Maple Shoals Factory Fire Defies Conspiracy at Midnight
Mose and Pete aid McLean’s guard as Hicks and six conspirators seize weapons to burn the Maple Shoals factory. Mose shoots to defend the plant, Hicks dies, six others wounded or captured, and the factory burns to the ground. Bessie nurses Mose. McLean, Fowler, and Marie McLean plan for safety as war pressures mount in 1865 Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete
Mose
Matthews
McGuire
Thompson
Hicks
Moses
Himself
Allington
Marie McLean
Maple Shoals
Maria Huson
Hyar
Jemmy
Corporal McGuire
Marie Huson
Webber
Rangers
Dar
Tree Rangers
Dea
Tom
McLean
Jemmy Huson
Fowler
Bessie
Jake
Bob
Mr. McLean
John Hicks
Old Scotchy
Captain Fowler
Mission Ridge
McLean's
Apollo
Vicksburg
Lee
Gettysburg
Bragg
Chattanooga
New Woman in Georgia Captures Street Car
A Georgia woman defies a slow conductor by sprinting to a street car, then stops it herself to catch her dog. The observer praises her as a modern woman and urges more like her, especially in farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ae Motorman
Hurdling Training Methods and Fashion Notes from Old Papers
Training for hurdling emphasizes skill, strength, spring, nerve, and a cool head. Beginner work starts in winter gym with light calisthenics and a double jump exercise to loosen leg muscles. Daily spring-and-swing drills and a brief outdoor jog build endurance. Woman's World notes silk waists with front fullness and bishop sleeves, plus decorative straps and lace details on dresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's Round Table
Mnurdler
New Jackets for Young Ladies Describe Strapped Seams
The article outlines new jackets for young ladies featuring strapped seams and many small pearl buttons. Straps extend from shoulder to wrist with a dozen pearl buttons on each of three straps and six on the upward straps near the wrist. The front closes with hooks on the left, and two pearl buttons sit near the top and another pair about six inches below the waist.
An Old Settler Pabius M Finch Lifelong Indiana Lawyer
Pabius M. Finch longtime Indianapolis lawyer and consulting partner of Finch & Finch reflects on early Indiana settlement. He recalls moving from New York to Ohio to Indiana, working with Gen William Conner, witnessing site selection for the capital, and early Franklin practice before moving to Indianapolis in 1865. The piece notes Fish, Indians, and frontier life along White River. In a separate note, an Irving family tragedy in Old Town Me details a burned homestead, a millinery store, a boating accident, and two murders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pabius M. Finch
Indiana
Indianapolis
Finch & Finch
Finch
Marion County
Indianapolis News
Mr. Finch
William Henry Harrison
North Bend
Miami River
Ohio
Genesee
Livingstone County
New York
Connersville
New Purchase
Noblesville
Solomon Finch
George Bush
William Conner
White River
Hamilton Conner
Richard Conner
Frank Conner
Covernor Jennings
Gen
John Jipton
Conner’s
Pogue
Court House
Franklin
Herriott
Irving
Oldtown
Pushaw
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EU Woop
Aunt Nancy
Canton
John Jess
Confederacy
Johnson
Dalton
Old Tom
Augusta
T. Marsa Carleton
Missy Bessie
Marse
Fower
Mars
New Woman
Georgia
Hood
C. I. Hood & Co
Lowell
Mass
McElree
Cardus
McEttree
Medicina
Lond
POND
Pond’s Extract CO
Nya
Unas Bell Town
Vrice
Arthur B.grover
Lemcke
Indianapolis, Ind
John W.morkhis
Washington, DC
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