West Point Cadet Riot of 1879 Sparks Discipline Reforms
A long retrospective recounts the United States Military Academy riot of December 31 1879. Cadets plundered batteries with fireworks and muskets causing chaos. Gen John M Schofield ordered arrests and the entry of all cadets into barracks. Major McDonald later faced six months confinement for a run to Newburgh.
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Omar
West Juon
Annapolis
Lo Mclala
Oficera
United States Military Academy
John M Schofield
Academy
Col Kennon
Kennon
Military Academy
John D McDonald
MacDonald
Philippines
Col. E . McClernand
McDonald
McClernand
Hewitt
New York
John Breckenridge
Fairfax Montague
Satora
Virginia
West Point
Newburgh
Jecusely
Lee
Benny Havens
Bold McDonald
Hudson
Leverett M Walker
Benjamin Randolph
BE J McClernand
Montague
Washington
Paragould Reads Curfew for Adults Pending Mayor Signature
An ordinance would bar adults from streets between midnight and 4 a.m. once signed and published. A separate child curfew is already enforced. Violators face a fine unless a valid excuse is shown.
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Paragould
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Women
In two letters from Paw Paw Michigan and Chicago Illinois women describe severe female illnesses and say Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured their problems. Emma DrarrEr and Alvena Sperling credit the remedy with restoring health after doctors warned of required surgery. The ads claim it treats displacements inflammation fibroid tumors irregularities pains backache and nervous prostration.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Emma Drrarer
Chicago
Ill
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Mia
Alvena Sperling
Langdon St
E. Pinkham
Mustn't Work Like Roebottom at Fortieth Anniversary
F W Ayer in Philadelphia at a dinner honoring the firm's fortieth anniversary urged hard work for advertising success. He contrasted misperceptions of ease with the tale of Roebottom a Camden roofer who yelled after a nail in his foot amid lunch, refusing to pull it out during his dinner hour per the Philadelphia Record.
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Roebottom
F W Ayer
Philadelphia
Camden
Mickle Street
Philadelphia Record
His Proper Sphere in Diplomacy Echoes from Bismarck
An American official urged Prince Bismarck to recommend his son for a diplomatic post. Bismarck praised the youth as remarkable and polyglot but quipped that his real talent would be as a head waiter, reflecting his skeptical view of linguistic prowess.
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Corps of Cadets
Ving I.ytuan
Prince Bismarck
Bismarck
Good Roads Mean Money, Citizens Told in Louisville
The Louisville Courier-Journal argues education on road funding shows spending on good roads yields value while makeshift improvements waste resources. It emphasizes public support for durable, well-planned transportation infrastructure as economically prudent.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
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