Logan’s shift to Union support cited in State Register writing
A Illinois State Register essay contests Gen John A Logan’s early war stance. It argues Logan did not back Lincoln at first and denounced the war, but a near bull run episode shows him joining the Union cause. The author maintains the true history exalts Logan without harming his memory.
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John A. Logan
Lincoln
Illinois ‘State Register
Springfield
Til
Hardust
Appleton
Gen
Logan
Union
South
Abraham Lincoln
Congress
Washington
Col. Richardson
Bull Run
Illinois State Register
America
Douglas
Chicago
Democratic Party
John A. McClernand
Burt Cook
R. B. Goddell
Gen. McClernand
McClernand
Tlinois State Register
Ways of American duelists from a century ago
Readable excerpt from the New York Evening Post February 1 1802 recounts three duels. Chandler of Philadelphia vs Carlisle of Albany where Carlisle was wounded. a second duel in which pistols were debated then used. a New Jersey duel where a spectator tree was struck by a stray pistol shot, causing a broken collarbone but no deaths.
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New York Evening Post
Hoebuck
Chandler
Philadelphia
Carlisle
Albany
New Jersey
Turks Not Hostile to Christians Says Belgian Diplomat
A Belgian diplomat recently back from Turkey states that Turks are not hostile to Christians. In Constantinople the minister of waters and forests has appointed a Roman Catholic priest as a tutor for his son. It is also claimed Armenian massacres were not due to Catholic hatred but to Armenian greed for overreaching in trade.
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Turkey
Constantinople
World gold coin in circulation estimated at 65 tons
Bank of England officials estimate the amount of gold coin in actual circulation worldwide to be about 65 tons. The figure underscores global currency and monetary asset scales amid ongoing financial discussions.
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Bank of England
Seventeen Miners Killed in Succession of Snowslides
Seventeen men were killed near the Liberty Bell mine on Smuggler Mountain north of Telluride Colorado in a sequence of snowslides. Four slides struck boarding houses and tramways, burying rescuers and workers. The disaster followed heavy snow accumulations over two weeks, with multiple shifts of snow wiping out mine buildings and trapping crews including Guayon Fintel John Powell Pan Dalprin. Six months of mine accidents in the area had produced a death toll of 202.
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Liberty Bell
Jean
Guayon Fintel
John Powell
Pan Dalprin
Telluride
Liberty Bell Ming
Colo
Roof Garden and Church Plan in Chicago Revival
Rev Charles Reign Scoville of Metropolitan Church of Christ in Chicago outlines a project to replace vaudeville with a four story building housing offices, a rear auditorium, a basement gym, and a roof garden for religious services, concerts, and summer meetings to offer heat relief and attract broader attendance. The plan awaits fundraising. A second note covers a Heidelberg castle dispute where architects clash over ruin restoration versus preservation, with critics calling restoration vandalism and others arguing the ruins should endure as is.
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Charles Reign Scoville
Metropolitan Church
Cbrist
Chicago
Scoville
Mr. Scoville
Meldsibers
Heidelberg
Meacon Postal System and the Birth of Postage Stamps
The text notes that the modern postal system originated recently and highlights King Edward as the first monarch whose accession necessitated newly designed postage stamps.
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Great Britain
Edward
Monument to Victor Hugo Inaugurated In Paris Centenary
A grand Hugo centenary celebration in France featured Barrias decades statue of Victor Hugo unveiled on Place Victor Hugo in Passay near his death home at 124 Avenue Victor Hugo. Speeches by civic leaders honored Hugo while Barrias’ bronze and stone portrait shows him with Drama and Poetry and a lyre. A separate note highlights the Blenheim Madonna by Raphael valued around 350000 dollars and eight feet tall. Dawson City hires Rev James Livingstone of Windsor, Conn, as pastor at 3000 dollars yearly plus parsonage.
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Victor Hugo
Duke of Marlborough
Blenheim
Raphael
John the Baptist
Dawson City
First Methodist Church
City
James Livingstone
Windsor
Gut
A Curiosity of Old Fashioned Fortune Telling
The piece describes Russian fate reading during Christmas, with games using paper strips and a floating wick as a future indicator. It also explains how the compass direction predicted a future beloved, and notes related playful methods observed at gatherings.
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Bonet
Russia
Simple but Ejective Tricks Odd or Even
A short description explains a party trick to determine a partner's odd or even coin count without asking questions. The magician notes they can divine intentions and counteract them by combining piles to flip parity. The script ends with a cue to drop coins while holding a hat aloft.
Two Swedish Girls Lost in Snowstorm Survive Under Fir Tree
In Sweden two girls wandered a violent snowstorm for three weeks before villagers found them under a fir tree. Frost bitten feet could not bear weight and required hospital care and amputation of the feet after survival with extra clothing and a small provisioning basket.
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Sweden
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Aho
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Wether
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Coney Island
Herod
New York
Emperor State
Yosemite Valley
Mason and Dixon
Columbus
John Smith
Pocolontas
Charles
Grimes Jim
Peter
Pretty Polly
Sam
Santos-Dumont
Liberia
Africa
Singur
Malay Archipelago
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