Seventh Indiana at Phillips battle recalled in Civil War diary
Frederick W. Foot of the Seventh Indiana Infantry recounts the June 2 dawn attack on Phillips, led by Dumont and Kelly, amid a savage night march through rain and mud from Grafton. The maneuver thwarted Confederate forces under Potterfield, inspired West Virginia Unionists, and secured the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad while recounting prison captures, Kelly’s wounding, and a guard duty guard at Phillips hotel.
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Thomas A. Morris
Indiana
Grafton
W. Va
Baiore & Ohio
Parkersburg
Potterfield
Harper's Ferry
Sith
Phillip
Virginia Union
Sixteenth
Obi
Kelly
Thornton Station
Phillips
Ohio Infantry
Sturgis
Carlisle Barracks
Webster
Dumont
Giarm
Lander
Morris
Seventh Indiana
Tiger's Valley
Sherif
Barbour County
Colt Kelly
Sister
Portterfield
Keilys
Sitey
Pos
Phillips Hotel
West Virginia
Allegheny and
Ohio River
Richmond
Letcher
F. H. Pierpont
United States
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Cheat River
Lee
Charles Dagner
Dagner
Rockefeller Start Sparks Early Standard Oil Rift
In early Standard Oil days Amasa Stone of Cleveland, a top stockholder, clashed with John D. Rockefeller over control. After Stone asserted his power, Rockefeller replied you can run mills and banks but not Standard Oil. Stone offered to sell his stock for 210000 and by 10 the next morning the sale was done, yielding Rockefeller his first major Standard Oil holding.
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New York Times
Standard Oil Company
Amasa Stone
Cleveland
Clara
John Hay
Oil
John D. Rockefeller
Mr. Stone
Mr. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Mr. Rockefellers
The Minister's Grip
The minister known as a firm handshaker tightened his grip on a boy during a greeting saying I hope you are well today. The boy replied through tears I was until you shook hands with me.
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Little Chronicle
Ike
Light and Wind Through Forest Leaves in Mystic Verse
The fragmentary verse evokes daylight filtering through many forest trees, describing tangible melodies and romantic spirit. It speaks of winds transmuting necromance, a harp of waves, and far-off whispers from mermaid murmurs, ending with a cryptic attribution to Madhun Cawelm and May Atlestic.
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Corel
May Atlestic
Dooley on Books and Women Writers in Modern Life
The piece satirizes book publishing and critics, praising reading as mind rest but warning against overindulgence. It muses on Malachi and Miranda as authorial figures, notes women dominate romance, and cites Morse Hewlett and Stevenson with humorous bias, stressing moderation and the lure of literature.
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Malachi
Miranda
Manny
Hogan
Hayree
James K. Hackett
Morse Hewlett
Hinnelly
Stevenson
Morse
Hall Caine
Popular taste versus critics in judging great writers
Brander Matthews argues that fame comes from living popular support rather than scholarly praise. He notes poets like Sophocles, Shakespeare, Moliere, and Goethe thrived with general audiences. posterity rarely compensates for contemporary neglect. The plain people defined lasting value, not academic theorists, and time itself will select enduring writers while dismissing many celebrated contemporaries.
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Brander Matthews
Sophocles
Shakspeare
Globe Theater
Moliere
Goethe
Germany
Weimar
Lyceum
New England
Emerson
Cervantes
Shakspeara
Hugos
Herman
Ibsen
Zola
Whitman
Vergil
Racine
Gray
Longfellow
Spring housecleaning and moving stir the shelves
The piece laments spring cleaning and moving woes, focusing on dusting, sleeping arrangements, and the fate of books. It questions whether readers will part with classics, poets, and histories, or keep beloved works, noting how books resist relocation and shape urban nomad life. It then ponders women’s taste for fiction and the idealized portrayal of men and society in literature.
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New York Times
Gibbons
Hume
Tom Brown
Sallust
Cicero
Horace
Frost
Thackeray
Dickens
New York
When She Becomes a Woman and the American Novel
The piece contrasts women and men in reading fiction, noting women seek romance while men read to escape business. It cites Harper & Brothers on the elusive great American novel and argues a collective American library emerges from local and class studies, predicting future masterworks. It suggests compiling a Comedic Americano to reveal omissions.
