When was it published?

June 7, 1917 in The Princeton Union

Domestic News June 7, 1917

The Princeton Union

Q: What keywords are associated?

Billy Caley, Gun Collection, Memorial Day Display, Historical Firearms, Caley Hardware

Princeton, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota

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What is this article about?

Billy Caley displayed his collection of historical army guns and pistols, including Revolutionary, Civil War, and Spanish-American War items, in the window of Caley Hardware Co. on Memorial Day, attracting considerable interest.

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Billy Caley has an interesting collection of army guns and pistols, ranging from a Revolutionary flint-lock pistol with an 11-16 inch bore to a modern 45 caliber automatic army revolver. Other specimens in his collection include a 44 caliber, muzzle loading civil war pistol, that was a crude fore-runner of the repeating revolver; a Burnside carbine used in the rebellion: two pin-fire pistols that were used in the Indian wars, and three Spanish-American war rifles.

On Memorial day Billy had his collection on display in a window of the Caley Hardware, Co., and it attracted considerable interest.

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Social Event

What keywords are associated?

Billy Caley Gun Collection Memorial Day Display Historical Firearms Caley Hardware

What entities or persons were involved?

Billy Caley

Domestic News Details

Event Date

Memorial Day

Key Persons

Billy Caley

Outcome

attracted considerable interest

Event Details

Billy Caley displayed his collection of army guns and pistols, ranging from a Revolutionary flint-lock pistol with an 11-16 inch bore to a modern 45 caliber automatic army revolver, including a 44 caliber muzzle loading civil war pistol, a Burnside carbine used in the rebellion, two pin-fire pistols used in the Indian wars, and three Spanish-American war rifles, in a window of the Caley Hardware, Co.