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Brave youth rescues drowning child at perilous river rapids
In Hancock County Illinois a young man, eighteen, dives into a turbulent river to save a mother’s child from certain death. He battles rocks and whirlpools, emerging final time with the child aloft, safely ashore as the grateful mother prays for divine reward. An older public notice follows condemning criminal bands and urging enforcement of law amid frontier tensions.
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Whipple
Quincy
TATE
Minvis
Brown County
Brown Circuit
Nathanial Pease
Vee
Chancery
Amos Andrews
Daniel G. Whitney
Nulice
Crown
Phatea
Mount Sterling
James Brockman
A. Wheat
Avewell
Perainnra
Ishail
Whitney
Adams
Illinois
James E. Woodruff
State of
Minnois
Joseph
Sarah Littlefield
Eliza Littlefield
George Ann Littlefeli
George W. Littlefield
Brown
Mt. Sterling
Circuit Court
Littlefield
Joseph Miservy
Singleton’ & Irwin
Atty's
Evan Henton
William Henton
Evan Henton, Jr
Daniel K. Callaman
Abby—Callaman
Abby Henton
Mary Henton
Mosea Henton
Cirfcuit Court
McDonough
Minois
Macomb
Moses Henton
Ill
John L. Henton
Thomas Addison
Henry
Graceripple Childs
Virginia
Old Dominion
Mate
Widre
Ova Wasutserox
Citizgens
Hancock County
Ilinois
Missouri
Nauvoo
Des Moines
Mini's
Checem Mountain Boys
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Europe
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Delei
Treaven
Erin
Guy
Ees
Ieee
Avery Pou Stendard
Christ
Mietornog
Tule
Vnd
Uic
Tames PomrEn
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