Fort Mims Massacre Remembered in Alabama History
A retrospective on the August 30 1815 Fort Mims attack details the siege by Creek warriors led by Weatherford and the heavy casualties among the fort’s white and mixed race inhabitants. It notes the debated death toll and contrasts massacres with battles in American history.
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Fort Mims
Ala
Fort Arms
W. J. Fetterman
Detterman
Custer
Francis L. Dade
Fourth Infantry
Fort Brook
Florida
Fort Ekley
Oseceola
Wichiacoochee River
Cherry Valley
Wyoming Valley
Fort Alden
Ichabod Alden
Forty Fort
Fort William Smrenry
Skiver Raisin
Frenchtown
Proctor
Indiana
Gnaddenhuttep
Ohio
Sand Creek
Colorado
Wounded Knee Creek
South Dakota
Fort Mim
Fort Mims Wosque
Wiam Weatherford
Charles Weatherford
Alexander McGillivray
Fed Eagle
Lake Tensaw
Alabama
Samuel Mims
Euch
Mims
Weatherford
Osborne
Dixon Bailey
F. L. Claiborne
United States
Daniel Beasley
Claiborne
Beasley
Beasler
Todlan
Talley
Temainos
St. Clair
Andrew Jackson
Tohopeks
M[morseshoe Bend
Alabama River
Jackson
Wiliam Weatherfort
Union
Nightingale ends a shipbuilder's tale of glory and loss
I B Debes of Bethlehem Shipbuilding recalls the Nightingale, a Portsmouth built clipper launched in 1831. The vessel sailed under various owners, carried Jenny Lind’s figurehead, raced from China to England in 1852, later traded in Africa, was captured with slaves aboard in 1861, and ended under Norwegian flag after the Civil War.
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Ile
Krogera
Norway
Ingebrethsen
North Sea
Newfoundland
Arthur HE H. Clark
Debes
Portsmouth
London
Jenny Lind
Samuel Hanscom
Sampson & Tappan
China
England
Samuel Mather
Salem
Ilo
Lfe
Milk Diet Causes Anemia in Young Rats, Experts Say
Nutritional experts explain that exclusive milk diets in young rats lead to anemia and death due to insufficient iron and copper. Milk lacks these essential nutrients required for hemoglobin production and red blood cell formation.
The Starling’s Prolific Nesting Habits Across Habitats
The starling is a hardy muscular bird resembling a crow. It is unusually prolific and nests in crevices of buildings in cities, often driving out sparrows, while in parks and country areas it nests in trees and tends to seize woodpecker homes.
Black Bass Popular Game Fish Across The North Woods
The black bass is described as the most popular game fish, found in waters across the Middle West and widely distributed. It is caught in many waters of the North Woods and in Tuela and Indiana regions.
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Middle West
North Woods
Tuela
Indiana
Number of Men in Boer War Engagements Counted
In the Boer War British forces numbered 443435 men of all arms from the outbreak of hostilities to the conclusion of peace.
Ocean Sinking on Tight Little Island Moves Inland
A British government Blue Paper reports inland flooding and land subsidence. Felixstowe shows two inches of sinking in fifteen years while Bank of England sits six inches lower than 1895 and St. Pauls drops three inches. Seismographs note tidal movement in Westminster.
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Ineland
Felixstowe
Bank of England
St. Paul's Cathedral
County Hall
Westminster
Waterloo Bridge
Just Like Others Among Yukon Natives Kids Are Sheltered
A traveler reports that lower Yukon natives humor their children and spare them from chores. In one village a teacher asks why a boy does not attend school and a father answers humorously that he does not like it.
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Yukon
Ancient marionettes trace puppet drama origins
Puppet figures with movable limbs appeared in ancient tombs across Greece Rome Egypt and Etruria. Most were likely children's dolls, offering limited evidence of drama. The earliest puppet drama is traced to India.
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Egyptan
Eturia
India
Greeks and Grecians in the New Testament distinction
The text explains that a Greek is a person native to Greece or a country using Greek, while a Grecian is a Jew who speaks Greek and uses the Greek Old Testament translation. It clarifies language use and cultural identifiers in early Christian writings.
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Greece
Native plants that irritate skin amount to around seventy
A survey notes about seventy native plants can cause skin irritation through chemical compounds. The study outlines the need for awareness among hikers and workers handling vegetation while highlighting common culprits and protective measures.
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Fort
Elmo Scott Watson
I. B. Debes
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
Fore River
Boston Grobe
New York
Boston Navy Yard
Charlestown
Potter Deug & Chemical Corporation
Malden, Mass
Dreegleu
Salt Lake City
Maman Tabernacle
Ernest C. Rossiter
WNU
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