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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
2
A corrected timetable note appears with train departures listed for Whense An 7. Details are partial due to OCR errors but indicate updated departure times and service adjustments.
A fragmented OCR of train timetables shows various eastbound and westbound routes with station names such as Saint Paul, Davenport, Minneapolis, St Paul Express, Omaha Flyer, and California lines. The text references multiple daily and freight services with numbers and times scattered throughout.
Mr. G. D. Knapp recalls the Saunders Raid into East Tennessee during the Civil War. He details crossing the Cumberland, marching through Kentucky toward the Tennessee line, plundering and burning stores, capturing prisoners and slaves, and the harsh treatment of mountain residents. The narrative includes cave exploration near Somerset and the raid’s aim to break Confederate supply lines.
A long, mixed-scan recounts a Civil War era incident with a woman describing rebels seizing corn, horses, a cow, and burning a house, alongside a confrontation using a knife, plus detached notes on municipal water surveys at the University of Illinois and candle power standards. The piece also advertises Ringling Bros circus plans and youth programs by the YMCA.
The fragmentary OCR reads as a partisan note on the Democratic and Republican contests in Georgia, mentioning Taft Roosevelt and general calls for unity behind a presidential nominee. It references party dynamics and an overarching struggle to align voters with a national candidate.
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