Dred Scott and Civil War Echoes From Minnesotas North
The reminiscence recalls Dred Scott at Fort Snelling and the impact of free soil on steamboat travel, slavery debates, and the lead up to the Civil War. It weaves in Minnesota river history, Fort Snelling as a key post, and wartime tensions among travelers and locals.
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St. Paul
Galet
Galena
Dubuque
Cub
Royal Arch
Miles
LeClaire
Nine Mile
St. Louis
Alhambra
Davenport
Albany
Fulton and
Dixon
Itasca
Capt. Webb
Frank Norris
Free States
W. H. C. Flosom
Northwest
Dred Scott
Fort Snelling
Fifth United States Infantry
Mississippi
Wisconsin
Fort Crawford
Prairie Duc Chien
Prairie du Chien
Lake Superior
Pacific Ocean
Minnesota
Dakota
Montana
Indignant Caller Protests Paper Word Choice
A reporter apologizes for the phrase natty used to describe the caller who stood on the speaker’s platform, clarifying the term intended was natty and not nutty. The exchange captures a theatre of misquotation and journalistic error in a press room.
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Natty
Rock River Flood Recedes After Estimated 800000 Damage
Rock River floodwaters recede after an estimated 800000 damage across Hillsdale Erie and surrounding lowlands. Ice jams and a broken dike worsened floods, isolating towns, closing roads, and forcing travel by boat and freight train. Local residents report the highest water since 1892 with dikes breached and main highways submerged.
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Etrete River
Dolar
Governme
Hsas
Rock River
Hilledale
Erie Lake
Hillsdale
Erie
Heinsen
Nelson
Franks
Douglass
Hicks
Ropp
Wheelock Crossing
Robert J. Cocking
Enright
Clarence McGregor
Connie Franks
Ethel
Phyllis Butter
Miss Franks
Barstow
Moline Dispatch
Meredecia
Wilder Farms
Tri-Cities
Milledgeville Student Council Visits Prophetstown High
Milledgeville Mill clare énigen student council members led by Ber t Dammann and Donald ter een visited Prophetstown high school on February 16. The exchange aimed to share ideas on student government and was described as very profitable for Milledgeville representatives.
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Prophetstown
Millclare Énigen
Bert Dammann
Donald “Tereen
Lyle Livengood
Waxit. Mhelhouse
Robert Woeerda
Mune Hissin
Livengood
Deerts Hawk
Milledgeville High School
Conneil
Blanche Hawkins
Illinois State Police Arrest Traffic Violators in 1937
Illinois State police arrested 21 531 persons for traffic law violations in 1937. Fines and costs totaling over 200 000 were paid by these violators, 1 187 were banned from driving under the Lewis law which took effect July 1.
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Illinois
Inheritance Ethics and School Safety Advocates
The text argues that each child inherits half from parents and urges education on inheritance and disease. It promotes safety programs in all schools with student run patrols and active public official support to reduce accidents and instill safe conduct. It stresses the driver is usually at fault in crashes and calls for responsible behavior.
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Stephen B. Hanks
Argo FA Briefs
Charles Benz
Davies
Freeman Clevidence
Moyer
Lanark
Clevidence
Carroll Service Co
Charles Gordon
Coleta
Moyer Farm
Fred Nipe
Dan Nipe
John Faber
George Bower
Henry Parson
Margaret Bower
Mt. Carroll
Harry Stoner
Stoner
Memphis
Tenn
East Moline
Hartman
Missouri
Tom Hand
Rudolph Holm
George Hicks
Royal Smith
Harry Shiley
Ourself
Shiley
I By
Mac Hanson
Hilladale Review
Milledgeville
O’rourke
Donald Anderson
W. S. Bell
Brthren
New York
William Bell
G. H. Schreiner
Frances
James Morgan
Chadwick
Anna Mae Hawkins
Fenton Haugh
Gerald Laughlin
W. W. Livengood
J. E. Miller
S. M. Herrington
D. M. Meyers
Morrill, Kans
Daniel Branigan
Daniel
C. D. Miller
Walter Schryver
Robert Eastabrooks
Clint Boyd
Charles Livengood
Wesley Nesemeier
Gordon
Russell Nye
Ray Allison
Joe Allison
J. C. Lenhart
Lyle Lenhart
Polo
Chicago
Charles Noll
Harold Lenhart
Mildred Noll
Phyllis Lenhart
Vivian Bogott
Rockford
John Bogott
Jimmie Cozzens
Malta
A. H. Wagner
Harry Buffington
Kenneth Overholser
Nancy Jean
Charles Barnhart
Alden Kirby
Hanover
Nelson Kirby
Kenneth
Charles Gouker
Carl Zugschwerdt
Melville McKean
Jennie Patchin
Fort Atkinson
Wis
Lutheran Church
W. Albers
Fred Goble
C. A. Spanogle
Glenn Boyd
Betty Buffington
L. H. Boyd
C. F. Moon
Carrolsongle Club
Carl Klome
Franklin A
Stransky
Ozzie
Milford
Chester
Saratoga
Ozzzie
Golden Gate
Northern
Central
WLS
Claire V. Golden
Cordova, Ill
Webster Bros., Inc
Thomson, Ill
Francke and Switzer Hardware Store
Thomson, Illlinois
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