Birth of John Sutter Tied to California Gold Rush Era
Elmo Scott Watson links the 1803 birth of Johann Augustus Suter to Gen John Sutter and the California gold discovery. The piece traces Sutter's New Helvetia empire, the 1848 gold find, the Donner Party rescue, Sherman’s aid, and Sutter's long quest for justice, framing gold's global impact.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Supreme Court of the
United States
Washington
Johann Jakob Suter
Christine Wilhelmine Stoberin Suter
Kandera
Grand Duchy of
Baden
Atlantic
Kiter
Johann Augustus Suter
John Sutter—Sutter
California
New World
John Sutter
America
Oregon Country
Sandwich Islands
Alaska
San Francisco
Yerba Buena
Sutter
American River
Sacramento
New Helvetia
Switzerland
Sutter’s
John ©. Fremont
Kit Carson
Stephen Kearney
William Fecumseh Sherman
W. J. Revere
Paul Revere
Donner
Sierras
Dana
James Wilson Marshall
American York
Peter Wimmer
Marshall
Wimmer
William Tecumseh Sherman
Congress
Sherman
Pacific Coast
West
Europe
United States Supreme Court
Greece Civil War Battles Shake Ships and Minds
British readers are urged to contemplate Greece's civil conflict as government planes battle rebels and a 250 pound bomb strikes the Averoff. The column recalls Venizelos as a patriot and questions what civilizational path follows World War era upheaval while noting FreMont Older Americans face the era with wartime warnings about air power and Britain.
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Greece
Fremont
Averoff
Ramsay MacDonald
The
Commons
Germany
Britain
Rhine
Lord Rothermere
Lord Northcliffe
Washington
Richberg
Miami
Sousa Composes Stars and Stripes Forever After Death of Manager
In 1896 John Philip Sousa learned David Blakely had died delaying his American tour. While crossing the Atlantic the imagined band played the march in his head, and once in New York he wrote it down. The tune became Stars and Stripes Forever, a hallmark of the March King.
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Naples
Italy
John Philip Sousa
Paris
New York Herald
David Blakely
Sousa
S. S. Teutonic
Blakely
Atlantic
New York
Pig Diplomacy and the Pig That Ended Wars Across Nations
A lighthearted history recalls two pig incidents that strained nations. In 1841 France demanded passports after an Austin pig owner clashed with a French ambassador, while Puget Sound sparked a near war over a pig shot by a British subject. The disputes were resolved by arbitration led by the German emperor.
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Monsieur de Saligny
Republic of Texas
Austin
Bullock
M. de Saligny
de Saligny
France
Texas
Lamar
Lone Star Republic
England
United States
San Juan Islands
Puget Sound
Arrow Fire Sparks Morgan Capture of San Lorenzo Fort
A bizarre sequence during the siege of the Spanish fortress San Lorenzo leads to its fall. An arrow wound inspires a pirate to fire a musket with cotton-wrapped powder, igniting thatched roofs and reaching the magazines. Morgan then assaults the breach and takes the fortress.
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San Lorenzo
Henry Morgan
Morgan
Union
Tragedies Fill Bellevue Morgue With City Victims
Bellevue Hospital in New York City houses 500 stone slabs mostly occupied by murder victims accident victims suicides and starving individuals. The morgue often requires improvised resting places for corpses brought from across the city.
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Bellevue Hospital
New York City
Doctor recommended liquid laxative for safe relief
Doctors say a liquid laxative like Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin relieves constipation safely with regulated dosing. It uses natural senna and cascara to ease biliousness and sluggish bowels without habit formation, and is available at the drugstore.
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Dr. Caldwell
Nonchalant Philosopher and Shoplifter Motto Clash
A witty dialogue pairs a nonchalant philosopher with a shoplifter, each admitting a carefree stance as they approach life and theft with a similar creed. The exchange contrasts reflective détournement with impulsive action in a concise urban vignette.
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W. T. Sherman
Mason
Polk
Western Newspaper Union
John A. Gutter
James W. Wiarshall
Gen. W.T. Sherman
Goro
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Alabama
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Pearl River
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
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Lappin
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Harper
John Struthers
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