Petersburgs Crater battle re-enactment and the mine history
National Park Service staged re enactors of the Crater siege in Petersburg with Marine corps as Union troops and Virginia Military Institute cadets as Confederates. Dr Douglas Southall Freeman narrates the action detailing Pleasants mine and the fatal leadership missteps that doomed the assault, costing thousands of lives in the 1864 action.
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Marie Robert" Lee
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Grant
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Duane
Army of the Peas
Betting Evils Rumors Stir in Public Gambling Wave
Guest columnist Courtney Riley Cooper laments a wave of public gambling, noting per capita bets in many cities, billions wagered at races and underworld turnover, and the rise of betting commissioners alongside profiles of figures like Joe Gould and Paul Waner.
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America
Massachusetts Governor Hurley West Boosts Vote Getters
Massachusetts Governor Charles F. Hurley, nicknamed “Charlie,” vetoed the teachers oath bill and has built a strong local political machine. The piece notes his rise from Cambridge roots, service in the naval intelligence during WWI, and his plans to govern without red tape while maintaining a people-centered approach. It also adds a Utah note on 14-hour workdays and comments by Reed Smoot about self-reliance and relief.
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