Lewis and Clark Journal Entry on Travel and Supplies
The journal notes Capt Clark I. not yet in sight as the party proceeds cautiously leaving outcomes to chance. A good beach allows drawing a perogue and a canoe for corking and repair while men endure rough conditions and lack clothing. Musquetoes trouble camps, but ample game between this spot and St Louis offers chances to collect and dry meat for the voyage.
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Clark
Rocky Mountains
Choise
St. Louis
Missouri
Capt C
Expedition on the Yellowstone August 1806 Report
Sergt. N Pryor Shannon and Windsor descend the river in two buffalo skin canoes. They pursue Indian tracks near camp and discover horses driven off. After lacking any chance to overtake the raiders they return to camp and move baggage to the Rocheshone River. They kill a buffalow bull, fashion a canoe, and a wolf injures Pryor while sleeping. Shannon shoots the wolf. Pryor’s hand heals slowly.
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Shannon, Hall & Windsor
Pryor
Rocheshone
Pompus Tower
Mandans & Ricares
Windsor
Shannon
Pryors
Correction to Williamson County Fair pageant history
The Sunday Williamson County Fair Children’s Pageant story misidentified Maggi Carpenter’s pageant experience. She previously won Little Miss Freedom Celebration in Johnston City, not any other prior title. The newspaper acknowledges the error and provides correction.
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Maggi Carpenter
Johnston City
Blagojevich memo tightens intern hiring rules in Illinois
Federal probes spotlight that internships go to political allies while veterans get priority. The July memo from William Quinlan directs agencies to avoid political taint in contracts and to ensure interns are recent graduates, ending exposure of seasoned staff as intern titles.
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Springfield
Blagojevich
Associated Press
Rod Blagojevich
William Quinlan
Madonna staged mock crucifixion in Rome concert
In Rome at Olympic Stadium, Madonna drew 70,000 fans for a Confessions tour show two miles from the Vatican. A mirrored cross scene with a crown of thorns sparked religious condemnation, while fans like Benedetta Mori defended it as playful.
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Madonna
Olympic Stadium
Vatican
Benedetta Mori
Madonna on the cross stirs Vatican clash in Rome show
Madonna debuts a crucifix stage act in Rome drawing church concerns. Her two hour concert featured a cross scene with dancers bearing religious symbols, a shofar solo, and a song about Yitzhak Luria, while she urged fans to join the performance with her signature hits. In Raleigh, Jeannie Holleman sues Clay Aiken for defamation and alleged sales suppression over an unauthorized tribute book.
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David
Isaac
Yitzhak Luria
Raleigh, N.C
Clay Aiken
Jeannie Holleman
Raleigh
Aiken
Faye Parker
Parker
Holleman
Clay
McGhee
Wake County Superior Court
Hawaii
The
Associated Press
Letters reveal Mary Todd Lincoln’s asylum stay in Batavia
Batavia residents and historians uncover newly found letters from Mary Todd Lincoln written during her 1875 confinement at Bellevue Place. The documents, 20 by Lincoln with 11 from Batavia, detail her defiance, calls for release, and belief she was treated as a prisoner. A book by Jason Emerson will publish the full texts next year. Lincoln’s eventual release came on Sept. 10, 1875, after influence from powerful allies.
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Batavia
Abraham Lincoln
Bellevue Place
Cook County
Mary Todd Lincoln
Lincoln
Candace Broecker
Chevy Chase
Jason Emerson
Jean H. Baker
Town
Jeffery Schielke
Chicago
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Hyde Park
Washington St
Robert
Bellevue
Emerson
Springfield
Europe
Batavia’s Depot Museum
Chris Johnson
Johnson
Starbucks adds Mitch Albom novel to coffee bar lineup
Starbucks Entertainment chief Ken Lombard announces a fall plan to sell Mitch Albom’s For One More Day at cafes alongside music and film. The book supports Jumpstart literacy funding with a minimum $50,000 and a $1 per sale contribution. Albom praises Starbucks as a reading venue.
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Starbucks
Mitch Albom
Starbucks Entertainment
Ken Lombard
Associated Press
Jumpstart
Albom
Coldplay
Lombard
Morrie
Heaven
Hyperion Books
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