Flood Strikes Guthrie Valley Heavy Loss and Rescue
April 29 Guthrie Oklahoma flood emergency reports 500 homes swept away 1000 homeless and destitute. Rescue crafts and ferries operated as 20 or more lives feared lost yet several rescues confirmed. Property damage estimated near 100000 dollars with crops at risk. Mississippi River rising in St. Louis adds to regional flood concerns.
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Guthrie
O. T
Cottonwood River
Guthrielles
Cimarron River
Deep Fork
Lincoln County
St Louis Press Club Opens New Rooms in Granite Building
The St Louis Press Club formally opened its handsome quarters on the Granite Building fifth floor at Fourth and Market streets. O R Lake, night editor of the Globe-Democrat, is president of the club which has 117 members.
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Commercial Tribune
ST. Louis
St. Louis Press Club
Fourth
Market Streets
O. R. Lake
The
Globe-Democrat
George W. Biddle Dies in Philadelphia
Philadelphia reports the death of George W. Biddle. He served as counsel for Tilden in 1876 and as special counsel for the United States in the fishery disputes.
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Commercial Tribune
Philadelphia
George W. Biddle
Tilden
United States
Marshall Field Engaged to Sheridan Widow
Chicago society buzzes over a rumored engagement between Marshall Field and the widow of General Philip H. Sheridan with a wedding expected soon. Field arrived in Chicago but declined comment. Mrs. Sheridan provided no statement when asked.
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Chicago
Marshall Field
Philip H. Sheridan
Field
Washington
Denial by Marshall Field on Baseless Story
Chicago April 29 Marshall Field stated tonight that the reported story is untrue and without any foundation. Field dismissed the allegation as groundless and unfounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
More Bonds for Sale in Columbus Bond Prospectus
The Ohio State Sinking Fund Commission advertises sealed proposals opened June 10 for sale of 250000 three percent five year bonds due July 1 1902 to refund bonds due July 1 1897. Proposals received by Malcolm Jennings, clerk of the commission.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Malcolm Jennings
Bunting Catches Fire at Pittsburg Grant Banquet
The Americus Club held its eleventh annual Grant banquet in Pittsburg despite a hall fire that destroyed decorations. A flashlight mishap caused an explosion and most decor was ruined while 324 diners, with U.S. as toastmaster, heard speeches from Mason, Smith, Wellington, Warner, Hanna and Butterworth. Regrets were read from McKinley, Grant family members, Dingman and Carnegie.
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Pittsburg
Americus Club
General Grant
U. S
William E. Mason
Grant
William Alden Smith
G. L. Wellington
Republican Party
South
B. F. Warner
Partizanship
Mark A. Hanna
Ohio
Benjamin Butterworth
Robert G. Ingersoll
McKinley
A. 8. Grant
Fred Grant
Harrison Dingman
Andrew Carnegie
Investigation Begins Into Divorce Bill Charges in Delaware
A legislative committee in Dover appointed Representatives Johnson Cheaire and Hazell to investigate alleged extortion related to divorce bills. The panel will summon Mrs W H Acklan of Cleveland and attorney J H Hoffecker Jr along with several legislators and Divorce Committee members. Hearings likely next week after counsel advice.
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Commercial Tribune
Dover
Del
Johnson, Cheaire and Hazell
W. H. Acklan
Cleveland
J. H. Hoffecker, Jr
S. May
White Gouse
Engineer Killed in Wheeling & Lake Erie Wreck at Carpenter's Bridge
April 29 in Martin's Ferry Ohio. Engineer James Garsletter died in a Wheeling & Lake Erie wreck at Carpenter's Bridge two miles west of Warrenton. Fireman Ed Munn and Brakeman C E Keyser suffered leg injuries. engine No. 87 and fourteen cars plunged into Short Creek while the first engine and twenty cars crossed safely.
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Commercial Tribune
Martin’s Ferry
James Garsletter
Ed Munn
C. E. Keyser
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad
Carpenter's Bridge
Warrenton
Short Creek
Manlike animal sighted near Sailor woods in Indiana
In Lagrange Indiana two witnesses say they saw an animal resembling a man. Adam Gardener fired but the creature fled on hind legs then on all fours with rabbitlike gait. The shot appeared to lame it as the witnesses heard a report during a two year sighting streak.
