Speech on Patriotism (Document 3), item 21
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constructed at an expense
of $ and all went
well until the city of St.
Louis discovered that Chicago
was contaminating
St Louis by sending this sewage
past her doors. Did the
city of St Louis or the state of
Missouri call out the militia
to invade the state of Illinois
and the city of Chicago? Not
at all. No one thought of
such a thing. Suppose, however,
this had been done.
Suppose Missouri had mobilized
a great army of trained
soldiers, marched into Illinois,
up to the Drainage Canal
blown it up with dynamite
and held the foundations of
the canal until Chicago
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20/
constructed at an expense
of $ and all went
well until the city if St.
Louis discovered that Chi-
cago was contaminating
St Louis by sending this sewage
past her doors. Did the
city of St Louis or the state of
Missouri call out the militia
to invade the state of Illinois
and the city of Chicago? Not
at all. No one thought of
such a thing. Suppose how-
ever, this had been dine
Suppose Missouri had mobilized
a great army of trained
soldiers marched into Illinois
up to the Drainage Canal
blown it up with dynamite
and held the foundations of
the canal until Chicago
-
20/
constructed at an expense
of $ and all went
well until the city if St.
Louis discovered that Chi-
cago was contaminating
St Louis by sending this sewage
past her doors. Did the
city of St Louis or the state of
Missouri call out the militia
to invade the state of Illinois
and the city of Chicago? Not
at all. No one thought of
such a thing. Suppose how-
ever, this had been dine
Suppose Missouri had mobilized
a great army of trained
soldiers marched into Illinois
up to the Drainage Canal
blown it up with dynamite
and held the foundations of
the canal until Chicago
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Saginaw, Michigan, USA
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Story location Saginaw, Michigan, USA
- ID
- 19536 / 221320
- Contributor
- Hope Elizabeth May
October 2, 1915
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