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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1900
Page
2
A collection of short remarks and anecdotes from 19th century figures. It includes reflections on opportunity, conscience, wealth, and patriotism. Notable items mention Admiral Dewey and pension bills for Manila Bay veterans and their families.
A church enlargement and rededication in Quincy Michigan recall how one steadfast woman, Mrs Potter, refused to surrender church minutes or allow dissolution. Her insistence on receiving a minister spurred the presbytery to action, reviving the Presbyterian congregation which now thrives.
In a Department of Agriculture division a device resembling a typewriter multiplies and divides with speed and accuracy. An operator can input six figure multiplicands and large multipliers, turn a handle, and instantly obtain the product. The machine also performs division, prompting readers to consider its impact on easing mental arithmetic.
An elderly Indian leader and scout Strike-the-Kettle protected the Standing Rock agency community during a prairie blaze. Wounded by his own people the veteran remained on guard beside missionary Winona, rousing her to safety and later earning a memorial wreath on his grave.
New details reveal how two convicts Frank Roehl and Thomas Pallister escaped Sing Sing in April 1893 and died after boarding Captain Michael Kelley’s brick schooner during a violent Hudson River gale. Kelley and Mate James S. Kearns killed the attackers, sinking their plan at sea.
Mason Walton Russell, son of Col Fleming Russell of Louisiana, travels from New Orleans after a run of luck with gambling. He loses fortunes at poker, faro and clubs, stays at the Waldorf, Haymarket, and Delavan, mingles with boxers, and ends with only 100 dollars after hotel and cab bills.
A Brussels suburb tale unfolds as a hairdresser’s wife and a 14 year old apprentice fall into an affair. The boy shoots himself after the confrontation, the woman hangs herself, and the husband kills himself with the revolver. Police and parents arrive to inspect the deaths.
At a South Webster Ohio revival meeting Mrs. William Styles collapsed at the pulpit while urging her son John to seek conversion. She paused, called his name, and fell full length as excitement swept the congregation.
The item presents a series of brief sketches about soldier life and pension benefits. It mentions a troop described as horseless cavalry and notes a ballet scene as part of the entertainment. A rifle company veteran named Kille is cited with a shot and obedience themes.
The popular Civil War era song by George F Root laments prisoners in a cell longing for home. It portrays marching soldiers, hope for freedom, and reunion under the starry flag as they await release.
W F McCain, a Chicago private of Company A Thirtieth United States volunteers now in the Philippines, reports to W J McDermott the grueling march across Cuba and battles on the island. He notes over 100 killed wounded or missing from his company including Joe Burns killed and Walls killed or captured, with three men from their company gone. The account describes the hardship of taking up the White man’s burden and the heavy casualties in a recent engagement.
A. D. Shaw and Gen. Daniel Sickles head a GAR committee pressing for a pension court of appeals. They report legal authorities endorse the plan to provide disinterested prompt rulings, with a court of learned, independent judges. Shaw says it would codify decisions and advise Congress on further needed legislation. He recently toured thirteen southern states and found sectional feeling eroded.
The bicycle troops test in warfare shows the bicycle as an adjunct to a military force. Illinois National Guard units follow Major R P Davidson and drills include field battery maneuvers along rough roads. Plans exist for a Chicago to New York march with guns, followed by a series of drills before the president.
The Secretary of War and other Washington officials showcased measures to demonstrate the efficiency of the armed forces, emphasizing streamlined processes and improved readiness for national defense.
The author contrasts small bore Mark IV and Mauser bullets, noting Boer and British soldiers fear their wounds. Dum-dum bullets are labeled cruel and inhuman, while the ideal has maximum tissue impact with controlled expansion. The modified British service bullet is praised as near perfect in energy deposition.
Sir Henry Brackenbury recalls a Paris conversation with Gambetta who notes marching and shooting as basics. He adds that true discipline rests on obedience rooted in faith in officers and their competence. He argues the British army has no reason to fear being behind others.
Corporal Thomas O Rourke of Company I Seventh U S Army at Fort Ontario Oswego holds the skirmish shooting record for 200 to 800 yard ranges. He set the mark in 1893 in Chicago scoring 196 of 200 and was honored by Gen Miles. A veteran of the Spanish American War he has spent 16 years in service and faces deployment to Alaska with his unit.
A humorous account recalls Gen Wauchope trying to address Black Watch troops at Maryhill barracks Glasgow. Three attempts ended with tongue tied until he exclaimed Men of the gallant Forty second right about wheel prompting surprised laughter from the regiment.
Memorial services were held at cemeteries as Confederate memory was honored with flowers on tombs and statues. Rev Dr Palmer spoke as chaplain general of the Confederate Veterans. An Army of Tennessee banquet followed with details on Mrs Arthur Paget’s philanthropy and her husband Col Arthur Paget serving in South Africa.
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