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idjitmonkey · 5 years ago

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Promise Me

Summary: It’s Christmastime in 1942 and your sweetheart Bucky is talking of making promises you’re afraid he can’t keep.

Word Count: 3,500

Warnings: Angst. Like, a bunch. Major Character Death. 1940′s Bucky. Yes, that’s a warning itself because we’ve all seen that lopsided grin of his with him in uniform.

A/N: oooooh boy. This is my first fic in a long time and I’m excited and nervous since it’s also the first time writing for Bucky. Please be kind. Gif not mine. I own nothing except my brain that thinks up these awful things.

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December 1942

The smooth scratch of metal blades digging into the ice filled the silence that stretched between you and the young man who held your hand, his steady presence and warm grip keeping you from falling face first onto the rink. All around, other couples and friends did the same, everyone making laps on the skating rink, passing by the modest trio of trees, each one decorated in the colors of the flag, wooden stars and glass baubles in bright red, white, and blue. Despite the crowd that had turned out for an evening of fun, the mood held a more somber tone. Ever since President Roosevelt asked Congress for it’s Declaration of War last year, brave young men had been signing up left and right to head overseas in directions to both Europe and the Pacific. People were worried about their husbands, their sons, their brothers going off to fight and not making it back home.

That included the young man who was holding you close as the pair of you glided along at a more sedate pace than everyone else around you. Your Bucky. His right hand at your mid back was warm, even through the thick layer of your coat, his left clasped tight around yours as he provided the gentle pressure that led you both forward in the slow loop around and around Rockefeller Center’s ice rink.

“So, what do you want for Christmas this year, sweetheart?” His voice was honey thick at your temple, the mist of his own breath fanning out in front of you before dissipating into the evening air. It made you smile even as a shiver wormed its way down your spine to warm you up even more than his nearness.

“You don’t have to get me anything, Bucky.” After a moment of thought, the protest left your lips as a way to hopefully drop the subject. There was only one thing you wanted, and you were pretty sure Santa couldn’t deliver it.

“Uh, uh, uh.” He tutted in response. “There’s gotta be somethin’ you want, doll-face.” Extra pressure at your back prompted you to look into those steel blue eyes of which you were so fond.

“I dunno, I’m not really sure. There’s some really nice new handkerchiefs at Macy’s…” You floundered, tone unconvincing even to your own ears. The corner of your mouth twisted at how you sounded and you knew the jig was up when Bucky held your hand tighter and led you both off to one side, out of the way of the crowd still circling the ice. Leaning against the railing, those blue eyes focused only on you, taking both of your chilled hands between his, rubbing life back into them before he spoke.

“Come on, that’s the kinda present I’d give my Ma or Rebecca.” His expression was one of skepticism, but it morphed into that cheeky, lopsided smile as he reached to tip you chip up, keeping your gaze steady.

“Y/n. I know you don’t want me to make a big deal outta this, but I want this Christmas to be special for you. For us.”

The reasoning of why he wanted it to be special wasn’t lost on either of you. Your eyes drifted down to the three bars that had recently been added to his dress jacket. James Buchanan Barnes had made the rank of Sergeant. He had more responsibility now in his unit. You also knew that more and more divisions were being sent out to Europe.

“Don’t say it like that. Not like that.” You weren’t sure if you were pleading with him or angry at him when you bit the words out. “Like it’s going to be the-”

“-Like it’s going to be our last one together?” He interrupted what was sure to be a tirade if he let you pick up any verbal steam. “Doll, that’s not what I meant by that at all.” One side of his mouth turned up in that half smile that you could never stay upset at. You found yourself tilting your head, eyebrows lifting in an expectant expression: Please explain yourself.

The cloud of breath he expelled in a chuckle drifted up between you as Bucky shook his head a little, rubbing your hands between his again, only to reach up and brush his thumb across the apple of your cheek, cool to the touch from the time spent outside. When he spoke again, it was quiet, meant only for you to hear as his forehead came to touch yours.

“I want this Christmas to be special because I want it to be the first of many we spend together.”

The sounds of the other skaters faded to nothing more than white noise when your brain finally caught up to your ears. Was he saying what you thought he was- proposing?

“Bucky, I-” Your train of thought was derailed when a pair of kids raced by you and your sergeant, nearly knocking into him in their haste. They called back apologies which you ignored. The moment, however, was broken, and Bucky gathered you close.

“Come on, I think we’re better off talking some place we won’t get knocked down.” His grip shifted to your elbow to guide the both of you off the ice and to a bench so that you could change out of your skates. Not a word was spoken as he slipped his hand into yours, walking away from the crowd and up the stairs to the gardens that overlooked Rockefeller Plaza.

As you walked, snow had begun to fall. Soft, fat flakes that floated down in silence to catch in your hair and on your coats. It joined the layer of white already coating every available surface, muting the sounds of the city traffic surrounding the buildings that loomed above, imposing structures of steel and brick that were feats of architectural brilliance. But the gentle quiet that had settled around you and Bucky couldn’t calm the racing thoughts in your head, nor the tripping rhythm your heart had picked up as he led you along to a bench, brushing the snow off before folding himself down onto the seat, a soft tug of your hand an invitation to join him.

“Bucky, were you trying to say back there what I think you were trying to say? Because as much as I care for you, I don’t think that I could be like the other girls in the office. Getting married before you get shipped out, only to wait to hear if you’re going to return to me or leave me a-” The words wouldn’t keep coming, your throat closing on them like a door being shut against the cold.

“No, no! God, sweetheart, that’s not what I meant at all.” Reaching out, his fingers wrapped around yours. “I wouldn’t ask that of you.I wouldn’t dare ask you to wait for me like that.” The shake of his head caused a lock of hair to fall across his forehead. “Plus I’m sure that both your Ma and my sister would kill us if we eloped in some afternoon courthouse ceremony where we’d just be a number in a line of people doing the exact same thing.”

“They’d never let us hear the end of it.” Your chuckle was thick, the emotions still at the surface, lacing your words like the snow dusting the ground. “Steve would probably be upset he wasn’t invited too.” You added, tucking your hands into the pockets of your coat to retrieve your mittens, no longer able to take the biting evening air.

“Who do you think I’d ask to be a witness?” Bucky quipped. Those eyes you loved so much twinkled with amusement.

But the words he said gave you pause. He’d actually thought about it? You turned wide eyes back to him as you tugged the second mitten up onto your wrist, the question clear in your gaze.

“Yeah.. Yeah I’ve thought about it, Doll-face.”

“But-” Bucky could tell what you were thinking so often that is answers like that never surprised you anymore. “You-”

“I what? I said that I wouldn’t make you wait for me, and I meant that, Y/n. I’m not going to marry you then leave you for however long it takes for this war to end. There are going to be far too many young widows who will never get to have a life with the man they call their husband after a trip to the county clerk’s office, Doll. I would never ask that kinda sacrifice from you.”

His words did something to your heart and your head. There was so much truth in what Bucky was saying, that it made you forget about the surprise and nervousness when you realized he’d thought about asking you to marry him. For a moment anyway. In an attempt to distract yourself, you brought your covered hands up and rubbed them together as you took in your surroundings, the people leaving the ice rink, some carrying their skates over their shoulders.Some people carrying packages from shopping. How many of the men you saw walking by would be gone overseas this time next year? And how many of them would not make it home to their loved ones? You didn’t want to consider what it would be like if the man sitting next to you didn’t make it home. It made your chest ache as if a weight had been pressed there, making the breath you pulled into your lungs burn in the most awful way.

“I think we’d best be getting back to Brooklyn.” Your tone made Bucky frown and he reached out, his hand coming up to cup your cheek, urging you to look at him.

“I didn’t mean to upset you sweetheart. I’m sorry. But I meant it when I said I wanted this Christmas to be the first of a lot of holidays together for the two of us.” His thumb brushed your cheek, the ache in your chest easing off just enough to sigh. Before you could say anything else though, Bucky had scooted closer, invading your space to press a kiss to your forehead. It made you smile.

“You’re shivering, Y/n. Let’s go get some coffee or somethin’ before I take you home.” Knowing that it would only upset you further to keep discussing it, Bucky decided to take you back home. Helping you to your feet, he slid one arm around your shoulders to try and warm you up as the snow continued to fall around you.

“But you still didn’t tell me what you want for Christmas.”

Christmas Day 1942

The sound of someone knocking at the door had you setting down your cup of coffee. When you opened it, Bucky stood on the other side, brushing snow off of his coat and out of his hair. His smile was bright enough to light up all of the Empire State Building, and it was contagious.

“Merry Christmas Doll!” He had a couple of small packages under one arm, readjusting his grip on them as you stepped back to allow him into your small but warm apartment. He looked around as you shut the door, then pivoted to face you.

“Where’s you mom? I’ve got a present for her too.”

“She’s down the hall with Mrs. O’Connell, helping them get their dinner ready. Mrs. O’Connell slipped on the ice coming home from midnight mass and sprained her ankle.”

“Oh…” He nodded, his expression thoughtful. “That’s nice of her.” Then he was stepping into your space, the fingers of his free hand curling around your waist the same time that his lips slanted over yours in a sweet and slightly prolonged kiss. When you broke the kiss, you tried your best to look reprimanding. The fact that your heart was beating wildly inside your chest made your expression a little more dreamy and a lot less stern. Your grip on his shoulders shifted, fingers toying with the short locks of dark hair at the nape of his neck not hidden by his collar.

“Bucky! My mom could walk through that door any minute!” You didn’t even sound convincing to yourself.

“What?” There was that cheeky half smile you loved so much again. “I thought I saw mistletoe hanging above the door. Isn’t that the tradition? Kissing the person next to you when one of you steps under the mistletoe?”

You huffed and smacked his shoulder in a playful manner, then stepped out of his reach, crossing the living space to pull another cup and saucer down from a kitchen cabinet. “You are positively incorrigible, James Barnes. What am I going to do with you?” Holding up the cup in a silent question, he shook his head and finally moved to set the packages under his arm on the table.

“I can’t stay too long, Steve’s sick again but insisted that I bring your gifts over before you and your mom went to church tonight.”

“Oh. I hope he’s not too bad again. You could have waited until tomorrow to bring those by, Bucky if Steve needs you to look after him.” Steve didn’t really have anyone else but Bucky in this world, and you by association.

“No, he kept saying that if I didn’t bring them over he was going to get out of bed and bring them himself. And since the punk can’t even get up without falling face first into the rug, I gave into his demands.” Bucky laid a hand on the rectangular package that was fairly thin. “This is from him to you. And the other box is something that I thought your mom might enjoy.”

“But before you open Steve’s gift, I want you to open mine first.” From the inside pocket of his coat, Bucky removed a small square box wrapped in a blue ribbon tied into a messy bow. It made you chuckle when you saw it.

“Yeah, I know I’m not one for wrappin’ boxes up to make them pretty. I’m better at making a bed look up to regulation.” He joked, holding it out to deposit in your palm.

Pulling at one end of the ribbon, it unwound and you let it fall to the kitchen table while you lifted the lid. A gasp left you when you saw the ring. The band was simple, and the stone was a deep green, cut into a trillian style. On either side, four small diamonds flanked the emerald in a four leaf clover setting. Tilting it one way, the light caught inside the stone and sparkled beautifully. You put one hand up to your mouth, shaking your head.

