Lincoln Saved Grant From National Storm After Shiloh
The narrative recounts Lincoln's rare decision to shield Ulysses S. Grant from harsh public backlash after Shiloh. It details Lincoln naming Halleck to field, then restoring Grant, and the political maneuvering that calmed sentiment and safeguarded Grant's command leading to later victories.
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Albert Sidney Johnston
Grant
Shiloh
Buell
Agai Grant
Washington
Forts Henry
Donelson
Jesu Revall
Congress
Elihard
Waoshburne
Galena
Ancoln
Lincoln
Grens
Hall
Emmanuer
Missouri
Kentucky
Tennessee
Fisticek
Lim
Hal- Jeck
Halleck
Lies in Business The Moral Code of Employers
In a Pittsburg column the author reviews a private code of ethics from a union of employers. He contrasts high ideals with harsh realities of competition, noting nine deadly sins in bidding, such as greed, misrepresentation, and low quality. He argues Christians can run honest business, but pressures of profit tempt unchristian practices and harm workers and customers.
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Pittsburg
Imoye
Jesus
London
Whitechapel
England
Paradise
New York
Music World Plans for a Large East End Music Hall
The East End music scene advocates a new music hall in the Carnegie Library complex at Schenley Park with at least 3,000 seats and tiered boxes to widen access. Aims include affordable seats, better acoustics, easier exits, and broader patronage while noting cost limits and architectural feasibility. A local appeal invites organizing a new East End chorus to perform modern works and American composers, plus coverage of recent musical journalism and events in Pittsburgh.
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Schenlery Park
Allegheny
Eis
East End
Duan Lim
Rosser & Lang
Frankstown Avenue
Citizens
Josura
Brere
Philip Hale
Boston
Julie Moran Wyman
Nevin
Hale
Wyman
Drem
Massenet
Holmes
Farheda
Zarasta
A Small Tormentor Causes Jamaican Woes with Ticks
A Jamaican plague of grass ticks infests fields and homes, tormenting people and livestock. The island’s cane economy suffers as the ticks multiply alongside the mongoose, which devastates poultry, fruit trees, and wildlife, leaving Jamaicans burdened by a pervading infestation and ecological imbalance.
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West Indian
Jamaica
Linnaeean Society of England
Jamales
Australian Rabbits and Sheep Linked by Bacteria Discovery
An Australasian report describes Dr Lenoir, a Pasteur student, testing a spray of anthrax bacillus to kill rabbits. The method failed against rabbits but unexpectedly boosted sheep survival from anthrax, reducing losses for years. A bacteriology lab in Sydney now inoculates sheep nationwide.
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Austrana
Lenoir
Pasteur
Sydney
Wonderful Offer for Ladies Home Magazine Subscription
Send 25 cents to the Ladies Home Magazine at 1025 Arch Street Philadelphia to receive a full year of issues and a rebate premium valued near two dollars. Good servants and help will answer your advertisements in the Dispatchment ward columns.
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Lincoln
Grant
Pennsylvania
McClure
McClellan
Meade
Sheridan
Army of the Potomac
War Department
Phil Sheridan
Penneylvanian
New York
Treft Lincoln
Ladies’ Home Magazine
Arch Street
Philadelphia
Improved refuse destructor shown for England
An improved refuse destructor has appeared in England. It burns house refuse and combustible material to keep furnaces hot, destroying germs and pollutants before release. The system uses patent fume cramators, reaches high temperatures, drives machinery and electricity, and the clinker is repurposed for concrete and paving. The eight cell unit handles about 30,000 loads yearly.
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England
Seaboard
Ice cream cure touted as powerful ally in digestion
A historic account claims ice cream eased gastric ulcers and perforation symptoms. A patient began with two months of daily ice cream, gaining 24 pounds as relief from pain and improved digestion followed. The article credits cold anesthetic action and nourishing cream for restored appetite and weight.
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Henesforth
Chess by Telephone Baffles London and Liverpool Clubs
A chess match between the British Chess Club in London and the Liverpool Chess Club used a telephone transmitter to relay moves. Two games were played in tandem. London lost the first and drew the second after over seven hours. An adjournment proposal during dinner hour prompted Liverpool to offer a draw, which London declined, inciting laughter from the London crowd. A return match was planned afterward with cheers from both sides.
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Starze
J. Ferneon
Templeton
Rerswan
Williams
Cunningham
Liertenant Parur
Second Cavalry
Parke
Washington
Pine Ridge
Dakota
Washington Infantry
Infantry
Philadelphia
Shannon
National Guard
Congress
Dolph
Gray
Sorzogno
Mascoral
Metropolitan
New York
Hobinstein
Messrs
Abbey & Grau
Rubinstein
K. O. Srera
Jesus
Loris Chanse
RB. C
St. Augustine
Fla
Clarke
A. Lisraatt
G. Gilli
Girli
Charles Corcoran
C. W. Fleming
M.S. Recoreto
Brasa
Tee
New York Symphony Orchestra
Lafferty
Pittsburg
Home Moore
Allerheny Musical Association
Boston
New York Symphony
Gothamites
England
British Chess Club
London
Liverpool Chess Cluk
Liverpool
Louwdion
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Petersburg
Dou
Chicago
Appomattox
Iever
White House
Continental Hotel
Childs
Lars
Mr. Drexel
Mr. Childs
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Drexel Ranch
Powerss
Vicksburg
Cold Harbor
Johnson
Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
A. K. McCiors
A Durant Jons Hennarn
New York City
Cotontt Norman M. Surrn
Mason J. Cornan Kay
H Regiment
Adjutant General’s Office
William H. Wassell
Eiighteenth
Wassel
Donk
Sxowpes
Austine Curtin
Patton
Miajor Curtin
Guard
Wiley
Mwost
Strouid
Reese
Mason Fauxx Patterson
Tar
John A. Wiley
Cricade
Pattison
Ben
Frank Patterson
Samuel Huttot
Murdock
Kingdom of Heaven
Egypt
Te & Bh
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Leam
Pittsburgh
Linkchtog
Elas
Gronoz Hopoxs
Carnegie
Schenley Park
Fast End
Breil
Mr. W. 8. B. Mathews
Mathews
Lorelei
Liszt
Augusta Holmes
Verdi
Milan
Pergolese Paisiello
Cimarosi
W. J. Henderson
New York Times
Tois
Mnust
Otello
di Verdi
Wagner
Neapoliten
Germany
France
Italy
Peri
Monteverde
Glock
Florence
Teresa Carreno
Enozen d'Albert
Alusi- Quarier
Reyer
Paris
Como
Legion of Honor
Mus
Celestia McDowaln
Lyman Wheeler
Eowanp Grice
Christiania
Henri Ibsen
Dispatch
Washington, D. C
Baltimore
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