Lewis and Clark fish catch at Pond Creek in 1804
July 16 1804 Captain Lewis with 12 men fished Creek between Camp and old Village catching hundreds of fish including 79 pike 8 salmon and 127 buffalow. They used a bush drag a barrier of brush or brush and net to trap fish carrying 125 large hooks plus 2800 hooks as gifts. Edited by Gary Moulton for historical study.
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Crek
Senate candidates plan regional visits to Illinois
Illinois candidates discuss reaching voters statewide with emphasis on Southern and central regions. Mike Lawrence notes Obama already has Southern ties and Keyes should visit all areas to energize conservatives. Both appeared at events in Chicago and Aurora while Obama signed the Illinois Citizen Soldier Initiative in Springfield.
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Alan Keyes
Illinois
U.S. Senate
Cole
Barack Obama
George Bush
John Kerry
Sen
Obama
Jackson County
Lawrence
Keyes
Southern Illinois
Chicago
King’s Drive
Rod Blagojevich
Springfield
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Bush tours Charley damage in Punta Gorda Florida
President Bush surveyed Punta Gorda hurricane wreckage from Marine One and pledged rapid aid as FEMA mobilized medical teams, meals, water, and 60 semitrailers. Officials projected up to 11 billion dollars in insured losses with 25 counties added to disaster aid.
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Charley
Florida
Andrew
Port Charlotte
Charlotte County
Marine One
Bush
George Nichols
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA
American Red Cross
Cuba
Jamaica
South Carolina
Grand Strand
North Carolina
Eastern Seaboard
North Sea
Charlotte Regional Medical Center
Florida Agriculture & Consumer Services
Charles Bronson
Danielle
Earl
Grenada
Johnston City businesses hit hard by ramp closure
Hardee's shift manager Vickie Richardson says the Johnston City ramp shutdown has reduced nightly deposits and hurt local business. Mayor Vernon Kee cites Dairy Queen McDonald's Mimmo's and Andresen's as affected while meeting with Herrin Mayor Ritter Rep Bradley and IDOT. Officials seek a workaround, with a temporary bridge unlikely due to ramp placement.
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Hardee’s
Richardson
Johnston City
Vernon Kee
Dairy Queen
McDonald’s
Mimmo’s
Andresen’s
Kee
Bill Stevens
Herrin
Vic Ritter
John Bradley
IDOT
Ritter
White House Fed relations shift through election years
The piece reviews how presidents from Johnson to Bush and Clinton managed pressures on the Fed, noting Greenspan’s independence and the politics of rate hikes. It cites Brady, Volcker, Baker, Rubin, and analysts on inflation control and electoral considerations shaping monetary policy.
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Greenspan
Nicholas Brady
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Martin
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Richard
Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
LBJ
Texas
Johnson
Paul Volcker
Ronald Reagan
James A. Baker III
Reagan
Baker
Volcker
David Jones
Washington
Florida
Bill Clinton
Clinton
Robert Rubin
Wall Street
Thomas Schlesinger
Financial Markets Center
Philomont
Wyss
Peter Morici
University of Maryland
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