Black Hawk War Tale Reveals Last Battle Site Mystery
A long, fragmentary account discusses Black Hawk, his truce flag, and a disputed battlefield near Rock Island. It recalls Stillman’s Run, Bad Axe, and the siege of his people, weighing heroic and tragic views while noting preservation debates and Black Hawk’s legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hawk
Warridch
Yague
Athels
Sconsin
Black Wk
Black Wir
Bax Axe
Ack Hawk
Seoskul
Rock Island
Montreal
Hey
Jerusalem
Mississippi Valley
Hite
Rock River
Hawk
Saint Louthority
Mira
Naples
Abraham Neoin
Capin
Atkinson
Sixth Infantry
Leutenant
Zachary Taylor
United States
Jefferson Davis
America
Perkins
Pering
Stillman
Stillman’s Run
Ogle County
Dixon
Monto
Tack Hawk
Bad Axe
Missisippi
Annals of the West
Black Hawk’s Watch Tower
Iowa
Burlington
Airless World Warnings Echo In Ann Arbor Letter
An Ann Arbor reader debates Lord Kelvin and the oxygen apocalypse, noting sunspots, a cooling sun, and humanity’s possible end. The letter critiques economic indifference and explores speculative remedies from electrolysis to living with less heat, concluding life may vanish unless a catastrophe intervenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
Earth
Space
Lord Kelvin
British Association For the Promotion of Science
Sun’s cold death to come mocks human fate
In a reflection on Helmholtz and Winchell, the piece muses on a dying sun and humanity’s possible future existence beyond oxygen and heat. It notes that future states could preserve life after the sun’s demise, while recounting Emperor William’s gift negotiations and the zoological collection bought for the sultan of Hamburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helmholtz
Winchell
William
Hamburg
Krag Jorgensen Rifle Created By Two Norwegian Foremen
Colonel Krag becomes chief of ordnance in Norway while Jorgen Sen led the government gun works. Between them they developed the Krag Jorgensen rifle with Sen as the inventor and Krag providing funding and bringing it to market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krag
Jorgensen
Krag-Jorgensen
Labor Day Parade Heroism and a Rescue on the Float
Ted Gardner, a longtime Westchester worker, drives safety floats at a Labor Day parade while shadows of a past romance with Nell haunt him. A mistimed ignition of a naphtha launch aboard a front float triggers a fatal fire as crowds flee. Ted leaps into the blaze, wrests control of the launch, and saves lives though peril surrounds him.
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Jrowds
Curbstone
Ted Gardner
Ted
Westchester Company
Fitson
Gardner
Westchester
Saartt
A. S. Richardson
Nell
Mayer
Nell Fowler
Big Joe Fowler
Westchester Works
Joe
Fowler
Ted and Nell Folly in a River Rescue Romance
A dramatic incident at a factory boat float ends with Ted Gardner saving Nell Fowler and himself leaping the embankment into the river. Nell recovers after opiate sleep and Ted reassures her with a kiss, while Nell notes his brave actions and their hopeful future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted
Nell
Gardner
Ex Governor Lind aims for Minneapolis city council
Ex governor John Lind now a Minneapolis lawyer says he does not want another term as governor. His highest ambition is to serve the people of Minneapolis in the city council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lind
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Haeckel Retires From Public Addresses and Congresses
Prof. E Haeckel of Jena announces, citing health, age, and workload, that he will not deliver public addresses or attend scientific congresses in the future.
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E. Haeckel
Jena
Science
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Toosts
Duke OF York
Canada
England
Albert
M. Bochard
Barrias
Christ Healing the
M. Defranc
MM. Bonnat
Maignon
la Patrie
la Seyne
United Steamship Company of
Copenhagen
Glasgow
New York
Scandinavia
Pope Leo XIII
Papal Palace
Vatican
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