Perry and Lake Erie Victory Diary of Oliver Hazard Perry
A summer tale of Oliver Hazard Perry born August 23 1785 and famed for the September 10 1813 victory at Lake Erie. The piece traces the Perry family naval lineage from Christopher Raymond Perry to Oliver Hazard Perry and Matthew Calbraith Perry, highlighting their training, hardships, and the iconic don’t give up the ship moment as the Niagara closed in on the British fleet at Put‑in‑Bay.
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United States Navy
Lake Erie
Oliver Hazard Perry
Perrys
Rhode Island
Christopher Raymond Perry
Newry
Ireland
Sarah Alexander
Scotland
Christopher
America
Benjamin Bush
Philadelphia
Perry
Wakefield
R. I
Oliver Hazard
Raymond H. J
Matthew Calbraith
James Alexander Aind Nathaneal Hazard
George W. Rodgers
Willam Butler
Japan
France
Tripoli
Preble
Watch Hill
Naval Board of
England
Newport Harbor
West
Atlantic
Hull
Detroit
Malden
Presque Isle
Erie
William Henry
Harrison
Ohio
Cascade Creek
Lawrence
Niagara
Caledonia
Ariel
Scorpion
Trippe
Tigress
Porcupine
Somers
Jesse Duncan Bliott
Sandusky
General Harrison
Put-in- Bay
Robert J. Barclay
Nelson
Trafalgar
Lady Provost
Hunter
Little Belt
Royal Navy
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Bey
James Lawrence
Hugh Nelson Page
Memorials Honor Oliver Hazard Perry Across Twin Shores
In Sandusky residents recall Perry’s Lake Erie victory and the lasting memorials. The Put-in-Bay monument, the Niagara restoration, and Perry homestead open to visitors keep alive the boast We have met the enemy and they are ours.
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Sandusky
Perry
Tecumseh
Ohio
Midshipman
Page
Lake Erie
Erie
West
Congress
Java
West Indies
Port Spain
Trinidad
Newport
Put-in-Bay
United States
Great Britain
Pennsylvania
Wakefield
R. L
Perry Homestead
Oliver Hazard Perry
Last Red Man to Make Peace
The article reflects on the end of the Seminole wars in Florida. It notes Osceola’s death, the retreat to the Everglades, and the enduring Seminole resistance, while describing their exile to the West and current conditions under U S. policy. It remarks on their skilled survival and calls for consideration of relief.
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Osceola
Everglades
Mississippi
Indiana Territory
Mississipi
United States
Ponce de Leon
Uncle Sam
Florida
Detroit
Air and Empire in the Imperial Road and Sky
The piece argues that empire relies on fast communication, comparing Roman roads to modern air routes. It speculates that if Britons and Americans had air travel in 1775, independence might have been averted, claiming broader air links strengthen unity and reduce future separatist tensions.
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America
London Sunday Express
Housewife's Idea for Burns Poultice from Potato
A housewife suggests using scraped raw potato as an immediate poultice for burns when no remedy is available. If relief is not instant, continue applying fresh potato poultices until the afflicted area feels hot and dry. This tip is from The Housewife column syndicated by Public Ledger, Inc.
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Public Ledger, Inc
WNU Service
Brain Probes Show Nerve Impulses Constantly Surge
Scientists report that brain nerve impulses are electrical surges, larger with external stimuli and also occurring in the brain without stimulation. Delicate apparatus amplified currents over a millionfold, turning skull-attached surges into audible clicks, source says.
Poles Fight Literacy Campaign Aiming To Cut Illiteracy
Official statistics show more than 6,000,000 Poles cannot read or write. A campaign launches urging literate citizens to teach someone who cannot, as efforts to erase illiteracy begin.
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Poland
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