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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1908
Page
6
A Denver Republican description of the Custer Battlefield evokes a peaceful, marble memorial scene. White crosses cluster among head stones, snow strewn fields, and a quiet landscape where war is absent save for the solemn memories of fallen soldiers.
Maj George Croghan led 160 men at Fort Stephenson Lower Sandusky now Fremont Ohio during 1812 14 defending the post against 500 British regulars and 700 Tecumseh followers. He inspired his troops and the assault failed with a British Indian retreat to Canada.
Professor James A Grier recalls the Thirty third Illinois and Benton’s brigade at Vicksburg. He describes mismanagement, heavy casualties in Company E and a humorous account of losing a leg in imagination during the siege. A comrade dies beside him as he survives a near miss with a bullet passing through clothing.
A fragment recalls Underwood editors fancy plan to start a sawmill in Florida during the Civil War. He wrote to Lincoln for federal support, arguing emigration benefits, with endorsements from Boston figures including ex governor Boutwell and senators Wilson and Sumner, plus General Gillmore. The note, dated March 26, 1864, is preserved as a curious autograph for a scrapbook.
Washington reports the upcoming decennial census set for April 15, 1910 with a projected cost of 14 million dollars. The permanent census office in Washington will support the effort, aiming for more accurate statistics and improved timing by starting on April 15 rather than June 1, to reduce vacancies in enumerated houses.
A 1906 expense breakdown mocks the U S Senate, noting $1 6408546 saved if abolished and bizarre items like ice for December, 8 dozen corkscrews, a tatum adjustable punch, and various trinkets. The piece lampoons lavish buys such as razors, handbags, frame pieces, and mucilage funded by taxpayers.
An obituary note recalls RS. LETETIA TYLER SEMPLE daughter of President John Tyler dying at the Louise home a large brick house on Massachusetts Avenue and Fifteenth Street in Washington. The piece reflects on the home founded by W. W. Corcoran for impoverished southern gentlewomen and the quiet, unseen lives of its residents.
A scrambled OCR page quotes Homer Fulks on charity applicants, flavored by assorted garbled anecdotes. It mentions Italian churches, a laxative slogan, a Seneca quote, and tobacco advertisements, all in a disjointed collage of ad like notes and stray lines.
An advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a long standing cure for female troubles. It claims relief from bearing down pains, displacements, inflammation, fibroid symptoms, and nervous exhaustion. The notice invites sick women to write for advice to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
New Hampshire senator Jacob H Gallinger born in Canada urges Congress to fund a statue honoring Gen James Miller the Lundys Lane hero. Miller famed for his daring battery charge spoke “Pl try sir” in a famed wartime moment and later settled in Peterboro New Hampshire after disputes with authorities.
The Navy will see 14 of 21 rear admirals reach retirement age through the end of next year. This month admirals Lyon, Walker, and Snow retire. About 11 more rear admirals and four captains are due to advance or retire, signaling a large aging cohort in the service. Robley D. Evans, a noted admiral, will leave active duty as he takes a Pacific assignment.
The American coke industry in the past three years shows a steady drop in consumption per unit due to by product manufacture increasing coke yield from coal. For 1906 total coke production valued at 91,600,000 with an average value of 2.52 per unit.
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