Local Township Officials and Lodges Ledgered
Mayor Elias Burk and Aldermen listed for wards. township officers include Supervisor S. B. Avia and Town Clerk John Deimling. Fraternal bodies such as Troy Masonic and Neilsen Lodge meet regularly. Encampment, Knights, and Mine Workers chapters noted with meeting times and leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avia
John Deimling
George Liebier
Asnoasor
Wm. Schaltra
Commissioners of
H. Kuhlmann
Q. W. Mills
EB. E. Jacobs
R C. Morries
Edwards
Edward Joseph
N. Darvin
Philip Eckert
Kersey
Cuban Soldiers Swim Through Fire in Guerilla War
The Cubans, poorly armed and fed, fight as guerrillas against Spanish forces. They describe mobility on machete armed riders, ambush tactics, and low pay amid three years under arms. Reports note brutal conditions for conscripts and pride in their small but deadly units led by scouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kind
Cuba
Havana
A Sermon on Charity Across Cultures
The article contrasts U S churches sending missionaries to the East with Eastern philosophy influencing American Christians. It emphasizes noble thoughts and acts as leading to moral improvement and the kingdom of heaven, arguing that loving humanity and self sacrifice uplift the individual and sustain noble ideas beyond speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Far East
Heaven
Indian Fighters in Cubs
Indian warfare on the plains formed gallant soldiers equal to any army. Campaigns against Sioux Utes Apaches and other hostiles built soldierly qualities. Officers and many men gained hardiness discipline keenness and resourcefulness fit for service in Cuba. They were educated in the West’s Indian campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cubs
Plains
Cuba
World Leaders Pay Compared and Royal Incomes
A vintage comparison lists yearly incomes for monarchs and presidents including Spain at 2 million, France at 240000, Italy at 2.6 million, and Russia at 12.099 million. It notes Spain’s soldiers unpaid and a contrast with U.S. president’s 50000. A fragment of dialogue about a potential confrontation ends the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
United States
France
Italy
Csar
Aussia
Fraud on the Kennebeg smugglers and eel trick described
A long-ago incident on the Kennebec is recalled where a fishing schooner carried wine and liquor from St Pierre and hid it aboard to avoid manifest listing. Crew hauled cargo upriver to collect eel gear and profits, while the liquor was never shipped and later discarded. Officials are said to have long overlooked such smuggling schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
St. Pierre
N. F
Gardiner
Clark's Wharf
Pittaton
Sarcey and the Prince at Monte Carlo
French critic Francisque Sarcey lectured in Monte Carlo under Prince Charles’s patronage. An audience invitation arrived but he briefly slept through the prelude. His escort, actually the prince, teased him, and Sarcey quipped about civil courtesy and a mountain coming to Mahomet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Sarcey
Sarcey
Eorth
Sercey
Prince Charles
Mahomet
Tent Pins From White Oak Stand Tough Hits
Tent pins are crafted from white oak to endure hard knocks. They come in sixteen and twenty four inch lengths and, despite their toughness, can break or be lost. Manufacturers stock thousands of pins with demand rising in wartime. Production centers lie near western forests supplying the wood. The piece includes a quoted exchange on engagements and prurient modern brawling topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Inventions showcase new gadgetry and safety devices
A survey of recent patents reveals pneumatic shoe aids, folding metal beds, automatic wagon brakes, tamper detecting bottle seals, theft resistant incandescent globe sockets, street car strap guides, paper roll printing attachments, barrel handling trucks, bicycle protective seals, and a dual tube bottle filling mechanism. These items reflect advances in display, security, automation, and convenience across transport, housing, and manufacturing sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
The Old Sweet Springs and Victorian Resort Traditions
The Old Sweet Springs in Virginia, famed as an early watering place, drew fashion and health seekers who drank its sparkling waters and bathed in the pool, with mint juleps once popular though now fading. Wesley's House in London becomes a library and museum with a $100,000 endowment plan. Other notes include brief jests and quips on travel, diamonds, and drawing misadventures.
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Virginia
South
County Less
Lippincott’s
Wesley
Rome
John Wealey
London
City Road Chapel
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Elias Burk
Wro
Norbury
D. Thomas
Wm. Hampe
Fred Geffen
BR. H. Hoge
A. B. Snodgrass
Kreawater
Julian Barth
Marabal
J. L. Hagler
Township Officials
Troy Lodge
A. PF
A. M
Magoula Hall
Ay. Brunitaunt
W. al. C
Ssion
Pisgah
O. I
Frank Conia
C. P. Hou R Winti Anson
Mentor Lodge
Gaate
Schott'a
San. Huanes
C. C. Antiur Tonsaucy
Amity Camp
Droll’s Hall
Thoreday
W. Rawson
V. C. Auguet Duont
Germania Lodge
U. O
K of P
H. Muota
M. Bosomworth
T. A. Riggin
Thos
H. Bell
Troy Dist
S.C
G. L. Euiiort
A. Campy
United Mine Workers of America
Troy
Central Hall
Jas. A Biack
Geo. Hughes
Citizens’ Building and Loan Association Meosta
Janis A. Buack
M. F. Auwanrsn
Methodist Church
A. Seed
Presbyterian Churcch
T.H. Bell
G.plaseman
ST. Jerome's
Forster
Hector
Epworth League
Methodiat
Ltsle
Mita Society
Troy Cemetery
Wabers
Mra
Julie A Bell
Misa Barens Davy
Troy Public School
D. GC
Hols
McCray-Dewey Academy
W. W. Edwards
Janae W. Cook
J. H- Harding
Smith
Ses
J. L. Tilly
W. Bannon
Davis
J. W. Cook
Tas. Colina
Buffalo
Buffalo General Hmlectric Company
Buffalo River
Chick
Mabel
Arctic
Stremz Kase
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