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In southern England, a fatal train wreck on the Brighton to London line kills four and injures dozens more |
| US/the World |
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President Benito Juarez adjourns the Mexican Congress and abandons Mexico City to the French |
| Education/Culture |
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The inaugural Grand Prix de Paris horserace is held at Longchamps Racecourse outside the city |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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In Wisconsin, Provost-Marshal's Office in Milwaukee moved to Racine over anti-draft mob threats |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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Philadelphia Democrats hold a mass protest meeting in Independence Square |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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Regional army commander Ambrose Burnside orders the closing of the Chicago Times for disloyalty |
| Education/Culture |
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The first public national billiards championship is held in New York City's Irving Hall |
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Harriet Tubman leads an armed raid against Confederate forces in South Carolina |
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The National Ship Canal Convention assembles in Chicago with Vice-President Hamlin in the chair |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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In New York, German leaders angrily defend German-born Union troops |
| Crime/Disasters |
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Head-on railroad collision in New Jersey wrecks two locomotives but injures only two |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Off the coast of Brazil, the Confederate raider, Alabama, burns the New York bark Amazonian |
| Education/Culture |
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Famous trotting horse "George M. Patchen" wins his second high-stakes match race in a few weeks |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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Opponents of the war hold a Peace Convention at the Cooper Union in New York City |
| US/the World |
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In northern England, textile manufacturers honor General "Stonewall" Jackson and mourn his death |
| Business/Industry |
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In Chicago, the American Medical Association holds its first annual meeting since 1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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In Lancaster, Ohio, Governor Tod appears in court on charges of kidnapping and illegal imprisonment |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The Illinois State Legislature strongly protests the military shutdown of the Chicago Times |
| Religion/Philosophy |
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The Dutch Reformed Church holds its annual meeting in Newburgh, New York |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Admiral Andrew Foote assigned to replace Admiral Dupont as head of South Atlantic Squadron |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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In Illinois, the Chicago Times reopens after its brief military shutdown |
| Religion/Philosophy |
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The annual national convention of the North American associations of the Y.M.C.A meets in Chicago |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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In Concord, Republican railway executive Joseph Gilmore is sworn in as governor of New Hampshire |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Amphibious Union force raids Bluffton, South Carolina and burns it to the ground |
| Crime/Disasters |
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On the Farralon Islands, the deadly twenty-minute exchange of shots of the "Egg War" kills two |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Off the coast of Brazil, the Confederate raider, Alabama, captures the New York clipper ship Talisman |
| Personal |
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Francis Martin Drexell, founder of the Philadelphia banking house, killed in railroad accident |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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General J.E.B. Stuart parades his entire cavalry force at a second "Grand Review" in Virginia |
| Crime/Disasters |
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In Chicago, a fire at a railroad yard destroys an engine house and damages locomotives |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The press reports that a draft enroller in Berks County, Pennsylvania resigns in fear of his life |