“You didn’t- there’s- Bucky it’s so…” A dozen different thoughts ran through your head. How could he have afforded this? It was beautiful, but you couldn’t accept it and you told him as much.

“Y/n, sweetheart, it’s not what you think. And I didn’t have to pay a dime for the ring.” Reaching into the box, he lifted out a thin chain that you hadn’t noticed at first, the ring looped into it. “It’s a promise ring. It was. It belonged to my Ma. One of the few nice things she ever had in this world and Becca has kept it for a while now. But she knows just how much you mean to me. And I want you to know that I promise I’m gonna come back to you. This ring is a physical token of the promise that once this war is over, I’m gonna come back and do things right with you, Y/n.” As he talked, Bucky undid the clasp, standing up and stepping behind you. You swept your hair aside so that he could fix it around your neck. It was perfect.

“I don’t know what to say. I want to tell you that I can’t accept this because it belonged to your mom, Bucky. But if Rebecca let you have it, I know better than to argue with her.” Your fingertips rubbed over the stone gently.

“I love it.” Getting to your feet, you threw your arms around him, not caring if your mother might actually walk in to see you being so affectionate with James.

“But you’d better keep your promise, Sergeant.” You mumbled into the lapel of his coat while he held you close and pressed a kiss to your forehead.

“I will, Y/n. I will come back to you.”

January 1945

You sighed as you wiped your forehead with the back of one hand, loose strands of hair falling back into your face as you scrubbed at the pot in the sink before rinsing it clean and setting it aside to drip dry. Another week gone by without a letter. The sporadic contact that had come from both Bucky and Steve was wearing down both your morale and your heart even though you knew you were lucky to hear anything at all from anyone. Sporadic letters were better than the telegrams or official letters delivered by a priest in a military uniform. Your neighborhood had seen too many of both of those over the last three years and everyone prayed for this war to end.

Reaching for the coffee pot, you began to fill it with water. As it did, your mind wandered back to your sergeant. You hoped that he was okay. That he and his regiment of misfits that he’d written you about, along with Steve were okay. So consumed by your thoughts, you missed that the pot was now overflowing. Cursing to yourself, you reached out to shut off the tap. As you leaned forward to empty out some of the water, there was a metallic clatter, the feeling of something falling over your blouse. Bucky’s promise ring rattled in the sink and you tried to grab it...only to miss as if fell into the drain.

“Oh no. No no no!” The pot was set aside as you felt the chain around your neck. It had broken. And your promise ring was gone. “Oh no. No please!”

Kneeling down, you pushed aside the curtain that hid the plumbing from view. A feeling of panic bubbled up, expressing itself in a sob as you twisted fruitlessly at the pipe under the sink. It couldn’t be gone. What would Bucky say?? Would he be upset that you’ve lost his mother’s ring? Of course he would! Your fingers hurt from trying to loosen the U-shaped pipe, then you gave it a few smacks with the heel of your hand, thinking that might knock it loose enough to do some good. You had to get it back. Maybe the landlord downstairs had some tools that he could use to retrieve it. Letting go of the pipe, you swiped at the tears now slipping down your cheeks in an attempt to calm yourself. You would go downstairs, beg Mr. Gordon to come up and get the ring out of the sink and it would be okay. Bucky wouldn’t even have to know what happened when he came back.

Just as you pushed yourself to your feet, the telephone receiver rang on the table down the hall. “Oh not now.” But your answered it anyway, worried it could be your mother.

“Hello?” Any other time, the voice on the other end of the phone would be a welcome distraction. You loved hearing from Bucky’s sister, but right now she was the last person you wanted to talk to, and you really didn’t want to explain why.

“Rebecca! Oh, I’m sorry to ask this of you, but I can’t talk right now, I’ve got to get the landlord for a problem with the sink, could I please call you back? It’s a last minute problem, but it’s really important.” The words rushed out as you tugged the now useless chain off your neck and tucked it into the pocket of your blouse. You hoped she’d say yes because if you continued to talk, you would definitely tell her what had just happened and that was the last thing you wanted. From the other end of the line, however, Bucky’s sister started speaking quickly. Your fingertips that were anxiously toying with the cord stopped moving, nails digging into the thick black rubber coil.

“I’m s-sorry I-” You hadn’t heard her correctly through her own sniffling and tears. “What’s… What’s wrong? Is-”

“It’s Bucky, Y/n. He’s gone. He didn’t make it, Y/n.”

The world shifted and swayed as something inside your chest cracked, the pieces of your heart splintering into shards as your worst nightmare was now made into your reality. The receiver dropped from your hand, clattering on the hall table as you tried to steady yourself by grabbing the wall.

Some time later, your mother found you on your knees crying, the phone still off the hook, your Bucky’s ring still out of reach.

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maggiecreekrp · 4 years ago

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CANON FAMILIES

An asterisk (*) denotes a family that someone has already shown interest in or created a character for. If you find yourself invested in any of the families, starred or otherwise, please feel free to send us a message here to discuss. Most of the families, save for the Montgomerys, have multiple slots available, so even if they are marked with an asterisk, there is still plenty of room. The Bradshaw and Buchanan families remain the largest/most focal, and will not be marked.

BRADSHAW + ADJACENTS

The Bradshaw family have lived in Reckoning since the town’s founding in the early 1800s. Each generation has taken up the same line of work as the previous: ranchers and, eventually, rodeo. They have had their grips in Reckoning politics for ages, some of them serving on the town council, in law enforcement, in the courthouse and beyond. What they own the most of in the town, however, is land, and a pretty penny has gone into Bradshaw pockets from people looking to purchase parts of it for business and homes alike. This has given them the upper hand for decades, as they have refused to sell anything to a Buchanan (or anyone who sides with them) since the beginning of the feud in 1899. They tend to steer clear of the violence brought on by the Buchanan family as much as they can, but sometimes, it’s damn near impossible.

The Montgomery* family is proudly aligned with the Bradshaw clan, the alliance formed when the youngest daughter of a Bradshaw line married the hired farmhand who had rolled into town from Montana. A small family of only two generations, they still hold quite a bit of power in Reckoning and Greene County given the patriarch holds the office of Sheriff and keeps his grip tight on the position. The Montgomerys are sly and smart about revenge and very picky about who they exact it on. A proud bunch who are loyal to the grave, one cannot mess with a Bradshaw and avoid catching the hands of the Sheriff.

The Abernathys* have been sided with the Bradshaws by default ever since they married into the family in 1919. Mostly known for their amicable dispositions, their most notable mark on the town is Aunt Peachie’s, a small boutique run by Peachie Abernathy, selling a little bit of everything. They are fortunately so genial that they give even the meanest Buchanan pause whenever it comes to deliberate menacing and petty crimes. Famously, in 1948, a tractor crashed through the roof of Francine Abernathy’s house, and legend has it, she merely went on with her knitting.

The Calhoun* family married into the Bradshaw alignment in 1938 and Roscoe Calhoun was the founding member of it. They are an intelligent bunch, typically holding political office outside of the first responder sector. Though the family never holds the office of Mayor – that’s too public for them – the City Administrator position has been typically held by a Calhoun to keep the Bradshaw family’s hold on power. After being more recently targeted during the feud, some of them can be seen in and out of the Sheriff’s office asking for special assistance.

The Hunnicutt* family were once framed for shooting Old Man Elder’s horse, though it was later proven that he’d shot the horse himself. Since then, they’ve gained a reputation for being loose cannons, known for their propensity towards bar fights and aggressively rolling down their truck windows just to flip an Elder off. In modern language, they’d be called a family of ‘trolls’, with shit-eating grins characteristic to their faces, like they always know what’s up – always a few steps ahead of the game.

The Casarrubias* family are the latest installation of Bradshaw loyalists, hailing from Mexico. They found their place in Reckoning two generations ago. Like many other newcomers, they were made privy to the blood-feud that paints Reckoning’s sunsets and sunrises. They were desperate to remain indifferent, to keep their heads down and keep themselves out of the fray. A message Reckoning interpreted as: Loyal to no one. They remained steadfast in their indifference, determined to turn a blind eye until the unfortunate day they were caught in the crosshairs. They were picked off one by one because of a perceived familiarity with the Bradshaws, so their hatred of the Buchanan family has carved itself into every bone and every vein. They’ve ingratiated themselves to the community as a whole, most taking on roles as civil servants. Though, many can’t help but wonder if their positions are merely just another Bradshaw play for power.

BUCHANAN + ADJACENTS

The Buchanan family are unpredictable, wild and hotheaded. Each member of the family has been mad at a Bradshaw for as long as anyone can remember, for reasons as heavy as the land dispute, all the way to something as petty as a bad parking job at the dive bar, Juniper’s. Though they’ll swear up and down they were framed for the murder of Timothy Bradshaw in 1899, they know what’s on record – they just refuse to admit it. “Never admit to nothin’, because someone’ll hold it against ya,” is the Buchanan credo. They hold their ground and bare their teeth at their enemies, and those newcomers who refuse to choose their sides are bound to have a Buchanan-made molotov cocktail hurtled into their shrubs.

The Jackson* family has been aligned with the Buchanan family as long as anybody can remember. The Jackson’s are all muscle and have been called the “Reckoning Mafia” on more than one occasion. They are at the beck and call of the Buchanan family for any physical solution to an issue. Since the death of Anthony Jackson and the lack of investigation by the Greene County Sheriff’s Office, the Jackson’s have taken up more violent actions without the consent of the Buchanan’s.

The Musselwhites* began their lives in Reckoning modestly, the weight and muscle behind the waves of Buchanan wrath. They became the peace keepers, generations of law-keepers and police officers that stretch back as far as anyone can recall. The most esteemed of the clan hold quite a few positions of power within the city, ranging from judge to deputy. Steadfast in their loyalty, they prize the silent influence they hold over town.

Notorious for their cruelty, the Pickens* clan isn’t one to trifle with. Their reputation is paved in bloody lips and wrong-doings. “Not too far from the tree,” they say, but their tree is rotten. No good comes out of the Pickens family. Born in Reckoning and to her soil they’ll all return. They’ve no aspirations to grow beyond their station. They’ve been called Buchanans’s lap dogs – but only behind the local’s hands, for fear of discovering how black their temper is. Those who are employed can be found in taverns and bars. Some pad their pockets by hunting and fishing. But near all are petty criminals.

The Elder* family will likely never live down the embarrassment of their great grandfather Larry Elder attempting to frame a Hunnicutt for the murder he commited to his own horse. Simple peach farmers, they attempt to keep themselves out of the chaos for the most part, though they are often targets for crimes such as burglary and vandalism. The biggest shock of the past ten years was when one of the current patriarch’s young daughters was kidnapped by a passer-through, prompting the famously Bradshaw-aligned sheriff’s office to help locate her. The Elders now lowkey consider themselves in debt to the Montgomerys, though they will never utter this to a Buchanan, and they are too scared to switch sides.

