General McClellan A Life Of Peace And War In Baltimore
General George B. McClellan is portrayed living in luxury at No 16 Washington Square Baltimore with his wife by his side. The article recounts his early church meeting with Ellen Marcy in 1860, his West Point career, Mexican War service, Civil War renown, and a postwar period of travel in Europe before returning home to Philadelphia. It notes his marriage to Ellen Marcy in May 1860 and traces family ties and his health voyage through the United States.
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George B. McClellan
Washington Square
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Illinois Central Railroad
United States
Baltimore
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St. B. Marey
George
West Point
Marcy
General Marcy
West Pot
McCleNan
Europe
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A Modern Folly Of Interest to Lawyers A Stier and Morel
Detroit Free Press recounts a farmer plowing a Coca field damaged by crows who seeks help from squirrels. The squirrels, after a week, claim they will take charge but reveal they have kept the crops for themselves. The fable ends with a moral about appealing to lawyers.
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Detroit Free Press
Faith Cure Reported After Prayer of Mrs Painter
Mrs Painter wife of Rev Dr W E Painter long an invalid with spinal trouble reports a sudden healing after prayer and Bible reading. She rose walked and answered friends at her Brooklyn Village home, sparking wide attention among locals.
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Clyde
Painter
W. E. Painter
Brooklyn Village
Cleveland
Jesus
Mrs. Painter
Oshkosh Woman Tries Quick Divorce at Chicago Court
A neatly dressed Oshkosh woman visited the Superior Court in Chicago seeking an immediate divorce with only two hours to spare before returning home. The clerk suggested consulting a lawyer, joking that ready made divorce papers could be “made to order” for the evening train. The woman left in a huff, unimpressed by Chicago's divorce mill.
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Chicaga Nova
Coffeen
Superior Court
Lester
Oshkosh
Chicago
Railway Injuries and the Spinal Injury Claims
The Medico Legal Journal review by Dr. G Johnson argues fraud in railway spine damage claims. He cites English surgeon Erickson’s 1866 book as a catalyst for litigation, noting many alleged spinal injuries lack foundation. Passengers often suffer concussion. employees rarely, and expert testimony misleads juries. He proposes legislation to curb improper expert testimony.
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Chicago Tribune
Medico-Legal Journal
G. Johnson
Johnson
Erickson
Strange Tales From America and Alabama Storm Echoes
London Daily News notes American storms spark humorous takes on gigantic meteorites and earth shaking beasts. It recalls cyclones in Alabama Ohio and Indiana with a train wreck in Tennessee and a baby carried aloft, then unharmed. Names like Jim O Rourke and Brouthers appear among the crowd.
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America
London Daily News
Diana
Texas
Byron
Alabama
Ohio
Indiana
Tennessee
Aeronautic Society
la Post
Red
Cat Battery Experiments and Industrial Strikes Report
The article describes early electrostatic experiments with cats as conductors and findings on induction, then shifts to galvanic battery designs, a telegraph company setup, and arc light use. It notes New York and Hoboken power supplies as economical, a U S line context, and reports a Cincinnati grand jury probe with pending findings. It also mentions a planned strike by stove molders in Pittsburgh and Allegheny over wage cuts and a molders’ organized response.
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Prescott, Edison
Gerrits Smith
Eastern Union Telegraph Company
Lillotgen
New York
Hoboken
Pittsburgh
Allegheny
Food and Livestock Prices Across Midwest Markets
May reports from Cleveland Cincinnati Toledo and Chicago show mixed grain and livestock prices. Wheat and corn values steady to soft with bids and closes listed, while beef, pork, and lamb trade in various ranges across markets.
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