Two Historic Massacre Reflects On Fort William Henry Fort Dearborn
A discussion of two August massacres in American history compares Fort William Henry's 1757 siege on Lake George to Fort Dearborn's 1812 retreat on Lake Michigan. It notes flawed leadership, brutal siege scenes, and the massacres of civilians, with Cooper's fiction echoing the horror and a Chicago monument marking the Dearborn site.
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America
Fort William Henry
Lake George
New York
Fort Dearborn
Lake Michigan
Ilinois
Willian Johnson
England
France
North America
Winslow
Crown Point
William Henry
Canada
Marquis de Montcalm
Earl of London
Montcalm
Louisbourg
Nova Scotia
Port William Henry
Monro
Webb
J. Fenimore Cooper
Cooper
Montreal
Cold County
United States
mid-America
John Whistler
United
Nathan Weald
Tecumseh
Pontiac
Great Britain
Prophet
Tippecanoe
William Hull
U. S
Detroit
Heald
Fort Wayne
Ind
Hull
Brock
Illinois
Indiana
William Wells
Eighteenth Street
Chicago
Black Partridge
Helm
Force Refunds From Land Swindlers Highlight Real Estate Laws
Washington reports more than 3.26 million dollars refunded to victims through real estate license laws across twelve states with records, plus hundreds of thousands more in states without statistics. Over 10,147 complaints were investigated, 2,234 adjusted, and 329,030 refunded in 1927 across eleven states with records.
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Washington
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Ohio
New York
New Jersey
Illinois
California
Real Estate Commission of
California Real Estate Department
Chambers of Commerce and Realty Boards
Colorado River
States
Widow of Italy's War Hero Receives Million Lire
The widow of Marshal Diaz, who led Italian troops to World War I victory, will receive a million lire plus existing pensions. His deathbed will left the house in Naples and a few swords as sole bequests. The widow and three children faced hardship before the grant. Diaz, titled Duca della Vittoria, left two daughters and a son employed in a Rome bank.
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Naples
Marshal Diaz
Diaz
Duca Della Vittoria
Rome
Americans Buy Ampere Home Memorial in France
Americans Sosthenes Behn and Hernand Behn funded a permanent memorial to Andre Marie Ampere by purchasing his former home in Poleymieux near Lyons and entrusting it to the French Society of Electricians. The event coincided with the village’s inaugural electric service replacing candles and kerosene.
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Lyons
France
Sea Monster Identified as Basking Shark at Gretna
Parts sent to the Royal Scottish Museum in Dumfries identify the stranded carcass at Gretna as a large basking shark rather than a whale. The specimen measures about 19 feet long with a 5 foot head and an estimated weight close to two tons.
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Gretna
Royal Scottish Museum
Dumfries
The Great Need His Wife in a Car Talk Transcription
A dialogue snippet shows Mr. Motorbug arguing about cleaning a coat and focusing on getting a half mile more run from the gasoline, implying a humorous or practical car-related exchange about fuel and maintenance.
California Fig Syrup Ad Promotes Safe Pediatric Use
An advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a pleasant laxative for feverish or constipated children. It claims a teaspoonful prevents illness tomorrow and warns mothers to ask for genuine California Fig Syrup with directions printed on the bottle.
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Bayer
California
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Cy Elmo
Scott Watson
Magna
Wells
Captain Heald
Black Bird
Pottawatomie
Jorr Dearborn Massacre
Freris
Glens Falls
Jinsurance
Italy
Ampere
Cactus Catarrh Powder Co
Houston, Texas
Arters
Carter
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