Belo Cussins Fight Duel at Gettysburg Era duel ends in handshake
A Civil War duel near Gettysburg in April 1863 between Capt John Cussons of Glen Allen Virginia and Col Belo ends with a handshake after two rounds. Belo later becomes a Texas newspaper publisher and dies recently. Col Connelly demanded a retrace, leading to a tense exchange. both men behaved honorably in the field. The affair drew observers including William C Oates.
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Rithmound
John Cunsona
Glen Allen
A. H. Belo
Carvons
William C. Oaten
Del
Outes
House of Representatives
Washington
Alabama
Wan
Richmond ‘Times
Col
Belo
Connelly
Belo Ten
Cussona
Cannel- Ay
John Cussons
Cussons
Bele
Ike Via
Gettysburg
Kelly
Texas
Rhinoceros Draft Teams Draw Royal Curiosity
Lord Curzon tours Indian princes and is astonished by rhinoceros driven chariots. A banker Walter Rothschild reportedly drives a four rhinoceros team. wild jewels and exotic adornments hint at lavish tastes amid empire life in Chicago News commentary.
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Horne
Curthe
India
Hich
Walter Rothschild
Mystery Crab Meat Secret Dies With Maryland Packer
James McMenamin of Hampton Virginia, famed as the nation’s only successful crab meat packer, dies at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore. His secret method for preserving delicate crab flavor died with him. He built a large cannery, employed hundreds, and kept the kitchen behind locked doors. His sons survive but were not admitted to the secret.
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Maryland
Yanko
James McMenamin
Hampton
Johna Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
MacMonaniln
Massachisetts
Norfolk
Whitehead
McMenamih
Yerkes Junior’s Soap Bargain Becomes Local Lesson
A Chicago street railway magnate’s son, Charles T. Yerkes Junior, at age eleven, teased a soap sale scene by bidding in a London salesroom near his home. He won a box lot then bought twenty two boxes for a corner grocer, learning the buying and selling trick.
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MiNonwee Yerkey
Charles J. Yerker
Chicago Street Railway
London
Yerken
Ue Grover
Charles T. Yerkes
Geography progress through war study prompts pupil zeal
A Philadelphia teacher notes that recent wars have spurred geography progress among nine to eleven year olds. Pupils eagerly study troop landings routes battles and maps, aiming for perfect geography grades by graduation as they connect geography with current events.
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Philadelphia
Transvaal
Census Revelations From Dawson County Texas
It is noted that Dawson county Texas has not sent census returns and may be empty or abandoned. The text references that at the last census several counties disappeared or were mislisted, including Manhanta and Wahasta in Minnesota Cedar in Utah and Lyons in Nebraska.
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Dawson County
Texas
Chicago
Manhanta
Wahasta
Minnesota
Cedar County
Utah
Lyons County
Nebraska
Oil Power Shapes Russia and Global Trade Routes
Oil dominates Russian industry with 8 million tons used domesticly as Volga steamers ply 2000 miles north to south. A fleet of about 40 steamers runs on liquid fuel connecting London and Borneo. The Hull Transport and Trading Company ships petroleum directly from Borneo to London, signaling rising energy influence in transport and economy.
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Ruseia
Russia
Baku
Nishni Novgorod
Volga
London
Borneo
Suell Transport & Trading Company
Memory and romance amid a naval desertion tale
James Finnegan, 19, son of Arthur Whinegan of 927 Hutger Street, deserts from the Hartford training ship in Brooklyn. He elopes with Daisy Clemons, marries Justice Haughton in St. Louis, and is held at the Four Courts awaiting federal action. His parents opposed the match, pressured him toward the navy, and the romance spans Perryville, Belleville, Chicago, and Honolulu, culminating in a clandestine marriage before further naval service.
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James Finnegan
Arthur Whinegan
Hutger Street
Laclede Gaslight Company
United States
Hartford
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Lant Priday
St. Louis
Saya
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Four
Mian
Daisy Clemons
Justice Haughton
Tustice Haughton
Pinnegan
Finnegan
St. Mary's Seminary
Perryville
Navy
Miss Clemons
Belleville
Chicago
Vermont
Manila
Liberty Gang
Yankee corporal passes through lava fire walk test
The article recounts Corporal Murray of the Sixth Artillery in Honolulu matching an American minister's fire walk by walking barefoot over lava stones heated by fires beneath. It notes Papa Ita the Tahitian Fire Walker as a famed magician who previously impressed locals with similar feats and drew substantial contributions from Hawaiians.
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Honolulu
Corporal Murray
Papa Ita
Papa
Papa Star
Chicago Journal
Yanko
Japa
Sixth Artillery
Loyal Legion in Wisconsin elects officers at Milwaukee meeting
About 75 members attended the Wisconsin Commandery Loyal Legion gathering in Milwaukee where election results named Commander Walter Kempsler and other officers. Gen. Charles King spoke on the Battle of Gainesville noting the Iron Brigade bore the brunt, with King defending Rufus King and recounting retreat decisions amid battlefield losses. Obituaries for Gen Augustus Gaylord Capt A B Smith Lieut Charles Palmetier and Lt Hy Putney were read at the business session.
