Good Reason Why Confederate Commander Helped Prisoners Escape
In a 1862 event at Games MIA two Union regiments were captured by Texans of the Sth Texas. Col Upton saw Union officers surrender swords and, while holding the improvised pan, ordered Big John Ferris to stop an escape attempt. Ferris urged letting the prisoners go, saying they’d rather fight than feed them.
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Sth
Texas
Upton
Big John” Ferris
Company B
John Ferris
Big John
The Fingerless Kind
Lilian Ruepell visits Atlantic City and notes many slashed skirts on the Boardwalk. A girl with a boldly slashed dress asks how it fits and is told it fits like a mitt, prompting a light remark from Miss Russell.
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Lilian Ruepell
Atlantic City
Miss Russell
Old Acquaintance Lamp Shade Tale
A resourceful girl recycled a pink party frock into a lamp shade and displayed it to a caller. He studied the shade and quipped that he had danced with it the last time he saw it, adding a playful, risqué memory of the past.
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Ribbona
Wiliam
Still a Bachelor Patience in Militia Query
A dialogue humorously questions a brother's militia service. One says he has been in four engagements without capture, while another retorts that remaining unmassed prisoners shows mixed luck. The exchange reflects wartime attitudes and personal risk.
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Patience
Militia
Patrice
Man's Early Years and Tommy Pop Ideals
The Philadelphia Record notes a line about an idealist father and his son, describing a young man who regards all women as angels. The piece suggests a reflective portrait of male identity and expectations in early life.
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Tommy
Philadelphia Record
State Board of Parole
Roy Fiske
Newton
C. A. Rawson
Republican Central Committee
C. 0. McGlain
Tiske
Fundy
Miners Wage Scale Agreement Reached in Iowa
Des Moines reports a two year contract on wage scales and working conditions for Iowa miners and operators. The agreement, drafted by thirteen miners led by William H. Rodgers and union officials, fixes a $1.25 per day buy state picker wage and sets eight hour days, with extensive provisions on mine safety, procedures, and disputes. The deal awaits referendum approval by miners and operators.
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Des Moines
Iowa
William H. Rodgers
Albia
District 18
United Mine Workers
HE. C. Smith
Iowa Coal, Operators’ Association
Miners’ Organization
Tornado Leaves Sanborn Area Riddled with Death and Damage
A tornado near Sheldon and Sanborn Iowa Friday night kills Patrick Dougherty and James Dufaistra in Sanborn, plus a two year old child of John Bisland. Dozens injured and property losses near a quarter of a million dollars sweep across Sanborn and surrounding farms. Postoffice damage scatters mail, while water supply falters and fire protection is wiped out.
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Naneru Nemmpaper Union News Service
Sanborn
Sheldon
Patrick Dougherty
James Dufaistra
John Distand
T A Mather
Eisland
Dougherty
Ross Fink
Mr. Fluk
James Dumistra
Holland
Howard
John Bisland
Peter Velie
Allen Ranch
Hespersa
Steal Tower
Four Hurt In Cyclone Near Canistota South Dakota
A destructive cyclone struck near Canistota South Dakota Sunday night injuring four people and causing heavy property damage. A funnel shaped cloud formed six miles southwest of Canistota around 10 o clock after a strong gale all evening. The cyclone appeared near the Fred Henthorn farm area.
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Canisatota
Canistota
S. D
Fara
Injurius
Fred Henthorn
Tekamah Tornado Threat Fades After City Scare
A strong tornado cloud passed Tekamah Nebraska at 6 44 Friday evening. The storm skirted Reservott Hill reservoir water supply and blew down trees and moved several structures. Residents witnessed a terrifying spectacle as the twister veered over the city with hurricane force winds.
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Tekamah
Rain Floods Huron Basements Cause Major Damage
Heavy rain in Huron, South Dakota, reached roughly 3.69 inches and flooded basements across the business and residential areas. J. A. Sauer reported substantial losses in his algar factory basement, with the Herald office also inundated, forcing printing at the Huronite. A major washout occurred on the west wall of the City National bank building under construction.
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Huron
S. D
J. A. Sauer
Algar Factary
Mwany
Huron Herald
Huronite
New
City National Bank
Wich
Storm Near Bridgewater Damages Local Farms
A destructive hail and wind storm struck five miles southwest of Bridgewater South Carolina Friday night. It caused near total loss on the Jacob J Tschatter farm Joseph B Glanzer and Joseph Hofer properties and other farms. Rye may survive and corn and small grain may revive to yield part of a normal crop.
