Story of a White Man and the Father of Waters
On September 1 1938 Gen William Clark lay dying in St Louis. He dreamed of sleeping near the Mississippi and spoke of a rich life tied to the river. The narrative traces Clark and Lewis expedition arcs from 1803 to Clark’s governorship, Indian affairs, and Black Hawk’s 1838 fate along the Mississippi.
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Gen
William Clark
St. Louis
Mississippi
Father of Waters
Kentucky
Mad Ant
Thomasson
Meriwether Lewis
Lona
Nanolesn Bonsparte Co
France
Gi Chace
Lewis Immedi
Louisville
Clirkon
Lewis
Upper Louisiens
Toat
Oppas
Missouri
Amos Stageard
Kaskaskia
Meriwether Lawis
Spain
Aagstaff
Lewis and Clark
Big Muddy
Louisiana
Clark
Feme
Virginia
Ohio
Julia Hancock
St Louis
Marquis
le Lafayette
Daniel Boone
John Colter
Father of
Waters
Jefferson
Territory of
Territory
Black Hawk
Commandant di Lassus
de Lassus
Edo
Rock Island
Tecumseh
Minois
Rock River
Atkinson
Dred Red
Stras
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Jefferson Barracks
Jefferson Davis
Fortress Monroe
Washington
Iowa
Fort Madison
Black Hawk Burial Details Recalled From Iowa Letter
A Burlington Hawkeye letter from Capt. James H. Jordex recounts Black Hawk’s interment near Devis County on the Des Moines river bottom, with an array of personal awards and symbols. The account notes a ceremonial vault, grave markers, and the later fate of the bones and the famous Rock River statue nearby.
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Burlington
Iowa
James H. Jordex
Black Hawk
Devis County
Des Moines
Washington
Jackson
Annals of Love
Henry Clay
John Quincy Adams
Boston
Dogstair
Dr. Turner
Lexinetns
van. Buren County
Cantsin Horn
Aiton
Wersan
Rock River
France Claims More Castles and Palaces Than Any Land
Paris reports a census by the French government claiming France holds the world's record for ancient castles and palaces in number and quality. It lists 771 chateaus with 329 castles and 33 palaces in good preservation, plus 12 fortified churches and a fortified cathedral. Touraine is richest in regal palaces. estates were home to princes and wealthy figures, with a notable visit by American ambassador William C. Bullitt to Chateau Fim near Paris.
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Paris
France
Pelavaslés-Flois
Mediterranean
Nerac
Lotet-Ga
Henry Dy
Navarre
Touraine
Trpe
Toursine
Dordonne
Wender
Satan
Deen
Cans
Ines Metereies
Ambas
William C. Builftt
Ieesetl
Chateau Fim
Zoologist Reveals Rare Birds From Dutch New Guinea Expedition
S Dillon Ripley, zoologist on the Dennison-Crockertt expedition to Dutch New Guinea, sponsored by the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, returns with 70 live birds and nearly 1200 skins of diverse bird life. His pets include small cassowaries and two giant white parrots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Dillon Ripley
Dennison-Crockertt
Dutch New Guinea
Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences
Wage Statistics Show Raises in United States
Geneva report by the International Labour Office shows the United States case among several nations with notable wage gains. United States hourly money wages in 1937 rose 18 percent above 1933 and 35 percent above 1929, while real wages rose 33 percent since 1929 despite earlier declines, reflecting shifts in living costs and earning power.
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United States
Geneva
Interniional Labor Office
France
Uncle Sam Myth Tied to Early Civil War Figure
Daleville notes that Gen Sam Dele Historical Society has amassed records suggesting Major General Andrew Jackson's men who marched to New Orleans may have inspired the Uncle Sam symbol. The theory cites two companies from 1812 and 1822 movements along the Alabama river, framing Uncle Sam as a national emblem rooted in Jacksonian history.
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Daleville
Sar
Jim Walton
Sam Dele
United States
Georgia
Jackson
New Orleans
Alabama River
Uneie
Weston
Blind and Deaf Girl Learns to Speak at Last
Evanston report details six year old Joan, abandoned as an infant, who now speaks several words after speech therapy by Dr. Robert Gault, a psychologist at Northwestern University. Under his care, she previously could not hear, see faces, or express herself beyond squeals.
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Evanston
Joan
Espitel
Robert? Gault
Westerm University
aRuman
Gault
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elmo Scott Watson
Monroe
Charles Willson Pease
George Catlin
Burlington Geological and Historical Society
Annals
Oregon
Lorado Tait
Bis Hawk
Billy Dobbs
Bride
Andrea ‘Lutkenbach
Montauk
Adolf Garni
Great’ Neck
Garnis
Andrea
Edgar F. Lockenbach
Sam
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!