Escaped Prisoners and Notable Prisoner Moves Across Lines
Details two Civil War era escape stories from Washington and Maryland prisons. George Shearer of Shepherdstown slips from a window with a blanket rope, returns unnoticed, while Hunter from Washington disguises himself and walks past guards to gain air and freedom before being recaptured. A separate tale recalls a captain nearly misled by a payroll discrepancy in favor of extra corn credits, resolved by auditors.
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Old Capitol
Washington
George Shearer
Shepherdstown
W. Va
Shearer
Sally
New York
Dixie
Point Lookout Prison
Maryland
Hunter
Bowling Green
Virginia
Philadelphia Times
Amusing Error in Confederate War Accounts
An account describes Captain R. Hobbs of this city as a Confederate purchasing agent in Virginia territory after losing his arm in battle. It notes Confederate laws limiting cotton, but corn, hogs, and cattle were widely produced in Georgia and the region supplied provisions for the army. Hobbs reported monthly payments in Confederate money, with audits following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Hobbs
Army of Virginia
Georgia
Confederacy
Hobbs
Sheridan's Farm and the Pigeon Roost Land Deal
The story recounts General Phil Sheridan, an Ohio farmer, rescuing his uncle John Minor by buying the Pigeon Roost farm in Ohio to prevent foreclosure. The land, once poor, grew valuable after the Baltimore and Ohio railroad expansion, now an active mining tract worth at least 150 dollars per acre. The current tenant is Billy Sharkey, with Sheridan aiding tenants during bad harvests.
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Phil Sheridan
Ohio
John Minor
John
Phil
Oregon
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Billy Sharkey
Shenandoah Valley
Ben
Perry Poore
Boston
Remarkable Surgery on Ex Confederate Colonel Heary Pickens
A Lexington Ky ex Confederate colonel with a Gettysburg Union bullet in his brain was treated after a fall in New York. Dr Parker removed a skull circle and a brain tumor containing the bullet. The operation restored consciousness after weeks and marked a notable triumph for surgery and Christian philanthropy.
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Heary Pickens
Lexington
Gettysburg
New York
Bellevue Hospital
Parker
Springfield
Mass
Unrivaled Bravery in Valley of Virginia Encounter
A Civil War account recalls a Yankee cavalryman who fired on Confederates from a horse, was wounded in the neck by a shot, and held off a larger force during Sheridan’s Valley campaign. Henry W. Flourney lauds the rider as the bravest Yankee seen in that action. Also notes a Chicago pursue of Adelard D. Parent for bank embezzlement and cross-border trial plan.
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Henry W. Flourney
the Commonwealth
Virginia
Sheridan
Richmond
Stephen Kelly Killed at Gettysburg Remembered in Philadelphia
Stephen Kelly of Philadelphia served from April 21 1861 to 1864 and received an honorable discharge. Official records list him as killed in the war and buried at Gettysburg. He often decorates his own grave on Memorial Day at home.
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Stephen Kelly
Philadelphia
United States Service
Gettysburg
Iowa Department Muster at Braceville 639 Post Formed
A department of Iowa recently established a post at Braceville numbered 639. The move signals organizational expansion and diverts duties within the unit. No further details on leadership or mission are provided in the fragment.
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Department of Iowa
Braceville
State Prohibition Nominates Morris Sharp Governor Ticket
The Ohio Prohibition State Convention met in Delaware Opera House on June 30 to nominate Morris Sharp of Washington D H for Governor and adopt a platform condemning the Dow Law and supporting temperance. Officers chosen include J J Moore and L M Logan. resolutions pledge opposition to liquor traffic and favor Sabbath protections, labor interests, and suffrage measures. A ratification meeting with the candidates followed that evening.
