| Saturday, November 22, 2008 2:38 PM CST |
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11/16/08: Postmasters once core of vast patronage system
“Neither rain, nor sleet, nor gloom of night will keep me from my appointed rounds,” proclaims the “Postman’s Motto.” Yet for much of U.S. history, raw politics in the form of patronage spoils dictated who handled the mail and when. |
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11/09/08: Fallen sons repatriated in years after World War II
BLOOMINGTON -- In the years following World War II, the remains of tens of thousands of American war dead returned stateside for reburial in hometown cemeteries. The jubilant return of servicemen in 1945 and 1946 was followed by a second wave of coffins. |
10/26/08: Bloomington minor league skipper played key role in 1926 World Series
It was arguably the most bizarre ending in World Series history. On Oct. 10, 1926, the New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals were tied three games apiece. In the seventh and decisive game at Yankee Stadium, the Cardinals were 3-2 in the bottom of the ninth. With the Yankees down to their final out, Cardinals pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander walked Babe Ruth. |
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| From the Past section |
10/19/08: Adlai E. Stevenson made his run for president
In 1900, for the second time in eight years, Bloomington’s own Adlai E. Stevenson I was the Democratic Party’s candidate for vice president.
10/12/08: Photos offer window into Kickapoo reservation life
BLOOMINGTON -- In the fall of 1906, McLean County resident Milo Custer spent nearly two weeks at the Kickapoo Indian reservation in northeast Kansas. His interest in the Kansas Kickapoo lay in the fact that they were the descendents of the last American Indians to reside in Central Illinois.
10/05/08: Voters reject playground funding in 1926
BLOOMINGTON -- “The man who votes against this tax thinks more of his money bags than he does of a human soul.” So read one of many attention-grabbing signs carried by Bloomington school children during an April 1926 “Kiddies’ Pet Parade,” the purpose of which was to rally support behind a proposed tax hike for a playground and recreation program.
09/21/08: The Evan's Building had a life of its own
BLOOMINGTON -- In the mid-1940s, the Evans Building in downtown Bloomington earned the nickname “little Greenwich Village,” a nod to the Bohemian neighborhood in Manhattan.
09/07/08: Prefabricated homes prized in postwar years
Though lacking in obvious charm, the prefabricated home was a workhorse of the postwar era. In the years after World War II, first-time homeowners, especially veterans with growing families, turned to these “factory built” or “ready cut” homes for their share of the American Dream.
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