Contention on War Correspondents and Public Dispatches
General Sherman criticism of reporters within the lines sparks debate on bias and reliability of battle accounts. Col. Medary arrest in Cincinnati on conspiracy charges drew local attention amid emancipation and wartime policy debates. Nathaniel Hawthorne found dead in bed. former President Fillmore referenced.
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Angaso
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Besiies
Champaigne Auppers
Presbyterian General Assembly Second Day Special Correspondence
Second day reports from the Presbyterian General Assembly describe new officers committees and mission activity. Highlights include church financing, aid to ministerial candidates, and missionary deployments totaling 207 workers with 1,300 new church members and about $70,000 raised. The Lafayette Avenue Church in Brooklyn was chosen for west meetings, and a committee was formed to address John Calvin’s death anniversary.
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Western Reserve College
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Patterson
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New York
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Newark
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de George Curtis
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Oy Henry Kendall
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Intrigue Bids for Maligned National Convention
Albany dispatch reports secret meetings among local leaders about Baltimore on the 6th prior to the nomination, with Washington sources stating Seward and Weed arranged with Morgan to keep the Baltimore Convention on schedule. Lincoln’s patronage is pledged to influence delegates, while plans to adjourn or shift influence target the Cleveland and Baltimore conventions.
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National Committee
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Choge
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Thia
Pomroy, Opdyke, Stevens & Co
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Grant
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A Crowd of Crimes and Courtroom Tragedy
A quarrel between Isaac Vann and Meadhnter near Jeffersonville California led to McAllister’s killing. Dunn’s murder trial drew jurists and a grieving widow, and in a grim turn the murdered man’s widow later killed herself. Dunn was acquitted, but subsequent violence claimed two more lives. The piece shifts to international brief notes and a London Spectator passage on Irish freedom and U.S. politics.
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European dominion wars loom in South America
In Amerivag Washington May 17 excited diplomats discuss Spain seizing the Chitechbn ishinds and foresee war with Peru. The piece links Spain’s actions to a plan to reconquer South America with French support and notes Seward will refrain from diplomatic intervention while ministers in Paris and Madrid warn of trouble.
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Siberian Telegraph Line Extends To Queenstown Ireland
A historic dispatch from Irkutsk to Queenstown confirms the Siberian Telegraph Line now operates toward Queetatown Ireland. The message, received at 10:10 a.m. local time, notes a 6,500 mile distance and rapid electrical transmission to Cyrus A. Mield aboard the Paeraias steamer. The extension toward the Chinese front is progressing, with the line expected to open by year’s end amid diligent work and strong timing.
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Position at Spottsylvania Described by WAR Correspondent
Battlefield reports from Spottsylvania describe Lee's strong defensive line on commanding ridges with multiple earthworks. Conveyed difficulties include mud clogged roads hindering artillery movement and rapid troop transport, delaying Union operations and stressing supply lines.
Lincoln on Drcan Reform Revealed by Washington Clerk
A Washington clerk's revelation alleges Lincoln era officials fear foreign policy instability. The note claims the government kept secret the need to buy excessive silk and velvet to appease European shopkeepers, likening household debt to national expenditures.
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Exile Shipments to Siberia From Kiev Reported
An Austrian subject sentenced to transportation to Siberia describes a three month journey via Russia, chained in batches of six and fed paltry rations. They endure snowbound travel to Torbosk, facing hunger and cold, while peasants occasionally offer bread. Some perish en route as they hope for return. Part of a broader account intermingles with Mrs Partington’s reflections on marriage and social observation.
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Remarkable Case of a Ball Lodged in Head
Matthew Phenix of Co B New York volunteers was wounded in the left eye by a spent ball at Mine Rao on November 27 1803. Treated at Baptist Church Hospital the ball shifted over time and five months later was finally removed from near the mouth by Dr C P Bigelow causing immediate relief. The iron ball weighed about half a pound and Phenix remained hospitalized with health only mildly affected.
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How Men Act in Battle by a Soldier's Letter
A soldier explains why random firing in battle wastes ammunition and fuels enemy boldness. He urges company commanders to stop needless volleys and conserve fire until deliberate, accurate shots can wound or kill. By controlling hype and fear, he argues, battles swing to the disciplined shooter.
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Roman
Meade narrowly escapes rebel trap amid base change
Washington reports that General Meade, with two officers, was nearly surrounded by Confederate forces the day before, forcing a hurried base change. His party lost spectacles in the turmoil as hundreds of Union soldiers near the scene were captured.
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