Daniel Boone Hero of the Kentucky Frontier
A profile of Daniel Boone portrays him as a frontier chief who broke through Appalachian barriers, guided surveys, defended Boonesboro, faced sieges at Blue Licks and Bryant's, and helped found Kentucky. The article recounts his leadership, sacrifices, and enduring legacy as a pathfinder and statesman despite controversy.
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Oone
Houstons
Crocketts
Hving
Boone
Cooper
Washington
Jefferson
Patrick Henry
Kentucky
National Capitol
Virginia
Constantine
Columbus
Luther
Daniel
Cumberland
Lord Dunmore
Daniel Boone
Point Pleasant
Rivera
Losin
Bey
Blue
Blue Licks
Boonesboro
France
England
George
Canada
Bryant’s
Lexington
Licking River
Bryant
George Rogers Clarke
George L. Kilmer
The Old Man Who Crafts Joy for Children
Herman Baldwin, a Chicago resident aged eighty, spent five years running a small workshop turning surplus pine into durable toy wagons and doll furniture for needy children. He has given away 2,675 pieces to hospitals and families in Illinois and beyond, asking for blessings rather than sales.
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France
Germany
Herman Baldwin
Chicago
Northern Illinois
Henry Hopson
James Smith Woolen Machinery Co
Philadelphia
Ayer
United States
J.C. Ayer
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Blue Ridge
Harrison Co
Kenneth
Herman
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Dolly
Waldron-Brownell Co
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Bristol, R I
Brooklyn Drug CO
Fulton and Downing Sts
Brooklyn
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Sal Isaac B. Htunro
Toca
Frank T. Remieres
Garner of Hope and
Bradford Sts
Seth Paull
Putty
Joz
Thames Etreet
Geo. W. Easterbrooks
Fall River
New England
Charles F. Sanford
Williams St
Bristol
R. I
P. O.box
Drs. Starkey & Palen
Arch Street
Sutter Street
San Francisco
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Gladding’s Market
Thames Street
Fpsignid
Ellery A. Duntiani
Vega
Philip Brady
Parry
Fred FI
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Bneet Wit
H. Spooner
Sidney Earle Syndicate
Sallie J. Battey
West 114Th Street
New York
Geo. H. Peck
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Hamburg-Bremen Fire Insurance Company
Delaware Fire Insurance Company
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Providence Mutual Fire Ins. Co
Providence
BR. I
John B. Taylor
B. M. McDougall
Franklin Street
H.C. Waters
NEW Yorke,new Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Lessee
OLD Colony Railroad
Warren & Bri*tol
Warren
Brincot
Fall Keiver
Newark
Exchange Place
Market Square
Newport
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Eave Warren
G. Allen
Jbaron, Marshall
A. C.krendall
Huinto
Brians Fairy
Jollow
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Bristols
Bawton
T. H. Brownell
R. R
East End Union Depot
Boston
Hyde Park
Walpole
Franklin
West Wrentham
Arnold’s Mills
Adamadale
P.m. Milford
West End
Union Depot
Arlington
Knightsville
P. m. Cranston
Natick
River Point
Centreville
P. m. Oaklawn
Pontiac
Artie
Quidnick
P. m. Anthony
Eimanets
Neco
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Coventry
Naraenk
Moosup
Plainfield
Jewett City
Versailles
Baltic
South Windham
Willimatic
Hartford
Waterbury
Pishkill
Norwich
Newburgh
Erie
Cara
Mae
Bascocr
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Waterstreet
State Stret
Kem and
Scont
Lord Wages
Tl. A. Canpbell
Court Street
Hope Street
Ady
Josiah F, Peckram
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