Hamlin’s Bold Cavalry Triumph Over Indian Forces
Major McDonald bids for Molly as Indian threats loom near Fort Dodge. Sergeant Hamlin, later cleared of charges, leads a daring pursuit of LeFevre and Dupont, helps rout the Indian assault at Custer’s winter camp, and is praised by General Custer before heading to Camp Supply with Sheridan’s briefing.
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Gaskins
Molly
Hamlin
Fort Dodge
Dupont
Lefevre
Hamn
Cimmaron
Wasson
Hughes
Joe
Amlin
Custer
Black Kettle
Hamlig
Cutter
Sheridan
Elliott
Hamlin Ride to Camp Supply in a Desert Night Trek
In a brutal winter march from the Washita to Camp Supply Hamlin and the Usage guide endure a midnight covert trek. They move unseen through Indian fires and snow bound ravines, dismount to lead ponies, share a cold meal, and press onward across barren plateaus into the pale dawn.
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Southwest
Hamlin
Washita
Camp Supply
Molly McDonald
Last Stand of Custer at the Washita Camp
The excerpt describes a chaotic battle where Seventh Cavalry soldiers break formation to fight fiercely against a large Indian force including Cheyennes Arapahoes Kiowas and Comanches. Black Kettle falls and Custer realizes the odds against him as reinforcements approach led by Little Raven Santana and Little Rock. The scene ends with Custer preparing a desperate resistance as ammunition runs low.
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Seventh
Riors
Black Kettle
Custer
Little Raven
Santana
Earth’s Record in the Rocks Lecture Highlights
At a Birmingham and Midland Institute Scientific Society meeting A W Knapp described how rock records reveal Earth’s past geography. He explained that limestone shows England was once submerged, traces of life indicate past seas, and successive land rises created shifting landscapes and coalfield deposits.
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Birmingham and Midland Institute Scientific Society
A. W. Knapp
Hingland
Theophrastus Coined Coal Mention in Breakfast Banter
A professor recalls Theophrastus making the earliest mention of coal during a breakfast discussion. The landlady asks for clarification about the quantity a ton. The exchange captures a light moment in scholarly chatter.
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Theophrastus
Remains of a man hint at lost ice age depictions
The article ponders whether future generations will find remains of current people, noting churchyards and great cities like London as enduring marks while Black Country deposits may mislead scientists about past volcanic dust and human activity.
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London
Black Country
Now look here Maria I will take a band
Mr. Wombat warns Maria she must stop playing bridge or he will take a band in response to her constant game.
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Maria
Mr. Wombat
West Ohio Conference Opens at Grace Church Urbana
Bishop William F Anderson presides as the West Ohio Methodist Episcopal Conference begins at Grace church Urbana with 542 members on the roll. The conference covers a vast church territory valued at over 6.59 million and includes two universities and two hospitals among its institutions. About 1,000 visitors are expected for the gathering spanning a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
Union News Service
Urbana
Grace Church
West Ohio Methodist Episcopal Conference
William F. Anderson
Cincinnati
M. E. Church
Great West Ohio Conference
Picture Censors Chosen in Ohio Board
Gov Cox names the state board of moving picture censors and three members for terms from one to three years. J A Maddox of Columbus Republican one year Harry E K Vestal Ada Democrat three years Maude Murray Miller of Columbus two years. Salary 1500 a year. Start date not set but to inspect current films. Law faces constitutional challenges.
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Columbus
Cox
State Board of Charities
General Assembly
Gov Armor
Board of Moving Picture Censors
J. A. Maddox
Harry EK. Vestal
O’ Ada
Maude Murray Miller
Remarkable Growth of Ohio Banks and Trust Firms
State banking department statistics show Ohio banks and trust companies expanding earnings. From 1910 to 1912 gross earnings rose from 57 to 64.7 percent of paid-in capital while net earnings grew from 14.9 to 17.8, indicating growth at or above that of national banks.
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Columbus
State Banking Department
Who Owns State Bank in Murray City
The state banking department seeks the owner of a private bank linked to the Murray City post office. The designated owner, Postmaster Solliday, denies the claim. Records show deposits of 75,000 to 100,000 by foreign mine workers, but no accounts or books for over a year and depositors cannot withdraw savings.