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Ohio
Opera House
Delaware
J. J. Moore
Jackson
L. M. Logan
Youngstown
Antoine Clevenger
Toledo
Oscar B. Todhunter
Cincinnati
M. J. Firey
National Prohibition Party
George J. Case
Cleveland
H. S. Hollinger
Dayton
L. B. Logan
Wilber Colvin
Springfield
William Rawls
Morris Sharp
Washington D. H
Knights of Labor
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Dow
Friends of Temperance
Washington, D. H
Walter T. Mills
Wooster
Thomas Evans, Jr
Richard Brown
Mahoning
John T. Moore
Gideon T. Stewart
Huron
T. D. Crow
Champaign
Abram Teachout
Cuyahoga
Murderer of Jennie Bowman Hangs in Kentucky
Albert Turner colored was hanged at Henderson Kentucky on Friday morning at 4:30 in the county jail yard. He killed Jennie Bowman a domestic at A Y Johnson’s residence April 22 during a robbery attempt and she died May 9. Turner blamed no one else. Jim McElroy hanged at noon in Henerson Kentucky for the murder of his employer Walter Mart last September to rob him.
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Jennie Bowman
Louisville
Henderson
Albert Turner
Colered
Turner
A. Y. Johnson
Johnson
Miss Bowman
William Patterson
Taylor
Patterson
Henovenrsoyn
Jim McElroy
E. M. Bottomley
McElroy
Walter Mart
Exploding Boiler Tears Through Mascoutah Farm Blast
In Belleville Illinois on Friday a steam threshing machine boiler exploded on John Barth’s farm three miles south of Mascoutah. John Plab was blown 200 feet away and torn to pieces. Peter Plab lost both legs and will die. Henry Lempkemeyer lost an arm and was injured. Henry Shelterer was badly hurt. The machine and strawstack burned, along with two horses. The blast was caused by low water in the boiler.
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Belleville
John Barth
Mascoutah
John Plab
Peter Plab
Henry Lempkemeyer
Henry Shelterer
Lake Erie & Western Natural Gas Route Ad
An advertisement invites readers to tour the Lake Erie & Western Railroad Natural Gas Route highlighting agri cultural regions and gas fields in Ohio and Indiana. It promotes routes from Sandusky to Bloomington with through coaches and sleepers, linking Indianapolis, Michigan City, and Detroit and urges planning a trip to enjoy the sights and business potential along the line.
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Ohio
Indiana
Findlay
Lima
Celina
Portland
Noblesville
Kokomo
Lake Erie & Western Railroad
Sandusky
Bloomington
Indianapolis
Michigan City
Detroit
Popular Stomach Bitters Sold Worldwide in 19th Century Ads
In Foreign Countries as well as its origin Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters enjoys extreme popularity. Sold in South America, the West Indies, Guatemala, Mexico and Australia, it’s touted as preventive of malarial fevers and a remedy for dyspepsia liver and kidney issues rheumatism and nervous complaints. An ad also touts Laura Loses Beau due to weak health and promotes Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for women’s ailments with a money back guarantee. The snippet mentions a “Puck” cartoon about an itf ate green cucumbers and a line about a dis gusting scandal snuff.
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South America
Guatemala
Mexico
Australia
Laura
Ben
Ellen
Dr. Pierce
Womn
Jina
Pierce
Sedhelat
Golden Medical
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Main St
Buffalo
N.Y
A Flat Contradiction in Cures for Catarrh
A mix of ads promotes cures for catarrh with Dr Sage’s remedy claiming success in all cases. Piso’s Cure for Consumption promises restful sleep from coughs. Other lines tout disinfectants, a dye for hair and whiskers, and a reference to a long standing clock.
Cyrus W. Field ready to issue statement after market drop
New York reports Cyrus W. Field says he has no explanation for the recent market drop or his alleged compulsory separation from Manhattan stock. He adds that once newspapers finish their misstatements he will release a statement over his own signature.
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New York
Cyrus W. Field
Manhattan
Rains End Drought as July Deluge Refreshes Area
July 2 report notes lasting drought ended by yesterday's rain across the section. No rain fell in June. Corn crops remained uninjured amid the timely showers, marking a notable weather shift for the community.
Moran tragedy nets druggist in fatal street clash
In Moran Iowa on Thursday W L Allard was shot and killed by W L Samuel a Moran druggist after an exchange in the street following an accusation of business crookedness. Allard and Samuel were young married men and well regarded. Also Secretary Fairchild dismissed Assistant Steamboat Inspector John T Kennedy in New York for presenting false accounts.
