Major Davis Horse Soldier of the First Massachusetts
A biographical sketch of Major Charles G. Davis, sergeant-at-arms at the Massachusetts state house, recounts his Civil War heroism. He led troops at Aldie and Ardle, was wounded and captured near Winchester, survived Libby and Macon prisons, and escaped with a small party, guided by grit and Old Glory to safety near Knoxville after a 500 mile trek.
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Charlies G. Davis
Massachusetts State House
Mascachhusetts
Lincoln
Hull Run
Boston National Lancers
Davis
First Cavalry
Robert Williams
United States Army
John A. Andrew
Horace Binney Sargent
Andrew
Pleasonton
South Mountain
Antietam Creek
Fredericksburg
Burnside
Potomac Creek
Due
Kilpatrick
Custer
Kelly
Ford
Brandy Station
Aldie Court House
Army of the Potomac
Massachusetts
Ardle
Greeley
Curtis
Boston
Lucius Manlins Sargent
Tewksbury
Devise
Charles Francis Adame
Charles G. Davie
Um Sours
Snicker's Gap
Winchester
Richmond
Libby
Mumford
Virginia
Major Davis
Grant
Daria
Charles 3
Kendall
United States Service
Old Tennessee
Knoxville
Sorghum
Tenn
Dock Smith the Indian Michigan Republican Boss
In the capitol corridors yesterday the durable figure of Dock Smith, a Michigan Republican boss, passed through. His nickname grew from a dock weed covered ell farm once known as Smiths dock farm, and he is famed for his quaint phrases including a remark about a candidate having “no show” as thin as soup from a starving pigeon shadow.
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Capitol
Ohio Representatives Singers Mix Up At Dinner Party
A report claimed Representative Skiles of Ohio contributed several ballads to a dinner party entertainment. Skiles denied singing and joked that his district would demand an explanation if he embarrassed himself by singing publicly.
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Kyle
Ohio
Skiles
Mr. Skiles
Tearing Down Casters Hone The House of Custer in Topeka
The 1963 built house in Topeka Kansas once linked to Gen George A Custer is being demolished to make room for a modern home. A wall contains notes and figures from Custer planning campaigns against Native Americans amid broader industry concerns.
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George A. Custer
Topeks
Custer
Kansas Notes on Weather, People and Oddities
A lively Kansas column reports on a weather prophet in Jewell County, a Paola youth with a serenade habit sent to a pesthouse, and a Hoyt sign promising "1 a year in advance." It mention a Witchita steam laundry expansion, a Bedville man’s 50th wedding anniversary burial, and misc. local oddities from Osawatomie thefts to rural delivery humor.
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Jewel County
Paola
Hoyt * Ae
Witchita
Bedville
Eugene Firewater
Galena
James Young
Daniel Prophet
Ottawa
Jewell City
Osawatomie
Montgomery County
Emporia
Winfield
Wichita Herald
Jan Ignatz Paderewski
Poinische Pianokumster
Montag Abend
Havensville
Court House
Wichita
Morrill
Brown County
Wellmouse
Oppose Change in Flag Design Faces Local Support
agitation for a new flag layout continues as lawmakers and patriotic leaders push to keep the current stars in the blue field. Daughters of the American Revolution and other officers cite permanence and symbolism, while critics warn of favoritism and loss of traditional meaning.
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Wea
Shatroth
Colorado
Congress
Tram H. Carson
E. B. Wolcott
Philadelphia
Thomas H. Brown
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Harry Vanetti Vogt
Charles Catlin
Daughters of the War of 181
Indianapolis News
Seven states lead in manufacturing, same order as 1890
The Great Manufacturing states list New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Massachusetts, Ohio, New Jersey, and Missouri as the top seven in 1900, with Illinois third by population and New Jersey excelling in silk manufacturing.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Massachusetts
Ohio
New Jersey
Missouri
United States
Charles Lamb Relays Written After Desk Hours
Charles Lamb would compose one relay in the evening following a day at his desk in the East India Office, reflecting his orderly work routine and literary habit.