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Lfe
Philadelphia Times
Harvey
Harper & Brothers
London
America
Balzac
France
Colonel Harvey
Reading Plans and Notable Literary Notes
This column offers reading guidance on turning spare minutes into productive study, urging consistent book choices and manageable plans. It flags writerly news, including Bret Harte’s death in London, Dickens popularity in England, and a tale about Dr Hale’s misattribution in The Atlantic.
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Hamlin Garland
Oklahoma
Chicago
Life of Longfellow
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Audrey
Mary Johnston
Etheldrida
Saint Etheldrida
Saint Audrey
Isle Ely
Dr. Hale
Ingham
Navy
Pr. Hale
Unwritten Laws in Milwaukee Barber Shop Code
A Milwaukee Sentinel essay argues unwritten yet strict rules govern barber shops. It contrasts "first come, first served" with casual social breaches, noting customers’ disdain for violators and the social penalties for those who cut in. It also touches on cigarette lighting etiquette and shared, tradition bound behaviors among patrons.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
Atlantic liner sought as consolation after unhappy love affair
Talant Thought from the New York Evening Sun notes that a young woman or man with a troubled romance may find solace aboard an Atlantic liner, a brisk remedy for heartbreak.
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New York Evening Sun
Union Traction Co Timetable Reads Limited Service For Indiana Lines
The Union Traction Company of Indiana lists intermedial stations from Station Union Block to Elwood with limited trains. Departure times run from 5 a m to 7 15 pm on some routes with several hourly options, and additional service from Indianapolis to Green Wood and Franklin with first cars at 6 am and last cars late evening.
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Anderson
Muncie
Marion
Almandre
Naon
Usse Ts
Tree
Sauneet
Ak Siavene
Elwood
Georgia
Meridian
Ceeaaeare
Ana Us
Indianapolis
Green Wood
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Frederick W.foot
Seventh Indiana Infantry
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Count de Rochambeau
Washington
la Gaulois
Newport News
Gue
General Brugere
Fournier
M. Cambon
Rockefeller
Amasa
Light and
MR. Dooley
Hogan’s
Count DE Rochambeal
Harper's Weekly
Carnegie
The
Hamilton W. Mabie
Ladies’ Home Journal
Talant
Aneshacneel & CO
C. Aneshaensel & CO
Ohio Street
Atkins
W. B. Barry Saw and Supply Co
Penn. ST
Eer
Coburn Coal Co
Lehigh Valley
Ohio
Jackson
Lump
Brazil
Coks
Split Wood
Chunk
East
Burfeford
Huder’s Drug Store
Washington and
Pennsylvania
sDeily
City Ticket Ofice
Cleveland Anderson
Water City
Jeveland
Bos Fort Wayne Express
Union City
Cleveland Ace
York and
Boston Limited
N. Y
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Knickerbocks Son Ri
Opiete
Benton Harbor
Wabash
T. Lou
St. Louis
St. Louis Southwestern
Lim
D It. Louis Limited
Verre Haute and Matioonac
St. Louis Express
St. Louie
Oras Renee SO
Ee. Mierive
Peoria
Bloomington
Springfield
UMBUS
Columbus
Cincinnati
Toledo
Detroit Express
P. Cinccinnati
Dayton
Deyton
Munele
Lafayette
Laporte
Decatur
Ry. M
Stavon
Illinois
Washington Streets
Amn
Philadelphear
Baltimore
Ind
Louisville
Louievill
Piqua
Colum Vincennes Express
Columbus, Ind
Madison
Martisville Accomodation
Loulewill
Vernon
Xenia
Pittsburg
Martinsville
Acco
Terre Haute
Wee Terre Haute
West Western Express
Efingham
St. Lewis
Fast &T. Louis
All Paints West
Logansport
Vandalia Line
St. Louis Limited
Union Traction CO. OF
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West
Maryland Street
Indianapolis & Greenfield Rapid Transit Company
Franklin BR
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