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Then, And Nowadays / Wichels, Ernest [857] [WICHELS-1964-857]
When one is interested in the earlier years of Vallejo and Solano County, it seems that every issue of the current Times-Herald or Evening News-Chronicle contains at least a dozen stories that lead directly to similar events some 50 to 100 years ago.

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Messengers Of 1912-1914 / Wichels, Ernest [851] [WICHELS-1964-851]
This community and this county are saddened by the passing, last week, of Harry V. Soanes--a leading business, civic and philanthropic leader and a citizen who truly helped to spark the progress of Vallejo during the present generation.

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Memorial Days In Vallejo / Wichels, Ernest [802] [WICHELS-1964-802]
Decoration Day was made a fixed celebration on May 5, 1868, when Commander-in-Chief John A. Logan, of the Grand Army of the Republic, issued a general order designating May 30, 1868, "for the purpose of strewing with flowers the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country." Some 15 years later the G.A.R. asked that the name of this annual observance be changed to "Memorial Day," but here in 1964-about 80 years later-we still find many old timers calling it "Decoration Day."

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Wichels, Ernest Will Author T-H Historical Column / Wichels, Ernest [771] [WICHELS-1963-771]
NOTE: This is the original notification of the beginning of the "Pages From the Past" history column in 1963. A sparkling column of personal reminiscences and historical lore of the North and Central Bay Areas, will begin in Sunday's Times-Herald.

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Solano celebrates post-Civil War era in 1865 / Delaplane, Kristin [365] [ECHOS-1997-365]
The following are newspaper accounts that appeared from January through May 1865 and giving an indication of life at that time. Solano County had a population of 8,000 to 10,000 people and ranked seventh in the state as measured by their wealth.

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Suisun City, California Welcome Home arch to the veterans of the Spanish American War. The arch was set on south end of Suisun Plaza..

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Relics And VIP Visits / Wichels, Ernest [836] [WICHELS-1965-836]
The year 1965 brings to an end the five-year observance of the Civil War Centennial. And this brings to mind a few local reminders of that conflict, and several other noted historical facts not readily appreciated by most Solano citizens.

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October Leaves / Wichels, Ernest [853] [WICHELS-1964-853]
Every month has important anniversaries of local interest. Three of Mare Island's nuclear-powered submarines were launched in October: THEODORE ROOSEVELT, a polaris-firing boat, on October 2, 1959; the attack A-Sub SCAMP on October 8, 1960, and the first Mare Island A-Sub, SARGO, on October 10, 1957.

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More On Hospitals / Wichels, Ernest [789] [WICHELS-1964-789]
Last Sunday we discussed the hospital facilities or, rather, lack of such facilities available to Solano County and Vallejo residents form 1849. Today we will go into some detail concerning the medical and nursing care Vallejoans have had since that date.

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Early Schools About County / Wichels, Ernest [786] [WICHELS-1964-786]
Alfred W. Newman, a member of the governing body of Vallejo's Unified School District, presented a remarkable story of the public schools in this community at the November, 1963, meeting of the Solano County Historical Society.