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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 2004
Page
2
Daily excerpts from the journals of the Corps of Discovery members covering May 1804 to September 1806. The entries document expedition progress, interactions with Native nations, weather, river travel, and recorded observations of flora and fauna during the Lewis and Clark voyage. Named individuals include Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and other expedition members.
July 5 1804 Clark notes near the bank of an old village with uncertain origin. He mentions M de Bourgmont a French officer who led a fort near the Town of the Missouris around 1724 and visited the village in July that year. He describes a large, friendly gathering with 300 warriors 500 youths and 300 draft dogs. Grapes berries and wild roses dot the riverbank while elk sign and fewer deer are noted. Edited by Gary Moulton for University of Nebraska and Ken Burns film credits.
A reader is asked to report inaccuracies in items 529 to 5454 with extension 5031 from Jackson The Southern Illinoisan. The notice provides a county contact and an alternative number 800 228 0429 extension 5031 for reports from anywhere else.
Murphysboro district faces a growing deficit with a 1.7 million tax anticipation warrants. Officials consider cash bonds over 1.8 million to cover salaries and essentials, possibly paid off within five years. A finance committee will study long term fixes, bonds likely not before January 2005.
Local songwriter Marvel reflects on his breakout success and future plans. He wrote Right Where I Need To Be for Gary Allan, reaching No 5 on Billboard, while facing mixed reviews from critic Robert Oermann. Marvel discusses daily writing, collaborations with Jim Brown and David Lee Murphy, cuts by Diffie Lawrence Travis Tritt, and interest from major labels as he pursues a hard core country sound.
Takeru Kobayashi, known as The Tsunami, won Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest for the fourth straight year. The 25 year old from Nagano, Japan chewed 53 hot dogs in 12 minutes, exceeding his own world record by three. Nobuyuki Shirota finished second with 38.
Page One reports on planned burns in Shawnee Forest, examining damage to open land tracts, anticipated benefits, and opposition. The section also covers updates on Olympic archer John Magera.
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