Gettysburg ritual of Buford and artillery at Willoughby Run
Veteran John Tf. Caleff of Horse Battery A Second Artillery recalls Gettysburg action on July 1 1863 reporting Buford's bold deception to hold the line and the battery's pivotal firing on the left flank. He details posts on the pike the losses and the relief by Meredith’s brigade and notes Buford’s praise.
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John Tf. Caleff
Gettysburg
New York Herald
Pneeen
Buford
Gamble
Cashtown Yike
Reynolds
Abe Iny
Eighth New York Cavalry
Roder
Willoughby
Ujill
Pegram
McIntosh
McPherson Woods
Archer
Meredith
Wadsworth
Dattie
Hall
Maine
Newman
Davis’ Mississippi
Slattery
Wsconsin
Brooklyn
New York
Mississippi
Emmettsburg Road
Westminster
John Buford
Cemetery Ridge
A. P. Hill
Grace and generosity amid Civil War bitterness noted
In Dixie After the War Mrs. Myrta Lockett Avary recalls acts of kindness from both sides. Richmond women sent wheat bread to sick soldiers. Miss Emily Mason urged sharing flour bread with the poor Yankees who preferred mush to corn bread amid intestinal ailments.
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Angela
Myrta Lockett Avary
Dixie
Richmond
Emily V. Mason
Florence Nightingale
Miss Emily
Cap’ N
Emily
Cap
Life and Death Contrast In Civil War Hero's Return
A surgeon saves General Frank Bartlett after a head wound at Fredericksburg in 1864. The general, bleeding and unconscious, is reassured when told it is a flesh wound. He regains consciousness, mounts his horse, and rides back to the front, undaunted by the injury.
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Frank Bartlett
Fredericksburg
Bartlett
Object Money and Names Spark Marital Motives
In Philadelphia a dialog hints at money and vanity as a suitor ponders causing a woman to change her name. He asserts any change must benefit him, revealing social stakes around property and status. The exchange underscores personal intrigue over inheritance and recognition.
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Phidelphia Press
Turnabout Is Fair Play In Witty Exchange
A man reflects on his ruined car and quips that reciprocity is fair play. A passerby asks for clarification, and the speaker explains the wrecks came to him first.
Hua-Miss Wallflower Seeks Husband Before Year End
The note speaks of a determined woman named Hua-Miss Wallflower aiming to marry within the year. Katharine-Determined is mentioned as part of the context with playful humor about bagging a husband.
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Hua
Battle Field Memories From the Civil War Era
Stories recount Sergeant David A McCollough carrying the colors at Kenesaw June 27 1864 and Major J Z Holmes leading the color guard. Accounts describe heroic actions of Walters at a forward position and a burial party encounter with General Cheatham. Mrs Louise Wardner recalls aiding a German wounded at Corinth in 1862 and later meeting the saved soldier in Chicago years later.
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David A.mccollough
Tock
Dan McCook
Major Holmes
Walters
Company H
Holmes
Kenesaw
Big Shanty
Chattanooga
Nashville
Louisville
Columbus
Peach Tree Creek
Corporal Coleman
Geeral Cheatham
Louise Wardner
Horace Wardner
Corinth
Rush Street
Chicago
Pridge-Tender
Christmas on the Petersburg Lines 1864
Soldiers share a Christmas meal across the Federal and Confederate lines near Fort Hell on the Jerusalem plank road as shells fall. After dining, a truce forms and both sides exchange gifts and tobacco, ending the day with no further firing along that stretch.
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Lee
Meade
Betersburg
Ridder
Gilder
Youngest Commissioned Officer Grimstead Recalled
J P Grimstead of Salem Nebraska is cited as the youngest commissioned officer and company commander in Civil War service. Born June 15 1846 he enlisted at 15 and rose from sergeant to captain of company H in the Ninth Kentucky while later serving in the Spanish American War and the Philippines.
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J. P. Grimstead
Salem
Neb
Kentucky
Stone River
Grimstead
Philippines
Cuba
National Tribune
Youngest Mule Skinner Claims Distinction in Army Service
T. K. Jones of Company B Fifth Iowa Petaluma California says he is the youngest mule skinner not the youngest soldier. He enlisted at just over 14 and at 15 was tasked with a six mule team he drove for three years. He seized mules during campaigns including one branded C.S. at Corinth Mississippi.
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T. K. Jones
Compfny B
Iowa
Petaluma
Cal
Corinth
Miss
C.S
National Tribune
Great efforts push English farm laborers to settle in Canada
Initiatives aim to attract English agricultural workers to Canadian settlements. Campaigns highlight opportunities in farming, promising stable employment and new communities for families seeking relocation abroad.
