Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri: A Compendium of History and Biography for Ready Reference, Volume 3Howard Louis Conard Southern History Company, 1901 |
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... Railroad ; Dr. B. F. Shumard on St. Louis , Franklin and the Country along the Mississippi River , and description of forty- eight species of fossils . Reports of Progress for 1856 , 1859 and 1860 ; G. C. Swallow and assistants . Report ...
... Railroad ; Dr. B. F. Shumard on St. Louis , Franklin and the Country along the Mississippi River , and description of forty- eight species of fossils . Reports of Progress for 1856 , 1859 and 1860 ; G. C. Swallow and assistants . Report ...
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... Railroad bridge across the Missouri River and the mouth of the Meramec River . It is es- pecially imposing along the river bluffs two or three miles below Jefferson Bar- racks . Now comes , to break the monotony , the Ste . Genevieve ...
... Railroad bridge across the Missouri River and the mouth of the Meramec River . It is es- pecially imposing along the river bluffs two or three miles below Jefferson Bar- racks . Now comes , to break the monotony , the Ste . Genevieve ...
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... Railroad , and the ter- minal of the Glasgow branch of the Wabash . It was laid out as a town in 1836 and first incorporated in 1845. It was laid out on land bought of Talton Turner and James Earickson , and was named in honor of James ...
... Railroad , and the ter- minal of the Glasgow branch of the Wabash . It was laid out as a town in 1836 and first incorporated in 1845. It was laid out on land bought of Talton Turner and James Earickson , and was named in honor of James ...
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... railroad interests of the coun- try , the corporation of which he was the head being extensively engaged in the manu- facture of all kinds of railway equipments . He has been twice married . First , in 1850 , to Mary Frances Wright ...
... railroad interests of the coun- try , the corporation of which he was the head being extensively engaged in the manu- facture of all kinds of railway equipments . He has been twice married . First , in 1850 , to Mary Frances Wright ...
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... Railroad North Febius , od , tiree d as a goo ! Civrens , a bank , toa the " Argus . " a hotel , about twenty of her busIDEOS my stores and small shots 1899 estimat 4 , ti i nav spaper . ani top , دم .. Gossett , Jacob D. , a pioneer b ...
... Railroad North Febius , od , tiree d as a goo ! Civrens , a bank , toa the " Argus . " a hotel , about twenty of her busIDEOS my stores and small shots 1899 estimat 4 , ti i nav spaper . ani top , دم .. Gossett , Jacob D. , a pioneer b ...
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Page 401 - That in the event of the passage of any act of Congress conflicting with the principles herein expressed, Missouri will be found in hearty co,operation with the slave-holding States, in such measures as may be deemed necessary for our mutual protection against the encroachments of Northern fanaticism.
Page 496 - The objects of the corporation, as declared by the charter and by-laws, are " to maintain a commercial exchange ; to promote uniformity in the customs and usages of merchants ; to inculcate principles of justice and equity in trade ; to facilitate the speedy adjustment of business disputes; to acquire" and to disseminate valuable commercial and economic information ; and generally, to secure to its members the benefits of co-operation in the furtherance of their legitimate pursuits.
Page 413 - The right to prohibit slavery in any Territory belongs exclusively to the people thereof, and can only be exercised by them in forming their constitution for a State government, or in their sovereign capacity as an independent State.
Page 413 - Territories with their property would be an exercise of power by Congress inconsistent with the spirit upon which our Federal compact was based, insulting to the sovereignty and dignity of the States thus affected, calculated to alienate one portion of the Union from another, and tending ultimately to disunion.
Page 140 - ... sides projected from the bottom of the boat to the water-line at an angle of about thirtyfive degrees, and from the water-line the sides fell back at about the same angle to form a slanting casemate, the gundeck being but a foot above water. This slanting casemate extended across the hull, near the bow and stern, forming a quadrilateral gun-deck. Three...
Page 540 - for excellence of work and for the establishment of the kindergarten as a part of the public school system'.
Page 413 - ... of power by congress, inconsistent with the spirit upon which our federal compact was based ; insulting to the sovereignty and dignity of the states thus affected ; calculated to alienate one portion of the Union from another, and tending ultimately to disunion. 3d. That this general assembly regard the conduct of the Northern states, on the subject of slavery, as releasing the slaveholding states from all further adherence...
Page 69 - The merciful man doeth good to his own soul : but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.
Page 413 - That this general assembly regard the conduct of the Northern states, on the subject of slavery, as releasing the slaveholding states from all further adherence to the basis of compromise fixed on by the act of congress of...
Page 413 - African slave trade, made for securing the recovery of fugitive slaves ; any attempt therefore on the part of Congress to legislate on the subject so as to affect the institution of slavery in the States, in the District of Columbia or in the Territories, is, to say the least, a violation of the principles upon which that instrument is founded.