Reward for Bravery Prominent Houston Minister Inherits Large Sum
Rev. I E Clark Baptist pastor of Houston Texas has become beneficiary of a grandfathers will after rescuing two girls adrift near Sydney Australia over thirty years ago. The will awards him eight hundred thousand dollars to be used for Christian work. Both rescued girls later died and the grandfather's heirs remembered the deed.
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I. EE. Clark
Houston
Texas
United States
Sydney
Australia
Clark
Last of Fort Dearborn Era Echoes in Mary Robinson Rager’s Death
Mary Robinson Rager daughter of Alexander Robinson a Potawatomi chief who aided whites survived the Fort Dearborn massacre era. Her gray years near Cook County forest preserve and Mackinac shore connect Chicago’s rise with frontier history. She died January 8 1925 after a life that bridged tribes and towns.
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Elmo Scott Watson Isry
Cook County
Chicago
Mary Robinson Roger
Alexander Robin- Foor Chee-Chu-Pin-Quay
Pottawatomies
Metropoli
Fort Dearborn
Middle West
Fort William Henry
Coggner
Alexander Robinson
Robinson
Mackinac
Mich
Anthony” Wayne
John Kinzle
Nathan Heald
Heald
General Hull
Netroit
Fort Wayne
Ind
Shey
Lake Michigan
Roberta
Loulaville
Black Hawk
Atkinson
Henry
Lewis Cass
Priairie du Chien
Desplaines River
Mary Robinson
Francis Rager
Inna
Old Northwest
Amusing mix of travel mishap and theatre misread
A commercial traveler stranded in Lancashire stumbles into a closed muse hall. He encounters an amateur dramatic society rehearsing Macbeth while the doorman explains they are performing a play, prompting a wry remark about the troupe.
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Tobancashire
Zie
Amateur Dramatic Society
London
Baron Okura's Ninety-One Retirement Highlights Fact
Baron Kihachiro Okura retires at ninety one linking a key public insight. The article notes longevity and the implications for leadership within the Okura enterprise.
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Kihachiro Okura
Ninety One
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