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Eugene Field's Missouri Roots Unearthed In History Row
The piece traces Eugene Field born in 1850 in St. Louis and the Missouri years that shaped his career. It notes his birthplace dispute between 634 South Broadway and 28 Collins Street, his university stint at Missouri, early journalism, Missouri Press Association leadership, and eventual national fame before his death in Chicago in 1895.
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