Battle of the Wilderness Ends as Longstreet Arrives
The Wilderness contest ends at 6 a.m. May 6 with Confederate victory after Longstreet's arrival stabilizes Lee's line on Parker's store. The night of May 5 sees heavy fighting and confusion in Grant's and Lee's forces before Longstreet and Anderson's corps reinforce the Confederates.
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Virginia
U. S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Longstreet
Spottsylvania
Lee
Grant
George L. Kilmer
James Longstreet
W. 8
Hancock
Parker
Orange Plank Road
A. P. Hill
R. S. Ewell
Ewell
Plank Road
G. K. Warren
John Sedgwick
Hill
Orange Turnpike
Warren
Henry Heth
Heth
C. M. Wilcox
Wilcox
Burnside
A. E. Burnside
Longstreet Back On the Plank Road
A. 8. Grant
Parker's Store
Sedgwick
James Wadsworth
Wadsworth
Spottsylvania Court House
Richmond
Todd's Tavern
Catharpin
Robinson
Anderson
Charles Griffin
S. W. Crawford
Wright
Courthouse
Fredericksburg
Wilderness
Sedewick
Barlow
Gibbon
Birney
Shady Grove
H. G. Wright
Sixth Corps
Angle
Sheriff’s Wife Made Deputy in Greene County Pa
A Greene County Pennsylvania sheriff named Weimer appoints his wife as deputy sheriff. A one dollar bill marked ninety cents sits in a Boston store window for a day before sale. Isaac Davis of Camden New Jersey kills himself using the same apple tree his brother hanged himself from years earlier.
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Sheriff Weimer
Greene County
Boston
Isaac Davis
Caimden N. J
Science Siftings and Aviation Hopes
The piece notes gold boils at 2400 degrees C in electric furnaces and mentions a German firm using compressed air to harden steel in specific parts. It reports wind speeds up to 600 miles per hour by calculation, cites a new altitude mark by a German aviator, and envisions an aerial Columbus reaching distant shores. It also references aviation fatalities and peacetime military use.
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Portland Oregonian
New York World
Wright
St Louis Republic
How to Use Worn Lace Curtains for Decor
A housewife owner notes old lace curtains contain economical materials for decorative needlework. Small intact motifs can be appliqued to net for yokes cuits and children's dresses with careful alignment and flat stitching. Convert larger undamaged lace pieces into table and cushion covers, bureau items, or combined with linen for attractive covers.
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Hnen
Batiste
Critics Attack Electrocution Methods In Criminal Justice
Electrical expert John Stone argues current methods are inefficient and cruel. He says the energy used is excessive and a small lab spark device could kill instantly, contrasting with the large steam engine and dynamo plant now employed.
Extend Monroe Doctrine to Meet New Conditions
Professor JOSEPH SOHN argues for a broader Monroe Doctrine extension to cover all North American inland and coastal fronts. He urges stronger federal control to keep interstate commerce open and unimpeded, stressing that trade routes must remain accessible east, west, north, and south to the sea.
Captain Edward Simpson Mentioned in Minnesota Fleet Report
Captain Edward Simpson is noted in a Minnesota Fourth division Atlantic fleet report. The Minnesota is described with treaty guns and a displacement of 16,006 tons and 1600 horsepower.
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Edward Simpson
Minnesota
Mitnnesota
How to Quiet a Rattling Window
A home fix suggests using strips of muslin or old calico dipped in a flour starch paste to seal window cracks. The muslin acts like soft putty and adheres to gaps, then removes easily without damaging paint, unlike paper strips.
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Race For Spottsylvania
Grant and Lee
Review of Reviews Company
U.S. Grant
Robert E Lee
Science
Benjamin Franklin
John Stone Stone
New York
Joseph Sohn
College of City of New York
Orever
Chalmers
Ford
Aberdeen
C. T. Scurry
Mgr
Captain Edward Simpson
Phoeto
American Press Association
Messer
Offige
Blyth
E. Heron St
Wash
Grays Harbor
Annadale Fars Wholesale
DAIRY
S. K Street
H. L. Cook & Coo
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