General Logan's Funeral in Washington in Sleet
Washington endured cold rain and ice as crowds gathered at the Capitol to honor Senator Logan. The solemn rites featured sermons by Dr Newman and Dr Tiffany, with Mrs Logan supported by her son, while veterans and civic groups joined the cortege to Rock Creek Cemetery under gray skies.
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Seventh
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Army of the Potomac
Grave Robbers Among City Colleges Shock Atlanta
Atlanta officials retrieved twelve bodies from vats at three medical colleges following a grave robbery probe. One noted body was a married woman buried recently, another a healthy man seen days earlier. Only two of the twelve were unknown to the inspecting officer, and the case underscores ongoing grave-robbing concerns amid attempts to suppress details.
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Atlanta
John Hardeman
Cobb County
Charles
Smyrna
Two Miles a Minute Thrilling Rocky Mountain Train Ride
William Tillie recounts a wildcat train derailment on the Kicking Horse Pass ascent where two passenger cars broke loose from a locomotive due to frozen brakes. The cars sped down the slope, reached a safety switch in a minute, and wreckage followed with several deaths and many injuries. a baggage car remained on track.
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Toronto
Ont
Rocky Mountains
William Tillie
Canadian Pacific Railway
British Columbia
Kicking Horse Pass
Fire at Minnesota House. victims and missing immigrants
Fire on the second story of a Minnesota House resort for European immigrants broke out early yesterday. Two male employees raised the alarm. rescuers saved many from upper floors as escape routes failed. Two servant girls injured by jumping. several lodgers bruised. some believed buried in ruins. Loss to property reported small.
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Minnesota
Europe
Williams and McCurdy name third mining arbitrator Mackey
In Yornestown Ohio on January 1 Thomas Williams and Robert McCurdy agreed on the third member of the arbitration board. They appointed Hon. Robert Mackey a retired farmer and former legislator who holds the confidence of both miners and operators. The board or a majority is expected to soon settle the miners versus operators dispute.
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Yornestown
Thomas Williams
Robert McCurdy
Robert Mackey
Mackey
Inrien Co Tie
American Rural Home
Rochester
N. Y
Poultry Yard
Donnelson
United States
C. R. Parsons
Rural Home CO
N.Y
Free Trade Club Mass Meeting at Cooper Union
New York on January 11 the Free Trade club plans a mass meeting at Cooper Union to protest war taxes and the plan to end the internal revenue tax on whisky and tobacco. D Willis James will preside with speakers including W F Dawson Perry Belmont William Dorsheimer Carl Schurz Henry George and Congressman elect Russell. Speaker Carlisle is expected to speak.
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Free Trade Club
Cooper Union
D. Willis James
W. F. Dawson
Charleston News and Courier
Perry Belmont
William Dorsheimer
Carl Schurz
Henry George
Russell
Massachusetts
Carlisle
Maine Shipbuilding Declines Amid Fewer Vessels Built
Port land reports the lowest Maine shipbuilding output in a decade with 56 vessels and 15,094 tons built in the past year, down from earlier highs. The industry now serves fishing and coastwise trade only as activity remains confined to a shrinking number of yards. A Chicago plan seeks funds to pay General Logan’s debts alongside subscriptions for Mrs. Logan’s benefit.
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Maine
Chicago
General Logan
Pittsburg
Lydia SE. Pinkham
Thad
Countess and the Paymaster Tainting Uncle Sam’s Funds
A Civil War era tale recounts how a secret agent tracked Army paymaster Raynor, entangled by a beautiful English widow called the Countess, and a ring aiming to steal over 100000 dollars. The agent thwarted the plot, preserving government funds and Raynor’s future trust.
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Sam
Raynor
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Grant
Treasury Department
Haave
Europe
New York
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Lance
Detroit Free Press
At Drury's Bluff Hero Of Quiet War Remains Unheralded
A sketch honors Flax Wood of Yadkin County North Carolina for brave acts in the Civil War He enlisted as a private before fifteen and fought from Bull Run to 1864 during the Richmond defense highlighting the unseen rank and sacrifice of common soldiers amid Butler's May 1864 push.
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Wharton
North Carolina
R. F. Hoke
Hoke
Wood
Butler
Bermuda Hundreds
Richmond
Drury’s Bluff
James River
Michie
Davis
Wilmington
Cape Fear
Brunswick County
Graham Daves
Philadelphia Times
Flax Wood
Yadkin County
Manassas
Bull Run
Steamer Captain Aids Woman Then Draft Arrives
Captain Becketts of the Bremen steamer Saale gave a richly dressed woman a state-room after she claimed to be robbed on the way to the docks. She later sent a $5,000 draft with a note demanding acceptance, two months after the Southampton boarding.
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Becketts
Southampton
Brave aid by Bertha Cook at Chientor paralyzed patient
Bertha Cook, tending an elderly paralytic in Chientor Virginia, had her dress ignite from a stove blaze. The sick woman, recognizing Bertha’s fear, leapt from bed, wrapped her rescuer in a blanket, quelled the fire, and then fainted. Since then the patient’s condition has improved notably.
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Bertha Cook
Chientor
Bertha
Washington Star
Hat Blown Into Mud Puddle Sparks Teaser Tale
An Oregon newspaper devotes eighteen lines of small type to a vivid account of how a man's hat was blown into a mud puddle in a windy street scene. The quirky description emphasizes local color and the surprising impact of a simple mishap on everyday life.
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Oregon
Miller ads proclaim wives in Western papers
Advertisements placed by millers at Red Gulch Indian Territory seek brides, appearing in Western newspapers. The notices promise marriage and domestic arrangements, reflecting frontier social norms and regional trade networks.
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Red Gulch
Indian Territory
Snakes in Honey and Medical Ads Sweep Through Columns
A Santa Rosa man found a snake in a honey can that had swallowed mice, prompting a sharp note to the merchant. The column also threads through quotes, poems, and ads for patent medicines including Dr. Pierce’s cures and other remedies, painting a bustling, promotional page of early 20th century newspaper fare.
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