Recollections of Military Imprisonment
A former prisoner recalls harsh conditions in a Confederate military jail and the social dynamics among inmates. He details ration corruption, guard brutality, and varied prisoner behavior from theft and scheming to study and religious acts. He notes exchanges for money, the role of officers, and hopes for wartime end as the era unfolds.
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Maine
Michigan
Wisconsin
Hercules
Bourne
Cape Fear River
Wilmington
N. C
Draper
South
Charleston
D. C
Europe
Bill of Exchange
Colorado
Edison the inventor and American pioneer of telegraphy
A profile of Thomas A. Edison traces his rise from a ten year old newsboy on the Grand Trunk rail line to a leading American inventor. It covers his self taught education, early experiments on telegraphy, founding of Menlo Park lab, prolific patent record, and personal habits.
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Edison
Holland
Thomas Edison
Manhattan Island
Mary Elliot Edison
Massachusetts
Thomas Alva Edison
Milan
Erie County
Ohio
Port Huron
Mich
Hume
England
Gibbon
Rome
Sears
Grand Trunk Railroad
Detroit
Port Iluron
Tresenius
Detroit Prep Press
Wilbur F. Storey
Grand Trunk Herald
James Ward
Mt. Clements
J. A. McKenzie
Tie
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Telegraphers' Union
Louisville
Bob Martin
Memphis
New Orleans
Telegraph Company
Boston
Gold and Stock Company
Newark
America
Ife
Menlo Park
N. J
Pennsylvania
New York
Iere
United States Patent Commissioner
Patent Office
Murphy
Mary Stillwell
Dot
Dash
Republican Letter Urges Unity and Elevation of Principles
A Republican editorial from Denver dated April 18 1878 calls for disciplined campaign unity in Colorado and nationwide. It presses to advance pure principles, align with the Murphy movement, and avoid factional attacks while supporting honest, capable candidates for the legislature and Congress. The note adds regional economic data on loans and gold and silver bullion available locally.
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Greeley Tribune
Colorado
Democratic Party
Union
Murphy
Republican Party
Congress
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Business Garis
Ek. L. Dunham
Greeley
W. H. Bennett
Freeman & Buckley
E. Marsh
Exchange Hotel
Hotel DE Comfort
Main and
Jefferson Streets
S. Graham
DE. Richardson
Vine and
Jackson Streets
Tanner
K. Thompson
Main Street
M. Freeman
Ms Beer& En Cr
Felony Freeman & Buckley Real Estate and Loan and
Denver Pacific Railway
Ates
Union Bank
Masonic Block
Greeley House
Greeley, Weld County
D. L. Dawley
F. L. Childs
H. N. Rogerson
W. Tanner
Julesboaro
The
Creeley Tribune
Golden Jail
Jefferson
Boulder County
Golden Globe
Townsend
Boulder
Black Hills Times
Ross
Crook City
Crook
California Gulch
Ouray Times
Thomas A. Edison
Chicago Tribe
New York Times
Delmonico’s
Denver
Gilpin County
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