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Loyal Legion
Wisconsin
Chas. King
Gainesville
Milwaukee
Walter Kempsler
Harry A. Valentine
National Home
John P. Housman
de Pere
A. Roas Houston
Andrew A. Hathaway
Jerome B. Johnson
Joseph W. Launderson
Milwatee
Cornell
Harry
Fuller
Arthur Holbrook
A. P. Foster
F. Parker
William E. Trowbridge
King
FP. C. Winkler
Augustus Gaylord
A. B. Smith
Charles Palmetier
Hy Putney
W. V. Tichenor
Military Camps At Pan American Exposition Established
Several military groups plan visits to the Pan-American Exposition this summer. A permanent camp for about 200 will be on the grounds with tents water and lighting supplied free. organizations supply blankets and subsistence and may perform paid admission for each man. Major Charles J. Wolf leads the Military Bureau coordinating inquiries.
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Exposition Company
Charles J. Wolf
First Negro Passes Army Exam for Second Lieutenant
Benjamin Davis of the District of Columbia becomes the first Negro to pass a regular army examination open to unlisted men for appointment as second lieutenant. The Fort Leavenworth test had eighteen applicants. twelve passed, Davis placing third with a 91 percent average. He serves as a sergeant major in the Ninth Cavalry.
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Benjamin ©. Davis
District of Columbia
Fort Davenworth
Kan
Davis
Ninth Cavalry
Prodigal Princess Declared Spendthrift In Chicago Court
Clara de Riquet once Princess Chimay and wife of gypsy musician Joness Rigo was declared a spendthrift by Judge Cuttag in Chicago. Conservator Thomas R Lyon appointed to control her income after proof she wasted her $35,000 annual stipend and more than $450,000 in seven years. The ruling follows a petition detailing her extravagance and mounting debts.
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Clara de Riquet
Princesa de Chimay
Joness Rigo
Thomas R. Lyon
Lyon
Chimay
Wonders of Yellowstone Geysers and scenery described
The narrative extols Yellowstone Park’s geysers and landscapes, detailing Old Faithful and Giant as notable eruptions. It highlights the park’s therapeutic scenery, remote grandeur, and draws travelers with improved transport from East Lake City to Manila via the Gregor Short Line. Hotels within the park are praised for reasonable stays.
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Yellowstone
Lotereala
Arta
Ian Howe
Upper Basin
Grandane
Gregor
Manila
Montana
East Lake City
Fleedagen
Poultry vs Beet Costs Highlighted in Mora Money Claim
A fragment notes Mora argues that 1,000 quivands of poultry cost less to raise than 1,000 ponsits of beet, suggesting lower production costs. The text is garbled but centers on comparative farming costs.
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Mora
Ponttry
Tity
South Yaknta Farms Illustrated Booklet Notice
An illustrated booklet titled South Yaknta Farms describes the area between Aberdeen and the Missouri River with railway facilities now served by the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul line. Copies priced by sending two cents to FL A Miller, General Passenger Agent, Chicago. There is talk of raising funds for an American memorial to Queen Victoria along the Mall in London.
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Roosevelt
Lodge
Latin America
Republicc
United States
Americas
South Yaknta Farms
Ghiengo, Milwaukea
St. Paul
Aberdeen
Missouri River
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
FL A. Miller
Chicago
Queen Victoria
Mall
London
New Past Train to Colorado on Missouri Pacific Route
Missouri Pacific Railway doubles daily service from St. Louis and Kansas City to Colorado Utah and the Pacific coast with through sleeping cars St. Louis departures at 9 a m and 10 10 p m Kansas City at 6 p m and 10 a m Excursion tickets offered widely for summer travel with return by September 6th Info via agents H C Townsend or Belnevin s H M Cush ing Salt Lake City address included Also mentions electric engines to Austria and Denver Rio Grande excursion rates plus Fort Worth packing plant plans and Salt Lake sanitarium ballrooms and baths advertising resort travel and health options
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Missouri Paci Railway
Missouri Paride Railway
St. Louis
Kansas City
Colorado
Utah
Pacific Coast
St. Louia
Kanua City
San Francisco
H. C. Townsend
P. & T. Avent
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Belnevins
H. M. Cushing
Gen. Agt
West Second South Street
Salt Lake
10K OF YELLOWSTONE PARK SCENERY
Numerous Yellowstone National Park views are being offered to the public in a new illustrated folder. The brochure explains how best to visit the park and suggests sending 4 cents for a copy of the work of art from DK Hurley, general passenger and ticket agent of the Oregon Short Line Railway.
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Yellowstone Park
Yellatone National Park
Ole Borelause
Worblers
Oregon
Sul Lake
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Chicago News
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INET
Anglesey
George Chetwynd
11Th Marquis of
Pagets
Marquis of
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William ©. Whitney
Mary Livingstone
J. P. King
Georgia
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Austria
Swift & Co
Fort Worth
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