Jackson’s Brilliant Victory at New Orleans Marked by Iron Discipline
The article recounts Andrew Jackson’s January 1815 New Orleans victory over British forces under Sir Edward Pakenham. It notes Roosevelt’s praise of Jackson’s leadership, details the battle’s night actions and final slaughter, and contrasts American resolve with British tactical errors. It highlights 2,000 British dead and 5,500 American troops, including Tennessee riflemen and Kentuckians, in a vivid period-voice account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. C. Star
Eth
Andrew Jackson
Wellington
Edward Pakenham
Yorktown
Colenso
Modder
Jackson
United States
Admiral Cochrane
Pakenham
Salamanca
Napoleon
Washington
Louisiana
New Orleans
Mr. Roosevelt
Tennessee Volunteers
Bret
Mullens
Tennessee
General Gibbs
Gibbs
Tesin
General Keane
Andrew Jackson Praised as Ablest General in U S History
The speaker lauds Andrew Jackson as the ablest U S general from the Revolution to the outbreak of the Great Rebellion. He notes American losses at seventy with thirteen in the main attack and credits American soldiers for their performance.
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Andrew Jackson
United States
Value of our Minerals Report Shows U S Output Above One Billion
Washington Jan. 9 The geologic survey reports the value of mineral products in the United States for 1900 exceeds 1 000 000 000 with iron and coal supplying over half the total. Gold gains come from Alaska Steward Peninsula Cripple Creek and Arizona totaling 79 171 000 up 8 117 600 from 1899. Silver coinage value stands at 74 533 405 against 70 806 626 in 1899. Copper output reaches 606 116 166 pounds up 6 59 percent. Crude petroleum totals 75 752 691, up from 64 403 000 in 1899.
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Washington
Geologic Survey
United States
Steward Peninsula
Alaska
Cripple Creek
Arizona
David B Hill Platform Highlighted at Jackson Day Dinner
At a Philadelphia Jackson Day dinner hosted by young Democratic lawyers letters from ex President Cleveland and David B Hill were read. Cleveland urged true Jacksonian Democracy while Hill set forth core Democratic principles including strict constitutional construction tax policy for public purposes only preservation of state rights opposition to monopolies and opposition to centralization with home rule for states and municipalities.
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Philadelphia
Cleveland
David B. Hill
Bourke Cochran
Hill
Juror Comes to Grief in Evansville Case
Evansville Ind January 9 I G Shepard a longtime local political figure was arrested as he left the courthouse where he served as juror in a city case. He confessed to breaking into a grocery and stealing $20 He has a family and faces charges in connection with the incident.
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Evansville
Ind
I. G. Shepard
Shepard
Very Day In Oklahoma Report From Arapahoe Dealer
Andrew Last, hardware dealer of Arapahoe Oregon, arrived at Blossom House morning. Returning from Iowa trip, he notes dry conditions in Oklahoma and a lack of large wheat acreage this year. He says rain or snow is anticipated later but current drought affects crops. mentions higher corn yields in nearby Missouri and a rising bottom crop.
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Andrew Last
Arapahoe, OR
Blossoms Louse
Tie
Iowa
Oklahom
Missouri
The Relationship of a Washington Family
A family story describes a girl and her brother plotting to save money to please their mother. A friend inquires why the bulk of savings goes to the mother, and the girl explains that papa is only related by marriage while mamma is born into the family.
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Washington
Victor Smith
Enomsh Pennivs
Papa
Tami
Manimna
Mamma
Trusts Destroying Marriages Says Pastor in Interview
Rev Albert Bruchlas of Hope Chapel blames trusts for fewer marriages in New York. He says salaried men cannot support wives and young women abandon marriage for typewriting, professions, or trade, arguing financial combinations threaten the family.
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New York
Jan
Albert Bruchlas
Hope Chapel
Man Declares Flight Power In Kingston Meeting
At a Free Methodists gathering in Verona Kingston Jan 8 a participant claimed he could fly and demonstrated by leaping. His head struck a coal oil lamp lighting it and causing oil to ignite. Five men and three women caught fire. five of the eight were burned.
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Kingston
Ontario
Verona
Monster Niagara oyster yields 50 pearls to Buffalo pair
A giant Niagara river oyster weighed 212 pounds shell 2 feet 8 inches across and 19 inches wide. It contained fifty genuine pearls. The two Buffalo fishermen exhibited the specimen for a week and cooked the meat into stew feeding 75 men.
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Niagara River
Buffalo
Richmond Heiress Receives 500000 Legacy From German Artist
Miss Frederica Briel of Richmond inherits 500000 from the late German artist W Bruner, who died in Athens after living in the city briefly. Bruner left his estate to the young heiress, a romance surrounds the bequest. Foreman Praetor Moore of Liberal, Missouri, attended the Enterprise case of Peter A Moore, tried before Judge Graves on change of venue from Vernon county.
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Richmond
Prederica Briel
Miss Briel
Bruner
Athens
Greece
Uriels
Sphetrittt
Truner
Germany
D. Praetor Moore
Liberal, Mo
Pieter A. Moore
Jide Graves
Vernon County
Women mob violinist as he leaves concert hall
A young Brooklyn violinist was mobbed by women seeking kisses and hair locks after his performance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. His clothes were torn and his wife watched from a carriage window as he fled with officers.
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New York
Lev Inge
Brooklyn Academy of Musie
Dan Kublik
Locke
Allen's Lung Balsam Promises Relief From Cold
In a warning voice the ad claims last winter’s torment may return but Allen's Lung Balsam can stop the cold’s tickling and rawness. It emphasizes not waiting for symptoms to worsen and notes the product is free from opium.
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Allen
Rembedy
Missouri's Queens and the lay of the Missouri hen
A dialect filled, humorous meditation on rural life and the Missouri hen. The speaker contrasts poetic myths of Maud Muller and farm simplicity, noting how hens sustain households as men chase reform and town life. The piece blends satire with affectionate rural imagery and regional pride.
Skeleton Clears a Mystery in Utah Desert Death
In southern Utah a desert skeleton was found with 175 dollars and papers identifying Nicholas Paul, a former recluse from Pilmivine. Once thought robbed and murdered, it is believed Paul wandered off the trail, delirious from thirst.
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Salt Lake City
Dins
Filieare
Nicholas Paul
Agend
Pilmivine
Paul
Boone
Fragments From a Local Newspaper Page
A garbled reader text references advertising claims for a painkiller and a political vote. It mentions Merry Divis, a Lane Rcape James Gackitec, and Grimnely with a girl who acted ill trying to buy presents. Carpenters work on a court house roof is noted as slow.
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Penny Davis
James Gackitec
Grimnely Cots
Norr
Health and happiness through Bradsfield Female Regulator
An early 20th century advertisement extols Bradsfield Female Regulator as a safe quick cure for women’s ailments including nervousness headache and menstrual issues. It claims many silent sufferers nationwide can regain health and promises free illustrated copies upon request from the Atlanta GA company.
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Bradsholt
Field
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Butlain, Mo
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Kansas City
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Fen Grubbs
Sol Mackey
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Greer College
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MC Bradfield
Rlgulator
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