Rebuilding New Salem 1831 7 Towns and Wellspring Sites
Historic list outlines 28 locations in New Salem Illinois with names of residents shops and landmarks including Rutledge Cameron Mill Lincoln Flat Boat Mill Dam Ferry Boat Offut Store Steamboat Utility Onstott and many residences churches and businesses along Spring field Road Sangamon River and surrounding areas.
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Rutledge and Cameron Mill
Lincoln’s
Mill Dam
Offut
R. J. Onstott
John Cameron
Rutledge Tavern
Springfield Road
Lincoln & Berry Grocery
Dr. John Allen
Hill & McNamer
Chrisman Bros
Abraham Lincoln's New Salem years 1831 37 legend
John Dickinson Sherman recounts Lincoln's six transformative years at New Salem from 1831 to 1837. It details his roles, struggles, and growth from a penniless youth to a rising politician, the town's founding, key residents, and Lincoln's first campaigns and career shaping experiences. It notes the restoration project to recreate New Salem and preserve Lincoln's environment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
New Salem
Abraham Lincoln
Springfield
Abe
Congress
Blackstone
Ann Rutledge
Salem
Lincoln Museum
William Randolph Hearst
Old Salem
Sangamon County
Vandalia
John M. Cameron
James Rutledge
Sangamon
Clary's Grove
Athens
Sugar Grove
Indian Point
Samuel Hill
George Warburton
Chrisman Brothers
Isaac’ P
William Clary
John
Clary
Henry Onstott
South
Beardstown
New Orleans
Offut
Graham
Tom” Reed
Maine
House of Representatives
Denver Girls Trade Lives in Shocking Confession
In Denver a bizarre case unfolds as Milred Gardner confesses that she and Dolly Green swapped identities and married Lawrence Kelly, a former city prisoner. Kelly faces charges after passing worthless checks to support his supposed bride, while Chaplain Goodheart notes the union is illegal and may require remarriage if Kelly stays with the confessed double Dolly Green, a New York chorus girl. The real Mildred Gardner is reportedly in San Francisco working for a theater magazine. The case features a dramatic tale of mistaken identities and forged lives in Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Ives
Lawrence Kelly
Colo
Mildred Gardner
Goodhart
Skelly
Goodheart
Kelly
Boulder
Cole
Dolly Green
New York City
Miss Gardner
San Francisco
Miss Green
Akron
Dallas
Tex
Mildred
Weakness for Top Hat Lands Man in Bastile
In Pittsburgh at the William Penn hotel ballroom, Harry B. Oakley wearing a top hat and white gloves clashes with hat store owner A. K. McCray over ownership of the hat and gloves. The judge sentences Oakley to six months in the workhouse after a round robin exchange.
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Pittsburgh
Harry B. Oakley
A. K. McCray
William Penn Hotel
McCray
Oakley
Denver divorce case cites penny a day for wife
In Denver a divorce complaint filed in district court claims Theodore Robason gave his wife one cent per day from his earnings while keeping the rest. Mrs Robason says she worked and paid living expenses for herself and husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
da Robinson
Theodore Robason
Robinson
Soldier Robbed Benefactor in Chelsea Mass Case
A soldier befriended by Mrs Annie Lucas robbed her of 82 dollars after returning to her home in Chelsea Massachusetts where he had lodged formerly. He had been given a night’s shelter and later fled with the money and ransacked the residence.
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Chelsea
Mass
Annie Lucas
Western Canada Farm Pitch Sparks Quest for Wealth
In St Paul a Canadian government exhibit room hosts a hopeful young man from Iowa seeking land and a self supporting life in Western Canada. He notes prior city pay and dreamt of owning land, cattle, hogs, and eggs to sell, while prices now range unimproved 18 to 25 dollars per acre and improved 30 plus. The piece argues land as sole wealth and predicts higher future value as settlement grows.
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St. Paul
Canada
Iowa
Western Canada
A Business Man Praised For Teaching Frugal Habits
A quoted remark extols a businessman as wonderful for business and character. It recalls a tale of him training his young daughter to save pennies by placing them in a gas meter, mistaking it for a money box. The anecdote highlights frugality and inventive thrift.
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Busess
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad
An older advertisement extols Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant herbal kidney liver and bladder remedy in teaspoonful doses. It promises purity strength and excellence in every bottle and offers sample bottle by mail from Binghamton New York while urging readers to mention the paper.
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Coeey
Also Mentioned on This Page
Honest Abe
Peter Lukins
John Dickinson Sherman
Old Salem State Park
John McNeill
John McNamer
New York
Ann
McNamer
Denton Offut
Main Street
Philemon Morris
Joshua Miller
Alexander Furgeson
Robert Johnson
Martin Waddell
Bale
Jacob Bale
Hill
Herndon Brothers
Jack Kelso
Henry Sinco
Doctor Regnier
Doctor
Duncan
David Wherry
Isaac “Burner
Edmond Greer
Isaac Gollamer
Robert
William McNeely
Caleb Carmen
Rock Center
Trent
oThys
Boon
M. Sol. Iivors
Peter Cartwright
New
New. Salem
Abrahm Lincoln
White House
Hig
Lincoliy
Lee Rey
ST Sore
Cody
Wyo
Western
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