Lookback on Logan and Civil War valor momentos
A dense reminiscence recalls John A. Logan born February 9 1826 at Murphysboro and his leap from Congress to Union soldier at Bull Run. It highlights his steadfast defense of the Union, his persuasive speech to Southern Illinois, and legends of drummer boys at Lookout Mountain and Monmouth Molly Pitcher.
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John Alexander Logan
Murphysboro
John A. Logan
Shiloh College
Louisville Law School
John
Austin Cook
Leutenant
Congress
Illinois
Washington
Bull Run
Ilinois
Union
Drummer Boy
Lookout Mountain
Grant
Old “Pap” Thomas
Drummer
Men of the Blue
Molly Pitcher
Monmouth
Lightning Struck Ohio Soldiers at Young's Point
The Major recalls Seventy-sixth Ohio men at Chicago asking what happened to the boys of company Tb struck by lightning near Young's Point Louisiana in February 1863. He notes Feb 14 1868 tent lightning killed two non-commissioned officers and left four others disabled, stirring rumors of lasting effects. Records indicate many soldiers were injured by lightning during the war. What became of them remains unclear.
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Ohio
Chicago
Company Tb
Young's Point
Company B
Sherman story reveals foraging trick of Eighth Missouri
A Columbus Dispatch tale recalls General Sherman’s march to the sea and the Eighth Missouri’s famed foraging. At a Cincinnati reunion the major confessed how chickens were stolen by a tiny forager using a chloroform- soaked cloth and a hidden route under cover of darkness, leaving sentries unimpressed.
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Cincinnatii
Sherman
Mmd
Columbus Dispatch
Well known Chaplain Dead at Notre Dame
Ray P. Cooney a renowned Notre Dame priest and chaplain of the Grand Army post died last month after a long illness. Born in 1822 in Roscommon Ireland he came to the United States as a child near Monroe Michigan. He entered the priesthood in 1859 and served as chaplain of the Thirty-fifth Indiana in the Civil War. He aided wounded under fire and is pictured in Notre Dame’s gallery administering absolution before battle. After the war he led a South Bend church and later sought missionary work until deafness ended those efforts.
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Ray
P. P. Cooney
University of Notre Dame
Priesta
County Roscommom
Ireland
Monroe
Mich
Indiana
Notre Dame
Batte
Cooney
South Bend
New York
War reporter meets weary volunteer near battle line
Brit ish war correspondent Hao Done Hie Share recalls meeting a volunteer about two miles from the front as fighting raged. The man, retreating from the battle, explains he has fired seventy two rounds of ball ammunition and will not stay to risk more unless his general can win the engagement.
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William Russell
Russell
Mary and Her Butter Sweetness Blazes in Poetic Verse
A rustic lyric recalls Mary with haunting eyes and rosy cheeks. The speaker longs for courage to ask for marriage while describing Mary’s butter scented charm and springtime scenes, ending with dreamy celestial imagery.
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Mary Spankin
Mary
Excursions on the Sabe by New York Clergyman
Mr Mottel of a downtown church plans Sunday afternoon trips for his 400 member mission club of girls from city factories and shops. They will tour by yacht and auto to open Sunday institutions like the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He defends the idea as religion with common sense.
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New York
Mottel
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Oriental Is Seeing America in Eastern Hotel
A dignified young oriental who serves as chef of Tridian dishes in an Atlantic City hotel is revealed as the selon of a noble family in Deyion Island. Referred to as RuLy Rundar by coworkers, his full name Menshimeek Wojaw Suriya Arehigay Don Surlaverdena Bondar marks his high caste. He is 21, ran away at 19 with money and curiosity, traveled in America costing more than expected, and now works abroad, educated and fluent in four languages.
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Selon
Atlantic City
Deyion
Ruly’ Rundar
America
The Abhorred Widower in India and Curzon Tales
A Chicagoan abroad recalls Lord Curzon remarking on widowers as most despised, contrasted with widows who entice. He cites a tale of a widower praising his four children to woo a young woman, who rejected his line of praise.
