Spanish Invasion Raiders Reach Fort St Joseph in 1781
The Chicago Chronicle recounts a 1781 Spanish force led by Captain Purre and Lieutenant Tayon marching 1400 miles from St. Louis to St. Joseph in hostile territory. They carried 130 volunteers, claimed sovereignty over the region, plundered stores, and returned safely after a midwinter excursion.
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Illinois Prairies
Paris
France
Spain
Louisiana
Mississippi
Great Britain
United States
Holland
St. Louis
San Luis de Ilinois
St. Joseph
Benton Harbor
Mich
Chicago
Eugenio Parre
Carlos Tayon
Luis Chevalier
Electorno
Nequigen
Mississippi River
Hingis
Ilinois River
Fort Creve Cozur
Peoria
Old Fort St. Louis
Starved Rock
Aragon
Castile
la Salle
Purre
Kankakee
Desplaines
Detroit
Chicago Chronicle
Won Money and Cigars Prominent Man Bets at Sears
In Binghamton a well known business man placed bets at Sears' book store on political knowledge. First 20 entrants failed to name Black's opponent for governor, while a test about the vice president showed two of ten could answer. The bettor claimed victory and cigars for months.
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Sears
Binghamton
N. Y
New York
United States
Governor Black
New York Sun
Dont Be Cross Johnny A Little Street Romance
A brief vignette from English Illustrated Magazine follows Cantim the cr easing as a rough boy strikes a girl. The scene ends with the sister forgiving him, the cloud passing, and the pair resuming play as a gentler mood returns. A whispered lesson travels from a street to a man on the street.
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English Illustrated Magazine
The Old Office Devil and the Prohibition Editor Tale
A Chicago Times-Herald retells how a veteran editor named Jack Hill rose to run a paper while recalling an early rogue who taught him printing. The story traces stereotyping tricks, gasoline schemes, a tramp printer’s influence, and a later visit that ends with a drunken crash during a prohibition debate.
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Chicago
Jack Hill
Jack
Chicago Times-Herald
Seaborne Locust Clouds and Trousers Tale Reach Shore
Two American captains recount March 2 experiences with unusual phenomena. One recalls a cloud of locusts stripping sails while the other notes locusts covering the hulls in a different voyage, both set on the same date.
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Brazil
The Colorful Shirt King Reigns in Magnificent Goods
A vivid promotion extols a “colorful shirt” as royal attire. The prose promises a long and triumphant reign of this majestic shirt world, urging readers to view the magnificent assortment and the vibrant color battery that makes the wearer irresistibly pleasing. Pictures can hardly convey the splendor.
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Ant
L.rosenbush & Co
Childrens’ Hats At
Silvermans
Columbus
Silverman's
France & CO
Garfield ‘See
Cincinnati
Ohio
Europe
America
France Sys
Tale of
Montana
Pocateluc
Ida
Silver Bow
Monida
Mon
Diwide
Lima
Dillon
Thackeray
Dean Farrar
the Independent
Indiana
Lienberger
al Ai Requ
Columbus Fuel & Ice Co
Mechanic Sts
Patent Office
Reeves Pulley CO
H. & G. Branch
Greensburg
Ington
Garland Steel
DESI
Vail
Ess Ace
Jay Store
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