Morgan raid over Kentucky taps telegraph lines
Narrative recounts Morgan’s 1862 raid using Ellsworth to sever and exploit Union telegraph lines from Louisville to Nashville and Lexington. The account details key dispatches, ground wire tricks, false orders to Ward and Boyle, and Morgan’s progress from Glasgow to Somerset with the aim of spreading panic and destroying government property.
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Louisville
E. M. Stanton
Kentucky
Boyle
Morgan
Lincoln
George A. Ellsworth
Ellsworth
Glasgow
Louisville and Nashville
Nashville
New York
Washington
U. S. Provost-Marshal
Tenn
Henry Dent
A. S. Provost-Marshall
Forrest
Murfreesboro
Scottaville
Gallatin
Tennessee
Stanley Matthews
Porrest
Murfréesboro
Lebanon
A. Y. Johnson
Telegraph Dept
Georgetown
Midway
G. A. Elsworth
Cynthiana
Paris
Crab Orchard
Woolford
Danville
Somerset
Lebanon Junction
Stanford
United States
George D
Uncle Sam
Dixie
J. H. Morgan
George Dunlap
M. C
Washington, D. C
Tust
John H. Morgan
J. T. Boyle
Jerry
Elsworth
John HH. Morgan
Wheelbarrows Shape Transport in Shantung Province
In Shantung China the wheelbarrow dominates land transport with one to three donkeys or sails aiding movement. Loads reach about a ton and costs remain five to eight times rail transport, despite low wages. The article highlights vast usage and potential rail expansion for regional development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shantung
China
Royal standard from York captured by Chauncey and Pike
The British royal standard, central in Trophy hall Annapolis, is praised as a fine restoration. Professor Washburn notes its transformation from "chopped hay" to a like new state. It is historically valuable as the only British royal standard held by a foreign nation, captured in 1813 at York now Toronto from the parliament house.
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Trophy Hall
Annapolis
Washburn
Isaac Chauncey
Montgomery Pike
York
Toronto
Parliament House
Christian Herald
Frederick the Great and the Freemasons
Frederick the Great joined the Freemasons in May 1738 against his father Frederick William’s wishes. After his father’s death in May 1740 the king celebrated by hosting a grand Masonic meeting. The monarch’s interest boosted Freemasonry across Germanic lands.
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Frederick the Great
Frederick William
Frederick
Rarest English alms dish harbors York Minster bell fragment
In the village church at Iken Suffolk a wood inlaid alms dish contains a piece of bell metal saved from the York Minster fire. The bell there was destroyed, making the fragment a notable relic in the church.
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Iken
Suffolk
England
York Minster
Coffin Unearthed in Leicestershire Lane with Remains
Workmen dug up an old stone coffin in St Peter's Lane Leicestershire England. It contained human bones and a silver coin bearing a Latin inscription naming Edward King of England and Lord of Ireland. Police and archaeologists to examine the find.
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Edward
King of
England
Ireland
Edward I of
St. Peter's Lane
Leicesster
Local County News in Early February 1914
February 3 1914 notes list residents and errands including Miss Sarah Jarland ill Miss Wise visiting parental home Esten Engan hauling hogs to Decorah and for C P Olson Martin Arneson back from Worth county Clara Strindmoen resuming dressmaking and sawdust shipping from the creamery with autos on fine roads A run in for Albert Bjorgo left with facial injuries and bandages.
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Sarah Jarland
Fsten Engan
Tranen
Miss Wise
Miss Gunderson
Hexom
Martin Arneson
C. P. Olson
John Mestad
Esten Engan
Gilbert Gjere
Spring Grove
P. J. Bidne
Henry Akre
Emma
M. J. Akre
Martin Peterson
Alma
Decorah
Worth County
Julius Quenrud
Clara Strindmoen
S. O. Ness
Seehaus
Schjeldahls
Albert Bjorgo
Decorah Residents Noted in Freeport Visits and Local Events
Local notes record visits by Decorah residents including Mr Burns and L O Reed in Freeport. Miss Hager Delaney attended a teachers meeting at Calmar and Miss Anna Lane was called to a case in West Decorah. A thunderstorm was reported January 28. G W Kirkland marked his 14th birthday with friends. A temperance meeting at the M E church in Decorah was well attended with Mrs Hubbell of Frankville as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Burns
Decorah
L. O. Reed
Freeport
Elmore Kirkland
Valdez Business College
Frank Hendrickson
R. Youngblood
G. W. Kirkland
M. FE
Heer
Weaving in Shadow in Brussels Lace Workshop
In a renowned Brussels lace shop a single lacemaker works in a darkened room with only a narrow sunlight beam on her pattern. The technique relies on light touching the thread, making the delicate lace appear more beautiful as the worker sits where the light highlights the design.
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Brussels
Invaluable Tact In Business and Life
A four letter word, tact, wields power in business and daily dealings. The absence of tact harms merchants, customers, and relationships more than a chorus of enemies, leaving wreckage in its wake.
Currant Growing a Greek Monopoly
Efforts to grow the seedless sweet currants elsewhere have failed as the fruit remains a Greek monopoly. In Greece these tiny grapes form the main agricultural industry with an average yearly yield around 160000 tons.
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Greece
Superstitions of Miners in Hazardous Work
A historical note on miner beliefs with tales of white rabbits signaling doom and warnings against whistling at work. It also mentions miners avoiding washing their backs to prevent roof collapse, reflecting old superstitions about safety and fate.
Weekly Inter Ocean and Farmer Offer Promises West News Value
The Weekly Inter Ocean and Farmer combines World's news stock and farm topics with Home Health Club Lost and Found Poems and more. Subscriptions run $1.00 per year, with a limited time offer pairing it with Decorah Republican for $1.85 per year, renewal required.
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Decorah
Inter Ocean and
Farmer
Decorah Republican
Inter Ocean
Chicago
Eekly Inter Ocean
West
Farmer Temmigs
Changing Lead to Gold Says Soddy in Bold Claim
Professor Soddy asserts that lead can be turned into gold with improved electrical methods. He argues current work at 100000 volts will reach tenfold efficiency, making baser metals into precious metals. He likens high efficiency electricity to the Philosopher's Stone. An umpire in a baseball game often wishes for a home run.
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Soddy
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