Grant's 1865 Galena Welcome Captures Nation's Admiration
An 1865 Harper's Monthly article recalls Ulysses S. Grant returning to Galena aboard a wave of applause after command of the 21st Illinois Infantry. Elihu Washburne delivers the welcome, Rev John H Vincent provides the response, and public memory notes Grants past hardships and ascent from failed ventures to Civil War fame. The depiction by Clark Kinnaird captures the scene.
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Witness Infantry
Galena
Harper's Monthly
Illinois
Elihu Washburne
Maine
U. S. Grant
John H. Vincent
Grant
St. Louis
Army
War Department
Clark Kinnaied
William and Mary opens Swem Library keystone of campus growth
In September the Earl Gregg Swem Library will open after 18 months of construction. Librarian James A. Servies expects to move about 375,000 volumes initially with 1,200,000 remaining to follow. The new four story, 136,000 square foot building houses rare books, artifacts, and the Institute of Early American History and Culture.
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Williamsburg
William and Mary
James A. Servies
Earl Gregg Swem
Servies
Swem
Virginia
College Museum and Art Gallery
Norborne Berkeley
Baron de Botetourt
America
Wren
Sergies
Institute of Early American History and Culture
Institute
Colonial Williamsburg
Duke of Gloucester
William and Mary Quarterly
William and Mary Art Gallery
Virginia General Assembly
College
William and Mary’s
New
Phi Beta Kappa Memorial
Virginia Lawyer Probes Bank Closure Investigation
Virginia attorney Charles Cloud questions the House Banking and Currency Subcommittee methods in its Newport News Crown Savings Bank closure probe. He argues the hearing process favors punishment over investigation and notes witnesses invoked the Fourth and Fifth Amendments amid questions about Crown Savings dealings. Cloud represented David Crawley as he cites potential unfair public scrutiny before any charges.
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Joe Koenig JR
Washington
Virginia
House Banking and Currency
Crown Savings Bank
Newport News
Charles Cloud
Norfolk
Cloud
Atlanta
David Crawley
Virginia Beach
Townsend
Morehhan
Crown Savings
LeRoy Ridley
Crawley
Science shrinks piles without surgery new drug
A new healing substance named Bio-Dyne, used as Preparation H, reportedly shrinks hemorrhoids, relieves itching and pain without surgery. Case reports claim noticeable reduction and strong statements from sufferers. The product is available as suppositories or ointment at drug counters.
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New York, N. Y
The Cigarette Syndrome 2 Publicity Fails To Slow Smokers
Sammy Davis Jr broke into tears on national TV while dedicating a Nat King Cole tribute song then lit a cigarette, highlighting the paradox of famous names promoting tobacco. Public Health Service warns smoking deaths rise, urging schools to adopt long term anti smoking plans.
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Tom Nolan
Enterprise Assn. Washington
NEA
Sammy Davis Jr
Nat “King” Cole
Cole
Davis
Sammy
Nat ‘King’ Cole
Public Health Service
Britain
Ed Murrow
PHS
Desert locust campaign in Arabian peninsula announced
Multiple Middle East nations including eight Arab states Turkey India and Pakistan join a campaign to combat desert locust invasions in the Arabian peninsula. Other items note India village poor living on five cents a day and Toronto raccoons moving into urban areas.
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Damascus
Syria
Arabian Peninsula
Turkey
India
Pakistan
New Delhi
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Centennial Schapduom
King Features Syndicate
Keystone
Andrew (Dukie) Goldsberg
Peter D’agostino
New York
Alvin D. Townsend
Robert Strauss
England
Royal College of Physicians
U.S
Luther Terry
O.K
Mickey Mantle
Arnold Palmer
Mantle
Palmer
Toronto
Ontario Humane Society
Athens
Greece
Paris
Bonn
West Germany
Vatican City
Paul VI
Alban Hills
Il Tempo
Vatican
Patton ST. Synx
A&p
Ann Page
Sultana
PT Ae
HAM
Pt. Bot
Hanover
Salisbury
Zee
Sultana Small
Jane Parker
Somme
Orves
Rnary Atlas
Baby Food
Gerber's
Raver
Clapp’s Stranes
Danville
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