Indian Trapper Colter’s Death-Defying Escape Tale
A legendary account recounts the perilous capture of Colter by the Blackfeet during early exploration with Lewis and Clark. He bargains for life, races 200 yards with hundreds of warriors in pursuit, is mortally wounded, escapes with a spear lodged in the ground, and endures a harrowing trek to Lisa's fort on the Yellowstone.
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Rocky Mountain
Coltar
Colter
Lewis and Clark
Potta
Potts
Linwell
Ian
Bia Niin
Dome
Indiana
Joiereon Fork
Missouri
Coltur
Lisa
Yellowstone
Ulate
Lion's Port
Miles
Philadelphia Times
Ohio News Notes Jumping among state items and tales
Governor McKinley taps Colonel C. C. Poorman to replace Daniel J. Ryan as secretary of state. In Kenton a buried infant’s grave shows eight inches of growth on a head, a tale of neglect. A string of accidents and odd sightings across Ohio citys follows, from a death by fall in Columbus to a man crushed by a freight train in Akron and a suicide at Oxford.
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McKinley
Ohio
C.14
Poorman
Bellaire ‘Tribune
Daniel J. Ryan
Kenton
Stoubontylne, C
Henry King
Wales
Willian Andersin
Moorefield
O. Be
Martin's
Clairsville
Wheetagabe
Oxford
Henry H. Whitworth
River Disaster: Steamer Golden Rule Burns at Cincinnati Landing
Fire sweeps the steamer Golden Rule at the public landing on Thursday evening, with the Fleetwood scorched nearby and the Big Sandy wharfboat destroyed. About fifty passengers were aboard the Golden Rule for a New Orleans cargo run, most escaping in minutes as flames and benzine ignite from a lantern. Names of the deceased and missing include Nellie Maloney and Frank T. Riley among others. officials report several lives lost and ongoing inquiries into the blaze.
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Lake of the Woods
Dakota
Pembina
St. Louis Republic
Ohio News Notes
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Philadelphia Ledger
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Rainion Senires
Yankoe
Leon
Prussia
Priinwin
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Elcion
Broadway
New York Herald
Qood
Mora
Thirtenn
Chicano Herald
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Hine
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Frank T. Riley
William Warner
William Madison
Mat Heaner
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Comary
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USA
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Albion
Gale Manufacturing CO
Albion, Michigan
Judd
O. B
Detroit
Eod Meron
Itibe Agencion
M. Newsas Drog Co
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Zbiz
Yeleen
Gerrere
Tou
JAY Dwigkind & CO
Chamber of Commerce
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Mecartten Kurt
Napoleon
Kalida Pike
Holgate
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W. G. Coover
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Coatss
Henry Meyer
Democratic Northwest
Henry County
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