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Iowa
Kan
W. L. Allard
Moran
W.L. Samuel
Samuel
Moran Herod
Allard
Fairchild
John T. Kennedy
New York
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Soldiers Department
Albany
Argus
Aec
Sheridan’s Farm
Bow Little
Chicago
Adelard D. Parent
Hockslager Bank
Montreal
Greenfields
C. W. Patterson
London Guarantee Company
Parent
Grinnell
The
Fan
Farm Journal
Dni-Horse
Puck
Dr. Carver
Seeea
Ohio Dairy
CPPCC
Tol
Edo
Pittsburgh
Whitehall Times
Demorest
W. Jennings Demorest
14Th St
N. Y
Glenn
Waltham
American Waltham Watch Company
Cockle
Missionary Institute
Chautauqua Assembly
W. A. Duncan
Syencuac
Ater
Breei
Piso
Lansas
Field
Ilinois
Swayne
Ss Vermifusky Childrens Medicine
Hlee
Andi
Nument
Dingsheals
Runaby
Wail
Ihr
Hanpsowe, Stylisi Pants
Rank
Express Co
the Hun
Riverside
California
Thos, Bakewell & Sons
Gares
Porter Iron Roofing CO
Ivers & Pond
New England C F Music
Ivers & Pondiano Co
Isl Tremont Street
Famous Manufacturing CO
Quincy
Illinois
Brewster Safety Reln Holder CO
Holly, Mich
Pr. J. Stephens
Lebanon
Yarmouthport
Wass
Bensions
Milo B. Stevens & CO
URLIN
C.n.critten Ton
Mansfield
Shelby
Monroeville
Call and Leary
Baltimore & Ohio
R. R
Baltimore
Pittsbur
Wheeling
Bellaire
Cambridge
Zanesville
Newark
Columbus
Mt. Vernon
PE. M. Eae
Tink Table
Cleveland Marietta Railroad
Akron
Canton
Canal Dover
Coshocton
Marietta
Parkersburg
Macksburg Caldwell
Pleasant Eyesville
Ag A. M
Coumbus
Walkerton
Ami
Bes Carton
Siam
Peyote Fee
OL Y Massillon
Crebeot
Norwalk
PWLAM
M. Toledo
Eayvo
Jhicago
P. M
A.M
Massi
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Vernon el
A.M.P. M
A. M
Chicaro
Tee Cambridge
Kimbolton
Barnesville
Uate Cambridge
Bellitire
Bresvillow” P.M
Dianay
Speile Varley
Caldwell
J Netics
Mackaburg
Les Baltimore
M. Philadelphia
Haa
Valley
Dover
Phillipsburg
New Comnerstown
Lothe
Shelby Junction
K. Lord
W.E. Reppert
Pishshurot
Sb. Louis
New Comerstown
Mail
Limited Express
Fastern Express
New York Express
Dennison
WM. Cole
James McCrea
E. A. Ford
T. Wikoff
F.G. Jewett
T. C. Clark
Cleveland, Akron, Canton & Marietta
South Ward
A.mip
Independence
Everett
East Akron
Uniontown
Greentown
New Berlin
Sinets
Pmteteas
Ee Canton
Ft.w. & C. Crossing
Peace Taee Valley Junction
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Flw
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PEON
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Valley Junction
Isaac Reynolds
R. A. Curran
James Mellen
Tray
Rock Island & Pacific R
Northwest
Rock Island
Chicarro
Joliet
Ottawa
la Salle
Peoria
Geneseo
Moline
Davenport
Muscatine
Fairfield
Ottumwa
Oskaloosa
West Liberty
Iowa City
de Moines
Indianola
Winterset
Atlantic Knoxville
Audubon
Harlan
Guthrie Centre
Council Bluffs
Gallatin
Trenton
St. Joseph
Cameron
Kansas City
Missouri
Leavenworth
Atchison
Kansas
Albert Lea
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Minnesota
Watertown
Dakota
Creat Rock Island
Missouri River
Interior
Seneca
Kankakee
Lafayette
Rock Island Trains
United States
Canada
E. ST. John
R. R. Cable
Pres
T & Gen
L M'g’r
E. A. Holbrook
Gen'l Tki, & Pass. Agt
Procter & Gamble
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