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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), McCormick, Leander J. 1819- (search)
McCormick, Leander J. 1819- Benefactor; born in Walnut Grove, Va., Feb. 8, 1819; brother of Cyrus Hall McCormick. He was connected with the first reaper manufacturing industry with his father and brother. In 1848 he moved to Chicago, and in the following year engaged with his brothers in the manufacture of reapers. He retired from active business in 1889. In 1871 he gave the McCormick Observatory and a large 24-inch refracting telescope to the University of Virginia. He died in Chicago, Feb. 20, 1900.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Missouri, (search)
....June 2, 1892 Southeast Missouri land commission created......1893 Cyclone at St. Louis, great loss of lives and property......May 27, 1896 Republican National Convention meets at St. Louis. Platform adopted......June 18, 1896 The People's Party National Convention meets at St. Louis......July 24, 1896 The street-railroad system of St. Louis sold to a New York syndicate for $8,500,000......Dec. 7, 1898 Tornado in northern part of the State (forty-two persons killed, over 100 injured)......April 27, 1899 Richard P. Bland dies at Lebanon, Mo.......June 15, 1899 Louisiana purchase exposition to receive $5,000,000 in bonds from St. Louis; $1,000,000 from the State; $5,000,000 from the United States after the committee has raised $10,000,000......1900 Department-store taxation law declared unconstitutional......Feb. 20, 1900 The great trolley-car strike settled......July 2, 1900 Seven constitutional amendments adopted......November, 1900 Montana