Battle on the hilltop in the Tory mountain fight
As riflemen and mountain fighters clash on a hilltop, Captain Ireton and Tybee endure heavy fire and near collapse. Ferguson's charge fails, Major de Peyster leads a last push, and a white flag flares amid brutal hand-to-hand fighting before retreat is ordered. Isaac Shelby questions Ireton's rank while Tybee lies wounded.
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de Peyster
Ately
Tarleton
Tybee
Committee of Coronels
Aly
Isaac Shelby
Shelby
Ireton
Court Martial Turnabout in Mountain Warfare
Captain Ireton faces a mock court as witnesses expose his loyalty and a duplicitous letter. The testimony clears him, Shelby and Sevier verify the undelivered order, and Richard Yeates proclaims Ireton’s true patriotism while the party contemplates future action amid Ferguson and Cornwallis.
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Shelby
John Whittlesey
Davie
Charlotte
Lord Cornwallis
Commonwealth
Owen Pedgarvin
Lord Cornwallie
Ferguson
William Campbell
Hussar
Tybee
Isaac Shelby
Captain Ireton
Richard Jennifer
Ephraim Yeates
Jack
Ireton
Pyer
Sevier
Richard
Borderer
Lord Cornwall
Jennifer
Billy
John
John Sevier
Oid
A Hard Life on the Baltimore Street
A Baltimore American item quotes a weary street organist and a disgusted citizen debating a hard daily grind and a lazy life in the streets of the city. The exchange reveals urban hardship and social tension in brief dialogue.
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Baltimore American
Luck Witty Quip About Wardrobe Loot for Binks
In Luck the subject Binks smiles at a witty remark about finances after his wife and children secured their fall wardrobes. He says there was enough left over to buy a new velvet collar for his old overcoat, illustrating thrift with humor.
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Binks
Speaking of Favorite Trees Sparks Old Chestnut Joke
A brief comic exchange unfolds as a man jokes about chestnuts, while a taller man named Louls Star interrupts, shifting the moment toward spring. The fragment hints at casual banter between two individuals over a familiar line.
Can you tell me how I can get to Pittsburg
An Elnsy Way quotes a soubrette at a railroad ticket office asking for directions to Pittsburg. An agent replies with a quip about marrying a Pittsburg millionaire, reflecting a humorous old-time exchange from the newspaper page.
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Pittsburg
Yonkerg
Crom Purposes Prompt Confusion Sparks Global Speculation
A cryptic line from Crom Purposes hints at a split in global activity as one side questions the other. The remark references the Boston Tran script and suggests half the world remains unaware of the other half’s actions. The stylized phrasing mirrors a fictional or satirical interview.
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Crom
Scott
Matt
Boston Transcript
Quote fragment shows cross cultural musings and wry aphorisms
The text presents a dialogue with a character named Mr Fussem and a girl with cute eyes, followed by a distant forecast about German and American student presence in each country. A Latin blessing about expectation rounds out the excerpt.
Poultry Feeding and Care Tips From Old Notes
Historic poultry guidance covers feeding chicks with eggs milk and mash, roosting setup and separation by sex, use of charcoal and grit, and the value of green bone and waste feed. It discusses diseases like roup and chickenpox, breeding purity, winter laying strategies, and practical humane handling practices. It references Indi ana Farmer insights and contrasts American and European locomotive scales.
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Indianapolis
Rhode Island
United States
Europe
Holland
Idaho Snowslides Kill and Buries Miners Towns
Snowslides driven by chinook winds and warm rains devastate Maca and Burke in the Coeur d Alene district Northern Idaho. Homes and a hotel are buried as 900 residents face widespread destruction with fears of many deaths and widespread injuries.
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Aixty Mven
Disnay
Coeur d'Alena
Idaho
Maca
Burke
Maco
Coeur d'Alene
Mace
Black Bear
Macalier
Northern Pacific and
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company
Gem
Lower Mace
Standard
Gam
Duho
Bank looted. National City Bank of Cambridge closes
National City Bank of Cambridge Massachusetts shuts its doors after a $144,000 looting. Wills 8 Pepper, acting for the Comptroller, declares insolvency with $100,000 capital and wiped out surplus. George W. Coleman sought on embezzlement warrant. John L. Bates named receiver. stockholders, including Charles W. Eliot, face assessments.
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Warvard
Stacket
National City Bank of
Cambridge
Mass
National Bank
Wills 8. Pepper
George W. Coleman
Kanbas City
John £. Bates
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard
President Obaldia of Panama Dies After Illness
Panama's President Jose Domingo de Obaldia died from heart disease in the afternoon. He had served less than a year since his election on July 12, 1908. Dr. G. A. Mendoza is named Panama's new president.
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Pnama Dion
Jose Domingo de Obualdia
Panama
Obaldia
G. A. Mendoza
Man Dies of Heart Disease During Wife's Appendectomy
John McCarthy of East Hampton Massachusetts collapsed from heart failure while his wife underwent an appendicitis operation in an adjoining room. Mrs McCarthy survived the procedure.
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Kaffe
John McCarthy
East Hampton
Mass
McCarthy
Ohio Supreme Court rules saloons pay annual alcohol tax
The Ohio Supreme Court announced that all saloon-keepers in dry counties selling near beer must pay the Alken Aquor tax of $1,000 per year. About $1,000,000 to be involved.
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Ohio Supreme Court
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