1890-1899: THE TIMELINE---~INTRODUCTION~---timeline---related pages---site navigation
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1890-1899: THE TIMELINE---introduction---~TIMELINE~---related pages---site navigation
1894
- Will graduates from Canton High School
- May: Will is certified to teach in the Canton schools.
- June: Alma graduates from Canton High School
- June: Will undergoes a physical examination for his West Point application
- September: I think this is when Alma starts teaching at Canton High School, continuing until 1899.
- April: Will is appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point, starting in June.
- Sometime during this year, Alma apparently visits Oberlin College with her friend Lily Love.
- July: Fred rides his bicycle from Canton to visit Will at West Point.
- August 27: Sibyl Grutchfield Hosking (later Fred's second wife) is born in Ontario, Canada
- Year approximate: Papa Charles loses his job in the Canton public schools.
- April: Fred enlists in the Army for the Spanish-American War
- November 21: Fred's company is mustered out of service.
- January: Papa Charles applies for a federal disability pension, to which his Civil War service entitles him.
- May: Papa Charles is approved for his federal disability pension.
- Fall: Alma goes to Oberlin college for her freshman year
- October: Papa Charles gives a speech opposing the US acquisition of the Philippines.
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