UNALIGNED

The Brackish* family holds onto their indifference with white-knuckles. They’ve managed to keep themselves out of the dueling families crosshairs, but not out of the fray. They fall in and out of favor, forever swinging the pendulum from usurpers to allies with the Buchanans and Bradshaws. The Brackish family has always kept their eye set on pastures new, reaching far beyond Reckoning. Their wealth and illicit connections make them the unseen powder keg, primed to blow beneath the floorboards. They’ll never bend, nor take a knee. Their loyalty is to their own.

The McCoys* have been serving the town of Reckoning as mayor-or-something-like-it since the town’s inception. They are old money, having had stocks in oil for decades. The McCoy family avoided being forced to pick sides as they were already holding the position of mayor at the time of the first mruder, and have kept themselves there, occasionally sliding money into the hands of a Bradshaw or a Buchanan to keep their shit to their own side of the road.

Medical family Nash* runs the only doctor’s office in town, which is a family-oriented clinic of mostly general practitioners, though they have a few specialists such as a gynecologist, pulmonologist and a cardiologist. They are unfortunately not equipped with the means to perform surgeries or deliver babies, however, so they refer many patients to the larger hospital in Clemency, which is a 30-minute drive away. The Nash family have kept their irons out of the fire since they moved from Greeneville to Reckoning in the early 1930s, having convinced the people of the town that a doctor should always remain neutral.

What keeps the Redwines* from being dragged into the chaos is the very fact that they are the town undertakers, and have been forever. Superstitions seem to abound on the Buchanan side that messing with a mortician will dredge up bad luck, while the Bradshaws merely understand the need for neutrality in such a position. They have seen more oddly murdered cadavers than they care for, but the Redwine family is the only one that can testify in court without the fear of coming home to a dead raccoon on their porch. They make a potent, blackberry cobbler flavored moonshine they call Embalming Fluid, that everyone is afraid to drink.

The Lawtons* are old money, much like the McCoys, though their wealth comes from the tourism that Reckoning sees. They own both Norma’s Nook Bed & Breakfast and Motel Reckoning, along with a few of the shops in the quaint town square. The entire town knows that a Lawton party is the ritziest kind of party one could possibly be invited to, and while the guest list is usually limited to those who they know aren’t going to roll a keg in and cause a ruckus, somehow that still manages to happen each time.

The Turquiz* family has been in Reckoning for quite a long time now, joining the small town from Venezuela. They tend to hold small but important jobs in town, ranging from mechanic to city council, and everything in between. A few members of the family have been known to assist in shady deals with the Brackish family to ensure protection from the on-going feud.

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powellproject · 7 years ago

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The Buchanan County Courthouse Competition Verdict

A postcard showing the Buchanan County Courthouse.

On March 26, 1873, Patrick F. Meagher sent the St. Joseph Daily Morning Herald a lengthy (and incredibly detailed) response to 13 questions raised by the County Court:

THE NEW COURT HOUSE.

The Paper Presented by P. F. Meagher, Architect, to the County Court.

And on Which Their Acceptance of His Plan was Based.

St. Joseph, Mo., March 26, 1873.

To the Honorable Judges of the County Court of Buchanan county, Mo:

GENTLEMEN:—I have the honor of submitting the following answers to your written questions of even date herewith: reference being had to the plans and elevations heretofore examined by the Honorable Court at my office and to the estimates hereunto annexed:

Answer 1. It is proposed to heat the building by steam heating apparatus of the most approved pattern to be selected by the Court, and of sufficient power to maintain an even temperature of at least 70 degrees Fahrenheit throughout the building, with the exterior atmosphere at 10 degrees below zero.

Ans 2. The estimated cost of apparatus for heating the building by steam (including gas fittings and plumbing) is $8000, and the estimated cost of apparatus for heating hot air (including gas fittings and plumbing) is $5000.

Ans 3. Although, at the outset, the steam heating apparatus will cost about $2100 more than the hot air apparatus the former must be considered as the most economical method of heating the building; for it would require fifty per cent more fuel to heat the building with hot air than with steam; or, in other words, while steam heating apparatus would consume two tons coal, the hot air furnace would consume THREE tons, the same degree of temperature being maintained in each instance.

Ans 4. I prefer heating by steam for several reasons: Firstly, because it is the least expensive in fuel and affordance. Secondly, because there is no escape, as in hot air furnaces, of unwholesome gases and minute particles of dust into the various offices. Thirdly, because the air of the building is heated without being “burnt,” or deprived of its oxygen, and rendered unfit to breathe by coming in contact with super heated iron, as is always more or less the case with hot air furnaces. Fourthly, because steam heating does not dry the atmosphere, and therefore is not so destructive to furniture, wood work of doors, windows, etc., as hot air. Fifthly, because the heat can be better equalized and regulated throughout the building. Sixthly, because the building can be better ventilated with steam heating apparatus than with hot air furnaces. Seventhly, because one fire is only required to heat by steam, and several would be required to heat with hot air.

Ans 5. The heating and ventilating of the building are so intimately connected that in stating the provision made for the escape of smoke, it is necessary to briefly describe the entire system. A ventilation shaft of brick is carried to outside the building to a height of 69 feet form the level of the the floor of the basement story. The exterior dimensions of said shaft is 11 feet 6 inches, by 11 feet 6 inches, and the interior dimension 7 feet by 7 feet in the clear. Within said shaft a smoke flue of boiler iron, 2 feet 6 inches in diameter, and anchored at intervals to the surrounding brick work by iron cross bars, is carried up to the top of the shaft. A horizontal flue boiler, 20 feet lone and 46 inches in diameter, with furnace beneath is located near the center of the building, in the basement, and furnishes steam through iron pipes, to steam radiators in various parts of the building. The smoke from the boiler furnaces is discharged through the iron smoke flue within the ventilating shaft. Foul air ducts or flues from near the ceiling and near the floors of each wall, room, court and office, are carried downward through the walls into a subterranean foul air duct, beneath the floor of the basement story, communicating with ventilating shaft, all as shown upon the plans submitted to the court. The passage of smoke form the boiler furnaces heats the iron smoke flue, and the surrounding atmosphere between the flue and walls of ventilating shaft. The shaft then acts as an exhaust pipe, drawing the foul or vitiated air from all parts of the building, through the flues and discharging the same together with the smoke far above the roof of the building.

Ans 6. Pendng the matter of Public Water Works and the building of sewers by the city, provision has been made for the [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] sewage of the building. For present use two iron tanks are placed over two of the smaller rooms on the upper floor, cutting off a portion of the height of such rooms for tank rooms. These tanks are to be filled by a small pumping engine, ran by steam from the [illegible] boiler in the basement; and supply water to all the water closets, and to basins in Judges rooms and elsewhere. The water pipes are so arranged through out the building as to connect readily with a supply pipe from street main when Public Water Works shall be built.

Beneath the foul air duct, as shown on the basement plan, I have located an earthen pipe sewer 18 inches in diameter, tapped by smaller sewer pipes, waste pipes and soil pipes from water closets. The sewerage is to be discharged into a vat on the premises, or into the nearest convenient street sewer.

Ans 7. The building is to be lighted with gas; and the gas pipe is included in estimate for heating, plumbing, and gas.

Ans 8. The arrangement and locations of the rooms is both stories, can be modified to suit the present or future requirements of the Court, without any change whatever of exterior lines of building.

Ans 9. The thickness of walls is as follows: External walls of basement above footings, 2 feet 6 inches; external walls of first and second floors, 22 inches; crop walls of center or stair walls, 18 inches; walls of longitudinal hall, 2d story, 13 inches; partition walls of rooms, 13 inches.

Ans 10. Flues and grates can be introduced in such rooms as the Court may designate, at a cost of about $120 for each flue, including one mantle, one grate and topping out of chimney. This of course is not included in annexed estimate.

Ans 11. I present hereunto annexed itemized estimates of cost of court house upon each of the two sets of plans which seemed heretofore most to meet your approval. They will be found sufficiently accurate to base an appropriation upon. The recapitulations appended to each estimate show, separately the cost of foundations, brick work, cut stone, iron work, plastering, roofing, heating apparatus, etc.

Ans 12. The roof of the building is to be slated and provided with gutters of copper or lead. The building as shown on elevations is of the Grecian Corinthian order, and corresponds, therefore, as regards the roof, to the requirements of the Court.

Ans 13. It is proposed to construct the cornice of galvanized iron, and I have treated it in the estimates as being of that material. There is nothing, however, to prevent the substitution of any other material at the option of the Court.

In conclusion, I may be allowed to call the attention of the Court to the fact that provision for the admission of the minimum amount of light and direct ventilation has been made in the plans I have the honor to submit.

All the court rooms especially, are provided with windows on three sides, and natural (as distinguished from artificial) light and ventilation are secured to all the offices and halls by means of the numerous windows, doors, vestibules and openings. The Circuit Court room, moreover, is designed and finished with arched ceiling, etc., strictly in accordance with the laws of acoustics. This may be considered a point of almost paramount importance in a room of such size, devoted to public speaking, in cases where it is necessary that every word of a prolonged speech should be distinctly heard without exhaustive effort on the part of the speaker.

I have, gentlemen, the honor to be very respectfully, your obedient servant,

P. F. MEAGHER, Architect

It’s interesting to read the architect’s descriptions. The tanks and gravity system proposed to supply water to the plumbing fixtures throughout the building in Ans. 6 is remarkable. Given the time period, Meagher recommended the most sophisticated mechanical and plumbing systems available.

The same day Meagher’s letter was published, one of St. Joseph’s resident architects, likely W. Angelo Powell, cried fowl:

Why cannot honest competition be had on court houses as well as on other matters?

Let this matter be properly investigated before it goes too far....

The letter was signed “ONE OF THE VICTIMS.”

NOTE: A full transcription of the letter published in the St. Joseph Daily Morning Herald on March 30, 1873 can be found here.

No investigations were conducted and Meagher published no response. He refused to take the bait laid by the "victim.”

Meagher’s answers apparently satisfied the judges. On April 5, 1873, the County Court waived the $100,000 bond requirement and Meagher was officially awarded the commission for the new Buchanan County Courthouse:

THE NEW COURT HOUSE.

Meagher’s Plans Fully Adopted.

James A. Storm Appointed Superintendent.

The County Court was in secret session nearly all day yesterday.

The Judges decided not to demand a bond from Mr. Meagher, and his plans were fully adopted.

Mr. James A. Storm was appointed Superintendent (salary not stated) and he was ordered to immediately advertise for proposals from contractors.

We are informed that the work will be commenced very soon. The plans adopted will give Buchanan county a beautiful court house, for a very reasonable cost, that will answer all desired purposed for many years to come.

#Buchanan County Courthouse #Patrick F. Meagher #St. Joseph #Architecture

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goalhofer · 2 years ago

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Buchanan County Courthouse in Grundy, Virginia.

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Federal Troops Burn Logan Court House During the Civil War (1862)

Federal troops destroy the Logan County Courthouse during #CivilWar (1862) #WestVirginia #history #Appalachia

From Law Orders Book A 1873-1878 in the Logan County (West Virginia) Circuit Clerk’s office comes this entry regarding the destruction of the Logan County Courthouse in 1862: On the 14th day of June 1878, came the following persons viz: John Dejarnett, Thomas Buchanan (except as to Investigation of the Regiment), Dr. Hinchman, who being duly sworn in open Court depose and say: That they know the…

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Brandon, the second safest place to live in Mississippi. Brandon has a high quality of living yet preserves her past also. Downtown Brandon is a Historic District with several of the buildings on the National Register of Historic Places such as Rankin County Courthouse, Turcotte House, Stevens-Buchanan House, and more. Brandon is a wonderful place to raise a family.

