Fitzhugh Lees Escape A Civil War Night Charge
Judge Jenkins recalls a 1862 Virginia encounter when a night storm and enemy cavalry led by Fitzhugh Lee nearly overran a Union camp. A mistaken picket rifle shot missed the Confederate officer, saved by a quick retreat, then a brutal midnight assault unfolded with lightning and flood.
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Judge Jenkins
Wisconsin
Congress
Fitzhugh Lee
Virginia
McClellan
Washington
Cap'n
Power of Song in Libby Prison Narratives in Richmond
An old cavalry captain recalls prisoners singing The Star Spangled Banner in Libby Prison near Richmond Virginia after Stoneman's raid. Cheers from captives and guards, with crowds outside responding, show the enduring power of Old Glory and morale among Union prisoners.
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Richmond
Stoneman
Chancellorsville
Libby
Spear
11Th Pennsylvania Cavalry
Venice
Ing
Disjointed Claims Mark University Discoveries
A Buffalo paper lists a string of bizarre supposed University of Chicago discoveries attributed to professors funded by John D. Rockefeller. The items include disproven facts such as kissing causing lockjaw, Ireland once a lake, primeval man with a gizzard, music as antiseptic, and Boccaccio as Swedish. The prose satirically mocks sensational claims about scientific progress.
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University of Chicago
John D. Rockefeller
Buffalo
Ireland
Adam
Boccacci
Columbus
George Washington
Shakespeare
Arabia
Bulgaria
Chicago
Mr. Rockefeller
Copernicus
Galileo
Napoleon Bonaparte
Chorus at Libby Prison Audition Sparks 93 Officers
In Libby Prison Richmond officers rally in a baritone chorus before dawn, singing Old Flag and Army and Navy Forever as a New York regiment member unveils a small flag hidden on entering. The scene caps a broader set of satirical items lampooning public figures and ideas from the era.
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Libby
Richmond
New York City
Tammany
Army
Navy
Giants and A's share gate receipts after world series
Summary of revenue split from the 1911 world championship series shows 60 percent of the first four gamesgate receipts divided 75 percent to the New York Giants and 25 percent to the Athletics. Individual players on the Giants received about 1200 dollars each. Athletics players about 500 dollars. Philadelphia club also distributed its pennant winnings near 9000 dollars among its players.
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New York Giants
Athletics
Philadelphia
Fortunes For Ball Players Rivalry In Two Great Leagues
A historical look at the fierce league clash between the National and American Leagues. The piece recalls Ban Johnson's expansion into star salaries and legal battles over player contracts including the Lajoie Delehanty Wolverton Orth Townsend group who jumped to the rival circuit and faced injunctions.
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Ban Johnson
Chicago
St. Louis
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Lajoie
Delehanty
Wolverton
Orth
Townsend
Philadelphia Nationals
Cleveland
Washington
The Canada Goose Flight and Hunter Tactics Described
The article explains how Canada geese form flying wedges at sunset, with hunters using this behavior to position for shots. It notes their habits, feeding, domestication potential, and how wounded birds dive underwater to escape, creating opportunities for a brace of birds to be bagged.
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Cleveland, Ohio
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Washington, D.C
Foster
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Eugene
John Dinwiddie Driscoll
Maximilian
Mexico
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