Veteran recounts daring Civil War escapees tale of Patrick O Connell
The Boston Transcript recalls Patrick O Connell of Danvers at 62 who endured Libby and Belle Isle prisons, escaped multiple times, dodged bloodhounds, and survived a grim march to Union lines. His harrowing odyssey ended at Knoxville and Washington before his return home with tales and the old handcuffs.
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Patrick O'Connell
Danvers
Boston Transcript
Grand Army
First
Massachusetts Union
Union
O'Connell
Petersburg
Libby
Richmond
Belle Isle
Andersonville
Charleston
Columbia
Cara
Columbia Jail
Liberty
Knoxville
Gen Manor
Washington
Banty
Indianapolis
Boston
Amesbury
Hero of Sandusky Col George Croghan’s Remains Reinterred
Historic notice recounts Col George Croghan born Locust Grove 1791 and famed for Sandusky defense under Gen Harrison. After a search by Col R M Kelley and Webb Hayes, his remains were identified and moved to Fremont Ohio near a Hayes monument. Croghan’s career spanned Fort Stevenson defense and later posts before his death in New Orleans of cholera in 1849.
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R. M. Kelley
Louisville
Washington
George Croghan
Fero of
Sandusky
Locust Grove
Maj
William Croghan
Webb Hayes
President Hayes
Col
G. A
Fremont
Mort Sandusky
Col. Croghan
George Rogers Clark
Maj. Croghan
Harrison
Fort Stevenson
Lower Sandusky
Proctor
Croghan
Chillicothe
Congress
New Orleans
Anecdote of Lincoln Reveals Sleepless News Night
Col Holloway recalls a Lincoln anecdote about a Tribune editor seeking two reporters after Sherman cut from Atlanta. William H. Byrington met Lincoln at night in the White House corridor. Lincoln, in a night shirt, hesitated then guessed Mobile and Ravannah as likely sending points, warning not to tell Stanton.
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Col. Holloway
Lincoln
William H. Byrington
Naples
Washington
New York Tribune
Sherman
Atlanta
The
Tribune
President Lincoln
Byringtom
White House
Mobile
Ravannal
Stanton
Bia
Women Workers and the Wage Gap Across Industries
A 1906 essay argues women form a key labor force across factories, mills, and shops worldwide, detailing roles from type setting to sales and police work. It notes fewer strikes among women, the early age of marriage for many, and the persistent wage gap driven by contracts and marriage. It laments motherhood’s impact on careers and calls for enduring women’s participation as vital to modern civilization.
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Margaret & Sangster
Bombay
Calcutta
New England
South
Middle West
Frome
Russia
Poland
Ranka Thas
Jooma
Mother Eve
Josph B. Bowles
Simple Drawn Work Design for Canvas and Linen
Simple drawn work design suitable for canvas or linen. Threads are drawn, left strands gathered in small clusters near the edge, then two clusters joined by a central thread. Requires little work and is gentle on the eyes, offering an attractive finish with modest effort.
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Gether
Small travel kit tips for wise travelers from an old guide
The traveler carries medicine, sewing materials, pocket masks, and fabric items for comfort. The text suggests inexpensive small medicine cases, needle and thread, scissors, and a fan or broadcloth to ease journeys.
Norcal Dent-removing tool for gun barrels described
A described two piece iron dent removal tool for 12 ounce barrels uses three quarter inch half round iron pieces joined and riveted with a snug loose hole between them. The shorter piece is used against the dent, heated, driven by a hammer, forming a wedge to pop out dents.
Handy leveling device aids leveling distant posts
An excerpt from Popular Mechanics describes a simple leveling device using nails boards cord and a small weight. Place three boards on posts as illustrated, align at two points, mark the baseboard measure the plumb line, then invert and repeat to adjust until the line sits midway between marks.
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Saya
McIntyre
Sound of an Anvil Improvised Clamp Method
A correspondent of the American Blacksmith describes a method to secure an anvil by widening the base if needed and using four bolts with eyebolts and two eye posts on each side. The setup aims to hold the anvil firmly and dampen its ring.
California Desert Stone Guide Posts Aim to Save Lost Travelers
Popular Mechanics notes stone guide posts are being placed in California deserts to show springs and streams. Prospectors face dehydration risks as they wander in search of gold. California Legislature appropriated 5000 dollars for installing guides, with counties already starting and thousands more posts planned this spring to reduce deaths.
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California
Popular Mechanics
Legilature
Autos on Warships to Be Carried by British Ships
Automobiles will be carried on British battleships and cruisers hereafter. The service notes that the gear can be handled by boat derricks and motoring has become popular among the fleet.
A Healthy Business Turns Polluted Trade
The report labels dye-tanking from coal tar as the healthiest trade in the world while noting harsh conditions. It claims tar contains eight tons and a tissue hulider, and cites an average tar worker life of six years.
Conquest of the Air: From Balloons to Wright Brothers
A historical overview recounts early balloon experiments by Montgolfier and successors, then tracks the shift to winged flight. It highlights Daedalus era attempts, Langley, Maxim, and the Wright brothers, noting December 1902 trials and 1905 Dayton flights culminating in the first successful powered air travel after centuries of effort.
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Tenry
Helen Clayton
Blue Hull Observatory
Mindy
Montgolfer du Prance
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Francis Hopkinson
Rufun Porter
United States
Gaffard
Tissandier
Renard
Krebs
Santos Dumont
Lebaudre
Daedalus
Tlilien
Tagley
Hiram Maxim
Langley
Wright Brothers
Ohio
Lilienthal
Germany
Chanute
Herring
Dayton
Sersow
Plan of Portable Saw Horse for Easy Transport
A Practical Carpenter correspondent reviews a portable saw horse design that folds or stows compactly for moving between jobs. The article notes the usual fixed form is awkward to move and presents a sketch of the proposed construction.
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Ube
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Thirteenth Indiana Regiment
North Carolina
Roan Mountain
Newburyport News
Tennessee
Uinion
Stars and Stripes
Youerville
Magazine
Norcal
Meni Debao
Tom
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