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Insolvent, Missing, and/or Dead? The British Go Debt Collecting

By: Lisa Timmerman, Executive Director

Wm Cunningham & Co., Colin Dunlop & Son & Co., and James Ritchie & Co. unknowingly provided a boon to genealogists when they filed claims owed to them extending from 1775-1803. Their claims extended before the Revolutionary War to the 1760’s and considering a major war happened during the 1770s-1780s, the creditors were in for a headache in debt collection.

British American colonists had a few options in their wallets when purchasing items from merchants – cash, barter, or credit. The credit system networked across the colonies becoming a vital part of the economy as individual’s could purchase and pay later like our modern credit. While barter depended upon finding the right person/trade and determining an equal value, cash was easier than bartering and colonists had access to specie, commodity money, and paper currency (example: pounds). Generally, overseas British merchants shipped goods colonial merchants on credit for six months – one year before either requiring payment or starting to accrue interest. Colonial merchants eventually remitted the funds minus the fee to the British merchant.

In Virginia, factors played an instrumental part in the credit process. The consignment system depended upon the exchange between Virginia planters and factors – middlemen who acquired British goods and other desired products for the planter and purchased the planter’s tobacco. In Dumfries, wealthier Scottish immigrants helped establish a strong trade network with Scotland. The merchants who owned the firms, typically in partnerships, became very wealthy and powerful from their trade with the Virginia colonists. Scottish factors purchased the tobacco directly and arranged for its transportation to ports. By the start of the Revolutionary War, there were over 60 retail stores in Virginia belonging to around two dozed Glasgow firms. (Fun sidenote: Many of the factors and businessmen associated with the Virginia-Scotland trade network were loyalist and left during the Revolutionary War, some even fleeing to Canada!) The Dunlop’s operated their Potomac business under two firm names – Colin Dunlop & Son and Dunlop Crosse & Co. Others acquiring tobacco and credit in the area were John Glassford & Co., William Cunningham & Co., Henderson McCaul & Co., and George and Andrew Buchanan & Co.

(HDVI: 1980’s, Alexander Henderson Store Front Scale Model 10” x 12 ¼”, ca. 1980′s Gifted from Lee Lansing in 2001)

Thanks to the ease of credit and the rise of consumerism in the British colonies, Virginians had racked up an impressive debt to British creditors. Below is a list of some of the more interesting notes featuring the merchants and residents in Dumfries. The claims record the name, death date (if there was one), due date, notes, and the specific merchant. While some of the merchants operated from different locations, the ones below draw from Dumfries unless otherwise noted.

John Blancett, death date approximately 1777, “Able but properly squandered”, Colin Dunlop & Sons & Co.

William Brent, owed on 08/10/1775, “He is a man of fortune”, Wm Cunningham & Co.

William Carr, died before 1801, “He has been dead some time. He left an immense estate. By his will he left property to pay his debts. His executors Thomas Chapman and Simon Luttrell, both reside in Dumfries and are men of business and integrity”, Cunningham & Co., Fauquier.

Ballentine & Ellzey, “Dumfries Store. Judgment in Dumfries District Court in 1798”, Cunningham & Co., Fauquier.

Robert Garrett, death before 1803, “Robert Garrett his son writes that his father died of a cancer and that it took all of his little property to pay the doctor’s bill. None of his children inherited anything; the whole of his property was disposed of by Thomas Garrett for the purpose of paying the doctor’s bill and it was not sufficient for that object.

John Likely, “Lived in Fauquier. Removed to Scotland during the war, solvent, never an Am. Citizen” Dunlop & Sons & Co.

William Skinker, owed on 02/06/1776, “Refuses to Pay; pleads the act of Limitations”, James Ritchie & Co.

George Washington’s cash accounts from 03/18/1772-03/21/1772 also show his interaction with our merchants:

To Cash of Colo. John Tabb, for a Sett of Excha. drawn by Thos Montgomerie on Messrs James Ritchie & Co. Jany 23d 1772 for £200 Sterling @ 20 prCt Excha.

To Ditto of Ditto, for a sett of Excha. drawn by Cumbd Wilson on Colin Dunlop Esqr. & Son & Co. of Glasgow Jany 23d 1772 for £100 Sterg @ 20 prCt

While the recipient of these investigations probably did not appreciate the lengths the merchants took to find them, they are fantastic records and reminders of the value of thorough research. We could ask so many nosy questions – what did the merchants consider average or fortunate? What sources did they use? Was it awkward or annoying when the supposed debtor declared he would sue them instead? So many delightful avenues to keep exploring in Dumfries.

Note: Want to take a walk with me? Starting next week, The Weems-Botts Museum will offer outside walking tours! Our walking tours include Dumfries Cemetery, the Old Courthouse site, and the Henderson House along with a discussion on our grounds. Please note that this tour is 100% outside! You can find links to our tours and program tickets here.

(Sources: British Mercantile Claims 1775-1803: Claims Relating to Prince William County Customers and/or Residents. Indexed from The Virginia Genealogist, Vols. 8,9,14,15,20,21,23 & 24 via RELIC Bull Run Regional Library; Flynn, David. “Credit in the Colonial American Economy”. EH.Net Encyclopedia, edited by Robert Whaples. March 16, 2008. URL http://eh.net/encyclopedia/credit-in-the-colonial-american-economy/; Harrison, Fairfax. Landmarks of Old Prince William: A Study of Origins in Northern Virginia. The Old Dominion Press, 1924; “Cash Accounts, March 1772,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/02-09-02-0015. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Colonial Series, vol. 9, 8 January 1772 – 18 March 1774,ed. W. W. Abbot and Dorothy Twohig. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1994, pp. 19–22.])

#localhistory #geneaology #virginiahistory #colonialhistory #revolutionarywar #debt #debtcollection #archives #awkward #economichistory #scottish #merchants #scottishamerican

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UPDATED LIST OF GLOBAL PROTESTS: HANDS OFF JERUSALEM, THE CAPITAL OF PALESTINE!

