Morgan the Raider Rides Again Through Ohio Valleys
Indiana and Ohio reminisce about John Morgan's 1863 raid through four states. The piece recounts frontier tales of home guards, river crossings, and the Kentucky Belle poem, noting Morgan's capture near Lisbon Ohio and his escape back to Confederate lines. The narrator recalls civilians and soldiers, including a Kentuckian escort and the bloody toll, with a nostalgic view of the Civil War's northern raid mythos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Morgan
Indiana
Ohio
John H. Morgan
Beau Sebreur
Confederacy
John Morgan
Yank
Howard Swiggett
Bobbs Merrill
Jefferson Davis
Old Northwest
Lee
Pennsylvania
Davis
Lincoln
Lisbon
Columbiana County
George W. Rue
Ninth Kentucky Cavalry
Lexington
Columbus
West Virginia
Tennessee
Roosevelt Eyes Surprises in Democratic Purge Across States
The piece outlines looming shifts as FDR faces a purge of Democratic lawmakers not fully aligned with New Deal aims. It highlights Alexandria Virginia race tensions between Howard Worth Smith and William E. Dodd Jr. and notes Byrd’s controversial remarks at a Young Democrats event. Immigration policy debates, refugee asylum and labor interests shape White House strategy, with emphasis on lifting the South and reform to broaden prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Morgan
Father
Morgan
Bess
Tony
Washington
Indiana
Iowa
Alexandria
Virginia
Howard Worth Smith
Carter Glass
Harry Flood Byrd
Roosevelt
Smith
William E. Dodd Jr
Germany
Fauquier
Joseph B. Keenan
Brain Trust
Mr. Dodd
Keenan
Dodd
Byrd
Seth
Manassas
Old Dominion
Potomac
White House
America
Treasuries
Uncle Sam
Austria
Italy
United States
Hitler
State Department
Labor Department
New York Exchange
Theodore Roosevelt
South
Congress
Cohen-Corcoran
New York
Herbert H. Lehman
Lehman
Millard E. Tydings
Maryland
Walter George
Georgia
New Bell Syndicate
WNU
Fight rumors swirl Louis Galento clash possibilities
New York reports serious talk of matching Louis with heavyweight Tony Galento of Orange New Jersey. Galento, famed for his size and peculiar style, vows a bareknuckle style in the cellar for $10,000 on the line, while rumors swirl about other opponents and arrangements involving high-profile figures and lawyers.
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New York
Louis
Tom Joe Louis
Galento
Farr
Pastor
Baer
Tony Galento
Orange
N. J
Tony
Japan
China
Nathan Mann
Travis
Leroy Haynes
Charley Massey
Little Family
Spaghetti Palace
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Morgan the Raider
Buckeye
Elmo Scott Watson
Ingum
Rascal Morgan
Valiant Bridge Burners
Farmer
Corydon
Salisbury
Palmyra
Salem
Cincinnati
Versailles
Camp Shady
Pomeroy
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
Athens
Zanesville
Stance Fenimore Woolson
James Fenimore Cooper
Ukema
Rouf
Belothame
Conrad
Kentuck
Glen
Boregan
Blue Grass
Bone
Tiver
Raider
Isid Dian
Ann
John Hunt Morgan
Harper's Weekly
Carter Field
Who’s News
By Lemuel F. Parton
Sir Patrick Hastings
Barbara Hutton Haugwitzf
Babs
London
West End
Park Avenue
Joan Sutherland
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Youssoupoff
Metro-Goldwyn
Nice
England
Sir Robert M. Hodgson
Europe
Robert Day
Britain
Generalissimo Franco
Spain
Neville Chamberlain
Moscow
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