West Point Riot Over Eggnog Incident
In the Cadet Corps at West Point, a December 25 gathering for eggnog escalated into a riot. Cadet Davis and others faced arrest as officers were chased from halls and cadets armed themselves with improvised weapons. Helvetian league led by Walter B. Galon confronted bomb handlers. nineteen cadets including Galon were court martialed and dismissed.
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Jefferson Davis
Benny Harons
Christens
Jefferson
Roberters
Davis
Captain Hitchcock
No 5 North Barracks
Ld Hite
Hitchcock
Helvetian League
Davis Roomate
Walter B. Galon
Mississippi
Helvetians
Tillebeock
Galon
W. I. Fleming
Seian Magazine
New England Witches and Global Witchcraft Histories
The piece cites Hawthorne and various encyclopedias to compare witch trials in New England with Europe and Britain. It notes large historical totals and dates, mentioning 1602 witch persecutions in New England, England, Scotland, and Germany, and includes a quoted remark by Mrs. Stevenson about avoiding bygone era novels and a dedication anecdote regarding Stevenson’s The Black Arrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Pennsylvania
New England
Europe
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Haydn
Dictionary of Dates
Germany
Chambers
Encyelopedia
England
Scotland
Uttieff
Sprenger
Mohammed
Hedingham
Essex
Springfeld Republican
Mr. Stevenson
Mrs. Stevenson
Stevenson
Bridey Told of First Lessons Before Marriage
A Philadelphia Press quip recalls Bridey as a good cook and notes her mother said she was just beginning lessons when she married. The remark playfully attributes skill to Bridey and humor to the bridegroom’s fate.
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Bridey
Philadelphia Press
Mixed characters gossiping over a chronic complainer
Fragmentary dialogue reveals a critical exchange about a woman named Browne-She, with remarks on stamina and sleep. The text reads as a garbled mix of dialogue and stray phrases, offering little coherent narrative beyond interpersonal tension and rumor.
Embroidery and Sewing Lessons at South Second Street
Advertises waist and collar embroideries including Hedebo and cut work with lessons at 200 South Second Street. Notes items for Mrs Larsen and various textiles, old papers for sale, bread at Swank's grocery, and clock repair service by Albert Schriber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Second Street
Mre. Larsen
Swank’s Grocery
Albert Schriber
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Hull, Seeley
Henry Miller
North Dik
A. G. Trimner
Voss
Wahpeton, N. D
West Point
Mixen
Afra. Browne
Mrs. Malaprop
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Selz Royal Blue
Walkover
McKibbon
Wilson Brothers
Ostendorf Clothing Co
Acme
H. Meyer
Tyler
North Dakota
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