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	John Peter Altgeld - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		John Peter Altgeld (December 30, 1847 - March 12, 1902) was the governor of the U.S. state of Illinois from 1893 until 1897.
		Altgeld was admired by other leaders of the Progressive Era movement as one of the few incorruptible politicians who would stand up for the rights of workers.
		Altgeld, the son of John P. Altgeld (born 1818) and Mary (born 1821), was born in Niederselters, Prussia (now in Hessen, Germany).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Peter_Altgeld (957 words)

	John Altgeld Labor History Winter
		Born in Germany in 1847, Altgeld came to America as a boy and was raised on a farm in Ohio, where he learned the value of hard work and learned to value working people - a value that never left him.
		Despite the evidence, the court record, and the admission of police as to a conspiracy meant to frame those convicted, Altgeld was portrayed in the press and political circles as a lunatic for his action and served only one term as governor.
		To the freed men and their families, and to the memory of the innocent men who had been executed, Altgeld's pardon was an act of political courage that breathed new life into the 8-hour movement that had suffered in the years following Haymarket.
	www.solidarity.com /Altgeld.htm (663 words)

	John Altgeld
		John Peter Altgeld, the son of a illiterate farm labourer, was born in Hesse, Germany on 30th December, 1847.
		Altgeld was defeated by the Republican candidate in the 1896 election as governor of Illinois and a further attempt in 1899 also ended in failure.
		Governor Altgeld had long admired Miss Addams, and was often a visitor at Hull House, and she had always understood and appreciated the fearlessness and unselfishness of the man. Her words were simple and sensible, such as she always uses.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /USAaltgeld.htm (1716 words)

	Governor John Peter Altgeld (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		John Peter Altgeld (1847-1902) served as governor of Illinois from 1893-1897.
		The next year, during the Pullman strike, Altgeld refused to send in troops against the striking railway workers, and protested when President Cleveland defied his authority as governor and broke the strike.
		Altgeld's monument has bronze plaques inscribed with his words, from his public speeches as well as his document pardoning Fielden, Neebe, and Schwab.
	www.graveyards.com /IL/Cook/graceland/altgeld.html (167 words)

	1896: John Peter Altgeld
		John Peter Altgeld was born in the German village of Nieder Selters on December 30, 1847.
		In asserting his reasons for the pardons, Altgeld came down firmly on the side of law and order, but insisted, as many people had, that the accused had not been granted their constitutional right to a fair and impartial trial and that the evidence presented in the case was not sufficient to convict them.
		Altgeld was determined to run Cleveland and his ilk out of the Democratic Party once and for all.
	projects.vassar.edu /1896/altgeld.html (1847 words)

	AllRefer.com - John Peter Altgeld (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		John Peter Altgeld[Alt´gelt] Pronunciation Key, 1847–1902, American politician, governor of Illinois (1892–96), b.
		Charging a miscarriage of justice, he pardoned three anarchists imprisoned as parties to the Haymarket riot of 1886.
		During the Pullman strike of 1894, when President Cleveland sent federal troops into Chicago, Governor Altgeld publicly termed the act unconstitutional.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/A/Altgeld.html (318 words)

	Wings, The Literary Guild Review, August 1946: Howard Fast's "The American"
		Because Howard Fast believed John Altgeld was a man of heroic purpose, because he believed in the greatness of his subject - he had such sympathetic understanding of his character.
		Emma Altgeld may not have fully understood her husband, but she loved and cherished him, she made for him a retreat where he could rest and gain fresh strength and go forth to fight again.
		Clarence Darrow was Altgeld's law partner in the latter years of the Governor`s life; he wrote much about Altgeld and his funeral oration over Altgeld's grave is one of the classics of the day.
	www.trussel.com /hf/wings.htm (1762 words)

	John Peter Altgeld Gravesite (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Mike's Notes: John Peter Altgeld was governor of Illinois during the 1885 Pullman strike, when President Grover Cleveland sent federal troops to Chicago to break up the strike, one of the most controversial events of the era.
		Altgeld strongly criticized Cleveland's actions, writing to him, "Surely the facts have not been correctly presented to you in this case or you would not have taken the step; for it is entirely unnecessary and, as it seems to me, unjustifiable.
		Altgeld's gravestone includes numerous quotations of the governor, including an excerpt from his letter to President Cleveland.
	www.thecemeteryproject.com /Graves/altgeld-john-peter.htm (150 words)

