Fort Dodge Mission Intercept Brings Indian Threat
Major McDonald seeks a man to intercept his daughter Molly as she heads toward Fort Dodge. Brick Hamlin volunteers, joins a stalled stage coach, and fights off Indian attacks. Moylan and Gonzales die. Molly is wounded. Hamlin carries Molly to safety as pursuers chase them into hiding.
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McDonald
Fort Dodge
Molly
Brick Hamlin
Fort Ripley
Moylan
Gonzales
Hamlin
Jfamlin
Fort Union
Devere
Santa Fe
Fort Mercy
Raman Nose
Wasson
Maxwell
Sam
Dodge
Sheridan
Remembrance at the Fort Dodge frontier
Sergeant Hamlin and Miss McDonald share a tense moment over Moylan’s stock of frontier provisions and a Confederate haversack. Hamlin reveals a buried clue about Eugene Le Fevre linked to a past regiment, while they spot pursuing troopers and arrange safe passage across the river.
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Moylan
Miss McDonald
Fort Dodge
Wamlin
Molly
Roman Nose
Dodge
Desides
Thad
Fourth Texas Infantry
Hamlin
Gene’s
Eugene le Fevre
New Orleans
Wasson
Brick' Hamlin
Sam
Horses Loved by Soldiers Across Famous Campaigns
A historical sketch recalls war horses cherished by leaders such as King Ferdinand of Bulgaria with Varna, Lord Roberts with Colonel and Velonel, and Lord Kitchener with Omdurman. The piece notes bonds between riders and mounts, medal rewards, and prominent campaigns including Kandahar and the Boer War. It also references a quotation on modern idealism from Paul Shorey about Plato.
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Lord Roberts
Royal Hospital, Dublin
Velonel
India
Kandahar
Queen Victoria
Kabul
Lord Kitchener
Omdurman
Kitchener
South Africa
Father Son Question Sparks Nationality Joke
At supper a family discussion on nationality and religion ends with the youngest son asking, Papa, what country do the bachelors come from. The line prompts a light exchange about origins and humor.
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Molly McDonald
Tale OF the Frontier
All Parrish
Keith
S. Bales
A.C
Fclurg & CO
Chancellorsville
Virginia
Massa Robert
Fisher's Hill
Early
Seventh Cavalry
Fort Devere
Sam Wasson
Buck
Max
War Department
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Balkan
Varna
Black Sea
Cele
Pgul Shorey
Plato
Thomas & Thomas
Marion
N. E. Cor. Square
A. Starck
Starck Pianos
Chicago
A. Starck Piano CO
Starck
Starck Bldg
Eoa
U. S
Catalo
CLE
Geoscience
Adel
Prtkys
Dame Fortune
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