Rossington Memorial Memorial Service in Topeka
A large memorial service for William Henry Rossington drew wide attendance in the federal courtroom at Topeka. Judges from federal and state courts attended, with resolutions read by Charles Blood Smith and multiple memorial addresses given.
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Rossington
Shawnee County Bar Association
William Henry Rossington
Topeka
Kansas City
Lawrence
John F. Philips
Federal Court of Western
Fred 8. Jackson
Commemoration of Prison Ship Martyrs Monument Dedication
In Brooklyn Fort Green park a large ceremony marked the unveiling of the Prison Ship Martyrs Monument with a parade of thousands from the army and navy. President elect Taft delivered the oration as officials announced federal and local funding totaling 175000 dollars for the Statue’s erection. The monument stands 200 feet high in Maine granite, modeled on a Parthenon column, with a crypt housing remains of thousands who perished aboard prison ships during the Revolution.
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New York
Brooklyn
Fort Green Park
W. H. Taft
William Howard Taft
United States
Taft
Reo
Amg
Chiles E. Hughes
Luke E. Wrigh
McClelland
Horatio
King
Army
Navy
Charles F. Roe
Stephen V. White
Prison Ship Martyrs Monument Association
New York State
City
Horatio C. King
America
Stanford White
Maine
War Office
England
Association
Wallabout Bay
Wallabout Market
Made Roaches His Friends
George W. Kebery, a Cleveland journalist, recalls Artemus Ward’s fondness for roaches. Ward told of a roach in a walnut shell boat, with toothpicks as oars and a hair for a fishing line. The tale ends with Ward recounting the roach’s affection and his own home of roaches.
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George W. Kebery
Cleveland
Artemus Ward
Ward
Irreverent Almanac Snippets and Oddities
Fragments from a 1907 era column mix humorous lines about itching, a deadly fortune teller joke, musings on conscience and art pottery. Notable names include George B Farley of New Hampshire. The text blends medical anecdotes, wit, and brief quotes.
Coffee vs Postum Turns Health Around Says Tenn Lady
A Tennessee woman details a six year health turnaround after quitting coffee and using Postum. She describes initial headaches, learns to prepare Postum, and reports weight gain from 117 to 170 pounds with improved digestion and sleep, crediting Postum for her recovery and urging others to try it.
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Postum
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Kansas
W. L. A. Johnson
Pittsburg
Wichita
Board of Arbitration
Garden City
Princeton
Kathe Frits
Lorilla Henderson
Majory Tawny
Bessie Bair
Christian Church
Hartford
Emporia
J. G. Laird
Pierceville
Parsons
Cyrus E. Meade
Toledo
Mesde
Associat
Kansas County
Samuel Hudspeth
Viola
Wellington
Jacob McDonald
Board of Regents
Borsa School
Ballaing
John Watt
Newton
Ettobacy
Washington
First National Bank of
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Pawnee Rock
Benjamin P. Unruh
Barton County
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Women's
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State of
Pawmee Rock
Unruh
Women’s
Supreme Court
Gove County
Galena
Cora Carpenter
Santa Fe Railroad Company
Douglas Avenue
Fourth Avenue
State Bar Association
Owen J. Russell
Mr. Russell
Indiana
Lyon County
Courtland
Kan
Freeburg
Burt Russell
Duvid Allen
Edith Buckingham
Cora Spellmire
Scammon
Dillon
District Court
New Hope Telephone Company
New Hope
HM. Meinhart
Atshison
LN. Smith
Brown County
Hiawatha
That County
Southwest
Kalisss
Oxlshoma
Kanas Farm
Tennessee Mountain Cabin
Pith Avenue
Newport
Edu
Roaches
Artemus
Cutigura
Jeorge B. Farley
South
Concord
N. H
Beecher
Glow of
Fic) Syrup Co. Ony
Ay “Merss
Muscogical Ingtre
Stns
Bible & Orige
Delphia
Eng
Dee
Fang
Serest
Kaness City
Schenck
J. H. Schenck & Son
Philadelphia
Bair Razor Co., Limited
Gunthar
Stele Street
Chilcags
Sloan’s Liniment
Earl S. Sloan
Boston, Mass
U.S.A
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