This Date in History Highlights Key Births, Deaths and Events
A compact look at notable dates from 1239 to 1894. Edward I born in 1239 and George Warren killed at Bunker Hill in 1775. Pere Marquette reaches the Mississippi in 1672. Charles Gounod born 1818. 1856 Fremont nominated for president. Roberts and Bristow resignations and deaths of Cass Lochrane Phelps and others mark the era.
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Edward I
England
Pere Marquette
Mississippi River
Louisbourg
N. S
Joseph Warren
Bunker Hill
Charles Francois Gounod
Paris
Philadelphia
John C. Fremont
James Johnson
Georgia
Lewis Cass
Detroit
Exeter
N. H
Benjamin H. Bristow
United States Treasury
Osborne A. Lochrane
Atlanta
Ireland
William Walter Phelps
Eglewood
N. J
New York City
Monument Unveiled Honoring Pere Marquette at Prairie du Chien
In Prairie du Chien Wisconsin on June 17 commemorations honored Pere Marquette a famed missionary and explorer who visited the area 237 years ago. A monument base was unveiled on the grounds of St Marys Academy marking the forthcoming memorial.
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Prairie du Chien
Wis
Pere Marquette
Mississippi Valley
St. Mary's Academy
Capudine Quick Relief for Headaches and Colds
Capudine provides fast relief from headaches including sick or nervous types and headaches from colds. It also treats attacks of cold or grip with feverishness, restoring normal condition. Capudine is a pleasant liquid that acts immediately selling at 10c 25c and 5c per bottle at drug stores.
Notre Dame unveils Marquette memorial on Mississippi site
A granite column monument to Father Marquette rises on a commanding overlook of the Mississippi, seven by ten feet base, eighteen foot statue column, replicating the Washington statue, representing Marquette in priest garb with a Lac des Illinois chart. Cost of the base was 1200 dollars funded by subscriptions. a gift from the Order of Notre Dame to the academy. The memorial stands forty feet high near Fort Crawford, a historic early frontier site.
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Mississippi River
Father of Waters
Tretantove
National Capitol
Mid-Summer Clearance At Meyer Bros
Wise shoppers are invited to attend Meyer Bros Ltd for a mid summer clearance sale offering substantial savings on items priced 14 to 46. Shop early for best selection and value.
South Dakota Drummers Open Sixth Traveling Men's Meet
Huron South Dakota population swelled as traveling salesmen from across the state arrived for the sixth annual convention of the South Dakota Traveling Men's Association. Delegates registered and enjoyed events with a formal opening planned for tonight and a parade plus officer elections tomorrow.
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South Dakota
Huron
S. D
Harmon for president and governor in Ohio
Cincinnati dispatch argues Judson Harmon will be re elected governor and touted as a leading Democratic presidential candidate. The piece highlights Harmon’s broad support in Ohio and Indiana, Taft’s unpopularity there, Cox as a Republican boss, and labor views praising Harmon for fair dealing with workers and business.
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Harmon
Cox
Cincinnati
Ohio
United States
Columbus
Washington, D. C
Lis
Hamiton
Dayton
Judson Harmon
Taft
Hamilton County
Ouachita Tribe No 19 Imp. Order Red Men Meeting Notice
All members are urgently urged to attend Friday night June 17 to nominate officers and finalize plans for the 4th of July entertainment plus other important business. 138-51.
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Imp
Fifty Year Birthday of Charles Frohman the Theatre Manager
Charles Frohman born June 17 1860 in Sandusky Ohio. He grew up in New York City and worked as an office boy and a ticket seller before leading a touring company at seventeen. He achieved major success in 1881 producing Shenandoah and later controlled leading playhouses in London New York and other American cities while managing many famous players.
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Charles Frohman
Sandusky
Ohio
New York City
Hooley’s Theatre
Brooklyn
West
J. H. Haverly
America
Europe
Mr. Frohman
D Theatres
New York
London
Bunker Hill Day Observed in Boston Area
Boston and vicinity marked the anniversary of the battle of Bunker Hill with midnight bonfires and daytime parades. Naval and military pageants followed by patriotic exercises featured speeches from prominent figures in Charlestown.
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Boston
Mass
Bunker Hill
Charlestown
Free Trial Bottle Promotes Dr Caldwell Syrup Pepsin
An elderly health advisory promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild laxative for aging digestion. It cites a Johnston City resident cured after six years of stomach trouble and mentions free trial bottles mailed to homes and money back guarantees.
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Dr. Pierce
U. S
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