Tour to the Sangamon Country Ends in New Salem
Samson and Sarah Traylor with two children journey from Vergennes Vermont in summer 183 to the West seeking the Sangamon country in Illinois. Fever afflicts the group at Niagara Falls and near New Salem they meet John McNeill and Abe Lincoln and decide to settle with Jack Kelso and his daughter Bim. Sarah’s care saves a youth named Harry Needles as they travel.
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Samson
Sarah Traylor
Josiah
Batsey
Vergennes
Plenty
Illinois
Niagara Falls
Ohn McNeil
Sarah
Harry Needles
Traylors
New Salem
Ilnois
Abe Lincoln
Jack Kelso
Bim
Abe
Traylor
John McNeill
New Salem Raising and Clary's Grove Fracas
In a September community bee, Waddell and neighbors raise a log cabin for newcomers. Abe Lincoln defuses a Clary's Grove fight led by Jack Armstrong, then shares hopes on democracy, schooling, and a growing frontier spirit as Harry Needles eyes a budding romance with Bim Kelso.
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Martin Waddell
Samuel Hill
John Cameron
Peter Lukins
Beardstown
Samson
Jack Kelso
Kelso
Alexander Ferguson
Abe
Sarah
Clary’s Grove
Jack Armstrong
Harry
Needles
Bap McNell
Armstrong
Lin
Jack
New Salem
Bap
MecNell
Harry Needles
Clary's Grove
Thousand Friends of
Thebes
America
Encyclopedia Britannica
United States
Euphrates
Europe
New World
Doctor Allen
Income findings show 1918 income double 1913 levels
The National Bureau of Economic Research reports 1918 national income at 61 billion dollars, up from 34.4 billion in 1913, but real production did not rise commensurately due to inflation and focus on war materials. Per capita incomes gained in dollars but with reduced purchasing power.
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New York
United States
National Bureau of Ecohone Research
Wesley Clair Mitchell
Walford I. King
Frederick R. Macaulay
Oswald W. Knoauth
Tgs
Sts Chasuhevsrea
Reseens
Wwe
Cenee
Cgscesaeanes Ik Fea
Threats escalate as driver confronts rival in stand p
A driver issues a menacing warning to a rival, saying they will be killed if they do not leave the scene. The exchange underscores rising tensions and potential danger in the area.
Derivation of April From Latin Roots and Open Buds
Authorities discuss how April derives from aperio meaning open. They note it as the fourth month when buds and blossoms open, contrasting with other month names that lack natural condition references.
Buenos Aires Topic List for 1922 International Law Conference
The Argentine branch of the International Law Association, at London requests, outlines a 1922 Buenos Aires conference program. Key items include inviolability of mails in war, international labor organization at sea, sea and river navigation law, submarine use regulations, recognizing de facto governments, and state responsibility for foreign damages during civil wars.
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Buenos Aires
International Law Association
London
Association
International Organization of Labor
Williams Press Congress President Re-elected
Walter Williams of the University of Missouri School of Journalism was re elected president of the Press Congress the World by acclamation. The Congress passed a resolution urging President Harding to admit press representatives to disarmament conference deliberations.
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Ann
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Samson Wiles
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Rassle
Bim Kelso
Samson Henry Traylor
Gettysburg
Everett
McNoir
Bureau of Economic Research
National Bureau of Economic Research
Bureau
T. S. Adams
Treasury Department
John R. Commons
University of Wisconsin
John DP. Frey
International Molders’ Journal
Edwin EF. Gay
The
New York Evening Post
Harry W. Laidler
Intercollegiate Socialist Society
American Federation of Labor
David Friday
American Economic Association
W. R. Ingalls
Engineering Council
J. M. Larkin
Industrial Relations Association of America
George B. Roberts
American Bankers’ Association
Malcolm C. Rorty
American Statistical Association
A. W. Shaw
Periodical Publishers’ Associations
Gray Silver
American Federation of Farm Bureaus
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Eedsesees Aseteses Essenessssieel
Peanees
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United Kingdom
Germany
Austria
Saen Eonnoes
Argentina
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