	Commentary Magazine - Their Brothers' Keepers, by Clifford S. Griffin; The Mind and Spirit of John Peter Altgeld, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		...Altgeld is the man, careless of reputation before the seats of the mighty, who fought to establish equality and justice for the lower classes...
		...Altgeld, reform governor of Illinois in the 90's, champion of the rights of labor and defender of the oppressed, is shown through his own utterances and through the editor's able preface and commentary as a man of intense dedication and lonely dignity...
		...As for Altgeld, there is plenty of evidence that much of the driving force to his most famous deeds on behalf of the downtrodden came from a connoisseur's relish for private vengeance and a self-righteous determination not to be personally upstaged by anyone...
	www.commentarymagazine.com /Summaries/V30I4P96-1.htm (1489 words)

	Jul 30 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Altgeld had recently returned from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago where he had helped to write the party platform that included a provision for the free and unlimited coinage of silver.
		Governor Altgeld was also known nationally for having pardoned in 1893 the three surviving anarchists who were convicted for their roles in the infamous bombing that occurred in the Haymarket Riot (1886).
		Altgeld pardoned Oscar Neebe, Samuel Fielden, and Michael Schwab, because he believed that they were convicted upon the basis of their political views and not upon hard evidence.
	www.eureka.edu /emp/jrodrig/otdieh/jul30.htm (456 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - McGrath John Peter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		McGrath, John Peter, born in 1935, Scottish dramatist and director, who founded the socialist 7:84 Theatre Companies in England in 1971 and in...
		Altgeld, John Peter (1847-1902), American political leader, governor of Illinois (1893-1897), who was often criticized for his liberal policies....
		Zenger, John Peter (1697-1746), German American newspaper publisher and printer, born in the Upper Palatinate (now in Bavaria, Germany).
	encarta.msn.com /McGrath_John_Peter.html (144 words)

	Gilded Age: 1892-1895: 1893 Chicago's World Fair
		Altgeld's pardon inspired a frenzy of reproach among Republicans, whose newspapers called him a socialist and an anarchist.
		Altgeld's urban reform efforts took place as the rural uprising against the nation's emerging economic arrangements reached its high water mark.
		Altgeld took office in 1893, just as workers were completing work on the structures and grounds of the World's Columbian Exposition.
	dig.lib.niu.edu /gildedage/narr7.html (1544 words)

	Today in History: December 30
		Committing himself to politics, Altgeld was elected to the superior court of Cook county (1886-91), won his party's nomination for governor (1892), and was elected by the farm and labor vote.
		Altgeld, petitioned by Clarence Darrow, labor leaders, and others, argued that the trial had been unfair because the judge was prejudiced and the jury stacked.
		Altgeld's progressive era legislation and commitment to the laboring classes made him a hero to activists, workers, and farmers, and an enemy of big business.
	memory.loc.gov /ammem/today/dec30.html (1089 words)

	Additional Reading (from John Peter Altgeld) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Freedom of the press as a civil right was established during the colonial era in the trial of John Peter Zenger.
		With James and John he formed an intimate group around Jesus, and he was present at some of...
		Peter Doherty shared the Nobel prize in physiology or medicine in 1996 for the 1973 discovery of how the immune system recognizes virus-infected cells.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-92374 (758 words)

	German American Corner: ALTGELD, John Peter (1847-1902)
		Altgeld volunteered for the Civil War at the tender age of sixteen.
		Altgeld was discussed and condemned with whole-hearted bitterness in the daily press, especially in 1893.
		This action and his protest to President Cleveland regarding the use of federal troops in the Pullman strike aroused considerable opposition among conservative elements, and Altgeld was not reelected in 1896.
	www.germanheritage.com /biographies/atol/altgeld.html (759 words)

	: John Peter Altgeld, Homestead Strike (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Altgeld was born in Germany and taken to the United States as an infant by his parents, who settled near Mansfield, Ohio.
		Altgeld protested vigorously to President Grover Cleveland against the use of federal troops in a case in which the state militia was in control of the situation.
		In keeping with his liberal political and economic ideas, Altgeld was an advocate of prison reform.
	www.owlnet.rice.edu /~mwfriedm/terms/anna16.html (367 words)

	Gilded Age: 1896: The Cross of Gold
		Governor John Peter Altgeld established a friendly policy toward workers and unions with his Haymarket pardons and refusal to call out state troops against the Pullman strikers.
		John Peter Altgeld also went down to defeat in 1896, although he ran ahead of Bryan in an Illinois turned decisively Republican.
		Many of the social movements that had elected John Peter Altgeld, founded women's political reform clubs, and contributed to the success of Hull House also continued to organize themselves for another attempt to bring the federal government to the defense of workers, women and children.
	dig.lib.niu.edu /gildedage/narr8.html (1437 words)

	ybca film: Anarchists And Film (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Among those profiled is John Peter Altgeld, who risked his career and reputation for social justice.
		Upon assuming the Illinois governorship, Altgeld (played by Burgess Meredith), convinced they were illegally convicted, freed the remaining prisoners despite the public outcry, heroically confronting issues of equal justice under the law, anarchism and free speech in the face of daunting social pressure.
		Besides pardoning anarchists, Governor Altgeld opposed the violent suppression of strikes, favored equal pay for women, and approved several labor laws that were very advanced for his time.
	www.ybca.org /fv/evening/may05/anachrists.html (907 words)

