October in Illinois History Highlights Key Dates
October marks the most events in Illinois history including Illinois statehood on October 5 1818. The list notes Arthur St Clair inauguration in 1787 Randolph county organization in 1795 Nancy Hanks Lincoln death and Shadrach Bond first Illinois governor in 1818 and Joseph W Fifer birth in 1840.
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Illinois
Arthur St. Clair
Northwest Territory
Congress
Samuel Holden Parsons
James Mitchell Varnum
John Cleve Simmes
Randolph County
Nancy Hanks Lincoln
Shadrach Bond
Joseph W. Fifer
Staunton
Illinois Lincoln History Chronology Highlights
A condensed list of October milestones in Illinois history includes the State School for the Blind opening in Jacksonville in 1849, Dunne birth in 1853, Lincoln Douglas debates in 1858 across multiple cities, the 1868 Capitol cornerstone, 1871 Chicago fire, 1874 Lincoln monument dedication with Grant and Oglesby, 1894 Lincoln body moved to a catacomb sarcophagus, and 1918 centennial building cornerstone and Lincoln statue dedication.
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State School For the
Jacksonville
Col. Dunlap
Illinois College
Edward F. Dunne
Illinois
Waterville
Conn
Galesburg
Quincy
Alton
Capitol
Chicago
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Springfield
U. S. Grant
Richard J. Oglesby
Abraham Lincoln
Centennial
O’conner
State House
Charleston Teachers College Football Team Passes Through
The Charleston Teachers College football squad traveling to Carbondale for the S I N U Home Coming game will pass through Pato ka Friday afternoon. Notable locals Stanley Wasem and former coach Hall are on the team. Mrs Amanda Clark returns from Iowa. Several residents visit relatives, including Mrs Charles Purvis and Miss Helen Odin, and Mrs Smith Dalrymple with her children from Bridgeport. Mixed property transactions include Nagel selling Jennings place to Virgil Livesay and Nagel purchasing Clyde Davis home.
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Charleston Teachers College
Carbondale
Patoka
Stanley Wasem
Hall
Amanda Clark
Iowa
Charles Purvis
Helen of
Odin
Smith Dalrymple
Bridgeport
O. H. Gray
Nagel
Jennings
Virgil Livesay
Clyde Davis
Virgil
Public Sales and Family News From Centralia
Arthur Brisbane column notes Mrs Davis and daughter Kathleen in Centralia while Kathleen attends school in Chicago. Edwards family moves to Centralia for winter and drives a Buick sedan. John Wickersham of Benton visits with Rollie and wife. George Wasem and family visit Ramsey ill Mr Bonney in Greer hospital. Marvin Holland and family of Aurora visit former hometown folks here.
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Marvin Holland
Aurora
Southeast Town Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Charley Bopp returns home after shucking corn. Sunday visits ripple through the county with families including Williams, Steele, Belcher, Merten, Stillabower, Gerrish, and Bowen. Temple Sunday School reports fifty one attendees. hunting is current in the area.
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Charley Bopp
Chande
McClain
Luther Williams
Claud Steele
Mike Stillabower
Dayne
Iris Ellis
Gayle
Charles Belcher
Temple School
Ed Belcher
Mat
Gilfred Terry
Irvin Bowen
Eunice Pugh
Olive
Edna
Mound Chapel
Mat Belcher
Temple
Rosborough
Wash Bowen
Nora
Doris
Dorothy Bradford
John Gerrish
Russell Collins
Fairmen
Claud Steel
Sundy
Pearl Poole
Pete Bopp
Raymond
Albert
Dean Bowen
Frank Bradford
Giant telescope and celestial wonders capture world’s attention
The year’s top news spans a 200 inch mirror telescope promising new stars and distant universes. It contrasts with debates on prosperity as figures like Raskob and Mellon discuss the economy while Rockefeller Jr funds religious ideals at the University of Chicago. The piece also notes a Chinese murder case in England, a noiseless aircraft engine, and a surgeon’s self-experiment with appendectomy to challenge views on courage.
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Johnn. Rockefeller, Jr
University of Chicago
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Illinois Central
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Alma
de Laval
Dorris and Chandler
MO. A. Jennings
A Eee
Arthur Brisbane
Wm. Hutter
Centralia, Illinois
Associated Retailers
Raskob
General Motors Company
Mellon
the Treasury
Frederick Ecker
The
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Europe
Chung Ji-miao
Wai Jung Sui
England
London
Paris
Roy Howard
New York
Robert Mears
Hollywood
Tuberculosis Associations
United States
Centralia Packing House
Centralia
T. B
Alvie Alcorn
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A. Jennings
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