Soldiers at Home Tell War Anecdotes and Pork Story
Narrates experiences from the Civil War era as told by TM APT William Hickman revenue inspector. The tale centers on Gen. Jo Shelby during the Red River campaign, involving looting pork and a tense, humorous exchange at Shelby's headquarters, ending with shared breakfast and a near exposure. Additional notes cover snake battles, Quantrell gang lore, and frontier violence in Missouri history.
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William Hickman
Sam
Jo Shelby
Red River
Gen. Shelby
Marcus
Houston
Green
Gen
Shelby
Iansas City Journal
Ami Lyon
T Street
Department of West Virginia
Cumberhuid
Harper's Ferry
Hancock
Rell
Lexington
Gen. Price
Quantrell
Haller
Little Brothers
Hampton
Kelly
Bushman
Jameses
Youngers
Hardy Old Soldier Christopher Columbus Cleveland
An 80 year old Centerville resident and veteran of the Mexican and Civil Wars walked from Centerville to Washington to rectify pension issues. He traveled via the National Road, visited his 117 year old mother in Danville, and returned after pension clearance, choosing walking over riding to avoid pain from his wounds. His feat is noted as a remarkable long distance trek for his age.
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Hardy
Christopher Columbus Cleveland
Centerville
Cleveland
Washington
Richmond Dispatch
Cincinnati Enquirer
Heart Roams Over Mountains In Forbidden Love
The verse portrays a roaming heart seeking a hidden treasure amid a lurid dusk. A night return brings a woman with a bleeding breast gaze and silence, leaving the speaker unsure whether the passion endured or was lost over the mountains and storm.
An M. P. Percival's ruinous romance ends in exposure
The story follows Jim Percival, a well connected but underpaid M. P., who falls for an Irish rainbow danseuse while married. His infatuation leads to debt, pursuit, and a dramatic lapse when his mistress visits his home. His wife uncovers the affair, but they reconcile as she reveals she earns extra income and remains supportive.
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Jim Percivyal
Paris
M. P
Percival
Palace of Westminster
London
The
Ife
Tie
Jim
Jove
England
America
Rainbow Danseuse
Jennie
Des Arnold Jim
Sacramento Gains Electric Power From American River
Sacramento California shifts from rail terminus to power hub as 10 000 horsepower generated from American River at Folsom begins powering city operations. About 4 000 hp available now with plans to expand. Sacramento touted as world leader in distant electric energy with potential for widespread industrial use and future transmission across long distances.
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Sacramento
California
Central Pacific Railroad
Folsom
Bee
United States
Sierra Nevaada
East
Europe
Walls
Niagara
Niagara Malls Company
Nature's Beverage in Kentucky Teetotaler Tale
A weary traveler on a Kentucky turnpike asks for a drink at a farmhouse. The host offers corn whiskey, claiming the bottle contains “Nature's beverage” with pine in it and invites the visitor to help himself.
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Kentucky
Death of Bulgaria's Stambuloff Threatens Balkan War
The assassination of Stambuloff, former Bulgarian prime minister, shocks Bulgaria after 1878 reforms and Ferdinand’s throne. Stambuloff led a nationalist effort to curb Russian influence and resist Greek church power, facing fierce opposition. His death raises fears of dismemberment and regional instability amid Balkan tensions.
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Bulgaria
Stambuloff
Lincoln
Russia
Alexander of Battenberg
Ferdinand Wits
Ile Wis
Ferdinand
Tle
Panitza
Karayviloff
Stumbulof
Balkan Peninsula
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Tironome
Washington Post
Flereford
Charity
Chirliy
Tod
Loain
Dover Pier
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