Lookback on John A Logan and Civil War valor in Illinois
A compact reminiscence highlights John A Logan born February 9 1826 at Murphysboro and his rise from Mexican War veteran to Union hero. It recounts his Lincoln era politics leaving Congress to join the Union cause, his Bull Run service, and his persuasive speech that calmed Southern Illinois and kept it loyal.
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Logan
John Alexander Logan
Murphysboro
John A. Logan
Shiloh College
Louisville Law School
John
Austin Cook
Leutenant
Congress
Illinois
Washington
Bull Run
Ilinois
Union
Lightning Struck Soldiers Weigh Fates of 76th Ohio Men
A veteran’s reminiscence asks what became of Seventy-sixth Ohio men from Company B struck by lightning near Youngs Point Louisiana in February 1863 and about two killed and four injured in a later 1868 incident. Records show many soldiers were injured by lightning during the war.
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Chicago
Company Tb
Young's Point
Company B
Sherman foraging tale from Civil War reunion
Colonel Bachtell recalls General Sherman on the march to the sea with the Eighth Missouri famed foraging. A chicken heist involved chloroform to quietly remove birds from a cow pen, later justified as forgivable by a reunion major, per the Columbus Dispatch.
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Sherman
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Columbus Dispatch
Well-known Chaplain Dead at Notre Dame
The Very Ray P P Cooney a famed Notre Dame priest and chaplain of the Grand Army Post died last month after a long illness. Born in 1822 in County Roscommon Ireland he came to the United States as a child near Monroe Michigan. He entered the priesthood in 1859 and was commissioned chaplain of the Thirty-fifth Indiana in October 1861 serving through the Civil War. He aided the wounded under fire and is pictured at Notre Dame administering absolution before entering battle. After the war he led a South Bend church then pursued missionary work until deafness forced retirement.
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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
Brit war correspondent recalls volunteer during Civil War battle
Sir William Russell, a British war correspondent, reports meeting a volunteer about two miles from the field as fighting continued. The man said he had fired seventy two rounds of ball ammunition and would not stay if his general could not win the battle.
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William Russell
Russell
Mary and Her Butter Love in Silly Rural Verse
A humorous dialect verse longing for a marriage with Mary. The narrator croons of Mary’s eyes and rosy cheeks, imagining courage to ask her, while she playfully scolds him. He sneaks off laughing, dreaming of Heaven near the spring.
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Mary Spankin
Mary
Excursions on the Sabe by New York Clergyman
New York pastor Mr. Mottel plans Sunday afternoon trips for his 400 girl parishioners from factories and shops. The program includes yacht and car tours, visits to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and other open Sunday institutions. He argues it popularizes religion and aligns with common sense and piety.
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New York
Mottel
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Oriental in Atlantic City Hotel Reveals Noble Lineage
A dignified young oriental serving as chef of Tridian dishes in an Atlantic City hotel is revealed as part of a noble family from the Island of Deyion. Known to staff as RuLy Rundar, his full name Menshimeek Wojaw Suriya Arehigay Don Surlaverdena Bondar shows a lengthy lineage. He is 21, ran away at 19 with money and a desire to see the world, and has since worked abroad. He is well educated and speaks four languages.
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Selon
Atlantic City
Deyion
Ruly’ Rundar
America
The Abhorred Widower and Curzon Tales
A Chicagoan traveler recalls Lord Curzon remarks on widowers over India visits. He cites Curzon's view that widowers are despised, while widows attract. a story of a widower boasting about his four children ends with a sharp rebuke from a young woman.
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India
Lord Curzon
Reddleston
Winesoy
Baron Curzon
Hal
3000 Work For His Country Australia Owes Much to Sir John Quick
Australia owes much to Sir John Quick a statesman who helped found federation He came to Australia from England worked in mines studied in spare time became a printer apprentice rose to reportorial ranks and later university studies He represented gold fields in state parliament and now in the federal legislature a strong upholder of the empire in these civilizing seas He authored several standard works.
