Tom Marshall Captured by Col Baker Near Berk Station
Col Baker disguises as a Confederate to trap the Yankee scout Tom Marshall known for penetrating Washington. After a tense pursuit through pines near Berk Station, Marshall is seized and escorted to Union lines, later imprisoned and exchanged. Barker and Marshall’s exploits highlight Civil War espionage and daring river-crossing-style deception.
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ARING
Fim
Potomar
Washington
Col. Baker
Mae
Col. Baker Weit
Tom Marshall
Herk
Berk
Virginia
Ball's Cross Roads
Leesburg
Gen. Wlenker
Berk'a
Alexandria
Marshal
Col Baker
Sta‘thon
Sol- Aliey Upstaire
Capt
Mitchie
Banda Hima
Col. Taker
Manassa
Manassa, Atting That Uformation Had Been Received That A Northern Cpy
Syd
Sas
Buck
Col. Maker
Whickman
Marshall
Gels
Cal. Baker
Col. Daker
Mareshall
Baker
Mareball
Fsié Collie
Col. Duker
Maralia
Capriol
Redmond
Dee Jay Marshall
Kilpatrick
Cty
Flora Macdonald Story Sparks Townwide Hollers in Moore County
A traveling grocer in Moore County North Carolina recounts mistaking a man for Joe McCann as a train approached. The tale explains how Flora Macdonald’s historic lineage spread through the region, with locals reputedly answering to loud calls of Mac or Flora’s surname, turning a quiet hamlet into a chorus of shouts. The narrator notes the cultural imprint of Scottish Macs across towns along the Cape Fear and Fayetteville areas.
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Aide Tation
Moore County
N. C
John Gilbert
New York Sun
Doc McCann
Mag
Joe McQane
Joe McCann
Flora
Flora Macdonald
Prince Charley
North Carolina
Fayetteville
North Carol
Macs
Seeing Kivetratty and the electric discharges in tubes
The article discusses the phenomena of electricity in vacuum tubes, the streams called cor Duscles, and the electron as the electric part of matter. It notes the 19th century idea of a fourth state of matter and the speed of electrons when detached, explaining static, dynamic, and radiative properties.
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Crookes
Stoney
Notable Misprint on Projectile Size and Drop Rate
A garbled line notes a fifth of an inch diameter cannot fall at more than 14 feet per second, followed by a fragment about Haindrope existing rarely at one eighth of an inch diameter. The text appears as OCR error with inconsistent units and misspellings.
Notice of Forfeiture for Six Idaho Placer Claims
Henry Surykey warns co-owners in Custer County Idaho that expenditures totalling 600 dollars on the Blue Jacket Yellow Jacket Red Jacket Half Iron Unt Gulch Fractional placer claims must be met by within ninety days. Each co-owner owes 25 dollars to maintain interests in the six claims, or risk transfer to the subscriber. First publication Jun 4, 1910. Last publication April 1911.
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Boren
Luan
Chailis
Bor
Wits “Hlat Iron
Stanley Basia
Custer County
Idaho
Ida
Yellow Javier
Caster County
Ioha
Stwoley Basin
United States
Elaine
A. D
Henry Syurkey
Alias summons for dissolution of marriage in Idaho court
The Sixth Judicial District Court of Idaho in Custer County issues an alias summons in a divorce case between Pinintis and Defendant Manche Newian. The Defendant must answer the complaint within twenty days after service, or forty days if served outside the district. The notice warns that failure to appear will result in the court granting the relief demanded. The document bears the seal and is dated in Challis, Idaho, with attorneys M A Brown and others listed.
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Manche Newian
State of Idaho
Ariet Court of the Sixth Judicial Distries
Ant
Custer
Pinintis
Sug Palau
Seal
Idaho
Dee
M. Henderson
Chasie M.A. Brown
Realdenve and
Challis
Firat
Pee Vsth
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al Baker
Col. Bakery
Kins
Col
Walter
Cal
Bax
S.j. Mill
Joe
Davies
District Court of the
Sixth Dndiejal
Wale
Jobo F
Newman
Maint
REAL
Patisamarol
Boake
Bargalns
RGRE
Round Valley Realty Gom
Citaluis
Idatio
Roundley
Salon River
Pahsainaroi Valley
Rodger Brasseur
Clayton
Bayhorse
Mackay
Salmon City
Stanley Basin
Dickey
U. S
Robert Morrison
Pron
heeAquarte
Minneapolis
Sheepskin Tannery
Agenta
Chippers
McMillan Fur & Wool CO
JAS, McMillan & Co., Inc
Minneapolis, Bld
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