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... look on the monument to Stephen A. Douglas , on the shore of Lake Michigan ; the next to visit the massive buildings of the Illinois Central Railroad Company , the enterprise which he alone carried through Congress . The monument was ...
... look on the monument to Stephen A. Douglas , on the shore of Lake Michigan ; the next to visit the massive buildings of the Illinois Central Railroad Company , the enterprise which he alone carried through Congress . The monument was ...
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... his language , indicated none of the hard experience of his youth . He was fond of books , and was a rare judge of men . I have his picture before me as I SENATOR BRODERICK . 25 write , and as I look 24 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
... his language , indicated none of the hard experience of his youth . He was fond of books , and was a rare judge of men . I have his picture before me as I SENATOR BRODERICK . 25 write , and as I look 24 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
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John Wien Forney. SENATOR BRODERICK . 25 write , and as I look into his dark eyes and watch his firm - set mouth I almost see the flash of the one and hear the good sense that often came from the other . There were not many of us in the ...
John Wien Forney. SENATOR BRODERICK . 25 write , and as I look into his dark eyes and watch his firm - set mouth I almost see the flash of the one and hear the good sense that often came from the other . There were not many of us in the ...
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... look at the beautiful capitals adorning the pilasters that sup- port this roof , to be reminded of my father's talent and to see his handiwork . " I left the scenes of my youth and manhood for the ' Far West ' because I was tired of the ...
... look at the beautiful capitals adorning the pilasters that sup- port this roof , to be reminded of my father's talent and to see his handiwork . " I left the scenes of my youth and manhood for the ' Far West ' because I was tired of the ...
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... look to the overthrow of that Administration , its advocates and its indorsers . I have been in- formed , however , that , if my name should be presented to the House , an issue is to be made on account of a letter which I wrote nearly ...
... look to the overthrow of that Administration , its advocates and its indorsers . I have been in- formed , however , that , if my name should be presented to the House , an issue is to be made on account of a letter which I wrote nearly ...
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| Title | Anecdotes of Public Men |
| Author | John Wien Forney |
| Publisher | Harper & Brothers, 1877 |
| Original from | University of Iowa |
| Digitized | 10 Sep 2015 |
| Length | 444 pages |
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