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Australia
John Quick
Federation
England
Pastor Repairs His Church at Woodcliff Chapel
New Jersey clergyman Rev Seabury Wheeler of North Bergen Woodcliff chapel rebuilt a chapel cellar into a Sunday school room and social space without help. A Ladies' Aid Society member said if the church raised 101 10 for lumber he would do the carpentry himself. Women collected the funds and the minister hauled in the lumber in work trousers.
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New Jersey
Seabury
Wheeler
Woodcliff
North Bergen
N.ogl
Dominic Tald
Ald Soviets
Woman Yacht Captain Takes Command of Wales
Randall Morgan, Philadelphia financial magnate, backs daughter Mlew Jane Morgan to helm the 210 foot Wales. She earned a master mariner certificate after a stern inspectors’ exam and plans to oversee all sea observations and vessel operations. The ship measures 210 feet long, 27 feet beam, and 15 feet draft. Van Alen May Follow Astor in Newport Vote, as a long-time voter contemplates a Crown ambition and withdrawal from Rhode Island civic ties.
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Randall Morgan
Philadelphia
Mle
Wales
Mlew Jane Morgan
van Alen
Astor
James J. van Alen
William Waldorf Astor
Newport
Riwle Island
Sunday Surprise and Oddities From a Far-Flung Page
A quirky reader column presents a stream of snippets about everyday oddities and misunderstandings. A man in the rain cheerfully clutches a photo of an umbrella though none exists, while a farmer’s failed search yields a hollow tree as the log he sought.
Tricks in Every Trade, Lawyer Speaks on Speech Length
A Washington restaurant scene quotes Mr. Simmers of Shamoki recounting a tale about why lawyers deliver long speeches. He recalls guiding Theodore Roosevelt and notes that lawyers must speak at length to ensure the jury remembers the evidence in a murder case.
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Mr. Simmers
Washington
White House
Theodore Roosevelt
Smith
Not There to Sweep Amusing Mistake In Reception of New Committeeman
A Washington anecdote recounts former Congressman Loud escorting new Alabama member Knowland to a committee. The chairman jokes about assigning work, then clarifies Knowland is not the porter, prompting apologies. The Pittsburg Dispatch notes the humorous exchange as Knowland joins the committee.
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Ala Tue
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Laud
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Pittsburg
Unclear dialogue exposes tense deck quarrel aboard ship
An excerpt depicts a tense scene on a ship deck where a passenger named Blan Al faces a cool, tall, bronzed rival. The exchange features garbled, challenging language as Ane accuses another traveler, calling for recognition and questioning their past meet.
Think Three Times Approach to Living and Observation
A reflective note urges daily minutes spent observing life to gain insight and answer personal perplexities. It suggests practice of conversation or writing to address questions, promising results after a thousand days of small daily effort.
News Costs and a Shipwreck Yarn
A reporter recalls paying over 20 dollars for a news item that proved not strong reading for families yet showed big interest potential. He recounts a Nova Scotia shipwreck story sent via cable to London and then Halifax and finally to America, eventually fitting less than a third of a column.
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New York
Nova Scotia
Halifax
London
Liverpool
British Isles
America
New Orleans
Times-Democrat
Indian walk and stride compared by a woodsman and sailor
The piece compares walking styles, noting how an Indian or sailor uses a whole foot balance with a secure center of gravity, versus a professional pedestrian's heel and toe stride. It mentions rolling movement, foot positions, and the perceived steadiness of different walkers, with observational detail.
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Tintin
Lin JC de Lutein
File Modell
Anid
Hove
Willie Moyie
Geutly
Lissa Pye
Birthplace Visit Prompts Curious Irish American Garble
In Amherst New Hampshire Albert B Pillesbury former attorney general of Masswenusolls visits the birthplate of Hormer Groeler and notes scattered overheard remarks about Meeples tats form the juice of its iteramen laters wet. He comments on the puzzling scene and questions how to respond to the question of Horace Greeley’s birthplace with a wary, guarded tone.
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Albert B Pillesbury
Masswenusolls
Hormer Groeler
Amherst
Horace Greeley
Pulebury
Max Crowlen
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