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Charles Lats Eesaye
Charles Lamb
East India Office
Faithful Lover Marries Under Nine Year Old License
Jacob Groff aged 62 and Hebecca Gleisbury aged 59 wed at Mayton West Virginia after a nine year wait for a marriage license. The groom kept the license all that time and the minister, Rev D S Thomas, united them despite the license date.
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Jacob Groff
Mayton
W. Va
Hebecca Gleisbury
D.S. Thomas
Illustrated Journalism in the Chinese Empire Declares Dowager Empress Real Ruler
An article discusses western illustrated journalism entering China and an image from Shanghai noting the Dowager Empress restoring the Emperor’s harem upon return to Beijing. It asserts the Empress Dowager governs, using the harem as her informant network to influence the nominal sovereign, Emperor Kwang-Su.
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Celestial Empire
Shanghai
Imperial Palace
Pekin
Health authorities warn against alum baking powders cue
The piece notes alum baking powders sold at low prices often include inducements like prizes. Authorities urge consumers to buy powders of established name to protect health. It also mentions Dr Francisco De Paula Rodrigues Alves elected president of Brazil, to be inaugurated November 15, governor of Sao Paulo state.
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Awe Ted Aident
Braxtt
Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves
Brazil
Sao Paulo
Disease of great men claims lives of figures from history
The text notes angina pectoris as a fate of prominent men including Cecil Rhodes Matthew Arnold Lord Clarendon Dr Chalmers John Leech Dr John Hunter the famed physician Thorwardson the sculptor and Sumner the American statesman. It suggests the condition favors those with highly developed nervous systems.
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Cecil Rhodes
Matthew Arnold
Lord Clarendon
Chalmers
John Leech
John Hunter
Thorwardson
Sumner
Triloise Shin to Train Fremen on Endurance Tests
The Cincinnati will serve as a training ship for Fremen and boil er endurance tests. It has been fully outfitted for this purpose and the Bureau of Navigation plans to assign junior officers as instructors while offering engine room duties training.
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Cincinnati
Bureau of Navigation
Negroes and West Virginia a growing south Mecca
The article notes West Virginia attracting black migrants from the south as the climate and coal and coke industries grow. It cites 15,000 black laborers employed in mines and mentions railroad work and robust employment opportunities across counties. A side anecdote recalls Gen. Grant buying a horse for 500 dollars and a later remark to Senator Conkling about the animal.
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West Virginia
South
Gen. Grant
Senator Conkling
Bal
New Railway Tariff Sparks Broad Passenger Price Hike
The Russian minister of Anavee announces a new railway tariff effective in April. Passenger fares rise sharply, with ordinary trains up to 25 percent higher and express services up to 400 percent dearer.
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Messian Maliway Taek
Anavee
Ohio editor rejects bogus trade dollar for autograph
An Ohio editor states he would not accept a fake trade dollar for the autograph of any man on earth. He jokes that if such a token were offered with a check or railway pass he might overcome his antipathy.
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Ohio
Laurier backs plan for national art conservatory in Canada
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes Sir Wilfrid Laurier favors creating a national art conservatory in Canada and would push for an annual grant of 30009 dollars. Another item reports a dozen New York dogs being charged with drunken behavior after biting a child, considered one of the era's most serious canine offenses.
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Canada
Wilfrid Laurier
New York
Philadelphia Inquirer
Decorations Doubling Under Kaiser Amid Star Rituals
In the past year the Kaiser decorated at least 2,473 people with stars or ribbons, a record surpassing any year since Wilhelm II began his reign. The text notes Alpha as the pole star and references long historical ties to stellar symbolism. Elsewhere, mentions of Frescom Wester Frairies and prairie tree plantings for shade and beauty appear as fragmented items.
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Inet
Wilhelm II
Frescom Wester Frairies. Fm
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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