Porters Run and Buck Pass in Civil War Naval Row
An interview with Gen Ture recounts Admiral Porter ordering the mortar flotilla to bombard below Fort Jackson while Farragut moved up. Porter’s retreat is disputed by Sherman and Butler, who trade barbs about bravery and leadership in the New Orleans campaign.
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Boston
Werald
Ture
Herdmiral Portier
New Orleans
Marragut
Porter
Fort Jackson
Farragut
Poll Mell
Capt. Boggs
Warragut
Louisiana
Lowisiana
Butler
Parter
Vortfisher
Doryl Phinks Stu-Foke
Washington
Admiral Porter
Gen. Butler
United Press
Vitler
Gideon Welles
Scerebury Welles
Navy
Sensational cafe clash with Gen Black and Col Quinn
In Westingtons on May 7 a cafe tumult arose when Gen Black entered the room and confronted Col Timothy Quinn of the First New York Lincoln Cavalry and pension official Murphy. Quinn refused Black’s handshake and declared he desired no further contact. Loyal Legion members on both sides debated possible consequences as onlookers waited.
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Quinn
Gen. Black
Gen. Jack
Mr Quinn
Gen. Blick
Military Order of the Loyal Legion
No Troubles in the Cherokee Outlet Reported
Gen Crook in Chicago relays Merritt telegraph that Col Wade reports all quiet in Oklahoma and scouts found no attempts to settle in the Cherokee outlet as of May 7.
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Cherokee Strip
Wasnincros
War Department
Crook
Chicago
Merritt
Wade
Oklahouri Territory
Cherokee Outlet
Reorganization News: American Meat Co Elects Miller President
The American Meat company sees Senator Warner Miller elected president as part of its partial reorganization. Plans include raising cattle in New Mexico, shipping to Kansas City for slaughter, and selling dressed meat in New York Boston and other eastern markets. Labor versus capital is framed as a pitiful spectacle in a May 7 report.
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New York
American Meat Company
Warner Miller
New Mesxico
Kansas City
Iboston
Masonic Temple High
Pentecost
Consul General at Paris Named Gen Asam King
Washington May 7 Gen Asam I King of Baltimore a former naval officer at the port has been selected for consul general at Paris according to the Baltimore Sun. The appointment is linked to friendship with Secretary Blaine and may block a Baltimore port appointment due to cabinet-committee rules. Gen Wing of Wisconsin is also discussed as a possible Paris appointee and may accept the post. Puller seeks an intermediate appellate court with Fuller noting Illinois precedent and potential benefits for clearing docketed matters.
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Asam B. King
Washington
Baltimore Sun
Asam
King
Baltimore
State Department
Paris
Blaine
Gen Wing
Wis
St. Marks
Webster Hall
New York
Vexsailies
Deer Park
Windom
McMillan Triumphs With Three Falls at Milwaukee Match
In Milwaukee on Sunday CA McMillan defeated Lucien Mare Christal in three straight falls in a Chaco-Roman style bout. It was a $50 side match with full gate receipts at stake. The bout lasted 11 minutes 55 seconds.
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McMillan
Milwatkiin
Wis
Milwaukee Garden
McMilllan
Lucien Mare Christal
Strike Eases as Weavers Return to Work at White Mills
Rockville Conn May 7 The ping ham mills of White Manufacturing resume operation as many striking weavers return to work at 90 cents per 100 yards for gingham. The ten day strike ends with a small wage gain over the former rate.
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Rockville, Conn
Pingham Mills
White Manufacturing Company
Idle miners suffer destitution as strike bites Virginia coalfields
In the Cowl Districts Serantos VA May 7 idle mines have left hundreds of families destitute. Strong men with large families lack work and have earned little over six months. In London the Gibbs soap works on Milton Street burned causing loss to the extent of 100000 pounds.
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Serantos
Coalields
Messrs
David and
Willian Gibbs
Hanover Court
Milton Street
London
Winnipeg Scorched as Fires Devastate Main Street
A major blaze in the Nickel Plate block on Main Street in Winnipeg caused extensive destruction to stores and a saloon within hours. Firefighters saved the Jewish synagogue and Zion Methodist church while Nickel Plate saloon proprietor T. McKeown suffered injuries saving his child. Losses are described as heavy with many buildings ruined.
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Manitoba
St. Louis
la Porte
Ind
Wissiveg
Main Street
Truskerville
Bell Iros
Brocers
Simon Supstein
Milestone
Boohers on the Sioux at Niobrara land rush
Report from Yankton dated May 7 notes settlers assembling at Niobrara to stake claims on land within Sioux reservation between the Niobrara and Missouri and between Niobrara and Keya-papa rivers. They move as individuals and groups and may form mutual protection groups as white progress presses on. Indian title must be extinguished by treaty before Nebraska site is secured.