	Profile In Courage: John Peter Altgeld & The Haymarket Pardons
		There the matter smoldered until John Peter Altgeld, the first immigrant to be elected governor of Illinois, took the oath of office in 1892.
		Three years remained in Altgeld's term and to his last day in office, he was spared no relief from political and public contempt for his courage.
		Today, amid the debate over the death penalty, and the discovery of the increasing number of innocent prisoners put to death, the courage and example of John Peter Altgeld should at last be remembered proudly.
	www.commondreams.org /views/050500-102.htm (861 words)

	Altgeld renovation serves as 'living museum'
		Altgeld Hall, built in 1986 at a cost of $40,000, is the second oldest building on campus.
		Named after John Peter Altgeld, who served as Illinois governor from 1893 to 1897, the building originally housed the library and laboratories for the departments of physics, chemistry and biological science, as well as a well-equipped gymnasium.
		Following a major remodeling project in 1958, Altgeld become home to the School of Music, now housed in temporary quarters across campus until the renovation is complete.
	news.siu.edu /windows/100803/altgeld.html (540 words)

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		He will present a slide show of Altgeld’s life from his emigration at the age of three from Germany to his four years in the Illinois State house.
		“Altgeld pardoned them even though he knew his action would be extremely unpopular and would probably cost him his political career, which it did,” Campbell said.
		Darrow said of Altgeld “[A]s a lawyer, he was wise and learnedas a judge, he found a legal way go do what seemed right to him.
	www.elmhurst.edu /~earls/darrow2002/DarrowPressRelease.doc (306 words)

	ddjan01
		The NIU produced film on the 19th Century Illinois Governor John Peter Altgeld has won major recognition in one of the country's most prestigious festivals for university-produced documentaries.
		Altgeld also successfully fought against child labor and was a progressive in the area of women's rights, appointing prominent Hull Rouse feminists to cabinet level posts.
		John B. Judis who often writes for "In These Times" and "the Nation" magazines exposes the right-wing bias and big business orientation of the CATO Institute, the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for Policy Studies, all of which are most often quoted by big newspapers.
	www.lakedemocrats.org /dupage/ddjan01.html (4041 words)

	Northern Star Online \| Campus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Altgeld Hall’s reopening has been pushed back again, although this time, office location is factored into the plan.
		In addition to NIU President John Peters’ office, Altgeld Hall will have a newly renovated auditorium that will hold various campus activities and events, as well an instructional design center that will be used to teach faculty and staff new technology, Magara said.
		Altgeld’s blueprints also include a meeting room for the Board of Trustees, a conference room for college deans and an office for the University Council.
	www.star.niu.edu /campus/articles/012004-altgeld.html (351 words)

	The Greatest Hits of John Peter Altgeld (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		John P. Altgeld was a soldier tried and true; not a soldier clad in uniform, decked with spangles and led by fife and drum in the mad intoxication of the battle-field; such soldiers have not been rare upon the earth in any land or age.
		John P. Altgeld was a soldier in the everlasting struggle of the human race for liberty and justice on the earth.
		John P. Altgeld was always and at all times a lover of his fellow man. Those who reviled him have tried to teach the world that he was bitter and relentless, that he hated more than loved.
	ericzorn.com /extra/altgeld (4183 words)

	NIU documentary takes 1st in prestigious film festival (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		"John Peter Altgeld: The Eagle Remembered" took first place in the biography division of the Silver State Documentary Film Festival, sponsored by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
		During his term as governor, newspapers across the country vilified Altgeld for his pro-labor views and his 1893 pardoning of the remaining members of the Haymarket Riot anarchists.
		Altgeld also successfully fought against child labor and was a progressive in the area of women's rights, appointing prominent Hull House feminists to cabinet level posts.
	www.niu.edu /pubaffairs/RELEASES/2000/oct/altgeld.html (952 words)

	John Peter Altgeld Biography / Biography of John Peter Altgeld Biography
		American reformer and jurist and a governor of Illinois, John Peter Altgeld (1847-1902) became nationally prominent when, in 1893, he pardoned three anarchists convicted of the Haymarket bombing and, in 1894, was critical of the Federal government's intervention in the Pullman strike.
		John Peter Altgeld was born at Nieder-Selters, Germany, on Dec. 30, 1847, and was brought to the United States by his parents when he was 3 months old.
		At 21 Altgeld went west, working on a railroad-building crew in Arkansas until illness forced him to stop.
	www.bookrags.com /biography-john-peter-altgeld (249 words)

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