Fargo Prepares for Grand Army Encampment
A local report details Fargo’s Grand Army of the Republic events for the May 19 gathering in the Missouri Temple auditorium with a campfire and street parade planned. Mayor Emery to deliver welcome as Washington Gardner is expected to speak. efforts encourage city children to join in the events.
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Gena Army of the Republic
Fargo
Grand Army
Grand Army of the Republic
Marine Corps
United States
Minsouri Temple
Weshington Gardner
Emery
Tmeadet
Mir
The
Republic
B. F. Meephenson
Springfield
Wacater
Mepingield
Ohio
Iowa
Wamet
Meregield
John W. Palmer
Beephenson
Aether States
Stephenson
Indianapolis
Union
Stephen A. Hurlet
Milnole
Amabiet
Weashern Point
Shattanooga
Mike
Hager
Valley Qty
N. D. Kazuwatt
Oldest Twins Die in Babylon at Ninety Six
Samuel Muncy, one of the world’s oldest twins, died at his Babylon home aged 95 or 96. Born Christmas Day 1318 on the old family farm, he and brother William shared a long life of work in open air and abstinence from alcohol, never gambled, and remained Prohibitionists. They married, raised eight children each, and lived together after wives’ deaths, dividing much of their Long Island property before their deaths.
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Babylon
Ssmuel Muncy
Samuel
William
James G. Blaine
Prohibition Party
West Bubslon
Long Island
Rebecca Samints
Mary E. Fleet
Brooklyn
Wil
Mom
Muncy
Samuel Smith
Ith Muncy
Washington
Wilson
Cleanup fires risk in town cleanup programs
Fire danger warning notes that in prior cleanup efforts ash piles were buried and debris burned in vacant lots, with cans rubbish and brush left in alleys leading to conflagrations in multiple towns last year, urging caution during cleanup operations.
General Daniel Sickles A Storied Civil War Career
The late General Daniel B Sickles rose from fighter, lawyer, politician and diplomat to shape Civil War outcomes, commanding Third Army Corps at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg where he earned fame and a leg was lost. He became US minister to Spain for years, earning the title Yankee King of Spain, and was involved in a famous 1859 murder trial for killing Philip Barton Key, later acquitted on temporary insanity.
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Daniel B Sickles
Grant
Chancellorsville
Third Army
Gettysburg
United States
Spain
Sickley
Madrid
Mra. Sickles
Benerita Carmina Creagh
General Sickles
Washington
Philip Barton Key
Mra
Sickles
Teresa Bagill
Murdered by Statue King Kenith’s Lethal Art Event
Historical legend recounts Kenith, legendary Scottish king, slain by a moving statue built by Wiltus to avenge Cruthiintus and Malcolm Dut fos. The bronze image bore a gold apple that triggered deadly arrows when touched, killing Kenith as he attempted the fruit.
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Kenith
Scotland
Cruthiintus
Malcolm Dutfos
Fennulla
Wiltus
Uke
Do It Now Says History and Conscience in Action
A compact quotation-centered item highlights the call to decisive action over procrastination. The note emphasizes urgency in human experience, conscience, and divine guidance, contrasting routine excuses with prompt conduct. The author attributed is J. E. Norcross.
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God
J. E. Norcross
Banks Emphasize Conservative Credit Over Farmer Guidance
Valley City banker J J Earley responds to Universal Portland Cement Company about bank efforts to steer farmers toward diversified farming. He argues banks should avoid evangelizing, support farming expertise, and limit credit to capable farmers while acknowledging obstacles to adoption of improved methods.
