Burnet led fur trade rise and early American foundation
A vivid historical romance argues that Governor Burnet’s fur trade policies underpinned British strength in North America and helped shape the rise of Wolfe and Washington. It blends adventure, romance, and scholarly detail with dramatic depictions of Iroquois diplomacy and frontier danger.
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England
Europe
American
Burnet
New York
America
Wolfe
George Washington
Our Republic
Council
Watch in Mincing Lane Brings Harry Ormerod to Aid
In foggy London, Harry Ormerod fights off attackers in an alley near Mincing Lane. Master Juggins, an alderman, parries a watch crackdown and learns Ormerod’s identity and royalist past as they face a possible Crown pursuit.
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London
Foxcroft House
Robert Juggins
France
Paris
Sirrah
Sheriffs
Watch
Dow
Worshipful Company of Merchant
Sye
Paul
Bow Street
Juggins
Master Juggins
Croy
Tom
Humph
Fie
Ormerod
Harry Ormerod
Foxcroft
Dorset
Charles
Scotland
Hampshire
Rescue at Sea Highlights Coast Guard Heroism of 1928
The record notes 718 American vessels facing disaster near the coast in 1928. About 26 000 people were aboard those ships and 86 lives were lost, with the United States coast guard credited for saving many.
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United States Coast Guard
Weekend News From The Community
Kelly and Lloyd Comer shared Sunday dinner with parents while their father remains under a doctor’s care for pleurisy and asthma. Neighbors assisted Mrs Rhodes, threshers’ cook crew included Mesdames Cappaert Comer and Badgley. Vern Mickle visited family. Haines family attended a weekend gathering with Wm. Van Conant and Port Huron kin. Jack Frost left marks. Mrs Dan Hoover of Lansing is seriously ill. teachers spent weekend at home after the fair.
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Kelly
Lloyd Comer
Mesdames Cappaert
Comer
Badgley
D. W. Comer
Dan Hoover
Lansing
Local notes and weekend visits in Eagle area
Jack Frost kept the corn and beans safe with good weather. The Roe family from Pontiac visited relatives, and Myers Corners and Lansing residents joined Hutchinsons for a weekend gathering. Silo filling begins this week if weather allows, and Rev. Bates returns as pastor for the coming year.
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Alfred Roe
Kenneth
Pontiac
Frank Myers
Norman
Myers Corners
Marion Blink
Lansing
A. H. Hutchinson
Harrison
Mack Leeth
Colorado
Robert Kleiner
John Garver
J. B. Allen
Frank Bates
Hatton Visitors Return From California Driving Tour
Mr and Mrs Hitchcock and Mr and Mrs Joslyn long absent visitors from Hatton drove 3000 miles by auto visiting friends in Clare county and Midland Bay City Elkton and Detroit. They jo ined by Nate Trumble from Detroit for more sightseeing before returning to Golden Glow. Local frost warnings and farming notes finish this busy account.
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W. H. Hitchcock
Chas. Joslyn
Santa Cruze
California
Austin Trumble
Carence Joslyn
Flint
Lake George
Harrison
Houghton Lake
Nate Trumble
Detroit
Mr. Joslyn
Fenton
Nate
Midland
Bay City
Elkton
Bad Axe
Mr. Trumble
Whlston
Wayne Cooper
Saginaw
Clare
Willy
Hitchcock
Clare County
Clarence
Joslyn
Golden Glow
Welch and Freeman Ranch
C. Durfee
Trumble
Sister Brand
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Arthur D. Howden Smithuthor
Borto tLe Bold
WANLU
Herotne
Jack Frost
Hart Schaffner & Marx
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