Turning Point of Chickamauga Civil War Battle
Retelling of Gen Longstreet's view of Chickamauga and Bragg's 1863 Tennessee strategy. He recalls plans with Gen Lee to shift battle grounds west, the failed Bragg follow up, and Thomas's stubborn stand on the field. The account covers preparations, final assault, and Lee's disappointment at missed opportunity.
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Fran
Burr
Cincinnati Enquirer
Longstivet
Chickamauga
Gen. Longstreet
Lee
Bragg
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Seddens
Richmond
Hill
Ewell
Rosecrans
Georgia
Marc
Confederacy
Mmy
Virginia
Tennessee
Ohio
Davis
Hood
McKew
Mag
Gene
Zattanooga
Ari
Ringgold
Alexander's
Polk
Oe B
Gordon's Mills
Ehortly
Thomas
Buckner
Cuickamengs
West Point
McCook
Crittenden
Wood
eSames
Chittendah
Missionary Ridge
Gen. Benning
Dyer
Longstreet
Glenn
Stodgrass House
Mr. Snodgrass
Steedman
Denning
Rossville
Chickam
Spe
Vishim
Nashville
Chickamauga River
Chattanooga
Vic
Gettysburg
Southern Cotton Mills Rise Challenge to Northern Industry
The piece argues southern cotton mills expand across the region aided by water power and cheap labor, with Georgia leading progress and a push to use southern capital. It notes lower wages in the South, railroad rate dynamics, and the superiority of southern goods in western markets, while warning of lingering slave-era economic effects.
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Frank Wilkinson
N. Y
North
West
New England
Mississippi Valley
Georgia
South
Mssachusetts
Maine
Cincinnati
Louisville
St Louis
Chicago
Columbia
South Carolina
Solar System Formed in Vorticel Experiment
At a London Physical Society meeting Mr Braham demonstrated the vorticel theory of solar system formation by rotating a drop of castor oil and chloroform in water, causing it to shed smaller drops as planets.
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London Physical Society
Braham
A Minneapolis Song from Providence Press
A fragmented provocation of a Minneapolis themed verse with rustic farming imagery. The text references a dusty miller, wheat and barley, a maize, rye and corn motif, a maiden and a mill, presenting a playful dialogue in a period tone.
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Providence Press
Dusty Miller
Court Fines Coon for Poker Losses and Debt to Salt Lake
A man named Coon faces a $5 fine after recounting gambling losses of about $50 and a plan to join the Mormons in Salt Lake. The court rebukes his behavior, warning against poker in unfamiliar rooms, and orders payment without bribe.
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Detroit
Coon
New Hampshire
Salt Lake
Cities Warmer Than the Country
The article notes city heat affects temperature readings, citing Professor Whitney on London. It argues urban warmth bias distorts weather data and can obscure true secular temperature variations.
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Science
Signal Service
Weather Bureau
Professor Whitney
London
Wisdom of Plants and Ice Plant Experiments
The ice plant of Mediterranean coasts shows how plants select soil nutrients. M Margon's long study reveals vesicles filled with water on the stem and that the plant absorbs soda, potash and alkaline salts. He suggests planting on saline barren soils to improve land for cultivation.
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Mediterranean
M. Margon
M. Mangon
Dr Brigg s Ghost Sightings in Hunting Circles
In the H country Dr Briggs met weekly with hunting companions after a hunt. One dawn he awoke to see a sister figure at his bedside, fainted, and later declared others saw nothing. Sixteen witnesses including Sir John Malcolm noted the incident and date. Months later England sent news the sister died at that time, asking to see her brother and leave two children with him.
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Dr. Briggs
Professor de Morgan
England
Sir John Malcolm
Experiments in Chloroform Tactic From French Surgeon
A French surgeon reports that elevating the feet and placing the head lower when a patient shows collapse under chloroform can restore consciousness and then reestablish anesthesia. The method, tested by lifting the patient’s head and raising the feet, is said to allow anesthetics to be used with greater safety.
British Visitor's Saloon Brawl Sparks International Nonsense
In a comic courtroom moment, George Smith from Canada is jailed for thirty days after drunkenly kicking a saloon door. He asserts British citizenship and demands rights as tensions loom with an implied international conflict. The judge dismisses the appeal and orders confinement.
