A Philippine Scoop Sparks Addington’s Frontline Resolve
Clarence Addington, a Philippine correspondent, pursues a missing story after a ten hour battle ends in American victory. He joins an ambulance detachment, helps rescue wounded, and is wounded himself. In Manila hospital he learns his report was censored and later filed with praise for his gallantry.
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Clarence Addington
Philippines
Manila
General 1S
Addington
Dore
Cluestrand
Geld Artilery
Eider
Linn
Gil
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Great Lawyer Gambles on Grave Defendant in Jury Trial
In this New York Journal tale a famed attorney faces a moral clash over a gray haired juror eyed as near death. The practical friend misleads by naming the defendant’s uncle as a potential strike. The jury ultimately finds the prisoner not guilty.
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Dia
Orice
New York Journal
Diving Bell Disaster Reveals Depth Pressure Risks
The Misbury Chronicle reports a failed diving bell project built in Tyke Michigan for deep lake work. The bronze six foot square bell weighed 23 000 pounds, with three inch glass windows and iron reinforcements, towed to Milwaukee then submerged to 200 feet where fractures and shattered lenses ended the test.
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Ina Pittsburg
Tyke Michigan
Tollends
Milwaukee
Gland
Misbury Chronicle
Lee and troops in Cimarron Country clash and guard tales
The article recalls Fitzhugh Lee’s White House visits and Capt. Jo cfze guarding the private office. It recounts Teo Todor as a daring officer in the old Second cavalry later the Fifth, his wound from an Indian arrow at a log fort in the Cimarron Country Texas 1860s, and his heroic escape back to camp. It notes the regiment’s leaders Albert Sidney Johnson Robert E. Lee and Hardee and Kirby Smith as captain of Todor’s company.
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Geo. Fitzhugh Lee
White House
Jocflze
Binet
Cimarron
Texas
Nog End
Loge
Teo
Lee
Second Cavalry
Albert Sidney Johnson
Robert B. Lee
Hardee
George S. Thomas
Fitzhugh Lee
Kirby Smith
Loefifer
He Wasn't at Nome Chief Justice Cockburn Tale
The late Chief Justice Cockburn tells a story of a trial where he examined a witness. He asked if the plaintiff’s counsel called the witness, and the defendant’s lawyer objected. After a long pause, Cockburn pressed for the witness’s answer and the man finally said the plaintiff “wasn’t atone.”
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Cockburn
Mr. B
James
An Old Timer Shares River Tales At City Office
A crowd of young men hear an elderly steamboat veteran recount memories of the Mississippi. He recalls past captains and Indians, mentions Bill Jane and Bill Jones and notes the river long predated current times. A light taunt about dating reveals playful city life in Memphis style.
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Mississippi
Bill Jane
Fortida
Bill Jones
Bill
Fried Chicken and Corn pone At Gordonsville Junction
George Carlton of Atlanta spoke with The Tribune in New York about regional food lore. He extols Gordonsville Virginia fried chicken sold by traveling mammy vendors at depots, noting the deceptive but delicious practice of serving only leg portions and the memory of the savor.
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George Carlton
Atlant
New York
the Trébune
Hotel Imperial
Mr. Carlton
New England
Philadelphia
South
Gordonsville
Dad
Gome
Little Junctional Station
Virginia
Ohesapeake
Ohio
Carlton
Richmond
Washington
Nyall
Anyoun
Imother
Mother
Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta
Whistle Invention Promises Long Range Sound
A new bronze three-whistle device, arranged between two disks of steel, is said to be audible up to forty miles. The largest mouth points upward while the other two point downward and are linked by steam channels. The trio is tuned to sound like a softly played piano.
Train Robbery Near Branehville and Betoun.s
A gang of ten robbers boarded the Brjnnellville express at 6 o'clock tonight four miles below here. One man covered the messenger with a revolver while others secured about 21,700 in cash. They signaled the engineer to stop, then fled the scene as the train halted. County officers are in pursuit. effort to capture the robbers continues.
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Betoun.s
Dee
Brjnnellville
Doreljuster
Widow Acquitted After Constable Assault Trial in Wilkes Barre
A poor widow in Wilkes-Barre was arrested on a charge of assaulting a constable. She testified that the officer, relying on a landlord’s warrant, attempted to seize her cradle and baby, prompting courtroom sympathy. The jury found her not guilty and awarded costs to the constable and the justice who issued the warrant.
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Wilkesbarre
Justice Bene Peace
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