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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1895
Page
4
Nebraska Democrats show two-party strains with campaigns and holiday plans. Thanksgiving falls on November 28 this year, while commentary notes on politics, education, and state finance appear across the page from the Illinois and Massachusetts scenes.
A detailed retelling of the Starved Rock massacre during Pontiac’s campaigns. It recounts Illini and Ottawas clashing with allied tribes, the destruction of La Vattum, Pontiac’s assassination, and Illini deaths, with Starved Rock as a defensive last stand and ultimate retreat by canoe.
The narrative describes a brutal siege of the Illini with attackers overpowering defenders along a narrow path, hunger and thirst decimating the besieged, and survivors being killed or scalped as the rock fort fell. Legends tie Pontias’ death to Cabokix and a trader named Williamson, with Antonia Bell later joining French Peoria colony.
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