Sally Dows and Courtland in Awakening Southern War Tale
A Civil War prologue opens with a brutal battle scene as an artillery captain Courtland discovers a fallen rider and a locket for Sally Dows. On a Redlanda to Forestville train, Cyrus Drummond and Courtland discuss Georgia restoration, exposing Northern capitalism versus Southern resilience.
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Sally
Sally Dows
Courtland
Aid
Doc Murphy
Courty
Doce Murphy
Georgia
Col. Courtland
Drummond
West Point
California Gold Discovery Found by Three Men Buried Body
California gold discovery lore recounts three men finding a dead prospector while digging a grave. A buried body yielded signs of gold creating a famed unintended mine. Similar tales include a Leadville miner’s “Dead Man Claim” and other stumbles versus patient prospecting.
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California
Colorado
Thayer
New West
Leadville
Chicago
No Mood for Sympathy Milkman After Demolished Wagon
A milkman rises from mud stained wreckage after a wagon topple as a runaway horse passes. He surveys the scene and tells the crowd the first critic will get punched. The dramatic street incident unfolds in the aftermath.
Stranger in gallery observes silent operators watching opportunities
A Tribune writer notes a crowded board of trade gallery where several men stand with bands in their pockets, saying little as they watch for chances and potential profit. The scene suggests opportunistic behavior among the observers.
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Board of Trade
Chicage
Chicage Tribune
Christmas Dinner Carving Talk Sparks Family Banter
A brief family exchange at a Christmas meal ends with a tease about discussing a Mr Kdissy later in a scene labeled as a judge. The snippet shows Uncle George, Ethel, and a domestic dialogue around food and a forthcoming topic.
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Uncle George
Ethel
George
Kdissy
Edison early days as lightning slinger in St Louis office
A Memphis operator recalls Edison when he first arrived in St Louis applying for a job. He impressed workers by typing rapidly, crossing t and dotting i s as he built copperplate telegraph notes, while colleagues watched a “electric cyclone” at work. The tale ends with Edison later recalling youth, pigeons, and inventive mischief.
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Memphis
Thomas A. Edison
St. Louis
Edison
Jay
St Louis
Tommy Edison
Kent Chemical Laboratory Gift to University of Chicago
Sidney A Kent funds and builds the Kent chemical laboratory at the University of Chicago with an initial 150 000 dollar pledge later estimated at 153 000 to 200 000 for a three story blue Bedford stone building. The unit will include six large class labs plus private workrooms and a large annex lecture hall directed by J U Nef. Kent’s gift is praised as a monumental civic contribution and a lasting mark of genius liberality.
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Kent Chemical Laboratory
University of Chicago
Sidney A Kent
Kent
Chicago
J U Nef
Cushman K. Davis Senate Career Summary
Cushman Kellogg Davis of Minnesota faced a tough reelection fight but secured another term. Born June 16 1835 in Henderson NY he held multiple roles including lieutenant in the 28th Wisconsin Infantry 1862 64 Minnesota legislator US district attorney governor and US senator taking seat March 4 1947 with term expiring March 3 1809.
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Cushman Kellogg Davis
Minnesota
Davis
Henderson
Jefferson County
University of Michigan
Twenty-Eighth Wisconsin Infantry
United States
United States Senate
SJ . R McMillan
Remarkable Funeral Procession For Chinese Nobleman
The procession for Tsehing Tschu eldest brother-in-law to Prince Kung featured 80 pallbearers with poles of varying lengths, 48 flag bearers, eight camels and 24 milk-white horses, followed by 100 men bearing 16 long red planks inscribed with yellow names and titles of the deceased.
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Tsehing Tschu
Prince Kung
China
Valuable Pearl Among Vatican Treasures Valued at $100000
A Vatican treasury item, a pearl described as valuable, is valued around one hundred thousand dollars. The detail implies a notable artifact held by the church.
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Vatican
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David Gardner
EL Hoube
Dalton
Ohiea Wenty
D. Y. Roebuck
M. D. Hybician
Sunercos
Peter Hartman
Arber Asp Hampamwee
A. Freet
Lduvinerk Clothier
Vorder
Davison
Ealer
Styten
Sad Howe Patie
Itm Eukard's
Main Street
Fatstom
Ohio
H. M. Rudy
Esia
Mes
A. J.C.C
Prince Pt
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Ochnaver Bro’s
W. D. Harper
Harrold & Wertz
Pleasant Hill Nurseries
Goudents
Optio
C. Scott
Ofice P Gazetts
Dalton Tile Works
Schultz Avenue
J. R. Sturgis Ruga
J. M. Palmer
M. D. Pues
Sungarox
Daton
Dalton Roller Mill CO
Alton
A. Weiss
Roceries
Main St Daiton
GEO. Dague & Son
Ernst Brueckner Xcelsior
Fineigara
Beat Atock
Pricea
Main Atreet
Univ
Martin Schultz
Alton Carriage Works
D. Brenner & Son
Actioneers
Wayne
Sassofactione
Adureus
West Brookfield
Stark County
A. Sanderson
Dualto
Cor Marn & MN
Baueiof
Orrville Marble Works
Towsy Halls
Orrville
Township Trustee's Meeting
Sugarcreek Townehin
Locaiton
U * Sons Berg J Hauensting
Adam Huffman
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Handsone
Redlanda
Forestville
Suthern
Prasenger
Ife
Cyrus Drummond
Bingle
Alist Film
Detroit
Chicago Tribune
Tommy
St. Louie Gardly
Natures
Ireland
Horn Head
Donegal
Britain
McSwiney
West Indies
Turkey
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Cushman K. Davis
Benatok
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