Some New Neighbors Bring Longstreet Surprise
In a Civil War memoir scene, a picket station notices two Confederate corps under Longstreet approaching. The troop line is drawn, forts rise, and swampy ground tests marching retreat. A moonlit bridge repair paves a surprise assault at dawn, shifting the balance as Longstreet faces a bold night operation.
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Beran
Lee
Richmond
Longstreet
North Carolina
General Longstreet
Understanding Seconds and Short Ends in Trade Goods
Washington Star explains how goods known as seconds and short ends are produced and sold at reduced prices. It details how manufacturers inspect and discard flaws, how defects appear in collars and tires, and how public perception drives wholesale pricing and worker accountability.
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Washington
Washington Star
Misapelt Word Exposes Forger In Political Case
A high profile political case hinged on letters about a forged word. The key witness was caught writing a word misspelled as in the letters, revealing the forger. The July 1 census bureau in Washington was organized with ex Governor Merriam in charge and 3 450 clerks worked the census while 780 clerks served in the permanent forces.
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Washington
Merriam
Tillman’s Tribute to Stokes A Loyal South Carolinian
Senator Tillman reflects on J William Stokes of South Carolina a six year congressman who died in 1901 praising his calm judicial temper devotion to family and children his leadership in reform and alliance movements and his cherished memory as a true gentleman in a solemn tribute linking life death and reunion in hopeful tones for a grieving wife.
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Congress
J. William Stokes
B. R. Tillman
Senate
House of Representatives
South Carolina
A. F. Lever
Washington and Lee University
Virginia
Farmers’ Movement
Columbia
Stokes
Alliance
Dr. Stokes
Kansas Wheat Harvest Faces Labor Hurdles and Tricks
Kansas farmers tackle winter wheat harvest amid a shift from feared failure to strong yields. The piece notes outside labor, 10 000 to 20 000 workers expected, and stories of unseasoned harvesters who quit early or lived off farmers. It recounts "before harvest" hands, drunken workers, and townsfolk forcing loafers into work, with anecdotal incidents across Ellsworth Pratt Sumner and Osborne counties.
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Kansas
Ellsworth County
Rice County
Pratt County
Sumner County
Wellington
Money cannot buy true happiness or honor, Solomon’s lesson
The piece argues money buys only purchasable things and cannot satisfy the soul. It contrasts Solomon’s wealth with modern millionaires, noting many fail to gain genuine happiness or virtue. It cites Sir Walter Raleigh, Lord Chesterfield, Cardinal Wolsey, Bunyan, Leicester, and Chesterfield to illustrate money’s limits and the value of true manhood.
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Solomon
Walter Raleigh
Lord Chesterfield
Cardinal Woolsey
John Bunyan
Leicester
Chesterfield
Hichmond
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Joe Taylor
Bud Kent
Shorty Wong
Bucky Knapp
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