Compiled by Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network

From Haifa, to Yafa, to Jerusalem, to Gaza, to Ramallah, Palestine and its people will never be defeated, colonialism and land theft will not be legitimized through imperial declarations, and millions of Palestinian refugees will return to their liberated homeland. We urge all supporters of Palestine to join the rallies around the world to support Palestinian resistance to Trump’s declaration. We will add additional events to the list below as we become aware of them! Please email us at [email protected] or message us on Facebook to let us know about your protests to stand with Jerusalem and with Palestine! New York, NY: Friday, 8 December New York Rally: Jerusalem is the Capital of Palestine! 4:30 pm Times Square 42nd St and 7th Avenue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/130658067614282/ Monday, 11 December Defend al-Quds! Free Ahmad Sa'adat and Khalida Jarrar! Stop HP! 5:00 pm Union Square - Best Buy 52 E. 14th St, NYC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1696870457010107/ Chicago, IL: Thursday, 7 December Emergency Rally: Jerusalem is the Capital of Palestine! 4:30 pm Kluczynski Federal Building 230 S. Dearborn St., Chicago Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/364421994006609/ Fort Lauderdale, FL: Friday, 8 December Rally; Jerusalem is the Capital of Palestine! 5:00 pm Broward County Courthouse 201 SE 6th St, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/304951356667214/ Tampa, FL: Friday, 8 December Rally: Hands off Jerusalem! 6:00 pm Corner of Fowler Ave and 56th St, Tampa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/2017627081855810/ Jacksonville, FL Friday, 8 December Jerusalem is Palestinian! Hands off al-Quds! 5:30 pm 300 N. Hogan St Jacksonville Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/899879560189158 Orlando, FL Friday, 8 December Protest: Hands off Jerusalem! 4:30 pm Lake Eola Park Orlando Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1857845674545873/ Sarasota, FL Sunday, 10 December Jerusalem is Palestine! No US Embassy Move! 1:00 pm Five Points Park 1 Central Ave, Sarasota Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/307092906444030/ Cleveland, OH Friday, 8 December Rally: Jerusalem is the Capital of Palestine! 5:00 pm Public Square, Cleveland Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1603893759671535/ Columbus, OH Friday, 8 December Call to Action: Rally Against US Embassy Relocation to Jerusalem 4:30 pm Ohio Statehouse 1 Capitol Square, Columbus Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1379780698816136/ Toledo, OH Sunday, 10 December Hands off Jerusalem! 12:00 pm Corner of Secor and Central, Toledo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/134187743929658/ Los Angeles, CA Sunday, 10 December Jerusalem is Palestine! No US Embassy Move 1:00 pm Wilshire Federal Building 11000 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/594258424246788/ San Francisco, CA Saturday, 9 December All Out for Palestine: Hands off Jerusalem! 12:00 pm Civic Center/UN Plaza San Francisco, CA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1556659997759149/ Fresno, CA Friday, 8 December Protest for Jerusalem 5:00 pm Corner of Shaw and Blackstone, Fresno Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1015469261926177/ Anaheim, CA Friday, 8 December All out for Jerusalem! 2:30 pm 611 S Brookhurst St, Anaheim Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1694636593913797/ Sacramento, CA Saturday, 9 December Rally and protest for Palestine 4:00 pm 20th and J Street, Sacramento Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/550487815298790/ Boston, MA Wednesday, 6 December Jews Say No To Trump Embassy in Jerusalem 6:00 pm AIPAC 70 Franklin Street, Boston Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/378087899308104/ Washington, DC Wednesday, 6 December Rally to Tell Trump: Jerusalem is Not the Capital of Israel! 4:00 pm The White House Washington, DC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/164573460955871/ Friday, 8 December Hands off Jerusalem Protest 12 pm The White House Washington, DC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/965358533619520/ Philadelphia, PA Friday, 8 December Protest Trump's Reassignment of Jerusalem 4:00 pm 1401 JFK Boulevard, Philadelphia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/959709627530281/ Pittsburgh, PA Saturday, 9 December Emergency Palestine Rally 1:00 pm Schenley Plaza 4100 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/152287848830276/ Albuquerque, NM Friday, 8 December Rally: Jerusalem is the Capital of Palestine! 3:00 pm 400 Gold Ave SW, Albuquerque Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/167281704017786/ Gallup, NM Saturday, 9 December Stand with Palestine! Jerusalem is the capital of Palestine! 12:00 pm SE Corner of Maloney and Hwy 491 Gallup Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/531413267239283/ Kansas City, MO Friday, 8 December Rally: Jerusalem is the Capital of Palestine! 2:30 pm Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd, Kansas City Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/168030557134043/ Detroit, MI Friday, 8 December Emergency Rally: Jerusalem is the Capital of Palestine 5:00 pm Hart Plaza Detroit, MI Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1483447341732510/ East Lansing, MI Friday, 8 December Emergency Rally: Jerusalem is the Capital of Palestine 5:00 pm E Grand River Ave East Lansing, MI Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/174939163091562/ Albany, NY: Saturday, 9 December Day of Rage: Jerusalem is the Capital of Palestine 1:00 pm Townsend Park, Albany Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/157838194972669/ Portland, OR Friday, 8 December Tell Trump NO- Jerusalem is Not the Capital of Israel 5:00 pm Federal Building, SW 3rd and Madison Portland Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/2186675861560433/ Tempe, AZ Friday, 8 December Stand in Solidarity with Jerusalem - Stand Against Trump 6:00 pm Mill Avenue and University Drive, Tempe Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/124218361696385/ Salt Lake City, UT Saturday, 9 December Protest Trump's Jerusalem Announcement 2:00 pm Wallace Bennett Federal Building 125 South State Street, Salt Lake City Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/549889052036922/ Atlanta, GA Saturday, 9 December Stop Trump, Protect Jerusalem, Support Peace 12:00 pm Location TBA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1488503127929972/ Austin, TX Friday, 8 December Emergency Action: Hands off Jerusalem 3:00 pm UT Tower Austin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1953208881597313/ Dallas, TX Saturday, 9 December Rally for Jerusalem, the capital of Palestine 3:00 pm Dealey Plaza, Dallas Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/548022182203536/ Houston, TX Saturday, 9 December Emergency Rally: Jerusalem is the Capital of Palestine 2:00 pm 2521 Post Oak Blvd, Houston Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/2004761833096682/ Omaha, Nebraska Friday, 8 December Emergency Rally: Hands off Jerusalem 4:00 pm 72nd and Dodge, Omaha Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/409809806105020/ Greensboro, NC: Saturday, 9 December 1:15 pm Corner of Gate City Boulevard and Holden Road In front of the Wells Fargo St. Paul, MN Friday, 8 December No to Trump's Plan to move US Embassy to Jerusalem! 4:30 pm Summit and Snelling, St. Paul Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/2070178673201952/ Nashville, TN Saturday, 9 December Emergency Stand Up for Palestine Protest 3:00 pm Centennial Park Nashville Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1675250135870940/ Seattle, WA Friday, 8 December Al-Quds is the Capital of Palestine 5:00 pm Westlake Park Seattle Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/305485543297018/ Dublin, Ireland: Friday, 8 December Hands off Jerusalem! Emergency Lunchtime Protest at US Embassy 1 pm US Embassy Dublin, Ireland Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/522915784755200/ Derry, Ireland; Thursday, 7 December Hands off Jerusalem Rally 7:00 pm Guildhall Square, Derry Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1978229262465379/ Belfast, Ireland Friday, 8 December Tell Trump Jerusalem is Not the Capital of Israel 6:00 pm US Embassy Danesfort 223 Stranmillis Road, Belfast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/152658182127689/ Limerick, Ireland Saturday, 9 December Hands off Jerusalem! 2:00 pm Thomas Street Limerick Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/313235175845579/ Edinburgh, Scotland (national demo) Saturday, 9 December Protest for Jerusalem! 12:00 pm Princess Street in front of Waverly Station March to US Consulate Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/2004467089838401/ Glasgow, Scotland Saturday, 9 December Hands off Jerusalem - Not Trump's to Give Away 12:30 pm Buchanan Street Steps Glasgow Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/188002085111924/ London, UK: Friday, 8 December London Protest - Hands off Jerusalem! 5:30 pm US Embassy Grosvenor Square, London Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/170537040356273/ Sunday, 10 December Do NOT Move the US Embassy to Jerusalem, Trump! 1:00 pm US Embassy London 24 Grosvenor Square, London Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/151751605458340/ Manchester, UK: Friday, 8 December Protest: Jerusalem's Not Trump's To Give Away 5:30 pm Whitworth Hall, Manchester Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/173708333367924/ Saturday, 16 December No to Trump's Jerusalem Plan! Protest on PFLP Anniversary 12:00 pm Piccadilly Gardens Manchester Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/370327460076955/ Bristol, UK Friday, 8 December Bristol says Hands off Jerusalem! 5:00 pm The Centre (by the fountains), Bristol Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/135659940548935/ Nottingham UK Friday, 8 December Emergency Protest - Hands off Jerusalem! 5:30 pm Nottingham Speakers Corner Nottingham, UK Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1505996489499037/ Sheffield, UK Saturday, 9 December Protest Trump Jerusalem Decision 12:00 pm Sheffield City Hall Barkers Pool, Sheffield Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1397114987056439/ Birmingham, UK Saturday, 9 December Protest: Al-Quds is Palestine! 2:00 pm Marks and Spencer 42 High Street, Birmingham Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1943494829238119/ Halifax, UK Friday, 8 December Hands off Jerusalem! 5:00 pm Outside old central library on Northgate Halifax More info: https://www.facebook.com/HalifaxFriendsOfPalestine/ Cardiff, UK Friday, 8 December Hands off Jerusalem! 5:30 pm Nye Bevan Statue Cardiff Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1526738384060970/ Montreal, Quebec: Friday, 8 December Montreal Rally: Hands off Jerusalem! 1:00 pm US Consulate General Montreal 1155 rue St-Alexandre, Montreal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1968933419989588/ Sunday, 10 December Jerusalem is the Capital of Palestine 1:00 pm Guy-Concordia Station Montreal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1995490697389410/ Ottawa, Canada: Saturday, 9 December Ottawa Rally: Hands off Jerusalem! 2:00 pm US Embassy 490 Sussex Drive, Ottawa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/166675890733664/ Vancouver, Canada: Friday, 8 December Emergency Rally for Palestine: Defend al-Quds/Jerusalem 5:00 pm US Consulate Vancouver 1095 W Pender Street, Vancouver Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1566269640131706/ Toronto, Canada: Saturday, 9 December Hands of Jerusalem (Al Quds) Emergency Rally 1:00 pm US Consulate 360 University Ave, Toronto Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/129418627726205/ Sunday, 10 December Hands off Jerusalem Protest 1:00 pm US Embassy Toronto 360 University Avenue, Toronto Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/174939763103524/ London, ON, Canada Saturday, 9 December Rally: Hands off Jerusalem (Al Quds)! 2:00 pm Victoria Park, London Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/910265845803457/ Kingston, ON, Canada Saturday, 9 December Rally: Hands off Jerusalem 2:00 pm City Hall Kingston 219 Queen St, Kingston Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/347280662400551/ Calgary, Canada Saturday, 9 December Yemen is Bleeding - Save Palestine 2:00 pm Calgary City Hall Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1721331861219481/ Auckland, New Zealand Saturday, 9 December Protest Trump's Plan to Move US Embassy to Jerusalem 2:00 pm Aotea Square 291-297 Queen Street, Auckland Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/677594152449309/ Stockholm, Sweden Saturday, 9 December Hands off Jerusalem 12:30 pm Humlegarden, Stockholm Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/301301177028829/ Gothenburg, Sweden Saturday, 9 December Protest: Jerusalem is the Capital of Palestine 1:00 pm Gotaplatsen, Gothenburg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/522280941473909/ Vaxjo, Sweden Saturday, 9 December Jerusalem is the Capital of Palestine 1:00 pm Vaxjo resecentrum Norra Jamvagsgatan 5, Vaxjo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1925262207739636/ Malmo, Sweden Thursday, 7 December In Defense of Jerusalem 5:00 pm Mollevangstorget Malmo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1514028312012848/ Friday, 8 December In Defense of Jerusalem 5:00 pm Mollevangstorget Malmo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1514028312012848/ Halmstad, Sweden Friday, 8 December Jerusalem is Palestine's Capital 4:00 pm McDonald's Halmstad Storgatan 13, Halmstad Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/166034210669263/ Kristianstad, Sweden Saturday, 9 December Jerusalem - Capital of Palestine 12:30 pm Main Mall Downtown Kristianstad Koblenz, Germany Friday, 8 December Protest for Jerusalem 6:00 pm Herz-Jesu-Kirch Lohrrondell 1a, Koblenz More info: http://palaestina-solidaritaet.de/2017/12/07/koblenz-fr-08-12-kundgebung-zu-jerusalem/ Berlin, Germany Wednesday, 6 December Protest for Jerusalem 8:00 pm US Embassy, Berlin Thursday, 7 December Jerusalem- Capital of Palestine 9:30 pm Pariser Platz, Berlin More info: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10212576173053319&set=a.1367129332304.2053495.1053806238&type=3 Friday, 8 December Protest for Jerusalem 4:00 pm Brandenburger Tor Pariser Platz, Berlin More info: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10210919504331322&set=a.10200905035015848.1073741829.1464387955&type=3 Dusseldorf, Germany Friday, 8 December Jerusalem - Capital of Palestine 1:00 pm Bertha-von Suttner-Platz Dusseldorf More info: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1626021097478863&set=a.371559096258409.87819.100002129649200&type=3 Frankfurt, Germany Friday, 8 December Jerusalem - Capital of Palestine 12:00 pm US Consulate Giessen Street 30, Frankfurt More info: https://www.facebook.com/palaestinaforumnahostfrankfurt/posts/894323874083093 Vienna, Austria Friday, 8 December Jerusalem: Capital of Palestine 2:30 pm US Embassy Bolzmangasse 16, Vienna More information: https://www.facebook.com/VerletztPalastina/photos/a.684287411617388.1073741825.460675240645274/1606099069436213/?type=3 Copenhagen, Denmark Friday, 8 December Jerusalem is Palestine's Capital 2:30 pm Dag Hammarskjolds Alle 24 Copenhagen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/549172678760968/ Brussels, Belgium Friday, 8 December Jerusalem is the Capital of Palestine 5:00 pm US Embassy in Brussels Boulevard du Regent 27, Brussels Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1742370302462330/ Monday, 11 December Netanyahu Not Welcome! 11:30 am 14 Avenue de la Joyeuse Entree Brussels Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/184835458761008/ Antwerp, Belgium Tuesday, 12 December Jerusalem Palestine - Antwerp Solidarity 5:00 pm Hoek Amerikalei Graaf van Hoornestraat, Antwerp Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/920806664743014/ The Hague, Netherlands Friday, 8 December Rally for Jerusalem 9:00 pm Lange Voorhout 102 The Hague Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1921750411186196/ Tuesday, 12 December Jerusalem Capital of Palestine 12:00 pm Lange Vijverberg The Hague Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/159192554831145/ Amsterdam, Netherlands Friday, 8 December Protest for Jerusalem 2:00 pm Leidseplein Amsterdam Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1973406299585378/ Sunday, 10 December Rally for Jerusalem 1:00 pm Leidseplein Amsterdam Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1721613757870221/ Athens, Greece Friday, 8 December Rally at US Embassy against Trump's attack on Jerusalem 6:00 pm US Embassy Athens 91 Vas. Sofias Avenue, Athens Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1517072295012564/ Rome, Italy Saturday, 9 December Hands off Jerusalem! 11:00 am In front of US Embassy Corner of Via Veneto and Via Bissolati, Rome Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/518111025234729/ Milan, Italy Saturday, 9 December Rally against the declaration of Donald Trump on Jerusalem 3:00 pm Piazza Cavour Milan, Italy More information: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10212443809108254&set=a.1043921416259.2008922.1172311563&type=3 Torino, Italy Sunday, 10 December Protest for Jerusalem 2:00 Via Nizza outside the Porta Nuova station Torino More information: https://www.facebook.com/events/523943591308912/ Verona, Italy Sunday, 10 December Protest for the Palestinian People 3:00 pm Verona Centro Piazza Bra, Verona Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1396061230515969 Cagliari, Italy Saturday, 9 December Protest for Jerusalem, the capital of Palestine 11:30 am Piazza Yenne, Cagliari More information: https://www.facebook.com/sardegna.palestina/photos/a.301520073374663.1073741828.259218764271461/852789158247749/?type=3 Valencia, Spain Friday, 8 December Jerusalem is the Capital of Palestine 5:00 pm Plaza del ayuntamiento de Valencia More information; https://www.facebook.com/ACHispanoPalestina/photos/a.408049306248220.1073741828.408032642916553/508303136222836/?type=3 Zaragoza, Spain Friday, 8 December Jerusalem, the Capital of Palestine 6:00 pm Plaza Espana (Provincial government of Zaragoza) More information: https://www.facebook.com/ACHispanoPalestina/photos/a.408049306248220.1073741828.408032642916553/508247376228412/?type=3 Madrid, Spain Tuesday, 12 December Protest against the Trump declaration on Jerusalem 8:00 pm US Embassy in Madrid calle Serrano 75, Madrid Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/729573840571384/ Barcelona, Catalonia Sunday, 11 December Jerusalem - Capital of Palestine 7:00 pm Placa Sant Jaume Barcelona Paris, France Saturday, 9 December Denounce Netanyahu's Visit! 2:00 pm Place de la Republique Paris Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/2007829459492311/ Toulouse, France Tuesday, 12 December No to the annexation of al-Quds/Jerusalem! 6:00 pm Jean-Jaures Toulouse Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/328960474247657/ Marseille, France Saturday, 9 December Marseille for Jerusalem/Al Quds 4:00 pm Vieux-Port de Marseille Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/247128672486026/ Rouen, France Friday, 8 December Rouen for Jerusalem 5:30 pm Rouen Metro - Theatre des Arts Rouen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/516453125400982/ Lyon, France Saturday, 9 December Protest for Jerusalem 3:00 pm Place de la Republique Lyon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/294550661054500/ Oslo, Norway Saturday, 9 December Rally for Jerusalem 4:00 pm House of Parliament Oslo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/166834367248421/ Helsinki, Finland Friday, 8 December Jerusalem - the Palestinian capital! 5:00 pm Kiasma Mannerheiminaukio 2, Helsinki Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/147328039371464/ Budapest, Hungary Friday, 8 December Protest over Trump's Jerusalem Announcement 3:00 pm Szechenyi Istvan ter 9 - Outside US Embassy Budapest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/131786937497210/ Geneva, Switzerland Saturday, 9 December Rally Against Colonization and Occupation in Jerusalem 2:00 PM Place du Mont-Blanc Geneva Sao Paulo, Brazil Sunday, 10 December Protest: No to Trump's declaration on Jerusalem, the Capital of Palestine! 11:00 am Praca Osvaldo Cruz, Vila Mariana Sao Paulo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/258995597962352/ San Salvador, El Salvador Friday, 8 December Jerusalem - Capital of Palestine! 10:00 am US Embassy San Salvador, El Salvador Santiago, Chile Monday, 11 December #LunesDeLuto for Jerusalem, Capital of Palestine 7:30 pm US Embassy in Chile Avenida Andres Bello 2800, Santiago Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1307216849423890/ Rabat, Morocco Sunday, 10 December Moroccan Popular March for Jerusalem, Capital of Palestine 10:00 am Rabat Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/2038355933044332/ Tunis, Tunisia Thursday, 7 December Habib Bourguiba Avenue Mass protest for Jerusalem and Palestine called by general student union Beirut, Lebanon Sunday, 10 December Rally for Jerusalem 11:00 am US Embassy in Awkar Beirut, Lebanon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/195238161039694/ Sydney, Australia Friday, 8 December Solidarity with Jerusalem 6:00 pm Martin Place opposite the US Consulate Sydney Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/330447074099140/ Melbourne, Australia Wednesday, 13 December Rally - Hands off Jerusalem 6:00 pm State Library of Victoria Melbourne Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1176684729101145/

