Famous Bell of Old Kaskaskias to Join Illinois History Collection
The 1741 bell that tolled English rule’s end at Kaskaskia in 1778 may become Illinois Historical Society property. Cast in 1741 at La Rochelle, it weighs 750 pounds and rests cracked in New Kaskaskia. plans foresee displaying it in Springfield amid debates among descendants and locals. The old town’s ruins, river erosion, and 1892 removal of 3000 graves frame this fading slice of the Mississippi Valley’s French era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi Valley
George Rogers Clark
Kentucky
Old Kaskaskia
Ilinois
St. Louis
California
Philadelphia
Old Rock
Kaskaskia
England
Louis XV
France
Illinois Historical Society
Springfield
la Rochelle
Normandy
Illinois
Mississippi
Fort Gage
Ferry Landing
Father Gibault
Menards
Renaults
Bowman
When War Comes and the Diplomatic Exit Process
An essay explains the formal etiquette of ambassador recall when war breaks out. It outlines how passports are issued, the ambassador’s departure via special train and vessel, and the security steps like destroying sensitive papers. It notes the emotional strain and the orderly but hurried nature of exit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foreign Office
Philadelphia Inquirer
Elizabethtown Passenger Station Opens and Local Notes
The Pennsylvania Railroad opens a new passenger station in Elizabethtown at 9:00 AM. The Janson Steel and Iron Co. of Columbia shipped a car load of merchant iron to England for the war. Other items include a cow injury at Colerain, Lancaster’s first grist mill site near Abbeyville, a Marietta School district election of J Willard Bucher as principal, and 5000 earthworms shipped from Mt Joy to St Louis for avian feed.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Elizabethtown
Janson Steel and Iron Company of
Columbia
England
Harry Meyer
Colerain
Lancaster County
Abbeyville
Lancaster
Marietta
J. Willard Bucher
Ephrata
Bucher
Millersville Normal School
Stevens Trade School
Henry Weill
Newark
N. J
Weill
Jacob Shaub
East Drumore
Mt. Joy
Ratchford
Spencer Adams Recaptured After Escape From Asylum
Spencer C. Adams the horse thief escaped from the County Insane Asylum on June 22 and was recaptured about 6 30 p m Thursday by Constable William Price. He had been transferred to the asylum after a lunacy commission and escaped within two months. Police and asylum officials searched various points before Price intercepted him on a Duke Street trolley car returning to the asylum. Adams is a native of Akron. Read the Record one dollar per year.
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Spencer C. Adams
William Price
Adams
Huber
C. N. Rupp
Coatesville
Price
Duke Street
Akron
Lowell Quote Reflects Duty to God and Man
J R Lowell proclaims fidelity to God as bound with fidelity to fellow humans. The remark frames moral duty as inseparable from social obligation and character.
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God
J. R. Lowell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kaskaskas
W. H. Buchcotter
Lewis N. Moyer
Spencer Adams
W. H. Mouth & CO
Litcement
B. B. Depol
Lititz, Penna
Farmers National Bank
Lititz
Penna
Wingert & Haas
Queen St
Lancaster, PA
Walthams
Elgins
Hamiltons
Queen Stworth
Mrs. Vaughn
W. A
Chas. H. Frey the Shoe Man
King St
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!