From Swamp to Soldier Bright: A Forsaken Man’s Odyssey
A fugitive enslaved man recounts hunger, peril, and a long wartime escape through swamps and plantations. He befriends enslaved helpers, evades a pursuer known as Painter, joins the United States Colored Rangers after rescue by Union soldiers, loses an arm at Savannah, and rebuilds a life as a gardener and family man.
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Iba
Deribber
Dar
Joe McEntyre
United States
Missy
Company O
United States Colored Rangers
Temperance Reform Clash Shows Practical Club Plan Rejected
The Chicago Tribune argues against the temperance convention's political approach. It praises reform clubs run by recovering drinkers in Maine, Massachusetts, and Chicago, noting their evidence of success and urging endorsement over political squabbles.
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Friends of Temperance
Reform Clubs
New England
Illinois
Maine
Massachusetts
Chicago Tribune
Anna Dickinson
Galesburg
Tyndall
Miss Dickinson
Fatal shooting of boy by cousin in Pilot Knob near Galena
Bernard Brinker fourteen, of Pilot Knob four miles from Galena, was fatally shot by his cousin Foecking in a relative's house when the pistol hammer slipped. The ball entered the forehead and passed through the brain. Dr Kittoe said Brinker would live only a short time. The incident serves as a warning to boys handling firearms.
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Bernard Brinker
Pilot Knob
Galena
Foecking
Oeding
Foeching
Brinker
Kittoe
Galena Gazette
Beet sugar production surge unsettles English market
Over ten to fifteen years Europe has massively boosted beet root sugar output. France Belgium and Holland are underselling England as beet sugar and syrups flood English refiners markets. The total rise in annual sugar production is about 1 200 000 tons with 775 000 tons from beet producing nations.
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Europe
England
France
Belgium
Holland
Postal Service Introduces Registered Pouches System
Postmaster General Jewell plans a nationwide through registered pouch system between major distributing offices. Pouches will be locked at the sending office and only unlocked at the destination with end locks on each route. Registered mail rates and procedures remain the same as now, with enhanced security for valuable packages.
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Washington
Jewell
Boston
New Orleans
New York
San Francisco
Cincinnati
St. Louis
United States
Mr. Jewell
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Gransoine
Mian
Masea
Savannah
Beaufort
Lina
David's Island
Philadelphy
Launt Thompson
Atlantic
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Tate
State of Illinois
Stephenson County
Rachel A. Reed
Hannah Felipe Lidia Infman
Sarah A. Coopers
David &. Phelps
Simon D. Phelps
Martha Davis
Clarance Davis
Charlotte Davis
Iola Davis
David Davis
Mary B. Phelps
Effie Phelps
William Z. Tunks
Charles 411
Stephenson
William Z, Tunks
M, Marvin
D. Kuehner & Son
Corner
Galena and Exchange Sts
Chicago
Cop
Metallic & Woon
Middleditch & Potter
Upper & Lower Stephenson
Freeport
Cabinet Bourbon
General Agents
London
Dealera Bre
GEO
Stinson & Co
Portland
O. Vickery’ & CO
Augusta
Black Hills
H. L. Lowman
Laramie City
Wyoming
HS Chomancy
T, William & Co., Publishers
Philadelphia
Gee, P. Rowell & Co
Park Row
Advertiser's Gazette
Editors and Publishers
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Toronto
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Ogden
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Cheyenne
Omaha
Yankton
Winona
Duluth
Green Bay
Milwaukee
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Michigan Central
Baltimore & Ohio
Pittsburgh Fort Wayne
Pallman Palace
Omabaour
Overland
Union Pacific Railroad
Missouri River
Westinghouse
Miller's Patent
Marvin Hughitt
W. H. Stennett
Jere Pattison
Works, Illinois
Stover
RD & Cos
Nichols
Thresher
Og Nichols
Shepard &Oo
Battle Creek, Mich
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