Flight and Trial of Margaret Beach in a Civil War Pursuit
A narrator details Margaret Beach's escape from a plantation and a brutal Confederate pursuit. Night marches, a dangerous creek crossing, a forced bivouac, and a desperate rear-guard stand unfold as the general and his column attempt to break through.
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Walter
Wilton
Snaffle
Damme
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Napoleon
Col. Rourke
Maj. Ping
Rourke
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Defective Vision and Hearing Raise Alarm in Schools
Since 1829 Massachusetts founded the first American school for the blind and now 36 states host such institutions with about 3 690 pupils and 54 state deaf schools with over 10 000 pupils. The Youths Companion notes public concern over widespread sensory defects harming education. Connecticut mandates eye exams for public school children and reports link vision and hearing loss to poorer progress. Europe shows poor hearing among firemen. experts warn hearing problems can hinder signal-based work. The rise in spectacles alarms many while avoidable eye damage persists, asks the New York Times how we abuse our eyes.
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New York Times
Dewey in an Emergency on Mediterranean Cruise
The future admiral, then executive officer on the Canandaigua, sprang from his berth and commanded a night boat drill after crew mutiny. Clad in a night shirt, he fired three shots to halt the deserters and restored order on the quarterdeck amid gale and darkness.
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Canandaigua
Leslie
Jim Brown
Tom Robinson
Attire Shocks Pastor In Oak Park Church Visit
A Chicago minister visiting Oak Park encounters a former parishioner on the porch wearing a checked knee breeches and a green faced red coat. The clergyman asks why he isn’t at service, learns it is his golf coat, and continues to a sermon on progress. Italian mountains may gain 19 gilded statues commemorating the holy year.
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Oak Park
Chicago Inter Ocean
Brother Brown
Italy
Christ
Burying the Tomahawk Origin in Sioux and Blackfeet History
A historical note explains that the phrase burying the tomahawk arose when the Sioux and Blackfeet ceased hostilities at a parting ceremony. They would dig spears into the earth as a sign of confidence and mutual esteem, symbolizing peace.
Courtesies and social rules in Mexican border towns
J. P. Cranke notes Mexican social customs in Woman's Home Companion. Greetings include hats raised by gentlemen meeting on the street, with responses from Americans noted as habitual. Society favors refined character over wealth and introductions carry social responsibility.
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J. P. Cranke
Mexico
Saltram Crew Slay Python Aboard Ship From Hayti
The British steamer Saltram arriving from Port de Paix Haiti faced a terror on voyage when a python's head protruded from near the hold. After a quarter hour of fighting with marling spikes and clubs, a spike severed the snake and it was drowned at sea.
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Port de Paix
Hayti
Philadelphia Inquirer
John Banks
Snakes on His Engine Pownell Tracks Rattlesnakes
C L Pownell an engineer on the Tyrone division of the Pennsylvania railroad has kept rattlesnakes as pets for 20 years in the Alleghany mountains. He carries snakes in a box on his engine and sometimes frees them on the cab or tender for crowds. He handles them with ease and cautions only when picking them up from coil.
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Says & Bellefonte
New York World
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