Illinois State Library Q&A on colleges and counties
The Illinois Secretary of State’s Q and A summarizes Knox College founder George Gale and its merger with Lombard College, the nickname Old Siwash, Stephenson County’s 1837 establishment, Adams County presidential vote total, Chicago’s first theatre in 1837, Galena’s lead boom, Marion County’s namesake, Waukegan as county seat, Bryan's 1894 tariff speech, Chicago fire engine Fire King No 1, Joliet’s birthplace, Des Plaines River name, fur trade era shippings, Lake County township adoption in 1850, Chicago Board of Trade founding in 1848, and Montgomery County named for General Richard Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox
Lombard College
Galesburg
Knox College
George H. Fitch
Stephenson County
Freeport
Adams County
Chicago
Isherwood and McKenzie
Sauganash Hotel
Illinois
Galena
Marion County
Francis Marion
Carolinas
Waukegan
Lake County
Little Fort
Ilinois
William Jennings Bryan
Chicago Historical Society
Louis Joliet
Quebec
Canada
Des Plaines River
Libertyville
Burlington
Chicago Board of Trade
Gordon Hubbard
Montgomery County
Richard Montgomery
Ancient Breeds Shaping Fastest Hound Lineage
A Chicago Tribune note traces fast hunting dogs back to ancient times. Saluki Afghan hound greyhound and Russian wolfhound show similar build, while Norse elkhounds emphasize strength. Persians Arabs-Egyptians bred lines for tents. mastiffs bulldogs and toy breeds emerge around 3000 B C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Melita
Alumni to Raise Million Dollars for Illinois Campaign
Avery Brundage, noted Illinois alumnus, named Chicago district chairman of the Alumni Foundation drive. He leads about 1,500 alumni coordinating with 15,000 graduates in Cook and Du Page counties to fund a national campaign aimed at a million dollars for the Union Building, scholarships, endowments, and renewed alumni ties. Mrs. Anna Cooley Carlson is Women’s chairman directing campus activities. solicitation begins this week.
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Avery Brundage
University of Illinois
Chicago
Tthemi Alumni Foundation
Illinois
Brundage
Cook
du Page Cunties
Anna Cooley Carlson
Bryn Mawr
Carlson
Theampus
Memorial Stadium
Madstones as Rabies Cure in Folk Beliefs
Folk belief described madstones as hard smooth objects found only in the stomachs of white deer or white cows. They were reputed to cure rabies when placed on wounds by drawing out the infection.
Local and Personal News Highlights from Dolton and Nearby
Dolton residents travel for visits and home moves. Mr. and Mrs. L A Westerin spent Sunday in Cleveland with relatives, joined by Elmer Smith family and Lloyd Burke. A J Yeatman and his mother plan to move to Vivian Louisiana. Mrs Agnes Yoeger from Miami Beach visits Dolton relatives. Miss Besse De Vries hosts a birthday party for friends and Sunday school class. Patricia Maughn moves to Chicago as class gathers for farewell.
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L. A. Westerin
Moou Lincoln Avenue
Dolton
Cleveland
Ohio
Elmer Smith
Lloyd Burke
Milton Younker
Peggy
Bruce
Milton
Dowagiac
Mich
A. J. Yeatman
E. 188Th St
Riverdale
Eula Prince
Vivian
Max Abraham
Nancy
Irwin
Herbert
Bass Way
Frank Hair
Nees
Robert
Winamac
Ind
Elatives
Alfred
Agnes Yoeger
Miami Beach
Lorida
Wm. 2Ropper
Lincoln Avenue
Colon
Yoeger
Charles Yaeger
Calumet City
Donald Grocker
Roadhouse
Bessie de Vries
Josephine Pols
Dolton M. E
Patricia Maughn
Chicago
Bettajean Nairn
Betty Dalton
Dorothy Zilsberger
Dorothy Brown
Betty Brown
Doris Davidson
Miss de Vries
Rev. Crocker
Lenora Ross
Also Mentioned on This Page
Secretary of State of
State Library and Archives Division
Capitol
Edward J. Hughes
Springfield
George Gale
Gale
A. Gale
Philco
Tub Rinkema Bros
155Th Street
South Park Ave
Harvey
South Holland
May Tanzim
Riverdale Beer Garden
Indiana Avenue
Hans and the Windy Five
B. C
Conrad Kern
AIFS
Indiana Ave
Interocean
Valeria Strasinski
Iichols Street
Rocking Rockies
Sixteenth Lancers
ACME
William May Hardware
AMG
J. F. Chandler Roofing CO
Chicago ST
Dolton, Ill
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