First Lieutenant in Beauregard Campaign at Centerville
Narrator Eben Holden recalls the July 16 1861 march south with 30 000 troops toward Beauregard. He describes camp life, the fear of battle, packing feathers to protect the chest, and the dawn sight of bayonets and smoke signaling the first major clash near Centerville with Hunter's column advancing westward into thick woods.
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Virginia Aad
Potomac
Greeley
Tribune
Muchnterest
Beauregard
Centerville
Hunter
Canpan
Fiiny
Beaten by the Gray Line The Battle That Broke Our Charge
A vivid Confederate defense and brutal retreat unfold as a Civil War assault collapses under overwhelming numbers. The narrator endures bombardment, close combat, and a costly bayonet and pistol struggle, witnessing comrades fall and the blue army collapse into a massive rout. The excerpt ends with crops news and a cliffhanger continuation.
Sunday School Lesson Summaries from 1906 Commentary
A compact digest of Rev. D. M. Stearns notes on lessons from Matthew Mark Luke and John. It covers foundations and pretensions of religious conduct, Jesus Sabbath power, miracles of healing and resurrection, the sinner and the self righteous, parables and tares, the death of John the Baptist, feeding the five thousand, the Gentile woman's faith, and Peter's confession with emphasis on faith and the mission of Christ.
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American Press Association
Lesson
God
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Mary
John the Baptist
John
Merkin
Christ
Transfiguring Faith and Suffering in Early Church Text
Fragmentary devotional note cites Romans and Luke passages on self renunciation and humiliation as members of Christ. It mentions a reward beyond suffering and references a resurrection of the just. The text alludes to a sermon outline and a 5 dollar Goslen/Green text edition.
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Sressos XII
Luke
Gollen
Government Gold and Silver Marking Act of 1906 Explained
Ottawa reports the bill requires gold articles to be marked with exact karat content and prohibits vague terms. Under the act, 18 karat gold must contain 18 parts gold and 6 parts alloy, with 24k as the standard, and similar rules apply to silver. Violations carry a $100 fine per article and the items may be broken or mutilated if convicted.
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Ottawa
Slavery Case Shocks St Louis Area Involving Smiths
In Missouri authorities arrest Charles M. Smith and his son on peonage charges after informants John Reed and Henry Stokes reveal a 2000 acre farm where about 40 enslaved people were kept in a stockade with rifles. Two women reportedly forced to do men’s work while husbands deserted. Nearby Memphis hired 30 workers at $1.50 daily with board or $2 without board to clear swamp lands. beatings alleged. The investigation targets multiple warrants across the operation.
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St. Louis
Missouri
Charles M. Smith
John Reed
Henry Stokes
Smith
Charles M. Smith, Jr
Memphis
Stokes
Turbulent Russia Faces Widespread Mutinies and Riots
A high authority confirm s a crisis in Russia with mutinies among infantry at Kharkoff and unrest from Kharkov to Sebastopol. Cossack regiments join the turmoil as mobs loot government depots and peasants seize estates. Poltava and Lodz report rioting. authorities struggle to maintain control amid widespread disobedience.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Kharkoff
Kieff
Odessa
Moscow
Sebastopol
Vladikavkaz
Transcaucaus
Lodz
Kostroma
Pol‘tava
War Office
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Eben Holden
Irving Bacheller
the Sunday School
Slon Xili
D. M. Stearns
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