylvania Commission
Secretary of War
Rer General Assembly
Trunk Line Passenger Association
Direc
United States Army
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
United States
Union
North
South
Vicksburg
Mississippi
Battle of Gettysburg
Little Round Top
Oak Ridge
Cemetery Hill
Culp's Hill
Rock Creek
Stone Wall
Pickett
Longstreet
Meade
Lee
Kaiser’s Daughter Weds Prince in Berlin Ceremony
Princess Victoria Louise, daughter of Emperor William, married Prince Ernst August son of the Duke of Cumberland in Potsdam and Berlin rites. The union creates a new German state with Ernst as duke of Brunswick and grand duke of Luneburg, linking Houses Hohenzollern and Guelph amid royal pageantry.
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Victoria Louise
Prince Ernest August
New State
William
Kaiser
Ernst August
Duke of Cumberland
Kaléer
Hohenzollern
Guelph
Marble Palace
Potsdam
Europe
Mary
King George
England
Elizabeth
Charles of
Boureania
Olga
Czar
Russia
Yolande
Italy
House of Guelph
Ernst
Brunswick
Luneburg
Saxony
Wurtemburg
Bavaria
Hanover
Prussia
Well-Trained Dog Accidentally Aids Burglars Tale
The Argonaut recounts Governor Brown of Georgia describing a neighbor who bought a dog to chase burglars and keep customers entertained. The dog proved overly helpful by carrying a package and remaining quiet during a nighttime burglary, even carrying a lantern for the intruders.
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Brown
Georgia
Argonaut
Taft Praises Edward Hale at Arlington Street Memorial
Former President Taft delivered a eulogy at the Edward Everett Hale memorial statue unveiling in Boston. He praised Hale for his Senate prayers and his work aiding widows and orphans, calling him the consummation of a line of prophetic ancestors.
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Boston
Taft
Edward Everett Hale
Arlington Street
Hale
United States Senate
United States
Three Gunners Killed in Fort Moultrie Gun Explosion
An explosion during practice at Fort Moultrie in Charleston harbor killed three crewmen instantly and badly injured nine others. The breech block blew off the three inch rifle, and the blast was heard across the city with houses shaking and residents rushing to the Battery.
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Charleston
Fort Moultrie
White Slavery Probe Ordered by Presbyterian Assembly
Atlanta Ga May 23 a special committee of nine was appointed by the Northern Presbyterian assembly to consider plans for a church investigation of the white slave traffic.
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Atlanta
Nothern Presbyterian Assembly
Not Blind Love Ends in a Quiet Farewell
A man admits love for a woman who suspects the truth. the pair navigate a painful separation as he plans to marry another while she departs, preserving dignity and friendship, with a dramatic emotional tension set in a domestic scene.
Kate Breaks Gossip Habit With Quiet Life at Home
In a Boston Transcrpit excerpt Kate is described as not one to spread gossip. The note highlights she keeps a personal telephone at home, signaling a private, understated lifestyle.
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Kate
Boston
In Doubt on Daughter's Music Skills
A humorous exchange cited from the Washington Evening Star shows Mr. Comrox doubting his daughter’s musical talent while noting her conversational dullness yet strong singing opinions.
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Mr. Comrox
Washington Evening Star
Tenderfeet win world championship in oats
City bred in a vast metropolis and untrained in farming J C Hill and his three sons settled in Lloydminster Saskatchewan eight years ago. They won the silver Colorado Oat trophy at the Fifth National Corn exposition in Columbia South Carolina for the best bushel of oats. Their oats grew on wild prairie land less than four years ago. The Hills practiced mixed farming, studied climate soil and seed, and built credit from Edmonton to Winnipeg. Their example inspired local farmers to adopt their methods.
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J. C. Hill
Lloydminster
Saskatchewan
Canada
Columbia
Hill
United States
Hampstead Heath
London
Alberta
Edmonton
Winnipeg
Mr. Hill
Hille
Manitoba
Judge Isaac Russell Slips at City Hall on Rainy Day
Chief Justice Isaac Russell of the court of special sessions recalls visiting city hall on a rainy day. He slipped on the stone steps and slid down them, with a bystander helping him to his feet. He said he was not hurt and that his honor remains intact though his spine seems jarred.
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Isaac Russell
Court of Special Sessions
New York Sun
Cure for Eczema Claims Cuticura Soap and Ointment
Sam Marcus of Chicago describes severe hand eczema lasting two years. He used warm water with Cuticura Soap and twice daily Cuticura Ointment for five or six months and was cured. The advertisement promotes Cuticura products sold worldwide with samples and a 32 page Skin Book.
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Lowell Place
Chicago
Illc
Sam Marcus
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
New Atlantic Liner Rises With Eleven Decks
The newest Atlantic liner features eleven decks as observers compare its height to a skyscraper seen from a reversed perspective, highlighting its towering design and scale.
New York Plans Popular Opera With Ragtime Reel
The city outlines an upcoming popular opera production and hints at a three reel ragtime presentation. The note urges choosing Red Cross Ball Blue over water for bluing and mentions thrift on small details.
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Red Cross
New York
Woman Recovers Strength After Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Pentwater Michigan resident Alice Darling recounts extreme weakness and pain cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Another testimonial from Peoria Illinois by Miss Clara L Gauwitz notes relief from backaches headaches and side heaviness after using the product. The letters endorse the remedy for women's ailments and urge readers to try it.
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Pentwater
Mich
Lydia E. Pinkham
Alice Darling
R.F.D. No
Box 77
Peoria
Ill
Clara L. Gauwitz
R.R. No
Absorbine Jr Promises Quick Foot Pain Relief
An advertisement extols Absorbine Jr as fast relief for bunions corns and tired swollen feet noting improved blood circulation and new tissue growth. A testimonial from Alex Ahl of Tobinsport Indiana dated November 15 1905 praises two bottles curing a bunion. The ad markets this remedy for swelling goitre varicose veins milk leg strains and cuts with prices 1.00 and 2.00 and requests orders through W F Young Springfield Mass.
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Alex Ahl
Tobinsport
Ind
W.f.young
Springfield
Mass
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