A Call for a Stronger Navy Based on Trade Growth
A speaker argues the United States must expand naval power to protect its booming commercial marine. He analyzes 1858 naval lists, estimates manpower needs, and proposes a government backed Military Navy to defend tonnage, with commissioned officers, training, and broader shipbuilding support for merchants.
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Great Brotherhood of Free and Independent
Debates on Naval Ironclads and the Merrimac
A fragmentary letter discusses naval design in the American Civil War era. It weighs ironclad concepts against wooden ships and considers the potential impact of the Monitor and Merrimac on future battles at sea.
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London
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Liyesen
Third Cavalry Regiment Mourns Governor Harvey Death
At Camp Benton St Louis officers of the Third Wisconsin Cavalry draft resolutions honoring Governor Louis Harvey. They express sorrow at his death praise his leadership and request mourning insignia for all soldiers. A fund parcel and copies will be sent to the Governor's family and to Wisconsin newspapers.
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Boake
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Conkay
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Stefe Journal
Dead Letter System Abolished and Postage Changes
On January 21 1902 the president approved an act authorizing the Post Office Department to return dead letters to writers. The plan expects double postage to cover extra clerical costs and aims to send unread letters back with reasons for non delivery. A separate local item reports a girl burned by a stove while water was fetched, dying the same evening at about six.
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Congress
Post Office Department
Postofice
Wool Growing in Vermont The Needham Report
Secretary Daniel Needham notes wool prices likely stay high for years. He argues cotton disruption and war bolster wool demand, with Vermont focusing on fine wools yet considering coarser staples and higher priced mutton as alternative profits. He also highlights postwar shifts in clothing and raw material supply.
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Vernont State Agricultural Society
Daniel Needham
Vermont
The Little Chair and a Child's Loss in Song
A silent little chair in a lonely room becomes a focus for grief as a young child dies. The piece reflects on mourning, tears, and the weight of such a loss, contrasting memory with absence and the remaining household ache.
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