Lee at Appomattox Ends Civil War Surrender
AP report recalls Gen. Lee’s surrender to Gen. Grant at Appomattox on April 9, 1865 ending four years of war. The piece notes Petersburg retreat, Richmond fall, and subsequent mob activity before federal troops entered the city. The narrative frames the surrender as a pivotal but anticlimactic moment after days of chaos.
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Jerry Buck
Appomattox
U. S. Grant
Grant
Lee
Northern
Virginia
Robert E. Lee
Petersburg
Appomattox Courthouse
Richmond
R. S. Ewell
Cary Street
Rich
Abraham Lincoln
City Point
Hopewell
Malvern
James
Lincoln
Washington
No Weitzel
Eite
Sheridan
Rattox Courthouse
Lyne
John B. Gordon
Thomas G. Jones
Alabama
Gordon
Aattox Court‘house
Gev. Jones
Col
Charles Marshall
Wilmer) McLean
Bull ‘Run
McLean
Col. (Orville) Babcock
India Keeps Tea Time as Cultural Cornerstone
In New Delhi the tradition of tea pervades daily life from dawn to late afternoon. Indians treat tea as an art form and ritual, delivering trays on trains, serving at breakfast and midmorning, and hosting grand afternoon gatherings with cucumber sandwiches and fruit cakes, while naval crews also share midafternoon tea aboard ships.
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New Delhi
India
Navy
High Point and D. Railway History Reflects Nine Decades of Change
The HPT&D rail line, opened July 1, 1924, under O. A. Kirkman,modernized with heavier rails and rebuilt trestles. It grew through the 1920s, added engines and a larger shop, and expanded with street car lines until 1969, later shifting to three downtown firms under franchise. Freight diversified into produce, concrete, and other goods as truck competition rose.
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Kirkman
Hpt&d
W. Green Drive
Jacobs Street
O. A. Kirkman
Winston - Salem South
High Point
Roosevelt Brothers Pursue Local Office Amid National Spotlight
In Washington, James Roosevelt seeks Los Angeles mayor, Elliott Roosevelt targets Miami Beach mayor, and Franklin D Roosevelt aims for New York governor. All three, aged 50s to 70s, embrace liberal Democrat paths, differing on the impact of the Roosevelt name.
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J. W. Davis Washington
James Roosevelt
California
Los Angeles
Elliott Roosevelt
Florida
Miami Beach
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Jimmy
Franklin
Elliott
Franklin D
Eleanor Roosevelt
Anna
John
James A. Halsted
Vetervestment Banker
Wall Street
Frank
Franklin Jr
the of Representatives
Senate
Washington
Samuel W. Yorty
Yorty
Congress
Eses
York
Texas
Arizona
Iowa
Miami-Miami Beach
Melvin J. Richard
Miami
House
Humphrey
West Virginia
Fdr
U.S. House
Suzanne Perrin
Dutchess County
Frank Roosevelt
Johnson
Japan
Nelson Rockefeller
Poll Indicates Protestants Favor Death Penalty
A nationwide poll of Protestants shows 64 percent call the death penalty morally justifiable while 61 percent view it as a crime deterrent. Conducted by Herald, the survey gathered responses from about 13 500 people across nine states.
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New York
Herald
Train No 8 readiness for daily switch at High Point
Tracks train for Garner and Younts prepare to return to High Point as Train No 8. Cars to be ready for the daily switch and the process to begin anew.
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Garner
Younts
High Point
Painters Pick Wrong House in Free Paint Offer
In Hagerstown Maryland painters arrived for a job at the wrong house after keys were found in mailboxes. They had been told to search a different home and promised to paint the correct living room free. Mrs Bowman fears she will never leave her key in the mailbox again.
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Hagerstown
Mary Bowman
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