Springfield
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Articles
A small selection of Pages from our Past articles written by Bill Kemp
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Beloved ‘Rags’ rode the rails to local fame
The story of “Rags” is proof that most everyone loves a shaggy dog story, especially those of t...
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Bloomington inescapably linked to Springfield Race Riot
The Springfield Race Riot of August 14-15, 1908, when thousands of white residents rampaged thr...
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Courts offered women few protections in cases of rape
Rape was the “least-reported, least-prosecuted, and least-punished” of crimes in the 19th centu...
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‘Pop’ Horton organized campus circus fraternity in 1929
Today marks the 38th anniversary of the death of Dr. Clifford E. Horton, one of the titans of I...
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Biographies
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Blue, Richard
Richard Blue (1842-1921) was born in Ohio and came to Bloomington at age 9 with Judge Rayburn a...
Biography