Booths Capture A Battle Ended Lincoln Assassin Surrender
Lieutenant L B Baker recounts the pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth after the Lincoln assassination. The chase leads from Fredericksburg to Garretts farm, a barn siege, and a fatal shot fired by Sergeant Boston Corbett as Booth resists arrest and dies from his wound. The narrative covers the arrest, the Barn fire, and Booths dying words for his mother and country.
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L.B. Baker
Auditor's
Washington
John Wilkes Booth
Booth
President Lincoln
Ford
L. C. Baker
Dvent
L. B. Baker
New York City
Stanton
Baker
Potomac
Surratsville
Richmond
Port Tobacco
Chappelle Point
Harold
Dorherty
BE. J. Conger
D. Conger
United States Service
Conger
John S. Ide
Belle Plain
Arquia Creek
Hooth
Patty
Rollins
Jett
Mosby
Bowling Green
Fredericksburg
Garrett Place
Captain Jett
Navy
Ientiemen
Garrett Plantation
Garrett Residence
Garrett
Young Garrett
Father
Colonel Conger
Hit
Leutenant
Boo
Alreying
Arold
Hayman
Oston Corbett
Corbett
Rtg
Navy Yard
Stealing a Tombstone Trial in Virginia City
William Boggs was arraigned for grand larceny after allegedly stealing a cemetery tombstone. The provably dubious epitaph and Boggs admission set a courtroom scene as jurors recounted his notorious past, labeling him a thieving scoundrel and connecting him to prior robberies and deceit.
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William Boggs
Cary of
Carson
Boggs
W. Boggstone
Pace Boggs
Apenecae Paris
Bosgs
Bodie
Bill Boggstone
Monte Sharp
Farmers* Bank of New Haven
Placerville
Boggstone
The Nation's Wards. Indian Affairs in New Mexico
A critical view traces Indian conflicts to white policy and treaty breaches. It argues for the Golden Rule approach, cites the 1868 Sioux treaty and Black Hills disputes, and condemns expansionist greed. The piece calls for peaceful Ute removal, warns against renewed war, and laments government negligence and outcry for settlers. It links killings at Custer and Thornburg to broader federal failures and the costly Indian policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip
Colorado
Washington
Black Hills
United States
Sitting Bull
Custer
Major Thornburg
Leutenant Pike
Beacon Hill
Back Bay
Last Word on Ute Removal Warning to Government
A closing rebuke warns the government to avoid forcibly removing the Utes from their homeland without consent. The piece asserts the article's length is sufficient and emphasizes caution in policy actions toward Native lands and rights.
Mongol in San Francisco Eyes American Chambermaid Marriage
A San Francisco Chronicle report details Wah Yick Tung Kee Sam Kee Tong Wo a Mongol suitor planning to wed Miss Annie Drever, a U S chambermaid, amid Chinatown uproar. The bride’s address is uncertain and the couple’s wedding is slated for today with broad local interest.
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San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco
Chinatown
Wah Wick
Tung Kee
Sam Kee
Tong Wo
Wah Yick
Wah
Annie Drever
Mission Street
Garibaldi Divorce Petition in Rome Case
Rome court hears General Garibaldi seek annulment of 1860 marriage to Giuseppina Raimondi. The brief argues lack of consent and formal defects, noting Raimondi’s youth and guardian issues. Garibaldi contests evidence as inadmissible. advocates claim Raimondi wed under pressure from her guardian.
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Court of Appeal
Rome
General Garibaldi
Fino
Como
Giuseppina Raimondi
Daily News
Mancini and
Buesolini
Dumerge Garibaldi
Garibaldi
Italy
Signora Raimondi
Lomboard
Raimondi
Giorgio Raimondi
Paaraine
Bussolini
Sign
Learning to Dance on Stage in English Stage Art
An English exchange explains the long training for stage dancing with foot turns, points, and toe work. It describes exercises to loosen joints, the difficulty of arm movement, and notes Miss Kate Vaubhan as the most graceful, praising controlled, integrated motion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Vaubhan
Gambois
Sugar Industry From Cane Cultivation to Refined Sugar
The article traces sugar from cane origins through cultivation, milling, and fermentation control to refine and crystallize sugar. It covers propagation methods, field practices, mill design, clarifying agents, and modern refining, plus the economics of production, trade, and price fluctuations across Cuba, Louisiana, and Europe.
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Louisiana
Cuba
Europe
Fish Stories prize tales of a pike swallowing a bladder
Readers submit entertaining yarns about fish swallowing objects in rivers and lakes. An Detroit correspondent describes a bladder-swallowing pike that inflates and sinks, then bursts as it breathes. Other tales include a trout that swallows a fly and appears to eat itself, and an alligator that had swallowed a salmon containing a snake and a turtle.
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A. Gians
Vick
Wah
Subei Sen
San Franciisco
Annie
Gal
Shile
Detroit
Mich
Forest and Streamwell
Uwno
Boiling Spring in Port Jervis Captivates Town Again
Port Jervis revival hinges on a rumored boiling spring near Pike Street and the Erie repair shop.4000 visitors flocked despite sleet and snow as townsfolk hailed the discovery. A bar room debate over a legendary spring ends with a practical explanation and a hopeful future for the town.
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Port Jervis
Saya
New
Pike Street
Erie Railroad Company
Moses
Saraa
Boyle Roche
Droheda
Melting ice apocalypse foretold by Henri Divarez
Henri Divarez warns that a looming snow sheet from a mountain summit will sweep across the globe, burying great cities beneath an eternal shroud. Civilization retreats toward the equator as northern capitals fade, maps transform, and humanity endures Arctic quests to glimpse a frozen Paris and Marseille before the final sun sinks on a lonely shore.
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Henri Divarez
St. Petersburg
Berlin
London
Paris
Vienna
Constantinople
Rome
Lyons
Bordeaux
Marseilles
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Indian Affairs
New Mexico
Datorah
Indian Territory
Cherrington
Date Creek
Arizona
Nero
Congress
San Juan
Wimentenches
Capotes
Manches
Felix R. Brunot
Garibaldi Raimondi
Hermit of
Capri
Persia
Madeira
Canaries
America
New Orleans
Santo Domingo
Gulf States
Bengal
West Indies
Egypt
England
Fish Stories
Besk
Hippomenes
Eliza C. Hart
Peterboro
Sonny
Free Press
Griswold Street
Rich
A. C. Dodge
Oil City
Oxford
London Punch
Bellew
John Bomber
Lena
Jefferson Market
New York Telegram
John
Fife
Mein Freindt
Fred Reyer
Dees Place
New York Herald
Jefferson Market Court
Henrietta
Jacob Knutzman
Chuden
Jacob
Yarmany
Osnabruck
Prince Bismarck
Bodeg
Prince Ismarck
Imperial Court
Louis Napoleon
Monsieur
Oder
Gar
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