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Minnie Thomas Boyce
Minnie Thomas Boyce (born Minnie May Thomas, 1870 – December 19, 1929) was an American writer. Early life She was born in Fortville, Indiana, the daughter of Charles Perrine Thomas and Nancy Jane Humphries Thomas. She took courses in English at Indiana University. Career Boyce wrote poetry and short stories which appeared in many American periodicals in the 1890s and 1900s, including the "Punkin' Holler" tales in Chicago's ''Inter Ocean.'' "Humorous sketches and stories of Hoosier life are specially Mrs. Boyce's forte, although her poems for children are eagerly sought for," commented one reporter in 1893. A play by Boyce, ''The Hennypeckles'', was performed in Muncie in 1908, and in Alexandria and Yorktown in 1909. Boyce also gave speaking recitations, taught oratory, and wrote opinion pieces for newspapers. On divorce, she wrote, "It seems to me that there could be nothing more terrible, more barbarous, than for the law or any other institution to compel two people ...
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Fortville, Indiana
Fortville is a town in Vernon Township, Hancock County, Indiana, United States. The population was 4,784 at the 2020 census. Geography Fortville is located in the northwest corner of Hancock County, Indiana at (39.934740, -85.847237), immediately adjacent to neighboring Hamilton County, which forms the town's northwest boundary and Madison County, which borders to the north. It is approximately northeast of Downtown Indianapolis, Indiana and is a part of the Indianapolis metropolitan area. According to the 2010 census, Fortville has a total area of , of which (or 99.67%) is land and (or 0.33%) is water. Despite occasional droughts throughout central Indiana, Fortville has a steady and reliable supply of water because it is situated over a natural aquifer. History Fortville was originally called Walpole, and under the latter name was laid out and platted in 1849. It was named for Cephas Fort, the original owner of the town site. Fortville was incorporated as a town ...
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Indiana University Bloomington
Indiana University Bloomington (IU Bloomington, Indiana University, IU, or simply Indiana) is a public university, public research university in Bloomington, Indiana. It is the flagship university, flagship campus of Indiana University and, with over 40,000 students, its largest campus. Indiana University is a member of the Association of American Universities and is Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". It has numerous schools and programs, including the Jacobs School of Music, the Indiana University School of Informatics, Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, the Kelley School of Business, the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, School of Public Health, the School of Nursing, the School of Optometry, the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Maurer School of Law, the Indiana Univers ...
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Chicago Inter Ocean
The ''Chicago Inter Ocean'', also known as the ''Chicago Inter-Ocean'', is the name used for most of its history for a newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois, from 1865 until 1914. Its editors included Charles A. Dana and Byron Andrews. History Founding The history of the ''Inter Ocean'' can be traced back to 1865 with the founding of the ''Chicago Republican'', a partisan newspaper that supported the Republican party. Jacob Bunn, a prominent Illinois financier and industrialist, was the principal founder, and at one time the sole owner, of the Chicago Republican Company, and cooperated with several other Illinois financiers to establish the newspaper company in 1865. After enjoying both economic success and the chaotic blow of the 1871 Chicago Fire, the ''Republican'' was relaunched in 1872 as the Chicago-based ''Inter Ocean'', a newspaper intended to appeal to an upscale readership. William Penn Nixon became president of the ''Inter-Ocean'' in 1876 and remained there, als ...
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Hoosier
Hoosier is the official demonym for the people of the U.S. state of Indiana. The origin of the term remains a matter of debate, but "Hoosier" was in general use by the 1840s, having been popularized by Richmond resident John Finley's 1833 poem "The Hoosier's Nest". Anyone born in Indiana or a resident at the time is considered to be a Hoosier. Indiana adopted the nickname "The Hoosier State" more than 150 years ago. "Hoosier" is used in the names of numerous Indiana-based businesses and organizations. "Hoosiers" is also the name of the Indiana University athletic teams. As there is no accepted embodiment of a Hoosier, the IU schools are represented through their letters and colors alone. In addition to universal acceptance by residents of Indiana, the term is also the official demonym according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office. Origin In addition to "The Hoosier's Nest", the term also appeared in the ''Indianapolis Journal'''s "Carrier's Address" on January 1, 1833. Ther ...
