Dixon and crew lure Housatonic to disaster in Charleston harbor
A Confederate torpedo boat crew led by George Dixon rams the Union ship Housatonic during the Charleston siege. The dramatic escape ends with the Housatonic sunk and Dixon and his men presumed lost at sea, later recovered from the wreck.
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Lieut. Dixon
Charleston
Sumter
Wagner
Housatonic
Beauregard
Brm
Torpedo Service
George Dixon
Twenty-First Alabama Infantry
Dixon
Ele
Carlson
Ridgeway
Becker
Wicks
Collins
Simpkins
Fort Sumter
Crosby
Atlanta Journal
Bread on the Waters Story of a Civil War Act of Kindness
In 1864 in Shenandoah Valley a Southern mother cared for a wounded Union soldier and fed his enemy with beef tea. Years later the son of a Northern Senator found the nurse, recognizing her sacrifice, and helped the former Confederate boy secure a civil engineer position. The touching tale ends with a letter confirming the nurse’s kindness.
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Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
Shenandoah
King’s Mountain Battle Location Reconsidered
King’s Mountain is a small Gaston County town, but the famed battle occurred on an eminence with the same name in York County. The distance from Columbia, South Carolina, is about eighty miles. The note mentions many world islands lack snakes and reptiles.
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King’s Mountain
Gaston County
York County
Columbia, S.C
Pacing Ostrich Draws Jacksonville Notice
Oliver W. of Florida, a 400-pound African ostrich, is the first pacing ostrich harnessed to a light carriage near Jacksonville. The bird reportedly runs a mile in 2:02 and has won several match races, drawing daily crowds as the remarkable speedster of the region.
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Oliver W
Florida
Jacksonville
Flags for sale at modest prices in muslin versions
Vendors offer U S flags ranging from a penny to one hundred fifty dollars. Cheaper flags are muslin stamped with red and blue, then affixed to sticks.
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United States
Oliver W. Triumphs in One Mile Sprint on Bicycle and Trotter
Oliver W. wins a rare one mile sprint against a rider and a horse, beating both man and horse in a remarkably fast 2 11 record time.
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Cace
Oliver W
Mrs Dewey and the Admiral’s Wife A Washington Tale
The piece traces Mildred Hazen from rosy cheeked girl to widow, then to society figure who wins Admiral Dewey’s heart. It recounts their late-life romance, Dewey’s return from the Philippines, and hints at a proposed marriage amid public intrigue and naval pride.
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Admiral Dewey
Mildred McLeap
Roseate
William Babcock Hazen
Mildred Hazen
Washington McLean
Hazen
Dewey
Washington
Philippines
Congress
Pigeons Named Official Naval Messengers by Admiralty
The British Admiralty formally recognizes pigeons as part of the navy at Whale Island Portsmouth. Birds from Devonport Malta and Hong Kong serve as homing messengers with thousands of messages relayed and a bell signalling arrivals. The Jersey to Eddystone flight record covers 182 miles in about three and a half hours.
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Admiralty
New Penny Magazine
Whale Island
Portsmouth
Navy
Devonport
Malta
Hong Ktong
Royal Naval Barracks
Login
Bayly
Jersey
Eddystone
Proper chair and desk height for comfortable writing
Guidance on tailoring a chair to your height with a seat one quarter of your height and a desk two-thirds taller than the chair seat. Specific example shows a six foot person uses an eighteen inch chair seat and a forty inch desk for ergonomic writing without backache.
The Pope's Rooms Hold Secret Vatican Suite Count
The Vatican has 11,000 rooms but Pope Leo reserves only three for personal use a parlor a dining room and a bedroom. A bridegroom earns credit by helping with housework and leaving the kitchen a bit rattled by stepping out once or twice weekly.
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Vatican
Leo
Sign of weakness in venomous hate toward others
A reflection on venom and bias notes that hate toward people signals weakness. The author contrasts women’s visible burden with men’s greater access to food, implying social roles influence perception of hardship.
Indiana State News A Chronicle of Local Calamities and Labor
A wide survey of Indiana incidents reports deaths from trains and accidents, factory fires, and drownings. deaths in Anderson, Elkhart, Mishawaka, and loganport. curfews debated in Dillsboro. new dams planned at Noblesville. paper mills expanding in Alexandria and Anderson. widespread factory growth in Shirley. a buck attack kills Asal Stone near Brookville.
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Elkhart
Round House
Ontario Silverware Company
Muncie
Leo Tilletson
Evansville
Masons
Union Station
Dillsboro
Anderson
John Davis
Flis
Richmond Natural Gas Company
Joseph Cockburn
Logansport
Masonic Temple
James T. Cockburn
Indianapolis
White River
Noblesville
Electric Railway Company
Midland Steel Company
Samuel N. Claussen
Mishawaka
Shirley
William Ward
Liberty
Alexandria
Madison County
Asal Stone
Brookville
Stone
English vestrymen clash over baths and poverty charges
A vestryman called local baths a millstone about ratepayers necks likening them to a white elephant. An orator on Streatham common urged fighting poverty with progress. Another vestryman warned of perceived moral faults while a temperance chairman denied accusal of atheism and claimed lifelong abstinence.
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Streatham Common
Grain-O New Grain Drink Promises Coffee Alternative
Try Grain-O the new grain drink that tastes like Mocha and Java but is made from pure grains. It suits children and adults and is easier on the stomach. Priced at coffee level, 14 cents and 25 cents per package, sold by all grocers.
The Busy Propeller and the Atlantic Liner
The screw of an Atlantic liner revolves about 630000 times on the voyage between Liverpool and New York shaping speed and efficiency aboard the ship.
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Liverpool
New York
Coughing Leads to Consumption
An advertisement for Kemp's Balsam urges immediate action to stop coughing. It offers a free sample bottle and notes bottles are sold in 25 and 50 cent sizes. The copy warns delays are dangerous.
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Kemp
The Male Ostrich Cry Sounds Like Speech
The male ostrich at times utters a cry that resembles trying to speak with the mouth shut tight.
To Cure Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
An old advertisement offering a 25 cent remedy with refund if ineffective. It claims a one day cure for colds, notes E. W. Grove’s signature on each box, and includes a quip about love and a mosquito sneering at iron bars.
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All Ag
E. W. Grove
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Union City
Lawrenceburg
Delaware County
Farmers’ League
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George Borders
Florence Barnhart
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Winamac
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Pleasant
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Terre Haute
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Peru
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