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Commercial Tribune
Lagrange
Ind
Sailor
Here
Adam Gardener
Ed Swinehart
Gardener
Kentucky Patronage Battles Stir Washington Lobby
A Washington dispatch reports Kentucky politicians scramble for patronage spots after Senator Deboe’s recommendation and President’s possible choices. Dr. Hunter’s fate hangs on Senate action amid indictments and GOP power plays. Names include Vance, Pugh’s father‑in‑law, Fisher, Lieberth, Lyons, Deboe, Blandford, Collier, Roberts, Yerkes, Crumbaugh, Franks, and others eye posts from Internal Revenue to customs at Louisville.
No Truth in the Rumor That Deboe Would Be Refused
Special Dispatch to the Commercial Tribune from Frankfort Kentucky dated April 29 reports that Republican members of the Legislature dismiss rumors of Deboe being refused. The note continues on the second page with official reactions and context about anticipated votes and party positions.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Frankfort
Kentucky
Mac Taylor
West Virginia
Eugene C. Vance
Hawesville
Congressman Pugh
Judge Thomas
Vance
Internal Revenue
Frank M. Fisher
Paducah
Brother Taylor
Cupid Ties Two Love Knots In Two Weddings
In Nashville Anna Murphy Plater wed Myron C Williams at First Presbyterian Church before society notables from many states. The evening ceremony featured a white satin gown, orange blossoms, and orchids. The couple left for New Jersey for their honeymoon. In Springfield, Francis B Loomis wed Elizabeth Mast at the Mast residence with a 900-guest reception and a $10,000 dowry-style gift, planning a future Caracas ambassadorship.
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Commercial Tribune
Nashville
Tenn
Anna Murphy Plater
Ward McAllister
Myron Clark Williams
New York
First Presbyterian Church
James I. Vance
Atlanta
Alice Caselman
Louisville
Conder Smith
Washington
Johnson
Macon
Knoxville
Lucy Sneed
Kentucky
Jo Semmes
Memphis
John Garneau
St. Louis
Springfield
Francis B. Loomis
Venezuela
Lbrarian
St. Etienne
France
Harrison
Elizabeth Mast
Girate
P. P. Mast
Mast
Lagonda
Senator Foraker
McKinley
Ohio Society Plans Ninety Fifth Anniversary Banquet
In St Louis on April 29 the Missouri Ohio Society will hold a Planters Hotel banquet to mark Ohio’s ninety fifth act anniversary enabling state constitution formation. About 150 guests expected. speeches by Rev Samuel C Palmer and Walter J Blakely, plus music and recitations.
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Commercial Tribune
ST. Louis
Planters
Ohio Society
Ohio
Union of States
Samuel Co. Palmer
Lafayette Park’ Presbyterian Church
Walter J. Blakely
W. P. Deppe
W. A. McCandless
W. S. Simpson
Charles H. Flack
G. W. Weyer
J. W. Jacob
Charles A. Stix
George B. Horner
J. E. Cartwright
R. J. Delano
J. A. Lowry
Albert Merrill
Grief Drives Woman to Die by Own Action in Montpelier
Mrs. Mary Galavin killed herself last night by stepping in front of a northbound passenger train at the L. E. & W. station in Montpelier. Her husband Jerry Galavin, a freight conductor for the same line, was killed months earlier when struck by his own train near Muncie, and she had been living with her sister while grieving his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley McGill
Fannie Ruffin
George Owen
Frank Myers
Jane Watt
Francis Moore
Drummond
Dennis
Watson
Commercial Tribune
Hartford City
Ind
Mary Galavin
Montpelier
Jerry Galavin
Muncie
Ceore
M. E. Neal
Jerry
Guard Detail For Romeyn At Fort McPherson
Major Charles Porter ordered a special guard to accompany Captain Henry Romeyn during travel between his home and the Administration Building as his court martial proceeds. Fears for Romeyn’s safety rose after an insult he directed at Lieutenant O'Brien during defense summation. Porter also monitors O'Brien and his associates as proceedings resume with limited attention to the minor evidence amid expectations of major developments.
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Atlanta
Charles Porter
Ft. McPherson
Henry Romeyn
Romeyn
O’brien
Porter
Hanna Gives $10 000 for Lisbon Public Library
In Cleveland on April 29 Senator Mark Hanna announced a donation of 10000 dollars to a fund for erecting a public library in his native Lisbon Columbiana County. Lisbonites had previously secured 5000 dollars from a wealthy local resident and the fund, though slow to grow, gained new momentum from Hanna's gift.