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Detroit Free Press
George Smith
Canada
Great Britain
Mr. Smith
The Waltz Ensnared a Moment of Secret Joy
A speaker recalls a ballroom waltz where rival eyes flash as the narrator kisses golden hair and declares a bold plan to speak now. The dance swirls through the room, joy and intoxication rise, and the moment ends with a final crash as the waltz ends and a treasure is claimed.
How Uncle Alex Came to See His Friends in Deer Lodge
A 76 year old prospector, Uncle Alex Hyland, braves heavy snow to visit Deer Lodge, Montana. He ascends Deep Gulch on snow shoes, is trapped by a massive avalanche, braces with an alpenstock, and survives a perilous ride before escaping down to Beartown. He plans a safer route home via Henry Grant’s cabin.
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California
Uncle Alex
Deer Lodge
Gerber
Beartown
Canon
Deep
Elk and Deep
Alex
Brin
Beer Creek
Henry Grant
How Sam Trained His Wife in a Boston Restaurant Tale
A Cambridge man recalls a New Hampshire native recounting Sam and Beckie a married couple. After a dispute over leaving, Beckie attempted to drown herself but Sam saved her, then they returned home and hosted guests. The story ends noting they were happier than ever and never spoke of the incident again.
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Sam
Boston
Cambridge
New Hampshire
Beckie
Hig
Merdon
Charlotte Merdon
Fold
Prof. Latz
Horace
Charlotte
Charlie Elliott
Elliott
Brent Seymour
Seymour
Sear
Miss Merdon
Observatory
Ater
New York Letter Sees Style Outshining Beauty on Fifth Avenue
The New York letter argues women lack beauty but show style. It notes pale complexions and imperfect figures amid Fifth Avenue crowds, contrasting with praised beauties like Adelaide Neilson and Alice Dunning. It adds men with tolerable figures and good tailoring look presentable and endure daily life.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Music Rei
Cincinnati
Adelaide Neilson
Alice Dunning
Kentucky
Boston
Telegraphic battery forms and instrument counts cited by Mr Preece
Mr Preece told the Institution of Civil Engineers that in Britain the battery forms used are Daniell Leclanche and bichromate in the ratios 87 56 and 21. He noted ABC instruments include 4598 speeches 4701 Morse printers 1330 sounders and 2000 sounders in England. Sound reading is common in America but rare on the combinet though fastest. There are 224 Wheatstone automatic instruments in use and 319 age and 13 quadruples circuits are at no.
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Scientific American
Institution of Civil Engineers
Preece
England
America
Wheatstone
The Professor's Story from a Springfield Tea
A professor recalls a campus tale of love and a widow, Charlotte Merdon, and Brent Seymour. A prank at a senior party leads to heartbreak then romance, with Charlotte choosing love over wealth and securing a professorship for her lover. The narrator hints the tale is fictionalized.
Apology to the James Gang and Libel Proceedings
The piece reports that Peck's Law and James gang related parties will sue papers for libel over coverage of the gang. Hite, uncle of the James boys, is named as complainant in a suit against The Louisville Courier Journal. The Sun is cited as defending the Jameses despite indictments for murder and crimes.
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James
Peck
Louisville Courier- Journal
Hite
James Boys
Hite Boys
Jameses
Sun
The Fight of the Braidwood Coroners Peek
The Braidwood mine disaster story shows a quarrel between rival coroners over jurisdiction. The mine opening is in Will county while the shaft lies beneath Grundy county, causing claims for fees and contested authority. The scene hints at broader tensions over who claims the aftermath.
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Braidwood
Peek's Sun
Will County
Grundy County
Grundy
Newhall
Arizona Mining Boom After Southern Pacific Rail Line
The text notes Arizona’s transformation from a desert waste to a developing mining region aided by the Southern Pacific railroad. It cites that in 1882 the territory ranked third among states and territories in gold silver copper and lead production with a value of 11 702.
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Scientific American
Arizona
Southern Pacific
Faye's solar state theory challenged by Cagniard-Latour tests
The paper reviews Faye's claim that the sun and other large bodies remain gaseous at all depths, arguing that cooling and chemical processes could allow layers to cool into liquids or solids. Cagniard-Latour's experiments are cited to show density change without state change, supporting a complex planetary interior model.
