Remembrance of Lincoln and Garfield by Chicago Times Herald
The Chicago Times-Herald recalls the closing scenes of Lincoln and Garfield, contrasting their deaths. Lincoln, shot in Ford’s Theatre, died after a nine hour struggle with surgeons hopeless to save him. Garfield’s assassination ended by a derringer bullet, amid a night of tense vigil and medical effort.
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Chicago Times-Herald
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Garfield
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Indomitable Will at Elberon Ended Trio’s Struggle
The narrative recalls a man of immense courage supported by his mother and wife who endured a brutal ordeal. After reaching Elberon a small rally followed by terrible sinking spells culminated on September 19 as he, conscious and clam, lifted his eyes to a new day and died. Mrs Garfield, his son, and cabinet members were by his bedside.
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Serge
George C. Chamberlain
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Belgium
Napoleon Bonaparte
New York
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Roche
Deaths of Lincoln and Garfield Recounted in Moments
The article recalls Lincoln's death after his shooting with figures like Secretary Stanton and Mrs Lincoln present in the room. It then details Garfield’s assassination at the Baltimore & Ohio station, his hospital care at the White House and Long Branch, and his touching farewell as he grasped faith and whispered farewell to his wife and mother, believing God’s will would prevail.
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Garle- Peace
Lincoln
Stanton
Gurley
Crane
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Charles Sumner
Major Hay
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Times
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Charles J. Guiteau
Baltimore & Ohio
Washington
Blaine
White House
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Long Branch
Sager
Calico
Salaveras
Utah
Dead Lake
Paradise Valley
Coyote Holes
Coyote Hole
Mossman
Salaveray
Arizona
Seldon Wier
Hugest Sea Creature Blue Whale in the Spotlight
The blue whale, the largest living creature, defies display in zoos and museums. At about 90 feet long and weighing roughly 90 tons, it remains elusive to preservation. Norwegians hunt it mainly for oil, and a full grown specimen is valued between 1250 and 1500 dollars.
Survivors of Old Warship Reach Chicago
Two survivors of the Civil War era steam frigate Minnesota, the navy’s first flagship, now sent from Camden navy yard for scrapping, reside in Chicago. Dr. S. J. Jones and Dennis M. Swiney, living at 92 State street and 95 Washington, survived the bombardments aboard during the war.
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Chicago Tribune
Minnesota
Camden Navy Yard
Chicago
S. J. Jones
State Street
Dennis M. Swiney
Washington
Old warship Minnesota's fate sparks public regret and memory
A veteran reminiscence recalls the USS Minnesota flagship service in 1861, its role in the Hatteras fighting, and its pivotal moments with the Merrimac and Monitor. The piece contrasts Boston harbor scenes from 1861 with the ship’s later destruction, likening naval evolution to public sentiment. It threads in a later newsroom fiction scene and a murder scoop at the Morning Blazer.
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Minnesota
Monitor
Boston
Boston Harbor
The Scoop Fiend Returns in a Yachting Tale
A city editor Gilroy chases a sensational scoop from a mysterious source. A yacht tragedy story proves false, sparking doubt and shame as readers discover the rival paper exposed the fake. Months later a new manuscript hints at a death by own action, challenging Gilroy’s caution.
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J. O. Watttemore
Rey
Spacey
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Gilroy
Dean
Eagle
Crazed by Morphine Jumps From Building in English Journal
The article details Alex Sterlous, a famed English journalist, leaping from Eagle Building with a confession found in his pocket to sell a crime story. Gilroy drinks brandy and the Blazer prints more facts about the death by self action, aiming to expose the scoop fiend.
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Blazer
Locomotive General to be Memorial in Chattanooga Depot
The famous engine General used by James J. Andrews raiders to burn Western and Atlantic Railway bridges in 1862 will be installed at the Chattanooga union depot as a monument. The raid failed. 22 raiders were captured, eight executed, survivors later commemorated in a national cemetery in Chattanooga.
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James J. Andrews
Western and Atlantic Railway
Nashville, Chattanooga
National Cemetery
Chattanooga
Sunday Vandals Close Roman Wall Station at Borcovicus
Antiquaries note with mixed feelings that the Roman Wall station of Borcovicus near Houst eads has been closed to the public after vandals hurled stones into a ravine. The great wall has suffered from spoliation as stones were once taken for local buildings, leaving much ruin from Carlisle to Newcastle, though remaining portions appear surprisingly fresh despite winter and weather.
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Borcovicus
Housteads
Carlisle
Newcastle
Yorkshire Post
Pittsburg financier Caudwell tours New York for rare book buys
John Caudwell of Pittsburg, known as a financier and electrical expert, travels to New York about monthly to purchase books. His collection includes first editions by modern authors and Kelmscott volumes, regarded as among the finest in the foundry.
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John Caudwell
Pittsburg
New York
Rangers in Arizona to hunt down desperadoes
In a Phoenix letter, Arizona moves to form a ranger corps to patrol the southern frontier near Mexico. Captain Burt Mossman leads a dozen frontier rangers modeled on military lines to track escaped murderers and cattle thieves. The column details Mossman’s grit and readiness, and recounts a related pursuit ending with a gunfight and burial by desert scavengers.
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Arizona
Mexico
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Mossman
Southwest
Hank Hawkins
Dan Spearman
Jerry Joy
Man
Miles of Different Miles Across Nations
An exploration of global distance measures shows twelve distinct miles from the Roman to the Swiss mile, plus varied Japanese, Persian, and Russian units. It notes wide fees for trademark registration across countries and the high costs lawyers incur to protect brand names.
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Savannah
Xenophon
Cost of Trade Marks in Modern Commerce
The New York Mail and Express notes that registering trade marks has grown into a major industry. It traces how rising advertising of health foods cereals patent medicines and athletic novelties raised the commercial value of protected marks and points to tariff charges for registrations in different countries.
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Zululand
Peru
Uruguay
Hong Kong
Granada
Patent Office
Canada
Europe
Great Brita
Germany
Austria
France
Spain
New Sout Wales
New Zeland
Cap
South Africa
Costa Rica
Leeward Islands
Jamaica
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Ferests
Aut Cracker
New York Mail and Express
Credit questions rise over large German artillery order
A New York inquiry riffes on rumors that a Constantinople figure ordered 300 artillery pieces in Germany. It questions debt collection prospects and even whether the Sublime Porte could supply cash for cannons, noting no powder available for fuses.
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Constantinople
Germany
New York
Sublime Porte
New Jersey Warns About Woodpecker Shooting Rules
The New Jersey Fish and Game warnings clarify firearm limits on woodpeckers and flickers for September and October. It states that flickers may be shot only under certain conditions while woodpeckers are largely protected except for specific allowed species.
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