Anniversaries mark American history in 1934 reflections
An essay notes the New Year as a time to plan for the coming year and to review past achievements. It highlights centennials and tercentennials tied to 1634 and 1934, including Nicolet's voyage to Lake Michigan and the Maryland colony, and lists notable 1734 and 1784 events and future sesqui centennial milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo Scott Watson
Jacques Cartier
Newfoundland
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Michigan
Mackinac Island
Lake Huron
Sault Ste. Marie
Straits
Mackinac
Lake Michigan
Lake of the
Lake ‘Michigan
Nicolet
Green Bay
St. Lawrence
Wisconsin
Quebec
Champlain
Colony of
Maryland
Charles I of England
Lee
Lord Baltimore
Potomac River
Plymouth Colony
Calvert
New World
England
America
Cecil Calvert
Virginia
Leonard Calvert
Charles
Henrietta Maria
Ark
Cowes
Leonard
George Calvert
Chesapeake Bay
St. Clement's Island
Robert Morris
Philadelphia
Lancashire
Thomas McKean
Continental Congress
Chester County
Pennsylvania
John Peter Zenger
New York Weekly Journal
New York
Zenger
William Floyd
Brookhaven
N. Y
North Carolina
Congress of the United States
Alleghanies
Jonesborough
Col. E. L. Drake
United States
Titusville
Irving Bachelier
Pierrepont
John Brown
Harper's Ferry
A. W. Greely
Sergt
D. L. Brainard
Winfield
Winfield 3. Schley
Grover Cleveland
Western Newspaper Union
Illinois state news reports multiple court and public records actions
The Illinois appellate court confirms sentences for Lester Tilton and Harry de Joannis in a medical practice conspiracy case. Supreme Court declines Peck appeal on bank embezzlement. Rock Island County pursues $12,706 fines from liquor defendants who bond to avoid jail. Death of George Lytton noted. Wynekoop case moves forward with evidence insufficient for accessory charge. Judge Sullivan sworn as US district judge in Chicago. Kidnapping of two mine clerks leads to release after robbery. Illinois University property valued at $29,005,667 with building costs detailed. Extraditions to Illinois for McCabe and Rosenberg. Postmaster appointment recommendation for Nashville. Various local finance and bank actions, civil works administration employment plans. Fatalities include William Snell in Utica and Raymond B. Smith in Danville. explosion damages Atoms Powder plant unit near Wolf Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Tilton
Cancer Quack
Harry de Joannis
Rudolph F. Desart
Chicago
United States Supreme Court
Ralph L. Peck
First National Bank of Palatine
Peck
Federal District Court
John P. Barnes
Rock Island
Francis C. King
George Lytton
Passavant Memorial Hospital
Mr. Lytton
Henry C. Lytton & Sons
Earle Wynekoop
Rheta
Alice Lindsay Wynekoop
Charles S. Dougherty
Jay Schiller
Phillip L. Sullivan
Cook County Criminal Court
United States District Court
Charles M. Bates
Sullivan
Wright Brothers
Verona
Harry Brown
Morris
Joseph Ryan
South Wilmington
Joliet
University of Ilinois
Lloyd Morey
State University
Colleges of
Medicine, Dentistry
Pharmacy
Governor Park
Missouri
Illinois
James McCabe
Dixon
Arthur Rosenberg
F E. M. Schaefer
Belleville
Washington
B. B. Halston
Nashville
Halston
W. F. Tharp
Walter Forester
du Quoin First National Bank
First National Bank of
Tamaroa
Howard B. Haines
Circuit Court
Lake County
Waukegan
John H. Taft
Evanston
Illinois Bank of
Robert V. Taft
Libertyville
Civil Works Administration
Robert J. Dunham
CWA
Tulinola
William Snell
Utica
Snell
Pete Crosette
Ladd
Raymond B. Smith
Danville
At- Ins Powder Company
Wolf Lake
Anna
Four Footed Servitors Still Valued on Farm
Wayne Dinsmore predicts horses and mules will regain top standing with farmers as power on farms. Despite a 1.5 million drop since 1919, animals remain crucial while tractors and trucks expand, with 1930 figures cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Dinsmore
Dinsmore
Literary Digest
Distinct Addition Prosperity Improves a Man’s Appearance
A brief note asserts that distinct addition prosperity makes a man look better and smile more, suggesting wealth or talent enhances confidence and facial expression. It frames prosperity as a social improvement tied to self-presentation.
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Franklin
Zachary Taylor
Orange County
Robert Hoe
Hoes
Leicestershire
Stephen H. Long
Long’s Peak
Colorado
Hopkinton
N.H
Edgar Allan Poe
Boston
Abraham Lincoln
Kentucky
Cyrus McCormick
Walnut Grove
Sterling Price
Prince Edward County
Kit Carson
Madison County
Charles W. Elliott
Harvard University
John Wesley Powell
Grand Canyon
United States Geological Survey
Bureau of American Ethnology
Mount Morris
Charles F. Browne
Artemus Ward
Waterford
Maine
Nathaniel J. Wyeth
Liberty
West
Fort Hall
Idaho
Portland
Ore
Lafayette
Paris
Adm
AW Greenliy
D.L. Brainard
Cyrus, H. McCormick
Lord ‘Baltimore
Edgar A. Poe
Pateatt
Yale University Press
State News
Loray
Great Campion
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