Wolfe's History of Clinton County, Iowa, Volume 1 |
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America April attended August became Berlin township born bought Brookfield township brother Buell building built Calamus Camanche cashier chapter Charles Chicago church citizens Clinton county Company creek Curtis daughter Davenport death Democrat died district Dubuque Dutton early elected Elk River erected established farm farmer father forty George Germany Grand Mound held Henry honor Illinois interest Iowa Jackson county James January John judge June Lamb later Liberty township living located Lodge Lost Nation Lutheran Lyons March married Mary Medical College miles mill Mississippi native October Olive township Orange township organized parents pastor pioneer platted politics postoffice prairie present railroad Republican residence Rock Sabula Scott county served settlers Sharon township sixty acres Smith street successful Thomas thousand dollars town treasurer Waterford township Welton Wheatland wife William Witt York young
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Page 100 - RESOLUTION for the recognition of the independence of the people of Cuba, demanding that the Government of Spain relinquish ita authority and government in the island of Cuba, and to withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters, and directing the President of the United States to use the land and naval forces of the United States to carry these resolutions into effect.
Page 100 - An act to provide for temporarily increasing the military establishment of the United States in time of war, and for other purposes," approved April 22, 1898, the President is authorized, in order to raise a volunteer army, to issue his proclamation calling for volunteers to serve in the Army of the United States: Now, therefore, I, William McKinley, President of the...
Page 399 - Accordingly, the most terrific that rage on the ocean have been known to spend their fury within or near its borders. Of all storms, the hurricanes of the West Indies and the typhoons of the China seas cause the most ships to founder. The stoutest men-of-war go down before them, and seldom, indeed, is any one of the crew left to tell the tale.
Page 90 - ... every calling offered its best men, their lives and fortunes in defense of the government's honor and unity. Party lines were, for the time, ignored. Bitter words, spoken in moments of political heat, were forgotten and forgiven, and, joining hands in a common cause, they repeated the oath of America's soldier statesman : " By the Great Eternal, the Union must and shall be preserved/ " Seventy-five thousand men were not enough to subdue the rebellion.
Page 454 - Whether the elements of success in life are innate attributes of the individual, or whether they are quickened by a process of circumstantial development, it is impossible to clearly determine. Yet the study of a successful life is none the less interesting and profitable by reason of the existence of this same uncertainty.
Page 100 - States in time of war, and for other purposes," approved April 22, 1898, the President is authorized, in order to raise a volunteer army, to issue his proclamation calling for volunteers to serve in the Army of the United States: Now, therefore, I, William McKinley, President of the United States, by virtue of the power vested in me by the Constitution and the laws, and deeming sufficient occasion to exist, have thought fit to call forth, and hereby do call forth, volunteers to the aggregate number...
Page 100 - In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington, this twenty-third day of April, AD 1898, and of the Independence of the United [SEAL] States the one hundred and twenty-second. WILLIAM MCKINLEY. By the President : JOHN SHERMAN, Secretary of State.
Page 672 - These reflections are suggested by the career of one who has forged his way to the front ranks of the favored few, and who, by a strong inherent force and superior...
Page 3 - ... printed, and the high class of art in which the portraits are finished. Every biographical sketch in the work has been submitted to the party interested for approval and correction, and therefore any error of fact, if there be any, is solely due to the person for whom the sketch was prepared. The publishers would here avail themselves of the opportunity to thank the citizens for the uniform kindness with which they have regarded this undertaking and for...
Page 3 - ... productions. Can any thinking person be insensible to the fascination of the study which discloses the aspirations and efforts of the early pioneers who so strongly laid the foundation upon which has been reared the magnificent prosperity of later days? To perpetuate the story of these people and to trace and record the social, political and industrial progress of the community from its first inception is the function of the local historian. A sincere purpose to preserve facts and personal memoirs...