Madison County reminiscences and Lovejoy era memories
A long reminiscence from W F DeWolf, Chicago, recalling Madison County Illinois days 1830s-1860s. He describes Alton and Godfrey towns, early politics, Lovejoy murder riots, 1844 flood, and family service in the Civil War era, ending with reflections on Madison County and a closing note to readers.
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Madison County
W.E. Brink & Co
Edwardsville
Illinois
Honara F. DeWolf
Chicago
Godfrey
Alton
W. BR. Brink
Edwardaville
Ilinois
Old
Madison
New England
West
Fitz Henry O’wolf
Bristol
R. L
St. Louis
Pelos
Missouri
Gillham
Mlinois
Alsoo
Mississippi
Alton House
Dlinois
New West
Liberty Hall
Upper Alton
Randle
Piasa House
Judge Hawley
Elizabeth Wait
Hezekiah Hawtey
New Engand
Kentucky
Henry Clay
Wawley
Godfrey, Gilman & Co
Stone, Manning & Co
O. B. Roff & Co
Simeon Ryder
Lewis Kellenberger
Benjamin Godfrey
Benjamin Ives Gilman
George Churchill
Winthrop
Gilman
Dr. Marsh
Cyrus Edwards
Robert Smith
Alfred Cowles
Benjamin F. Edwards
John T. Lusk
William Martin
John Bailhache
Moses G. Atwood
Illinois Central Railroad
Donelson
Belmhont
DeWolff
3D Regiment
United States Artillery
Horatio Gates Gibson
Williamsburg
Washington
Isaac N. Arnold
Congress
Cook County
McClellan
Gibson
Battery C
DeWolf
Madigan
Noble Old County
Elijah P. Lovejoy
Lovejoy
Observer
Webster and Clay
Paul
Festus
Carrolton
Greene County
Second Street
East St. Louis
Iinois Town
Bluffs
Pap’s
Paupstown
New Orleans
Godfrey Township
Curtis Blakeman
Springfield
Galena
Wabash
Cairo
Cook
Wiliux F. DeWarr
Joseph Gillespie
William F. DeWolf
de Wolf
Elijah Lovejoy
Dagon
Bay State
William DeWolf
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Virginia
Belmont
Fire safety concerns prompt demand for escapes in hotels and schools
A reader warns that hotels and both public and private schools are fire traps with limited exits. Travelers and parents should demand thorough fire escapes and legal measures to ensure new buildings prioritize life safety. The note also reviews a popular account of Darwinism by George J. Romanes and an inexpensive edition offer.
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Grainger
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Grainger Street
Sir William Armstrong
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Elswick
Theophile Gautier
London
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Hitherton
House
Women's Temperance Union
District of Columbia
South Carolina
Massachusetts
Capitol
America
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Frest Barrmar Canron
George Bullen
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Pawtucket
H. M. Bixby
Richard Montague
Providence
Henry Crocker
T. Edwin Brown
First Baptist Church
Boston
Eusland
Seale Tnt
Ates Grees
Hell
Barrows
Q. Mow
Milwaukee
George J. Romanes
Darwin
J. Fitzgerald
Lafayette Place
New York
Chicago
Commission House of Flemming & Merriam
Hope
State
B&ver
Bristol
John G. Sparks
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