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Commercial Tribune
Cleveland
Mark Hanna
Lisbon
Columbiana County
Veach Will Garlands Grave with Permanent Greenery Fund
J M Veach of Adairsville Ga leaves 500000 to three children and heirs plus 600 to be held as principal with income used to keep his grave green forever. The provision was filed in the Registrar's office in Chattanooga Tenn on April 29.
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Commercial Tribune
Chattanooga
Tenn
J. M. Veach
Adairsville
Governors visit crowds linger in Gotham after Grant parade
Governor Bushnell and several staff members stay at Fifth Avenue hotels in New York after the Grant Day parade. Cincinnati visitors fill the city as merchants and prominent Ohio figures, including Dr J E Lowes of Dayton, attend the spectacle and related events near Riverside Drive.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Cincinnati
Bushnell
Fifth Avenue
B. Snyder
Alms & Doepke
St. Denis
C. F. Domm
Astor
J. F. Hopkins
Westminster
D. H. Hunt
Hoffman House
Paul J. Sorg
Congressman Sorg
Middletown
Holland
E. C. Hall
D. Wachman
Imperial
S. Starr
Stuart House
Robert J. Morgan
thadadeasiGoioneh
C. B. Wing
W. P. Orr
Piqua
E. P. Marshall
Union Life Insurance Company
Clarke Davis
James G. Rodgers
Springfield, C
Army of the Tennessee
McKinley
Diplomatic Corps
Riverside Drive
Ohio
J. E. Lowes
Dayton
Mount delays Fourth District special election
Governor Mount in Indianapolis says no rush to call a special election to fill Holman’s seat. He has not been officially notified of a vacancy and estimates sixty days for preliminaries, pushing the election to July or autumn to avoid harvest conflicts. Letters from district residents urge delaying until autumn.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Mount
Holman
Dearborn County
Microbes Ruin His Eye in Kansas City Lawsuit
Richard Hysell, a Swift & Company packing house worker, sues for $5,000 claiming his eye was permanently damaged by microbes from dried blood and rust on an overhead runway. He alleges exposure occurred while cleaning the debris, causing months of pain and impaired sight.
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Commercial Tribune
Kansas City
Richard Hysell
Swift
Princeton Announces 1897 Commencement Speakers
University faculty named the senior Latin salutatorian Henry Norris Russell of Oyster Bay New York and valedictorian John Henry Keener of Harrisburg Pennsylvania. English orations include Arthur Willis Leonard of Cincinnati Ohio and Wilfred McIlvaine Post of Beirut Syria with Robert Comin and Paul Curtis Martin among Whig Society orators. Meantime commencement speakers cover multiple classes and regions.
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Commercial Tribune
Princeton
N. J
Henry Norris Russell
Oyster Bay
N. Y
John Henry Keener
Harrisburg
Robert Comin
New Concord
Arthur Willis Leonard
Cincinnati
Wilfred McIlvaine Post
Beirut
Syria
Paul Curtis Martin
Ohio
American Whig Society
Governor Pingree Vetoes Donovan Curfew Bill
Governor Pingree vetoed the Donovan curfew bill signaling the state overreach claim. The measure would have arrested children on streets after 9 p.m. and was described as interference in domestic matters.
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Lansing
Mich
Pingree
Riot in Shanghai as coolies strike tax hike
In Shanghai on April 5 about 1,000 striking coolies tried to burn the city and attack the militia. British and American consulates were guarded as 500 volunteers and ships sent marines ashore. German troops faced a rioting crowd at Yorng King Pang River bridge, were driven off by a volley and a later charge. Fire brigades fought blazes set by rioters. Authorities postponed the tax increase for three months, sparking anger among foreign residents.
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Commercial Tribune
Tacoma
Wash
Shanghai
China
United States
Money
Linnet
Plover
Light Horse Artillery
Yorng- King-Pang River
Monument Unveiling Honors Jefferson Davis Dallas Portraits
The Confederate monument in Dallas, a fifty foot Texas granite shaft, was unveiled this morning by Daughters of the Confederacy. It features life sized statues of Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and Sidney Johnston. Jefferson Davis and others pulled the cords to unveil the figures. John H. Reagan delivered a Davis tribute after flower decorations by young Southern state representatives.
