Illinois News Briefs Chronicle Widespread Incidents
A roundup from Coal City to Petersburg reports aviator Earl Dougherty carrying five passengers in a new US record attempt, a Springfield baboon rampage, a Joliet murder chase, farm accident deaths, suicides, robberies, and various town shocks. Notable cases include a Chicago suicide, a Petersburg wife’s fatal shooting of her husband, and multiple traffic and school disruptions across the state.
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Earl Dougherty
Coal City
Joliet
Dougherty
George Hill
George Hill, Jr
George Campbell
Herman Kaplan
United States
Petersburg
118th Pa at Shepardstown Crossing Narrative Account
A. V. Cole of Hastings Neb recalls the 118th Pa crossing the Potomac at Shepardstown Ford in 1862. The unit seized a rebel battery after a night ford, captured prisoners, and secured flour before dawn. The 118th later suffered a fierce counterattack, with heavy casualties, as some men drowned after being routed.
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F. A. Ludlow
Holden
McElroy
Shepardstown
A. V. Cole
Hastings
Neb
National Tribune
4Th Mid
Paramar
Shepardstown Ford
Co. F
Childs
Gen. Lee
Richmond
Pat
118Th Pa
118Th
Corn Exchange Regiment
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Melville Reproves Officer Over Soiled Gloves
A naval officer recounts Rear Admiral Melville rebuking a young officer for dirty gloves. The officer pleads workers cannot wash gloves due to harsh weather, and Melville replies by producing clean gloves and offering them, saying I washed them myself.
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Melville
A Dignified Colonel Demonstrates Shooting
A colonel, aiming to teach the troops, fires a shot that stirs distress around him. He watches the dirt fly and asks what he hit, learning it struck the state of Virginia in a moment of darkly ironic humor.
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Virginia
Pink dress stuns in theater tale of aging
Two women discuss a performance. One recalls seeing a famous actress the night before and notes a striking pink dress that drew her eyes. She admits she did not scrutinize the actress for age, but asserts she appeared youthful.
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Mamie
A Cure for Piles and Other Advertisements
An old newspaper snippet promotes Cole's Carboli salve claiming to stop itching and cure piles with 25 and 50 cent sizes. It also advertises LEWIS' Single Binder cigars at 5 cents. A concluding line asserts a sharp remark about a preachment.
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Cole
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