Indians Sue Government
Wyoming Indians have joined several tribes in Montana, Idaho and Washington in a suit against the federal government involving land claims of more than $68,000,000. The Indians claim the rights…
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August 12, 1862 – Escape of Gen. Buford
Culpeper, Monday, August 11.—The brigade of cavalry, under command of Gen. Buford, made a descent on Madison Court House on Tuesday, the 5th inst. He found the Confederates had been there, but had left. He made a reconnoissance In every direction, and met Confederate pickets on every road. On the 7th inst., the pickets on the road to Stannardsville had a skirmish, losing one killed and three wounded. On the 8th, the 1st Maryland had another skirmish on the Orange Court House road, in which they lost, and about a dozen taken prisoners. Being reinforced by the 1st Michigan, the Confederates were driven to the Rapidan. A strong reconnoissance was made the same evening to the Rapidan, on the Orange road, and a skirmish was going on without loss, when orders came from General Buford to return to Madison Court House.—The party got back at 9 a. m. on the 9th, and found everything ready for a retreat towards Sperryville. as the Confederates were approaching from every direction. The party reached Woodville in safety, and there encamped.—They reached Culpeper Monday next.
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August 10, 1862 – On General Pope
From the Richmond Enquirer, July 20.
An officer of Bragg’s army stated to us when he heard of Pope’s transfer to Virginia to command the Yankee forces in the Piedmont and Potomac regions, that he was a very bold and audacious commander, and would surprise us by unexpected enterprises, unless we were very vigilant. But he also said that his plans were not well conceived or judicious, and that he would expose himself to heavy chastisement and disaster if our opposing General should be on the alert.
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French Aviators Shatter Record
Cover 2,546 Miles in Non-Stop Flight of 40 Hours, Still Up.
By the Associated Press.
CHARTRES, France, August 9.—The French aviators, Drouhin and Landry landed at the airdrome here at 2:42 o’clock this morning, after having covered 4,400 kilometers in 45 hours 11 minutes 59 seconds, creating a new world non-stop record both for duration and distance.
By the Associated Press.
ETAMPES, France, August B.—The French aviators Drouhin and Landry, at 10 o’clock tonight, became holders of the world’s record for a non-stop airplane flight, having covered a distance of 4,100 kilometers (2,546.1 miles).
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MacMillan Tells Of Fight with Herd Of Infuriated Walrus
Washington, Aug. 6 (AP)—A fight with a herd of walrus was described by Commander MacMillan of the MacMillan Arctic expedition in a message received tonight by the National Geographic Society.
The message, dated today, and relayed by A. A. Collins of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, related that “In a walrus hunt yesterday, three members of the Peary crew, in a Bowdoin boat, were attacked by an infuriated herd of at least 100 walrus.” The kyack of one of the Eskimos aiding in the hunt was capsized, but he was rescued.
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August 6, 1862 – The Surgeons of Richmond
To the Newspapers of Richmond.—We understand that the Confederate Surgeons at the camp of the conscripts near this City, are in the habit of charging a fee of ten dollars…
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Weird Tibetan Scenes Shown
Motion Pictures of Little Traveled Land Are Seen
Great temples with roofs of solid gold, a huge lake of solid salt, weirdly impressive rituals of a barbaric religion, strange people and animals—these were some of the wonder of Tibet shown by motion pictures In the Italian room of The Olympic Hotel Tuesday night.
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August 5, 1862 – Saloon Keeper’s Lament
A saloon keeper in Cleveland, (Ohio,) in scarcity of change, conceived the idea of issuing tickets "good for one drink" to regular customers, when he couldn't change their money.—In printing…
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August 4, 1862 – Arrival of Prizes
New York, August 2—The French bark, Harriet Rolli, which was taken by our forces while running the blockade at New Orleans with a cargo of wines and brandies and arrived to-day under command of Capt. Conant, of the Mass. 4th regiment. She has 33 sick soldiers.
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Klan Disorders Rock Bay State
GUNS BLAZE, DOZEN HURT IN KKK RIOT
Police of Three Towns Unable to Restore Order in Massachusetts Battle
STATE TROOPS CALLED
Band of Klansmen Besieged in Cellar, Rescued From Mob of 500 Rioters
West Wood, Mass., Aug. 3. (AP)—Injury to a dozen or more persons, the wrecking of a farm house in the Islington district here, and the arrest of three men for carrying concealed weapons was the aftermath of the Ku Klux Klan’s first attempt to hold a meeting in the district since the state police stopped supplying guards for Klan gatherings.
Mob of Five Hundred
The meeting in a field of the Boston, Providence highway here yesterday, ended in a riot which the police of three towns were unable to quell. A mob of 500 anti-Klan sympathizers and three score Klansmen staged a pitched battle with fists, rocks and brick bats. Although fire arms were in evidence, no shots were fired.
Klansmen Escape
Most of the Klansmen escaped in their cars, but a few were bottled up on the south Stephen Illisleey where they huddled in the cellar while every window and much of the furniture disintegrated under a hail of rocks from the outside. Among those injured by flying missiles were Bernice Lee and May Wheeler of Waltham.