#FreePalestine #Jerusalem #AlQuds #protest #Donald Trump #imperialism #Israel #HandsOffJerusalem #Palestine #national liberation #apartheid #occupation #solidarity

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gehayi · 8 years ago

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History is the polemics of the victor, William F. Buckley once said. Not so in the United States, at least not regarding the Civil War. As soon as the Confederates laid down their arms, some picked up their pens and began to distort what they had done and why. The resulting mythology took hold of the nation a generation later and persists — which is why a presidential candidate can suggest, as Michele Bachmann did in 2011, that slavery was somehow pro-family and why the public, per the Pew Research Center, believes that the war was fought mainly over states’ rights.

The Confederates won with the pen (and the noose) what they could not win on the battlefield: the cause of white supremacy and the dominant understanding of what the war was all about. We are still digging ourselves out from under the misinformation they spread, which has manifested in our public monuments and our history books.

Take Kentucky, where the legislature voted not to secede. Early in the war, Confederate Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston ventured through the western part of the state and found “no enthusiasm, as we imagined and hoped, but hostility.” Eventually, 90,000 Kentuckians would fight for the United States, while 35,000 fought for the Confederate States. Nevertheless, according to historian Thomas Clark, the state now has 72 Confederate monuments and only two Union ones.

Neo-Confederates also won parts of Maryland. In 1913, the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) put a soldier on a pedestal at the Rockville courthouse. Maryland, which did not secede, sent 24,000 men to the Confederate armed forces, but it also sent 63,000 to the U.S. Army and Navy. Still, the UDC’s monument tells visitors to take the other side: “To our heroes of Montgomery Co. Maryland: That we through life may not forget to love the thin gray line.”

In fact, the thin gray line came through Montgomery and adjoining Frederick counties at least three times, en route to Antietam, Gettysburg and Washington. Robert E. Lee’s army expected to find recruits and help with food, clothing and information. It didn’t. Instead, Maryland residents greeted Union soldiers as liberators when they came through on the way to Antietam. Recognizing the residents of Frederick as hostile, Confederate cavalry leader Jubal Early ransomed $200,000 from them lest he burn their town, a sum equal to about $3 million today. But Frederick now boasts a Confederate memorial, and the manager of the town’s cemetery — filled with Union and Confederate dead — told me, “Very little is done on the Union side” around Memorial Day. “It’s mostly Confederate.”

Neo-Confederates didn’t just win the battle of public monuments. They managed to rename the war, calling it the War Between the States, a locution born after the conflict that was among the primary ways to refer to the war in the middle of the 20th century, after which it began to fade. Even “Jeopardy!” has used this language.

Perhaps most perniciously, neo-Confederates now claim that the South seceded over states’ rights. Yet when each state left the Union, its leaders made clear that they were seceding because they were for slavery and against states’ rights. In its “Declaration of the Causes Which Impel the State of Texas to Secede From the Federal Union,” for example, the secession convention of Texas listed the states that had offended the delegates: “Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan and Iowa.” Governments there had exercised states’ rights by passing laws that interfered with the federal government’s attempts to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act. Some no longer let slave owners “transit” across their territory with slaves. “States’ rights” were what Texas was seceding against. Texas also made clear what it was seceding for — white supremacy:

We hold as undeniable truths that the governments of the various States, and of the confederacy itself, were established exclusively by the white race, for themselves and their posterity; that the African race had no agency in their establishment; that they were rightfully held and regarded as an inferior and dependent race, and in that condition only could their existence in this country be rendered beneficial or tolerable.

Despite such statements, neo-Confederates erected monuments that flatly lied about the Confederate cause. For example, South Carolina’s monument at Gettysburg, dedicated in 1963, claims to explain why the state seceded: “Abiding faith in the sacredness of states rights provided their creed here.” This tells us nothing about 1863, when abiding opposition to states’ rights provided the Palmetto State’s creed. In 1963, however, its leaders did support states’ rights; politicians tried desperately that decade to keep the federal government from enforcing school desegregation and civil rights.

So thoroughly did this mythology take hold that our textbooks still stand history on its head and say secession was for, rather than against, states’ rights. Publishers mystify secession because they don’t want to offend Southern school districts and thereby lose sales. Consider this passage from “The American Journey,” probably the largest textbook ever foisted on middle school students and perhaps the best-selling U.S. history textbook:

The South Secedes

Lincoln and the Republicans had promised not to disturb slavery where it already existed. Nevertheless, many people in the South mistrusted the party, fearing that the Republican government would not protect Southern rights and liberties. On December 20, 1860, the South’s long-standing threat to leave the Union became a reality when South Carolina held a special convention and voted to secede.

The section reads as if slavery was not the reason for secession. Instead, the rationale is completely vague: White Southerners feared for their “rights and liberties.” On the next page, the authors are more precise: White Southerners claimed that since “the national government” had been derelict ” — by refusing to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act and by denying the Southern states equal rights in the territories — the states were justified in leaving the Union.”

“Journey” offers no evidence to support this claim. It cannot. No Southern state made any such charge against the federal government in any secession document I have ever seen. Abraham Lincoln’s predecessors, James Buchanan and Franklin Pierce, were part of the pro-Southern wing of the Democratic Party. For 10 years, the federal government had vigorously enforced the Fugitive Slave Act. Buchanan supported pro-slavery forces in Kansas even after his own minion, territorial governor and former Mississippi slave owner Robert Walker, ruled that they had won an election only by fraud. The seven states that seceded before Lincoln took office had no quarrel with “the national government.”

Teaching or implying that the Confederate states seceded for states’ rights is not accurate history. It is white, Confederate-apologist history. “Journey,” like other U.S. textbooks, needs to be de-Confederatized. So does the history test we give to immigrants who want to become U.S. citizens. Item No. 74 asks them to “name one problem that led to the Civil War.” It then gives three acceptable answers: slavery, economic reasons and states’ rights. (No other question on this 100-item test has more than one right answer.) If by “economic reasons” it means issues with tariffs and taxes, which most people infer, then two of its three “correct answers” are wrong.

The legacy of this thinking pervades Washington, too. The dean of the Washington National Cathedral has noted that some of its stained-glass windows memorialize Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee. There’s a statue of Albert Pike, Confederate general and reputed leader of the Arkansas Ku Klux Klan, in Judiciary Square.

The Army runs Fort A.P. Hill, named for a Confederate general whose men killed African American soldiers after they surrendered; Fort Bragg, named for a general who was not only Confederate but also incompetent; and Fort Benning, named for a general who, after he helped get his home state of Georgia to secede, made the following argument to the Virginia legislature:

What was the reason that induced Georgia to take the step of secession? This reason may be summed up in one single proposition. It was a conviction . . . that a separation from the North was the only thing that could prevent the abolition of her slavery. . . . If things are allowed to go on as they are, it is certain that slavery is to be abolished. . . . By the time the North shall have attained the power, the black race will be in a large majority, and then we will have black governors, black legislatures, black juries, black everything. . . . The consequence will be that our men will be all exterminated or expelled to wander as vagabonds over a hostile Earth, and as for our women, their fate will be too horrible to contemplate even in fancy.

