The Soldier Scout Who Carried On With Quiet Valor
In Philadelphia a former army scout named George O Neil is profiled as a humble hero of the Civil War. He recalls sleepless nights during campaigns, the brutal sights at Second Chancellorsville, and the discipline of dispatch carrying. He values duty over glory and lives now in quiet obscurity after years of hard service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George O'Neil
O' Neil
Seventeenth Pennsylvania Cavalry
Chancellorsville
O'Neil
Gettysburg
Meade
Eye Witness Tale of the Alamo Siege by Crompton
An American eye witness, Colonel R L Crompton of Roxbury, recounts the Texas siege of the Alamo. He joined Milam and describes fierce street fighting in San Antonio, the fall of Milam, Travis's stand, and the slaughter of Texan defenders, with Santa Anna's victory and a chaotic aftermath. He witnessed Bowie, Crockett, and Travis, noting the vast Mexican losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Crompton
Roxbury
Mass
Massachusetts
West
Lexington
Texas
Travis
San Antonio de Bexar
Lone Star State
Crompton
Milam
San Antonio
Vereminda
Santa Anna
Maverick
Alamo
Houston
Alamo Wall
The
Colonel Bowie
Davy Crockett
N. S
Through train service opens Toledo to Pittsburgh route
The railway line now runs from Toledo to Bowerston connecting with the Pennsylvania System for all points East, offering through car service to Toledo Cambridge Marietta and other cities. Train No 23 departs Norwalk at 6 05 am and arrives Milan 6 30 am while No 24 leaves Milan 6 45 am for Norwalk 7 05 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Milan
Toledo
Bowerston
Pennsylvania
Cambridge
Marietta
Akron
Youngstown
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Various Civil Service and Trade Updates Across States
The report lists appointments of special examiners in state pension offices, civil service actions, and pardons. It notes July yellow fever and smallpox deaths in Havana, cotton export values, and currency bullion costs. Also mentions a Pittsburgh fire loss, rail accident in North Grafton, and stock exchange suspension news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Hospital Bureau
Havana
Cuba
George N. Swaim
Iowa
Arthur A. Holmes
Indiana
Lucien M. Turner
Illinois
John 8. McKiernan
Pennsylvania
John F. Stout
Ohio
Pension Office
Civil Service
Treasury
Interior Do
New York
Tennessee
Maryland
District of Columbia
Massachusetts
Kentucky
Arkansas
Missouri
Virginia
Wisconsin
Mississippi
Michigan
Alabama
Texas
William Sweeney
Albany
Leonard Smiley
Detroit
General Land Office
Jacob Frolich
Patent Office
Civil Service Reform Association of Philadelphia
Board of Civil Service Examiners
Philadelphia Post Office
William F. Harrity
Philadelphia
Board of Examiners
Treasury Department
United States
Michael Gallagher
Fort Thornburg
Utah
Gallagher
Thurman
A. T. Britton
Secretary of the Interior
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad Commission
Henry 8. Ives & Co
New York Stock Exchange
Cromwell
Sullivan & Cromwell
Union Labor Party
Rochester
Cincinnati
Congress
Orville Preston
Steuben
Hamilton Building
Pittsburgh
Schmidt & Friday
Masonic Hall
Dispatch
Canada
Eddy Ames
Worcester
Mass
North Grafton
State
East Pine Land Sale and City Disasters Report
A New York syndicate buys nearly 100000 acres of pine forest along the South Carolina Georgia line for about 1 million dollars. Fire in Concord New Hampshire injures seven band members as they flee a four story warehouse. Riots and labor clashes occur in Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania with multiple injuries. Other items note a New England secret organization, autopsy findings in New London, and political shifts in Brooklyn.
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New York
South Carolina
Georgia
Concord
N. H
Ytha
Third Regiment
Pittsburgh
Alden Coal Company
Wilkesbarre
Ith
Alden
Michael Christ
Jacob Horton
Greenback Labor Party
Albany
Clothing Cutters Association
Syracuse
N. Y
National Trades Assembly
Knights of Labor
Philadelphia Iron
Charles Hughes
Sandy Hill
Congress
Washington
Tilden and Robinson
Steam Power Company
Monroe & Co
Cropley
New England
Messmer
Russell H. Knevals
Parrier
Arthur
Marcus Hulings
Oil City
E. C. Whittlesey
New London
Perry
Myron W. Reed
Denver
Col
Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
Henry Ward Beecher
New York Central
Hudson
Des Werg
Frank Reynolds
It and Steel Bulletin
Multi-incident European and American crimes and disasters cross 1880s reports
A man named Jerry Pagets, awaiting execution for murder, dies by suicide in his St Louis cell. A train wreck plot near Iowa City is foiled by rail inspectors. Major crop reports from South Carolina show robust cotton and corn yields. A Logan County man is hanged after being taken from jail. The Ohio Grand Army encampment and other local events are noted along with fires, accidents, and deaths across several states.