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Muncie, Indiana
Muncie ( ) is an incorporated city and the county seat, seat of Delaware County, Indiana, Delaware County, Indiana. Previously known as Buckongahelas Town, named after the legendary Delaware Chief.http://www.delawarecountyhistory.org/history/docs/lenape-villages.pdf It is located in East Central Indiana, about northeast of Indianapolis. The 2020 United States Census, United States Census for 2020 reported the city's population was 65,194. It is the principal city of the Muncie metropolitan statistical area, which has a population of 117,671. The Lenape (Delaware (tribe), Delaware) people, led by Buckongahelas arrived in the area in the 1790s, founding several villages, including one known as Munsee Town, along the White River (Indiana), White River. The trading post, renamed Muncietown, was selected as the Delaware County seat and platted in 1827. Its name was officially shortened to Muncie in 1845 and incorporated as a city in 1865. Muncie developed as a manufacturing and indus ...
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Alexandria, Indiana
Alexandria is a city in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is about northeast of Indianapolis. According to the 2010 census, its population was 5,145, a decrease of 17.8% from 6,260 in 2000. History Alexandria was platted in 1836, when it was certain that the Indiana Central Canal would be extended to that point. It was incorporated as a town in 1898. Geography Alexandria is located at . According to the 2010 census, Alexandria has a total area of , all land. Demographics Alexandria is part of the Anderson, Indiana metropolitan statistical area. 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 5,145 people, 2,113 households, and 1,362 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 2,507 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.4% White, 0.3% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.8% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were ...
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Yorktown, Indiana
Yorktown is a town in Mount Pleasant Township, Delaware County, Indiana, United States. The population was 11,548 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According to the 2010 census, Yorktown has a total area of , of which (or 99.06%) is land and (or 0.94%) is water. Demographics 2020 census As of the census of 2020, there were 11,548 people, 4,568 households, and 2,832 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 4,817 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 90.2% White, 1.9% African American, 2.4% Asian, 0.1% Native American or Alaskan Native, 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 0.6% from other races, and 4.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.0% of the population. There were 4,568 households, of which 25.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples living together, 21.0% had a female hous ...
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Western Association Of Writers
The Western Association of Writers was an American writers' organization founded in Indiana. It enrolled among its members men and women who were early or seasoned in their careers. Founding In 1885, a few ambitious Indiana writers agitated the idea of a society of writers. The pioneers in the movement were Marie Louise Andrews, J. C. Ochiltree, Dr. James Newton Matthews, Richard Lew Dawson and Dr. W. H. Taylor. These writers were all contributors to the ''Indianapolis Herald'' in the winter of 1885-6, and the idea of a writers’ association was made public through its columns. The matter was also discussed in correspondence, with the result that a call was finally made to all writers whose addresses could be obtained, and it appeared in the ''Chicago Current'' of April 3, 1886: "To the Literary Profession: A call is hereby extended to all writers of verse and general literature. and especially to the writers of the Wabash Valley and the adjacent states to meet in convention in ...
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Cleveland
Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. maritime border with Canada, northeast of Cincinnati, northeast of Columbus, and approximately west of Pennsylvania. The largest city on Lake Erie and one of the major cities of the Great Lakes region, Cleveland ranks as the 54th-largest city in the U.S. with a 2020 population of 372,624. The city anchors both the Greater Cleveland metropolitan statistical area (MSA) and the larger Cleveland–Akron–Canton combined statistical area (CSA). The CSA is the most populous in Ohio and the 17th largest in the country, with a population of 3.63 million in 2020, while the MSA ranks as 34th largest at 2.09 million. Cleveland was founded in 1796 near the mouth of the Cuyahoga River by General Moses Cleaveland, after whom the city was named ...
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1870 Births
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1929 Deaths
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American Women Writers
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