Radisson Pioneered Western Traverses Preceding La Salle
The article traces Pierre Esprit Radisson as the earlier trailblazer in the western territories, detailing his 1635 or 1636 birth in St. Malo, his capture and adoption by the Iroquois, later fur trading exploits with Medard Chouart, and his 1659 crossings of the Wisconsin and upper Mississippi as the first white men to reach those regions.
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Sieur de la Salle
United States
North America
Pierre Esprit Radisson
Radisson
la Salle
American
St. Malo
France
Canada
St. Lawrence
New France
Hudson
New York
Europe
Quebec
Three Rivers
Medard Chouart Grosseillers
Ars
Wisconsin
Mississippi
Missouri
Radisson and the Hudson Bay Company saga unraveled
An extended chronicle traces Radisson and Grosseillers forging the Hudson Bay Company charter with Prince Rupert, trading in the north, confrontations with New France, and Radisson's later fate, interwoven with the rise and decline of old Lincoln camp and the birth of modern Lincoln.
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Radisson
Hudson's Bay
Hendrick Hudson
Duluth
Quebec
France
Old Fort
Hudson’s Bay
Bay of the North
New France
Boston
Grosseillers
England
London
Prince Rupert of
Bohemia
Charles
Rupert
Cromwell
Rupert Radisson
Eaglet
Grossfellers
Thames
Nonsuch
Prince Rupert
Great
Hudson’s Bay Company
New World
America
North America
George
Canada
Bayly
Hudson’s Bay Country
Company
Louis XIV
Louis
la Barre
Fur Company
Adventurers
Eeper
Life Insurance Seen as Safe Investment Across Industries
The article argues life insurance remains a strong, safe investment, noting policies are backed by US government bonds, government securities, mortgages, and productive undertakings across major industries. It claims life insurance reflects national wealth and offers security equal to the United States and its industries.
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United States
Whooping Cranes Increase in Numbers
The Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern Texas hosts twenty six whooping cranes this winter, an 18 percent rise from last year’s 22. The fish and wildlife service reported to Secretary Harold L. Ickes that these rare white birds, whose cry gave them their name, remain a struggle for survival after once being believed extinct.
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Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Texas
Fish and Wildlife Service
Secretary of the Interior
Harold L. Ickes
KEEP DOWN BASEMENT PESTS
Advice promotes chloride of lime to control mold snails and bugs in damp basements and suggests frequent whitewash in dark corners to deter pests.
Lincoln’s growth from fur trappers to summer resort town
Settlers moved into Lincoln territory seeking riches and work as fur trappers sawmills ranchers and occasional miners. Summer homes emerged under Lincoln pines and spruce. The town grew into a renowned resort with Fourth of July rodeo races and barbecues drawing big crowds and preserving a festive spirit.
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Lincoln Territory
Lincoln
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By Wilchey
Lincoln Camp
Ghost City
By Jean Moore
Lincoln Country
Old
Springfield
Abraham Lincoln
Lower
Diggings
Lower Lincoln
Upper Lincoln
Rose & Kennedy Co
Blackfoot City
Ophir
Silver City
Trinity
Georgetown
Canyon Creek
Helena
Kennedy Road
Fife
WTEC
Lydia
Pinkham
Glacier Production Company “Natural” Plant
Northwest
Tertrititti
Perrier
LI Ana Newi
Butte
Glacier Production Company
Butte, Mont
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