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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1885
Page
3
A lengthy engagement near Batool pitted Gen Middleton's forces against Riel's rebels. The half breeds surrounded infantry and inflicted heavy rifle fire, with Middleton wounded in the hat. Both sides suffered many casualties. Middleton's troops appear too may be softened to pursue the fighters.
The article describes rising tension with Gen. Strange asking for all available troops amid unrest. It recounts a reporter's street car observations of various passengers, reflecting social life and concerns of workers, clerks, a mother and daughter, a bachelor, and others, while noting unrelated anecdotes about public figures and stories of memory and power.
A Chicago traveler laments Verona's aged charm and compares it to Chicago while touring the Verona amphitheater and Capitular library. He notes manuscripts, old Virgil, and a famous Titian, then shifts to musings on magnetic allure among youths and the lively, unsettled feel of Verona.
A young minister facing a tough period out West writes to a leading local doctor of divinity who grew with the city. His reply encourages perseverance, saying, My dear brother, stick, for all I have achieved came from sticking. He recalls watching driftwood pass by but urging steadfast resolve. Journal of Education. 2
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