Same Birthday Same Name Yet Different Civil War Fame
Two American soldiers Albert Sidney Johnston and Joseph Eggleston Johnston share a Feb 8 birthday and a California of military service, yet their paths diverge. Albert Sidney Johnston rises to high command and dies in 1862, while Joseph Eggleston Johnston becomes a Confederate leader and later a U.S. railroad official, living to 1891.
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United States Army
Albert Sidney Johnston
Joseph Eggleston
Johnston
Snake Creek
Tenessee River
Grant
Beauregard
Buell
Texas
Richmond
Joseph Eggleston Johnston
Cherry Grove
Virginia
West Point
Robert E. Lee
Fourth Artillery
Atlantic Seaboard
Davis
Seven Pines
East
Joseph E. Johnston
Department of the West
South
Tate
Peninsula
McClellan
West
Confederacy
Sherman
Lee
Arkansas
Express Company
Congress
United States
Cleveland
Western Newawaver Union
Boyhood of Walter S Gifford Shows How Birth of a Leader Began
Walter S Gifford born in Salem Massachusetts in 1885 followed a frugal start winning a Harvard degree in 1904. He wrote a self made job letter mistakenly addressed to Western Electric and ended up hired at ten dollars a week by the same firm later rising to chief statistician then head of AT and T after catching the attention of Theodore N Vail. He valued starting at the bottom and building through merit.
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Walter S. Gifford
Harvard
General Electric Company
Western Electric Company
General Electric
Western Electric
Salem
Mass
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Walter
Chicago
Gifford
Hull House
Theodore N. Vail
Vail
North American Newspaper Alliance
Texas Moves to Train Marines at New Naval Academy
Texans push for a state nautical academy to train 200 youths for service as marines, outlining a plan to establish programs, facilities, and funding within Texas to grow a local defense force.
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Texas
Restoring Williamsburg Dreams of Rev William Goodwin’s Plan
A 1928 Review of Reviews piece portrays Rev William Goodwin of Williamsburg Old Bru ton parish church as driven by a vision to restore Williamsburg. Williamsburg Inc. acquired Duke of Gloucester street properties to undo modern changes, rehouse newer structures, and restore or rebuild buildings to their 18th century appearance with over 4 million dollars from Rockefeller funds.
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Williamsburg
William Goodwin
Williamsburg Old Bruton
The
Review of Reviews
Doctor Goodwin
Duke of Gloucester
Duke of Gloucester Street
Williamsburg, Inc
Bridge Crackup Delivers Laughs in Life Exchange
A witty exchange reveals why the mother's wrinkles deepen. Willie jokes that each new bridge partner adds to her worry, delivering a lighthearted moment in the dialogue.
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Willie
Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery Claims Health Rescue
A Cleveland woman reports weak stomach and blood poverty improving after using Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. She says it relieved stomach trouble, built up blood, and restored health quickly, inviting readers to write for free medical advice with a medicine wrapper.
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Cleveland
Ohio
The One Sure Thing Wrecks
A man’s accident policy lapsed a week ago, surfacing as a pivotal detail amid a rapid wreck. The piece notes the fragility of certainty when insurance coverage ends abruptly.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Lbert Sidney Johnston
Washington
United States Military Academy
Second Infantry
Henry Atkinson
St. Louis
Texas Patriots
Mirabeau Limar
Lone Star Republic
Texas Rifles
Butler
Monterey
Zachary Taylor
Fort Henry
Fort Donelson
Foote
Murfreesboro
Corinth
Miss
Mississippi Valley
Pittsburg
Tennessee River
Pittsburgh
Taylor
Pierce
Second Cavalry
Utah
Rockies
Department of the Pacific
Winfield Scott
Florida
Fiorida
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Cerro Gordo
Contreras
Molino del Rey
Chapultepec
Albert Sidney
Asnes
Gesful
Ashin
Veame Lux
Lever Brothers
Nacre
Ges Spone
California
Limestone
Pearl Grit Corporation
Piqua
Pontier
Clifton
N, J
Woodward Square
Battle Crook, Mich
Rama Studio
Price Hill Sta
Cincinnati
Pilwren Co
New York
N. Y
Otter Drug & Chemical Corporation
Malden, Mass
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