Lincoln’s surprise pick for Army of the Potomac
After Fredericksburg Burnside fails to move in January 1863. Lincoln appoints Joseph Hooker over Burnside with a blunt letter urging energy and vigilance, warning against rashness and politics in command while promising government support.
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Geo. L. Kilmer
U.S
Fredericksburg
Burnside
Army of the
Robert FE. Lee
Joseph Hooker
Hooker
Joe
War Administration
McClellan
Lincoln
McClelan Muy
Halleck
Stanton
Lee
W. B. Franklin
Franz Sige
Virginia
Calasana
Rappahannock
Army of the Potomac
Secretary of War
Burnaide
Napoleon
Indians urged toward state citizenship and local government
Former Indian Affairs Commissioner Robert G Valentine urges lifting federal control and placing Indians on equal footing with white Americans within U S territory. He advocates state law application, local government, vocational guidance, and education while noting health, housing, and economic investments as priorities for emancipation from guardianship.
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United States Territory
Robert G. Valentine
Interior
Fisher
United States
Indian Service
Minister eloped with school girl from Alexis Illinois
Davenport Iowa January 22 News reports Rev J D Lewis Lutheran minister from Alexis Illinois charged with violating the Mann white slave law. Miss Elizabeth Kohl 17 eloped with him and is to testify. Lewis faces additional larceny and embezzlement allegations from his wife who says he stole 500 dollars plus 15 from their daughter's savings. The couple was captured in Davenport after driving in a hired car.
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Ister
Alexis
Illinois
Scott County
Elizabeth Kohl
Lewis
United States
Bush
Nichols
Iowa
J. Johnson
No Lid On Dances At Bachelors Ball Frolics In Chicago
Chicago residents report the Benedicks and Bachelors Annual ball will allow unrestricted dancing tonight. No one will frown on young guests as they perform relaxations like the tan go turkey trot and rag to the music, with Bruce D. Smith confirming no restrictions.
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Chicago
Benedicks
Blackstone
Argentina
Bachelors and Benedicks
Bruce D.smith
Hints for Housekeepers Promote Fotey’s Honey and Tar Compound
Advert shows a remedy promising quick cold relief with no opiates. It claims to heal inflamed air passages and stop coughing, potentially saving a doctor’s bill. Sold in a yellow package.
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Fotey
Advt
CUT THE HIGH COST OF LIVING ADVERTISEMENT CLAIM
W H Chapman of Winnebago Nebraska says he cut costs by using Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for his two children's coughs. He claims the medicine cured the cough without a doctor’s bill and without opiates.
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W. H. Chapman
Winnebago, Neb
Foley
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