Historic War News and Classified Ads from 1861–1922
Summary of scanned clippings noting Civil War dispatches from Fisher's Hill and Lincoln proclamation, New York Tribune and Herald war news, and advertisements. Mentions runaways, rewards, steamship prices, astrologers, nurses, room rentals, and a 1922 political shift with new county officials, high winds, and local marriages.
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U. S
Mel Shepherd
Linton
Citizen Office
Charleston Daily Courier
Fisher’s Hill
Tennessee
Richmond
Barney
Boylan Springs
Barnwell District
Hay
Barnwell Court House
Augusta
J. P. Reichheimer
New York
the Tribune
the Herald
Pennsylvania
Herald
England
Ireland
Scotland
George Humphreys
D. F. Bland
Ruth Louise Cummings
Hymera
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Truman Buried In Library Garden At Independence
Former President Harry S Truman lay in state 21 hours before a simple funeral at the Truman Library in Independence Missouri. Bess Truman attended as thousands filed past the casket and the burial spot was chosen by Truman himself in the library courtyard. The nation observed a day of mourning with no mail delivery and stock exchanges closed.
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President Truman
Independence, Mo
Catafalque
Truman Library
Truman
Bess Truman
Harry
John H. Lembeke Jr
Trinity Episcopal Church
Independence
White House
New York
Richard M. Nixon
Pat
Harry S Truman
UPI
Two More B52 Bombers Downed Over North Vietnam
U S military reports say two B52s and a rescue helicopter were shot down in raids into North Vietnam as the full scale bombing resumed December 18. Official counts list four Americans dead, five wounded, and at least 64 missing since the raids began.
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Saigon
UPS
North Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
Haiphong
Nixon
Thailand
Air Force
Laos
North
U.S. Command
Arabs Seize Israeli Embassy in Bangkok
Four self described Black September guerrillas seized the Israeli Embassy in Bangkok taking five hostages and demanding the release of 36 prisoners in Israel with an 8 p.m. EST deadline. Israel's Prime Minister Golda Meir convened an emergency cabinet session as Thai police and diplomats negotiated and guarded the embassy.
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Bangkok
UPI
Black September Organization
Israel
Tel Aviv
Gold Meir
Charadechai Chunahawan
Foreign Ministry
Nitzan Hadass
Ruth
Dan
Hughes May Change His Life Style
Elusive billionaire Howard Hughes may abandon his privacy obsession. Aides say he hopes to live more openly and participate in life, signaling a possible shift after travels from Nicaragua.
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Hughes
London
UPS
Howard Hughes
John Eckersley
Nicaragua
Intercontinental Hotel
Eckersley
Israeli Jets Strike Three Syrian Bases
Israeli forces closed the Golan Heights to civilians after air strikes on three Syrian targets Wednesday. Tel Aviv officials described the border as calm with no current hostilities. Soldiers guarded the closure at a road checkpoint as officials warned of danger in the area.
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United Press International
Golan Heights
Syria
Tel Aviv
Heights
Administration May Drop Rent Controls Next Year
Washington analysts report Phase III of Nixon economic plans could end rent controls next year and modify the profit margin rule. Officials say stabilization authority may continue after April 30 and Nixon will decide the wage price controls shape. Stein and Shultz urge relief from rent controls to boost efficiency and reduce paperwork. A senior official notes the profit margin rule must change due to criticism and its impact on business spending.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Herbert Stein
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Stein
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Cost of Living Council
Linton Council OKs Trash Ordinance Change
The Linton City Council approved ordinance 402 altering trash pickup to a monthly 1.20 charge added to utility bills starting January. Seniors and businesses face higher rates. septic areas pay only 1.20. The move aims to be more equitable and replace a tax-based subsidy, projecting 25 000 to 30 000 dollars yearly for city funds. Council members present were Walter s Moss Greenwood and Lucas with Greenwood and Mayor Risher absent.
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Linton
Robert Walters
Robert Moss
Ovid Greenwood
William Lucas
Coucilman Ed Greenwood
A. M. Risher
Walters
Former Canadian Premier Pearson Dies at 75
Former Canadian prime minister Lester B. Pearson died in Ottawa at 75 after a liver cancer diagnosis. Private physician Dr. P. M. Burton said cancer was the cause. Pearson had been ill since 1970 when an eye cancer was removed and had been in Florida on vacation before being rushed home on Christmas Eve.
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Ottawa
UPI
Lester B. Pearson
P. M. Burton
Pearson
Florida
Crime rate drops in Indiana cities but murders rise sharply
FBI quarterly data show total crime in Indianapolis and Evansville fell in the first nine months of 1972 while murders surged in Indiana’s six largest cities. Gary led with 63 killings vs 35 in 1971, Indianapolis 54 up from 35, and notable rises in rapes and other violent offenses across Fort Wayne Hammond and South Bend.
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Washington
UPI
Indianapolis
Evansville
Ind
Indiana
FBI
United States
Hoosier
Gary
Fort Wayne
Hammond
South Bend
Rigid Curfew Enforced In Nicaragua After Quake
Gen Somoza ordered troops to shoot to kill to enforce a dusk to dawn curfew in Managua. National Guardsmen fired on looters, killing at least two people including a 4 year old boy. Martial law declared but slow to enforce as death toll from the tremors climbs. Officials estimate 3,000 killed with up to 10,000 possible though many bodies remain buried.
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Managua
Nicaragua
UPI
Anastasio Somoza
Center City
Somoza
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Tribune
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Congress
Army
U Tapao
Vietnam
UPI Telephoto
City Sanitation Department
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