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Jerry Pagets
St. Louis
Samuel Kohn
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Iowa City
Iowa River
South Carolina State Department of Agriculture
Charles Williams
Logan County
W. Va
James Aldridge
Ohio Grand Army of the Republic
Piqua
Lake
Chicago
Weber Wagon Works
Auburn
John Clay
Henry Clay
Lexington
Duff's Station
Ind
Charles Culbertson
Culbertson
John McDonald
Briggs House
Ohio Grand Army
Springfield
Frederick W. Hopt
Salt Lake City
John W. Turner
Hopt
Bishop & Spear
Barney Kernan
Frank McDonald
Chris Howell
James O’brien
Jacob Feldtman
Ashland
Hurley
Wis
Tim O. Dwyre
Steve Mayer
John Toll
Louis Augustine
John Urban
Adolph Vieneman
West Point
King’s Cattle Yards
Detroit
Mich
Ishpeming
Cox
Herman Bertilla
Topio Hominee
Cleveland
King’s New Opera House
Brooklyn Tra
William Crawford
Warren Martin
South Car
Carolina
Savannah River
Ed Meber
Hugh McDonald
Marinette
Olina
Irex Wins English Jubilee Yacht Race
The judges have named Irex the winner of the English jubilee yacht race. AWash of violence and crime headlines follow, including theft accusations in Paris, a foreboding Land bill clash in London, a deadly explosion in Waxholm fort, a Hull fire loss of 200000 dollars, McGarrigle’s Chicago indictment, and a Servia gang posing as gendarmes murdering travelers.
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Irex
Aderno
Italy
Vranzensk
Mlle. Fonune
Paris
Louvre
London
House of Commons
Waxholm Fort
Stockholm
Sweden
Laverack & Goddard
Hull
England
Montreal
Chicago
McGarrigle
Pirot
Servia
Tragic chain of suicides and disasters mix in early reports
The brief notes reveal Charles Apfel, age twenty five, and his wife seen in New Orleans on the 13th before he killed himself. A. B. Newcoman, a government detective, died suddenly in Washington. Other items include political, transport, finance, and crime notes from across the country with multiple deaths and incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Apfel
New Orleans
Icave
A. B. Newcoman
Government Service
Under Department of Justice
Washington
Massachusetts
Worcester
Custom House
Charlotte
N. Y
United States
Cultom
Ill
Tolbert
Grance H. Palmer
Wall Street
Union Club
Coney Island
Burlington & Missouri River
Nebraska City
Neb
Etruria
New York
Spain
J. L. M. Curry
Sir Arthur Blackwood
Chang Yu Hoon
Treasury Department
Tar War Department
Colorado
White River Utes
Meeker
Col
Crook
Eliza Johnson
Beloit
Kan
Forest fires threaten Michigan towns andWisconsin danger
A St Ignace special reports a narrow escape as a west wind fueled a wildfire that blanketed the city in smoke, with trees felled and sparks falling everywhere. Spencer Wisconsin reports fires quenched by heavy rains after days of flare ups and Romeo faced renewed danger. Farwell logging camps destroyed and fires spreading, with Long Lake and Cheroton areas seeing active blazes and farmers rushing to protect homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Ignace
Mich
Spencer
Wis
Derrort
Minwavrer
Romeo
Farwell, Mich
F. P. Broughton & Co
John Maloney
Long Lake
Cherotoan
Health Board Reports Spread Of Diseases In Ohio Counties
Observers across 43 counties report weekly prevalence of diarrheal illnesses rising from the prior period. New diphtheria cases appear in multiple towns including Russelville Utica Sinking Spring Somerset Milford Whetstone and Hamilton. scarlet fever in McConnelsville and Hamilton. typhoid in Athens North Liberty Woodefield Blakeslee Alton and Sinking Spring. C O Proust, Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State Board of Health
Pierre A
Russelville
Utica
Sinking Spring
Somerset
Milford
Whetstone
Hamilton
McConnelsville
Athens
North Liberty
Woodefield
Blakeslee
Alton
C. O. Proust
Trouble Over Two Job System Nears End in Youngstown Mills
In Youngstown Ohio on August 10 the Amalgamated Association reports progress as Brown Bonnell & Co mills join the two job system. Officials say workers resigned from extra positions and will be replaced. Most mills will operate next morning with furnaces lit. two iron firms yet refuse. Girard Trumbull Iron Co also idle. A settlement with Trumbull is expected to restart today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown, O
Amalgamated Association
Brown, Bonnell & Co
Williams
Girard
Trumbull Iron Company
Miskel
Prohibition Hosts Draw 2000 to Mountain Park Rally
About 2,000 people from the Wyoming and Lackawanna valleys gathered at Mountain Park for a Prohibition rally. M. J. Fleming criticized Francis Murphy for inconsistency with temperance and not being a Prohibitionist. Mrs. Clara A. Hoffman spoke in the afternoon. Governor St. John blamed the Republican party and church of Christ for liquor traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkfsbaring
Wyoming
Lackawana
Mountain Park
M. J. Fleming
New York Voice
Francis Murphy
Clara A. Hoffman
St. Louis
St. John
Republican Party
Church of Christ
Townsend suitors duel accident ends in Miss Laidley’s death
Amos Townsend and Bradley Townsend agreed by lot to win Miss Eunice Laidley’s hand. After Bradley’s win, Amos left them on the porch and a gunshot killed Miss Laidley. Lou Searberry and his bulldog were involved in a separate frightening dispute on the same night, leaving the dog later found with scraps of clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Amos
Bradley Townsend
Lou Searberry
Scotia
Neb
Lou
Seaside cottage dining-room plagued by flies
Epoch reports a seaside cottage where a trap cleared the room of flies but dinner revealed they returned in full force. A three year old explained their stay by saying Papa, they were in there long enough.
