Lincoln Could Get Angry When Telegrams Were Del.ivered
A Washington Star memory recounts President Lincoln’s anger over delayed telegrams from Gen. McClellan. Messenger Charles Frederick recalls Lincoln demanding gate guards deliver his messages directly to him and ordering Stanton’s men kept away from the White House entrance. Lincoln proclaimed he wanted his own telegrams and not Stanton’s.
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Lincoln
Old American Telegraph Co
Western Union Telegraph
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White House
Two Avenue
Loor
Washington Star
Berkshire Bridegroom Bans Wedding In Church
A Berkshire youth to be married caused a stir when at the second church reading he stood, leaped from his seat, and forbade his own bans. He then walked out and the outcome remains untold.
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Berkshire
England
Celect
Iris
New York Recorder
Gas Bubbles in Ice Spark Marsh Gas Theories
A science note by Prof. Remsen reports marsh gas forming under ice in a skating pond. White ice spots and air bubbles appeared atop a flooded lake. a flame burst from a hole, revealing marsh gas from decomposing plant matter at the bottom. He suggests skating ponds lit by natural gas could be a future possibility.
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Prof
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Household Hints for Comfort and Home Arts
A collection of practical tips for housewives covering cooking, sleep comfort, cleaning, and decorative ideas. Advice includes using flour to control frosting, cooking with milk in Indian meal mush, stuffing cushions with milkweed down, and preserving carpets with sprays. Also notes on sponge prep, bread dough reuse, and decorative silver table pieces.
Persian shah backs commerce and energy drive
The new shah of Persia supports opening the nation to international trade and advocates electricity and steam. Gordon W. Wattles of Omaha is named president of the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition to be held in that city in 1890.
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Malmaison
Elan Russell
Plainfield
Francois Quuesnay
de Pompadour
Fla
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New Musical Department
Columbia College
Iets
Paderewski
New York Post
Lim
Europe
Frederick William Nichols Crouch
Kaihlesn
Povishtence af SNeatiin Oh me is Pinna as dy veeddaw
A garbled note from the New York World describes a man named Pinna and a bank incident where Loeaw drew a check and left two bundles of checks behind. The fragment suggests a confusion-filled scene from a newspaper page.
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