Confederate general Johnston critiques removal claim
On July 18 1864 General Joseph Johnston wrote a message to President Jefferson Davis defending his removal from the Army of Tennessee. He argues that Sherman’s forces are stronger relative to Tennessee than Grant’s were to northern Virginia and notes the slower Allied advance toward Atlanta compared with Richmond and Petersburg.
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Joseph J
Army of the Tennessee
Jefferson Davis
Johnston
Sherman
Tennessee
Grant
Virginia
Atlanta
Richmond
Petersburg
Georgia
Ra conteur and wife make first call in new neighborhood
A man who fancies himself a raconteur and his wife visit a new neighborhood for their first call. He tells a humorous tale with fine results, then his wife prods him to share another story, the punch line delivered with light-hearted cheer.
Duke of Seattle Receives Special Park Badge
Yesterday the council granted Harry Whitney Treat a special badge to patrol Golden Park north of Hallard. The Duke of Seattle and police officer note the post carries no pay.
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Duke
Seattle
Harry Whitney Treat
Council
Golden Ns
Hallard
Not to be Thought of
Weary of waiting London Opinion parodies the idea of selling a dog to hurry a marriage. A humorous dialogue mocks social pressure and marriage proposals.
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John
London
Rose Pastor Stork and the Wieslander family tale
On this date 32 years ago the Wieslander family of Augustava Russia visited Dr Stork who would later become Rose Pastor in Cleveland. Rose, who worked in a cigar factory, rose to edit a Jewish paper and became a noted socialist writer linked to J G Phelps, a millionaire socialist husband, in a tale of immigration and reform.
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Augustava
Russia
Stork
Rose
Cleveland
Rose Pastor
America
Mauch
Prince
J. G. Phelps
Prominent pugilist to star in new theater company
The Pittsburg Post quotes a bold plan to form a company of actors for next season. A prominent boxer is not involved, but a full ensemble of performers is proposed to stage a notable show. The piece hints at theater ambitions and casting strategy.
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Pittsburg Post
Seattle
Portland steamer to enter port with King and Queen
The steamer Portland will make a formal port entry at 1 90 p m tomorrow with King Edgar d Oro and Queen Daphne. It previously carried the first great Alaska gold shipment in August 1897 and heralded a major boom in the continent's history. New York ferry fare to Staten Island for women and children on the Eastside is cut to five cents round trip.
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Portland
Edgar d'Oro
Daphne
Alaska
New York
Eastside
Staten Island
Newark Letter Attacks Fee and Milk Price Increases
Reverend L. B. Osborne writes from Newark to the fee fund denouncing fee and milk price hikes as excuses for inflation. The letter calls for action against the trusts and urges support for the fee fund.
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Newark
WN. J
Fee Trust
Milk Trust
Fee
Rev. L
Osborge
Fee Fund
Medium Tricks Cost Lesher Million in Four Years
Chicago man Jacob Henry Lesher claims a psychic medium duped him out of 1,000,000 over four years, with further losses including his marriage and heavy alimony.
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Chicago
Jacob Henry Lesher
Stabbing on O W Dining Car In Seattle Portland Trip
William La Rocque a dining car chef on the O W between Seattle and Portland was stabbed in the stomach by Earl Davidson in a jealous altercation. Adolph Sandison pastry cook was arrested with them. La Rocque is hospitalized while Davidson and Sandison await charges at the city jail.
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William la Rocque
Seattle
Portland
Earl Davidson
Adolph Sandison
la Rocque
Seattle’s Vets Honor James D. Griffin for Civil War Service
Government record honors James D. Griffin of 4024 Pasadena Place for his Civil War fidelity. He served in Co A 8th Michigan Cavalry, fought Morgan’s Guerillas across Kentucky Indiana and Ohio, and covered thousands of miles while capturing 574 prisoners. He endured capture imprisonment and injuries including a shattered knee and a lost eye. Griffin's brothers and in laws also served. his son died in the Philippines. He long lived in Seattle and belonged to Stevens post.
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Pasadena Place
Co. A
Michigan Cavalry
Morgan
Kentucky
Indiana
Ohio
Army of the Cumberland
Stoneman
Columbia
Andersonville
Cameron
Griffin
Knoxville
Strawberry Plains
Bains Crossroads
Dandridge
Hoth Hie
North
Libby
United States
Philippines
Seattle
Stevens
Odds Bits of News From Many Towns
A Paris of brief items reports on gender debates at the Metropolitan Museum in New York, a Chicago thief confessed by a husband claiming his wife innocent, police station changes in New York, and local cases in Morristown Neenah Lacrosse Milwaukee Sterling. Names include Matteo Civitale Salvatore Joseph Thibeault Peter Reede Olaf Olson August Zeigert and others with various fates and remarks.
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New York
Metropolitan Art Museum
Matteo Civitale
Trenton Cherry Orchard Incident Involving Three Girls
Three young women from Trenton were surprised while raiding a Morrisville Pennsylvania farmer's cherries and currants. They fled leaving shoes stockings and a pocketbook containing 81 cents. Dr. William H. Kaneman, justice of the peace, holds the purse. The farmer declined to name himself citing local customer ties. He also spanked the girls before they escaped.
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Trenton
Morrisville
William H. Kaneman
Justice of the Peace
Trentonians
Lenox Golf Club Caddies Strike Over Tips
Lenox Massachusetts July 18 caddies strike after members stop tipping the 12 young workers some under ten years old say they dislike millionaires who make change for a quarter. They picketed the course and drove off one scale. Olympia May to present invitations for the governors conference in New Jersey in September.
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Maas
Lenox Golf Club
William D. Sloane
Olympia
May
Seattle
Walla Walla
Spokane
Hellingham
New Jersey
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