Battle Tales From the Civil War Camp and Prison Escape
An oral recital by Sulley McKinney of the Ninety-fourth Ohio recounts a daring 1863 escape from Danville prison. He details a coordinated breakout with a Thirtieth Indiana comrade, surviving frostbitten feet, hunger, and pursuit across mountains to reach Union lines, ending with a homecoming before Christmas.
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Sulley McKinney
Ninety
Ohio
W ‘Hich
Tagihe Pemberton
Libby
Hichmond
Danville
Tobacco
Richmond
Company C
Thirtieth Indiana
I Tola
Liftet
Indiana
Aire Ion
Dan
Hoyt
Charleston
West Virginia
Kentucky
Bres
Jfe
Virginia
Gallipolis
Skenewha
Cincinnati
Hira
Chicago
Ocean
The Booming Cannon and a Confederate Desertion Story
Survivors recount Marches and camp life from the Civil War in a tale tied to General Gordon. Edward Cooper faces court martial for desertion, but a letter from his wife Mary reveals a family plea that sways generals and leads to his pardon. The narrative ends with a bold Confederate surrender by Company F.
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John B. Gordon
Battle
Cooper
Edward
Eddie
Lucy
Mary
Gen. Battle
Sollier
Ivery
Edward Cooper
Plucky Dash by Vermont Sharpshooters at Rappahannock
General Ripley and the Rutland Light Guard, early Vermont volunteers, take part in a bold assault at the Rappahannock as sharpshooters lead a dangerous river-crossing under heavy fire. The story recalls the famed charge and the high resolve of Civil War veterans.
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Ripley
Vermont
Lincoln
Rutland Light Guard
United States
Rappahannock
Two Sons of the South at Manassas Clash with Davis
At the first Battle of Manassas Jackson is wounded in the hand and treated by Dr. Iunter McGuire on a porch near a crossing. A civilian duels with chaos urging Confederate fighters to stay, revealing a tense encounter with President Davis who claims to be the man avoiding desertion. Jackson defends his men and continues treatment, while Davis departs.
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Serrell
Niagara
Charleston
Moraig Island
Colonel Serrett
Eva Noodk Flattery
Morris Island
Psc
A Fenton
N. J
Lee
Perhas
General Grant
General Tee
Golon
Grant
Manassas
Stonewall” Jackson
Iunter McGuire
Jackson
John 8. Wise
Sudley Road
Young
Warrentown
Doctor McGuire
General Jackson
President Davis
Mr. Davis
McGuire
Davis
Old Jakey's Shot at Corinth
General Nelson leads an attack near a rebel house as artillery fires. A cannonball crashes through the trees ahead, the chimney of the house falls, and the general boasts he can hit the mark every time. The tale ends with Jakey's shot never forgotten.
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Jakey
Corinth
Nelson Oue
Mie
H-L
American Tribune
Rand Gold Output Rises Post Boer War Amid Share Decline
In the Rand district of South Africa gold production has climbed since the Boer War and now exceeds prewar highs, yet market prices for Rand mine shares have fallen by over one half, a discrepancy without a satisfactory explanation.
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Rand
South Africa
Coins from Edward VI to James I found in Northumberland churchyard
A grave digger uncovered seventy coins dating from the reigns of Edward VI to James I at Woodburn churchyard in Northumberland England.
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Edward VI
James L
Woodburn Churchyard
Northumberland
England
Oldest national banners named for Japan and Denmark
The chrysanthemum flag of Japan is probably the oldest national banner in existence, while Denmark’s flag stands as the oldest in Europe.
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Japan
Denmark
Terrible cigarette tale fuels temperance sermon
A boy who died after heavy cigarette use warns other youths of smoking harms. The account recalls his constant craving, hidden habit, and ultimate collapse from dropsy and illness, urging guardians to warn boys and avoid nicotine’s lethal lung impact.
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Iere
Wilén
Samuel Kimball
Sunday School Herald
Poisons in Liquors Exposed by Pennsylvania Official
Pennsylvania food commissioner Dr. B H Warren warns that adulterated alcoholic beverages contain wood alcohol salicylic acid coal tar dyes and sulphites among other hazards. Prof Cochran analyzed about 60 samples finding over 9 percent of wines blackberry products adulterated and many whiskies weak in alcohol and caramel colored.