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Yankroy
Niobrara River
Missouri River
Keya-papa River
White Main
Niobrara
Nebraska
Northern Minnesota and Wisconsin Forest Fires Spread
Fire across northern Minnesota and Wisconsin continues to burn from May 6 into May 7, aided by limited rain. Reports describe heavy smoke, damaged telegraph lines, and widespread destruction from pine setters to fences, with danger escalating and calls for rain.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Northwest
Ducuri
Ashland
Pacific
Pike Lake
Green
Northern Pacific
Brainerd
St. Paul
Duluth
Mission Creek
Western Union
Grantsburg
Wis
Burnett County
Cromwell
Tamarac
Thompson, Minn
THE
National University
The Dutch King’s Ruling Ends Regents and Regret in Europe
The piece notes the Duke of Nassau’s displacement from Luxembourg regency, stirring chagrin among his supporters and disappointment in Dutch circles. German views wary of a nonsubmissive ally, while Dutch sentiment grows sorrowful over perceived territorial disintegration and the aging monarch’s continued rule.
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Pheir
Duke of Nassau
Luxembur
King
Holland
Europe
Germany
Proverb About Possession Tests Dutch Ruler's Fate
The Belgian press comments on the Duke of Nassau amid European anxieties as King William’s recovery prompts talk of possible end to the duke’s rule in his province. Observers see Luxemburg as a partially independent state that could slow German aggression and delay looming conflict.
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Nassau
Holland
William
Luxemburg
Orloff Trial Opens Amidst Fatal Revenge Claim
Moscow dispatch reports the trial of Orloff, an agent of the secret police, opened Monday for the murder of Fraulein Bellini during a Prague opera rehearsal. The crime is described as sensational with revenge cited due to arrests linked to Nihilist activities by the singer and her husband.
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Lonxponx
Moscow
Orloff
Fraulein Bellini
Deutsche Theatre
Prague
Mondap
Grossen Theatre
Orlott
Nihilist Party
Fire Rages in Canton Illinois. Boiler Explosion in Lowell's Foundry
Telegram from Canton Illinois reports a large fire spreading rapidly through the city. In Lowell's iron foundry and machine shop a boiler exploded, destroying the brick three story building. Engineer Charles Oniinette was knocked unconscious but unharmed. Other brief items note a suicide aboard the City of Berlin and a legal decision in Broderick conspiracy cases. The Savenay river banks overflowed with bridges washed away between Chicottiani and St. Alphonse.
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Manchester
N. JL
Lowell
Charles Oniinette
Gquenne
Savenay
Chicottiani and
St. Alphonse
Unclear OCR fragment yields no cohesive headline
Fragmentary text presents scattered names and letters with no clear event or outcome. No verifiable entities or facts to summarize into a publishable news item.
The Sartly Drowned in Fatal Sloop Capsize Near St Johns
Six people perish when a sloop capsizes near St Johns New Brunswick after misorders cause the voyage. In a separate case near Braxton West Virginia a family is wiped out as Torr and wife and two children drown crossing a swollen mountain stream in a canoe.
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Wirming
W. Va
Plorr
Braxton
Torr
Horr
Six Persons Drowned in Capsized Sloop Near St John N B
Six men from St Andrews were drowned when their sloop capsized in St Andrews bay on the way home from Didequash. A government fishery cruiser is grappling for bodies. The dead include Isaiah Flinn and his nephew Clenenson Flinn, Wenry Barber, Thomas Anderson, a man named McLennon and his son John. Some were married with families.
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St. John
St. Jons
N. B
St. Andrews
Didequash
St. Andrew’s Bay
Aidan
Holt
Isaiah Flinn
Clenenson Flinn
Wenry Barber
Thomas Anderson
McLennon
John
Collision Near Jamestown Kills Two Train Staff
A misreading of train orders caused a collision on the Northern Pacific west-bound limited near Crystal Springs, thirty-six miles west of Jamestown New Jersey. Engineer Boss and Postal Clerk Slatterly were killed. others injured or scarred. Three horses were killed. The other clerk Lounsberry and baggagemaster Nichols suffered serious injuries. Slatterly, once appointed under Cleveland, died after arrival at Jamestown.
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Jamestown
N. J
Northern Pacific
Crystal Springs
Here
Boss
Slatterly
Nichols
Lounsberry
Passenge
Cleveland
Windsor
St. Cloud
Minn
St. Paul
Rents and Names in a Fragmented News Snap
The item notes rent advances at 8210 dollars per month, Berlin denies a secret treaty on Tonga and Samoga islands, and J D Jennings’s trust declines to accept charge while heirs seek a trustee. Also mentions a Mexican War Veterans reunion in Newark Ohio and a prize essay win by Ralph W. Trine of Knox College.
