The Schiller and the Langbuerger Legacy
Gottlieb Langbuerger, a Mississippi river captain, builds a floating palace Schiller after rising from cabin boy. His wife supports him as floodwaters force grounding and later enable a land base, schooling, and a romance with Henry Rosworm who becomes captain after a perilous river crossing and Ida’s marriage.
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Mississippi River
Gottlieb Langbuerger
Gottlib
Memphis
Gottlieb
Ida
Arkansas
Fort Smith
Schiller
Little Rock
Mississippi
Cap’n
Quirmer
Henry Rosworm
Henry
Web Jones
Law
Jackson’s Field
Cove Creek
John Palmer and Joseph Chamberlain Highlight Presidential and Diplomatic News
John M. Palmer, 79, Kentucky native and Illinois senator, has shaped Union Civil War service and Illinois politics before joining the Democrats in 1890. The visit of Joseph Chamberlain, British colonial secretary, to advise on the Venezuelan matter, signals high international interest as he may be Britain’s next premier and is noted for vast Birmingham industries and a monocle.
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John McAuley Palmer
The
Gold Standard Democrats
Kentucky
Ilinois
United States Senate
Madison County
Ills
Palmer
Sam
Joseph Chamberlain
Mr. Chamberlain
Joe
Olney
Joseph Chamberlainterest
Miss Endicott
Great Britain
Birmingham
Spectators Swap In To Finish Card Game At Club
Two gentlemen at the Prince of Wales club were disturbed by onlookers behind their chairs. A spectator filled in for one, then the other, and the two substitutes played on unaware the original players were in the next room, where the real game continued.
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Prince of Wales’ Club
London
The Man Who Knows Quote About Aims and Foundation
The passage attributed to Goethe contrasts clear life aims with shallow effort. It warns that most mischief stems from people not truly understanding their goals, likening ambition to a tower built with insufficient foundation.
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Goethe
Governor Elect Josiah Grout of Vermont
Josiah Grout is Vermont’s governor elect. An army veteran, lawyer, and farmer, he rose to captain in the Civil War, later became a major in frontier cavalry, and was wounded. After war and legal training he practiced law, lived in Chicago briefly, then returned to Vermont to farm and enter politics as a longtime Green Mountain Republican leader.
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Alton College
State Senate
Philadelphia
Fremont
Illinois
Springfield
Democratic Party
United States Senate
Vermont
Josiah Grout
Green Mountain
Derby
Frontier Cavalry
Chicago
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Opie Reid
Helena
Langbuerger
Eople
John M. Palmer
Man
Litchfield
U. S
Webster City
C. QO
Litchfield Mi’g Co
Iowa
First National Bank
Bradstreet, Dann
Spring & Son
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