Gallant Fippeany and the Wisconsin Troop at Chik Biuffs
An 1st Wisconsin Cavalry detachment repels rebels at Chik Biuffs Arkansas with a ferry crossing under fire. Lieut. Wim Phillips is noted for courage while a boat crosses a river under heavy enemy fire. The action is hailed as more daring than many feats in history, highlighting persistence as a key trait of the troops.
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Chik Biuffs
Ark
Phillips
Wim
H. Phillips
Squedran C
Theenemy
Sneadren
Congress
United States
Mons
Per
Kim
Key Dauth
Leavin
Nuytieh
Ed Bint
King Pruut
Feathered Fate and a City Hen Tale
A moral tale unfolds in a city where a hen plucks her own feathers to look handsome, spreading alarm among pigeons and neighbors. News travels fast as tales multiply, ending with a cautionary moral about vanity and rumor, as a white hen becomes the talk of the town.
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Bud Evra
Fiami
Geryad
Lere
Tam
Anil
Ani
Brownlow and Jackson meet amid old Tennessee tensions
A detailed retelling of a historic meeting in East Tennessee between Brownlow and Jackson, ending with mutual respect and tears. The piece traces their long political rifts, the Civil War era quarrels over slavery, and reflections on citizenship, state versus federal powers, and the fate of enslaved people amid a nation redefining its Union.
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Tiers du Pessels Co
Fae
Nashville
Andrey Jobassu
Lee
Garrel
Purtisay
Ceners
Lainey
Alan Take Jackson
Agen
Jackson
East
Tennessee
Virginia
Uea
Titak
Slive
Lsat
Priblle
Greenville
Andrew Johnson
Tailors
Govarnor
Chais
Popor
Chenira
Lincoln referenced as a man of simple integrity in era of great tests
Rev Robert Colyer of Chicago discusses President Lincoln in contrasting terms with Cromwell Napoleon and Washington. He praises Lincoln as a man of modest intellect yet pure integrity whose rise from the prairie marks a unique moment in US history. The speaker argues honesty saved the nation and that Lincoln, chosen by the people, embodies divine guidance beyond political machinery.
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Robert Colyer
Chicago
Lincoln
Washington
Cromwell
England
Richard
Napoleon
France
Firat
Abraham Lincola
Four Drunken Philosopher Snelling's Witty Exchange
Boston writer William J. Snelling, jailed overnight for drunkenness, crafts sharp lines in court. He quips that he is a public writer, praises some traits while censuring others, and predicts a thirty day sentence in the House of Correction rather than reform.
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William J. Snelling
Boston Press
Sue Afouse
Niehé
Snelling
House of Correction
Halls of Justice
Naturalization powers in the Constitution debated
A historic text argues Congress solely holds the power to establish a uniform rule of naturalization. It asserts the constitutional basis for federal control, notes states’ conflicting laws hindered Articles of Confederation unity, and discusses practical consequences for immigrants and citizens under the new framework.
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Congress
U. S
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