Adobe Walls Fight Remembered As Heroic Siege
The Adobe Walls siege on the Canadian River in northwestern Oklahoma near Guymon unfolded as 28 buffalo hunters and merchants withstood a two day assault by Kiowas Cheyennes and Comanches. A relief party broke the siege after five days with 200 Indians killed and Olds killed during the defense. The 1874 confrontation is linked with other frontier battles and urged for a memorial park.
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Kansas
New York Times
Adobe Walls
Dobe Wallis
Forsyth
Beecher's Island
Colorado
Fort Fetterman
Montana
Masterson
United States
New York City
Bat
William Olds
Dodge City
Andy Johnson
Fred Leonard
Utah
Wallis
Canadian River
Guymon
Rath & Wright
Hanrahan
Leonard & Meyers
Dixon
Billy” Tyler
Rath
Henry Lease
Donovan
Pilley
Stillwell
Trudeau
Fort Wallace
Lease
Dodge
Olds
New Mexico
Texas
Growth of government and Congress in American history
The piece notes how government business has expanded since 1787 with Madison’s report on the Philadelphia convention. It cites the vast Senate and congressional debate records, the presidency’s influence since 1901, and the Sixty-seventh Congress’s four sessions spanning 624 days, highlighting rising workload and mortality among members.
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James Madison
Philadelphia
Madison
Senate
American Congress
Theodore Roosevelt
Congress
Roads Cleared of Signs Under Washington State Cleanup
State highway crews clear advertising signs posters placards and literature from Washington highways. District engineers enforce a sweeping removal to improve sightlines and safety with rules long on the books and re enacted by the last assembly.
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Washington
Highway Department
Death of “Uncle Sam” John Wood Tall Patriot Leader
John William Wood of Columbus, known as “Uncle Sam” and six feet eight inches tall, died of sleeping sickness. He led patriotic parades at the head of processions, and his coffin measured seven feet long.
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Uncle Sam
John William Wood
Columbus
John Wood
Nude stowaway surfaces from freighter at Elizabeth harbor
A Cuban youth hidden aboard the freighter Glendola swam six miles to safety after escaping through a ten inch porthole at Kill Van Kull. A Chinese stowaway in the same compartment could not squeeze out the same way. Fire on a motorboat is claimed to explain the escape.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Glendola
Puerto Padre
Cuba
Kill van Kull
My Husband Says A Lighthearted Note On Skirts And Traffic
A humorous aside in Life by L B 8 contrasts a nervous driver with fascination for busy streets. It jokes about fashion length, vaccination marks, and the idea of an open season for short skirts. The speaker cites David’s lament as a playful historical reference.
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David
Gulf Stream Shift Reaches Northern Waters
The Gulf Stream has been traced about 2,500 miles north of Hammerfest Norway indicating warmer conditions in the Arctic. Ice masses have diminished and glaciers no longer reach the sea around Spitzbergen. Flora and fauna show changes with whitefish disappearing from Spitzbergen waters while herring and smelt are now abundant.
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Hammerfest
Norway
Spitzbergen
Arctic
French Baseball Grows Post Army Return
French baseball thrives with eight clubs in Paris city league and teams in Turcoing Roubaix Lille Douai Le Mans Saint Nazaire and Ordeaux. French players run fast and swing well though still wary of fast pitches according to Youth's Con paction.
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France
Paris
Turcoing
Roubaix
Lille
Doual
de Tours
le Mans
Saint-Nazaire
Ordeaux
Notice to Bridge Contractors Indiana bidding on State Highway bridges
Sealed proposals for bridge work on State Road 32 C Putnam County are due at 10:00 a.m. July 24 1923. Plans cost 2 dollars with bid bonds 1.5 times proposal amount. director may reject any bid. Copies available in the Capitol Building office. John D. Williams director. July 6-13
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Indiana State Highway Commision
Capital
Indianapolis
S. A
Putnam
R.C
State Highway Commission
Capitol Building
Indiana
Indiana State Highway Commission
John D. Williams
Notice of Final Settlement of Estate in Putnam Circuit
Cred itors heirs and legatees of Mary A Wilson deceased must appear in Putnam Circuit Court at Green Castle Indiana on September 24 1923 to show cause why the final settlement accounts should not be approved and to prove heirship and receive distributive shares. Clerk Walter S Campbell notes the date July 5 1923.
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Mary A. Wilson
Putnam Circuit
Greencastle
Indiana
Walter S. Campbell
Putnam Circuit Court
Putnam County Historical Society to Meet at Court House
The Putnam County Historical Society will hold a 7:50 PM meeting in the Assembly Room of the Court House. Plans for Greencastle centennial celebration will be advanced with President Jesse Weik presiding.
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Putnam County Historical Society
Court House
Greencastle
Jesse Weik
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