Lee and McClellan reminiscence shared by Baltimore Sun
In a Daughter of the Confederacy paper prepared by George Savage and read by Mrs D Giraud Wright, General McClellan recounts meeting his future rival General Lee during the Mexican War near Mexico. Lee, initially stern, later apologizes to McClellan, showing chivalry and mutual respect between the two officers.
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Daughters of the Confederacy
George’ ‘Savage
Robert 3. Lee
George B.’ McClellan
McClellan
Savage
Lee
Winfield Scott
General Scott
Major Lee
Baltimore Sun
Sosimo the faithful Samoan servant in Louis Stevenson's life
A pair of anecdotes detail Sosimo the Samoan cook who cared for Robert Louis Stevenson. One tale shows Sosimo secretly cooking a fine lunch, while another recalls him returning a topaz stud hidden by Stevenson. The second item notes social gossip on famous Englishmen hobbies and a comic Toole chocolate gift to a loud theater boy.
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Sosimo
Robert Louis Stevenson
Louis
Sesimo
Isobel Strong
Scribner’s
Cassell
England
Mr. Balfour
Hamlet
Lord Salisbury
Mr. Chamberlain
Mr. Gladstone
Prince Bismarck
Prince of Wales
Duke
Newspapers In New Jersey Election and Demographics
The Newark Advertiser notes about 300 newspapers in New Jersey with 76 Republican 70 Democratic and 66 nominally independent titles. It lists 24 German 4 Italian and 1 Dutch paper and two published by colored men. The average is 1 paper per 2118 males and 1 per 1135 legal voters.
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New
New Jersey
Newark
Advertiser
Grizzly Phil Saves Class on Rocky Lincoln Park Field Trip
In St Nicholas, Sidford B Hamp tells of a geology field trip where a professor and ten pupils climb into limestone beds behind Lincoln Park. A bear confronts the group. Phil, racing back to aid, drives a fatal blow that splits the grizzly’s skull, saving the narrator and classmates though he sustains bear wounds.
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The
Colorado Sun
Phil
Lincoln Park
Blinkers
Sidford B
Hamp
St. Nicholas
Warden Symons Known For Quick Dexterity At Oxford
The warden of Oxford Dr Symons was noted for swift decisive action when occasion demanded. He administered firm rebukes swiftly and effectively, earning a reputation for firm leadership and prompt judgment in challenging moments.
Sands Form Eerie Dunes Across Kansas Prairie
A Chicago Chronicle excerpt describes wind shaped sand hills in Kansas forming a diamond pattern dunes tens of miles wide and up to four miles across. The sand is pure, shifting with every breeze, containing fossils, cottonwood stumps, antelope remains, and occasional human bones. Scientists favor an uplifted land and wave-formed sand deposition explanation over comet or cyclone theories.
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Delrht
Esmec
Penado
Lone
Cataclysmis School of
Chicago
Chroniélé
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W. Be, Brinkman
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Newton Getry
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J. L. Anthor
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Chicago Theological Seminary
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George EF. Dae
Marylebone
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Frank Bristol
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Richmond
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Ipzig University
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Wm. Cheavar Wilkinson
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