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B. H. Warren
State of
Pennsylvania
Warren
C. B. Cochran
Cochran
A Sumptuous Repatist Told at Temperance Meeting
Irving Grinnell, treasurer of the Church Temperance Society of New York, recounted a dramatic barroom tale. A wife brings a supper to her husband among three drinkers, unveils a dish, and reveals a note promising the same meal at home, a grim twist for the drunkard.
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Irving Grinnell
Church Temperance Society of New York
Jack
Tie
Lome
Temperance Notes on German Liquor Bill and Rail Orders
Germany reports a liquor bill of 672,588,000 while schooling costs 99,722,000. The C and E I Railroad orders trainmen away from saloons, arguing long drinking hours impair fitness. A missionary cites liquor as a key obstacle to efficiency in Beira. In Togoland imports rose by 152,000 in 1904, lifting liquor costs to about 1,750,000 marks. Nations permitting this infamy are not named.
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Germany
C. & E. I. Railroad
A. B.C. FP. WM
Beira
Temperance Talks on Alcohol as a Remedy and Its Dangers
An American Medicine article by Dr. T P Crothers argues alcohol is mainly an anaesthetic and narcotic, not a stimulant. It notes Kraepelin findings, condemns stimulant use in fever or exhaustion, warns against giving alcohol to the injured, and suggests only refrigerant use in fevers as scientifically justified.
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T. P. Crothers
Crothers
Trof
Kraepelin
University of Heidelberg
Bond
Prohibition as a Tool Against Saloon Influence
The piece argues that opponents of licensing seek not to make people good by law but to prevent the saloon from corrupting youth. It claims prohibiting licensing would punish saloonkeepers for enticing boys, rather than moralizing through edicts, framing prohibition as a public welfare measure against the liquor trade.
Renewals Refused and Licenses Reduced in England
At Licensing Sessions held recently in Manchester forty three licensees were refused renewal of their licenses and in Liverpool the number of licensed houses was reduced by sixty six.
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England
Manchester
Liverpool
Nansen on Alcohol and Temperance Push in Georgia
The excerpt contrasts Nansen's abstention before his Arctic expedition with Georgia politics. It notes the Athens dispensary bill’s defeat, Atlanta ordinances favoring temperance, and a near two to one vote against opening new liquor traffic. It presents strong condemnations of whisky sales as harmful to society and government.
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Nansen
Fram
Georgia
Athens
Atlanta
Dayton
Federa
Court
St. Clara Ee
Train disaster near Grantham shocks witnesses
A express train derailment near Grantham caused multiple fatalities and many injuries. Debris blocks the line as cars and engine crash through a parapet. brakes reportedly failed at a curve, and the wreckage includes smashed coaches and overturned cars. Police and emergency services rushed to the scene.
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London
Grantham
Imi Haph
Isthmian canal bids reviewed for labor contracts
Washington reports the Isthmian Canal Commission considered proposals from several contractors to furnish labor for the isthmus project. Four bids were examined with plans to supply at least 2,400 Chinese workers and oversee a three and a half month vying period, bondments pledged to faithful performance. The commission announced a final award to the portals project, with labor furnished at prices set in American gold.
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Washington
Isthmar Ary
Wanamacaa
Sprog
SAC
Wo Commission
TAC Indica
Commission
Cy Leon Pepperman
Assista
Adminiet
Isthmian Canal
Pep
Bern Exami Commission
Peret
Unclear religious tolerance decree reports May be debated
Fragmented OCR text references cabinet talks on religious laws, tolerance, dissenters and faiths amid confusion. Mentions a ukase, April, and provincial interpretation but details are garbled, leaving core facts and entities uncertain.
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ST. Peterabi
Acquitted Brothers in Cape Girardau Case
Acquitted CAPE GIRAF Smith and Jame studied by a judge after a trial involving forty negroes and charges against Pollock and two other defendants. The report notes government actions and uncertain confederate links, with a motor car incident in New York and a Broadway crossing accident involving John H. Springer and a grand opera house, detailing a near-fatal event and a jury outcome.
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Cape
Giraf Smith
Jame
Plicity
Pollock
New York
Broadwde First Street
John H. Springer
Grand Opera House
Springer
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