Epic saga of New England colonists and voyage to Boston
A historian praises Irving Bachellor's fidelity in a colonial era romance weaving Puritans, adventurers, and early settlers to Boston. The tale follows two young brothers fleeing court displeasure, their voyage aboard the Handmaid under Captain Huddleston, and a voyage filled with peril and stark depictions of frontier life.
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gRerTe
Richard
Irving Bachellor
America
New England
Kebec
Long House
New Amsterdam
Boston
Sir Harry Vane
Roger Williams
John Winthrop
John Endicott
Thomas Dudley
John Cotton
Amos Todkill
John Smith
Ann Hutchinson
Colonies
Prologue on the Mighty Deep and the Great Migration
The passage portrays seafarers escaping England’s tyrannies of crown and church in the 17th century. It describes war era poverty, land hunger, and a new spirit seeking peace, liberty, and honest industry as families sail to an unknown western wilderness in defiance of fear.
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England
London
Harry
Prince Charles
Privy Council
William
Robert
New World
Crown
Church
Europe
Charles I
Escape and Pursuit Near Raby Castle 1634
Two young riders chase by night along an English road in July 1634 after visiting Sir Harry Vane at Raby Castle. A king's officer pursues as the riders dash with Spirit of the Future and Spirit of the Past in tow, driven by lines of aristocratic privilege and impending danger.
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High Commission
Heydon
England
Robert Heathers
William Heydon
Harry Vane
Raby Castle
Durham
Ancient Egypt practiced elaborate publicity and advertising
The London Morning Post cites that over 3,000 years ago Egyptians used inscriptions monuments and literature to publicize rulers and remedies. Doctors advertised medicines aloud and wine jars bore the word Good repeated thrice. Temples displayed accounts of victories and conquests to bolster power.
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London Morning Post
Tutankhamen
Ancient
Egypt
Birth date dispute of Benedict Arnold spans several biographers
Benedict Arnold's birth date is contested among references. Appleton's Cyclopaedia and Lippincott's Biographical Dictionary cite January 3, 1740, while Lossing's Cyclopaedia and historian Isaac N. Arnold place January 14, 1741 and claim Arnold died June 14, 1801 in London.
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Benedict Arnold
Appleton
Cyclopedia
Lippincott
Biographical Dictionary
Lossing
Isaac N. Arnold
London
Salt Water Thriving Mangrove Trees Highlight Botanical Adaptation
Mangrove trees are among the few flowering plants that thrive in salt water. Their unique adaptations enable them to live in brackish and coastal environments, sustaining coastal ecosystems.
Illinois Lawmakers Push Belt Line Road Plans Across Cities
Chief Highway Engineer Frank T. Sheets urged passage of bills to allow the state to build belt lines and share costs for city roads. He said over 900 miles of city streets would be affected and traffic discomforts would lessen after completion.
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Frank T. Sheets
House of Representatives
Illinois Franchises Law Declared Unconstitutional by Three Federal Judges
Three federal judges ruled the St. Louis Southwestern Railway attack on the Illinois franchise law unconstitutional. The decision threatens a new bill by the Illinois legislature unless an appeal wins. The ruling bears on many pending state court cases and is of vast statewide importance.
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St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company
Illinois
Judiciary panel backs Schnackenberg reapportionment plan
The judiciary committee approved the Schnackenberg resolution by 22 to 18 to reapportion the state. It calls for a five member committee from each branch of the General Assembly to oversee the reapportionment.
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Judiciary Committee
House
Schnackenberg
General Assembly
Illinois Farm Institute elects officers. jury law challenged
Senator Harry V Wilson of Pinckneyville chaired the Illinois Farmers Institute board meeting as G A Lazier was named vice president and H O Allison of Springfield re elected secretary. The legislature may require all school districts to buy furniture from Illinois penal institutions, with deductions from distributive funds for non compliance.
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Department of Public Welfare
General Assembly
Rodney H. Brandon
Lawmakers Limit Vehicle Width And Length In Session
The general assembly considers multiple measures on bus and truck sizes. Rep Claude T. Rew proposes narrower widths, Rep Emmett McGrath seeks 40 feet maximum length. In the Senate Senator Charles W. Baker sets 45 feet max for motor vehicles and trailers, Senator Epler C. Mills 30 feet.
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General Assembly
Claude T. Rew
Emmett McGrath
Senate
Charles W. Baker
Epler C. Mills
Senator Searcy Pushes Leasing Land for Conservation Measures
Senator Earl B. Searcy introduces bills to strip the conservation department of land purchase power and instead promote leasing or donations of small tracts to connect sportsmen and farmers in a conservation program across the state.
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Earl B. Searcy
Department of Conservation
Return of Secretary Stratton After Train Fall
Secretary of State William J. Stratton returned to his office March 9 nursing three broken ribs after a fall while rushing to catch a train in Arizona where his family spends winters. The report accompanies a Springfield banquet notice for the John Ericsson Republican League of Illinois with remarks by former Gov Edwin P Morrow and addresses by Sen Otis F Glenn and Gov Louis L Emmerson. Prominent officials including Attorney General Oscar E Carlstrom United States Attorney George E Johnson and State’s Attorney John A Swanson participated in the day’s program.
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William J. Stratton
Arizona
America
Edwin P. Morrow
John Ericsson Republican League O Mlinois
Springfield
United States
Otis F. Glenn
Louis L. Emmerson
Oscar E. Carlstrom
George E. Q. Johnson
Chicago
John A. Swanson
Cook County
League
Hjalmar Rehn
Joliet
Will County
Harry Hanson
Division of Insurance
Bill to tighten massage and physiotherapy licensure
Senator John Broderick of Chicago introduces a bill to raise standards for massage and physiotherapy. It requires practitioners to obtain a certificate from the department of registration and education before practicing.
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John Broderick
Chicago
Department of Registration and Education
To Be a Healthy Woman Bowels Move Freely
A magazine style advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a female friendly laxative. It claims the remedy suits delicate constitutions and is suitable for children. The text emphasizes relief from biliousness constipation and headaches and notes druggists stock it in large bottles.
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Dr. Caldwell
New British Bomber Aims Firepower Rear Guard
The latest British bomber can defend itself by carrying a machine gunner behind the rudder. This innovation targets the bomber’s rear vulnerability, countering the tactic of attackers who “sit on the tail” and rake from behind with machine gun fire.
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Irving Bacheller
WIY
John Huddleston
Isle of Wight
Huddleston
Sir Henry
Plymouth Colony
Satan
Hell
Israel
Garden O’ Eden
Adam
Weston
Plymouth
Erving Bachellor
Senate Elections Committee
Victor P. Michel
James H. Price
Virginia
Yorktown
Joseph M. Page
Jerseyville
Homer J. Tice
Illinois River
Hardin
Joe Page
Page
Florence Fifer Rohrer
Bloomington
State Apartment of Agriculture
Quincy
Kankakee
Murphysboro
Edward J. Barrett
R. W. Graham
Davenport
Iowa
Stateville
Frank D. Whipp
State
Colonel Whipp
Herbert Hoover
Lincoln Tomb
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Indiana
Red Cross
Washington
Ilinois
Chanute Air School
Rantoul, Oh
J. Paul Clayton
Illinois Chamber of Commerce
Superior Court
Supreme Court of Illinois
Knox County
County Board of Supervisors
State Department of Trade and Commerce
W. C. Chynoweth
Decatur
W.J. Stratton
Schuyler B. Vaughan
Roger F. Little
Champaign
Barney Cohen
State Department of Labor
R. G. Soderstrom
Doctors
Plough
Cie Chin
Dr Pierce
Ady
St. Louis
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