With our monuments lying about secession, our textbooks obfuscating what the Confederacy was about and our Army honoring Southern generals, no wonder so many Americans supported the Confederacy until recently. We can see the impact of Confederate symbols and thinking on Dylann Roof, accused of killing nine in a Charleston, S.C., church, but other examples abound. In his mugshot, Timothy McVeigh, who bombed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City in 1995, wore a neo-Confederate T-shirt showing Abraham Lincoln and the words “Sic semper tyrannis.” When white students in Appleton, Wis. — a recovering “sundown town” that for decades had been all white on purpose — had issues with Mexican American students in 1999, they responded by wearing and waving Confederate flags, which they already had at home, at the ready.

Across the country, removing slavery from its central role in prompting the Civil War marginalizes African Americans and makes us all stupid. De-Confederatizing the United States won’t end white supremacy, but it will be a momentous step in that direction.

Also, I urge you to take a look at these awful monuments at Vice.com:

Yup, America Still Has a Ton of Racist Monuments (December 13, 2015)

#monuments #history books #american civil war #racism tw #monuments can be erected without being accurate or moral

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A most Happy Birthday, Abraham Lincoln!

Here is a bit of trivia concerning Lincoln’s birthday, on February 12 in 1809: There is not single instance recorded in his life when Abraham Lincoln actually celebrated his special day.

Not even in 1861 when Lincoln had left his hometown of Springfield, IL, only a day prior to his birthday, on February 11th to travel to his inauguration in Washington D.C..

On the train trip that lasted 13 days and covered 1591 miles, many friends and political acquaintances had obtained a seat but none ever mentioned any sort of birthday celebration on the second day of the journey. And, just in the years before, there was never a mention of the date being recognized in the years of Lincoln’s presidency.

It certainly wasn’t unheard of at the time or in the place – after all, there are several mentions of birthday parties given to Lincoln’s children alone.

The fact that he himself missed out on the fun might be one of the reasons why we enjoy celebrating today…better late than never.

And there are quite a few things to do on this beautiful birthday Sunday!

If you are lucky enough to live around Springfield…take a trip to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum today – in honor of Lincoln’s birthday, there will be NO admission fee today!

If you’re an early bird – head to the Lincoln Home visitor centre and catch some lectures that start at 8:30am:

Tom Martin, chairman of the Mount Pulaski Courthouse Foundation, will present “Preserving the Mount Pulaski Courthouse.”

Wayne C. Temple, retired chief deputy director of the Illinois State Archives, talks about his forthcoming book “Lincoln’s Springfield/Pittsfield Connection - A Tale of two Cities.”

Bill Thomas, economic development director of Logan County, presents “Uncovering Connections: The Story of the 1875 Grand Old Style Barbeque on the Grounds of the Atlanta Union Agricultural Society.”

There will also be various celebrations in Washington, Vandalia and, of course, Lincoln, IL – just check your local newspapers!

If you aren’t anywhere close to the relevant Lincoln sites in the US or even outside the country, you can still party!

Some friends and I, for example, are doing “Do as Lincoln Did Challenges” and they’re completely unattached to a certain place.

They could be:

- Read a Shakespeare play (for the advanced: Write an embarrassing review and send it to a well known Shakespeare actor)

- Play with a kitten (for the advanced: bring the most fancy spoon in your household and tell anybody scoffing at it that “if it would be good enough for Buchanan, it’s good enough for *Tabby/name of cat you are cuddling*)

- Walk a full two miles and leave two cents at the exact end to honor Lincoln’s dedication during his postmastership in New Salem (for the advanced: Give the two pennies to an actual person and ask who’s birthday it is today)

- Get a hold of a chapter of one of the 13 books of “Euclid’s Elements” and understand it by the time the sun sets (for the advanced: Use the just learned mathematical theorem on a practical matter that concerns your life right now; write a one page essay, hand it to the teacher you like best and ask his opinion)

- Honor one of Lincoln’s greatest, yet most underrated speeches – Peoria 1854:

“And now, why will you ask us to deny the humanity of the slave? and estimate him only as the equal of the hog? Why ask us to do what you will not do yourselves? Why ask us to do for nothing, what two hundred million of dollars could not induce you to do? (…) -some poet has said “Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.”

At the hazzard of being thought one of the fools of this quotation, I meet that argument—I rush in, I take that bull by the horns.”

Prepare a full argument to speak up on something that it is really, REALLY, important to you and think it through ALL THE WAY. (For the advanced: Discuss it CALMLY with one person you know would be of opposite opinion).

- Take an ugly selfie and post it to your most used social media (for the advanced: Point out that you are most certainly not two-faced for if you were, you would not wear THIS one!)

- Make food! Abraham Lincoln went hungry often in his life and he never developed a distinguished taste for any particular dish. There are many “his favorite” recipes but they are ALL fake (seriously, he never mentioned his wife’s cake or actually liking a gingerbread man!). The only mention Lincoln ever made about a food he enjoyed was about cornbread (“I can eat them faster than two women can make them”). Most contemporaries stated that he would eat without complaint whatever was put in front of him – even in the worst restaurants on the circuit. So, go ahead and make food! Eat it, no matter how it turns out and enjoy that you did it yourself. (For the advanced: DO try your hand at cornbread – and if it turns out yummy, please DO send me the recipe, for I haven’t figured that out yet!)

Last but not least - just enjoy the guy; he was cool!

#Abraham Lincoln

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princessoftheflowers-blog · 7 years ago

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Chris Soules Looks Sharp, Doesn't Say a Word at Court Hearing

Chris Soules showed up in court for the first time in nearly 5 months ... this time in a suit and not a bright jumpsuit. The former 'Bachelor' was flanked by his attorneys at Buchanan County Courthouse Thursday in Iowa for a hearing that…

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keepmesaferp · 3 years ago

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Llanview, Pennsylvania Locations

Llanview is a small suburb of Philadelphia.

The Palace Hotel

Buchanan Enterprises (B. E.) – Conglomerate originally operated exclusive in the oil industry.

Exposed - Lingerie company.

Designs by Delila - Small fashion house.

L-Mobile

Melador Cosmetics

B&B United

Lord/Manning Plant

Armitage Enterprises

B&W Trucking

Blue Jay Music

Lone Star Records

Dreamfaces

Jenkins & Friends Industries

Cobb Industries

Webster International

Lord Enterprises, Inc. – legacy media assets including The Banner newspaper and WVLE-TV.

Ruiz Florist

Balloons, Balloons, Balloons

Babes in Toyland

Logan's Department Store

Ernesto's Butcher Shop

REXX RUGS - a local drugstore

The Banner - The chief newspaper in Llanview

The Sun - a tabloid newspaper

The Chronicle

Lord Press

Mania magazine

Craze magazine - A woman's magazine, Craze covers the hottest fashion trends and all the latest things.

WVLE radio station

WVL TV station

Wave (TV Show) - A former television show broadcast.

Nothing But the Truth (TV Show) - A former television show broadcast.

Fraternity Row (TV Show) - A former soap taped locally.

Everyday Heroes (TV Show) - Talk show broadcast from Port Charles.

Palace Hotel Restaurant

Shelter Restaurant

The Coffee Shop

King's Garden - local restaurant.

Heavenly Hash - local restaurant.

Back Street Bar

Ernie's - local restaurant.

Llanview Philharmonic

Llanview Ballet

Atheneum Theater

Shelter - local nightclub.

Club Indigo

Crown Casino

Llanview West

Wildlife

The Hook-Up - Male strip-club

The Hot Spot - a local bar

The Thalia - a movie theatre.

Megan Foundation

Daughters of Llanview

Friend of Llanview

Armitage Foundation

Llanview Philharmonic

Carpenter Foundation

Lord Love the Children

Odyssey House

Lord Foundation

Outlook House

Angel Square Community Center

The Love Community Center

Llanview Gay and Lesbian Alliance

Llanview Hospital - local hospital located at 1421 Plumtree Road.

St. Ann's Hospital - local hospital located at 1756 High Street.

Cherryvale Clinic

Wingdale Sanitarium

Mountainview Sanitarium

Compton's Clinic

Langyard's Clinic

Llanview Women's Clinic

Boutet Long-Term Health Facility - long term care facility located at 1404 Bell Road.

St. James Church

St. James Cemetery

Mount Hope Cemetery

St. Jude’s Church

St. Barnabas Church

The River Side Chapel

Llanview Cathedral

Golden Light Baptist Church

St. Ambrose Catholic Church

Monk's Hollow Monastery

Tabernacle of Joy

Llanview City Hall

Llanview Police Department - located at 17 Center Street

Llantano County Courthouse

Lehigh Prison

Stateside Prison

Statesville Prison

Rappaport Art Gallery

Buchanan-Lord Gallery

Lord/Buchanan Gallery

Llanview Museum

Serenity Springs Spa

Foxy Roxy’s Hair Haven

Llanview University

Llanview High School

Llanview Middle School

Llanview Elementary School

Angel Square School for the Performing Arts

Palace Hotel - (formerly known as Buchanan Palace, Buchanan Towers and Holden Towers)

Angel Square Hotel

Minute Man Motel

Wallingford Hotel

Hopkin's Boarding House

Llanview Towers

Vernon Inn

Mountain Sunset Inn

Bayberry Inn

Waterside Inn

Pleasant Valley Motel

Llanview Airport

Llanview Train Station

Llanview Bus Station

Angel Square Credit Union

Llanview Bank

Llanview Motors

Llantano Mountain State Park

Miller's Falls State Park

Buchanan Stadium

Residents Live in Buchanan Mansion, La Boulaie, Llanfair, Llanfair Carriage House, Buchanan Apartment, Shaun's Apartment, Patel Apartment, Buchanan/King/Manning Aparment, Banks Apartment, Evans House, 1970 Lindbrook, St. Jame’s Rectory

#soap opera rp #soap opera role play #soap opera roleplay #soap opera rpg #One Life to Live #one life to live rp #one life to live roleplay #one life to live role play #oltl rp #oltl roleplay #oltl role play #soap opera #rp.me rp #rp.me roleplay #rp.me role play #appless roleplay #appless rp

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powellproject · 7 years ago

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News Coverage of the Buchanan County Courthouse Competition

A postcard showing the Buchanan County Courthouse.

Over the past few days, I’ve been searching the 1873 editions of the St. Joseph Daily Morning Herald for additional articles discussing the Buchanan County Courthouse competition. I’ve previously written about the courthouse here:

The Buchanan County Courthouse Competition (PART 1)

The Buchanan County Courthouse Competition (PART 2)

A New Courthouse

Two articles about the project appeared in the February 12 edition of the St. Joseph DMH:

COUNTY COURT.

Plans for a New Court House to be Considered To-Day.

A General Invitation Extended to all by the County Judge.

The County Court held a secret session yesterday, in which they selected jurors for the next term of the Court, under an old law of 1849, which has never been repealed.

No orders were issued yesterday.

To-day the plans for a new Court House will be considered. It is thought by some that sufficient notice has not been given to parties interested, and that no definite action will be taken in the matter to-day. All citizens who take any interest in the enterprise are requested to be present and aid in the election of plans for the building. The Court will open at 9 ½ o’clock.

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NEW COURT HOUSE.

Plans Submitted To-Day.

