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THE NEW YORK HERALD L 1 I iL J J f _ J Jll w 1 WHOLE NO 9377 NEW YORK WEDNESDAY MAY 14 1862TRIPLE SHEET PRICE TWO CENTS UTHUTCU 0 CAPTURE or lAPTURK OF NEW R8 or NEW OK nIw or nw lAltg NEW ORLEANS ORLEANS ORLEANS ORLEANS saiir sf 3l aJffii 5r new or Si ORLBANR ORLEANS ORLEANS OBLBANA ORLEANS RAPTURE Or NEW ORLEANS S1BSS g SIS gfiliSS iiiEsg Sm Sf 8K5fSS CATWU SP w CAPTURE or NEW ORLEANS s ms sassa NOTICE notice NOTICE MOTICf NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE Oo apecia artlai Mr William Waud wUneeaed the en tire mtaI engagement on the lower Mleiaippl resulting 1b the wptart of New Orlrant iron the main maathead of Commodore Farrago Pi Flagahlp the Mleaiaaippi and baa ew York with i of afcMcheay k H1CH WILL re Farrago t Flagahlp the Mleaiaaippi returned to New York with a most important and lotercat WmCHtCw5VJL BE PUBLISHED WHICH WILL BE PUBLISHED WHICH WILL BE PUBLISHED IN A IN A GRAND SUSS NUMBER NUMBER DOUBLE NUMBER GRAND DOUBLE GRAND DOUBLE GRAND DOUBLB GRAND DOUBLE GRAND DOUBLE GEAND DOUBLB GRAND DOUBLE GRAND DOUBLB GRAND GRAND E325B GRAND NUMBER NUMBEi NUMBER NUMHEiC NUMBER NUMBER
"Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by J. T. Lloyd." General map of the eastern United States showing state and county boundaries, cities and towns, forts, roads, and railroads. This map was in the possession of Jedediah Hotchkiss at the time of his death. Major Hotchkiss served as topographic engineer with the Army of Northern Virginia. In July 1948, the Library of Congress purchased his map collection. Handwritten note on the verso reads "Lloyd's [sic] map of the United States, 1863 captured and used as part of my collection of maps, during the Civil War, 1861-5. Jed. Hotchkiss, Top. Eng., 2nd. Corps, Army N. Va." For the 1864 edition see Civil War Maps entry no. 50. Description derived from published bibliography. Scale ca. 1:2,250,000. Library of Congress. Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 41.4 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.
Provides a snapshot of the Tenth Street Historic Freedmen's Town District and The Bottom in Dallas, Texas, as they appeared in August 2023. Through photos, this documentation captures the remaining structures, streetscapes, and landmarks, showcasing the resilience of these historic neighborhoods amid challenges like development pressures, city-led demolitions under the 3000-square-foot rule, disinvestment, redlining, gentrification, and fires. This visual record preserves the community’s legacy, helping present and future generations understand the neighborhood’s enduring presence and spirit despite the odds, while underscoring the importance of continued preservation efforts.
Map shows Union troops on the road running parallel to the Orange and Alexandria railroad. Just past Bristoe Station, as Union troops crossed Broad Run, a Confederate battery emerged from woods north of the railroad. Next, Confederate skirmishers appeared on a hill overlooking the Union column. Finally, there were several Confederate charges. Union forces were able to return fire and, after several hours of fierce fighting, to capture Confederate artillery and approximately 450 prisoners.
LETTER FROM FLORIDA r The Hotel Royal I oinciana Maine Per sonals etc Special correspondence of The Journal Palm Beach Fla March 121905 One of the first questions which the visitor to Palm Beach asks and one that is never tiring to the traveler is that as to the size and dimensions of the Hotel Royal Poinciana and it may surprise some of my northern friends to learn of the size of this enormous hostelry The usual questions are How many will it accommodate How long is the building How many rooms does it contain In reply were most interesting The exhibits in fruit and vegetable lines were as fine as it was possible to have them and while Florida has been visited by a severe freeze they did not seem to be materi ally affected One of the largest catches of Spanish mackerel made here in a long time was that of yesterday when the fishermen who were out with nets captured a school in which there were thousands and they were dragged to the shore by the barrel Just previous to this catch a large ninefoot shark had been killed and pulled out on the shore and the
THE VOLUNTEER NAVY A Foolhardy Expedition Inspired by Act ing Master Smith who was not in it Smith Makes his Exit from the Service IX In my last l stated that we had re turned to our old cruising ground off Matagorda Texas where things for a time resumed their old phases with a few exceptions Alter witnessing the brilliant exploits on the Mississippi Acting Master Smith of whom I have previously spoken became more and more convinced that he was it and finally arrived at the conclusion that he could put down the remainder of the Rebellion all bv himself He appeared to liken himself to Alexander the Great and to be looking for worlds to con quer On the other hand we likened him to Don Quixote a man who would charge a windmill hut Smith did not seem to he able to get a Sancho Rauza to iollow him He was more frantic to do something to distinguish himself than ever before and at last thought he had the opportunity And by rea son of this the executive officer Mr Dean and myself and thirtytwo men came very near being captured and the chances of being killed
