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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1905
Page
10
Judge Jenkins recalls a Civil War night in Virginia when an ammunition detachment delayed for a storm faced a Confederate cavalry assault led by Fitzhugh Lee. A misidentified rider, a near miss, and a brutal midnight battle left both sides with casualties before dawn.
An old cavalry captain recalls a Libby Prison prisoner's account after Chancellorsville and the first Richmond raid. He describes 2600 prisoners, a prayer meeting, and a Massachusetts captain leading a sung Star Spangled Banner. Cheers erupt from guards outside as crowds praise Old Glory.
A Buffalo paper lists absurd claims said to be Chicago University discoveries. Items include kissing causing lockjaw, a dog following education, Ireland a lake, primeval man with a gizzard, music as antiseptic, and other curious assertions attributed to university researchers.
At Libby Prison in Richmond during the war, 93 officers gathered in the dormitory block to sing Oh say can you see with enthusiasm. A New York regiment member waved a concealed silk flag as the chorus swelled, then the captain shifted to The Army and Navy Forever amid mockery of prominent figures and theories.
The passage notes split of gate receipts from the first four games of the world series. Giants receive 75 percent of the 60 percent pool, Athletics 25 percent, with players earning about 1200 dollars each on the Giants and 500 for Athletics. Philadelphia also rewards pennant-winning players with nearly 9000 dollars.
The piece recalls the late clash between the American and National Leagues led by Ban Johnson. It notes high salaries, moves by stars from Philadelphia to Chicago St Louis New York and Boston, and injunctions over contracts. It mentions Lajoie Delehanty Wolverton Orth and Townsend moving to Cleveland and Washington after injunctions.
The article describes how Canada geese form a flying wedge, migrate from northern grounds, and feed on eel grass and crops after sunset. Hunters use the birds’ behavior to position for shots, noting domestication strains and the birds’ panic at humans but not cows.
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