Desolate Land and Lone: Custer's Last Stand Recalled
A reflective, critical essay marks the 55th anniversary of General George Armstrong Custer's death at the Little Bighorn. It traces policy failures, the Fetterman Massacre, and the flawed three-column plan that doomed Custer's command while noting his fame as Civil War hero and cavalry leader. The piece cites Carrington, Red Cloud, Crazy Horse, and the interplay of government neglect and battlefield decisions in shaping the tragedy.
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Abraham Lincoln
George Armstrong Custer
Little Big Horn River
Montana
Custer
Sixth Cavalry
Terry
Gibbon
Republic
Old Northwest
St. Clair
Braddock
Florida
Fgao
Henry B. Carrington
Sioux Country
W. J. Fetterman
Fort Phil Kearney
Red Cloud
Carrington
Beau Sabreur
Kansas
Oklahoma
Frazier
Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Jeb Stuart
Pelham
Plains
Fetterman
Little Big Horn
Phil Kearney
Congress
Wyoming
Crook
Nebraska
Fort Abraham Lincoln
Newa Dakota
Indian Department
J. J. Reynolds
Crazy Horse
the Rosebud
Powder River
Major Reno
Seventh Cavalry
Reno
Major Benteen
Benteen
Potato Peeling Dried Thoroughly Ignites Fire
A note on safety states that dried potato peels can ignite a fire when used as fuel. Caution urged to avoid improvised tinder and to rely on proper firewood or established embers.
Machines That Are Almost Human
In a 1931 Western Newspaper Union feature, the article outlines adding and calculating machines, tracing their development from simple adding machines to complex robots. It notes their accuracy, speed, and role in business, with various models printing records and handling all four arithmetic operations. It highlights how these machines reduce human error and function as automated bookkeepers.
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Illiam Seward Burroughs
Western Newspaper Union
Franklin's Tolerance Letter to Sister Described
A Philadelphia firm holds a letter from Benjamin Franklin to his sister Jane Macom. In part he writes that he is disposed to like the world as he finds it and to doubt his own judgment on how to mend it. He says he trusts in God as much as the most pious Christian due to hidden wisdom in creation and governance.
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Franklin
Jane Macom
Philadelphia
God
Coming Out Young David At Family Birthday
A family birthday scene ends with a child’s quip about an uncle. David, celebrating his third birthday, fixates on a visiting uncle’s bald head and blurts out a playful misstatement. The moment highlights a humorous exchange at the family meal.
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David
Leonard
Two Duelists Die In Prison Grudge Gun Duel
In Queens near the Queensboro Bridge two men identified as Vito Loscalzo and Patsy Ciro died in a midnight duel. Both were found head to head with a .32 caliber French automatic and a Smith & Wesson revolver nearby. Police link feud to Danemora prison. theories include a grudge over testimony or prior arson conviction.
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New York
Queensborough Bridge
Jane Street
Vito Loscalzo
Patsy Ciro
Dannemora
Siberia
Loscalzo
John Gallagher
Queens
Ciro
Clinton
Smith & Wesson
Manhattan
Use Knife and Cord to Save Dog Life in Nebraska
Hastings Neb a hunter L P Young saved his Chesapeake dog Don by sewing two long gashes in the right hip with a knife and cotton cord after Don fell into a boat and toward a gasoline motor. The dog, though bleeding heavily, is expected to recover with veterinary care.
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Hastings
Neb
L. P. Young
Chesapeake
Don
Young
Rabbit Swimming From Fire Caught in Net near New Orleans
A water-going rabbit trapped in a fish net on Lake Hermitage was spotted by John Gough and Miles Coe of New Orleans as a prairie fire drove the animal into shallow water. The net captured the fleeing rabbit, ending its dash through the scorched land.
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New Orleans
Lake Hermitage
Johnny Weismuller
John Gough
Miles Coe
Mother Kills Two-Year-Old Then Takes Own Life Near Stouffville
In Stouffville Ontario a two year old girl Esther Stephenson was killed by her mother who said she did it to save her from a world of sin. The mother then killed herself. Neighbors and coroner report Mrs Stephenson was mentally troubled from religious study. The child was the daughter of Fred and Mrs. Stephenson who lived on a local farm.
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Stouffville
Ont
Esther
Fred Stephenson
Stephenson
Ball
Sight of False Teeth Routs Snarling Dog in Alaska
A Metlakatal a resident faced a snarling husky that fled when the man’s new false teeth popped from his mouth. The sight of the white false teeth caused the dog to turn and run, leaving the man relieved yet amused after the incident.
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Metlakatala
Alaska
Adrift 13 Days in Crippled Boat
Three men adrift for 13 days in a crippled Gulf Stream motor launch arrived in Bayonne New Jersey aboard the tanker Samuel O Brown. Joseph Roberts Joseph Knight of Key West and Carlyle J Montecino of Minami survived on scant food, fished, caught rainwater and signaled for help before rescue.
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New York
Bayonne
N. J
Bahamas
John J. MacMillan
Samuel O. Brown
Joseph Roberts
Joseph Knight
Key West
Fla
Carlyle J. Montecino
Minami
Montecino
Bimini
Miami
Knight
Brown
Hat Theft Turned Robbery in Atlanta Store
A man entered aAtlanta clothing store and, after selecting a $10 hat, rode the elevator to the business office. He brandished a pistol, herded seven employees and the manager into a stock room, stole $300, then returned to the hat department to pay $10 for the hat before fleeing.
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Atlanta
A. L. Zachary
Dead Patient Revives in Toledo After Death Notice
In Toledo Ohio Mrs Lorena Wolfe aged 103 revived two days after newspapers announced her death. Her daughter Mrs Mary Moore knelt by the bed. The physician warned against burial preparations, and the patient then spoke and began to improve. The recovery continues with cautious optimism.
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Toledo
Ohio
Lorena Wolfe
Mary Moore
Slayer Convicted of First Degree Murder in Family Killing
Ukiah California jurors convict Terrence Mosier of first degree murder for killing his brother in law Oram Lynch with a rifle. Life imprisonment was recommended. Mosier claimed Lynch betrayed his daughter Alice Mosier, who testified Lynch was the father of her unborn child.
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Ukiah
Calif
Terrence Mosier
Westport
Mosier
Oram Lynch
Lynch
Alice Mosier
Barking Dogs Ousted From Woodbury City Limits
Woodbury New Jersey passes ordinance to remove barking dogs and tame pigeons within the corporate limits to make the town safe for human beings. City council approves measures targeting noise and nuisance issues, with enforcement to follow.
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Woodbury
N. J
Birth and Death in Wallaceburg Ontario Report
In Wallaceburg Ontario two friends, Reuben Martin and Ram Murdock, aged 75 years, died within a few hours of each other after long-time friendship. The unusual coincidence follows a life shared in retirement and community service. Local authorities reported no foul play and that both deaths appear natural.
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Wallaceburg
Ont
Reuben Martin
Ieram Murdock
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Ged
George A. Custer
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