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Isy Uns
Howse
Berlin
Wasson
Germany
England
Tonga
Samoga Islands
J. D. Jennings
Chicago
Ohio State Association of
Newark
Ohio
Iss
Palo Alto
Mexico
American Humane Society
Ralph W. Trine
Knox College
Cinlesburg
Vilas
Wisconsin
Cleveland
Garland
The Roses By The Run Poem Recalled In Love's Twilight
A reflective poem recalls youthful romance from the meadow run to maples beneath a setting sun. The speaker remembers being twenty and twenty-one as life’s journey unfolds. The verses blend flowers and fragrances with enduring love and a wish for remembrance after death.
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Buseter
A Wonderful Cure Promoted for Chronic Cough
Mr. Richard Spencer of 2502 Garrison avenue St. Louis describes a two year dry hacking cough relief after using Lallard's Horehound Syrup. He reports the cough vanished after three bottles and praises its effects, urging readers to call for a bottle at K. I. Gale's.
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Richard Spencer
Garrison Avenue
St. Louis
K. I. Gale’s
Advice to Mothers for Teething Relief
Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup is presented as the prescription of a top female nurse and physician in the United States. It claims forty years of universal success aiding teething children, relieving pain, curing dysentery and diarrhea, and easing griping and wind in the bowels. Price 25c per bottle.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Touts Health Support
An advertorial touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as essential for health during seasonal weakness. It claims the tonic builds appetite, tones digestion, and strengthens the whole system, urging readers to start taking it now.
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Hood
Snake and Cat Duel Reported by Savannah News
A Savannah News item recounts two strange snake tales from Isle of Hope resident Cyrenius Hall. One tale describes a chicken snake containing two china eggs from Mrs. Hall’s nest eggs, possibly hatched inside the serpent. The second details a headless black snake fought a household cat in a store room, with the cat surviving the attack.
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Cyrenius Hall
Isle of Hope
Mr. Hall
Savannah News
Remarkable Sussex Dwarfs Lizzie and Sister
Report from Sussex county Delaware describes two tiny girls called Miss Lizzie and her sister born and raised there. Lizzie stands under three feet tall weighs forty five pounds and speaks fluently though she must use a chair to reach eye level with others. Both lack standing bones and move hands and feet easily using cartilage like flexible ropes while performing needlework without pain. J W Wright St Louis Republic.
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Sussex County
Del
Marine
Lizzie
J.W. Wright
St. Louis Republic
Tramp Responds On A Rail Ride From Lansing
A Detroit Free Press item recalls a dusty tramp on a street corner who claimed he came from Lansing. When asked for a rail fare to Detroit he shrugged and said he simply rides the train and leaves when it arrives, without asking for meals.
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Lansing
Detroit
Detroit Free Press
Monney Borrowing Mentioned Between Two Persons
Bolton stated he borrowed money from the other speaker and the narrator was surprised since the other had not mentioned it before. The speaker hopes to recover the amount.
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Nere
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Ken
Black
W. T. Sherman
Porter-Butler
Kiunger
Puller
Ational League
Hladelphiah Sereeee
Rostou
Duttsburg
Trchinapolis
Athletic U
Louisville
Association
Ornha
Sioux City
St. Joseph
Denver
Winnipeg
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Keane
New Catholic College
Catholic University At
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Holy See
Broeder
Cologne
Bouguillon
Italy
Hyvernar
Vesailles
France
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Palace
Versailles
Grand Assembly
Hall of Mirrors
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Senate
M. Carnot
Brussels
Bourse Palace
HH. Bourse
Frenca Annnis
Belgium
Engious
Lee Gleuerh
United States
the Foreign News
Boulanger
Saint Ouen-Sur-Seine
Gen. Boulanger
Lageurre
Nanguet
Deroulede
Perrin
Carnel
Au Mind House
Seattle Realty
Me Court of
Washington Territory
Dearborn & Co
Seattle
W. T
Dearborn
Danmark
Castle Garden
Wieland
Murrell
Missouri
Azores
MaLprx
Mass
Ira W. Hopkins
Hamilton
Ont
Canton
Mlames
Bart
Als
Ill
Patal
York
Sidney J. Arm
City
Baihaid
Anne Strong
Broderick
Tls
Selum
George Golding
Burlington
Slade
Jily
Team
Chicagea
Thy
SOO
Bal
Ley
Fae
SMO
Sotias Daly
N. P
St. Johns
Deckertownx
William Swartz
Ife
Fond du Lac
Christian Science’ Advocates
Herr Meyer
Carl Schurz
Niel
Suez Canal
Pittsburg
New York State
Lymanik, Bass
Overnor, Gray
Indiana
Indianapolis
United States Senate
Gladstone
Great Britain
Emperor William
Potsdam
Governor Beaver
Elijah Clarkson
Mount Vernon
Evansville
A. 8. Lyme
Springfield
Findlay
Fechteler
Tayralls
Congress
House of Representatives
Col
I. G. Morrow
Washi Sunday Gazettee
Tom Florence
Pennsylvania
the Gazette
Col. Morrow
the Roses
Dr. Price
Price Baking Powder CO
St, Louis
Roya Bakid Powder Co
Wall Sty. N.Y
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