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Northwest
Barley
J. Ed
J. Barley
Bank of
Valley City
Rearly
Portland Cement
James J. Barley
Bank of Valley City
North Dakota
Joana
Univeread Portland Cement
Universal Portland Cement Co
Minneapolis
Minn
Twin Cities
J J .Earley
Shakespeare Portraits Probe by Coburn in June Plays
Charles Douville Coburn of the Coburn Players will present his remarks on Shakespeare portraits June 1 and 2. He says only two of thousands bearing the name are genuinely verifiable, with many likenesses either of others or idealized, or frauds. He cites an English scholar noting a renaissance of questionable requests to desecrate graves, while the Shakespearean curse haunts Westminster Abbey.
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Charles Douville Coburn
Wille
Coburn Players
Shakespeare
Coburn
England
Schiller
Charles I
Swedenberg
Westminster Abbey
Jesus
Filth and the Fly Warns of Disease Threats
A New York health board plea urges citizens to stop flies by cleaning up rubbish and using covered trash. It lists maxims on sanitation and fly prevention, warning that flies spread typhoid and disease and urging screens and hygiene to protect families.
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New York State Board of Health
Board of Health
Bereena
Aly
Swat
Dew, Teacher How Do You Account For The Dew
A playful exchange about dew formation cites the earth’s rotation and daily perspiration as explanations. The dialogue style mirrors a London Tit-Dits election of curiosities and curious science snippets from a bygone era.
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London
Mexico's Vast Realm Compared to United States
National Geographic data highlights Mexico spanning 767000 square miles about Texas California Montana New Mexico and Arizona combined. Population density around 20 per square mile concentrates in Tlaxcala and Mexico states with Mexico City area raising totals. The piece traces its 27 states, federal structure akin to the U.S., and historical arc from Cortes to independence.
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Washington
Mexico
National Geographic Society
United States
Mississippi River
Atlantic Coast
Great Lakes
Gols
Junex
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
Gulf of California
Texas
Austria-Hungary
Germany
France
Great Britain
Ireland
Republic
California
Montana
New Mexico
Arizona
Federal
Delawhre
New Hampoutre
District of Columbia
Cortes
Spain
Republic of Mexico
Congress
Jefe Politico
Jefe
City of
Vera Cruz
Correa
Winfield Scott
Flies Warn Of Spring Invasion And Cleanup Call
A muddled public notice urges action to combat flies due to mild winter and early spring. It stresses eliminating breeding filth, cleaning up sites, and keeping neighbors vigilant, urging readiness with a swatter for the first arrival.
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WTF
Swat
Financial edge in warfare funding contrasts Mexico and U S
An analysis cites New York Times comparing national finances of the United States and Mexico under Huerta. It notes Mexico's devastated economy and railways, while describing U S capacity to fund a large war effort through taxes and bonds. It discusses surplus cash, treasury balance, and potential tax adjustments.
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Mexico
New York Times
Huerta
National Railways
United States
Spain
Congress
Panama
Treasury
The
Great Minds Join Fly Extermination Crusade
A broad band of scientists and notable figures in the United States and Europe align with a campaign to eradicate the fly. Leaders include Dr Albert Vanderveer of Albany and Mrs Caroline Bartlett Crane of Kalamazoo among others, treating fly control as a public health priority rivaling tuberculosis efforts.
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Ince
Europe
Albert Vanderveer
Albany
N.Y
Alice Lakey
Cranford
N. J
Caroline Bartlett Crane
Kalamazoo
Mich
Robert & G. Bradley
Boston
Man recollects boyhood as bicycle accident recall
An amused pedestrian brushes dust from his hat and jokes to a policeman that he has never been hit by a bicycle in twenty years, recalling his boyhood days after a collision.
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Washington Star
Rum bottle to mark centenary at Wistar Institute
Jamaica rum aged 214 years to be enjoyed by directors serving in 1902 at a 1992 centenary dinner. A bottle left by British officers after the Revolution, tied to Franklin Jones and Isaac Wistar, will be opened for the celebration. The green glass bottle holds about three pints.
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Wistar Institute
Philadelphia
Wistar Institute of Anatomy
University of Pennsylvania
Isaac Wistar
Institute
Wistar
Crombia
Franklin Jones
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