City and lodge officials and union meeting notices
City officials list includes Mayor Elias Burk and ward aldermen Wm Norbury J Thomas Wm Hompe Fred Gorfen and BR W Hoge with city clerk A R Snodgrass and treasurer Julius Barth and marshal T L Hagler. Township, school and justice posts named along with lodge and union meeting times and locations. Masonic and Mentor Lodge sessions noted plus United Mine Workers meeting at Central Hall Troy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elias Burk
Wm. Norbury
J. Thomas
Wm. Hompe
Fred Gorfen
BR. W Hoge
A. R. Snodgrass
Julius Barth
T. L. Hagler
Sultana Wreck Remembered Amid Graveyard Erosion
The April 27 1865 Sultana disaster memory is recalled as the Mississippi River gradually erodes the impromptu graveyard at Mound City where many recovered bodies were laid. The narrative links the wreck to a massive troop transport with 2300 soldiers aboard at Vicksburg and traces burial, neglect, and river erosion over time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hen and Chicken Island
Mound City
Sultana
Vicksburg
New Fashioned Corks For Medicine Bottles
Corks are made to drop the liquid into bottles through an air inlet and outlet cut on opposite sides with a bulb over the inlet to regulate the internal vacuum. Subscribe to THE Weekly Camp for only 1 dollar per year in advance.
The Caroline Islands and Spanish rule in Micronesia
A historical overview discusses the Caroline Islands stretching about 2000 miles with climates of 74 to 87 degrees and five basaltic islands. It notes natives perceived as savage and warlike, tattooed with minimal clothing, and mentions the 1888 Christianized missions, law codes, churches, and the shift of sovereignty among European powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exsat
United States
Philippine Islands
Caroline Islands
Spain
Kusaie
Ponape
Ruk Yap
Pelew
Pacific
Marshall Islands
Germany
Gilbert
England
Ruk Archipelago
Kusale
Russia seeks Arctic port at Kola to reach Atlantic
The article details Russia expanding westward and eastward with harbor improvements at Vladivostock and seizure of Port Arthur and Talien-Wan. It highlights Archangel's opening and argues for a polar outlet via Kola on the Murman coast to reach the Atlantic, noting large treasury funds and a Siberia rail precedent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dura
Russia
Vladivostock
Port Arthur
Talien-Wan
Atlantic Ocean
Archangel
Moscow
White Sea
Sooa
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic
Arctic
Rusala
Kola
Murmanian
St. Petersburg
Siberia
Finland
Lapland
Imperial’ Treasury
Ekaterina
EQUIPPING THE ARMY MULE Packing Is a Science and Art
The piece explains Mexican aparejo packing used on army mules in Cuba, detailing blankets leather bags and rope cinching methods. It notes high wages for chief packers up to 150 dollars monthly, training in cavalry drill, and rapid pack times. It covers mule training, discipline, blindfold reordering, and humane handling by seasoned packers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Ninth Cavalry
Montana
Mule
Italy Passes Compensations Law for Labour Accidents
Italy adopts a new employer funded compensation rule for accidents causing more than five days away from work. If a total permanent disability results, the payout equals five times the worker’s yearly wages, with a minimum of $600, usually invested as a life annuity for the injured employee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Mt Rainier’s Grandeur Draws Camps and Climbers
Around Mt Rainier, this mountain is the grandest in the United States. It stands over 15,000 feet high and is covered with ice and snow. Its base hosts beautiful parks and noble forests, drawing camping parties and mountain explorers to its environs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Rainier
United States
The Bird of Freedom and the Great American Eagle
A historical sketch traces the origins of the American Eagle in the 1776 Declaration of Independence and the 1782 adoption of Barton’s improvements. It notes later naval shift from wood to steel spars and highlights Cuban war grit and notable figures like Dewey Hobson and Cardenas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
United States
William Barter
Charles Tomson
Congress
Barton
Dewey
Manila
Bageley
Santiago
Hobson
New York
Pal
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Township Officials
Avis
John Deimling
George Liebler Assensor
Wm. Schultze
H. Ruhlmann
W. Mills
R. E. Jacoby
I C. Morris
C.¥. Edwarda
Edward Joseph
Troy Lodge
A.B
A.M
Masonic Hall
Hy. Geamanor
Sutra
Pisgah
No. Aoa
Mentor Lodge
No- 165
Oat’ P
Castle Hall
Sehott
Sam
Mycnms
G. Awrige Houser
K of Rh
Amtly Camp
Proll’s Wall
W. Rawaon
V. CA
August Drow
Germania Lodge
P. B
P. Wall
Heenan Saavit
Fiero Eigeer
Lower Lodge
Merta
Jas M. Bosomworth
T. A. Rigela
Thes EE Bett
Bae
Troy Dis't
S.C
Dro
Mall
G. L. Elniott
Chanecetlor TL
A. CaNitoy
Recorder
United Mine Workers
Ame Iua
Nogal
Troy
Avery
Gao
Hughes
Citizens’ Building and Lawn Association
City Hall
Janis A. Black
Presistent
WUEF
Auwaurxn
Jas. Osborne, Paator
Methodist Church
Asis Ac
G. A. Sead
G. Plassman
Jeromius
Epworth
L.gague
Lroy
Julia A Ball
Milas Aarons Davy
Schroolns
Troy Public School
Hollie
McCray-Dewey Academy
W. W. Edwards
Isaac W. Cook
Board of Feducation
Mecte
Harding
Smith
Sac
J. L. Tilly
W. Nawson
W. Cook
Jas. Colina
Sultana Wreck
Sbippi
Thi
Yawley'a
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