Death of Count Von Haake in Burning Woods
An eyewitness account from Stephen W. Coakley describes Count Von Haake captain of Company G Fifty second New York dying May 10 1864 at Po River Virginia after leading retreat through a blazing wood. The witness and companion carried the body through flames for about 160 yards before abandoning it to save themselves.
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The
Nation Tribune
Fifty-second New York Regiment
Count von Haake
Po River
Stephen W. Coakley
Chicago
Count von Hanke
Fifty Second New York
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W. H. Mowby
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William Weaterhold
Senators Watch as Boracic Acid Prank Stuns Gallery
A Senate scene unfolds as Senator Tillman speaks in fiery terms while Senator Warren stealthily presents a bottle of boracic acid, provoking horror and laughter in the galleries. The tale moves through pension pleas, a lost $2,000 in the Philippines, and debates over immigration and literacy tests, highlighting how petitioners and committee antics shape policy without clear consensus.
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United States
Senate
Tillman
South Carolina
Oratory
Warren
Ile
Senator Burrows
Michigan
Maj
Seymour Howell
Treasury of
Philippine Islands
Burrows
Howell
Philippines
Maj. Howell
Congress
House
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Italian Women Labor In The Streets Of Naples And Rome
The article contrasts women in northern Europe with those in Italy, detailing how Neapolitan and Roman women work hard outdoors and at home to survive. It notes crowded tenements, long walks for water, selling wares in markets, and mothers balancing children with heavy labor. It also references labor views on immigration and illiteracy tests.
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Chicago
House of Representatives
House
Hose of Representatives
America
Europe
Congress
Venice
Rome
Naples
Infant
Samuel Gompers
England
Gardner
James EB. Watson
Gompersa
Nashville
American Federation of Labor
New York
Gompera
Jamestown
Italy
Germany
Catherina
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