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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Thwaites, Reuben gold 1853- (search)
ate journal in 1876-86; then became secretary and superintendent of the Wisconsin State Historical Society. He is the author of Historic waterways; The story of Wisconsin; The colonies in 1492-1750; Afloat on the Ohio, etc. He was also editor of the Wisconsin Historical collections (volumes IX.-xv.); Chronicles of border warfare; sin State Historical Society. He is the author of Historic waterways; The story of Wisconsin; The colonies in 1492-1750; Afloat on the Ohio, etc. He was also editor of the Wisconsin Historical collections (volumes IX.-xv.); Chronicles of border warfare; History of the University of Wisconsin; and The Jesuit relations (73 volumes).sin State Historical Society. He is the author of Historic waterways; The story of Wisconsin; The colonies in 1492-1750; Afloat on the Ohio, etc. He was also editor of the Wisconsin Historical collections (volumes IX.-xv.); Chronicles of border warfare; History of the University of Wisconsin; and The Jesuit relations (73 volumes).
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Trials. (search)
cts of war, without visible badge of military service; sentenced to death and hanged; trial occurs......December, 1864 Capt. Henry Wirtz, commander of Andersonville prison during the war, for cruelty; trial begins Aug. 21; Wirtz hanged......Nov. 10, 1865 Conspirators for assassination of President Lincoln......1865 John H. Surratt......1867 In the case of William H. McCardle, of Mississippi, testing the constitutionality of the reconstruction act of 1867; Matthew H. Carpenter, of Wisconsin, Lyman Trumbull, of Illinois, and Henry Stanberry, Attorney-General, appear for the government, and Judge Sharkey, Robert J. Walker, of Mississippi, Charles O'Conor, of New York, Jeremiah S. Black, of Pennsylvania, and David Dudley Field for McCardle; reconstruction act repealed during the trial; habeas corpus issued......Nov. 12, 1867 Andrew Johnson impeachment......1868 Colonel Yerger, for murder of Colonel Crane, U. S. A., at Jackson, Miss.......June 8, 1869 William H. Holden,
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
nish1845274,356 29Iowa1833BurlingtonEnglish184655,045 30Wisconsin1669Green BayFrench184853,924 31California1769San DiegoSpt of the Ohio (now Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin)......July 13, 1787 Treaty between the United States adependent treasury system re-enacted......Aug. 6, 1846 Wisconsin authorized to form a constitution and State government... of Kentucky, for Vice-President......May 22-26, 1848 Wisconsin admitted as the thirtieth State by act approved......May Department of the Northwest created of Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the Territories of Dakota and Nebraska; General Popee States: North Carolina, West Virginia, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Maine, Louisiana, Michigan, South Carolina, Pennsylvanian meets at Baltimore, Md., July 9, James R. Doolittle, of Wisconsin, chairman. Horace Greeley, of New York, nominated for Prurns......Aug. 28, 1894 Ten towns in Minnesota, six in Wisconsin, and three in Michigan totally destroyed by forest fires.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Idaho (search)
ress disturbance; withdraw......July 23, 1892 Trial of insurrectionary miners at Coeur d'alene city for conspiracy; four convicted, ten acquitted......Sept. 29, 1892 Riot at Coeur d'alene......April 29, 1899 Snake River irrigation enterprise affecting 250,000 acres of land, at a cost of $1,500,000 begun......1900 Illinois Illinois One of the northern central States of the United States, its western boundary the Mississippi River, which separates it from Iowa and Missouri; Wisconsin bounds it on the north, Lake Michigan touching the northeastern corner; Indiana on the east, and Kentucky on the south. It is limited in lat. by 36° 59′ to 42° 30′ N., and in long. by 87° 35′ to 91° 40′ W. Area, 56,650 square miles, in 102 counties. Population, 1890, 3,826,351; 1900, 4,821,550. Capital, Springfield. Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette descend the Mississippi River from the mouth of the Wisconsin to the Arkansas. Returning, they ascend the Illinois, making their
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Iowa, (search)
Iowa, A State of the north-central United States, separated on the east by the Mississippi River from Wisconsin and Illinois. Minnesota bounds it on the north, South Dakota and Nebraska on the west —the Missouri River forming the boundary-line site of Burlington......1832 Treaty at Rock Island; the Sacs and Foxes cede to the United States Iowa and a part of Wisconsin, known as the Black Hawk purchase, reserving 40 miles square to Keokuk......Sept. 21, 1832 Zachariah Hawkins, Benjamed......June 28, 1834 Aaron Street founds Salem, first Quaker settlement in Iowa......1834 Iowa included in Territory of Wisconsin, erected by act approved. April 20, 1836 Treaty at East Davenport between Governor Dodge, United States commi° 40′ to include the principal sources of the Iowa River......Oct. 21, 1837 Territory of Iowa erected, including all Wisconsin west of the Mississippi......June 12, 1838 Territorial government inaugurated at Burlington......July 4, 1838 Bla
