Cahokia Mounds Buy Preserved As Illinois State Park
Illinois has appropriated 50000 dollars and Governor Small signed the bill to purchase Cahokia Mounds near East St. Louis, preserving Monks Mound as the centerpiece of a state park. The article recounts Cahokia’s archeology, its 102 foot tallest mound, abundant pottery and burials, and notes Clark’s 1779 seizure of Kaskaskia and Vincennes shaping Illinois history.
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John Dickinson Sherman Ilinois
Small
Monks Mound
Isissippi
Hokia Mounds
Hese
Joliet
Marette
Wlhoe
Mississippi
Canada Canoe
Kaskaskia
LaSalle
Mississippi Valley
Fort Crewe
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Peoria
Cahokia
Fort Artres
Canada
George Rogers
Warren Moorehead
Robert Moulton
America Today
Chicago
Illinois
United Tes
Egypt
Okia Mounds
St. Louis
Iren K. Moorehead
State of Illinois
Moorehead
Unity of Illinois
Phillips Academy of Andover
Ile
Ture
Mexico
Upper
Tillinois
Chartres
France
Company of the West
John Law
Askaskia
Hamilton
Detroit
Kentucky
George Rogers Clark
Clark
United
Vincennes
Virginia
Rior
Great Lakes
John Todd
New Orleans
Spain
Great Britain
Sinclair
Michilimacinac
Mackinac
Wabasha
Pencour
Lord George Germain
West
Campbell
Galvez
New Orléans
Lower
Mobile
Pensacola
Byrd
Ohio
Quebec
United States
Gulf
Atlantic
Rockies
Pacific
Mystery Ship Adrift From Iceberg Haunts Arctic Tale
A 1911 12 incident recounts a French bark Emilie Galline reporting vast iceberg fields near the Horn and a giant berg bearing a three masted schooner with boats on the booms. A Greenland whaler later finds a derelict with dead woman and man, and a living looking man, all frozen in place, no crew identified.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Emilie Galline
New Caledonia
Bordeaux
Greenland
Peterhead
Whistler's Thunderous Tenure at the British Artists Society
In Cornhill Magazine Edwin A. Ward recalls Whistler as a magnetic yet volatile president of the Society of British Artists. He sought to purge British elements, faced revolt from veteran members, and left a quip that “the artists take their departure, and only the British remain” as his parting note.
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Whistler
Edwin A. Ward
Cornhill Magazine
Society’ of
Wyke Bayliss
Bayle
Bayliss
Whistle
Cowboys Tale Turns Into Army Enlistment Joke
A workless cowboy seeks a permanent fix by enlisting. The medical examiner finds him sound and asks about illnesses and accidents. He denies illness and accidents, explaining a rattlesnake bite caused the finger rag on purpose.
Goodnight Message From Childrens Bedbug News
A quiet household scene ends with a child’s shrill whisper that Willie found a bedbug. Mrs. Kinderby guides a bridge club into reverent silence as the children in the house prepare to deliver their good night message in Ithaca.
Centenarian Landlord Confesses Stuttering Mystery
A village inn owner claims a century of age while a visitor questions his relation as grandson or great descendant. The landlord hints at a family riddle, joking that the man’s stuttering hides the truth rather than lies.
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Country Inn
Joe
Hypochondriac Reveals Beach Fear in Quizzical Exchange
The hypochondriac admits he never goes sea bathing and fears the shock. Miss Cayenne asks if the concern is about the cold water or the costumes on the beach.
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Miss Cayenne
There Are Many Names For This New Chinese Game
Miss Cayenne notes a dozen names for the new Chinese game. Different people she knows call it by various terms, reflecting regional and cultural variations.
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Miss Cayenne
Minnehaha Mail Disappearance On An Atlantic Steamer
The article details a puzzling loss of several mail bags from the Atlantic Transportation company steamer Minnehaha. It explains the strict multi officer checking system, from quay transfer to shipboard berthing, and the daily log entries ensuring security until delivery to the mail train.
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Atlantic Transportation Company
Minnekahda
Atlantic
Territorial Birds Clash Over Garden Realms
A male hummingbird defends a California garden by fighting any rival hummingbirds that intrude, while a South African ostrich on a farm marks its own territory and will attack a person who crosses its breeding-season boundaries. Farmers report seldom more than one ostrich attacking at once during checks.
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California
Sportsman’s Digest
The Cent That Went to Church
A silver dollar and a 1-cent piece argued until the large coin proclaimed being one hundred times better. The cent retorted I go to church every Sunday detailing a trivial dispute from Everybody's Magazine.
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Everybody’s Magazine
Not What She Expected in Political Exchange
A London Punch cartoon shows a woman candidate asked to answer yes or no. A heckler uses a loaded question about beating a wife, prompting shock from the crowd. The exchange ends with a playful sports parallel as the heckler claims a scoreline of three up and two to play.
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Heckler
London
Joyful Surprise as Wife Found Alive After Funeral Arrangements
Abraham Yake of Stouffville went to Toronto with the undertaker and sexton to bring his wife home only to discover she was alive. A mis read telephone message said she was ill in bed. the grave had already been prepared.
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Abraham Yake
Stouffville
Toronto
Abe's Best Joke Reprint About Monkey and Half-Dollar
Abe shares a humorous tale of a monkey in a restaurant grabbing his half-dollar and swallowing it. Enraged, he lifted the animal by the hind legs and shook it, amusingly shaking loose $2.96 in change.
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Abe
Daddy Tricks Remembered in Quiet Parable
A father and son exchange a brief, modest dialogue about his youth and a phrase mamma used, hinting at past drinking habits. The exchange centers on memory, restraint, and parental influence without sensational detail.
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