Message to Longstreet in a Confederate raid tale
In a Civil War narrative a Confederate scout Wayne, guided by Sergt. Craig, penetrates enemy lines to deliver dispatches. A southern girl misidentifies him as a Federal officer, a mastiff attack occurs, and Red Lowrie is exposed as Mas Brennan the Union officer. Wayne faces arrest as a boy while Craig completes the mission.
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Gente
Wayne
Longstreet
Sergt
Craig
Bhe
Craigoes
My Lady of the North
Red Bungay
Red Lowrie
Interview in the Mansion House Under Guard
A Confederate officer refuses to answer questions about despatches during a tense interrogation. Sheridan threatens death or hanging as Major Brennan berates the prisoner. The officer fears a death sentence while recalling a stern warning and the weight of a mysterious witness.
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Lee
Long Street
Sheridan
Longstreet
Brennan
Johny
Caton
Love and Duty at Culverton Prison
Captain Wayne faces imminent execution under martial law after a leak from Major Brennan. Lt Caton visits, pledging to aid him while Brennan wields influence at headquarters. Wayne clings to hope Mrs Brennan will defend him and delay the verdict, as an ambivalent fate looms overnight.
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Edith Brennar
Caton
Wayne
Wilson Creek
Brennan
Culverton Tavern
Mansion House
New York
Tovero
Sheridan
Lee
Stortly
A Narrow Escape and Rebel Intelligence Across the Wall
Jed Bungay reveals a daring escape plan as the narrator faces a likely execution. The pair discuss Sheridan’s movements toward Minersville and Hancock’s approach, with Jed claiming a spy rumor and a path to warn Lee's forces. The scene mixes danger, secrecy, and a glimmer of hope.
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Caton
Sheridan
Brennan
Sherman
Jed Bungay
Cap
Jed
Minersville
Hancock
Shenandoah
Jess
Lee
Untitled note on station clashes near drinking fountain
A fragment from New York Mark notes odd sight of principal station signs and drinking fountain clashes. The jumbled text suggests confusion about design or an accident and mentions lingering damage or disruption around the feature.
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Welyhorly
New York
Falsed Ship Fined Over 7,900 for Terrible Steerage Conditions
Acting Secretary Cable of the Department of Commerce and Labor fines the British steamer Orteric's owners 7,960 for the worst steerage neglect on record. Of 1,242 passengers on eight weeks voyage from Honolulu to unknown port, 38 died and 57 were children. births totaled 14. Ventilation and sanitary conditions were severely deficient, hospital facilities inadequate, and crew segregation not properly observed. The penalty followed opportunity for defense and is tied to the Orortie’s Honolulu arrival on April 13, with customs officials reporting unlawful conditions.
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Washington, D. C
Cassengers
Passeger
Cable
Department of Commerce and Labor
Department
T’ Orterie
Honolulu
Collector of Customs
Bureau of Navigation
Auburn Parole Grants Release for Noted Confidence Woman
Ellen R. B. Peck, 82, once hailed as America's most successful confidence schemer, was released from state prison in Auburn New York after Governor Dix commuted her ten year sentence and the parole board reportedly approved parole though officials denied confirmation. The fugitive record notes her alleged net profits surpassing one million dollars.
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Auburn
N. Y
Ellen RB. Peck
Dix
Killed After Running Fight Near White Rock South Dakota
John Weldemeir was cornered after a 30 mile pursuit by state militia and armed citizens three miles northwest of White Rock and killed after wounding three pursuers. He earlier killed Sheriff Moody of Wahpeton North Dakota when the sheriff tried to eject him from a farm house seven miles south of Wahpeton.
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White Rock
S. D
John Weldemeir
Here
Weldemeir
Moody
Wahpeton
N. D
Tragedy Near Bradford Ends Grace Cable Wedding Plans
Miss Grace Cable and her intended husband Anthony Kohnen were shot and killed at her home as they discussed a honeymoon. Police search for Rossani Amnissetti, a wealthy fruit dealer, described as insanely jealous of the girl.
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Revolver
Bradford
Grace Cable
Anthony Kohnen
Rossani Amnissetti
Italians storm Greek Picture House over Tripoli film
A contingent of Italian residents on Euclid Avenue attacked a moving picture theatre in Cleveland and threatened to demolish the building unless the proprietor withdrew a film depicting alleged atrocities by Italian soldiers in Tripoli.
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Piture Filma
Cleveland
Euclid Avenue
Fifty Hurt in Panic at Belgian Cinema Explosion
A dynamite bomb exploded during a crowded Liege cinema showing causing a panic that injured fifty people, several fatally. Police suspect a discharged bomb trigger. investigators pursue suspect in connection with the blast. Another Lyncher Found Guilty in Newark. Oscar Owens convicted of manslaughter in the death of Carl Etherlington. July last year sentence deferred. Six men convicted of complicity in Etherington lynching remain in Columbus penitentiary.
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Belgium
Liege
Regs
Newark
Oscar Owens
Carl Etherleten
Willitsboro
Columbus
Etherington
Murdered jeweler found. diamonds valued at ten thousand
Isador S. Vogel, a wealthy New York jeweler, was murdered and robbed of diamonds worth 10000. His body was found in a Canal Street basement with attempts to destroy it in the furnace. Engineers and staff, Asher Scaps and Joseph Roberts, were arrested but deny involvement.
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New York
Isador S. Vogel
Canal Street
Asher Scaps
Joseph Roberts
Three Negroes Lynched Near Savannah Tennessee
A mob of white land tenants burned two men and a young woman to death near Savannah ten miles from Clifton Tennessee. The report states the lynching occurred as residents objected to African Americans occupying land.
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Memphis
Savannah
Tenn
Clifton
Wee Gay
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Arthur T. Williamson
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