Railroads employ an army of 784000 workers
An 1886 old text extols railroads as a vast workforce aiding national wealth and transport. It cites 230000000 passengers carried last year and 293 killed, praising engineers and workers for energy and toil despite hazards. Included are Burns quotes and a Toledo business affidavit about Hall's Catarrh Cure.
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United Army
Pete
Sahara
Providence
Sweetwater
Grand Amy of the Republic
Department of Georgia
National Cemetery
Emily Geiger The Gallant Courier in Ninety Six Siege
Emily Geiger a nineteen year old daughter of a loyalist farmer volunteers to carry General Greene's dispatches to Sumter during the 1781 Ninety Six siege. She rides a swift horse through Tory and British lines, outpaces pursuers, and delivers the crucial message that influences Greene's strategy amid the delay and danger of the southern campaign.
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Fort Motte
Charleston
England
Col. Cruger
Greene
Washington
Rawdon
Broad River
Despage
Geiger
Stuart
Croger
Apuasiur
Huon Oy
Sanoniisay
Sroaas
Joe
Sumter
Emily
Col. Lee
Lord Rawdon
Gen. Greene
Yost
Victhall
South Carolina
Loire
Camden
Iee
Emily Geiger
Odger
Vulcan
Morgan
Bill Mink
Oreover
Abe
Rus
Fear and courage in battle across Civil War tales
The Philadelphia Times reprints an Andrews symposium where Gen Marcus J Wright and Gen George Cheatham weigh fear in combat against cowardice. The piece cites Gov Vance and Dick Taylor anecdotes, compares nerves to action, and recalls Andersonville and a Civil War era debate on bravery under fire. It also notes a Bridgeport Crinoline Club and a fire tale from The New York Sun, ending with political commentary on Democratic reform and monetary policy.
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Philadelphia Times
Marcus J. Wright
Tennessee
Seach
F. Cheatham
Gen. Cheatham
Baeap
Vance
Mollie Cotton
North Carolina
Dick Taylor
Taylor
Front Royal
Stonewall Jackson
Fremont
Winchester
Ewell
Turenne
Sen Trorato
A Fearful Evil The Liquor Traffic Cited as Nation Threat
Chief Justice Noah Stone and Lord Chief Justice Coleridge report liquor traffic as a continuous menace causing social harm. The Tribune cites New York deaths and links to crime while the Times notes its vast, growing impact that could crush society.
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Noah Crime
Stone
New York
The
Tribune
Socul
Coleridge
England
America
London Times
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New Orleans
Carolina Hes
Ferry
Burst
Texas
Everl
Rly Goodrich
Sadie
Schumacher
Scribner's Magazine
Gur Railroad Army
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Burns
Iniveaden
Ivalba
Benz
Scribner’s Oe Sons
Broadgra
Ono
Ciry
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Duvat
Fran J. Cheney
A.W. Gleason
Thu Artaur
Kosciusko
Cruger
Vt Intel
Reaghst
Crager
Marion
Greene J
Raw
Pratt
Jenersys
Congaree
Cen. Greene
Traster
Geneken
Iagerss
sNo
Saluda
Geier
State Board of Alliance
State Exchange
National Order
S. H. Clifford
New Cassel
Wis
Edward Shepherd
Harrisburg
Old Inc
Bridgeport
Conn
Andersonville
Georgia
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Homiletic Review
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