English Immigrant Boy Who Bent the Union to Freedom
Edward Dickinson Baker, English born and American by adoption, rose to high office in three states, led volunteers in the Mexican and Civil Wars, addressed Congress in uniform, and died at Ball’s Bluff. A noted orator nicknamed the Gray Eagle, Father Baker, and a defender of the Union, his career intertwined with Lincoln and the rise of California’s public life. He spoke across the nation urging liberty, union, and constitutional fidelity. He is remembered for speeches in San Francisco Union Square and New York Union Square, and for introducing Lincoln to crowds.
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Edward Dickinson Baker
Western Newspaper Union
England
Union
Dew
Patrick Benny
Edward Dickinson Beker
Beker
Isle of Wight
Landon
Edward Dickinson Bonet
Somerville
Baker
Pha
Willem Pern
Edward
Ulingis
Edward Baker
Springfield
Sangamon
Mary Ann Lee
Black Hawk
Esker
New Salem
Abraham Lincoln
Abe
Ned
Umnois
Vandalia
Stephen Logan
Jeaders
Aittle
Illinois
Lincoln
Senate
Congress
Ereby
Illi
Mer
Vera Cruz
Mexico
James Shields
Linois
Cerro Gordo
Iinois
Galena
Abe Lincoln
Panama
California
Charles Cora
Ital
Ian Gambler
General Richardson
United States
Republican Party
Cora
Oregon
Fort Sumer
New York
Ivad
Union Arc
Philadelphia
Monroe
Lone Mountain
Presidio
San Francisco
Golden Gate
Pacific
Judah P. Benjamin
Louisiana
The Old Days 8 By Oscar Dewson Associated Newspapera
Lida Wheaton, bored by luxury, recalls early life with Ned and longs for the old days. She revisits their former apartment, encounters Ned in the sun-room workshop, and they briefly reenact the life they shared before wealth altered their relationship. The scene frames a gilded cage of riches versus intimate companionship.
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Oscar Dewson
Associated Newspapera
WIN Servier
Lida Wheaton
Ned
Lida
Drs. Hackenstock
Europe
Jasper
Pith Avenue
Otto’s
Neddie
Néd Wheaton
More Game in Country Than in Days of Indian
An author argues that average life is cropping and time spent persists. Citing Pennsylvania as an example, the state game commission notes 1823 saw beaver and deer numbers, while 1981 shows large deer kills. 40,000 Pennsylvania deer died in winter. The piece traces beaver pelts, muskrat records, and rising hunting licenses from 1836 to 1938, noting species shifts and pent-up population growth.
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Pennsylvania
State Game Commission
Willem Penn
American Fur Company
Red River
James Abbot
United States
South Dakota
Michigan
Tidal Influence of the Sun on Pacific Islands
A Colier's Weekly note observes Tahiti and several South Pacific islands where solar tides rival lunar tides. Tides rise and fall at nearly the same hours, lacking the usual 50 minute daily retardation seen elsewhere in the world.
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South Pacific
Tahiti
Collier’s Weekly
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Elmo Scott Watson
Bret Harte
West
Union Square
Empire State
Colonel Baker
Battle of
Ball’s Binff
F. C. G. Darley
Col. E. D. Baker