First Maine Regiment in Petersburg Charge Figures
George L. Kilmen notes the First Maine Regiment carried about 900 to 950 men in the Peternburg charge, with Major Gow revising strength to 832 after closer review. Official killed and wounded listed at 556, rising to 682 in later tallies. killed and mortally wounded reach 210. Regiment marched in three battalions, each similar to other worn infantry regiments.
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Gione
Khythira
Brown
Nale
Peternburg
Gow
Pugh
The Perfect Walk of a Harness Horse Described
Professor J. A. Craig describes in Horseman the ideal harness horse walk. He notes a precise footfall, level movement, and balanced limb action. He contrasts close coupling and short backs with long legs to avoid a sloppy gait and highlights the front leg motion as a key indicator of grace and sure footing.
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Professor J. A. Craig
Horseman
Their Policy
A quotation from the Philadelphia Inquirer notes the paradox in life insurance risk assessment where those who most need coverage are often refused while those likely to live long are easily insured.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Bradley to Call an Extra Session in Kentucky
Governor Bradley announces an extra session of the Kentucky legislature starting March 9. The Montgomery Alabama Advertiser argues that a 244 mill tax on property at real value would raise more revenue than the current 516 mill tax.
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Bradley
Kentucky
Montgomery
Ala
Numerous Travelers and Visitors Spend Time in the Port
The harbor town hosts a stream of visitors from New Orleans, Natchitoches, and beyond. Local residents Mrs Gillis pie of Natchitoches, Mrs R C Boney and daughter, Miss Juliet Enders, and Miss Lucy Austin return home from journeys to New Orleans and New York, while Alma Claude Battle visits from New Orleans. Several locals attend commencements at Mansfield and Bossier, and others journey to Nashville for a grocer’s reunion or to Mobberly Missouri for a heated season visit. The community mourns a young sister of Miss Janie Dunham, leaving a tender-hearted family. Sidney Kaffie of Natchitoches visits relatives, and Mrs Gardner hosts guests with her children.
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Wigonere
John Johnson
Proprietor
Mrs
L. Searing
Mrs. Gillispie
Natchitoches
R. C. Boney
Juliet Enders
New Orleans
New York
Bessie Burkett
Carrie Files Woodley
Mary Hawkins
State Normal
Messrs
Charles Burkett
Ed Harris
Alice Martin
Lotus Robson
Lucy Austin
Bossier
Alma Claude Battle
Harry Metcalf
8. Goldstein
the Grocer’s Re-Union
Nashville, Tenn
Paul Pickett
Katie Jones
Mansfield
Miss Dot Jacobs
Mobberly, Mo
Mrs. Roberts
John G. Foster
University of Virginia
Messrs. Hutchinson and
Hart
Fowler and
Meteor Wheels
Bella
Bertha Halif
Houston
Texas
Abe Meyer
Esther Halif
Dave Mayer
Kansas
Carrie Leman
Emma Mayer
Henry A. Winter
Sidney Greenblath
Mrs. Winter
Marshall
Janie Dunham
Sidney Kaffie
Natchitoches, la
Our City
W. A. Pleasants Hardware CO. Limited
Stanwood & Gamble
Pratt
Thomas Cotton
Straubcorn Mills
Walter A. Wood
Emerson & Stanwood
Brinley, Avery and Kelley
Avery and Planet Jr
Timkins
Ben Holzman
Shreveport
Enders
William Enders
Henry Ender
Enders & Sons
Loors, Blinds and
Cypress
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