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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1905
Page
3
A collage of Civil War era reminiscences and veteran notes recount Mosby’s rider Puryear, Butler’s humane acts, and John C. Linehan’s death. The piece blends poems, veteran stories, and executive notices, highlighting loyalty, courage, and postwar welfare in a period-tinged narrative.
Comrade William A. Mackenzie of Mackenzie Post No. 339 travels with wife and meets Seventy-Eighth Illinois veterans in the West. Joined by T L Frater John C Frank Charles L Wilson HL E Selby others at a reunion seeking a history book for the regiment. The Illinois unit fought Chickamauga Mission Ridge and Atlanta campaigns lasting 110 days under fire. From 1,002 mustered in in 1862, 400 were killed or wounded, 24 died in prisons, 77 in hospitals. Mackenzie served in Company B and saw Sherman's army but never hospital, furlough, or leave.
The piece recalls a cold September night before the Chickamauga battle. Private soldiers from the Fifty-second Ohio search for water at Jay's sawmill as dawn approaches. Corporal McCue mingles with Confederate troops in near darkness, noting the difficulty of distinguishing friends from foes.
Rich Chicago magnate Marshall Field Jr died five days after an apparent self inflicted gunshot at his home on November 22. He was 37, eldest son of Marshall Field, and left a widow and three children while his sister resided in London.
Englishman Lional Terry, known in London's artistic circles and once an officer in the Blues, confessed to fatally shooting Kum Young in Wellington to call attention to alien immigration and the so called yellow peril. He described his act to authorities and published a pamphlet denouncing immigration. Police later charged him with murder after he surrendered.
Charles G Gates son of John W Gates the millionaire objects to being loaded with 9190 bills In Philadelphia he paid a $100 bill with a $1000 bank note and refused the large change saying send my bill to New York and I will mail a check He walked away leaving the hotel clerk in disbelief
An elderly woman on a Pennsylvania ferryboat gazes at New York City’s skyline and chats with a stranger about the distant skyscrapers, remarking that they appear as the world’s tallest horses as she forecasts her first visit to the city.
The German emperor swore in Potsdam recruits to uphold a Christian oath and emulate Cromwellian vigor. He cited Prince Eugene and Leopold as examples, urging pious and gallant soldiers, not mockers, in his army.
Nelson W. Aldrich has long led the Republican majority in the Senate's upper chamber. His influence is felt more in committee rooms and steering councils than on the floor, as a seasoned leader with vast wealth. His daughter is married to John D. Rockefeller Jr.
U S Senator Thomas C Platt appeared as a witness in an insurance investigation and impressed observers with his feebleness The tall thin trembling old man entered leaning on attendants and was half lifted into the century He has been a dominant figure in New York Republican politics and its political fortunes in the United States Senate
A two year project built atop Mont Blanc creates the highest bedroom for alpinists caught in storms or lost in snow. A large camp bed covers the floor to hold twenty two people. Porters from Chamonix carried every stick and stone. Snow repeatedly buried the structure during construction.
Two elderly New York women, sightseeing on Fifth Avenue, rode in a car driven by a young man later identified as Mr. Vanderbilt. They paid ten cents each and praised him as a very nice young man after the brief ride through the park.
President Roosevelt announces Herbert J. Hagerman of Roswell New Mexico as governor of New Mexico to take office after Governor Oteros term ends January 22 1906. Hagerman was chosen to unite divided factions and was strongly endorsed by Secretary Hitchcock.
W Burton tells Staffordshire pottery class that scientific training enables clear sight of problems in business. The two main aims are economical production and market disposal. A trained man needs time to apply science, experiment, and pursue prolonged systematic investigation for lasting gains.
Ahistorical note warns of a long running decline in filthy bark notes in circulation due to public aversion. It champions increased redemption facilities and urges continued public demand for redemption to curb circulating dirty money.
A man credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing rheumatism and blood disorders after months of use, noting eight years without recurrence and family adoption. Advertisements tout blood purifiers from Dr. Williams Medicine Co and Botan ic Blood Balm, claiming cures for skin and blood diseases and free samples.
A zany jumble of ads and quips notes cable rates to Japan at 1.76 dollars per word for two messages amid wartime news. It praises Pillsbury Vitos, Defiance Starch, and advice on marriage for money, interwoven with jokes about Christian Science churches and glass eyes. The Philadelphia Record blends peculiar claims about capital investments in Mexico and English and French stakes as a wide array of fillers and satire.
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