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August 29, 1862 – Gallant Action of Major Lippert of the 13th Illinois Cavalry

Greenville, Mo., August 25. —Major Lippert of the 1st battalion of the 13th Illinois cavalry, with 130 men, attacked a body of guerillas 350 strong, under Hicks, miles beyond Bloomfield. The guerillas were totally routed, twenty of them killed, three times as many wounded, and a number taken prisoners. Sixty horses, seventy stand of arms, and all their camp equipage were captured. The survivors scattered in all directions, and will not probably again reorganize. The affair was a complete success for Major Lippert, and little more trouble need be apprehended from Hicks’ band.

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August 18, 1862 – Our Army Correspondence From Mississippi

Camp near Jacinto, Aug. 6, 1862.

Ed. Sentinel:—As we are about to pull up stakes and move to a different locality, I thought a few lines from the 22d would not be uninteresting.

Three regiments of our brigade, including the 22d, three sections of our battery, a squadron of cavalry, are now out. This is the third day since they left. They are now at Iuka, twenty miles south-east of this on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, whither we follow with our camp equipage, and, as I understand, will remain at that point for some time. Our brigade. the 1st, under Gen. Robert B. Mitchell, is to hold that point, while the 2d and 3d remain here. The headquarters of Gen. Davis, commanding the Division (4th) remains as before at Jacinto.

Posted inDaily News Politics

Fascisti and Reds Clash for Second Time at Newark, N. J.

Newark, N. J., Aug. 16—Black-shirted Fascisti and members of the Italian socialist labor party clashed for the second time within the past few weeks in Newark today and when the smoke of battle had cleared it was found that six men had suffered bullet or stab wounds.

The clash followed an encounter at Laurel Garden In Springfield avenue where the Socialists had called a meeting and to which the members of the New York branch of the fascisti society had been invited.

For more than an hour police reserves from six precincts wielded night sticks and pistol butts to restore order. When quiet prevailed the police had one prisoner, Frank Catalano, suffering from a stab wound; six razors, a stilletto and two jack knives.

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Preserve The “Bear”

Coast Guard cutter USS Bear, in the ice. It is captioned "U.S.S. Bear - Pt. Barrow Alaska - August 21, 1922. The bear is a 3 masted ship with a funnel between the first two masts.

Now that the historic Bear is safe again and en route south, let’s revive that former suggestion for preserving the grand old ship for Seattle.

Some time ago the Chamber of Commerce started a movement to bring the ship here after her last voyage as a coast guard cutter, and turn her into a sort of monument-—an embodiment of the spirit of the Northland. That is a worthy idea; it should be carried thru. And what better place for the Bear than Seattle harbor, from which so many tall ships have sailed to the storied lands to the northward?