Long Roll Beaten Convicts Travel Through Tender Places
The Long Roll beatens convicts to Briceville Coal Creek and Oliver Springs. The event begins at 11 a.m. Saturday and is conducted by Revs K C Atkins and J R Bellamy of the Elizabethton circuit. James M Bock, a lumber dealer of Abingdon, was here last week on a lumber trip. JR Englebert wife and child have returned from Lykens Penn. Byron E Rhodes, a civil engineer, left to spend holidays in Wilkes-Barre Penn. John W Huffman, president of the Improvement Company, came from Knoxville and went to Empreeville yesterday then to Philadelphia.
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J. R. Bellamy
Elizabethton
James M. Bock
Abingdon
Penn
John W. Huffman
the Improvement Company
Knoxville
Philadelphia
Protracted Baptist meeting and Tennessee militia order
Reports from Nashville mention a two week protracted meeting at a Baptist church led by Rev J B Smith and growing in size. Meanwhile Tennessee Governor Kellie Anderson orders the militia to Nashville to guard mines at Briveville Cowl Creek and Oliver Springs as convicts are moved and 200 troops arrive with gatlings and howitzers.
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de Revner
Mescays
Edgar
Walter Depew
East Tennessee
Goi Kellie Anderson
Fir Cich
Conv
West Texas Promises and Emigrants Hopeful Letter
A letter from McAmie, former East Tennessee resident, praises Texas for vast virgin lands and a favorable climate. It extols the Cotton Belt route via Memphis to lure settlers, touting cheap land, abundant agriculture, healthful climate, and smooth travel conditions. Advertising fiction blends with medical quackery and railway promotion to persuade readers to move west.
Murder in Blount County Twelve Days T
Blount County records a fourth murder in twelve days as Joe Smith allegedly shot a prominent local figure, McNeils, following a quarrel with CA Griffith. No arrests reported as authorities await fuller details.
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Smoorth
The Arizona Kicker editor shoots at rivals and Post Office foes
The Arizona Kicker recounts gunfire battles with Tom Bigelow and Jim Renshaw, detailing near misses and subscription disputes. It boasts of mayoral ambition, postmaster clashes with Hank Scott, and a repeated shooting feud as part of a blunt, self styled town chronicle.
Fragmented Civil War Era Fragments and Rallying Quotes
A garbled compilation offers scattered Civil War era notes and patriotic quotes. It mentions a drowning incident near a whale and figures such as Tommy Burges, Jerge Werxom, and Uncle Sam imagery, ending with reflections on lawmaking, statesmen, and the farmer as backbone of the country.
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Jerge
Lota
Sam
Seedy man pushes Chicago gossip as top news plea
A lurid scene in a New York paper office ends with the editor ordering the removal of Washington items to publish a Chicago story described as more consequential than a fire. The exchange, framed as a killer punch at Chicago, is captured amid a string of satirical exchanges from New York papers like the Pros and Journal.
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Tad
Bert
Sivas
Eleo
MePaciued
New York
Chicago
Washington
Arkansaw Traveler
Appomattox Tale Told By Colonel On Lee Surrender Scene
Colonel Charles Mitchell recalls a humorous moment from the Civil War near Appomattox. General Wise, covered in mud, asks what will become of his brigade. General Lee, after a pause, calmly tells him to go wash his face.
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Lee
Appomatios
Charles Mitchell
General Lee
Sam Jones Sermon Prompts Law and Order Rally in Town
A Kansas town hears Rev. Sam Jones condemn cowardice and call for a strong law and order party after a fiery sermon. He urges residents to speak plainly, warning that disobedience will lead to bloodshed and upheaval as he challenges local cowardice and political complacency.
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Sam Jones
Rene
A Victim of Exact Language
Dialogue snippet shows a new clerk asking about vacation pay and old clerks confirming that salaries continued during the two weeks away. The exchange highlights payroll practices and workplace humor within the establishment.
No Profit There Superintendent How in This Murphy
A dialogue excerpt from Harper's Bazar notes a conductor admitting theft from an orphan asylum. He claims ten cents taken during a trip, saying the orphans and the woman in charge were underage. The exchange preserves historical slang and societal critique in a terse, period voice.
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Murphy
Savin
Harper’s Bazar
Fragmented OCR musings on politics and rhetoric in a civic debate
The text presents a garbled discourse mixing political phrases and social concerns. It references discussions of unity, cooperation, and common interests, with a focus on elections and the consequences of political action. It alludes to campaign events and potential outcomes without clear events or participants.
Bradford Era Poem Echoes Through Dim Theatres Of Dream
The Bradford Era quotes a palimpsest style segment where a speaker laments the world worn by wind and gloom. A dreamlike verse references Amelie Rives and moonlit voyages, weaving nostalgic imagery with theatrical night scenes and a worn, lyrical mood.
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Misuma
Amelie Rives
Bradford
Farm visit tale of Buffalo's effort to raise funds
A Buffalo man recounts a discourse on character during a farm tour to raise funds for an educational institution. An old farmer advises targeting motives at each house, culminating in a plan to trap a donor by bringing him to his barn to escape his wife's dominion.
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Nan
Buffalo
Batee
Dominie
Will I End in Smoke Wife and husband quip over cigars
A humorous New York Weekly item recounts a couple debating how the daughter’s suitor, an agent for a cigar importer, quietly gives her expensive cigars. The husband jokes he never buys them, while the daughter pays for herself with her expenses as the suitor’s pockets seem full.
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Generly
Euch
Maria
New York Weekly
The Dividing Line of Logundity
A veteran conductor notes the Missouri River as the social divider in travel. East of Omaha and Council Bluffs passengers greet strangers warmly and share experiences, while beyond the line, strangers grow wary and terse. The Mississippi marks a shift toward sociability again.
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Missouri River
Omaha
Council Biaffa
Union Pacific
Omaha Bee
Stranger interrupts sermon asking length of preaching
A stranger enters during a sermon and asks an elderly member how long the preacher has spoken. The member guesses thirty or forty years but cannot be exact and suggests the sermon may be nearing its end.
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