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Former Cong Arthur Mitchell Speaks Here Fri Former Congressman Arthur Mitchell of Chicago 111 who was the leading Negro Republican of the country before his retirement from poiitics a few years ago will speak here at 3 oclock Friday afternoon The speech will be lhadc at West Street YWCA at a special meet Arkansas I Continued from Page One the study groups that were pres ent Rev 0 W Blakely Pastor of Bethel AME Church nelivcred the benediction Mrs A C Jones presided 24th 7 Continued from Page One gun and small tjirms fire Lieut Lahlane supervised the building j of a line for effective counterfm During the subsequent with drawal he slowed down the enemy charge by firing a captured mach i ine gun When he saw that his men had withdrawn safely he broke tin enemy weapon over a lock and 1 threw it at the enemy He was wounded by enemy fire but crawled back and warned hi men of a dangerously placed enemy machine gun The men knocked out the enemy gun ing of the Mississippi Division ot j the Southern Regional Council Since his retirement from poli tics the former Congressman has taken up residence
Betts Arrested After Hunt in Gambling Case Capture Made Near Rich1 mond Va on Warrant Is sued During Inquiry Into i Nassau County Scandal Trail Leads to Officials Indictment of Well Known Figure in Sporting World Is Reported at Minela Colonel Lou Betts indicted by the Ks3u County grand jury last month as n gambler was arrested yesterday at Lester Manor near Richmond Va and is being held for extradition pro ceedings These proceedings probably will be commenced Wednesday and it is expected they will be vigorously contested by Betts His arrest forms another link in the chain that is being gradually forged by Supreme Court Justice Scudder and District Attorney Charles R Weeks about thos einvolved in gambling oper ations in Nassau County It came af ter a long chase by State Troopers Byck and Krause who were set on the trail of Betts immediately after the Indictment was handed down The trail led the two troopers from Mine ola to Highland N J thence to Havre de Grace Md and finally to Rich mond Bett was the owner of Kings Cot tage just outside Hewletts L I in which it is alleged gambling was rife The news of
GREAT FALLS DAILY TRIBUNE IV M BOLE Editor O S WARDEN Manager EDITOR fAL PACE LEONARD G DIEHL Business Manager BUTTE AND AGRICULTURE The Butte Miner steps out upon broad ground and gives Farmer B K Wheeler formerly at torney atlaw of Butte full credit for capturing bag and baggage the recent Nonpartisan con vention in Great Falls The Miner marvels that a lawyer should be able to cultivate the farmers who have baen preaching strenuously that the legal fraternity should be kept out of public of fice The newspaper over the range then pro ceeds to claim that Wheeler and Dunn have made Butte the agricultural center of Montana and it sees the fertile lands that encompass Butte bursting into plenteous production like unto the valley of the Nile The Tribune is not inclined to question the privilege of The Miner to praise the general ship of one of the Butte lawyers who is report ed to have said that he would run on any old platform under the sun if the Nonpartisans de sired to tie their tag into his buttonhole but we do think that The Miner is going too fast on this agricultural stuff The claim
ifPPI v M THE WASHINGTON TIMES SATURDAY JUNE 28 1913 NECTP I E GET MANY PLACES Editors Magazine Writers and Reporters Capture Good Positions Under Wilson Writing men highbrow and hack have come Into their own during this Admin istration There are authors and maga zine writers journalists and news paper men publishers and printers all helping Woodrow Wilson run the Gov ernment at the present writing Presi dent Wilson himself a writer ot note has shown his confidence m the writing men by calling many of them from private life to enter the Government service The latest evidence of the inclination oa the part of the President to give recognition to the writers was given by the selection of Oliver P Newman ono of the prominent newspaper workers or Washington as TJIstrlct Commissioner over a large Held of candidates includ ing some of the most prominent Wash ington citizens and of Frank B Lord newspaper correspondent as a member of thb Excise Board Heading the list of the newspaper men in the Government service there is Sec retary of State Bryan political reporter editor and publisher It was while at tending the Chicago convention in 183o In the dual
Soldier Newspapers Are Important Factors In Keeping Up Morale of Our Fighting Men ill S j G 1 HEAVY TANK 1 VT PRODUCTION i XSS I I XrWr V wwCf 7 V W V7 Ms A _ II By ELMO SCOTT WATSON Released by Western Newspaper Union THERES an old saying that if two men meet anywhere in the world and one of them is an Englishman the chances are hell suggest they start a club If thats true then its equally true that when any unit of the American army larger than a squad arrives at a new post be it on home or foreign soil one of the first things the soldiers do is to start their own newspaper This seems to apply to the fighting fronts as well for soon after the American forces in Sicily had captured the town of Vittoria a onepage sheet called the Dough boy News made its appearance As a matter of fact the News is a transplanted soldier newspaper It is published by and for the men of the 45th di vision of the United States Sev enth army and it was started while the 45th was in training at Pine