Remembering Monitor hero Captain Stodder at sea
The piece recalls Captain Louis N. Stodder, surviving officer of the Monitor, born 1838 in Boston, who served from launch in 1862 through her voyage and battle with the Merrimac. It notes his later role in New York harbor, and relates anecdotes of Civil War duty, a chaplain’s sharp wit, and naval innovation that reshaped warfare.
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Omecer
Monitor
Merrimac
Louis N. Stodder
New York
United States Revenue Service
Brooklyn Standard Union
Stodder
Boston
Navy
Merchant Marine
Brooklyn
Greenpoint
John Ericsson
Cape Hatteras
Last Lincoln Kin Fades From Public Life At 58
Robert T. Lincoln, sole surviving member of the martyred president’s family, dies at 58 after a life as a lawyer in Chicago and a public career as secretary of war and U S minister to Britain. He was educated at Phillips Exeter and Harvard. He never paraded his birth lineage despite constant mention as a possible presidential candidate.
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Lincoln
Robert T. Lincoln
Mr. Lincoln
Robert T Lincoln
Abraham
New England
Phillips Exeter Academy
Harvard College
Chicago
Garfield
Court of St. James
Mind Anthonys Battle Flag Story Reveals Historic US Flag
Dr Henry G Moore of Wabash Indiana shows an old battle flag said to have been carried by Gen Anthony Wayne during his northern Ohio and Indiana campaign near the late 18th century. The flag bears thirteen red white and blue stripes and Anthony Wayne in letters, four by five feet, holes in canvas show wear from earlier use. Moore says it was obtained from an Indian named Dickinson in 1885, who claimed it descended in his Miami family. Mrs Revarre Kil so quah, a 90 year old squaw, heard the tale as part of her land title work and recounted the flag’s handing after the Maumee battle details from Chief Godfrey.
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Anthony
Henry G. Moore
Wabash
Tpé
Anthony Wayne
Ohio
Indiana
Moore
Dickinson
Miami
Revarre
Godfrey
Kil-so-quah
the Maumee
Washington
Aes
National Memorial University grows in Mason City Iowa
The main building at Mason City Iowa rises from 160 acres of Patriots' Bluff site funded entirely by Sons of Veterans and allied groups. Erected at $100000, the stone fireproof 155 by 76 foot three story structure stands central. Plans call for a National Civil War museum, Barton Hall in honor of Clara Barton, and a ladies college under the National Alliance of Daughters of Veterans, opening the university in fall 1903.
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National Memorial University
Mason City
Iowa
Sons of Veterans of the United States and
Allied Organizations
Patriots’ Bnl
National Civil War Museum
United States
Barton
Bliss Clara Barton
America National Red Cross Society
Ladies’ College
National Alliance of Danghters of Veterans
University
Deserter in the Civil War Center of a Soldier's Tale
A Major recalls a bright young recruit from the Third Ohio who deserted twice on paper. He joined the company in 1861 after explaining the Third’s collapse, then vanished after a later visit from an officer. Some say he fought at Chickamauga, bareheaded among the fiercest, while others doubt any trace exists.
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Geos
D Serter
Lan
Third
Ohio
Chickamauga
Chicago
Ohio to Erect Monument for McKinley and Hayes at Antietam
The state of Ohio plans a monument marking the Antietam battlefield spot where William McKinley, then a private and commissary for Ohio troops, stood during the fiercest fighting. Colonel Rutherford B. Hayes led the Twenty third on the battlefield, with McKinley serving under him.
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William McKinley
President Hayes
Antietam
Ohio
McKinley
Rutherford B. Hayes
Boston G A R Posts Seek Logan Square Soldiers Monument
Members of Grand Army Posts in Boston show strong interest in a city monument to soldiers in Logan Square. Joseph R. Craig, president of the Grand Army Association, says a committee will work with councils to obtain an appropriation. Time steals on without fear of arrest, but the thief often serves time.
Is It Out of Date The Dingley Tariff Thinks Itself Obsolete
A Poughkeepsie Eagle essay questions if protectionist policy has-ended its day and if reciprocity opens the door to freer imports. It argues the old wall around the US market is obsolete, urging a broader view that protects domestic industries while promoting needed imports and exports.
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The
Pough“Eagle
American Protective Tariff League
American Protective Tarif League
Poughkeepsie
American Free Trade League
Eagle
Reparty
Tariff Revisions Spark Debate On Time for Change
A wary note on tariff design warns no act is perfect and revisions provoke broader discussions. The piece argues tariffs are compromises that satisfy few and trigger economic uncertainty across industries as policymakers consider future changes ahead of upcoming congressional elections.
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Republican Party
Congress
Political party fortunes mirrored near misses in the polls
In Oyster Bay the Pilot notes that Killey’s service ended early while Democrats in 1834 and Republicans in 1890 faced defeats two years after, seen as foreshadowing party overthrows in presidential races. The piece contrasts shortened terms with looming electoral losses.
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Killey
House of Representative
Cleveland
Harrison
Oyster Bay
Tariff debate on price levels and prosperity in U S history
The passage argues the McKinley Tariff's repeal lowered prices, then suggests reopening mills rather than minting money to raise prices, leading to a long era of unprecedented prosperity under Republican protective tariffs. It questions whether tariffs should be revised again to reduce prices.
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McKinley
Uncle Sam Questions Moon Eclipse Obsession
A humorous aside questions why the public fixates on another total lunar eclipse, riffing on national mood and fascination with celestial events as a playful aside from the era's editorial voice.
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Uncle Sam
Not So Strange Beet Sugar Protection Promoters and Cuban Relief
The Providence Journal questions why beet sugar industry promoters could block Cuban relief legislation. It recalls a Republican pledge to protected domestic producers and suggests some protectionists in Congress support honoring that pledge. It criticizes a Republican member who claims protectionism yet seeks to withhold equal protection for domestic growers.
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Providence “Journal
Journal
Congress
Babcock shifts stance on Cuban sugar tariff
Congressman Babcock says he backs a 20 percent tariff cut on Cuban sugar, aligning with a plea to reduce protections for the domestic sugar industry. The move marks a break with the anti surrender wing, signaling a changed position and possible justification for removal from the line.
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Babcock
Wis
No Maine Beet Raisers Prompt Protection Debate
Bo and Sense Ttin argue there is no sugar beet raiser presence in Maine so Mr Littlefield has no interest in protection. They warn that a rule barring any congressman from voting for a protective duty unless it aids a local industry would undermine the whole system, per the Portland Press.
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Sense Ttin
Maine
Littlefield
Rulus
Portland “Press
Fane Sutton Seeks Sugar Trust Favor Against Beets Growers
Fane Sutton pledges to serve notice to farmers opposing the Sugar Trust pressuring beet growers. Grand Rapids outlet reports on politics and policy framing sugar industry interests against agricultural producers.
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Fane Sutton
Sugar Trust
Grand Rapids
Beet Sugar Protest Sparks Public Debate in Inbo Goming
Vague OCR text hints at a protest or denunciation of beet sugar interests. Mentions veteran protection and a looming plen possibly tied to policy. No clear individuals, organizations, dates, or places are readable to confirm specifics.
Mass Wedding Day Reunites 34 Couples in February
In Ploughcastel Britny a small town all the weddings of the year were held on a single day. In February last 34 couples married simultaneously marking a townwide celebration.
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Ploughcastel
Britny
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Mamie Herbert
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Stine Company
Grand Rapids, Mich
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