Browning of Quincy A Storied Illinois Pioneer
Archibald Williams and other 19th century figures from Adams and Highland districts are named in a tribute to Orville H Browning. The piece recalls Browning’s 1870 convention work committees, early Kentucky origins, rise from log cabin beginnings to U.S. Senate secretary of the Interior, and lifelong friendship with Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams and Highland
Archibald Williams
Adams County
William Laughlin
William B. Lowers
Jacob M. Nichols
James W. Singleton Austin Brooks
Orville H. Browning
Onias Co. Skinner
Altingis
Ontas C. Skinner
United States Senate
Browning
Quincy
Lincoln
Logos
St. Boniface
Kentucky
Supreme Court
Springfield
United States
White House
Illinois House of Representatives
Ilinois Senate
Congress
Stephen A. Douglas
William A. Richardson
Douglas
Interior
Grant
Eighth and
Sycamore Streets
Finois
Archibald Williams and Illinois Early Statecraft
A retrospective tribute chronicles Archibald Williams of Quincy and his role in Illinois politics, law, and the 1840s state constitutional history. It notes Adams County origins, Pike County heritage, and the era’s political ethos under Lincoln and Taylor, highlighting Williams’s frank integrity, legal career, and public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Lawrence
Abraham Lincoln
Adams
Adams County
Pike County
Wilinois
Mississippi
Calhoun County
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Heck
America
Chicago Creek
Highland County
Archibald Wiliams
Williams
Archibald Willams
Quincey
Quincy
Tennessee
O. S. Browning
Whig Party
United States
Taylor
Ilinois
Lincoln
Kansas
Bar
Archibald Williams
Atlas at the Bluffs Vote Creates Illinois Constitutional Fate
Residents gathered at Atlas in Pike County to vote on whether to call a constitutional convention. The turnout, despite primitive conditions and long current travel, helped set Illinois on a path toward slavery’s fate in the 1818 constitution, with the narrow margin determining a public verdict on constitutional change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Mississippi
the Bluffs
Quincy
John Wood
Willard Keyes
Jeremiah Rose
John Droullard
Keyes
Vermont
Illinois Senate
Pike
Adams County
Nicholas Hanson
John Shaw
Hanson
United States
Hanson-Shaw
Shaw
Atlas
Pike County
Defeat Margin Reported At One Thousand Eight Hundred Votes
A political tally shows the plot or proposal defeated by an 1800 vote margin. The result emphasizes opposition strength and marks a decisive outcome for the governing body involved. Further details on the proposer or location are not provided in the fragment.
Newswriters Strike Continues in New Haven
Unfolding strike by local newspaper writers persists in New Haven Connecticut with union pressure and printed alternatives. Their Reporter weekly, issued midweek, claims 8000 daily sales while lone reporter Robert Buckley battles appendicitis in hospital amid grueling hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Newspaper Writers’ Association
Reporter
Robert Buckley
General Hospital
Kolchak Makes Progress In Siberian Offensive
A cable from Omsk to the Russian embassy reports Admiral Kolchak’s forces advancing against the Bolsheviks in western Siberia. Details are withheld for prudence, but many prisoners have been taken as the offensive develops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kolchak
Washington
Omsk
Siberia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Perry C. Ellis
Adams County Court House
County Court House
Fifth
Maine Streets
John L. Soule
Levi Hadley
Pile County
Atlan
Tomove
Axminster
Nottingham
Madras
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