Edmund Ruffin Secession Prophet Ends Own Hatred Fueled Suicide
Edmund Ruffin long hailed as a secession crusader carried deep hatred for the North. He joined the Palmetto Guards at Charleston and fired the first shot at Fort Sumter. After Bull Run he retired to his plantation and, amid Union victory and Yankee scorn, he penned a final note of unmitigated hatred before shooting himself.
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Edmund Ruffin
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Tom Henshaw
Associated Press
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Peter
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Navore
Lincoln
South Carolina
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John Brown
Charleston
Fort Sumters
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Sumter
Battle of
Bull Run
Lee
Virginia Business Activity Edges Up in June
A monthly Bureau of Business Research report notes nine components and thirteen cities, with June comparisons showing growth across most city indices. Norfolk trails minor gains while Richmond and Alexandria show positive and mixed results among Virginia’s four largest metros.
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Virginia
Richmond
Norfolk
Roanoke
Alexandria
Bureau of Business Research
Alec King
College of Wil and Mary
Nara
Staunton
Williamsburg
Winchester
Pope Advocates Moral Curb on Filmmaking
Pope John XXIII urges Catholics to use all means to curb movies deemed harmful to morals and to promote Christian values in the art of moviemaking. The Vatican call emphasizes safeguarding virtue while engaging with cinema.
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Vatican City
John XXIII
Hashed brown potatoes enhanced with peppers bacon
A reader shares a simple serving idea for hashed brown potatoes by stirring in chopped green pepper diced pimiento and crumble crisp bacon for extra flavor.
Message in old journal targets Stanton in Lincoln plot
Ray A Neff of Gibbsboro New Jersey a research chemist found a coded allegorical message signed by Brig Gen Lafayette Baker the North Civil War secret police chief in a Philadelphia used book suggesting a Baker Stanton Lincoln assassination link Neff believes the artifact ties Baker to Stanton in the plot against Lincoln AP wirephoto
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Ray A. Neff
Gibbsboro
N. J
Philadelphia
Lafayette C. Baker
Secret Police
Edwin M. Stanton
Lincoln
Neff
Baker
Stanton
Abraham Lincoln
54 at Madison To Get Diplomat
Harvey W. Ashby pastor of As bury Memorial Methodist Church will deliver the invocation and benediction at the event.
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Harvey W. Ashby
Asbury Memorial Methodist Church
Earthen slab dip unearthed with mixed crushed herb
A discovered clay slab reveals a mix of crushed substances used as a dip for fried chicken or fish. The fragment hints at food preparation practices involving oil frying and dipping sauces.
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