Memorial Day Reflections Across Civil War Eras
The piece recalls May 30 as a national Memorial Day of remembrance and gratitude for the Union, contrasting views in the North and South. It traces key May 30 events from 1861 to 1865, including Bull Run, Corinth, Antietam, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, and the war’s end, with notes on Lincoln, Grant, Lee, and emancipation.
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States of
Union
Fort Sumter
Bull
Virginia
Arkansas
North Carolina
Lincoln
South
West Point
War Department
Bull Run
Corinth
Miss
Beauregard
Mobile
Sherman
North
Battle of
North Virginia
Richmond
Vicksburg
Maryland
Antietam
Fredericksburg
Chancellorsville
Washington
Lee
Shenandoah Valley
Pennsylvania
Meade
Gettysburg
Grant
Northern Virginia
Pemberton
Davis
Vickaburg
Salmon P. Chase
the Treasury
White House
Confederacy
Johnson
Sinesty
United States
States of the Union
Baseball Gossip and Baseball’s AgedNaps
Scribes note theAthletics for sixteen years kept at least one active contributor. Eddie Collins with his syndicate later, Weldon Wyckoff reported from training camps as a war correspondent. Wagner advises Pittsburg players on errors and avoidance. Ten Million retires from baseball to business. Jennings trades for infielders Fuller and Young while Fuller shines at the plate. Nap Rucker shows good form for Brooklyn as a left handed ace, while Lajoie’s career parallels his long service. Both Naps may have a big year ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athletics
Mike Powers
Philadelphia
Eddie Collins
Weldon Wyckoff
Bucknell
Jennings
Hughey Jennings
Fuller
Young
Donie Bush
Kavanaugh
Bucker
G. Nap Rucker
Brooklyn
Rucker
King's Resolve to Bring Ark to Jerusalem
A Sunday School lesson explains David's zeal to make Jerusalem a religious center by restoring the ark of the covenant. It recounts the initial mishap at the roadside, the ark's stay with Obededom, and the joyful, reverent procession that followed. The piece emphasizes worship built on clean hands and pure hearts, and concludes with praise of the Lord of hosts as king of glory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
David
Eli
Kirjuth-Jearim
City of the Woods
Abinadub
Eleazar
Kiryath-Jearim
Asxah
Obededom
Jehovah
Jebusite
Sven
What is electricity as described by early science
The article traces electricity from Thales to modern view, noting it as an effect of energy on matter rather than pure energy or matter. It discusses its elusive nature, historical observations, and the idea that electricity is a self existent property surrounding all objects, with future discoveries anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thales
Rocky Mountain News
Brave Women Soldiers in British Military History
The British army included women soldiers such as Hannah Snell who fought at Pondicherry and is buried at Chelsea Hospital with her portrait in the hall, and Christing Davis described as a fat, jolly woman buried in the hospital cemetery. Phoebe Hessel posed as a man and fought at Fontenoy in 1745, later dying in 1821. Dr. James Barry, a famed medical corps officer, served from 1818 to Waterloo and Cries after mutiny, with the gender not discovered for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Chelsea Hospital
Hannah Snell
Pondicherry
Chelsea
Christing Davis
Shele
Phoebe Hessel
Fifth Foot
Fontenoy
Duke of Cumberland
Brighton
James Barry
Medical Corps
Waterloo
St. Louis
Post
How Warships Communicate in Fleet Formations
The piece explains wireless telegraphy among battle fleets with cruisers spreading across wide ranges to scan for enemy ships. Reported sightings trigger immediate wireless communication of ship numbers, speed, and coordinates to the admiral, who directs actions via wireless orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stear
Alkay Wireless
National Fings and the Age of Flags
The piece notes the U S flag was adopted in 1777 with later stars added as states joined the Union. It contrasts with the British Union Jack dating from 1801 and mentions the French tricolor from 1794, the Spanish flag from 1785, and that German and Italian flags align with their empires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire
Kingdom
Washington Star
Necessitarians and deterministic thought in philosophy
The term necessitarians refers to those who deny free will and claim all actions are determined by causal motives. John Stuart Mill proposed deterministe as a substitute, a term that gained wide adoption in discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stuart Mill
New York American
Truth About Baby Says It Resembles No One
A brief Exchange note states that a baby does not resemble anyone in particular, presenting a tongue in cheek truth about infant appearances.
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American Press Association
Bills
Wagner
Hans Wagner
Pittsburgh
Ten Million
University of Washington
Lajoie
Lajole
Brooklyn Nap
Cleveland
American Press Associate
Nap Rucker
Berean
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