Battle of Thames Ends Tecumseh Legacy A Century Ago
Elmo Scott Watson recounts Tecumseh’s rise from Shawnee twins born in 1768 to a famed war chief. The piece tracks his leadership under The Prophet and the twin’s lineage, noting Tecumseh’s role in St. Clair and Fallen Timbers before his death at the Battle of the Thames.
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Elmo Scott Watson
WNI
Tecumseh
the Thames
United States
Puckeshinwau
Piqua
Mad River
Springfield
Ohio
Lalawethika
Middle West
Tikamth
Tecumtha
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Andrew Lewis
Virginia
Cornstalk
Tennessee
St. Clair
Fallen Timbers
Richard M. Johnson
Tecumseh and the Indian Confederacy’s Rise and Fall
Tecumseh forged a Western Confederacy to resist U.S. encroachment, aided by the Prophet’s influence, but Tippecanoe and the Thames crushed his plans. He allied with Britain in the War of 1812, led 700 Shawnee warriors, and died at the Thames. controversy over his killer sparked political lore.
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Thony’’ Wayne
Little Turtle
Tecumseh
Greenville
Ohio
Indiana
White River
Ohio Valley
Ohio River
Pontiac
Tengkwatawa
William Henry Harrison
Tippecanoe River
Isaac Brock
Ely S. Parker
Grant
Brock
Queenstown
Proctor
Harrison
Perry
Lake Erie
Thames River
Chatham
Ontario
Kentucky
Rior
Richard M. Johnson
The
Thames
Johnson
the Thames
Century Magazine
Benjamin B. Griswold
Carroll, Md
D. B. Cook
Niles
Mich
Noon Day
Ottawas
Washington
Lewis Cass
van Buren
It Takes Two to Make Life a Shared Game
A reflective column argues that life requires cooperation not isolation. Drawing on Tecumseh, a symphony conductor's remark that it takes two, and examples from travel and a hot hospital meeting, the piece extols conversation, mutual effort, and reciprocity as essential to human progress and happiness.
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Mercury
LemuEd Partoy Dr Ditmare and Aviation Figures Highlight News
The week features Dr Raymond Ditmars, longtime curator at the museum, debunking myths about sea serpents and detailing exotic animals. It also profiles Homer Martin and Col Roscoe Turner, noting labor union, aviation, and colorful dress implications.
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Charles A. Jones
Caesar—Tully
Freedom
Battle of the Thames
Ceyem
Pnacone
New York
Triph
Tie Condor
Umph
Coir Grea
Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
Panama
Lemued
F. Partoy
Ditmare
York
Raymond L
Trinidad
Benen
Ditmen
Sony
Dr. Ditmars
Indian Ocean
Pacific
Ditmars Cerry
Ditmars
Museum of
Ius History
Star of the Zoo
John L. Lewis
Ty Automobile Unis
Homer Martin
Mae
Leeds Baptist
Kwsan
Tv United Automobile Workers’ UN
Ilinois
Homer Mittin
Beacley
al Smith
Baler
Si Christofferson
Turner
d’Artagnan
Port
Athos
Roscoe Turner
Cletland
Cerise
Helena
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