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Dallas
Tex
Daughters of the Confederacy of
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Jackson
Johnson
John H. Reagan
Davis
Wed After Twenty Years in Sandusky Marriage
Henry J. Isaac and Alice Bradley wed in Sandusky Ohio after more than twenty years apart. The groom and bride, both longtime sweethearts, were joined in a Presbyterian ceremony at the groom’s home as friends and family observed the event.
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Commercial Tribune
Sandusky, O
Henry J. Isaac
Alice Bradley
Isaac
Poultry Thieves Arrested After Fire Exchange
Thomas Williams and Carey Paul brought twenty four live chickens to Washington D. C. to sell. Officers chased the fleeing thieves for two miles after a firefight, they surrendered and pleaded guilty. Each was fined one hundred dollars and costs and sentenced to thirty days in the Cincinnati Workhouse.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington D. H
Thomas Williams
Carey Paul
Paul
Williams
Cincinnati
Sawmill Explosion Kills Two in Kanawha Valley
A boiler explosion at Standing Stone, Wirt County near Wheeling, destroys a large sawmill owned by Vinton Alderman. Fireman Perry Deavers and George Conley die. Three others are fatally injured, two more badly hurt, and two sustain minor injuries. The blast occurred as workers were leaving.
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Commercial Tribune
Wheeling
W. Va
Standing Stone
Wirt County
Kanawha Valley
Vinton Alderman
Perry Deavers
George Conley
Z. W. Hickman
Thomas Hickman
William Batton
John McCauley
Williams for Inspector in Cincinnati Likely Pick
Commercial Tribune predicts Paul E. Williams of St. Louis and formerly Delaware will become Chief Post Office Inspector at Cincinnati. He is endorsed by Senator Foraker and Ohio Representatives Bramwell and Shattuc, with others also backing him. Lawrence Letherman, Cincinnati inspector, has endorsement from Senator Fairbanks.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Paul E. Williams
St. Louis
Delaware, C
Salmon
Cincinnati
Senator Foraker
Bramwell and
Shattuc
Ohio
Lawrence Letherman
Fairbanks
Two Cincinnatians Named Officers of Grand Council
The Grand Council Royal Arcanum met in Youngstown on April 29 1898 and elected officers including Theodore D. Shepherd as Supreme Representative for two years W H Mills as alternate Supreme Representative Alfred E Rawlinson as Grand Regent Edward E Dow as Grand Vice Regent John E Viot as Grand Orator J M McKinstry as Grand Secretary W H Beebe as Grand Treasurer Thomas Butterworth as Grand Chaplain W J Davis as Grand Guide J W Stoney as Grand Warden W S Armstrong as Grand Sentry John B Heiser and Ben Brady named Grand Trustees for three and two years respectively all Cincinnati or Ohio figures and positions.
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Commercial Tribune
Youngstown, CO
Grand Council
Royal Arcanum
Columbus
Supreme Representative
Theodore D. Shepherd
Norwalk
W. H. Mills
Clyde
Alfred E. Rawlinson
Mr. Vernon
Edward E. Dow
Toledo
John E. Viot
Log of the Mayflower Presented to Ambassador Bayard
At the Bishop of London’s official residence the Lord Chancellor formally presented the original log of the Mayflower to retiring Ambassador Bayard. The log will be kept by the state of Massachusetts, after prior efforts to transfer it to Colonel John Hay were declined.
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Ambassador Bayard
London
Massachusetts
Henry White
John Hay
Bayard
Handcuffed Suspect Escapes, Fatally Injures Marshal Dooley
In Washington C H Ohio on April 29 marshal Frank Dooley of Leesburg was likely fatally hurt when Frank Culberson of New Martinsburg broke free from handcuffs, attacked Dooley, and dumped him from a buggy before fleeing and remaining at large.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington C. H
Frank Dooley
Leesburg
Frank Culberson
New Martinsburg
Dooley
Culberson
Durbin Expects June Ohio Democrats Convention in Columbus
In Columbus Ohio on April 29 W W Durbin chair of the Democratic State Central Committee and Daniel McConville chair of the Democratic State Executive Committee discussed the upcoming state convention. McConville indicated John R McLean is likely the party’s Senate choice with multiple contenders for governor. Durbin plans a May central committee meeting to set the convention time and place, favors Columbus, and notes applications from Zanesville Toledo and Dayton. About 1000 delegates will attend at a ratio of one per 400 Bryan votes. Durbin favors no clear U S Senate endorsement.
