Gettysburg war notes and pension decisions compiled
A mixed page of Civil War reminiscences and modern pension rulings. It recalls Gen James W Latta born 1839, his military career across multiple Pennsylvania units, and anecdotes from Grand Junction and Perryville. It also covers pension errors reversed by the secretary of the interior, and a new monument to John Burns near Reynolds Woods in Gettysburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Latta
Philadelphia
Central High School
Gray Reserves
National Guard
One Hundred and
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Sixth Army Corps
Adjutant General of Volunteers
Fredericksburg
Salem Church
Gettysburg
Rappahannock Station
Mine Run
Wilderness
Spottsylvania
Cold Barter
Winchester
Petersburo
Fort Stevens
Ebenezer Church
Columbus
James W. Battnvice
Colorado
First Infantry
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Hartrant
Wiliam Boay Smith
Grand Junction
Darkies
Taedar
Fearcat
Gettysberg
St. Clair A. Mulholland
Philadelphia Pubfic Ledger
Mars la Tour
Garde-Schutzen
Metz
Balaklava
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New Hampshire
New York
Indiana
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
Massachusetts
Secretary of the Interior
Commissioner of Pensions
A. A. Daniels
Grand Forks
N. D
Daniels
Milwaukee
Evans
Pension Bureau
Pension Committees of
Congress
John Bates
John Burna
Gettasburg
Reynolds Woods
Johns’ Burns Woll
Steen
Gettyshare
Joan Burns
Col. Wister
Col Wister
Florida Waterloo Adventures in Aunt Judy's Bayou
A fragment from W J Cowes depicts Aunt Judy catching two boys Napolean and Sam whiling away by the bayou. They rig a bridge, plot mischief, and dodge punishment as Aunt Judy pursues them with a cane while the river and palmettoes frame a rural Florida scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy
Zion
Paleon
Sam Williams
Yassir
Prince of Poets Inscription at Westminster Abbey
Edmund Spencer, famed author of the Faery Queen, is described as Prince of Poets in the inscription on his monument in Westminster Abbey. He is noted as an admired author whose epitaph reflects his poetic stature.
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Edmund Spencer
Westminster Abbey
Excerted to Science America's place in the scientific world
Excerpted from Popular Science Monthly the discussion notes that the United States leads in invention engineering and practical fields but lags in pure science. While strong in some branches, the nation remains inferior in mathematics physics chemistry physiology and in reputation though leading in astronomy and ecology.
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Popular Science Monthly
Rough Riders and Elephants in a WWI Era Tale
A quirky note compares Rough Riders with the King of Siam’s army, imagining 600 elephants forming a lumbering corps. The writer muses how half the American Rough Riders could round up the herd, marching in a simple three step order before fatigue ends the scene.
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King of Siam
Death Valley Quest Describes Hottest Driest Spot Known
An expedition in Death Valley California a remote Mojave desert region seeks new physical features amid extreme heat and barren canyons. The narrative details deadly thirst nomad graves and ancient volcanic craters as 1849 emigrants struggle to reach California and survive the roasting valley through a narrow escape into southern California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Death Valley
California
Boston
Chicago
Inro County
Pacific Ocean
Mojave
Colorado
Africa
Asia
Sierras
America
Searles Borax
Missouri
Salt Lake City
Storres
New el
Fa Peral Mountains
Father Sold Daughter for 50 Faces 15 Year Term
Jeanne Potito, 15, testified against her French Canadian father Pierre Potito, 40, who admitted selling her to a French waiter for 50 dollars. Justice McMahon sentenced him to the maximum fifteen years and a $1000 fine. another indictment could add ten years. The case drew notice from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children after two weeks of treatment enabled the girl to describe her ordeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanne Potito
Polite
McMahon
New York Times
Origin of Racker Star Tilinote Nickname Story
Early called Prairie State due to its grassy land. It was nicknamed Lutker State for travelers who faced water shortages. Indians showed how to find water by probing a low place on the prairie and drawing up water with a long straw from a crawfish hole, according to the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie State
Prairies
Record year for Russian cigarette exports to world
The article notes a sharp rise in Russia's cigarette exports, stating 1.24 hundred million cigarettes shipped abroad in 1301 and Germany as the top buyer with seventy five million units. Finland follows, with about thirty four million, and shipments reach global markets.
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Carrietton
Russia
Germany
Finland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Irving
Willows
Torseman
Slorpy Hollow
Minna
Inter Ocean
Col Das McCook
Sam Grimshaw
John J. McCook
Dr Hall
New York City
Jobs
Dan McCook
Perryville
Crab Orchard
Col
John McCook
John
Col. Daz
Florida Waterloo
W. J. Cowes
Dally Shere Pub
Napoleon
Aunt Judy
Bayou
Sam
Gwineter
Poleon
Aunt Tutu
Pete
Nyen
Dresth Valley
Pummar
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