Medal of Honor legends and the Legion history
Historian J Madison Drake surveys the Medal of Honor meaning from Civil War roots to modern times. He notes values, eligibility, and the Medal’s evolution. The piece traces 1862 fights, 1870s brevet system, and the Medal of Honor Legion formed in 1899, led by John H. Cook, planning Gettysburg events.
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Walter Thorn
Samuel B. Horn
William J. Wray
Government adds new Native names to land allotment warrants
Treasury department issued warrants to a list of allottees for lands in the west. Names include Mary Full Stomach, John Brings Home the Baby, George Circle Fool, Kettle Woman, Susan Howling Horse, She Palota Her Shoes, Helen Crown, Like Water, and Edward Useful Heart.
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Like Water
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Baseball stars of 1912 season power and misplays noted
Reminiscence highlights 1912 AL NL players with batting averages hits and fielding. Wood Plank Johnson Coombe Bender McConnell Ford Mullin Dubue Hendrix and others praised for batting skills and fielding. Anecdotes recount clashes with umpire Kiem and exchange with Bresnahan about a rough game.
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Eddie Plank
Walter Johnson
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George Mullin
Detroit
Chief Bender
Glavenich the Linguist and Pitcher at Cleveland Napa
Luke Glavenich, noted for Slavonian ancestry, joined Cleveland Napa as a pitcher. Born to a Slav father, he spoke no English until age four, then learned fast among town youths. He speaks Slav languages fluently and knows Italian well, having grown amid Jackson and Cal communities.
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Two Sharp Tongued Players Stir Baseball Minds
Two young players making noise this season are Walter Rehg of the St. Paul Saints and George Whitted of the St. Louis Cardinals for their playing skill and sharp wit. Veterans describe Rehg as a nervy youngster with a quick tongue and keen verbal timing.
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Times Change and Public Plight in Early Columns
A collection of 19th century commentary contrasts beggary and work ethic with social norms. Witty exchanges about public taste, economic hardship, and shifting morals appear as quoted remarks from Boston Transcript and Washington Star. The tone notes evolving questions of virtue and leisure in daily life.
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Washington Star
Willing to Be One Merchant Dialogue
Fragmentary dialogue presents a comic exchange with an odd premise about marriage and principle. The scene features a merchant and a character named Kont in a diner setting, suggesting a theatrical or literary transcript excerpt.
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Heston Transcript
Misunderstood Women Impress Cioeipnatl Enquirer
Fragmentary quote from the Cioeipnatl Enquirer remarks that Bhe-We women are misunderstood and not seen attempting to appear plain, illustrating a social stereotype.
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Unclear fragment hints at guardians and money
Fragmentary line mentions guardians and money with cryptic phrasing. lacks clear subject, event, or identifiable names to form a complete news item.
Grasseater Declares Veggie Stand on Ethical Grounds
A dialogue contrasts meat avoidance with the claim that potato production harms potato bugs. One speaker refuses meat citing life costs while the other notes potato farming also causes bug fatalities.
Lucky Survivor
A Boston Transcript clipping notes one survivor in a perilous run where a crash is feared amid a group of eligible men, with a sharp line about a forthcoming smashup and fragile fate. The tone hints at melodrama surrounding a competitive social scene and risk.
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Mikes
Treulo
Boston Transcript
The New Way and Old Style Dance Compared
The excerpt contrasts an old style dance with a new method described as requiring different effort. It notes that one evening’s dance can equal walking a distance akin to tea abies, and Maud remarks the old style is replaced by a harder equivalent to climbing about ten.
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Broad quote on wife and European trip contemplation
Fragmentary utterance discusses a wife giving up a European trip and questions about travel broadening horizons. We cannot determine complete context or attribution from the provided text.
The Trouble. Brown By Jove, I Left My Purse Behind
A brief comic item from the Newark Star about a purse forgotten under a pillow and a misunderstanding over who will return it to Brown's wife.
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Smith
Newark Star
Unhealthful Mercy Quote Sparks Urban Quip
A Philadelphia Record item jokes about cleanliness and mercy with a mayoral or civic wit remark. The exchange portrays a sharp line between refined sentiment and crude street slang, reflecting public tone on health and virtue.
Washerwomen and art water riddle from Com le Cute
A humorous quip asks why washerwomen are foolish and answers that they set tubs to catch art water when it gains hard. The joke plays on a pun about hard water and clever laundry work.
Postwar Wage News: Tiny businesses push for fair pay
The report notes ongoing wage discussions after the war, with small shops urging fair pay reforms. Local officials, labor groups, and employers hold talks to address living costs and worker compensation.
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