White Indian tale of Brampton and Claire on early Mississippi
Historical adventure set along the Mississippi River during colonial clashes. William Brampton known as the White Indian rescues Claire Dahlagaarde aboard the Maire, aiding her escape from New Orleans and guiding secret reports to English settlements. Adventures with Indigenous and European figures lead to a hopeful ending.
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Mississippi
Mississippi Valley
Joliet
Marquette
la Salle
Blenville
Orge Rogers Clark
Andrew Jackson
St. Louis
Spain
France
Bienville
New Orleans
Biloxi
William Brampton
Claire Dahlagaarde
Maire
Hugh Pendexter
The Natchez and the French Edge Toward War on the Mississippi
Brampton spies along the Natchez frontier learns the Great Sun of the Natchez threatens war on the French in the Moon of Peaches. He plans to carry news to Bienville to hedge French security while navigating English and French ambitions on the river. He encounters Joe Labrador, a North American voyager, on Pontchartrain and continues toward Blenville with cautious purpose.
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Illinois
Gulf
Fort Rosalie
Iberville
Louisiana
Natchez
Madame
Duchess of
White Apple
Mississippi
New England
Louis XV
Duke of
Orleans
Bienville
Serpent
Stung Serpent
Great Sun
Biloxi
France
Sieur de Bienville
Beau Law
Damian the Fox
Maurepas
Pontchartrain
Bayou St. Jean
Pardieu
Joe Labrador
Montreal
Monsieur Brampton
Yvonne
Monsieur
Tam
Plans to protect veterans beneficiaries in guardianships
William Raduszis of Cleveland was sentenced to three to ten years for embezzling 11 872.42 from his brother, a World War I veteran. The case, uncovered by the American Legion and the government rehabilitation officer, highlights lax guardianship practices and calls for a state judge advocates system to protect bureau beneficiaries.
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William Raduszis
Cleveland
Ohio
John
Cuyahoga County
Legion Organization
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Legion
National Guardianship Service
Veterans’ Bureau
The
Bureau
Tlmois
Maj
David G. Arnold
White Indian Faces Rising Dangers In Spy Route
The phrase hints at a spy's perilous path toward death as dangers mount for the courier code named White Indian. This brief notes heightened risk and fatal outcomes in espionage narratives.
Pointed epitaph marks Worcester grave of departed auctioneer
A churchyard slab in Worcester England bears the single word Gone on a grave of a departed auctioneer. The inscription hints at a life unseen by others and forgotten in life. The verse by Benjamin Franklin adds a reflective, somber note on favor and self-knowledge.
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Worcester
England
Benjamin Franklin
Forty Acre Tract Becomes Legion Playground Site
The first national playground of the American Legion was dedicated in a 40 acre tract in the San Isabel forest near Pueblo Colorado. The government set aside the tract for exclusive Legion use at their request. The camp is operated by Legion posts in Westcliffe Pueblo Alamosa Walsenburg Florence Canon City Trinidad and Center.
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God's Country
American Legion
Legion
San Isabel Forest
Pueblo
Colo
The
Westcliffe
Alamosa
Walsenburg
Florence
Canon City
Trinidad
Center
Libraries for Hospitals Planned by Veterans Bureau
Director Frank T. Hines aims to install a complete library service in every hospital under the United States Veterans' bureau. The plan comes after information shared with the national rehabilitation committee of the American Legion. Legion officials helped push the effort in support of disabled veterans.
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United States Veterans’ Bureau
Frank T. Hines
National Rehabilitation Committee of the American Legion
Legion
Truly Rural Beans Reflect Farm Life on a Visit
A city guest enjoys his first farm meal praising the beans while the host notes the long hours in the fields needed to raise the crop. The exchange highlights rural self sufficiency and the effort to produce enough to buy goods.
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The
American Legion Weekly
Incurable Man Wishes for Final Aid and Food
Rufus laments his incurable condition to a friend, fearing death. He recalls a doctor saying his veins are too close and that only money could help by providing chicken broth and staying indoors at night, a plea reflecting desperation.
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Rufus
Sam
Nishts
American Legion Weekly
Why did you name your little boy Prescription
A humorous quip from Mrs. Naylor to her colored cook about naming a child Prescription as a joke on the difficulty of getting the medicine filled. The line appears in the American Legion Weekly.
War on Accidents Declared by Burbank American Legion
The American Legion post at Burbank Gal has proclaimed a battle on the rising traffic accidents. It launches an education program and will cooperate with traffic authorities to reduce crashes and injuries.
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American Legion
Burbank
Gal
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Circle of Lance
America
Company of the Indies
Mississippi Company
Europe
Rue Quincompoix
Carolinas
New World
Arthur
Law
Louis le Grand
Canada
Louis de Buade
Kaskaskia
Fort Chartres
American Legion News Service
Roy
Wrigley’s
U. S. Pat
Standard Mfg. Co
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Kansas City
Pastor Koenigs Nervine
Ee Stray Nervousness & Nets
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