Serenade and Prairie Sports From Illinois Life
Series of readings on old serenades and prairie sport in Illinois. The author recalls a beloved serenade and musings on field sports, birds, and hunting in Illinois prairies, detailing snipe, crane, pelican, grouse, partridge and pheasant hunts, plus notes on railroads and emigration shaping leisure and sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy
Wondcock
Chicago
Givthe-Great Rivery
Atruthout
Port Prairie
Horrebow
Ireland
Missouri
Mississippi River
Aincille Lachryma
Confessions of Walker and Dix on Bank Murder at Louisville
Samuel Walker narrates a life of river thefts from New York to New Orleans, detailing robberies, killings, and a plan to murder a bank official with accomplice Captain Dix. He describes their luring, the murder of a man at the Mechanics Savings Institution, and his eventual confession detailing the crime and a warning to shun bad practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Walker
Clair Dix
Parker
Mechanics’ Savings Bank
Louisville
Kye
New York
Cincinnati
Caledonian
John Russell
Feliciana
New Orleans
Natchez
Memphis
Uncle Sam
George Lovett
Jones Hoover
Thompson
Cincinnatian
Mother Gordon
Girard Street
Board of Common
U. States
Louisiana
Wheeling
Marietta
Statesman
Forsyth
Gallapolis
Hereford
Portsmouth
Exchange Hostel
Maysville
Spy
Michigan
Swan
Scott
Helen Mary Fuller
Louisvilles
Galenian
Clarendon Dix
Louisiville S
Hege
Apeck
Smithland
Capt
Dix
Jet
Carrol
Ira
Galt House
Sam
Mechanics Savings Institution
Julius
Julian
Lynch’s
Bank
Pearl Street
Maxwell's
Romise
Himelf
Kentucky
Mill Creek Bridge
Gideon E. Smith Dies in Unclear Circumstances
Fragmentary OCR note records the name Gideon E. Smith with a garbled exclamation and timing. The readable portion hints at a death or last breath moment but lacks context, date, or location to establish full event details.
Fragmentary Advice Passage On Consulting Others
A fragmented quotation discusses advice about consulting a friend ten times across visits and, if unavailable, consulting a wife instead. It suggests doing the opposite of the wife's counsel to rightly proceed in personal affairs and reach one s objective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Circassia
Black Sea
Crimea
Odessa
Liverpool
England
Calcutta
Erxa
Casa Inglese
Vo de Bore
Sanauinany
Sardinia
Piedmonte
Rico
Brussul
Estelle
Spain
Espartero
Halifax
N.S
Dublin
London
Railhway
Paris
Papary
Stewart and Douglass contested election in Illinois
A Whig paper defends Douglas and Stuart against charges of vote fraud in Illinois third district the editors assert official returns were counted correctly by Secretary Field Auditor and Treasurer Whiteside and no fraud occurred in canvassing or certificate issuance. It asserts Whiteside proved honest and capable and denies Democratic papers’ misrepresentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart
Douglass
Randet
Stuart
Conpréa
Loco Foco
Statecver
Vandalian Fees
Wej
Sinois
Chicago Democrat
Col. Field
Aimy
Peoria
Greenay
Department of State
Stephenson County
A. Douglass
John A. Douglass
Stephen A. Douglass
Dougass
Whiteside
Col. Whiteside
Trenaurer
Douglass Way
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Rand
Pordigney
Ula
Ottiar Ganga
Fiold
West
Providence
Imsnois
Belip
Hempstead Plains
Prairies
Vo Dallara
Thoae
Neah
Winaia
Rock Rivler
Jo Daviess
Pad
Ucha
Missouri Republican
Clark
Smith
Rigdon
Daviess County
Dr. Avord
Richmond
Mahomet
Universal
Joseph
Fronipal
Savannah
Tampa Bay
Bu-cheo-thiocko- Emathia
Tallahagsves
Echo Emnathia
Heros
Mickauskies
Coosu-Tusienugzee
Sam Jones
Tampa
Cotaz
Cotta
Jones
Florida
Taylor
Apalachicola Indiana
Gen. Taylor
Rascal
Gideon E. Smith
R Nelaware
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