Micah Clarke Chapter Continues From The King's War
In a crackling narrative, Sixon and companions brace a wagon fort as redcoats advance. A rash cavalry sortie by Sir Gervas spurs confusion. peasants endure musket fire behind hedges while volunteers seize carbines and pistols. Dragoons strike back, but a fierce hedge battle leaves casualties and prisoners.
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Gervas
Reabes
Gerandchildren
Vetrones
Clarke
Leckarby
Judas
Indiana ship yards rise in Jeffersonville boom
A Jeffersonville correspondent highlights Indiana ship building, noting Howard’s yard produced seventeen wooden boats this year including the Robert Lee and James Lee, with four Yukon's for the Pacific coast. The Col H L Gilespie for the Wabash is US government owned, plus steel steamers Haarstick and Christy costing over 125000 each and eight steel pontoons, building toward a 15000 ton output. The industry fuels future work and shows Indiana’s broad manufacturing strength beyond gas belts.
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Indiana
Indianapolis News
Jeffersonville
Howard
Marietta
China
Liverpool
Robert Lee
James Lee
Col. H. L. Gilespie
Wabash River
United States
Gillespie
Yukon River
Pacific Coast
Memphis
Vicksbura
Haarstick
Christy
Uited States
New Albany
Courage and enterprise open paths to college
An Indianapolis lad funded college by laundering fellow students while studying and later became a professor. A Denver girl, after high school, cleaned shoes and sold polishes to raise funds, becoming a Vassar student. The piece urges that ambition finds many routes and effort prevents failure.
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Jack
Indianapolis
Denver
Vassar
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M.H
Sixon
Wu Fae
Mina
Grote
Keima
Satan
Saxon
Leto
Oman
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Pat
Tia Ey
IIT
Eldorado Republican
Jurzwe
Niagara Falls
United Staes
Rascal
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