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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1907
Page
9
A collection of Civil War reminiscences recounts a soldier’s long clothes complaint and a humorous calf capture turned beef incident at Rome GA, a raid tale of John Morgan’s Ohio movement and a wagging tale of a widow’s rescue, plus a resigned pastor’s move to lead a labor city project.
A long retrospective outlines which Confederate leaders and officers remain in memory as veterans age. It notes Senator West of Missouri and Stephen D. Lee among generals, with Lincoln era figures like O. O. Howard and Grenville Dodge still living. The piece reflects on Jefferson Davis and postwar views, including personal anecdotes about Davis and Henry Wilson. Arthur Jones. Brooklyn, Iowa.
A humorous anecdote near Atlanta recounts Captain who habitually outsmarts guards. Joe Barker on guard stops the captain at the camp gate, insisting on the countersign. The captain pretends to be himself but is challenged with witty back and forth as the prank unfolds.
The New York Sun recalls a Civil War tragedy where a Georgia son, deaf from a minor wound, returns home after surrender but is killed by his father mistaken for a stranger. The father hosts a public memorial day as neighbors arrive, the body wrapped in the flag he fought for, an unprecedented funeral in the local area.
Private Abe Goldstein recalls a Georgia regiment at Gettysburg, where a sergeant in the Sixth Confederate lost his right ear to a shell fragment from the Round Tops. He described a cyclone like sensation and a thunder bolt sound as the wound occurred before the ensuing charge.
Professor Burgess, Roosevelt lecturer at Berlin University, will soon speak at the universities of Bonn Jena and Leipsic on the history of the American Constitution. Emperor William orders his son Prince August Wilhelm, a Bonn undergraduate, to attend.
Surgeon General O Reilly of the army seeks to implement a program extending the West Point style physical training to the enlisted force, aiming to improve fitness and discipline across ranks.
The report states a deficit of 4 500 000 dollars on the British postal telegraph. The note mentions a variation or error, indicating ongoing financial pressures within the service. The document underscores a substantial shortfall affecting operations.
A temperance piece cites biblical condemnation of wine and traces ruin from intoxication through Noah Belshazzar and Herodias, arguing against modern drinking. It notes a Swiss vote banning absinthe in Vaud by 22 407 to 15 596 and a push for federal prohibition.
The article notes Ireland’s fight against drink, citing a near half million drop in the 1904 national drink bill and a likely decline in drink shops. It quotes the bishop of Ross on porter’s rise amid population decline and mentions a Royal Army Temperance Association meeting reporting 49 000 total abstainers in the British army.
A temperance song urges dash it down and warns of the demon drink's snare. The excerpt recounts Dr R A Torrey's testimony signing the pledge after a temperance revival, noting his change in belief and inspiring others to take a pledge for themselves and kin.
The Observatore Romane prints a pope encyclical to French Catholics. It urges comfort amid trials, stresses unity with the Holy See, and condemns government imposed cultural associations as threats to church property and authority, while denying a religious war.
In Des Moines Probate Court evidence showed a wealthy man’s will left a farm about 4000 dollars and a 12000 dollar cass to a Bethlehem New York heir who married a relative. A sobriety condition was forfeited by a protracted drunken spree, cancelling the legacy. The report cites scripture urging reform and warns of further calamity.
The Kansas Issue argues prohibition makes liquor sellers into criminals by forcing them underground and punishes those caught. It views the law as treating vice as crime and suggests outlawing illicit sale is the aim.
Before the earthquake San Francisco averaged 125 arrests daily. During the ten weeks of prohibition after the quake, despite widespread disorder, saloons were closed and arrests averaged about five per day.
A two-building blaze in Lancaster, starting from a tobacco warehouse owned by S R Moss & Co, spread to the Moss cigar factory, destroying both structures. Losses are estimated at 390000 and 599990 respectively with additional damage to nearby warehouses and five dwellings. Firefighter Beam died after a skylight collapse during efforts.
The steamship Maracas arrived at Quarantine New York from Trinidad and Corenada. It was delayed by machinery derangement. On New Year’s morning the circulating pump failed. After a 36 hour stop for repairs the vessel sailed at reduced speed. Weather was fine and no sight of the Ponce.
In Wilmington Illinois two men F H Pope and Edward Scheibner were killed instantly when a gas plant exploded at Woodman hall during a card party. About a dozen people were injured including Father Dwyer Miss Rose Hegkand and Mrs James Cavanaugh. The plant was leaking and the victims went to a rear room to repair the leak.
CHICAGO Judge Ball rules Cornelius P Shea chief defendant may testify only in reply to specific questions. Defense sought a general history of the strike and related incidents. The state argued such testimony would relitigate issues already ruled out by the court.
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