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Historical Collections of Ohio
An Then They Went West
Know Your Ohio
Tid-Bits -- Part 111 
" Trump Of Fame "
First Newspaper Article 
On The Western Reserve

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The first newspaper published on the Western Reserve was the " Trump Of
Fame," edited by Thomas D. Webb. It was a weekly, published at Warren,
Trumbull County. The first issue was daed June 16, 1812, the date of the
declaratin of war by Congress. David Fleming was the printer.
The first issue contained the folloing:

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" It will be recollected, that two men were murdered some time ago by
the Indians, on Pipe Creek, Huron county. Since that time, two Indians
of the Chippaway tribe, who committed the murder have been taken. One of
whom has been convicted at Cleveland, Cuyahoga, and now awaits the
sentence of the law; which is to be carried into execution, at te later
place in the 26 inst. The other, who was arrrested by the Indians of
that neighborhood shot himself while in custody, before he could be
delivered to the whites.

We are informed by a respectable traveller from Huron county that
considerable interest is making by the Indians of the Chipawa tribe, to
procure the pardon of the Indian, now under the sentence of death at
Cleveland. A council has been held by the chiefs of that tribe, together
with some other Indians to determine what course of measures should be
pursued, to procure his release. A proposition was made to attempt his
release by force; this was rejected, and it was determined that his
father, who is principal chief of the Chipawa tribe, should make a
personal applicaion to Governor Meigs for his release.

The Indians offer, as a conditon of his discharge, to cede to the United
States a tract of two hundred acres of land; bounded East by the Fire
lands, extending Westerly to Sandusky river, and up the river as far as
the United States reservation; also to give up the promised reward of
eighty dollars for the apprehention of the other Indian, to which they
are entitled. It is said both by Indians and whites, that this murder
was committed in consequence of a private quarrel; it is also asserted
by the Indians, that Semo, the Indian, who killed himself, was a
malicious fellow, who drew the other in some measure against his will,
into participation of the murder.

We are also told, that the militia ordered for Detroit, left Dayton, on
the first of the present month and that three companies are to be
staioned at Sandusky Bay. It may be safely concluded from the conduct of
the Indians living on the borders of the Connecticut western reerve, and
from the cantonment of so many troops at Sandusky, and Detroit, that
little or no danger is to be apprehended from them in any part of the
Reserve. " 

       Trump of Fame, Warren, Ohio
                June 24, 1812


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