Death toll for canal laborers nears sixty percent
The death rate among Panama canal laboring men has averaged sixty per cent. Work in that climate can not be done without terrific loss of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
Philadelphia City Troop oldest US military organization
The Philadelphia City Troop is described as the oldest military organization in the United States. It has served the State and National Government continuously since its organization and was the first company to celebrate Washington's Birthday with a February 22, 1806 parade, maintaining the observance through all weather since then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia City
United States
Washington
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X. W. Mathews
W.s. Heads
Hutchison Block
C. Steele
Fred. L. Rosemond
Steele & Rosehond
Attorneys-At-Law
Old National Jarank
J.M. Bushfield
Rainey
Court House
ORTIO
W. A. Carpenter
Notary Public
Cambrider, Onto
Davis Block
Sam’l C. Ludcock, Attorney-at
Cosgrave
Main Street
V. D. Craic
Attorney-at-Law & Notary Public
Washington, Guernsey County
Febitt
B. Taylor
R. T. Scott
Taylor & Scott, Attorneys-At-Law
Taylor Block
Physicians and Surgeons
WM. T. Ramsey
M. D
Proy Pital
Washington, D
Hutchinson Block
Hotels
Joseph Morton
Dols
Eagle Hotel
B.S. Berring
Brown House
C. C. Kyle
Mars
Grand Hotel
Johnson & Allen, Propr’s
Market ST
Zanesville
Arcade Hotel
Cambridge, Ohio
W. A. Gill
Exchange Hotel
Caldwell
Ohlo
John W. Robinson
Somer Market
WM. Kirk
Zanesville, Ohio
Thompson
Crow
Pate
Parmers’ Hotel
Mill
Reinery & Bou'é Dry Poets
Mar
J. Ww. Lippincott
Beecher House
Gov. Broadway
Bouth Mireota
Quaker City
Mark Tf
Washington, Ohio
William Smith, Prop
John Harris, JR
Wall's Drug Store
Collins
Optician
Wheeling Age
Cambridge, Q
John Moss
City Hall
Steubenville Street
William Ogier
Davi Block
Restaura
Odtiff
E. McCollum
South End Mill Street
Cambridge, Guernsey CO
S. S. Carnes
Pine Street
Main
Soldiers’ Department
D. K. Kyle
E. McPeere
Boots and Shoes
West Main St
Aps
T. C. Stanley
Ogier
Grand Outfit
True &CD
Agusta
Maine
R. mi
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Cumberland
Blue Belt
Point Fleasa C.& M. Janet
Hartfore
Senecaville
Morgan Jethambridge (Co
Barnesville
Bellaire
Wheeling
Elon ‘ Pleasant
Cleveland & Marietta Railroad
E. C. Winstanley
Wheeling & Lake
Eric R. R
Oak Harbor
Fremont
Monroeville
Wellington Creston
A. mm
Orrville
Massillon
Ravereed Ooi
Valley Junction
New Cumberland
Sherrodsville
Leesville
Dover
New Comerstown Sess
Macksburg
M. A. Westward
New Comerstown
Canal Dover
Reston
Wwellington
Bellevue
Clyde
Teledo
Huron
A. m
Fries Landing
J. M
Chicago & Northwestern
West Berkley
San Francisco
Ann Eliza Dinning
Ann Eliza Young
Brigham Young
Manistee
Senator Riddleberger
Woodstock
Newman
Riddleberger
W. F. Herrick
Wellington
Brunswick
Florida
Patrick Henry
Vermillion
Mendota
Evansville & Indianapolis
Sabine City
Battle of
Oak Hill
Little Rock
Ark
Christian Lutz
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Minnesota
Seward
Foreign Intelligence
Health Bulletin
Kansas
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