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Michigan, (search)
s of the United States, consists of two peninsulas; the upper peninsula lies wholly south of Lake Superior and north of Wisconsin, lakes Michigan and Huron, and is 318 miles long, east and west. The lower peninsula extends north between Lake Michig, 1817 By act of Congress Michigan Territory is extended westward to the Mississippi, thus including the present State of Wisconsin......1818 Remains of soldiers massacred at the Raisin River removed to Detroit, and buried with honors of war... constitution ratified by the people......Nov. 2, 1835 Enabling act for Michigan approved......June 15, 1836 Wisconsin Territory formed, comprising all of Michigan Territory west of Lake Michigan......1836 Convention at Ann Arbor rejects thegun......1845 Seat of government permanently located at Lansing by act approved......March 16, 1847 Michigan and Wisconsin troops enlisted for the Mexican War leave Detroit by boat for Vera Cruz......April 24, 1847 Capital punishment, exce
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Minnesota, (search)
by Manitoba and Ontario, of the Dominion of Canada; east by Lake Superior and Wisconsin, south by Iowa, and west by North Dakota and South Dakota. It is limited in rivulets that feed Itasca Lake......July 26, 1836 Governor Dodge, of Wisconsin Territory, meets the Ojibways at Fort Snelling, and they cede to the United Statesta, west of the Mississippi River, is included in Iowa, set off in 1838 from Wisconsin, which was set off from Michigan in 1836......1838 By order of Secretary oesota on the subject of claiming territorial privileges for that part of Wisconsin Territory not included in State constitution adopted March 13, 1848, is held in Ja6, 1848 H. H. Sibley, of St. Peter, elected delegate to Congress from Wisconsin Territory not included in the State......Oct. 30, 1848 Extract from the diary oissouri and White Earth rivers, north by the British possessions, and east by Wisconsin, with St. Paul as capital......March 3, 1849 Alexander Ramsey, of Harrisbu
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), West Virginia, state of (search)
e Woods jury law of 1872-73......1881 Act passed establishing a State board of health......June 11, 1881 West Virginia normal and classical academy at Buckhannon opened......1882 West Virginia Immigration and Development Association organized at Wheeling......Feb. 29, 1888 Returns of election for governor in November, 1888, were: Nathan Goff, Republican, 78,714; A. B. Fleming, Democrat, 78,604. Fleming contests for fraudulent returns, and is declared elected by a party vote of the legislature, 43 to 40......Feb. 4, 1890 Hatfield-McCoy feud ended by a marriage......March 21, 1891 First State board of agriculture meets at Charleston......May 4, 1891 Stephen B. Elkins qualifies as United States Secretary of War......Dec. 24, 1891 Coal miners went on strike July 2, 1897 [Ended by compromise, Sept. 11.] Ex-Senator W. T. Willey dies at Morgantown......May 2, 1900 Ex-Postmaster-General William L. Wilson dies at Lexington, Va......Oct. 17, 1900 Wisconsin
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Wisconsin, (search)
d Winnebagoes, by which the French may cross Wisconsin to trade with the Sioux on Lake Pepin......Jnd to the United States......June 1, 1796 Wisconsin included in the Territory of Indiana, creates in southern Wisconsin......Nov. 3, 1804 Wisconsin included in the Territory of Illinois, creat..Nov. 26, 1838 Portage canal, connecting Wisconsin and Fox rivers, begun by the United States..nk at Milwaukee established......1839 The Wisconsin phalanx, a community on Fourier's system, es.April 24, 1847 First railroad charter in Wisconsin granted to the Milwaukee and Waukesha RailroWis......Oct. 21, 1897 Semi-centennial of Wisconsin as a State celebrated......June 28, 1898 ...Feb. 22, 1899 Tornado in Minnesota and Wisconsin (over 250 persons killed at New Richmond, Wi War, dies at Kilbourn......June 12, 1900 Wisconsin State Historical library building dedicated...Oct. 19, 1900 David Giddings, member of Wisconsin Constitutional Convention, dies......Oct. 24[26 more...]
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), University and College education in the United States, the trend of (search)
Presbyterians. It was not until long after this that the State universities were established. In the earlier times, when Church and State were one in the colonies, the State may have had to do with the maintenance of the college; but State foundations, in the realm of higher education, have come for the most part since 1840. Of the more prominent State universities, the following are the dates of establishment: Pennsylvania Not strictly a State university.1740Iowa1847 Georgia1785Wisconsin1848 Vermont1791Cornell1868 Tennessee1794Colorado1868 North Carolina1795Illinois1868 Indiana1820Minnesota1869 Virginia1825Nebraska1869 Michigan1837Texas1883 Missouri1840 Higher education, until times comparatively recent, therefore, was the child of the Church, and in each particular case the special offspring of a denomination. It has been in accordance with this policy that everywhere throughout the Middle and Western States the different denominations of Christians have sought
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