Veteran Te Active at 93 and Civil War reminiscences
A Tennessee veteran, G. W. Bradley of Brownsville, age 93, claims to be the oldest living ex Confederate soldier. Born near Lynchburg in 1809, he fought in eighteen battles, endured injuries, and remains active, planning to attend the Dallas reunion and share relics at the soldiers' home in Sedalia Missouri. He recalls buck fever, Col Dan McCook, and a siege battlefield memory from Vicksburg.
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United States
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W. Bradley
Tennessee
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Sedalia
Dallas
Sterling Price
Misssouri
Mc Cook
Con
Dan McCook
Wwo Wal
White Beat
James Ro
Twenty-second
Indiana
Col
Dan. McCook
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Uhetas
Daughters Aim to Acquire Fort Massac Site in Illinois
The Daughters of the American Revolution push to obtain Fort Massac on the Ohio River in Massac County and turn it into a historic park. Judge Green of Cairo owns the property and would donate it if state or national aid for permanent preservation is secured.
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Fort Massac
Illinois
Ohio River
Io Massac County
Judge Green
Cairo
Grand Memorial Arch to Honor Confederate Dead in Columbus
A massive memorial arch will rise at Confederate Camp Chase cemetery in Columbus Ohio built by former Union soldiers. It will be unveiled June 7 as the first northern arch marking the Confederate dead at the Inclosure which holds 2200 burials. Grand Army organizations in the city will take part in the unveiling exercises.
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Camp Chase Cemetery
Columbus
Ohio
Camp Chase
Pension Bills Pass in 110 Minutes in House Action
The House of Representatives passed 229 private pension bills in 110 minutes on March 15. Since the session began, 5,672 private pension proposals have been introduced, and it is likely that by year end at least one million names will appear on the pension rolls.
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House of Representatives
Congress
Bridge removal near Carbondale stirs Civil War memory
The Miinoia Central Railroad Company plans removal of a historic bridge over Bug Muddy River north of Carbondale Illinois. Once a Civil War strategic point, the bridge faced threats from southern forces and was guarded by artillery and cavalry units. A separate note records a monument to Lieut Gen Leonidas Polk on Pine Mountain Georgia marking his death at the Battle of Kenne www in ING.
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Batueferd
Vicksburg
Mlinets
Mintorte
Miinoia Central Railroad Company
Ilinois
Bug Muddy
Carbondale
Egypt
Ohio River
Sea Fork
Leonidas Polk
Pine Mountain
Georgia
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Ing
MURDERS SHOCK CITY IN THREE DAYS TRIAL
A Philadelphia murder spree ends with Wy am Herman Lane sentenced to death within 72 hours. He killed Mrs. Ella A. Furbush and her seven year old daughter after luring them upstairs, then wounded Eloise before being captured at Camden depot. Lane confessed after police seized the weapon and valuables. Eloise identified him at the hospital, sealing the case. The tragedy shocks Philadelphia society and exposes a double life by the murdered woman's husband.
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Wyam Herman Lane
Lane
Ella A. Furbush
Fifteenth Street
Furbush
Charles A. Furbush
Mr. Furbush
Madeline
Liz
Mrs. Furbush
Bloise
Mamma
Eloise
Camden
Donaghy
Little Eloise
Hahnemann Hospital
Cunningham
William Lane
Thoughts That Are Fatal as Fear of Disease
A historical article argues that fear and morbid thoughts can cause illness and worsen disease. It cites physicians noting mind over body, the impact of cheerful versus grim attitudes in patient recovery, and the danger of persistent cancer dread. It emphasizes eradicating melancholy thoughts to avoid health decline.
First English Daily Example of Wonderful Advancian Journalism
The first English daily paper, the Daily Courant, appeared two hundred years ago last month next to the King's Arms Tavern at Fleetbridge London. It was a single sheet printed on one side with no editorials or ads. Foreign news came from Continental papers, mainly Paris. Samuel Buckley bought the Courant on April 28 1702 adding ads. Time and tide wait for no man and a woman is always behind time.
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King’s Arms Tavern
Fleetbridge
London
Marconi
Atlantic
Paris
E. Mallet
Samuel Buckley
The
Guardian Angels
Real Treasure Cave Discovered in Fergus County Mine
A new cave about 150 feet long was found at the Abbey mine near Kendall in Fergus County Montana. It lies in an immense ore body with a main chamber sparkling with crystallized lime and silica and stalactites from the roof. the floor holds hundreds of tons of cyanide gold ore worth about twenty dollars per ton.
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Abbey Mine
Kendall
Fergus County
Mont
Crystal Pendants Light the Cave Quest Chronicle
Explorers trek a crystal palace, entering the Jones chamber after ladders fail to reach a deeper shaft. They report alabaster white and gold tinted pendants, walls of native Mnne rock, and thin crystallization over soft ore, noting the chamber is about eighteen feet square.
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Crystal Palace
Jones Chamber
IDEA OF HIS SWEETHEART A DAINTY COURTSHIP TALE
A Washington matron and her daughter Naomi watch a drawn out flirtation with teen suitors. One boy requests Naomi's portrait in exchange for a photo of his. The mother accepts a photo swap but receives a single American beauty rose in the box, signaling a quiet ending to the courtship episode.
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Washington
Naomi
Naom
Neoni
Washington Star
Senator Hanna’s Witty Wish Compared To Ancient Rome
A friend remarks Hanna lives in wealth and honors yet desires more. Hanna responds with a dig at appetite for power, echoing a Roman quote about wishing to eat what pleases and making a Democrat digest. The exchange highlights the burden of responsibilities over enjoyment.
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Hanna
Aimilar
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