Secretion of States and Dawning Confederacy
A fragmentary narrative recalls secession week events as Mississippi moves toward leaving the Union and the Confederacy forms in Montgomery. It notes Jefferson Davis’s role, the Florida and South Carolina departures, and the handling of the secession ordinance amid a crowd in Capitol Square.
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Mississippi
Florida
William Brad
Pensacola
Ton
S. C
Deep South
Capitol Square
Susan Bradford
Old Town
Herjstruck
Capitol
George T
South Carolina
Ward
Herlit
Alabama
Edward Bradford
Lane quits Indians for Kansas City sparks mixed views
The narrator Cairns recalls a morning chat with Mack Vugrich about Frank Lane leaving the Cleveland Indians for Kansas City. Mack calls Lane a bum, while the narrator defends Lane's impact as general manager and notes Lane helped baseball through numerous player deals.
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Frank Lane
Cleveland Indians
Kansas City
Mack Vugrich
Ward Baking Co
Cleveland
Mack
Elyria
Meveland
Lane
Frankie
Law urged to curb motorists opening doors on traffic side
In The Chatter Box a reader calls for a rule against passengers exiting cars on the traffic side. She recounts near-mits with door swings, noting daylight risk and greater danger at night. The writer argues door openings are a safety hazard, especially with wide two door models, and urges policy action.
Bridge duel sparks safety talk on curbside alighting
In a dupli cate bridge session a long deal prompts discussion of traffic safety as West leads hearts and declarer pursues a minor club breakthrough. The column shifts to local ordinances about alighting from cars on the curbside to prevent accidents and protect pedestrians and drivers.
Georgia secession and early wartime tensions described
The article recalls secession fervor in Georgia with Alexander Stephens opposing immediate withdrawal, a stormy convention, gun-toting delegates, and a 208 to 89 vote. It notes fears and celebrations, warning to women at the Capitol, and outlines Confederate moves as of January 1861, including Fort Pulaski and Pensacola defenses and Fort Pickens loss.
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Georgia
Alexander Stephens
Howell Cobo
Buchanan
Stephens
Herschel V. Johnson
LaGrange
Navy Yard
Ft. Pulaski
Savannah
Pensacola
Fla
Ft Pickens
Fort Pickens
Greeley Four Cent Stamp Set for Feb Sale in Chappaqua
A four cent Horace Greeley stamp will go on sale February 3 in Chappaqua New York. The stamp uses an 1864 engraving based on Brady photography and features Horace Greeley born in 1810 in Amherst New Hampshire. Greeley founded the New Yorker and the New York Tribune and advocated temperance women’s rights abolition of slavery and other reforms. He supported Lincoln then ran against Grant in 1872 and lost. The stamp is 0.85 by 0.98 inches in sheets of 70 with 120 million stamps printed. First day requests go to the Chappaqua postmaster and must be in by January 3.
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Willie Hartack
Hartack
Hawaiian Village
Hono
Luke
UPI
John F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Herbert C. Hoover
Richard M. Nixon
Tenry Wallace
John Nance Garner
Bob Breitenstein
Breitenstein
Shaker Heights High School
Elyria High Grid
Elyria Board of Education
Johnny Cabas
Elyria Post
el Coyer
Shaker
Andy Gustafson
University of Miami
Fla
Bill Holden
Will Rogers
Bob Hope
Sidney Harris
Ken Wise
Elyrian
Leidheiser
Vermilion
Rts
Wise
Maumee
Col- Chippewa Lake
Charley Wise
Sid Gross
Gross
Chronicle Telegram
Vernon Pope Co
New York City
Tenafly
New Jersey
Sid
Elyria
Horace Greeley
Chappaqua
N. Y
Darby and Miller
George and
C. W. Sherwood
Chicago
Mathew B. Brady
A. H. Ritchie
Amherst
N. H
East Poultney
New Yorker
New York Tribune
Tribune
Congress
New York
Lincoln
Seward
Union
Greeley
Bull Run
Ulysses S. Grant
Ani
Woodring On Education All Night Cramming Time Waste
Dr. Lincoln Pettit of Michigan State argues that staying up all night to cram for exams wastes time and drains a clear head. He says modern tests value reasoning over memorized facts and stress exam strategies for college entry and success.
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Lincoln Pettit
Michigan State
John F. Rider
Pettit
Life Begins At 40 Hermione's Authentic Eccentric
New York City and London interviews discuss aging and society with Hermione Gingold. A study notes seniors 65 plus contribute income and health exams. students should rest well, eat a good breakfast, and avoid cram sessions before exams.
Elyria Population Growth and Local Reflections
Elyria's population reached 14 825, up 68 percent since 1900. A reader's humorous verse and a mid life backache theme punctuate a column noting the era's salary spectacle for stars like Mary Martin and Elizabeth Taylor, contrasted with ordinary citizens' standard of living.
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Elyria
Card game questions on whist pinochle and cribbage
In whist honors are counted after all tricks are played and a side cannot win by honor alone. In four handed pinochle forfeiting a bid costs 125 points. For cribbage play, if no one calls Go, the starter is player No 1. otherwise start by player No 2. Send questions to the Association of American Playing Card Manufacturers.
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Greece
Wen Wevescu
Forlwest
Pb Saamy
Browns
Los Angeles
Mit Plum
Ray Renfro
Jim Brown
Bobby Mitchell
Jim Ray Smith
Mike McCormack
Bernie Parrish
Seal
West Coast
All - American
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Association of American Playing Card Manufacturers
Lexington Ave
New York
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St, Paul, Minn
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Jack Elton
Woodring
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