Shotgun shot wounds man in Nebraska home incident
A gunman fired through a rear window at 109 East Fifth Street injuring McCulla and seriously wounding Barne Plaeson. the assailant fled as bystanders rushed to aid, with police and Dr Artz providing aid. The incident drew a large crowd as the wounded were moved to a relief hospital.
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Grant and Sherman Tales of War Sagas and Lovable Oddities
A Chicago Tribune passage recounts a collector’s wartime anecdotes from prominent figures. It includes Grant and Sherman inspired tales of friendship in battle, a whiskey-loving soldier Uncle Si, a poignant reunion of Confederate wife and child, and humorous lines from a bustling Civil War era.
Boots on the Battlefield at Fredericksburg
A fragment from the American Tribune recalls a barefoot rider finding a dead Union soldier on the Fredericksburg field after a skirmish on December 13. He claims to pull the soldier's boots and is kicked as he tries to mount the dead man’s horse, then flees to avoid capture.
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Fredericksburg
American Tribune
Rate of Civil War veterans dying at high rate
Veterans of the Civil War are dying at about 100 per day according to U S pension office records. Monthly figures for several months show around 3000 deaths each month. Officials tracking the trend believe the pensioner population has peaked and future months will show a decline.
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United States Pension Office
Pension Office
New South American rats with glowing green skin found
Four new rat species discovered in South America glow phosphorescent a terrifying green at night and appear like ordinary taps by day.
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South America
Confederate Money and Union Respect Stirred by Grant Visit
An anecdote from Captain Beverly Tucker details General Grant visiting Missionary Ridge on crutches after a run away horse injury. He offers Confederate money and US money to a Confederate woman, who insists on Confederate money. Grant honors her conviction, then accepts US currency as respect, while she vows to respect both sides. The piece closes with a patriotic poem about Civil War veterans and national memory.
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Fort Sumter
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Antace
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Tennessee
Grant
New York Herald
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Missionary Ridge
United States
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West Point
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Jackson
Johnston
Short Temperance Sermons, Tragic Warning on Drink
An Australian Christian World excerpt recounts Cobb and Co. workers visiting a dying man, Duncan, and his wife at the hospital. A bottle of brandy is found, the couple pleads against drinking, and the husband delivers a final warning to his wife to beware alcohol as he nears death.
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Two of a Mind on a Civil War Spy Escape
In 1865 near Fort Fisher a Texan cavalry scout masquerades as a Union soldier to gather information. He evades a suspicious NC cavalryman, deserts into Union lines, and reaches General Coxe with his companion seeking safety and return.
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Texas Cavalry
Newbern
Coxe
Johnny
Will Power versus Science Capt. Ricker’s wartime gamble
A Lewiston Journal tale recounts Capt. John Ricker, a daredevil officer presumed near death after a fierce wartime fight. Doctors doubted survival, yet Ricker revived, later beat the odds to live for years and become a major, attending the doctor’s funeral.
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Lewiston Journal
Feather Bed Regiment Recalled In Coffee Trade Tales
An excerpt recalls the Illinois unit nicknamed Feather Bed and their early coffee trade era. The musings recall boiling whole berries for strength, trading at sixty cents a pound, and the hardship of Civil War picket duty in 1862. The piece laments long nights, stars for time, and the desire for proper rest amid guard duty.
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Henry
North Star
Pleiades
Hollow Lead Soldiers Cut Craft Costs in London Firm
A London firm uses a secret method to cast hollow lead soldiers, cutting production costs. The hollow figures weigh about one third of solid soldiers, boosting the English trade as it previously centered in Germany.
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London
England
Drinkers Prohibited From High Trust Roles Across Rail Lines
Be warned to drinkers, as over two million positions in the United States bar men who drink from high trust posts. Bonding firms require sobriety, notably the Pennsylvania Railroad enforcing strict temperance rules. One division barred overnight stays at hotels with bars, prompting the hotel to drop alcohol to keep railroad patronage. A Cincinnati railroad worker faced relocation or dismissal for living near a saloon, illustrating railroad policy against ties to drink. Some push for saloons in soldiers camps despite these measures.
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United States
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Cincinnati
Astounding Facts on Drinking and Longevity by Mr Nelson
Mr Nelson, a distinguished English actuary, presents data from long investigations showing abstainers live longer than moderate drinkers. He cites age brackets 15 to 20, 20 to 40, and 40 to 60 with differing death rates, concluding abstainers at 20 or 40 have longer life expectancy than moderate drinkers.
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British liquor expenditure exceeds staple food spending
Britain spends on average £3,000,000 more on intoxicating liquors than on bread and dairy. In Mississippi temperance sentiment rises, with vigorous opposition to the Co. D business and circuits judges harsher on ordinary crimes. Judge Cochran of the Meridian District is praised for his courageous arraignment of lawlessness.
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Drunk Prodigal Son Wrecks Family in Indiana Barrel House Case
A mother sues in Indianapolis over her son a railroad brakeman whose drinking ruins the home. He assaults her breaks ribs pawns furniture and clothes. she pleads with barrel house keepers to stop liquor sales. The tale ends with the prodigal son vanished and a note on mercy.
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Indianapolis
Sha Railroad
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Wieber
For a That and a That Revised Version Sausages
A Scots revised version by Saunders McDeaf critiques drink culture and social folly. It contrasts drunken excess with temperance and spiritual health, urging righteousness and restraint for all.
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Saunders McDeaf
Men Who Hold Out Test Stimulant Effects In Maneuvers
A British field commander ran annual drills testing stimulant effects. One regiment had no stimulants, another allowed malt liquors, and a Highland unit received grog whisky. Initial energy favored the grog unit, but by day four signs of fatigue and reduced endurance appeared. malt liquor cases lagged, while abstainers showed increased staying power and alertness.
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John Ricker
Ricker
Highland Corps
Evansville Wisconsin Eyes License Policy Impact
Evansville Wisconsin, a town of about 2600, has never had a saloon. Merchants report strong credit business with low bad debts. Local manufacturers, pastors, and Bradstreet data praise licensing, noting higher taxed real estate values and wealth among merchants.
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Brad Street
Tennessee under prohibition by state laws
The article notes that Tennessee has 1,848 cities towns and villages with only about 13 living under laws prohibiting liquors. It states a population of 2,020,616 and 1,732,737 under prohibitory laws, meaning eighty five percent of residents live after prohibition.
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