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Deboe
Dr. Hunter
Senate
Rhea
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
W. W. Durbin
Kenton
Democratic State Central Committee
Daniel McConville
Steubenville
Democratic State Executive Committee
John M. VanFleet
McConville
John R. McLean
United States
Durbin
Central Committee
Zanesville
Toledo
Dayton
Bryan
Used His Bank's Funds Found Guilty of Embezzling 320000
New Orleans April 29 A bank wrecker and former respected city leader was convicted in Criminal Court of embezzling 20000 of the Bank of Commerce funds he led as president. He used bank money for a sugar plantation a steamboat and other ventures. Cashier DeBlanc was acquitted. Penalty ranges one to seven years.
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Commercial Tribune
New Orleans
Bank of Commerce
Nichols
DeBlanc
Raiders Burn Toll House in Lancaster Kentucky
A mob of about one hundred armed men on horseback burned the toll house on the Buckeye pike inside Lancaster. They left a threatening notice about free pikes and warned that if another house is rebuilt stockholders and officers of the road may be held responsible and their property destroyed. The gatekeeper was away from home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Lancaster
Buckeye Pike
Madison Circuit Court Adjourns After Three-Week Session
Richmond Ky April 29 The Madison Circuit Court adjourned after a three week session. The grand jury failed to indict illegal raiders.
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Commercial Tribune
Richmond
Madison Circuit Court
Wife recovered after Scioto River abduction case
Delaware Ohio April 29 report that Charles Hughes' young wife was found unconscious after being abducted Tuesday afternoon from a fishing spot on the Scioto River. Authorities say two neighbors held her and her condition is very critical. It is unclear if fear or drugs caused her state.
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Delaware, CO
Charles Hughes
Scioto River
New Cabinet for the Greeks in April reshuffle
Athens reports a new Greek cabinet formed by opposition leader Demetrius Ralli as premier and minister of marine aided by Anargyros Simopoulo as finance minister. The change calms public tension after disputes over oath timing, with Teotoki absent and Canaris, Deligeorgis declining portfolios. The king urged resignation. Ralli asserts premiership by events and plans to pursue stability and a working majority.
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Athens
M. Delyannis
M. Ralli
M. Tsamavos
M. Simopoulo
M. Triantafyllako
M. Teotaoki
M. Eftaxios
Demetrius Ralli
Paris
Anargyros Simopoulo
Parnessis
George Teotoki
Corfu
Tricoupia
M. Teotoki
Ralli
M. Sotiropoulo
M. Deligeorgis
Legislative Assembly
Canaris
Tricoupis
George
Europe
NEW PREMIER POLICY DESCRIBED AS HONORABLE PEACE
London reports describe M Ralli's policy as honorable peace secured through war. Interventions by powers are disputed while war news remains indecisive. Turks reportedly plan to attack Greeks at Pharsalos from east and west, with rumors of Greek retreat to Thermopylae. Osman Pasha’s deployment to Janina with 30,000 troops not confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Pharsalos
Thermopyle
Constantinople
Vienna
Osman Pasha
Janina
General Miles Granted Permission to Study War Abroad
General Miles received the President's formal assent to travel to the Levant for war study. The order allows him to proceed as practicable and to visit Turkish and Greek armies as deemed desirable by authorities in Turkey and Greece.
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Washington
Miles
Turkey
Greece
Levant
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GCE
St. Louis Levee
George W. Liddle
General Sheridan
Mrs. Sheridan
Sinking Fund Commission
Delaware
Nicholasville
Jessamine Liberal Club
May L. Collins
Midway
Boston
Blackburn
Bradley
Hunter
Lewis
Brutus J. Clay
Melbourne
Dresden
Glasgow
Manchester
Marseilles
D. M. Comingore
George Lieberth
Newport
Lieberth
Campbell County
W. H. Lyons
Bramwell
Hissem
Campbell
Kenton County
Blandford
House
Tarleton
J. K. Hampton
State Central Committee
Charles Barnett
Ohio County
Collier
Sam Cash
Peru
Representative Freeman
Steiglitz
Cupid
Tennn
Myron
Clark - Williams
Missouri
Mrs. Galavin
Hanna
Gotham
Qchicans
Arthur W. Leonard
Cincinnati Bay
Jeff Davis
Daughters of the Confederacy
Thos. Butterworth
Ben Brady
R. A
McLean
New Orleans Institution
Lawrenceburg
Pharsala
Freece
Volo
Crete
Berlin
General Miles
War Abroad
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