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Illinois Events Mention Logan House Fire and State Exhibits
A fire destroyed General John A. Logan’s Carbondale residence, once home to his wife during his Civil War fame. The article also notes the second annual Illinois museum exhibition in Springfield and plans for a permanent art gallery, plus highway contract awards across several counties and public health school plans at the state fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Logan
Carbondale
General Logan
Logans
Congress
United States Senate
Illinois
Mary. E. Aleshire
Iinois Academy of Fine Arts
State Museum
Springfield
Aleshire
Calhoun Bridge Company
Illinois River
Grafton, Jr
Senate
House
W. F. Feldwish
United State Bureau
Feldwish
Kansas City
Mississippi River
Louisiana
Missouri
Pike County
Champ Clark
House of Representatives
St. Louis
Issac D. Rawlings
Thomas G. Hull
Dr. Rawlings
Stillman J. Stanard
State Department of Agriculture