Let Every Architect Have a Show.

For the Morning Herald.

St. Joseph, February 10, 1873.

Sam Patch once said that some things could be done as well as others. This remark was probably evolved from Sam’s inner consciousness before leaping from Genesse Falls. A year ago it was proposed to build a new Court House and the Gazette loudly protested against such folly, insisting that the present old tumble-down shanty was all-sufficient for legal purposes. Now, that organ of the taxpayers is in favor of the change and it is not at all particular whether or not the interests of the tax-payer is consulted in the matter.

St. Joseph has long felt the necessity for a Court House, one that will reflect honor upon our city; one that our citizens can proudly point to as an ornament, one that is on a par with other buildings lately erected by private citizens. Our neighbor, Kansas City, has expended her money liberally, and her Court House does her credit. For several years the different County Courts have had this matter before them. The last County Court took the initiatory step and invited all our architects to make drawings and plans. All our architects did so, and some from abroad. But nothing definite was done. The old Court House was taken down, the hill graded, and as we thought, the matter was settled that we were going to have a Court House. A howl was made by the Gazette and its strikers, and the old Court let the matter drop. The new Court it seems have taken the matter into consideration, and last week appointed Wednesday of this week for a public meeting to select plans for the Court House. So quickly and nicely has the matter been done that we venture to say that not fifty citizens outside of the Ring know of it. We have not fault to find with the Court for appointing a public meeting. But in the name of common sense let it be a public meeting and not a ring of men who, from their continued residence in the Court House, one would suppose are fed by the county. We needn’t name them; their faces are so familiar that we need only to refer to them as standing jurors and general utility men, in order to recognize them. The president of the court is always [illegible] doubt honestly. Now let him be honest and not be the cat’s paw of the scheming set that [illegible] around the Court House. The County Court owes it to themselves to do everything free and open handed. The cry has been for the last ten years, “corruption of the office holders,” and this Court, above all others, must see to it that they do right. Let the citizens have a chance to see the plans and elevations. Let them be put up in some public place, say in the court room.

Let the attorneys, Judges of the Supreme Court, Circuit Court, Probate Court, and other public officers be asked to give their suggestions. The architects were given to understand that none of the plans submitted to the old Court would be recognized by this Court. And now, in the last few days, it has leaked out that there is one Architect in our midst that is the fair haired boy of the Court, and that, under their directions, he has quietly gone on and prepared his plans and elevations, and on Wednesday morning he comes in, all cocked and primed, the only architect ready.

Now, is this fair dealing? Why not let [Edmond] Eckel, [Alfred] Meier, [Patrick] Meager, [G. A.] Harweise, and [W. Angelo] Powell have a chance to compete with the famed architect? Why not give them time to make elevations and plans, and not take snap judgement on them in this manner? We call upon Michael Fitzgerald, as honest a man as ever sat in that court, to stop these proceedings. We call upon Squire Taylor, who is too just a man to be guilty of any such meanness, to do the same. And as for honest John, we call upon him to show us the law for such inquitous proceedings.

No! No! Gentlemen, this matter must not be made a cut and dried game. Give all the architects a chance to show their skill. We have some eminent architect here, and let them have ample opportunity to compete in this matter. Give them fifteen or twenty days to get up their plans and elevations, and don’t give way to these old rats, that are nibbling away at the county cheese, preparatory to a big steal. Let our Court House be an ornament to our city. Let everything about it be done with deliberation, and let our County Court be just in all things and partial in nothing.

CATO.

The identity of this editorial’s author is lost to history, but it could have been W. Angelo Powell. Powell had a habit of corresponding with the DMH and his name is curiously placed last among the list of St. Joseph’s architects.

The February 13 edition of the DMH summarized the results of the County Court’s meeting from the previous day:

PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT.

The Proposition to Erect a New County Court House.

The Result of Yesterday’s Deliberations.

The County Court was busied during the greater portion of its session yesterday in considering the proposition to build a new Court House.

Several leading citizens were present, and their sound advice was very gladly received and considered by the Judges.

The following points were raised: That a new Court House must be built, that it never could be built cheaper than now, and that the county never has been, or never will be better able to build one than at the present time, when county warrants sell at 97 ½@100, and scarce at that.

The result of the consultation, in a few words, was the favorable consideration of the following proposition: To build the foundation this year, at an expense not to exceed $30,000, and then let it settle during next winter, before the second year’s work is commenced. It was also deemed advisable to pay for the same in county warrants, to be exchanged at the option of the holder, for county bonds, bearing an interest of ten per cent per annum. It was thought best to employ a competent Superintendent of this proposed work.

No decisive action was taken. The question will be again considered at the cession of the Court to-day.

That same day, someone writing under the pseudonym “PLUTO” responded to CATO’s editorial:

Rings.

St. Joseph, February 13, 1873.

EDITORS MORNING HERALD—Saturn got inside of a ring or two and has always been proud of its position, and has held itself in its orbit like a well behaved planet. But we cannot all be Saturns. Some of us are of the earth, earthly. I perceive that your neighbor, the Gazette, is after your correspondent “Cato” with a pile of “dirt.” Well, let every man use the commodity of which he has the greatest supply and which he can spare.

“Cato” shared the Gazette with opposing the construction of a new courthouse last winter and favoring it now. Therein “Cato” told the truth and no amount of duct or “dirt” thrown by the foul birds who now scratch in the Gazette office and around John Bretz, can cover it up. Such a state of purity and economy as the Gazette would give us is absolutely sickening. It has favored every steal ever undertaken here, as you have often shown. Its proprietor and fugleman, Wm. Ridenbaugh, has gone to Jefferson City with Joe Grubb to get Joe’s salary as Judge raised $1,000 or $2,000 per annum. All through last fall’s canvas that sheet upheld Woodson for taking $20,000 of our county bonds as a consideration for saddling on the Buchanan County taxpayers a debt of $1,200,000 in bonds, principal and interest, not a dollar of which was legal, not a dollar of which would have been put upon us but for him, not a dollar of which ever ought to be paid. Yet, the moment our County Court refuses to pay the interest on those bonds till their legality can be settled, this shyster among journalists raises a hue and cry about the ears of the County Judges, while every member of the spotless sheet is filled with sickening puffs of our “pure and high minded Governor!” Faugh!

How was it on the proposition to throw away $500,000 of cash invested by this city in the bridge” The stream that is welling forth from the bunghole was caused to run by the St. Joseph Gazette. But I understand it does oppose the giving of $15,000 to secure the State Lunatic Asylum. Very likely. Now, I wonder if my old friend Cundiff won’t give me a little editorial lift from his “dirt” pile? He is so very argumentative!

PLUTO

This response seems more concerned with the journalistic sparring of two newspapers than the courthouse competition and leads me to believe Powell was not “CATO.”

The February 14 edition of the DMH reported:

County Court.

The Court convened pursuant to adjournment. Present—All the Judges.

The matter of a new Court House was again discussed yesterday, but no progress was made. At the final adjournment no definite action had been taken.

The Court adjourned, until the first Monday of March, at 1 p.m.

On February 15, the DMH reported:

“STRAWS TELL, &c.”

Is There to be any Improvement in County Headquarters.

Shall Odd Fellow’s Hall, or Some Other Building be Purchased or Rented!

There was a rumor current on the street yesterday forenoon that the County Judges had purchased Odd Fellow’s Hall for the use of the courts and officers of Buchanan county. So far as we could learn the rumor was unfounded. It naturally had its origin in the belief, entertained by nearly every tax per, that this course, or one similar to it, is the best one to be pursued.

Some step must be taken in that direction soon. There is no staring down that fact. The present accommodations are entirely insufficient and quite uncomfortable. While the new Court House is being built and made ready for occupying, which will consume the better part of four years, some desirable building must be obtained for county head quarters, and we know of no better one than Odd Fellows Hall, if it can be secured on reasonable terms.

The County Judges will make a further examination of plans for a new Court House on the 5th day of March next.

On March 28, the DMH reported:

COUNTY COURT.

Another one of those Unaccountable “Secret Session.”

The Architects to Appear in Court To-day.

During the afternoon, the County Court held another of those unaccountable SECRET SESSIONS that have been so frequent of late. Even the County Clerk and his deputy were excluded from the room. The people demand from the judges their authority for sitting as a court with closed doors. A court is supposed to be open and free to all men.

The court adjourned to nine o’clock this morning. At ten o’clock the competing architects will answer questions proposed to them by the County Judges, on the Court House plans.

Under “MINOR ITEMS,” published the same day, the DMH stated:

—It is very probable that the County Judges will adopt to day a plan for the new County Court house.

The following day, the DMH announced that Patrick F. Meagher was to be the architect for the new Buchanan County Courthouse:

THAT BOND.

The Acceptance of P. F. Meagher’s Plans for the County Court House.

The Absurd Bond Demand From Him by the County Judges

After weeks of deliberation the County Judges have selected plans for the new county court house.

They received six plans from St. Joseph architects, one from Chicago, and one from Quincy. Drawings have been exhibited for days past in late show windows on the most prominent street corners, for the people to admire the imposing architecture.

And all this has resulted in the choice of the plans submitted by P. F. Meagher, architect of this city. We shall publish a description of the same tomorrow morning.

But here we desire to call public attention to the bond that the Judges have ordered Mr. Meagher to give before the plans are formally accepted. They decree that he shall give a bond of $100,000 (a very large sum as all will see.) that the cost of the building shall not exceed the estimates thereon.

Mr. Meagher presented a bid from contractors in this city who offered to do the work, according to plans and specifications, for less than the estimates, and he stated that the contracting parties would file a satisfactory bond so to do. The Judges refused to entertain this bid, as they intended to have the work dome by a Superintendent employed by the Court.

We gave the County Judges credit for more judgement and sense than to ask such a bond form a man who would have no agency in the construction of the building. The bond would have no consideration whatever, and would not be legally worth the paper it would be written on.

Directly next to this article was published another:

COUNTY COURT.

The War of the Architects.

The Plans of P. F. Meagher Accepted Conditionally.

The Court convened pursuant to adjournment. Present, all the judges.

During the afternoon, the Court was in secret session.

“Upon consideration that P. F. Meagher furnish to this Court, on or before the 11th day of April, 1873, a bond in the penalty of $100,000, with security to be approved by this Court House, furnished by him in accordance with the statements and estimates in his response to the questions propounded by this Court, can be carried out, and said Court House fully completed in accordance therewith, and to the amount therein embraced—then said plan prepared by Meagher shall be adopted by this Court, subject to such modification of arrangement of rooms as may be ordered by the Court. Said plan, showing the plan, 235 feet and depth of 205 feet from out to out, the compensation to be paid for said plan to said Meagher to be two percent of the estimated cost of said building, and all working plans to be furnished by said Meagher.”

Adjourned until 9 o’clock this morning.

As I have previously written, Meagher’s submission for the Buchanan County Courthouse was likely chosen not for its design, but because his estimate for the cost of construction was the lowest of those submitted. Meagher’s figures aroused so much suspicion that he was ultimately required to put up a $100,000 bond. In an attempt to placate his critics, Meagher agreed to set his architectural fee at two percent of the project’s cost of construction (an extremely low figure).

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