Lewis and Clark journals excerpt from August 3 1804
Daily record of the Corps of Discovery noting a morning audience with Native leaders, speeches expressing government words and guidance, gifts of powder whiskey cloth and paints, and the party continuing five miles after Capt Lewis fired an air gun. Liberty the Ottoes envoy is still absent. Edited by Gary Moulton.
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Corps of Discovery
Lewis
Gary Moulton
University of Nebraska
Ken Burns
Disney World Tigger worker faces molestation trial
A 13-year-old girl testified that a Walt Disney World worker in a Tigger costume fondled her breast during a photo with her mother. Michael Chartrand, 36, faces battery and lewd molestation charges after rejecting a plea offer of probation and community service.
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Orlando
Fla
Walt Disney World
Tigger
Michael Chartrand
Chartrand
William Jay
Obama book surges on waves from Convention speech
Interest in Dreams From My Father rises as Obama’s keynote at the Democratic National Convention triggers a flood of pre orders and reissues. First edition copies climbed from 20 to 255 on eBay after 28 bids, with Crown Publishing planning 50,000 copies for the new edition and more as demand grows.
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Barack Obama
Amazon.com
Barnesandnoble.com
Brenda Marsh
Obama
Marsh
Hawaii
Africa
Crown Publishing Group
Random House
Crown
Rachel Klayman
GOP Eyes Senate Candidate To Vie With Obama
The party committee weighs options after Jack Ryan vacates the race amid public sex life allegations. Members including Mary Alice Erickson and Dave Syverson discuss hearing all nominees, possible delays, and consulting national and statewide leaders before deciding whether to field a candidate against Democrat Barack Obama.
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Barack
Republicans weigh Senate candidate in Illinois race
The Illinois GOP panel weighs options as names surface for the Senate bid. Gorman, Oberweis, Cox, Borling, Kathuria, Barthwell, and Samuelson draw support, some with reservations. Oberweis seeks White House backing, while others resist running amid party scandals and internal debates about a strong, marketable candidate.
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Gorman
Jim Oberweis
Chicago
John Cox
Senate
Air Force
John Borling
Ryan
Orion Samuelson
Syverson
Chirinjeev Kathuria
Bush Administration
Andrea Grubb Barthwell
Kathurin
Barthwell
Maureen Murphy
Orland Park
Local law enforcement stays vigilant after terror threats
Officials in Southern Illinois stress ongoing vigilance after threats post Oklahoma City bombing. Sheriff Kellerman notes online alerts prompt readiness and that rural areas are not immune. Terrorism task force chair Chamness urges all residents to report suspicious activity to build a national database for threat assessment.
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Oklahoma City
SIU
Odum
Beck
Perry County
Keith Kellerman
Hicksville
Kellerman
St. Louis
Scott Air Force Base
Mike Chamness
Accuracy Notice on Jackson County Assessments Election
The Southern Illinoisan acknowledges an error in a July 21 report about making the Jackson County supervisor of assessments an elected post. It misstated reassessment figures for Jerry Worthen, claiming 450 percent and 50 percent increases. Worthen says the board of appeals reduced the increases to a better rate after his appeal.
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Supervisor of Assessments
Worthen
Board of Appeals
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