White Arrow Brings Shawnee War Crisis to Virginia
A fugitive white boy named Erskine Dale, raised by the Shawnee Kahtoo, traverses frontier Virginia to warn of war. He defends a white woman, faces rival Dane Grey, and navigates tribal intrigue at Red Oaks and Fort Patrick as he seeks allied support for Americans.
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Kentucky Wilder
Jerome Sanders
Kahtoo
Dave Yandell
Red Oaks
James River
Virginia
Colonel Dale
Barbara
Erskine Dale
Williamsburg
Erskine
Dane Grey
Grey
Yandell
Piskine
Harry
Hugh
Sanders Fort
White Arrow
Crooked Lightning
Andre
Detroit
America
Great Wall
Pontiac
Waner Sets Nine Hit Amateur League Record
Ada Independents star Paul Waner improves his batting streak with nine consecutive hits over two games. He went five for five on July 30 and four for four yesterday, raising his season to multiple doubles triples and homers.
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Ada Independents
Paul
Waner
Reyes
Bell
Purcell
White Arrow and ally flee under moonlit night
A wounded boy named White Arrow escapes a tribal captivity with the help of Early Morn and a white woman, stealing a rifle and horse. Dave Yandell spots the escape, guards respond, and the trio heads toward safety by the river under a moonlit vigil.
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McGee
Erskine
Firefly
Black Wol
Meeney
Man Arrested In Sheriff's Office On Liquor Charge
W D Aycock entered Sheriff Bob Duncan s office at 9 PM and was jailed ten minutes later on a liquor charge. Deputy J B Chapman spotted a bottle protruding from Aycock s pocket and arrested him for transporting intoxicating liquor. Trial witnesses include jailer Ted Rodgers and county prisoner Ethel Bassinger. Aycock claimed the bottle contained liniment.
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W. D. Aycock
Bob Duncan
J. B. Chapman
Aycock
Ted Rodgers
Ethel Bassinger
Chapman
First Protestant Church Began at Oregon Jetty in 1842
A fragment notes the first Protestant church on the Pacific coast began at Oregon Jetty in 1842 and was later completed. The text is incomplete but points to an early religious milestone tied to the Oregon settlement.
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Pacific Coast
Oregon Jetty
German Zeppelin for US contract aims at last word in airship
German builders plan a 100 000 to 120 000 cubic meter Zeppelin for America under Navy oversight with First Lieutenants Garland Fulton and R G Pennoyer involved. Lakehurst New Jersey to host delivery after a roughly 15 month build, with German crew only and potential US personnel training for the new ship.
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Berlin
Germany
Zeppelin
United States
Zeppelin Company
America
England
Italy
Navy
Naval Department of the United States
Department
Friedrichhafen
Garland Fulton
R. G. Pennoyer
Lakehurst
N. J
United States Naval Department
Army
Morse Nixes 1838 Telegraph Offer to Texas
In 1860 Samuel F. B. Morse withdrew an 1838 offer to gift his electro magnetic telegraph to the Republic of Texas. The letter to Sam Houston notes Texas as an independent republic and says the gift had no value and became a public burden. Librarians seek the 1838 offer and Morse’s other patent referenced in the note.
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Austin
Texas
Samuel F. B. Morse
Republic of Texas
Morse
State Library
Sam Houston
Houston
Po'Kiésepsie
Poughkeepsie
New York
United States
Union
Mr. Morse
Henry Weston Secures Latimer Nomination in Primary
Henry Weston, a East Central Teachers College graduate, won the Democratic nomination for Latimer County representative by four votes. A well known local speaker and former student, he expects to run in the general election next fall and foresees little chance of defeat.
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Henry Weston
East Central Teachers College
Latimer County
Weston
Seherol
House of Representatives
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Pioneer
John Fox, Jr
R. H. Livingstone
Harry Dale
Hugh Willoughby
Black Wolf
Erskime
White Ay
Seas
Swat Kings
Kabtoo
Dave
Sheriff’s Office
Texas State
Latimer
Dallas
Waco
Corsicana
Ada, Oklahoma
C. H. Rives
L. A. Lochet Aoa
H. J. Huddn
H. P. Reich
FP. J. Stafford
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