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CLARK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETYCHALLENGES CLAIMS OF CHIEF ALFOROj Recent claims of a spot In, Cri.-ftiM C'ountj as being the birth-1 placr; of Tecumseh, Indian chief, ■ were challenged by Clark County i at a meeting Friday of the Clark County Historical Society.lt; Thomas “Wildcat Alford, re-1 puied great-grandson of Tecumseh,during a visit at the home of Dr.W. V Calloway, this city, historian, during the Home-Coming celebration. marked a spot jus? north of Xenia, which he claimed the tribal traditions assigned as the birthplace of the grea* chief'aln.Now members of the Clark County Historical Society at** raisingthe question why Aided -houidhave come to Springlield. as a-leged. four years ago at the unveiling (if the Ge rre Rodgers Clarkemonument at the Piqua battlefield,and taken part its t n» program and acquiesc- d in statements made at that tirm that Tecumseh was bornt Dr Galloway has long believed that Tecumseh was born In GreeneCounty.Plans arlt;* being outlined, it ilt; said, to bring Dr. Calloway toSpringfield to meet with theDaughters of the American Revolution and to discuss the matter.The Clark County Historical Society has resolved to make a rejoinder to Alford's claim at ;»•»early date, it was announce'i hIbcc: aToilet Preparation*Uetlgbtlff Iff fmgr.nl, bighlv dt cm let 4rre»«»He« —• moet reliable me ibnd nfclmneing nod beautifying tbe tbtf* Heir2.V. each rrvwbere — Sampl** fr#r*1uUcHrlt;t.SOt ;:lt;* ( !’i vU (#ounf ^nito nu roiiuvFOR RENT
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Xenia Evening Gazette
Xenia, Ohio, US
Mon, Sep 24, 1928
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