Night Express Disaster and Ned Hughes Heroism
A winter night at Longley station features Ned Hughes commandeering a fast express as an engine breaks down. The ride sweeps through forests and gorges at perilous speeds, culminating in a head-on crash with a down train. Ned sacrifices himself to save passengers. the Nora is wrecked and ten on board perished alongside others. The narrator survives, praising Ned’s courage and lamenting the tragic toll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longley
Night Express
Crawford
Langley
Ned Hughes
George
Ned
Law
Ila
Aics
Nora
Hall
Nei
Rawdon
Quincy
Freman
Allis
Newton
Rawing
Quincey
Con
Tahall
Norn
Steuven
Nod
Cameron
N. Y
Camp Fire Stories of War and Snakes on the Kanawha
Captain George McKay recalls Civil War episodes mixing battle and close escapes along the Kanawha river in West Virginia. A trapped group of twenty-one soldiers hides in a cave as rattlesnakes crawl over them during a night kept alive by fear and stealth, and later tales recount battles, pursuit, and a deserter’s escape aided by a misleading road choice.
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Natttora
George McKay
Seventh
Ohio
West Virginia
Adam
Squire Bander
Bouder
Chasing General Toombs Through Washington Georgia
Federal troopers pursue Confederate General Toombs through Washington Georgia. Captain Saint plans capture at the general’s residence. Private Sutherland leads on horseback, encountering a roadside lookout and closing in on the fleeing figure. The chase spans streets and outskirts as the rider tries to escape.
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John Sutherland
W. PB. Reed
Atlanta Constitution
Sutherland
Fourth Town Cavalry
Saint
Toombs
Georgia
Washington
Hallo
Sambo
Tie Negra
Marie Robert
Maree Robert
Rascal
Cane Passed Down Through War Bonds and Missing Rider
Major Robbins receives a story about a worn bony cane once owned by Captain Crozer of the Sixth Kentucky Cavalry. The cane bears Magoffin Jr. to James M. Crozer and a memorial inscription. Crozer vanished during a mining expedition, with fate unknown. the cane resurfaced via Stewart in Denver and now heads to Owensboro, Kentucky.
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Major Robbins
Sixth Internal Revenue District
Kentucky
DR. Magoffin, Jr
James M. Crozer
Co. A
Sixth Kentucky Cavalry
C. 5
Magoffin
Old Commonwealth
Crozer
Croyey
Yong Man
Denver
Col
Mr. Stewart
Kentucky Central Railroad
Stewart
Captain Crozer
Mvny
Sierra Nevadas
Mast
Owensboro
Cincinnati
Brice Elected Senator and GAR Honors in Ohio
Calvin 8S notes Brice, the new United States Senator from Ohio, a veteran of the late war and member of the Grand Army of the Republic. It states Pennsylvania remains a banner GAR department with about 45,000 members, and reports a contract for a monument to the Andrews raiders funded by Ohio. The monument in blue Westerly granite will feature emblems and a bronze replica of the locomotive General on its pedestals, to be placed in the National Cemetery at Chattanooga.
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Calvin
Brice
United States
Ohio
Grand Army of the Republic
Loyal Laygion
Pensylvania
Banner Department
Andrews Raiders
National Cemetery
Chattanooga
Humorous Fragments From Old Magazines and Puck Style Bits
A collage of jokes and anecdotes from early magazines. A Tramp and Woman scene, a doctor quip about pills, a lawyer and a negr(o) in Arkansaw Traveler, a Case and his typewriter, a parrot philosopher, Spottsylvania humor, and a boastful editor’s barber shop sting.
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Llegends
Salen
Slowisdat
Lask
Neber
Arkansaw
Captain Spear
Pat
Spottsylvania
Rob
Harvard Lampoon
Munsey
Story of a Dying Writer Quietly Published in Magazine
A New York magazine editor recalls a young unknown writer who sent a meritorious short story. Facing her impending death from illness, she asked to print it. The editor altered the publication plan, placing her story in the next issue. she died soon after, leaving thanks in a final letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
N. Y. Lotter
Points on Noses and Great Generals in History
A Cleveland Press piece argues that command talent shapes facial features, claiming Roman noses reflect mind strength. It asserts Romans show sturdy noses, Greeks have delicate noses, and many famed generals like Alexander, Caesar, Napoleon, and Washington share strong Roman noses, implying character determines appearance rather than birth.
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Alexander the Great
Cesar
Frederick the Great
Napoleon
Wellington
Washington
Grant
Sheridan
Lee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ned Lau
Paris
London Times
Walt
Darky
Hou
General Toombs
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