Deathless Miami Chief Gabriel Godfrey Remembered As Last Miami Leader
Peru Ind Oct 2 Gabriel Godfrey the last lineal Miami chief celebrated his 73rd birth anniversary. He led a dwindling tribe of about 150 in the county guiding and helping his people despite reverses that shaved his estate from 700 to 48 acres. His life spans from early tribal leadership to battles at Mississinewa and Tippecanoe and a 1818 treaty grant of land along the Wabash and Mississinewa rivers.
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Gabriel Godfrey
Godfrey
Godfrey de Boulion
France
Rugged
Congressman Steele
Marion
Pottawatomie
Squawtown
Wabash
Mississinewa
St. Mary’s
la Salle
Big
Little
Miami
Mesekenquah
Little Turtle
Tecumseh
Napoleon
Magenika
Tippecanoe
Deaf Man
Campbell
St. Mary's
Why Don't You Act On Good Intentions Today
A call to prompt action and selflessness in daily life. The piece urges replying to letters visiting the ill giving timely gifts voicing encouragement sharing burdens and increasing kindness at home. It emphasizes time passes and one should imitate the example of humble service.
Evolution of the U S Army from 1783 to 1898
The article traces the growth and contractions of the U S Army from the end of the Revolutionary War through the late 19th century. It lists commanders in chief, regimental structures, and personnel totals, noting major enlargements during wars and reductions in peacetime. It cites figures for officers and men, key reorganizations, and shifts in leadership up to the general staff era.
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United States
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Washington
Fraunce’s Tavern
Henry Knox
Josiah Harmer
Arthur &J. Clair
Ipso Facto
Harmer
Legion
Anthony Wayne
Army of the Frontier
James Wilkinson
France
Wilkinson
Dearborn
Great Britain
Jacob Brown
Scott
Macomb
Sta
Calvary
Antil
McClellan
Halleck
Grant
Sherman
Sheridan
Schofield
Miles
Secretary of War
A Harp With Ten Strings Poem Volume Review
A dainty volume titled A Harp with Ten Strings and Other Poems by Josephine Page Wright of this city is praised for artful book making and engravings. The collection contains ten poems arranged as Love, Joy, Peace, Long Suffering, Gentleness, Goodness, Faith, Meekness, Temperance and Death dedicated to the author’s father.
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Josephine Page- Wright
Harp With Ten Strings By Mrs Wright Privately Printed
Mrs Wright daughter of Postmaster W D Page has long published verse in magazines and metropolitan papers. A Harp With Ten Strings is her most pretentious work and promises enduring literary place. The collection includes earlier published poems and others new, printed for private circulation in a limited edition.
Enmities of Great Men Between Salisbury and Disraeli
A historical comparison notes the bitter feud between Lord Salisbury and Disraeli. It highlights Disraeli's opportunism and imperialist leanings versus Salisbury's mystic conservatism and loyalty to Cecil tradition. The quarrel peaks during the Russo Turkish War as Beaconsfield's cabinet fractures. Salisbury later becomes foreign secretary under Disraeli.
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Lord Salisbury
Disraeli
America
Lord Robert Cecil
Cecils
Robert Cecil
Dsraeli
Lord Beaconsfield
London Society
Alaska Pays Its Way Despite Early Doubts
The 1867 Alaska purchase faced harsh criticism as overprice and waste. Yet by 1902 Alaska’s gold output and fur sales exceeded the cost, with copper, railways, and a naval base expanding, proving Seward’s policy sagacious compared with anti expansion voices.
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United Sta
Benjamin F. Loan
Missouri
Seattle
Alaska
Russia
United States Treasury
Aleutian Islands
Seward
The Sultan and His Players The Sultan of Turkey and His Theater Pleasures
The sultan of Turkey enjoys his own form of theatrical pleasures and an account of performances given before him was recently recorded. The report describes court entertainment and the interactions between the sultan and performers during these events.
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Turkey
Y M C A Meeting Leaders Named For Tomorrow
The chief address at the Y M C A meeting tomorrow afternoon will be delivered by Rev. J Budman Fleming of Westminster church. After the sermon H A Philley will conduct the Bible class.
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J. Budman Fleming
Westminster Church
H. A. Philley
Quaint Island Life in Winter at Heligoland
A winter scene on Heligoland shows visitors called Visiters keeping to a quiet islandyard as most shops shut. Life here is described as dull with limited commerce and scarce purchases available for residents and visitors alike.
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Heligoland
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New York Sun
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the Sultan
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