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Canada
Law Judges Link Temperance To Crime In London Talk
Sir J Bramford Slack told a Royal Courts of Justice temperance meeting in London that no profession bears greater interest in temperance than the law. He cited drink as a major source of evil, corrupting honest citizens and turning trustworthy servants into criminals. Judge-Advocate Ackland agreed that about three quarters of cases before him were due to drink.
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J. Bramford Slack
Royal Courts of Justice ‘Emperance’ Society
London
Hey
R. B.D. Ackland
K. G
Hs Majesty’s’ Fleet
Dr Crothers Links Alcoholism to Tuberculosis Rise
In an address to the American International Congress on Tuberculosis Dr T D Crothers of Hartford Connecticut argues alcohol weakens respiratory blood vessels and invites consumption. He says many consumptives come from moderate drinkers and urges reducing national drinking capacity to cut tuberculosis victims.
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American International Congress On Tuberculosis
Philadelphia Press
Temperance Notes on Prosperity and Prohibition Debate
The North Carolina Baptist notes Fayetteville banks hold 937,000 dollars, up from 275,000 five years earlier, showing prosperity. At the National Anti Saloon convention in St. Louis on November 22 a national commission was urged to study crime poverty and domestic trouble. Bills to ban liquor in government buildings and to require interstate liquor to follow state law were approved.
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North Carolina Baptist
Fayetteville
St. Louis
Temperance Debate Over Wine At Luncheon And Influence
A restaurant scene shows Roger Day and Alice Blount debating wine as a test of character. Aunt Sally confronts Day about pressuring Alice to drink, arguing it risks her reputation and moral influence on others.
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Alice
Roger Day
Noger
Ele
Elliott
Sally
Mer
Alice Blount
Roger
Elliotts
Temperance Reform Needs Public Sentiment, Examiner Says
The Examiner of New York argues that lasting temperance reform depends on building public sentiment that enforces laws. Influence should extend to boys and girls through Christian homes churches schools and youth societies, with schools teaching the dangers of alcohol to shape the rising generation.
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Examiner of
New York
Alcohol Consultation Bureau Opens in Dortmund Prussia
Intemperance treated as a disease with a new bureau in Dortmund led by Werr Rath of the Town Council. He holds weekly sessions each Wednesday and Saturday to counsel drinkers and relatives, stressing medical treatment over reproach, with reported excellent early results.
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Dortmund
Prussia
Werr Rath
Temperance Notes on Liquor and Prosperity in Kansas
The note argues alcohol harms consumptives and nutrition, weakens stomachs, and gives false strength to invalids. It cites tuberculosis as higher in drinker countries and claims Kansas prohibition rises despite prosperity. It states over a million dollars was invested in small-town banks and per capita wealth is $88.60 in cash, noting state comparisons.
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Kansas
Sandford Train Disaster Leaves Many Injured
A freight train derailment near Sandford caused two passenger coaches and a baggage car to ignite. The wreck injured numerous passengers and residents, with rescuers battling flames as people were trapped under debris and paperwork describes shattered windows and scattered belongings.
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Terre Uaute
Passen
Cleveland
Louis
Sandford
Terre Haute and Pans
Pas
Oran
Pr & In
T of
Ador
Train Explosion At Ford Junction Tragedy Amid Fire
Rescue teams battled flames after a car exploded at Ford Junction Massachusetts. Firefighters found charred bodies and wreckage as tracks were torn and a powder blast was reported. Engineers Welch and Jarred from Mattoon Illinois were among casualties as delayed telegraph updates reached the area.
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Irford Junction
Mass
Welch
Jarred
Mattoon
Ford
Sec
Saloon Keepers Face Fines for Open-Doors Policy
In Omaha Nebraska Georgi B Bond and William Kretchman were arrested for keeping saloons open daily in violation of local laws. They were booked on charges of keeping houses open and could face fines up to specified limits, reflecting a crackdown on extended hours.
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Omaua
Georgi
B. Bond
William Kretchman
No Verdict in Shea Conspiracy Case
Chicago jurors in the 1903 congestion strike conspiracy case against Cornelius Shea and others failed to reach a verdict. Judge Ball announced readiness to receive the jury as court opened for a Sunday session, with jurors among them appearing fatigued after long deliberations.
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Shea
Chicago
Cornelius P Shestain
Judge Ball
Cook County Criminal Co i
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