Iowa Men Proposed for St Louis Exposition Hall of Fame
W V Byars reports on Iowa residents suggested for a proposed Hall of Fame at the 1903 World’s Fair. Letters named James W Grimes Samuel J Kirkwood James Harlan and others as historical Iowa figures likely to represent the state's legacy, with final selection to be made by Iowa’s people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Louisiana Purchase
James W. Grimes
Samuel J. Kirkwood
James Harlan
Dodge
Jones
Allison
St. Louis
Register
Kirkwood
Harlan
United States
the Register
Capitol
Washington
National Capitol
State University of Iowa
James FE. Harlan
George W. Grimes
George W. Jones
LL. D
Wm. F. King
Iowa Hall of Fame asks two names to honor in St Louis
Editors across Iowa propose two deceased figures to represent the state in a Hall of Fame at the Louisiana Purchase World’s Fair. James Harlan and Samuel J. Kirkwood receive frequent support, with Grimes and others also named. Governors, senators, and wartime leaders are cited as top contenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. H. Fleming
John F. Lacey
Louisiana Purchase Hall of Fame
Towa
James W. Grimes
Samuel A. Rice
Lincoln
Iowa
Walter Smith
Allison
James Harlan
Samuel J. Kirkwood
Hall of Fame
Samuel Kirkwood
Chas. Eldred Shelton
Iowa Baptist State Convention
Kirkwood
E. P. Bartlett
U. S
Wm. Atchison
J. L. Waite
Hawkeye
Boone County
George W. Jones
Dodge
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. V. Byars
Iowa State Register
Shaw
Simpson College
Burlington
United States Senate
Grimes
Senate
J. K. Herron
Leslie M. Shaw
Justice Miller
J. P. Connor
M. C. W. B. Allison
J. Kirkwood
J. N. W. Rumple
D. B. Henderson
Gilbert N. Haugen
M. C
Hiram Price
Muscatine Journal
John Mahin
Liquozone
Liquid Ozone CO
Kinzie St
Sts
Chicago
COMPY
B. P. Jackson & CO
Inz. Chemists
Indianapolis
Indiana
Feat
A. H. Malcolm
Cherokee
Kan
Jast
Dr. Miles Medical Co
Elkhart, Ind
Florida
VIA
Louisville & Nashville
R. R
Jacksonville
St. Augustine
L. Stone
Gen. Pass
Louisville, KY
S. G. Stein
Pino Street
Eagle Iron Works and Foundry
Chas. Miller
Prop
M. A. Barr
Lowa
P.W. Francis
Henry Jayne
L. G. Burnett
Hershey
State Bank
Muscatine, Iowa
Ee Eaeeencee
Cook
Musser
State Bank and Trust Co
Banking and Exchange
Iowa Avenue
Second St
Muscatine, la
D. V. Jackson
S. M. Hughes
Cashier
First National Bank
Muscatine
J. Carskaddan
J. B. Dougherty
Chas. Page
First National Bank Building
E. P. Day
East Second Street
Albert Figg
Muscatine Island
Mr. DeCamp
C. P. Teeple
Wilton
Wilton. Ia
Memphis
Birmingham
Montgomery
Mobile
Atlanta
Savannah
Akes
the Southeastern Limited
Alex. Hilton
Bryan Snyder
Saint Louis
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