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Murray City
State Banking Department
Solliday
Postmasters Brush Up As Civil Service Bill Aims Exams
The deficiency appropriation bill proposed in Washington provides 39000 dollars to fund the civil service commission for postmaster examinations in fourth class posts across 48 states. Traveling field examiners would be paid 1500 dollars yearly to assist local boards in the testing process.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Washington
Civil Service Commission
Union
Perry’s Victory Centennial memorial row sparks park plan
State Auditor A V Donahey calls federal action to acquire South Baja Taland at Put-in-Bay to create a national park. He urges Governor Cox to push the proposal with the national government amid controversy over the under construction memorial site in Columbus Ohio.
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Columbus
Perry
Baja Taland
Putin Bay
A. V. Donahey
Lake Erie
Printers Pick Cleveland Leader. Thomssen Honored
Charles P. Carr of Cleveland elected president of the Ohio Printers Federation at the close of the Cost Congress and Exhibit in Toledo. Retiring head J. M. Thomssen receives a gold watch as thanks. Cincinnati and Columbus printers attend with Ohio and Michigan editors touring the expo.
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Charles P. Carl
Ohio Printers’ Federation
Thomssen
Toker
Toledo
Ben Franklin Club
Hamilton
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Charles P. Carr
George M. Gray
Fostoria
A. J. Braunwart
Charles. N. Bellman
Carl Jettinger
Delphos
J. M. Thomssen
Ohio
Michigan State Press Association
Wolverine Press Association
Michigan
Picas
Printers’ Federation
Manufacturers Violate Law in Ohio Water Poisoning Probe
Deputy Warden Louis Kuertz, under orders from State Fish and Game Commissioner Sheets, issued warrants against several manufacturers and businessmen for dumping foreign substances into rivers without permits. Water samples showed clean above pollution points but poisonous below. dead fish, crawfish, turtles, frogs, water snakes, and birds were reported. Ferrous sulphate blamed for deoxygenating water. milk pollution cited by a large dairy, with drownings alleged to be linked to the contamination.
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Hamilton, O
Fish and Game
Sheets
Louis Kuertz
Kuertz
Simonton
Cincinnati
Knights Templars Invite Ohio Grand Commandery to Akron
Springfield invites the Knights Templar of Ohio to a one day Grand Commandery session in Akron on Wednesday October 15. A fine program will be carried out during the session.
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Springfield
Knights
Two States Unite In Hunt For Hudson River Murder
New York and New Jersey officials joined to solve the case of a young woman killed and dismembered. Part of her body was found in the Hudson near Woodcliff, New Jersey, as authorities seek the slayer and full facts of the crime.
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New York
New Jersey
Hudson River
Woodcliff
Buckeye Window Glass Co. Plant Burns Near Columbus
A locomotive spark caused a fire two miles northwest of Columbus destroying Buckeye Window Glass Co. plants with a loss around 150000. Insurance was limited as fire crews arrived late with no water to battle the blaze and company president C B Bertram was in New York.
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Columbus
Buckeye Window Glass Co
C. BE. Bertram, Oe Dent
New York
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Adverts in Vermont Iowa
A Vermont reader reports sixteen years of pains and weakness improved after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. A Iowa reader describes female weakness displacement headaches back pain and thinness resolving after the same treatment.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Moretown
Vermont
Gifford
Iowa
Lydia E., Pinkham
Ma Mille Slagle
Gifford, Iowa
Honest Advice and Household Remedies Parody
An advertisement page notes sayings about romance and honesty and promotes Dr Peery Vermitage De Shot for health, Red Cross Ball Blue laundry bluing, and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething with brief claims and prices.
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Dr. Peery
Theater Night Negotiation Cited In Courier Journal
A wife protests having nothing to wear as the couple debates going to a moving picture theater, with the wife insisting the dark cinema is acceptable. The Louisville Courier Journal quotes the exchange.
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Louisville Courier- Journal
Looney Season Opens With A Riverside Fishing Plan
The narrator jokes about golf and a man plans to take a rowboat to the lake for a fishing trip. He insists the ride itself is worth the effort even if no fish are caught, recalling past poor catches and chasing a tiptop boat excursion.
Interesting Beginning at the Commencement
A fair graduate chats with a young gentleman after commencement. She proclaims I am an A B now, while he says he has a degree but is only a B. He explains A B means Bachelor.
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New York Times
Doctor's Gift Food Worth Its Weight in Gold
A Pennsylvanian reports dramatic recovery from indigestion after adopting Grape-Nuts cereal. He describes instant improvement and sustained health after two months, thanks to the product tied to Postum Co. claims.
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Oartor
Abigail Geeks
Tee
Ville
al Tier
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A-C-M
Clarg & CQ
Adentiata
Ohio M. E
State Bank
Advise National Park
Printers Select
Knight Templars
Akron
Missouri
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