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Newspaper
Galena Tribune
Location
Galena, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1905
Page
2
A Irregular mix recalls Civil War mutiny rumors and official denials, recounting McClellan Burnside tensions, a deserter execution, and regimental pride. Illinois regiments like the Twenty-eighth and Seventy-ninth are hailed for standards captured and battles won, while Hannibal Hamlin’s Fort McClery bread incident highlights wartime graft and loyalty.
A Dutchman wounded at Chancellorsville tells how he defended his role fighting for Uncle Sam and how a Confederate soldier pressed him to surrender his gun blouse and hat. The tale reflects on American resolve and wartime spirit amid Civil War recollections.
James Stevens known as Jimmy Click leaves Chicago for a bizarre quest in the Congo's southern reaches to capture a flea for the Rothschild collection. He plans to visit London to confer with Charles Rothschild about funding and acquiring the specimen for the famed collection of more than 11,000 flea species.
The Queen mother and Marid aristocracy gifted a £30,000 crown placed on the Virgin of the Pillar statue in Saragossa Cathedral. Festive masses were held at 22 altars for 17 hours. The Archbishop conducted the coronation amid artillery salvos and the Royal March played by the band. The Jota dance closed the ceremonies.
Maud S. drives a high wheel sulky to a mile time of 2 18 percent, a mark unbeaten for twenty years. Photo shows the horse on the Bon Ner Farm track.
A writer in TAT notes perfumed butter as a luxury for the very rich. Dairies use rose leaves in jars, with the butter wrapped in muslin, layered with leaves, and chilled on ice for ten hours before sale. The simple method has made the inventor prosperous.
A feature on Gyp the dog and owner A. BE. Green of Poland Me. with notes on his talents and stage lore. The item threads through portraits of actors and actresses including Valerie Bergere Marcus Moriarity Paula Edwards and more with travel and production tidbits from London to New York and upcoming engagements.
In Italy five years ago private parties formed the Italian Society of Permanent Chemical Inspection to analyze food products and certify their purity. Firms subscribing stamp their goods with its guarantee and buyers may request free analysis of samples. The enterprise has many adherents and controls about 500 kinds of food.
George Alexander plans to stage The Man of the Moment an adaptation by Harry Melville of L Adversaire at the St James theatre London Madame Simone de Bargy the popular Paris actress will play the heroine This is her English debut and she comes backed by her husband M de Bargy a famed Comedie Francaise member Her career includes Le Detour Le Retour de Jerusalem and Le Bercail among other roles The piece marks a notable cross channel theatre event in early London season news
Residents of Fairhaven Mass recall the cannon Paul Jones took from Nassau in 1777 aboard the Alfred. The gun served shore defense at Fort Phoenix and Union street, later moved to Phoenix Hall corner, then preserved by local figures and inscribed by the Fairhaven Improvement association. Jones later commanded the Providence and recruited Dartmouth men like Henry Perkins connected to the Boston tea party.
In 1832 Hexham church sexton and assistant unearthed a buck et shaped Saxon vessel containing about 8000 brass coins from early Anglo-Saxon rulers. Another secret find from the early 1800s revealed a Roman silver vessel with rings, two gold chains, a bracelet, and nearly 300 Roman denarii and related brass coins from Antoninus Plus.
A fragmentary note states that the first glass tumbler weed in England was produced around 600 for Abbot Benedict, indicating an early craft in glassware linked to monastic patronage.
The oldest house in America stands on a narrow St Augustine street. Built in 1564 by monks of the Order of St Francis, it is a conquina structure said to resist destruction. Legend says Sir Francis Drake burned the town but spared this house, preserving a key remnant of the early Spanish regime.
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