The Algerian Sword Duel in the Desert
Retold tale recalls a French officer in Algeria facing the famed Mohammed el Hadid in hand to hand combat. After a tense duel amid desert sands the officer thrusts through the prophet at close range, breaking the rebellion and earning the Legion of Honor.
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M. Beaupre
Chasseurs
Salle D'Armes
Roger Rouleau
Pierre
M. Rouleau
Algeria
Wargla
Desert
Mohammed el Hadid
Mohammed
Hassa Insokki
Moussa
Roget
Ines
Corpane
Legion of Honor
Bathers urged to stay calm to avoid drowning
The New York Press advises bathers and Michigan swimmers to avoid fright and cramps. It stresses that most drownings come from panic, and offers practical steps like not overexerting, stretching cramped limbs, swallowing nothing, holding breath, and relaxing to rise safely.
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New York
Michigan
Supplies sought for Ludington state troops camp
The quartermaster department bids for rations to feed the state troops in camp at Ludington from August 10 to 30. The article details per man allowances and lists major contracted quantities including 24,000 pounds beef, 15,000 pounds bread, 24,000 pounds potatoes, 4,500 pounds sugar, 1,574 pounds coffee, 930 pounds rice, 70 pounds butter, and other staples.
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Quartermaster’s Department
Ludington
Lansing
Republican
Army
Civil War Veteran Receives Back Pension Notice
F B Pease of Ashlay a civil war veteran learns from Washington pension department that $200 in back pensions await, though he had not applied. Investigations then led to a board recommendation to raise his pension from $4 to $10 per month. current commission reportedly approves the $6 monthly increase, with $200 total back pay.
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F. Pease
Ashlay
Pension Department
Washington
En Mining Board
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Main
Elm
Detroit
Lady Waitom
Zatto P. Wood
Alma, Mich
St. Louis
Alma
Ann Arbor
S . Louis
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Alma Record Company
Sue Recoma
Fred Gilbert Blakeslee
J. B. Lippincott Co
Alma State Savings Bank
Grariot County
Alma Record
E. A. Holden
Lansing, Mich
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Bethany Township
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