Blackbird the Omaha Chief and the Death Medicine Legend
A Nebraska mound on a Missouri River bluff marks the burial site of Blackbird, feared Omaha chief who rose to power through a mystic death medicine. The story traces his rise by war with Pawnee and Ponca, ties to Sioux and other tribes, and his ultimate dominance in a pre-colonial era before American independence.
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Nebraska
Clark H
W.n. G
Missouri River
Winnebagg
Thurston County
Blackbird
France
Spain
Atlantic Seacoast
England
Bow River
Cedar “County
Pappio Creek
Sarpy County
Omaha
St. Louis
Niobrara
Hasan
Little Bow
Blackbird’s Hill
Smith Works 38 Years at Nebraska Forge Blacksmith
Emil Sniggs began as master blacksmith in ONeill in 1883 and kept his forge fire burning for 38 years. Once a major wagon and horse shoer trade hub, the shop now serves fewer cars, with Sniggs stating the work is mainly repairs, sharpening shares, and occasional tires. He remembers repairing the first automobile in northern Nebraska and later selling his shop lot to a filling station owner.
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Emil Sniggs
O'Neill
Sniggs
Nebraska
Burwell
Nio- Soas
Sniges
Ancient Medal Found in Nebraska Hints at Romantic Legacy
In Omaha a crusted bronze plate dating centuries old was unearthed by a man digging for apple trees. The circular medallion bears a Latin border inscription and a globe motif, suggesting Spanish French or Moorish explorers visited Nebraska in early days and hinting at a romantic historical tale.
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Nebraska
Omaha
Bibl
Prehistoric Workshop Found Near Rochester England
British and American geologists report a discovery at Frindsbury in the Medway valley of England. The site yields 17 heaps of flint tools and weapons totaling four pieces with hand axes, hammer stones, and large flint fragments dating to the mid paleolithic era.
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Frindsbury
Rochester
Valley of Medway
England
Popular Science Monthly
Unclear Fragments Compare Figures and Outlines
Fragmentary text compares figures and reads awkwardly with references to men and a person named Kostog. No coherent event or details emerge from the readable portion.
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Smith
Nebraska Forge
Orient
Tid Omaha
Black
H. Long
Thwaite
Squaw
JM Uate
Thomas
Prehistoric ‘Workshop
Reece
Kostog
Bil
Aimputatian Xin
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