MISSOURI HISTORICAL REVIEW State Historical Society o ¥ f .M. »i*g»g»o»u»r*i 1898*1998 THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MISSOURI, COLUMBIA THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MISSOURI The State Historical Society of Missouri, heretofore organized under the laws of the State, shall be the trustee of this State-Laws of Missouri, 1899, R.S. of Mo., 1969, chapter 183, as revised 1978. OFFICERS, 1995-1998 H. RILEY BOCK, New Madrid, President JAMES C. OLSON, Kansas City, First Vice President SHERIDAN A. LOGAN, St. Joseph, Second Vice President VIRGINIA G. YOUNG, Columbia, Third Vice President NOBLE E. CUNNINGHAM, Columbia, Fourth Vice President R. KENNETH ELLIOTT, Liberty, Fifth Vice President ROBERT G. J. HOESTER, Kirkwood, Sixth Vice President ALBERT M. PRICE, Columbia, Treasurer JAMES W. GOODRICH, Columbia, Executive Director, Secretary, and Librarian PERMANENT TRUSTEES FORMER PRESIDENTS OF THE SOCIETY WILLIAM AULL III, Lexington ROBERT C. SMITH, Columbia FRANCIS M. BARNES III, Kirkwood Avis G. TUCKER, Warrensburg LEO J. ROZIER, Perryville TRUSTEES, 1995-1998 WALTER ALLEN, Brookfield R. CROSBY KEMPER III, St. Louis JAMES A. BARNES, Raytown VIRGINIA LAAS, Joplin VERA F. BURK, Kirksville EMORY MELTON, Cassville RICHARD DECOSTER, Canton DOYLE PATTERSON, Kansas City TRUSTEES, 1996-1999 HENRIETTA AMBROSE, Webster Groves JAMES R. MAYO, Bloomfield BRUCE H. BECKETT, Columbia W. GRANT MCMURRAY, Independence CHARLES B. BROWN, Kennett THOMAS L. MILLER SR., Washington LAWRENCE O. CHRISTENSEN, Rolla TRUSTEES, 1997-2000 JOHN K. HULSTON, Springfield ARVARH E. STRICKLAND, Columbia JAMES B. NUTTER, Kansas City BLANCHE M. TOUHILL, St. Louis BOB PRIDDY, Jefferson City HENRY J. WATERS III, Columbia DALE REESMAN, Boonville EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Eight trustees elected by the board of trustees, together with the president of the Society, consti­ tute the executive committee. The executive director of the Society serves as an ex officio member. ROBERT C. SMITH, Columbia, Chairman LAWRENCE O. CHRISTENSEN, Rolla WALTER ALLEN, Brookfield JAMES C. OLSON, Kansas City FRANCIS M. BARNES III, Kirkwood Avis G. TUCKER, Warrensburg H. RILEY BOCK, New Madrid VIRGINIA G. YOUNG, Columbia VERA F. BURK, Kirksville MISSOURI HISTORICAL REVIEW VOLUME XCII, NUMBER 2 JANUARY 1998 JAMES W. GOODRICH LYNN WOLF GENTZLER Editor Associate Editor ANN L. ROGERS LISA FRICK Research Assistant Research Assistant The MISSOURI HISTORICAL REVIEW (ISSN 0026-6582) is published quarterly by the State Historical Society of Missouri, 1020 Lowry Street, Columbia, MO 65201-7298. Receipt of the MISSOURI HISTORICAL REVIEW is a benefit of membership in the State Historical Society of Missouri. Phone (573) 882-7083; fax (573) 884-4950; e-mail [email protected]. Periodicals postage is paid at Columbia, Missouri. POSTMASTERS: Send address changes to MISSOURI HISTORICAL REVIEW, 1020 Lowry Street, Columbia, MO 65201-7298. Copyright © 1998 by The State Historical Society of Missouri EDITORIAL POLICY The editors of the Missouri Historical Review welcome submission of articles and documents relating to the history of Missouri. Any aspect of Missouri history will be con­ sidered for publication in the Review. Genealogical studies, however, are not accepted because of limited appeal to general readers. Manuscripts pertaining to all fields of American history will be considered if the subject matter has significant relevance to the history of Missouri or the West. Authors should submit two double-spaced copies of their manuscripts. The foot­ notes, prepared according to The Chicago Manual of Style, also should be double-spaced and placed at the end of the text. Authors may submit manuscripts on disk. The disk must be IBM compatible, preferably in WordPerfect. Two hard copies still are required, and the print must be letter or near-letter quality. Dot matrix submissions will not be accept­ ed. Originality of subject, general interest of the article, sources used, interpretation, and style are criteria for acceptance and publication. Manuscripts should not exceed 7,500 words. Articles that are accepted for publication become the property of the State Historical Society of Missouri and may not be published elsewhere without permission. The Society does not accept responsibility for statements of fact or opinion made by the authors. Articles published in the Missouri Historical Review are abstracted and indexed in Historical Abstracts, America: History and Life, Recently Published Articles, Writings on American History, The Western Historical Quarterly, and The Journal of American History. Manuscripts submitted for the Review should be addressed to Dr. James W. Goodrich, Editor, Missouri Historical Review, State Historical Society of Missouri, 1020 Lowry Street, Columbia, Missouri 65201-7298. BOARD OF EDITORS LAWRENCE O. CHRISTENSEN SUSAN M. HARTMANN University of Missouri-Rolla Ohio State University Columbus WILLIAM E. FOLEY ALAN R. HAVIG Central Missouri State University Stephens College Warrensburg Columbia JEAN TYREE HAMILTON DAVID D. MARCH Marshall Kirksville ARVARH E. STRICKLAND University of Missouri-Columbia