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Bridgewater
S. C
Here
Jacob J.tschatter
Joseph B. Glanzer
Joseph Hofer
Destructive Northward Storm Strikes Two Farms Near Canistola
A powerful storm tracked nearly due north for about eight miles, flattening barns and outbuildings on the Henthorn and James Graham farms and demolishing a fine cluster at the Fred Harms place two tiles northwest of Canistola. Four members of the HariF family were seriously injured as debris scattered for a mile in all directions.
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Robert Powers
Grandell
Hanas
John Hurd
Red Nelson
Sheldon
Hirmeelf
Curt Watson
Serborn
O'Brien County Farm Insurance Company
Wundrede
Sanborn
Remaking of New Zealand Trees and Wildlife Change
Rapid ecological shifts occur in New Zealand as native Polynesian species decline under European influence. Imported species spread, streams host large American and European trout, and forests are replaced by foreign trees. Millions of larches oaks Douglas firs and eucalypts have already been planted with seedlings arriving continually.
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New Zealand
United States
Europe
Australia
Spares A Woman's Fingers And Magnetic Hammer Intro
A fragment discusses a magnetic hammer designed to hold tacks or nails by a permanently magnetized head. It suggests the tool would reduce the chance of injuring a woman's fingers and minimizes manual handling during nailing. The passage reflects humorous tone about the Joker and practical innovation.
Tacking with care can spare hands and fingers
A fragment notes that driving tacks can be done without harm to especially delicate fingers, emphasizing careful technique to avoid injury. The casual remark suggests practical advice for finishing a small carpentry task safely.
Pillow Life Preserver Patent Aids Float in Water
A Maryland inventor designs an elongated buoyant pillow with a head slot and fastenings to secure around the chest. The device keeps only the head above water while the body remains largely buoyant and free, allowing arms and legs to move freely.
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Marylander
Patent
Maryland
Bath Tub for Babies Invented on Wheeled Stand
A Washington man has designed a baby bath tub mounted on a mobile wheeled stand with drawers for toilet articles towels clothes and an extension leaf at one end.
English Invents False Floor Burglary Trap for Shops
A British inventor referenced by Popular Mechanics describes a burglar trap with a false floor before the office counter and a jewelry store front. The weighted door causes the floor to drop intruders into a pit fitted with springs or pneumatic absorbers to cushion a fall.
Magnetic Sun Fields Confirm Zeeman Sunspot Theory
Prof Zeeman confirms Hale’s interpretation that sunspots harbor strong magnetic fields with directions largely perpendicular to the solar surface. He notes the Zeeman effect in iron vapor resembles that seen in photos of sunspot spectra from Mount Wilson. If confirmed, this explains perturbations in Earth’s electric and magnetic balance and atmosphere.
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Zeeman
George EB. Hale
Mount Wilson Observatory
Hale
Earth
NOTE DISTANT EARTHQUAKES SEEN BY SEISMO GRAPHS
A notice describes how seismographs detect distant earthquakes. Professor Milne of the Isle of Wight notes shocks 80 degrees away likely from an eastern center. Professor Beint at Laibach places the disturbance about 3750 miles east. The next day Belput in Baluchistan endures a great quake.
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Isle of Wight
Austria
Milne
Eng
Shacks
Japan
San Francisco
Mexico
Be Int
Laibach
Baluchistan
Asia
Belput
Ottawa Observatory to Gain 73 Inch Telescope
In Ottawa Ontario plans disclose a new 73 inch telescope for the observatory. The item appears among a batch of scientific and industrial patent notes noting varied inventions from across the United States and elsewhere.
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Ottawa
Ont
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Perlahatia
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Migsssippi Valley
Thorne
Interstate Commerce Commission
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Laka City
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Richland
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Davenport
H. T Turpy
Frank Chidma
Cedar Rapide
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Saneborn
Storm
John Blet
M. G. Finch
Finch
James Daly
Western Elevator Company
Huntington Elevator Company
J. W. McKinney
Patrick Mougherts
State Savings Bank
Bord Mint
Martin Cunpot
Tolson Crandell
Charles Javier
Peter Welie
Mrs. Burnt Hansen
Earl Leary
Piprenger
Millery
Alex Amerling
H. F. Addy
Edson Crandall
Consumers’ Lumber Yards
Alfred West Reaiience
Miwaukee
Science and Invention
New Life Preserver
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Uaong
Germany
Indiana University
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