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India
Lord Curzon
Reddleston
Winesoy
Baron Curzon
Hal
3000 WORK FOR HIS COUNTRY Australia Owes Much to Statesman Sir John Quick
A tribute to Sir John Quick, a key architect of Australian federation. Born in England and raised amid mining, he rose from printer’s apprentice to journalist and parliamentarian, aiding pre and post federation efforts and upholding the empire in these seas.
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Australia
John Quick
Federation
England
Pastor Repares His Church in New Jersey Chapel
North Bergen pastor Wheeler of Woodcliff chapel learned carpentry before the ministry and remodeled the cellar into a Sunday school room and social space. He did the work alone after the Ladies Aid Soviets raised 101 10 for lumber, then wore old trousers to finish the carpentry part of the contract.
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New Jersey
Seabury
Wheeler
Woodcliff
North Bergen
N.ogl
Dominic Tald
Ald Soviets
Woman yacht master learns from Morgan’s Wales voyage
The Philadelphia magnate Randall Morgan places his daughter Mlew Jane Morgan in command aboard the yacht Wales as observer and chief operator after she earned a master mariner certificate following a rigorous inspectors of navigation exam. The vessel measures 210 feet long, 27 feet beam, 15 feet draft.
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Randall Morgan
Philadelphia
Mle
Wales
Mlew Jane Morgan
The Sunday Surprise CE OLA SAAT voices and notices
A fragmented reader submission features whimsical misreadings and wordplay. It includes a rainy scene with a photo of an umbrella, a farmer sending a boy for a logehatn, and reflections on language puzzles. The piece preserves quirky, light tone and stray phrases from a conversational column.
Had to Make Long Speech in Lawyer Joke
A Washington lunch scene features Mr. Simmers of Shamoki recounting why lawyers give lengthy speeches. He recalls a talk with a defense attorney who explained that fatigue comes from delivering the final speech in a murder case and needing to persist until the jury recalls every detail.
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Simmers
Mr. Simmers
Washington
White House
Theodore Roosevelt
Smith
Tme
Not There To Sweep Amusing Mistake In Reception Of New Committeeman
An amusing Washington incident involved new congressman Knowland who, escorted by former congressman Loud, is mistaken for a committee porter. The chairman, surprised, orders the young member to work while Loud explains Knowland is a new member, not a cleaner. The Pittsburg Dispatch notes the mix up.
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Washington
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Loud
Ala Tue
Knowlind
Capitol
Knowland
Laud
Agirexsius
Chanciog
Pittsburg
Portrayal of a Tense Deck Encounter in a Muddled Tale
A narrator recalls a tense deck moment as a tall bronzed passenger named Blan Al draws a cold glare from a smartly groomed rival. The exchange mutates into a garbled quarrel as aboard chatter trails into cryptic taunts and uncertain questions in a confused foreign dialogue.
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Tefaak
Central
Atrio
Long Wall
Think Three Times Life and observation for daily growth
A reflective piece on spending a minute daily to observe life and collect perplexities and answers. It suggests that over a thousand days such practice could yield results and even enable talking or writing what others wish to hear.
Costly News Heat Not Worth The Trouble
A reporter recalls paying over $20 for a news item that seemed promising but proved poor reading for families. A Halifax ship wreck tale illustrates how cables and delays can still deliver a brief, high cost item that ends up a small front page fill.
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New York
Nova Scotia
Halifax
London
Liverpool
British Isles
America
New Orleans
Times-Democrat
How the Indian Walks and Steps Compared
A peculiar discussion of walking styles contrasts an Indian or sailor stride with a professsional pedestrian. It notes foot placement, center of gravity, and balance as the Indian’s or sailor’s method uses the whole foot while the other relies on heel and toe. It mentions potential hazards from stoves and traps and describes the motion as steady, with careful balance and controlled movements.
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Tintin
Lin JC de Lutein
File Modell
Anid
Hove
Willie Moyie
Geutly
Lissa Pye
Birthplace mystery confounds visiting attorney general
Albert B Pillesbury visits Amherst NH and notes odd rumors about Meeples tats from the juice of its iteramen. The scene centers on Horace Greeley birthplace claims and the curious exchange with locals as Max Crowlen weighs in on law and order vibes.
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New Hampshire
Albert B Pillesbury
Masswenusolls
Hormer Groeler
Amherst
Horace Greeley
Pulebury
Max Crowlen
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