CONTENTS INTRODUCTORY NOTE 105 RUMORS OF A LITTLE REBELLION IN DIXIE: REAL WOMEN AND THEIR REGION. By Margaret Ripley Wolfe 106 MISSOURI FROM 1849 TO 1861. By Charles M. Harvey 119 PROPAGANDA AND THE KANSAS-MISSOURI WAR. By Lloyd Lewis 135 SOBRIQUETS OF MISSOURI AND MISSOURIANS. By David D. March 149 HISTORICAL NOTES AND COMMENTS Society Holds 1997 Annual Meeting 168 Society Libraries: Newspaper Library 176 News in Brief 178 Local Historical Societies 180 Gifts Relating to Missouri 192 Missouri History in Newspapers 196 Missouri History in Magazines 204 InMemoriam 211 BOOK REVIEWS 212 Thomas, S. Bernard. Season of High Adventure: Edgar Snow in China. Farnsworth, Robert M. From Vagabond to Journalist: Edgar Snow in Asia, 1928-1941. Reviewed by Huping Ling. Morrow, Ralph E. Washington University in St. Louis: A History. Reviewed by Kenneth H. Winn. Andrews, Gregg. City of Dust: A Cement Company Town in the Land of Tom Sawyer. Reviewed by George G. Suggs, Jr. BOOK NOTES 217 Shrum, Edison. Commerce, MO: 200 Years Of History. Amsler, Kevin. Final Resting Place: The Lives And Deaths Of Famous St. Louisans. Curzon, Julian, comp. and ed. The Great Cyclone at St. Louis and East St. Louis, May 27, 1896. Tompkins, Glenn. The House On Riddle Hill. Gress, Lucille D. An Informal History of Black Families of the Warrensburg, Missouri, Area. Norris, James D., and Timothy K. Malone. The James Foundation in Missouri, 1941-1991. Wolferman, Kristie C. The Osage in Missouri. French, Arzine. A Pictorial History of Portageville, Missouri, Volumes I-III. St. John's Lutheran Church, Brunswick, Mo., 1871-1996. Brophy, Patrick, comp. and ed. Where The Ancestors Sleep: A Self-guided Walking Tour of Deepwood Cemetery. MISSOURI IN 1898: MISSOURI AND THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR Inside back cover Introductory Note The members of the Missouri Press Association, on May 26, 1898, dur­ ing their thirty-second annual meeting in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, found­ ed the State Historical Society of Missouri. The University of Missouri, located in Columbia, provided a home for the Society, and it has been locat­ ed on that campus since its inception. In October 1906, the first issue of the Missouri Historical Review, the Society's journal, appeared. The Review has been printed quarterly without interruption since that date. An award-winning publication, it has provided the most extensive writings on the history of the state and its people. As part of the State Historical Society's centennial celebration, the 1998 quarterlies will depart from their usual format of publishing articles and edit­ ed works by contemporary historians and writers. This January issue features past annual meeting addresses, including "Rumors of a Little Rebellion in Dixie: Real Women and Their Region," presented last fall by historian Margaret Ripley Wolfe. The remarks by Dr. Wolfe, a professor of history at East Tennessee State University, were well received by the audience and cer­ tainly merit inclusion in this special centennial issue. In addition to printing the 1997 annual meeting address in this number, the address prepared by Charles M. Harvey for the first annual meeting that occurred December 5-6, 1901, is included. Lloyd Lewis's remarks before the April 25, 1939, annual meeting are featured, as are the comments pre­ pared by David D. March for the October 1, 1977, annual meeting. Each of these three speeches has been previously printed in the Review. When appropriate, minor editorial changes, the correction of typographical errors, and illustrations have been inserted in the Harvey, Lewis, and March texts. Harvey, a journalist with the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, wrote a paper titled "Missouri from 1849 to 1861." Unable to attend the meeting, his comments on that time period were delivered by Isidor Loeb, at the time the secretary of the Society. Lewis, a drama critic and sports editor for the Chicago Daily News, spoke to the 1939 annual meeting audience about "Propaganda and the Kansas- Missouri War." A professor emeritus of history at Northeast Missouri State University (Truman State) at the time of his 1977 address, and a 1981 recipient of the Society's Distinguished Service Award, March's "Sobriquets of Missouri and Missourians" presents a lighter side to the state's heritage. The officers and trustees of the State Historical Society, and its editori­ al staff, trust that the readers of this number will find the selected annual meeting addresses to their liking. We are hopeful that the centennial issues will provide today's and future readers with a flavor of the quarterly's past. James W. Goodrich Editor 105 Rumors of a Little Rebellion in Dixie: State Historical Society of Missouri Real Women and Their Region BY MARGARET RIPLEY WOLFE* State Historical Society of Missouri Since birth I have been traveling in the company of "the southern lady," and for approximately two decades, she and I have been going off on acad­ emic missions. Our ramblings have taken us to the American Southwest, the West Coast, the Deep South, the Midwest, and even the North—and once we went to Australia.