Hold the Fort at Allatoona Recalled by Veteran Officer
A veteran recalls the Allatoona fight linked to the hymn. He describes leading a small detachment under heavy fire, defending the fort until Confederate forces withdrew. Sherman arrived next day, riding a carried tale and witnessing the battlefield's devastation.
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Mail
Express
New York Mail
Sherman
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Tennessee
Er State
Hood
Allatoona
Three Old Maids Save a Captain from Confederate Capture
Captain Nathaniel David Porter recalls Civil War escape after hiding with three old maids in Charlestown W Va. A Confederate raid left him trapped in bed but the nurses concealed him and he fled on Captain Imboden's horse to Harper's Ferry. He later sold the horse for 180 dollars.
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Nathaniel David Porter
East
Baltimore
Porter
Canton
Providence
Third Maryland Infantry
Charlestown
W. Va
Capt
Imboden
Harper’s Ferry
Surrender and Defiance Atop the Fort Parapet
A wounded soldier recalls a desperate battle atop a fort as waves of attackers press the parapet. On the Kenesaw hillside his unit fights with dwindling ammo and casualties, flags fall, and a young lieutenant seizes the flag before surrender looms.
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Kenesaw Mountain
Andersonville
Bond of Union on a City Bus
In a downtown ride an old poor man and a wealthy veteran share a copper button memory. On Eighth Avenue they discover common ground as Gettysburg and Missionary Ridge badges erase class lines. They exit at Twenty third Street arm in arm toward a drink to keep talking as comrades.
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Eighth Avenue
New York Tribune
Gettysburg
Missionary Ridge
Twenty-third Street
Ington
Virtue and pay idle talk in a Denver Times excerpt
An Eminent Business Man praises an employee named George for virtue and long service. He declares virtue valuable and notes a financial motive, implying future pay. The exchange ends with gratitude from George in a Denver Times quotation.
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George
Denver Times
Begging as an Art From Washington Letter by a Baltimore Woman
A Baltimore reporter describes begging in Washington as a profession, noting $30 monthly potential, impostors versus worthy cases, and the role of associated charities. She condemns church involvement but urges better coordination, police presence on paydays, and practical help over alms.
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Washington
Baltimore
State
War and Navy Department
Interior Department
Post Office Department
Treasury
Bluecoats
Associated Charities
Wash
District of Columbia
The
Smith D. Fry
Republican Platform Adopted by Ohio State Convention
The Ohio Republican platform reaffirms Philadelphia party principles. It praises national success in labor, trade, and protection, calls for strong navy, a canal, and Chinese exclusion renewal, and endorses McKinley era gains in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines while praising Gov Nash and Senators Foraker and Hanna. The document pledges support for Republican candidates and party leadership.
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Ohio
Philadelphia
United States
Republican Party
American Isthmus
Congress
Union
Spain
Supreme Court
China
McKinley
Peking
Cuba
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Philippine Islands
George K. Nash
General Assembly
Joseph B. Foraker
Marcus A. Hanna
House of Representatives
Foraker
United States Senate
Secon
Botkin Joins Atlantic City Vacation to Work on Codes
Alexander C. Botkin of Montana arrives in Atlantic City with his stenographer to spend weeks off duty. The United States code commission, drafting a general permanent law revision, focuses on reorganizing federal courts with district courts as original jurisdiction and circuit courts as appellate review. The team also hopes to report judiciary title revisions before the next Congress and has recently proposed a United States penal code to correct criminal law gaps.
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Alexander C. Botkin
Montana
United States Code Commission
Atlantic City
N. J
Botkin
Commission
United States District Court
Circuit Court
Circuit Court of Appeals
Intermediate Court of Review
Congress
Partner-Der Bookkeeper Demands Raise Over Marriage
A dialogue where a junior partner threatens to quit unless given a raise to marry, while a senior partner insists on a raise for the lobster and vows to reduce his risk after marriage, via Puck’s whimsy.
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Den
Puck
Not Domestic. Miss Fosdick Is Sue's New Husband a Domestic Man
Miss Fosdick asks if Sue's new husband is a domestic man. Miss Keedick says no, she imported him from London. Leslie's Weekly notes the humorous exchange.
Hints for Cleaning and Infant Care from an Early Edition
Practical tips cover breaking ice with a darning needle and cleaning enameled ware with pumice. Daily washing and drying of dishcloths prevent mustiness. Dust cloths should be lightly sprinkled and washed after use. Glass bottle stoppers loosen with hot water. Limit eye exposure to bright light for infants. old cradles offered better glare and draught protection.
Fragmented legal notice fragment with scattered date codes
A partial OCR fragment shows scattered date-like codes Ly Ar and numeric markers 07 09 14 14 1a 2 3. No coherent action or official details are readable. Unable to determine the notice type or deadline from the supplied text.
Trade Topics From Historic Industry Summary
Production of cigars for the past year reached 5,720,934,369 units or about 16 million per day. Exports of American breadstuffs rose 22 percent in the last seven months versus the prior year. Artificial wool from turf fibers is used in Dusseldorf for cloth, bandages, hats, rugs. The largest lumber raft. Portland to San Francisco, August 12. 625 feet long, 20 feet draft, 12 feet above water, with sticks up to 120 feet long and 22 inches diameter, totaling 7,200,000 feet. W National company and affiliates claim annual tubular goods capacity at least 1,000,000 tons, about 90 percent of U S mill capacity, four times British production, with profits near 15,000,000 a year.
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Dusseldorf
Germany
Portland
San Francisco
W National Company
United States
Farm for sale near city with 75 acres arable land
A 10 acre farm listing offers about 75 acres of good arable land with the remainder as pasture. Located three miles from the city, the property is priced at $6400.00. Real estate details indicate a sizable agricultural parcel suitable for farming.
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Second Ward
City
Good Pike Road
Good Pike
Highland Township
Pike Road
Ottawa
Lima
Ohio
Midland County
Michigan
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