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French Academy
Comptes Rendus
Faye
Cagniard-Latour
Faye Besea
Carrington
The Large Wearted Man and the Rescue of a Mouse
A Hartford area clergyman refused to give a trapped mouse to the cat after perceiving a beseeching look. He freed the mouse in a nearby lot, sparking his wife’s warning of future trouble. The minister remained firm, insisting the mouse would not reach the house again.
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Hartford
the Times
Who Am I Anyway It A Danish Heiress Heir Mystery
A Danish boy asks a lawyer to identify him and explain his claim to inheritance. The tale traces a widow's remarriage across Norse and Danish families, leading to a dispute over who may inherit property after the deaths of several relatives. The boy seeks legal resolution amid doubts from his supposed aunts.
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The
Salt Lake Tribune
Grendchil
al Wyer
Iron-Jawed Artist Captivates New York Circus Crowd
A New York Journal interview profiles an American trapeze artist known as the iron jaw, describing her daring 200 foot wire descent at speed, the risky landing, and her view of audiences from Europe to America. She discusses training, fame, and the place of women in the circus, noting strong-minded figures like Anna Dickinson and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
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New York Journal
Barnum
Newport
Virginia
Fairy
Arion Society
Hingoe
Fourth Avenue
Madison Avenue
Madame Junaut
Paris
Europe
Lisbon
Hungary
Algiers
St. Petersburg
Pitteage Penn
Anna Dickinson
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Lillie Devereux Blake
The Sons of Malta: a 19th century initiation in New Orleans
A nostalgic recounting traces the rise of the Sons of Malta in New Orleans, noting a public image as a benevolent group. It details elaborate initiation rites, mock confessions, and pranks that mocked secrecy, including blindfolded tests, feigned baths, a spinning boiler vault, and a grand finale awarding honorary ranks with satirical credentials.
Hog influence haunts tale of heaven and law in Arkansaw
Arkansaw Traveler Simon Hayshon relays a provocative piece on the hogs effect on society. A dream tale follows a black man’s vision of heaven judged by Gabriel the archangel and a hogs role in the heavenly book. The narrator notes the hogs provoke conflict between law and the colored man.
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Arkansaw
Simon Hayshon
de Groun
Gabriel
Lawd
Tobacco in Hen Roost Question Sparks Cautionary Tale
A Peck's Sun correspondent asks about using tobacco to keep hens healthy. The piece recounts a La Crosse gentleman who used tobacco in a fancy hen house, observed a rooster chewing and spitting, and notes hens gathering for a chew. It advises total abstinence to protect poultry health.
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Peck
la Crosse
Postal Convenience Advances Abroad Leave U S Behind
Dr Albert Leffingwell argues that foreign postal reforms outpace the United States including penny postage and pre paid return cards. He cites European practices from England to Switzerland and notes issues with New York mail collection and public newspaper receptacles. He laments slow U S adoption and suggests widespread European availability of stamps and services.
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Albert Leffingwell
England
Europe
Engh
Switzerland
General Post Office
Roy Pass
Woon
Jean
New York
Austria
Americanizing English Journalism in Philadelphia
Justin McCarthy aims to reform English journalism by teaching editors to convey simple arithmetic clearly in concise Philadelphia style. He argues for brevity, claiming "two twos are four" can be stated in under two columns and a half.
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Philadelphia News
Justin McCarthy
Detroit Pree Presa Calf Sale Inquiry Sparks Confusion
A wagon with a calf in a cage drew farmers to a market stall yesterday. A butcher questioned the calf’s breed and price, while the seller’s evasive replies tangled the exchange as he insisted the animal could fetch four dollars. The scene highlighted a humorous, cryptic exchange over breed and value.
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Detroit
Durham
Ayrshire
Wisconsin farmer faces fire risk from kerosene storage
A Wisconsin farmer stored ten barrels of kerosene in a barn with 100 tons of hay and entered with a lantern to inspect an ice safe. He has not used kerazine since and has no insurance.
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New York Commercial Advertiser
Wisconsin
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Pennsylvania Railroad Company
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Minneapolis
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J. M. Whitman
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Addie Mather
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Circus
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